William Abbot - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: William Abbot

Department: Philosophy

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not only a great prof with a wealth of knowledge to back him up but also genuinely interested in the student's thoughts. He's one of the best reasons for dropping mandatory retirement.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Friendly and willing to help, a bit wandering in his thoughts at times though.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the good guys. Perhaps the best professor I've had from outside my discipline. Funny and interesting!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL384
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very helpful and fair-minded.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very interesting prof, relatively easy and quite helpful. He is boring and entertaining at the same time, a very strange anomaly. Makes alot of jokes at his own expense, usually funny.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the better professors you'll meet at this school. A reasonable man, encourages creativity, treats students with respect. Tends to lecture in an informal and conversational style, which is where peoples complaints come from.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

monotonous and irrelevant

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Class was great. Prof Abbot is really approachable and kind. Lectures are entertaining, and even if it's a morning class he doesn't put u to sleep! Pretty cute for his age too. :)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very easy class. Although the prof is very nice and very helpful his lectures are pretty dry. Lots of group work throughout the course.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Interesting Guy!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His heart is in the right place - genuinely cares about his students and is interested in their progress. Organization could be better, but he will take the time to clarify any confusion during office hours. Key to success: doing the sample midterms.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL216
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The only professor who really really cares about his students. While he's not terribly clear in his lectures, he is always available for help after class, and he's always a fair marker. Looks like Chris Kristofferson.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class is about decision making. The main decision that I have made is to never take another class with this prof. Most people including me slept through class. If you can stay awake, good luck, if you can't you won't miss anything anyways.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL357
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I could feel the seconds dropping out of my life. Random thoughts about everything but the content of the course. I learned nothing, despite my attempts.Most frustrating was that he kept saying he knows his lectures are bad. Do something about it then.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A virtually pointless course. Prof. is monotone during lectures, yet helpful and genuinely nice when approached outside. Negotiation game is fun, but the grading system used leaves much to be desired.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL387
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Horrible class...If I heard im sorry this is so bad, but hey - im tenured one more time, i woulod have rammed my body repeatedly against the brick walls till i died, or broke through!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Advisor, genuine nice guy, great sense of humour! Yes, he does go on random tangents, but at least they're entertaining.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very smart person, very bad at getting the message across. LOTS of tangents that are TOTALLY irrevelant to the course!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Really nice guy with funny anecdotes, but I can't make sense of his lectures.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class is completely pointless.