Arthur Meyers - Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Professor: Arthur Meyers

Department: Physics

College: Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He expects that you are here for physics research and will not give you more than a 80% on labs unless your work will win you the Nobel Prize. Essentially it is essential to not take this class with him.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Grades extremely hard on lab reports and the comments he writes aren't legible. Ask peers in class for improvement on the reports. Overall, he's a nice person, makes a few jokes in lab, which is nice. Can ramble about history stories but it's no biggie. There are probably better lab instructors that grade easier but he's a nice guy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

For 222 lab: not helpful at all and requires way more than is required by the department for lab reports

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Well, he is very nice. He's really old, but still very helpful in class. I can't really understand what he's talking about, but I like him because he shows a great dedication to what he's doing

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Pretty much awesome for a lab prof. if you want to not do a whole lot in the class, and still get a good grade, talk to him about military stuff. He grades on the quality of what you have done, so even if you dont get anywhere near the end of the lab, but you do high quality work on the part you did get done, you get good grades

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Note:I had Art for Lab and Recitation--not lecture. Indeed, this guy is weird. Says essentially a lot. Quizzes are okay. Labs were fun. This guy wasn't all that bad. Idk what he's like as a lecturer, but if you have him for lab or recitation, he's not bad. Does trail off often. Talks about himself being a fourth-generation physics prof. often

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• 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:

spits in your face while TRYING to explain something which in the end confuses you more than when you started. His history of his family is talked about more than physics. HE SUCKS

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• 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:

Essentially, this class sucked.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221L
• 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:

Odd teacher. You can't get a perfect score on labs unless you go above and beyond what is normally required. Don't believe the manual when it says to work at your own pace. If you don't finish you lose points. Wasted time at the beginning of class with strange history stories...

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Flew through notes in class and said he'd put them online, which he didn't do for a long time. Impossible amounts of homework, couldn't learn anything. Had to be curved like no other, test averages were in the 30's. Said 'essentially' about 400 times.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Talk about confusing! This guy says a whole lot but leaves you wondering what he said. He sure knows his material, but he struggles to explain it to students. I found him extremely helpful if you get to him 1 on 1.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• 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:

Had him for recitation. Worthless and expects too much data out of us in lab.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• 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:

arrrrgggghhhh if it weren't for the great ta i had this class would have been an f

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Complete moron. Way too much homework. Doesnt explain anything. Class is imposible.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• 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:

Doesn't explain material in great detail. Very boreing lectures. Time would be better spent sleeping or something.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHY222
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYSICS22
• 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:

I counted the use of the word essentially 85 times in one 50 min class period. It's annoying as hell.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHY222
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Goes off on random tangents mid sentance. Lectures make no sense and dont help with understanding of meterial. Meterial not too difficult but he makes it much harder. WAY TOO MUCH HOMEWORK!!