Brian Blais - Bryant University, Smithfield, RI

Professor: Brian Blais

Department: Science

College: Bryant University, Smithfield, RI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SCI264
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This teaching style was horrible for me. I never want to have a professor like him again.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SCI263
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Blais is a great guy and cares about everyone. The only problem is the way he grades. It makes you stressed out for the whole semester. If you want to do well in his class make sure you redo all of the homework until you get a "cc". You wont know your grade until the last week. This class will take over your life.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SCI263
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Blais is a great professor and really challenges you to think critically to complete homework assignments. The questions are nearly impossible unless you go see him at his office hours. Iv'e never had a more helpful professor who was always available to help his students. He cares about your success and I really recommend taking him!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SCI264
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

awful professor. Very vague in what he expects from students. Wouldn't recommend taking him. Learn nothing in class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SCI263
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Brian Blais may be the goofiest, nerdiest guy I know. This dude lives for science. He will make you explain the craziest stuff giving you only like 1/10 of the information you need to explain it, but he teaches you how to go through the process. If you take astro, be ready to explain the age of the universe using the speed of light and light waves.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SCI355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This guy doesn't understand we are taking the class as a requirement and pretends we actually want to learn the most intricate and specific content in the subject, and grades as such, don't take, he will waste your time for content u will forget right after the exam and never use. STAY AWAY

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SCI264
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Super cool dude. Absolutely the bomb yo.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 287
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very fair grader. Some of his policies are really annoying (if he doesn't know your name after 3 weeks you get an extra homework assignment, locks the door the second the class begins). Put in the effort, pay attention and you will pass. Granted the class I took probably wasn't the hardest that he teaches but he is fair and willing to help.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SCI460
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had no idea what I was doing throughout the semester but if you ask him for help he will basically do everything for you. He is super smart so he can get caught up in his lectures and go too fast, the key is to ask questions! He will always email you back, or schedule an office meeting or Skype session. Hard concepts but he is very helpful.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SCI264
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Blais is the man. The work can be challenging at times but he is always just an email away and responds quickly and thoughtfully. If you put effort into doing well in the class then your grade will reflect that. He grades more fairly than any other professor I've had in regards to understanding whether or not a student understood the concept or not

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Easily the smart professor at Bryant. Class is way interesting - challenging, but in a good way.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

awful. just awful. thinks he is the greatest person on earth. thinks you know everything he does, therefore if you don't know something, he gets very critical. also not helpfull AT ALL.DO NOT take him.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SCI287
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took meteorology class with that guy. RUN away from him, if you already there just drop it! I hated that class. He thinks way too much of himself. Horrible experiece.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SCI264
• 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:

Physics with this guy can be difficult if you do not understand his way of teaching, otherwise, it is very manageable. Good teacher, pretty full of himself, but then again I would be too if I was him. Cool guy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SCI272
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

thinks very highly of himself, and is very rude and pompous. Very unclear in his directions, and has high expectations to follow a very specific model that is in his head. Hated this class

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SCI272
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Its unfortunate that using the bathroom is so frowned upon. It was not a comforable learning environment at all. If you want to spend your time in high pressure situations, and see yourself being a very punctual meteorolgist, this guy rocks! unless you arent good at excel

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

pretty straight forward. good science class for a business student

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SCI271
• 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: N/A

Comment:

This man is the worst professor I have ever had at Bryant.He thinks he is Socrates and doesn't give clear directions on what he expects out of you-making it impossible to satisfy his grading requirements.He took off points for the font used on powerpoints.Exams are impossible because he doesn't teach the material.Save yourself the drop slip & avoid

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SCI264
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy! And humble too!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ASTRO101
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Have nothing positive to say about this guy. He is another example of someone who grew up in the middle of nowhere, in his case Vermont, went to school all his life, and now wants to make sure as a teacher his students go through the same b.s. he went through at Brown. This guy doesn't understand..this is a business college---stupid!