James Bethune - Boston University, Boston, MA

Professor: James Bethune

Department: Engineering

College: Boston University, Boston, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EK132
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good at explaining how to use Solidworks. The hw takes between 30min-3hrs depending on the person. My biggest annoyance was with the last project where you had to make an RC car and race against others, having only one student with a top grade, despite others with great functioning cars. He won't change the system despite knowing it makes tension.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EK132
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

OK professor, class is a little boring but he explains most of what you need to know. The majority of the class is how to use solidworks, with a project at the end, which he explains as well. The project is fun and involves building a small car. My biggest gripe is how little he explained other concepts such as tolerancing, which were on the quiz.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EK131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is awesome,his lecture was so short that class is already over before you even know it. The final project was fun and he will give you a good grade as long as you put some effort into it. Take the class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ME312
• 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:

He is such a good professor I had him for EK131 ME311 and 312. He is so laid back everything is pretty much, "Just get it to me by the end of the semester."He grades really liberally and doesnt care if you go to class- BUT GO. His classes always say 2 hours but they are always 45-50 min.He is realy funny if you actually listen to him. Best teacher!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EK131132
• 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:

Hard to stay awake in class, rushes home after lecture, not enough computers for students to use, and the car has to be built using your own money - expect about $40/person.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: AM311AM312
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He taught me nothing. Not to mention that nobody in the real world uses Autodesk Inventor.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AM312
• 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:

Awesome professor.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 311
• 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:

Prof. Bethune is clear, organized, and funny. I never missed a class because I enjoyed it so much. He is one of my favorite professors at BU.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: AM311
• 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:

Good guy, good class, all you have to do is the weekly homework. Helpful out of class also. Dont bother asking the TF's anything, they dont know what they are doing.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EK311EK312
• 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:

i asked this man for help on several occasions, and was denied each time. We pay $40,000 a year for professors that are too busy to help their students. awesome.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EK311
• 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:

His lectures are never long. You just do the weekly homeworks, the projects, the in-class assignments, study like 20min. for the 1 quiz, and you end up with a nice A. Not a hard class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: AM312
• 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:

Really knows his stuff

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EK130
• 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:

lectures are dry but class is fun. get your own version of autocad b/c lab computers suck. nice guy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: AM312
• 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 guy who gives great interesting hands on projects. Dont be scared by the 2 hour lecture bit because in my whole career he has never spent more than 20 minutes in class. He is the man.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EK130
• 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:

Great guy, final project is fun, the work is tedious in the beginning, and sometimes hard to understand, but overall a great class

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: AM311
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: AM311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EK130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

take this class...guy is pretty funny and the class is interesting

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: AM312
• 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:

Great class, great teacher!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: EK126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Good guy, good course, all round great experience