Professor: John Schroeder
Department: Science
College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: KIN122
- Grade Received: C
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor SCHROEDER is one of the WORST EVER!! He tends to forget every time he teaches his movement, comes to class very late on midterms and finals, he also plays favorites by given easy A's, he treats women unfairly with grading so harshly he's a sexist. ONE more advice AVOID this white old teacher.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: PHYS1100
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Avoid him, and you will still do well in the course. His voice is low and hard to hear clearly. He seldom helps his students understand the course materials. All this kind of work is done by his TAs.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: PHYS1
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I did not take this course but I was a TA. I would highly recommend to NEVER NEVER take a class with him. He's old, mostly deaf, unorganized, and doesn't seem to comprehend the material that he is teaching. I would give him a 0 if the scale worked that way.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: 6590
- Grade Received: INC
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Excellent professor, doesn't hold your hand. You'll have to do a lot of outside reading (think textbooks), but he cites most of his sources and is very approachable, though you'll quickly learn to figure things out for yourself.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: PHYS2620
- 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:
Schroeder is a really nice guy. And very trusting of his students. But he is a horrible teacher. I learned absolutely zero optics and practically fell asleep while he recited the words from the power points. On the plus side, he sounds just like Christopher Walken. That's amusing at least.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: PHYSII
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Well, he's not a bad guy and if you go up to him to ask a question, he'll do his best to explain the answer. But really, he doesn't teach you much. For the most part, he reads off of the powerpoint slides. I can do that myself. Maybe it was just he way the class was structured, but I didn't get too much from him being my professor.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: PHYS2620
- 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:
Assigns difficult homework problems, but grades easy. His exams are fair. He's always willing to help if you can find him. Tells awesome stories.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: PHYSOPTI
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
had him for fundamentals of optics, didnt really learn much from class, he tried to teach us too much. suppose hed be fine in other classes
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: PHYS1100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He knows what he "teaches," but he doesn't really teach...he just uses power point presentations. He doesn't have office hours this year either... Boring as hell class...ahhh!!
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: PHYS1100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Truly a nice guy, takes time from class to tell stories of World War II, and how his sense of hearing was destroyed by falling bombs, etc. However, he can't teach for his life. He knows the material, but only reads powerpoint, so you might as well just stay home and read the text. Easy class for me, because I had a good background of physics.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: PHYS1100
- 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:
Terrible teacher. He is very boring, relying solely on PowerPoint, like many teachers here.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ADVMECHANICS
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
class was bad. its all derivations, with no turning to look at the students. and the notes didnt help do the homework. very old school. if you go talk to him about a problem, he'll help you, but then you get pulled into long conversation. which is nice unless you're in a hurry. But he's very genuine and nice. Got HW back.. a semester later!
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: PHYSICS
- 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 # 14
Overview:
- Course: FUNDOFOPTICS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. S is an exceedingly nice guy, but boring as all hell. He has accomplished so much in his life that I guess it doesn't seem worthwhile to keep the (undergraduate) class engaged. Talk to him at colloquia, but DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: PHYS1
- 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:
Hard to understand. He just reads lectures from the slides provided and could not really tie the lecture notes in with the presentations.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: PHYS1100
- 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:
He's a nice guy, but you cannot understand him!
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: PHYS1100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He just reads directly from the slides. Seems like he doesn't know what he's doing half the time
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: GRADPHYS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is a REALLY nice guy. But, he can't teach. If you take A.Mech., get the Leung notes from an older grad student. He reads directly from them. The tests aren't too bad--open book/notebook.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: PHYS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Nice guy, but couldnt teach physics to Sir Isaac Newton himself! Someone please get this man towel.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: PHYS1
- 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:
one comment: grrr
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