Jon Secaur - Kent State University, Kent, OH

Professor: Jon Secaur

Department: Physics

College: Kent State University, Kent, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHY21040
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Coming from someone who couldn't care less about the subject matter, but does a great job at trying to captivate us. Lots of puns, in a good way. Unlimited tries of every quiz. The class is structured like a play (acts, scenes). For an online class, it was pretty decent compared to others. Definitely recommend for an easy A as long as you try.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super easy class to take if you need to fulfill a kent core credit or just need more credits! You have a weekly quiz (which can be found on quizlet) and an assignment to do. The assignments are super easy. He also lets you redo quizzes and homework all semester long to get better grades no matter the due date!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

7 Ideas That Shook The Universe left me SHOOK. You can tell Professor Secaur really knows and cares about what he's teaching. He made sure the lectures were fun and easy to learn. You get so much out of this class and it's only just the basics.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 7IDEAS
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

the 7 ideas class is one of the most interesting yet easily comprehensible classes i have taken in my academic career. you can tell secaur really cares about what he does and he always emails some side articles & other fun things. my favorite was the physics-themed christmas carols. super nice & a really cool prof.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHY21040
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I LOVE DR. SECAUR. I wish I had him in class, because he would be such a fun person to have in class, however he was very encouraging in his online class and gave great feedback. He also was awesome at getting back to you and staying in touch throughout the course. Overall, he was absolutely amazing and I would take him again and again and again.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This professor is absolutely wonderful, very understanding and helpful. You get a few grades throughout the semester most are based on the Exams. Attendance isn't mandatory but it is taken as a grade at the end of the year. He loves what he does and is super interested in it. I would recommend him to anyone

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Jon is hilarious, he always put in effort to make his lectures interesting and unique. He's a sweetheart.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHY21040
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Online Entertainment and the Arts. Best presented online class I've had. You can take the quizzes (9) over and over and over until you get 100%. They count 1/3 of class. Homework (9) counts 2/3rds. Extra credit which is to review 3 online videos counts as one quiz. You can get an average of 79% on homework and still get an A. HW has help! EASY!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, knows his stuff. Weekly quizzes and lab assignments are pretty easy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took seven ideas online and not only is it one of the best classes I've taken at Kent, it's by far one of the easiest! Passed with a 100%, literally, I didn't miss a single point.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHY2140
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Here are some facts about Jonny Seeks: 1: Jon never lies, the truth is what is wrong 2: Oxygen needs Jon to survive 3: In school teachers used to raise their hands to talk to Jon 4: Jon missed two days of school in a row. Those days are now called Saturday and Sunday. I would say more but I ran out of characters. Take his class & find out more

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: IDEA1103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He had a lot of enthuiasm and told jokes which helped make the class more interesting and fun. I took this course for College-Credit Plus so it may have been a little more difficult for me since I'm 17. The material was simple and clear. The book for the course is notes and outlines that he made so it's light reading. Tons of extra credit.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHY21040
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class was so easy, and Professor Secaur made it as "fun" as Physics can be! Two pages of homework and two 10 question quizzes (that you can take as many times as you want) due every 3 weeks. Very reasonable. Gives great feedback. Accept late work and doesn't dock you for it. Overall a great guy and a very laid-back professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Secaur is hands down my favorite professor I've ever had and possibly favorite teacher overall. I have never left a review on this site but I feel like I owe it to the man because of just how good he is at what he does. Genuinely looking forward to taking physics I & II just for him to be my instructor.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS002
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I am not someone who usually writes ratings, but I got to say Dr. Secaur is amazing. He not only cares about his students, he also wants you to be as passionate about physics as he is. I thought his physics 2 exams were hard (because it was so different than the practice exams and exercises) but he is so helpful and nice I really enjoyed his class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHY2140
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Secaur makes physics enjoyable. He answers emails right away and is always in his office hours. He makes horrible jokes (in a good way) and is one of the nicest professors I've ever had.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030005
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The greatest professor ever! I had him for 7 Ideas and he was able to make the hardest concepts easily comprehensible to anyone. Very kind soul, very flexible, amazingly interesting lectures, great at answering questions, super open minded. I would talk to him in office hours just to learn more from the guy. Best class at Kent. Seriously. Take him

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is full of dad jokes and makes hard concepts easily understood. I tried to takes physics in high school and had to drop because it made no sense, but taking it with Secaur I have passed every test with at least a B

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHY11030
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

So so so easy! Great GPA booster!! Finished a full semester online class in just 10 days. There is about 7 quizzes that you can take as many times as you want. There is about 7 easy assignments. If you do bad, all you have to do is email him and ask if you can resubmit and he will let you! He will always leave comments on what you missed.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHY12000
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

It was just a basic one-credit seminar, so I don't know about his grading style. But he's a really nice guy who wants to get everyone interested in physics. He's got a lot of resources for whatever you end up being interested in.