Professor: Linda French
Department: Science
College: Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ASTRONOMY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. French intimidated me a little at first but once you get to know her she's super down to Earth. One of the coolest professors I've had (She saw the Beatles live! She's climbed a bunch of really high mountains!), Dr. French is also one of the most reasonable. The reading was crucial but there wasn't much of it-5 or so textbook pages a night
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: PHYS210
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's nice but not very sociable, and she is an absolutely terrible teacher. Her class was so unorganized, she changed the syllabus every week, she fiddled with her powerpoints for 10 min. before every class, and her teaching was unclear and long winded to say the least. I did well on all her test and her paper and got a C for lackof particpation
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: PHYS110
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor French is an amazing woman. She is really concerned about helping you through the class if you show some effort on your part. You can tell she really loves teaching, especially to students that are taking astronomy as a gen ed. One of the best professors at IWU.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: GW100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof. French knows a lot about The Beatles and listening days are a lot of fun. She can be fun at times and friendly as well. However, she does have strong opinions, and it is best not to oppose them. Regardless, I highly recommend this class to any Beatles fan!
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: PHYS110
- 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:
For a class specifically designed as a Gen Ed, it needs some changes. I read more in this class than classes for my major. Also had to study like mad just to scrape by on the tests. Homework and labs are easy, and French is nice but the amount of work and difficulty of the tests is ridiculous.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: PHYS110
- 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:
Absolutely awful teacher. I hated going to class each day and she made learning terrible. No idea how she still has a job here. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS! Took her for a basic astronomy class and she made it way too hard for a 110 class. Stay away from Linda!
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: PHYS110
- 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:
Professor French is very helpful and cares about her students' success. I was wrong in thinking the class would be an easy A; it's challenging but certainly very doable.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: PHY110
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Boring, unorganized, cares only about her research. This class was a terrible waste of time. I hate science, but I would have rather taken chem and failed than this worthless class. Only thing mildly entertaining was her terrible clothing.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: GW1
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's nice & the Beatles class is really interesting.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ASTRM101
- 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:
Prof. French is awesome and super nice. She really loves astronomy and is happy to explain anything more clearly. I've learned so much about outer space and I'm an English major, but I loved it. Can be a little hard sometimes but study hard and even an English maj. who sucks at science can get a solid B. Very fun!
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: GW100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This has to be one of the best classes I have ever taken in my life. Dr. French is an extremely likable person; she is kind, funny, and she is really easy to talk to. We had great discussions in this course (Music of the Beatles) and I would highly recommend her to anybody.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: PHYS110
- 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:
I, personally, did average on her exams, but I know a lot of people do great. She really wants you to understand and take an interest. She is REALLY enthusiastic about the material, which is fun. Good lectures; she tries to switch it up with activities and discussion questions. Not too much homework; lots of reading. Good for the lab gen. ed.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: GATEWAY
- 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:
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Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: GATEWAY
- 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:
Easy gateway class... did NOT like her though. She came off sort of egotistical and then would keep talking to make sure she told us that she wasn't in fact arrogant. Easy grade.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: ASTRONOMY
- 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:
she's very excited about the class and makes it interesting. is clear about expectations and the quizes and tests aren't that difficult. good one to take for the lab gen ed.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: PHY105AND106
- 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:
If you wanna score A's with just the knowledge from your grade 9 and 10 physics, you will like her. Open book quizzes, pop quizzes. What more can u ask for? But physics majors and those interested to know the fundamentals, go for others. Or Wait a semester.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: PHYS105
- 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:
She a nice lady and her class and the tests aren't scary. You also get to learn lots of interesting things about the sky!
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: PHYS105
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Easiest class ever... don't even bother to take notes, they are all from the book. She is very bad at explaining thing though so use your lecture time to read the text. But really, if you truely care for and want to learn Physics, take Gen physics
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: PHYS105
- 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:
very nice lady, is very willing to help, but even one on one she isn't a good teacher ... lecture is a great time to read the chapter, which is more helpful than anything she says, and labs are terrible
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: ASTRONOMY
- 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:
Her lectures are pretty interesting, complete with pretty pictures of the sky. The exams are not particularly difficult or easy. I HATED lab, though.
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