Marshall Onellion - University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Professor: Marshall Onellion

Department: Science

College: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHYS241
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is the first and only response I will ever leave about a professor. This guy is the worst. Period. Lectures, homework, and exams have little to no crossover material. Doesn't answer questions well, goes off on tangents, uses equations for exams he's never used. Shows you derivations of Schrodinger's equation&expects you to understand material.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHYS241
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

My biggest problem with Dr. Onellion was that he handed back only two assignments all semester. His lectures were disorganized, he quizzes you on his handwritten lecture notes, and there are always mistakes in his answer keys. Interesting class, bad prof.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHYS241
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Nelly is a really nice guy who really cares about his students, but he teaches the class in an unorganized way that leaves you confused after each lecture. You realize that you don't know very much valuable information when you finish the class. Try to fight back for points on exams, though, as he is rather nice about grading mistakes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHYS241
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures can be very confusing, gives you quizzes on material that will be talked about in the upcoming week, and a very tough grader for homework and writing assignments. He didn't hand back any materials after the sixth week of class and doesn't post grades online, so you don't know how you're doing in the class until you get your final grade.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Takes time to answer questions well, both with what actually pertains to the course material as well as mentioning what really happens even if outside of course expectations. Treats his students with respect. Sometimes goes off topic but usually to talk about physics history, always interesting. Learned a lot within my field and others. Can be hard

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHY1O3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took physics knowing that I am not great at math but I was ready to work for a good grade. Made it very hard to do sso. He would talk about the most random things that did not pertain to the class and I really feel like the only way i passed was because of my Ta and Khan academy. Terrible. Disappointed in UW

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHYS103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't prepare you for exams at all, and his exams are much harder than the homework given. He use to give us spot problems that were somewhat similar to the exams, but then he got lazy after the 9th one and started using textbook examples again. Last midterm he gave us an exam where 50% and up was an A.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHYS241
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Onellion is one of the kindest and most accommodating professors I have ever had. If you pay attention to his lectures, and genuinely show interest in the class (because the topics are actually super interesting), you will do great! He is very understanding if you have other things going on in life.. Just communicate!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYSICS241
• 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:

Horrible professor, explains things as if you have a strong background in relativity and Schrödinger's equation. Luckily, he practically tells you what's on his exams, but still throws curveballs. Can read a book for 10% E.C. If you want to learn something, don't take this class. Thank god my engineering courses retaught what he failed at.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHYS249
• 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:

He is not a very good professor. While I thought the class was easy, he managed to avoid teaching anything relevant to the questions he wrote on the exams and the problems he assigned in the homework. If you have an understanding of physics then the class is not too difficult but you will have to teach yourself everything.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHYS241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His writing is barely legible, so sit in the front. Go to the discussion section if you plan on having any idea on how to do the homework. Has a tendency to answer students' questions with unrelated things. Exam grading was a little unfair, I thought. Not a terrible class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHY201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor, used real world examples and made the class pretty easy if you pay attention.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYS201
• 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:

Worst professor. Made physics 201, basic mechanics, seem impossible. Hard tests, impossible homeworks

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHYSI201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Avoid at all costs. Is absolutely terrible.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHY201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst professor I have ever experienced. I came into the class knowing nothing about physics and I am leaving the class knowing nothing about physics. The exam questions were nothing like lecture, the book or homework and he gave little to no partial credit. He is insufferable. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS201
• 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:

Between unable to teach, disrespecting students, and not caring about the class, I would have to say this is the worst case scenario. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHYSI201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed him as a teacher, he really showed how physics can be applied in real life by giving many examples and being quite funny. However his teaching ability can be brought into question, without prior instruction in physics I would have been lost. Exams are also quite hard and partial credit is barely given. Overall average.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYS201
• 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:

Sucks major ass. SO to my buddy who sent him a nasty email that absolutely tore him apart...and forgot that his name appears for the contact email

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHY201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible. Exams are unfair. Doesn't even talk about relevant material for most of class. If you question his grading, you can lose points.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst I have ever had, and I'm sure he'll stay in the spot forever.