Professor: Monroe Rabin
Department: Physics
College: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: PHYSICS281
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Hehas his views on how you should program and does not like it if you use a different method. The class we frustrating and there were two TA's who were helpful but too many students. Monroe was not very helpful unless you did things EXACTLY the way he would do them. I often had to re right my whole project for him to look at it and get help.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
although he posts all the lectures online, all you can hear is him coughing, gurgling, or making mouth-noises like someone chewing food sloppily, I wanted to vomit. He can never stay on topic and doesn't explain points well, getting confused himself often. Don't take it.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: PHY116
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's nice, posts all the lectures online so you don't miss anything if you miss class. I didn't find this subject easy by any means, but I'm not a physics major. It's a good gened and he's really friendly and funny. I like him a lot, I'd recommend it.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: PHYS106
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Rabin is funny and goes off on some pretty interesting tangents, and he's always more than willing to clarify something. He posts all his lectures online too, so you can skip class and still do fairly well.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: PHYS106
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took relativity with Rabin and loved it. As a non-physics major, I thought he did an excellent job of explaining something as abstract and often non-intuitve as relativity without dumbing it down at all. Great sense of humor, very helpful if you have questions about material, accomodating if you need to make something up, nice person in general.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: PHY01
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Rabin is a great teacher. He manages to get some humor into his lectures which always helps to lighten the atmosphere of the class. Very willing to help outside of class. Highly recommend him as a teacher. Had him for 181,281,550. All great experiences.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: PHYS281
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is the 2nd class I've had with him (182 was the other). He's a pretty nice guy with a sense of humor, and was very helpful if you needed someone to help debug your program during class. Lets you redo homeworks for half the credit you lost back, as well.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: PHYSI182
- 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:
Dr. Rabin has personality, which is not always the case in a physics dept. Physics 182 is an introductory course for Physics Majors! That being said, he expects you to understand how we derive equations... however sometimes does not take time to explain 'what really is going on.' I do not know if this is the case in the Physics 132 et al.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: PHYS422
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Monroe is a nice person. He lectures using the chalk board. He often goes off on side stories that can be really funny! It makes class fun to go to. Lots of homework was given, and tests were hard, so a lot of effort must be put into the class. The grading scheme was nice and fair! I feel that I got a lot out of this course. Recommended!
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: PHYSICS183
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
It is am easily seen, and irrefutable truth that MONROE=THE MAN. Great professor. He taught very well, and he had a keen sense for the student mind.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: 181
- 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:
He's awesome,gives good instructions and as long as the work is done the grade will be good, also has a good sense of humor and make the lab fun!!!
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: PHYSLAB183
- 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 sense of humor, very nice, very helpful, very clear. makes sure you understand what you're doing and keeps explaining things until you do. labs aren't too difficult.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: 422
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
pretty clear. sometimes hard to stay focused in class. explains thing like a "normal guy." he doesn't make things more difficult than they should be like Guyer.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: 132
- 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:
Prof Rabin's class was the worst I took at UMass. Granted, physics isn't the most exciting of subjects, but at least I've been able to sit through my other physics classes. Don't take this guy if you want to get a decent grade AND keep your sanity.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: PHYS133
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: PHYS174
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: PHYS173
- 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:
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Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: PHYS173
- 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:
Very nice guy.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: PHY172
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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