Steve Ackerman - University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Professor: Steve Ackerman

Department: Science

College: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SCIEN101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

excellent

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ATM100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Seemed like an interesting guy. Many times I got the sense that he felt he had better things to do than teach this 100 level class. I found the class hard but in the end I got a B in it so I can't complain. I got my science credits and didn't kill my GPA.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: AOS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

GREAT CLASS!! Ackerman was excited each day to teach us about weather. He was quite funny and constantly made fun of himself. Test are very easy if you read the textbook, answer the review questions and look over notes. I would recommend the class to anyone!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ATMO100
• 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:

Lectures were pointless because and reading the book really wasnt that helpful because the exams were hard. One thing I liked was that he gave a review sheet every exam but the multiple choice were too hard to decipher.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: AOS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The material is not particularly hard, and Ackerman provides some helpful study guides before each midterm - which he then curves upward. The TA's are all very knowledgeable, but if you choose to take the lab section, pick Hester (hands down the best). Ackerman gives little in-class assignments, but they are graded on completion. GREAT CLASS.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ATM100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class was fairly easy as long as you attend lecture and read the material. The exams were straight forward and the prof isn't mean or boring. The TA seems a little off but besides that the course is pretty good for a science class. And a lot is done on learn @ uw such as quizzes and slides are posted.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AOS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ackerman himself is a very enthusiastic professor and shows obvious interest in the subject. His lectures don't really prepare you for his tough multiple choice tests, however he does take 3 of top 4 tests. Reading the book is a MUST to get a good grade. The 1 credit discussion is NOT WORTH the extra work.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: AOS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was very hard. Prof Ackerman was NOT available outside of class. He didn't care about the class. VERY hard to pull off a good grade in this class because the multiple choice exams were very challenging.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: AOS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Steve is a great, enthusiastic professor. It's a college course, of course there are homework and exams that are meant to challenge you. Never felt he or the exams were unreasonable. Great freshmen/sophomore class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: AOS100
• 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:

Horrible lectures that were extremely boring, but attendance was effectively mandatory due to stupid in-class, randomly done assignments. One example is when he decided to make us draw a face and turn it in for credit. He is never available outside of class, but the biggest flaw is how disorganized and chaotic the class is. By no means an easy A

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: AOS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class wasn't as easy as everyone made it seem. However, if you take some time reading the book, you can pull of a very good grade. He tends to stay on topics that are really unimportant with respect to the tests. I highly recommend reading the book and highlighting and or taking notes from it. It's really the only way you can keep up.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: AOX100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

tests not so easy. he spends about 40% of each lecture doing pointless in class exercises and wasting student's time. it is not worth your tuition dollars to take this class. he is not available out of class and does not care about this class. for the amount of money we pay for these classes it is unacceptable that he is not available to students

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: AOS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Too much for a 100 level class. His multiple choice are difficult and confusing at times. His TAs are very rude and not helpful.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: AOS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Steve Ackerman is the man. This has been my absolute favorite class at UW. He does an amazing job incorporating humor into the lecture to keep things interesting. Four exams total in which you take your top three scores. All are pretty easy (36 MC and 2 short answer). I would highly recommend this class to anyone who needs a phys. science credit.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: AOS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very enthusiastic.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ATM100
• 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:

Awesome Professor! Class was well organized and fun to attend. Best professor I have ever had in college. Great college experience

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: AOS100
• 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:

VERY unorganized lectures. Most of the test material comes from the book but some is from lecture. You have to work in this class if you want a good grade. Interesting class overall.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: AOS101
• 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:

Class requires work. Not as easy as everyone said. Unorganized lectures. The textbook helps a ton for clarity. Lots of easy in class assignments and homework help your grade but make attendence necessary. Steve seems like a great guy, but he's not helpful to outside of class. TA's are helpful. The 1 credit discussion is a lot of extra work.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: AOS100
• 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:

Steve is awesome! He's a little spacey sometimes but he makes lecture interesting. He really cares about students getting good grades though, and lets you drop the final. There are a lot of in-class assignments (SUPER easy) and little online quizzes but you can use you book and they really help boost your grade. REALLY EASY PHYSICAL SCIENCE CREDIT!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: AOS100
• 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:

Steve is a very confusing lecturer and going to lecture is not helpful (except for the pointless in-class assignments). He knows his stuff but gets confused when he tries to explain it to an entire class. His tests are tough, but he wrote the textbook, so read it to help you on the test. He likes to spring homework on you so check Learn@UW OFTEN!