Susan Williams - University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Professor: Susan Williams

Department: Engineering

College: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Williams is one of the best professors I've had at KU. She relates to her students and makes sure that they are emotionally okay. She was a great help for me and I would recommend taking any class with her. Please note that passing her class will not come easy. You need to demonstrate your knowledge and make sure she knows you understand.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I can say nothing bad about Professor Williams. Best professor I have had at KU. Challenging material, but it's a piece of cake compared to what Engineering majors have in subsequent semesters. Once she graded over 100 tests in 48 hours just so that we would know grades before the final. Great sense of humor. Two words: character and integrity.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Williams is very passionate about what she teaches. She truly cares about students. The material is very difficult. Hw is doable but tests are far harder than the hw & practice problems. She has a "all test scores have to average 60% to pass the class" policy which seems unfair and unreasonable. She doesn't lecture. All material is learned outside

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor. It really is hard to say anything bad about her.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best teacher I have had at KU, goes out of her way to make sure you understand the material.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• 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:

Best teacher at KU! Extremely helpful, and the tests aren't as hard as everyone claims.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

HW and labs were doable, however the exams were alot harder than the hw and killed my grade. Lectures fairly helpful, and she was usually available. Stay ontop of the hw and do LOTS of practice problems. I didn't do enough.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's a good teacher and fun to have teach, but the class material is hard and she doesn't make it any easier.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. Checks her email on iPhone and usually responds within the hour to homework questions. Exams are VERY hard, but can be conquered if the material is thoroughly read and understood.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is a great professor. I wasn't sure I really wanted to be a chemical engineer until I took her class. You'll need to be pretty good at excel for the term project so know solver like the back of your hand. This goes for Thermo II and Econ as well and will help with Fluids

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• 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:

Lectures are useful and to the point. The concepts in the homework are more difficult than those in the tests but the tests combine ALL the concepts in a 1 or 2 problems. Very helpful and clear about the course objectives and her expectations. I would take her again and again and again...

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CPE211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is a very god teacher. very good that you cannot get mad at her for giving you a hard exam. However, if she wanted, she could make your exam HELL. (Fall 10 final). HW and lab problems are almost no where near the exam level of toughness. Recommended thu.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CPE121
• 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:

The class is boring, and she doesn't teach it well. But it's easy, and she's kinda fun in class sometimes

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: THERMO
• 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 obviously cares about students, but I didn't like the group projects

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEE3XXX
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Williams always works to support all her students