William H. Smith - Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Professor: William H. Smith

Department: Science

College: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EPSC108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Class isn't interesting (unless you're passionate about ocean tides) but take it for the easy NSM A. Doesn't take attendance, uploads powerpoints/recorded lecture on blackboard, all exams/assignments are take-home and submitted via email. I stopped going to class after week 1 and was easily able to figure out the take-homes on my own.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EPSC111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This professor is absolutely wonderful if you like the text material, but awful if you don't have any interests in the class. He is very talky and would answer your questions very patiently. He gives classes by presenting powerpoints. He is great for the course GCC.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EPSC111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Worst professor in my four years at washu. His lectures are all over the place and he is always unprepared for class. He is racist and I have absolutely no respect for him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: L19108A
• 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:

nice but talk really fast. knows a lot but lectures are a little boring. no textbook and attendance is optional. i got a grade a LOT higher than it should have been, which I definitely don't mind.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EPSC111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, but boring professor. Attendance is literally optional and you could still get an A. Extra credit for going to class though which is a plus. Take it if you need a gut, but not if you want to learn about GCC.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EPSC108A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took this class to fulfill a requirement because I heard it was easy. Friendly guy, content is not very stimulating, tests are harder than you would think, but in the end I got a grade that was much higher than the amount of effort I put in (and probably higher than the actual mathematical grade I had.)

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: EPSC108A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice guy but terrible professor. Attending class is not mandatory but he gives extra credit quizzes. Lectures are very unorganized and extremely boring--entire class fell asleep. Asks very stupid questions on tests--multiple choice and T/F. Sometimes leaves entire lectures off of his tests. Like I said, he's nice but a bad teacher.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: EPSC108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is easy as long as you study for the tests. All of the lectures and power points are online, so you don't have to go to class, although there are some extra credit pop quizzes. The lectures are usually boring, so I would not recommend going to class if you are going to fall asleep.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EARTH108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His tests are not as easy as I thought. But, he's a good professor.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EPSC103A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Oceanography was as a whole a good class. By the end it turned into more of an environmental issues class, but that's not a bad thing. If you read the slides, you did well on the tests. DON'T BUY THE TEXTBOOK! It's expensive, and optional, as we found out on the second week.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EARTH105A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you want an "A," take this class. All you have to do is study the slides and read the book before tests and you'll be fine. Nice guy but lectures weren't pretty boring.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EARTH105A
• 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:

Great class, really underrated. Only had about 10 kids in it, but it is an easy A, and you learn a lot. Very interesting subject matter

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 105A
• 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:

I don't understand these ratings. He's the nicest teacher I've ever had. He gave our whole class A's. Our tests were oral group exams and the final was watching "The Day AFter Tomorrow." How much better can it get? I learned some stuff too!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: OCEANOGRAPHY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

When I took this class, it was an automatic A if you showed up for everything. Didn't excuse the fact that his lectures went off on tangents, half the class fell asleep on a regular basis, and his TA seemed to know more than he did. Don't pay for the book, you won't open it.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: OCEANOGRAPHY
• 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:

probably the easiest class in all of college.. especially the final

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: OCEANOGRAPHY
• 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:

Lectures were hard to follow and the tangents he went off on didnt help with the organization of the class. However, he does show really cool videos and overall is a really really nice guy. If you take this class with him, make sure you go to class, dont worry about doing the reading, but show up

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: REMOTESENSING
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I don't really think I learned anything...and having class at 8:30am on Monday didn't help.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: OCEANOGRAPHY
• 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:

On a whole, not as bad as made out to be. It's hard to stay awake sometimes, but that could just be due to the time of the class (mid-afternoon). The class is great if you've ever wondered exactly how the weather worked.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

totally sucks. goes off on irrelevant tangents, and is very disorganized. tests do not accurately gauge knowledge of material. class is a waste of time.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: OCEANOGRAP
• 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:

By far the easiest class, its an automatic A as long as you go to class and only miss one quiz. But its ssoooo boring and you don't get to ocean's until the very end.