Jason Merchant - University of Chicago

Professor: Jason Merchant

Department: Linguistics

College: University of Chicago

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SYNUI
• 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:

HE IS THE BEST PERSON. Smarter than anything. Also a very kind person. Also, did I mention that he is brilliant.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SYNTAX1
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's not smug. He knows his stuff. He is an incredible teacher and though he comes across as an ass, he's very sweet and helpful once you're not afraid to ask.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SYNTAX
• 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:

organized beyond my wildest dreams

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LING204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

insanely smart and ultimately an excellent teacher--syntax-1 was my best class at UofC, in terms of how much I got out of it and how much i still get out of it from my notes. a class with merchant is the gift that keeps on giving.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: LING201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

a quote, arrived at by democratic discussion amongst several people in the class: when jason works out, he sweats lavender. he's also under the impression that students are an alien species, suffering from diseases like "asking questions", who

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: LING204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's arrogant, but he's fair. You'll learn plenty if you can stand to pay attention.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LING201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He appears to be smug, especially when he uses the word "combinatorics". The intro sequence sucks, no doubt about it. However, he is also a nice guy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LING201
• 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:

The patron saint of smugness.