Wayne Roberge - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Professor: Wayne Roberge

Department: TBD

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ASTR4220
• 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:

Roberge is awesome and is very concerned with students. He realizes not everyone taking the course wants to work in Astrophysics, so he makes it worth everyone's time. Honestly, I feel a bit hazy about some of the material not sure I learned everything I was supposed to. I am taking another elective with him next semester and am looking forward.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ASTR1150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

attending his class feels like going to physics colloquium. He is very clear about topics of cosmology, contemporary or ancient, very resourceful and he is always glad to answer questions. I took one credit section but still its lot fun.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ASTR4220
• 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:

Roberge = Wise master of Physics. He is without a doubt the top physicist at RPI, and one dealing in theoretical astrophysics. He worked at the Institute for Advanced Study. His lectures were very clean. He is a perfectionist and pays careful attention to detail. It was an honor to take a class with him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ASTR1510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is a great teacher. He knows what he is talking about and has a great passion for the subject. The material is straight forward and he provides great slides to study. I did not read the textbook though...if you have time it seems like an interesting read, but not required to get an A. Use his study sheets for the quizzes. Just answer them before

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHY101
• 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:

Dr.Roberge is the kind of proffessor that is deeply commited and enmeshed to his work without being pompous. humble, and brilliant, it was a pleasure to have learned from him.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ASTR1510
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not a bad professor. Material covered in the Quasars and Cosmology class was very conceptual. However, make sure to review for the class quizzes, as those are extremely detail-oriented. The final was just the opposite, very general. Always a helpful man, in office hours and within class time. Take the 2-credit; it helped me appreciate it more.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GENRELATIVITY
• 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 clear consice lectures. Pretty much teaches from the book. Homeworks can be difficult but the tests are much more conceptual than hard core mathamatics. Very willing to help the student in any way he can.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GENRELATIVITY
• 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:

He makes tensor mathematics about as straightforward as anyone ever could, and he's very easy to talk to and get along with. He has some wonderful stories to tell, also.

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He's very particular and clear when it comes to lecturing. He expects students to be prepared for class and paying attention. Don't even think about doing something else during his class! He's very demanding of students, and he would be a good person to ask for help if he wasn't so busy and stressed out.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GRADEM2
• 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:

He is one of the best prof. I have ever had (undergrad included). He knows the material very well, and warns the students in the notes of pitfalls. He has a very sarcastic outlook and plays the fool a lot, but this he isn't. His treatment of multipoles was excellent.

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

good class, very clear at explaining a difficult subject. homework is all from the Jackson book - i wish he made his own problems too. exams were conceptual! very nice guy.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ELECTRODYNAMICS
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He follows the book so tight that he hasn't his own opinions. The most frequently used phrase is "Jackson said ..." or "The book says..." I can't believe that he actually admitted he has never taken that course before when he was a grad. Now he's teaching it only because he wants to punish himself and push himself to learn the material! Ridiculous!

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Taught the course directly from the book. Gave very little physical insight into the material. Examinations were very easy if you had memorized the formulas. Class overall was not challenging or enlightening....

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ADVISOR
• 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. Roberge was my advisor, and although my major wasn't even in his department, he was very helpful and available. I imagine he is a good professor assuming he cares about his classes as much as his advisees.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS6XXX
• 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. Roberge is brilliant yet humble. He is an excellent lecturer, clear communicator, and demonstrates that he cares about his classes.