Richard Keane - University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Professor: Richard Keane

Department: TBD

College: University Of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: TAM445
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I had Prof. Keane for TAM 445. Subject matter wasn't his area of expertise; he taught straight from the book. Lectures were confusing because the material was new to him, but the homeworks were easy and few (4 or 5 total), and take-home midterm and take-home final were a piece of cake. Class was fun because he told great stories about Australia!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: TAM211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were just looking at worked examples. Class itself is hard and the professor isn't very nice. Many people got zero on quizzes and he should have spent more time working through examples in lecture instead of looking at worked examples. Went to the other lecturer after a few weeks. On his way out.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: TAM335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I have him for TAM 335 and can honestly say he's my favorite engineering professor I have had in my 4 years here. He is subtly funny and does tend to go on tangents but lectures are actually enjoyable and helpful to go to. He provides so many resources to help students succeed on Compass, along w a very helpful lecture workbook. He rocks!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: TAM211
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He told people he did not want to teach this course because it is approaching his retirement. Kinda sad students are not treated fairly. Lectures are taught with slides.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: TAM211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

All he does is point at a bunch of unit vectors throughout the course. Very confusing to see so much written on one slide with him just pointing at stuff. Half the class stopped showing up after a few lectures. Quizzes and final exam were pretty fair, no complaints on that. I basically taught myself the course, excluding a few trips to Office hours

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ME470
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very funny! Hard project given to our group currently, but I feel he relieves a lot of the pressure on me. He may not know all the information you look for, but he is always free to talk with. It is great that I can always visit him with ideas and get input rather than have all my ideas shot down like other advisors would.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: TAM335
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Took tam 335 and it was the worst class I have taken in college so far. He doesn't teach well in lectures and the only reason I learned anything was from working with other students during ta office hours to do the homework. Nice guy and all but he is horrible at teaching how to apply the material to the problems he will test you on.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: TAM335
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

For this class, I keep going every lecture in the semester. I did good in the homework, lab, and 3 midterms. There is a friend who didnt even go to lectures and barely knew nothing 2 weeks before final exam. He did better than me in the final exam. I can only say this class is so stupid.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: TAM335
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a tough teacher but very helpful and readily available if you meet him halfway. If you don't attend lectures or office hours, he will probably be much less friendly come crunch time. No official textbook, but he compiles his class notes into a book that is requried

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: TAM435
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had Dr Keane for TAM 435, intermed fluid mech. Dr. Keane was fantastic at explaining the mathematics and practical laboratory application of fluid mechanics. Funny, kind, and helpful, he is a rare instructor that is both likeable and challenges you to succeed. Introduced me to Tritton's "Phys. Fluid Dyn.", my favorite "causal reading" fluids ref

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: TAM335
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Don't buy the notes, just take your own in class. Also, go to class. He will literally tell you everything that will be on every exam. Very few students attended, which is why attendees easily get 90+% on exams and the average is 60%. Keane is clear, helpful, and doesn't take himself too seriously. Just go to every lecture and you'll get an A+.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: TAM335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'd say Keane's exams are fair. That being said, lectures were useless seeing as he basically reads the notes that he's already written and made you buy from the bookstore. At least 211 was easy, 335 is actually complicated so it makes it worse.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: TAM211
• 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:

The content in the class is easy, but Keane is always ready to screw up your grade - our final exam was way more difficult than it should have been, and he is quite possibly the meanest professor that I've ever dealt with

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: TAM210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Going to class really helps if you decide to pay attention. All the people here saying you dont have to go to class probably didnt get an A. If you do the homework without just getting solutions and do the previous tests then you might get an A. He doesnt curve and his tests are worth a huge percent of the grade.Also his rubric is tough (94% for A)

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: TAM211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not interesting and is very rude. When asked about a misgrading on my exam, he refused to talk to me.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: TAM211
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No comment

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: TAM211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He definitely knows the materials, but not the way to teach it. He uses projector to teach the class, and spend most time doing monotonous teaching. He often ignores people who raise their hands. The lecture is really boring, it makes you wan to sleep.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: TAM211
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Keane is one of a kind, lectures will put you to sleep but the notes help. Study in groups, but overall the class isn't bad. Just do the homework and make sure you understand it.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: TAM211
• 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:

Terribly boring and his website is extremely unorganized. None of the practice tests had answers. Very repetitive in class. Monotone Australian voice. 90% of the class was test grades. all in all, I hated this class

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: TAM335
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I had keane as both my lecturer and Lab TA. He performs much better in small settings. Talk to him and you'll do fine