Rhett Allain - Southeastern Louisiana University

Professor: Rhett Allain

Department: TBD

College: Southeastern Louisiana University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHYS142
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Allain is a great professor, I love his class and him as a teacher. We have class discussions and groups activities. If you are struggling or have a problem ask him and he will help you. As long as you do the activities and participation you will do well on the test.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. Explains material in-depth. Very clear. Outside work is very easy. Just pay attention in class and do your extensions and takeaways and you'll pass easy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He allows you to do a reassessment for each standard. You have one standard per chapter. He is a good professor. He does give little feedback. Some of his standards involve problems that we have not seen. His class is passable but by any means not easy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHYS401
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I think the class was beneficial in learning programming language, something like computational physics. Although, he gave little to no feedbacks on the assignments, quizzes, and tests. It was especially demotivating for me to receive a grade with no inputs. When I asked for more explanation at his office, he shouted why I was still at his office

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS193
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr Allain was super helpful outside of class and really wants to make sure you understand physics. Would recommend. Great class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHYS193
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't help when you ask him a question. Thinks we all know what he knows......

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PLAB193
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Allain did not do well in lecturing this class. His grading criteria was not clear, and he refused to give feedback on lab reports or exams because "students don't read it." On lab reports, if you do not do something extra that was not in the lab, the maximum grade you receive is a 90. He makes that clear on the first day of class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHYS191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Grading scale is vague at best. An 'assessment' every week, and you get a 'grade' from 0-4. Difficult to impossible to get a 4 on an assessment, as he will nitpick anything out of your answers to dock you points. You can make 'video reassessments' and email them to him for credit, but don't expect a good score. Too vague and grades too hard.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If I have a time machine, I would go back in time and un-enroll from his class. He is "Chinese Sheldon Cooper" knows nothing at all and can't explain at all.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHYS191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Summer class so went fast. Must do homework to keep up. His online youtube videos are very helpful but only if you've attempted the homework or read the book first. Wants you to understand material rather than just get the right answer

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's extremely helpful. He expects you to do all the learning. Extremely approachable . A very nice human being.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHYS193
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't explain things well unless you ASK QUESTIONS. He will not go out of hi ay to make you understand the lab in class but he does post stuff online.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYSC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he is not a good teacher especially for a 101 course. he doesnt explain how to get the answer and half the time we arent even sure what is the correct answers. his test arent that bad if you do the study guide, but his final is over everything and he doesnt give a study guide for it.............i wouldnt take him again

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Allain is pretty awesome. He makes you come to conclusions yourself which can be really frustrating at times, but he really helps you learn. His tests are really short, so study and you will be rewarded. Also, read his shirts because they are funny. He's like a real life Sheldon Cooper.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy is worthless. I had a full ride to Southeastern and lost it to this man. (2.8 GPA that semester) I studied every night for 5-7 hours and still could not make a grade above a D. His tests are insane and he doesn't teach the material needed to do well on the tests. If you plan on taking him, either a) be a genius or b) take someone else.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS142
• 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:

Great teacher! Super Smart! My favorite class yet!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is conceptual rather computational,and he loves his inventions, demos, discoveries. Troy and him are the only one I recommend. Don't take others, they will teach u bible instead of physics.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

SUPER GOOD TAKE THIS DOOOOOD

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• 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:

It may be just me, but I did not learn this semester. I am teaching myself physics instead of being taught. Expects you to know what he's fixin to lecture on then goes on a tangent about star wars. Some like hime. I could not follow. Good luck.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

HE IS THE BEST IN THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT, other professors might be smart, but they don't know how to teach properly...they don't know how to give difficult concepts in easy way..they make easy concepts more and more difficult and difficult even more difficult because they know a lot but don't know how to give them to the student