Eric Woods - University at Albany (SUNY Albany)

Professor: Eric Woods

Department: TBD

College: University at Albany (SUNY Albany)

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really good teacher, whos passionate about his craft. His review sheets prepare you well for the tests, and if you look at it beforehand, you should be well set for his class. Easy A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Go to lecture and read the things he posts, you should be fine. Professor Woods knows A LOT about what he is teaching, but it can be hard to follow along if you skips some lectures or choose not to read what he puts online. Do the work, you should be pretty fine. Took for my gen-ed science course.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

top hat questions that need to be answered while in class. If you get them wrong they do not count against your grade. test questions come straight from top hat. only downside is that he takes forever to email back.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

You literally need to show up for attendance and to answer the Tophat questions. You don't even have to answer them right. Tests are all memorization, so looking at the review questions the night before guarantees an A. Show up to class though; I had an A average for the tests but a B overall because he never saw me after the first two weeks.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Seriously do not take this class if you don't have to. I had no interest in space and the concepts were really hard for me to understand. Exams aren't awful but you definitely have to study a lot for them, he curves them but not by much. DO the extra credit project. He also never responds to emails which sucks.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Don't get me wrong, he really knows his stuff and goes in depth, but sometimes it can be a drag. This class is NOT an easy A unless you're really interested in space. Go to class, its a free 100pts! His practice exams aren't really helpful with studying. There are a lot of readings and videos to watch. He also curves tests but they're still hard.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I took him for the online 6w class. honestly not that hard. you have to do a discussion post every day which you google and isnt hard as long as you remember to do it. Theres 2 homework assignments and a paper. Everything for the homework is on Chegg so its not hard at all. The paper is kind of annoying but you also google everything. Pretty solid

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pay attention in class, do the top hat review questions and you'll be fine. I never read any of the readings. So if you fail it's honestly your fault. I took it the semester the final exam was cancelled and he handled the situation well. Paying attention in class pass. Being on your computer the whole time fail. Don't blame Woods for your grade

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a fair grader

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

took this class for a gen ed. i do not have an interest in science and find this class EXTREMELY difficult. he has 50 question review on blackboard and top hat that do not really help on tests. first two tests are the hardest. would not recommend this class to anyone unless you want to put in work for a gen ed class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: APHY101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His review for tests are online on top hat and there are multiple correct Right answers then u go to take the real test in class (multiple Choce) and theres only one answer that can be correct how does that make any sense? passing but barely and its def effected my grade

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: APHY101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Show up to class, free points that will bump up your grade by a whole letter. Do the extra credit, it will bump up your grade by a whole letter again. Study for tests and you'll be great. Just show up to class, this is actually one of the most interesting classes in UAlbany. Great professor too, passionate of what he is teaching.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Make sure you do the final extra credit project, can bump you up two letter grades. Professor Woods loves what he teaches and tries his best to keep it interesting, do decent on the test's and you'll be fine.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

4 tests worth 20% each, last 20% is attendance and participation on the tophat website, was a really great and interesting class taught by a knowledgeable and funny professor.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

don't take this course unless you want to be stuck doing two hour long readings after every class and have to go through all those readings along with practice questions in order to study for the tests because you will be miserable if you're taking the course just for the credit unless you have a true interest in space and planets

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I shouldn't have trusted the level of difficulty cause I walked in believing this would be an easy class but it really isn't. I have no idea what is going on and the readings are also really long and have a lot of material in them. Besides that, the professor really cares about what he teaches and he shows this off during his lectures.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take his class unless you are genuinely interested in space exploration. Even though there is no textbook, there is ALOT of reading and can be difficult to catch up with. He's very passionate about what he teaches but for a 100 level course, it is challenging especially since the readings are really long and have a lot of material.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was a great professor who really cared about what he was teaching and encouraged participation and student opinions.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He isn't as terrible as a lot of people make him seem. It isn't a easy A unless you are interested in physics or space. YOU NEED TO READ THE MODULES AND DO THE EXTRA CREDIT! You can doze off which I did a lot of in his lectures. Make sure to get a 100 on top hat (attendance/participation) Also go to his office hours he will help you if he can.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: APHY103
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best professor! His Exploration of Space class is very interesting and he loves what he does. If you pay attention, you don't need to study a lot. Highly recommend!