Reviews of professor Doeke Buursma

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was in the '19 class w all the bad reviews, & yes he was hard, but he did make a big effort for students. I had a huge panic attack during the final due to abuse, & Doeke legit just stood & watched (I was in front row). wasn't able to complete the final & regardless of grade, it would have been nice to receive some empathy or kindness??! lol

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Definitely loves his job teaching. He does an amazing job walking students through any problems they're stuck on. Very friendly, goes out of his way to make sure students can meet him outside of class for questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have often heard people compare him to Jim from "The Office" and the comparison is accurate. Doeke is very nice, helpful, and keeps class interesting. I took Discrete 2 with him, and really enjoyed the class. I would gladly take any number of discrete classes if he taught them. Genuinely made it a fun class, and I looked forward to it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Discrete 2 with Buursma and it was by far one of the best classes I've taken at the UO. I think his rating on this site is largely affected by the difficulty of the courses he teaches. The material is hard, but he teaches it excellently. He hands out worksheets, gives credit for participation, and walks through the questions actively.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Past reviews of Doeke are from courses that may not be as difficult as 253. Doeke is def an instructor with a spark for teaching, but in this course particularly he falls short. The course is difficult enough, but students are assigned HW questions even he can't answer. No one feels ready for upcoming midterm. No answer key for midterm review???!!!