Reviews of professor Ryan Phillips

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The most boring, generic man I ave ever met. He is not good at explaining difficult concepts, you will have to rely on the internet to actually teach you what to do. Do not take him if you are counting on lectures to help you understand material

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This man is so dull, I think I would have more fun watching paint dry on the wall. He has notes that he uses for lectures, and he will not do certain types of problems or answer any questions that don't specifically correlate to the notes. He'll tell us to refer to the textbook, which feels like Sheldon Cooper himself wrote it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Phillips explains concepts well. For some sections he spends too much time doing proofs and not enough time doing examples of problems. His tests are tough but fair. The departmental final is very difficult but his tests help prepare you for it. If you do all of the recommended problems from the textbook you will be fine.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Classes were very organized and straight forward. He would do review sessions in the class before midterms where he would pretty much lay out exactly what he wanted you to know and what you didn't have to know. the first midterm was easy. The second midterm and final was tough but still fair.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Class is straight forward. But the departmental final sucks.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Calculus is as tough as it is, and Ryan does not make it any better. This man has no personality and his lectures are not engaging at all. I learned better with YouTube videos than with his lectures notes. Class format is straightforward but the exams are tough, especially the departmental final. Would not recommend.