Reviews of professor Shawn Weatherford

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
IDS 2935: Energy and Society (Quest 2)
Love this professor, he's super nice, and the class was interesting. The book readings were a bit annoying, but it was just one assignment due per week.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures are very clear and break down the topics in a way thats easy to learn. Exams are tough but he is a good professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!! Weatherford does not test for students to do well, the questions are VERY randomly posed. IN TEST there will always be things that look wayyyy off charts. He likes to fantasize about the heights of physics but simply doesn't get anywhere close in lecture. I have been disheartened by studying for hours but still havent done well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I cannot recommend Professor Weatherford enough. I took his Quest 2 because I needed a physical science credit, and I am surprised by how much I ended up liking the class. Prof Weatherford is awesome and his demos in class are cool. The lectures are interesting and he gets to know students in class. There's tons of reading, but it's worth it.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Weatherford was definitely the best lecturer out of the 3 profs. His lectures were engaging and upbeat, and there was 5 percent extra credit for going to class. He didn't do as much outside of class as Dr. Chang, but was still a very good professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Really good professor, explains concepts in great detail and doesn't talk like you're a physics expert on an intro physics class (as most professors should do).

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Definitely the most enjoyable lectures of the three phy2048 instructors. The material is hard, but Weatherford is nice and clearly cares about student success. Doesn't put out HW solution explanations or exam reviews like Prof Chang though.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is the hardest class i've taken yet, mostly due to the way that Prof. W operates. The four 15q exams are the hardest i've ever taken. He tells you to study a large amount of complex content and only tests you on bits and pieces of it. Someone else said he keeps success a secret, and I agree. To me he came off as smug and indifferent.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This man is the most wholesome professor I have ever met. He puts the same effort into his mustache routine as his lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is so nice and wholesome! The class was pretty interesting and not too difficult. There is a decent amount of reading but it's not too much of a workload. He has a cool mustache too :)

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Exams were challenging, I would suggest reading the textbook to learn and practice the material. He was available and willing to help answer questions. Lectures were not too helpful but there were iClicker questions for extra credit.