Reviews of professor John Nielsen-Gammon

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. NG is such a nice guy! Our class felt overwhelmed with the amount of work we were having to do, and he legitimately *listened* to us and our frustrations, and he even amended the grading so that we didn't have to take the final if we did well enough on the other exams. Our research project was okay; just a little much for an undergrad class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a great man. He'll help you if you need it & answer questions, but I thought for an entry class, he made the subject unnecessarily hard. All of the tests were short answer and the final was cummulative. He does curve. Also, if you don't read there is NO WAY you'll pass the class because, although his lectures are on topic, the book is the test

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
super smart guy who really does care about his students. Though this class was very interesting and I did learn a lot, it was very difficult for being an entry level class. Tests were made up of 10ish short answer questions and every week an assignment was due. YOU NEED TO READ THE BOOK.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor NG had 5 exams, one group project (presentation & paper). Definitely lots of reading. Online video lectures , lectures and labs. He is very understanding and tries to make sure you stay on track of the project. He offers extra credit during lecture. I really learned from the course. He is very helpful!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures are all based on graphs that are NOT on the tests. The test are about 10 questions each and all free response however you do get to use open notes, meaning you can use the textbook and any other written notes (though you won't have any because there is no way to take notes over useless graphs)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is really knowledgeable about the subject and does a really good job of teaching a controversial topic (climate change) in an unbiased way. Tests are free response but demonstrate that you understand the material and you'll be okay. One of my favorite profs and favorite classes I've taken. Textbook is easy to understand and interesting.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
For an entry level class, this was really difficult. The tests pretty hard and they were based off the textbook while the lectures got a bit off topic. He was always available outside of class, but you have to put in work for a good grade.