Reviews of professor Richard Neil

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Some may not be able to handle a teacher that's a climate change "skeptic." Just read the book and study the science and form your own opinion; the book will tell you the straight facts. Like others have said, he doesn't ask for a lot. Tests and homework were open book and online and he largely stays away from the cloud physics and fluid dynamics.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not the worst teacher. Has some odd habits though. Takes roll at the beginning and end of class. Is clear on what he wants you to know but does not do a great job of explaining the material. Focuses more on the real-world example of the phenomenon that what is it and why it happens.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Currently taking his GEOG1 class and he is great. He openly admits he has a learning disability but I honestly never would have guessed he does if he never said anything. He relates everything to the "real world" which is fantastic and easily helps you remember the material. Was a little hesitant at first but he easily won me over. Would recommend!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Highly recommend you find any other professor. Neil's sarcastic, condescending, whiny, "only I am right" personality makes for an incredibly long unbearable lecture. He goes off on tangents complaining about something/someone; even goes as far as talking negatively about his students in other classes. I learn more from the powerpoint than from him.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Fine. Not the most charming personality but if you can tolerate that he's everything most students seem to want. Reads off his slides, homework once a week, three scan-tron tests, a few simple "projects" like a video/movie review and a news story or weather report. Not a difficult teacher as long as you put out some effort. Medium effort  A

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class is easy with a light workload until he unleashes his exams on you. The average grade is an A on homework but a C on exams. The questions make little to no sense, and a large proportion of questions aren't covered in the book, lectures, or PowerPoints. You'll have an A all semester but a B- after exams. At least the textbook is a free pdf.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He makes things easy for the students. All the homework is online and open book. The tests (so far) are the same but are timed so you do have to known the material. He uses PowerPoint to lecture. He is willing to give students points back on homework and even tests if they feel he made an error or a test answer was a bit off. No complaints