Reviews of professor Joel Ellsworth

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Ellsworth has a sense of humor that went really well with me. There were only two larger assignments (essays) in the class. One 4-page individual ethics essay, and one 8-page group essay, which averages about 1.5 pages per person. He assigns everything weeks ahead of time (or even months), so it is your own fault if you procrastinate until the end.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class was downright awful. It would be better to read the textbook cover to cover and not attend class at all. He's a nice guy but does not know how to teach. The tests are completely different than the homework or topics covered in lecture. The lab associated with this class is also terrible. Good luck

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The best thing I can say is that it depends on the person if you like him or not. He has you read the material before class and then recovers it in class. Machine design is hard and how he has things set up is odd but he was a fine teacher. Too much hate on him, it just depends on the person.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Joel is the worst. His classes are poorly run and poorly organized. He expects you to read his mind to understand his expectations, and then penalizes you when you can't do this. He isn't respected by the students and frequently argues with them during class. I hoped he'd improve, but he only gets worse. He needs to shape up or ship out.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." -Albert Einstein He can't explain anything simply. You get the point.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was gonna give Prof. Ellsworth a one because his lectures are SUPER boring and I always struggle to stay awake, but he has shown that he listens to students. Tests not too difficult, unlimited HW attempts (HW every lecture day). He recently changed the final project, it's impossible. Dropped my grade 2 letters.