Reviews of professor Todd van Orman

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Really nice guy and great to have as a friend and mentor outside the classroom, but needs to improve his teaching inside the classroom. He ought to spend more time going over how to do the problems, and how to derive their required formulas. Exams are all on Connect, so there is no way to get any partial credit for even the slightest mistake.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
VERY intelligent - really know his stuff; he has lots of experience. Walks through problems and functions and won't hesitate to re-explain something if you don't understand it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Excellent teacher! Class is not easy; however, he really pushes students to do their best. Students set up a portfolio and manage it throughout the semester. Most assignments are writing assignments pertaining to this. There is also an individual paper and three take home tests composed of essay questions that involve deep research. Learned a lot!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good guy who knows his stuff, however not accessible outside of class. Never replied to any of my emails after telling me to email him for homework help.