Reviews of professor Philip Thompson

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great and caring professor. I did feel that his inclination towards pop quizzes was the most frustrating facet of this course ~ I didn't find his lectures useful for my own personal learning style, so I would spend lecture time self-studying and was then punished for that. (not atypical but still obnoxious) Very clear expectations and a caring guy

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took RF Electronics with Professor Thompson. It was one of the most interesting classes I have taken. The labs are real world thing. He cares about each student and always stays after office hours, so he can help everyone who needs help. He really wants you to understand concepts. The BEST electrical engineering professor in the department.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
stupendously well-organized course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Loved him, great professor

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Easily one of the ECE GOATS at Iowa. Cares about his students, his lectures are well organized and engaging, offers chances to get points back. Tests are a bit long, but not too difficult. Approachable, very knowledgable guy who cares about what he teaches and cares about his students. Fantastic teacher

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The circuits homework is usually quite long, but the TA office hours will work through solutions with you. The lectures feel very useless to attend, but I would recommend going as the course uses a lot of examples. Dr. Thompson is also just a really nice guy. He really seems to care about his students, although the course is supervised.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
A little surprised at the positive reviews, but he is a nice and approachable guy. That being said, he writes horribly difficult exams that you'd need a PhD to solve efficiently. Homework and practice exams were never difficult, and did not prepare you for exams, despite him claiming they do. Lectures are just him reading off poorly written slides.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The best ... never rushes through. amicable that greatly helped in learning, labs are fun.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a professor who is very engaged in the material, and wants to help you learn. If you go to class and the lab, you will succeed in the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Thompson has been my favorite professor at Iowa. When I had family matters that needed taken care of, he was very understanding and helped me out. Hes a great communicator and cares about his students. Hes pretty engaging and class and makes his classes worthwhile.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Phil is probably one of the most knowledgeable professors I have taken a class with in my 4 years as an EE. Because he knows his stuff so well, it makes lectures easy to follow and you really get a grasp of the material thanks to how well he can explain. Thanks to him, I understood a lot of concepts better and his class is my new favorite class.