Reviews of professor James Andrew

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The reviews for this teacher had me worried, but after taking his class this semester, I thoroughly enjoyed having him as my teacher. There is a lot of reading along with weekly reading responses, but he doesn't ask for much in them. Very easy to get a B or higher on those. Expect free extra points if no one has been showing up lately.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A lot of reading, but you don't really have to do it unless there's a response paper. Being a good writer is important. There's 10 response papers, 2 essay tests, and 2 papers. Fast-paced and lectures the whole class almost every time. No group work. Attendance is not required but necessary. Hard material sometimes. Funny but not everyone thinks so

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Always willing to give guidance on papers and such, but will not read your paper and give you direct feedback on what you need to do to improve your paper.

He is a great lecturer, gives mental breaks and makes the information really easily accessible. 

Makes jokes that no one really ever laughs at, but are funny.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The worst class I have ever taken. The worst professor. So hard and none of his grading is consistent. Many of his lectures make no sense and do not correlate with the class at all. He lectures the entire class and is so boring. I tried meeting with him regarding my grade and he does not care at all. His tests are so hard and impossible to pass.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took this class for core credit and it was pretty easy as long as you just go to class. If you go to class, he will give you extra credit for participation and you don't need to study for the midterm/final beyond your class notes. Some topics were confusing for me but there are crash course videos that can clarify.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There's a lot of reading but he explains it in the next lecture so you can get away with not reading. The assignments are page long Response Papers, and the difficulty of the prompts varies for each paper. If you take notes and pay attention in class you should be fine, but he also posts lecture notes after class. Attendance option, EC sometimes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I don't know what the other reviews are saying, but JP is easy to reach outside of class and is very ready to answer any questions. It's not the easiest core ever, but as long as you come to class and pay attention it isn't bad at all. Even though attendance isn't technically mandatory, the material is hard to understand without coming to class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of my favorite classes. He goes in depth with his lectures and makes it easy to follow along by writing the notes on the board. There is a weekly response paper due, which is a detailed paragraph on the reading. Late work is NOT accepted, but he does offer extra credit. If you study and understand the material, the exam should be fine for you.