Reviews of professor James Reeder

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Yeah, his classes are hard but it's also college. He makes you study the material, which is fair in my opinion. You have to actually know the material. It's also not impossible to study for. The lecture notes and quizzes are pretty clear and he's transparent about whats on the exams.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I got an A minus but I somehow ended up accidently signing up for this class again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The class itself has interesting content and I really enjoyed that aspect of it but reeder makes this class IMPOSSIBLE. His grading is so hard that the curve for the class is insane. On the first day of class he admits that his tests are hard and refuses to allow more time to compensate for that. Take another prof and save yourself the stress.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
super nice and prioritizes helping students

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He makes you work for it for sure. You have to actually understand the material in order to get a good grade. Hes a nice professor and a funny lecturer even at 7:30a. He doesnt stand for free riders on group projects (hell give you a zero if your team says you did no work). The Knowledge Matters part of the class can be tricky but can also help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class is not boring, he is a nice person and teaches well, but the exams are unnecessarily difficult. It was impossible to finish in the given time. I dont know what is the point of making extremely difficult exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Welcome to college, it's not always rainbows and butterflies. Prepare to be challenged to be an effective learner, after all, that's what we're here for anyway.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a good guy and cares about what he teaches, but the class was not set up well for me. My biggest complaint was the formula sheet that is given to study. If you happen to write down a formula wrong or use different variables, you will absolutely not be able to tell which formula is which because none of them are labeled or indicated in any way.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is a hard class to say the least, but this is a great teacher to go through it with. Prof. Reeder knows the content super well, answers questions fully and is honest about his class. I had an AWFUL midterm, selected to change my grading weights and swung an A-. Just learn the concepts as best as possible and lean into that curve.