Reviews of professor William Smith

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
One of the worst professors at Tech. Not only is he a horrible professor he is one of the worst advisor. His "advice" consists not of a discussion between himself and his students but him ranting about the way he thinks is correct. He is unwilling to discuss anything with students and is extremely demeaning and unprofessional. Avoid if possible.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The exams are hard and the group project is important. Attendance is CRUCIAL. Roth is often misjudged because he seems hard to talk to but he is available when needed. This was my favorite class and I learned a lot from him. He doesn't waste your time and is straight to the point and expects the same in return.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Smith is obviously very interested in the material that hes teaching, and is very in to listen to, though he is a very harsh grader, if you take one of his classes I would advise that you are very intristed in the material. Like any HIST class, all of the testing is essay based and he grades hard.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Not the most interesting class, but easy to get an A if you follow Roth's explicit guidelines. He takes attendance everyday, and a lot of test material comes from lecture that's not in the posted slides. Test reviews make it really easy to do well on tests. Bulk of grade comes from group project and major essay that he grades pretty harshly.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Roth is a little intimidating at first, but I really enjoyed being in his class! He makes a class that could be lecture- and textbook-heavy more interactive. He's a little nit picky when it comes to grading, but if you read the textbook and take good notes in class, you should be good to go.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really enjoyed this class. Yes the tests are difficult. tests are very application based. Start your final project as early as you can in the semester, and do option C. There is more freedom. He will always help you with any questions you may have. Also don't be afraid to approach him. He really knows his stuff, and lectures are fun. PARTICIPATE

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Smith was not very friendly with talking to students and not clear on exam related questions. The course itself was not extremely hard, but Smith did not make it exciting whatsoever.