Reviews of professor Lawrence Behmer

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is very approachable and knows the course content really well. Overall great professor. Some exams will have info not covered in lecture but he tells you what to look at in the textbook, and gives clear guidance on what material will be on the exam. Exams are pretty hard but only make up 60% of the grade, the rest are easy points.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He personally has not been my favorite professor. hes not empathetic at all and the one thing hes good for is an informational lecture and thats it... and his voice doesnt make things better.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
DO the reading before you go to class cause there are many pop quizzes. At times I felt as if I had to teach myself. He provides many examples so doing the homework isn't bad. He provides study guides for the exam so make sure to review them cause exams are really hard.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Unclear grading criteria, harsh grader for 200 level, not helpful during office hours, never showed his face during class, dry lectures

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Expects you to read the textbook before class. Lots of information and content that we were expected to know and exams were closed-note. You really need to put the work in for this class and he is not understanding either. Study guides were helpful and I don't think exam content strayed too far from them. Personally, I would not take him again.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
prof. Behmer just seems like he doesn't care. He only reads off slides, and while he puts general course material and examples on them, he's very passive in his explanations. He also sets high expectations and isn't very accommodating with problems. I wouldn't take him unless you have to, especially if you need a good grade OR wanna retain info.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is by far the most interesting class I've ever taken, and Prof Behmer taught the material very effectively. The material is difficult, but Prof Behmer makes it interesting to learn. He provides study guides for the exams, so you'll be fine if you learn that material well. The course is test heavy, so make sure you start studying in advance.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I did well in this class but did not like the structure. Exams had content from lectures but also textbook content that was never mentioned in class. Participation and group points are easy to get if you put in some effort. Exams were multiple choice and short answer. Be prepared to read the textbook- you'll fail the exams if you don't.