Reviews of professor Scott Dawson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Fluid mechanics overall is a difficult class. However, Mr. Dawson does an amazing job in explaining the content and going through examples step by step. Would definitely take a class with him again! Highly recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
First semester teaching here. Great lectures, checks for understanding often and does lots of paper derivations. Also quickly posts lecture notes (with scanned derivations) online which are a great study resources. Textbook can be helpful but isn't strictly necessary for homework or studying. Exams are fair, curved, and have a few bonus questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very approachable outside of the classroom. Lectures are very clear and gives a ton of additional material

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was lucky enough to have taken every class he teaches at IIT he knows his stuff. Every lecture he gives very well-structured lessons with tons of examples with code too. He always posts notes which is helpful for exams as his classes can be difficult due to the material being high level. He answers questions and always has great office hours.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Dawson clearly knows the material and is incredibly friendly, approachable and helpful. However his lectures are incredibly challenging to follow as he jumps around or loses train of thought so often. It was also incredibly challenging to complete homework and exams sometimes due to lack of solid example problems finished during lectures