Richard Dowd - Northland College

Professor: Richard Dowd
Department: Science
College: Northland College
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM110
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Terrible professor. I learned absolutely nothing in his class. I've heard he's better in lab settings, but I would still not ever take another class with him. His intro to chem class is relatively easy, but do not take it with him if you actually want to learn anything. He lectures for two hours on subjects that are not even on his tests.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CHM225CHM443
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His teaching style may be difficult for some students to get used to, but he is clearly very knowledgeable. He is rude and offensive and talks a lot, but that only makes his classes more entertaining.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CHM100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Few people have the combination of teaching skill, smarts and energy as Rick. Classes required work and brain power, but were worth the effort.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: BIO340
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Rick is amazingly awesome.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CHM220
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dowd is Loud and Proud. He invented chemistry.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CHM110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I like his style, but only because I am laid back and have just given up on structure in his classes. I think he may be too smart to actually be teaching college students. I love his classes because you aren't spoon fed the information, you have to figure out what's going on for yourself. I didn't like him at first, but he grows on you.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CHM221
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Confusing but always willing to help. Has a great sense of humor and is very interesting in his lectures
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CHM110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don't listen to the bad reviews - he might be a little disorganized, but Rick is an absolutely amazing professor, and he KNOWS what the hell he's talking about - and if he doesn't, hes not afraid to tell you. His lectures are a little off the wall, but overall, Rick actually made Chemistry INTERESTING and worthwile. Thank God for Rick!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CHM110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you like to laugh in class, and you like to have fun, then any Rick Dowd class is your best bet. We have head some of the stupidest thing in there, and laughed all the while still learning.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: GENCHEMI
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I was really interested in chemistry before I took his class, but now I just want to get out of it. He gets so defensive if you point something out to him that is wrong. And he also is so unorganized and his lectures bounce around a lot making it extremely hard to follow.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Rick is a really nice guy, but I don't necessarily like having him as a teacher. The things he lectures on in class are often irrelevant when it comes to doing homework and exams. The kids in the other chem classes seem to have a better handle on the material. The labs are fun though, and he has a good late assignment policy.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CHM111
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very good for one on one teaching, but harder to understand in the classroom
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dowd was a terrible teacher when he first got to Northland, and still is. He would teach concepts different from the ones the other class was learning, or simply wrong, then get defensive when someone discovered the mistake.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: GENCHEM2
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Rick was a terrible teacher, I ended up dropping the class because he would put students down in front of the whole class and make fun of them for asking a question. I would not reccomend him at all.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM101
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very helpful. makes you want to learn and cares about what you learn
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CHEM110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Rick Rocks!
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