James McClymer - University of Maine

Professor: James McClymer
Department: Physics
College: University of Maine
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: PHY400
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Look, he's fine. He's a nice guy, and genuinely cares about his students. But his assignment descriptions are unclear, he rambles so much, and it's just a rather boring class. If you ask a question, it can derail class for 10min because he's just a wordy person. Great guy, I wouldn't want him for anything other than career prep tho.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: PHY502
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Obviously did not understand subject matter as much as he should. Homework assignments were not clear, and exams questions were hit-or-miss with being practical for the time limit.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: PHY454
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Teaching style is very difficult to follow and grading seemed very arbitrary. On more than one occasion assignments were not handed back at all.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: PHY223
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Makes the material way harder than it has to be. Grading is inconstant and arbitrary. Just plain not a nice guy either.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: PHY502
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Horrible teacher, he doesn't know what he's doing. Worst professor in the physics department; you have to teach yourself. He will spend an entire class teaching false methods and then wonder why his results are completely incorrect. Grades are arbitrary (based on a checkmark, squiggle, 1, and 0) and never returns homework in a timely manner.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: PHY472
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
his lectures aren't bad. ask him to post his *.ppts in the class conference. he pretty much tells you what he tests on, and multiplies the homework grade by 1.17. he leaves a lot of math out because you've got to in optics. else it's just a lot of stupid integrals. the book has all the math you need anyway.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: EM1
  • 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:
Makes easy stuff hard and hard stuff harder..... gives poor lectures even though he prepares. Nice guy though.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: PHY454
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
lectures confuse more then help
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: EMI
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He sometimes goes through things fast and they are confusing, but he is really nice and laid back. This course is a lot of work.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: PHY454
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
can't follow his lectures most of the time.... has a thing against mathematicians.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: PHY441
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Decent guy but for a physics professor, his math is scattered and suspect. He knows what he's doing.... just not anyone else.
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