Douglas J. Buttrey - University of Delaware

Professor: Douglas J. Buttrey
Department: Engineering
College: University of Delaware
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Thought CHEG112 is bad enough but this class is harder. He curved the exams a lot, first midterm had an average of 46 but the second one was 60. I got 58 and 92 in both exam. Just be prepared and MAKE SURE TO READ THE BOOK and do the homework and practice exams. THEY HELPED A LOT, altho it's annoying. START THE PROJECT EARLIER tho, MATLAB SUCKS
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Buttrey is a very enthusiastic professor that truly cares about thermodynamics, but that doesn't make up for the fact that this course is incredibly difficult. The homework/project takes forever to do, and the content is DENSE. The exams are rough, but the curve is generous. CHEG231 has the workload of two or three 3-credit courses. Good luck.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG325
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Worst professor I've ever had. Lectures are boring. Slides have no information relevant to the exam. Mostly deriving equations in book. No clear grading rubric; arbitrarily assigns letter grades without releasing final exam/final project grades or cuttoffs. You cant do anything about it since you never see the final. Went from an A to C+ from final
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Thermo is definitely the hardest class I've ever taken, but Dr. Buttrey does a great job of explaining the material. If you have questions, just ask right away otherwise your confusion will just build until you can't do anything about it. Definitely the smartest man I've ever met. 20 hours of homework per week. Good luck.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is passionate about what he teaches and his PowerPoints are extremely detailed and descriptive. At the start of the semester he wasn't great at getting across the information, but by the end we did a lot of in-class practice problems which helped tremendously. The key to his class is asking for help when you need it and not procrastinating.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Just horrible. Solutions are filled with mistakes and does a terrible job explaining the already difficult concept of thermo. Smart guy, but can't explain anything. Exam averages around 50 to 65. Just try to do well on one exam and you're set. Prepare to memorize your butt off for exam 2. Beware the final project. Its long
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG325
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Buttrey clearly knows his thermodynamics backwards and forwards. He cares a great deal about students, especially if you visit during office hours, and is genuinely excited about what he teaches. That being said, the class was pretty hard and expect to put in a lot of work in order to get a decent grade.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Buttrey is amazing. Thermo is not an easy class-its not supposed to be. But the homework problems were very applicable and made the tests manageable. He is very helpful if you go see him in office hours. He is a very good professor.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MS603
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
cool
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG321
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Thermo is a hard class. Go to office hours if you need help! Buttrey and the TA's are always willing to help out. Be prepared to put in a lot of effort, and your grade will probably be lower than you are used to. There is a curve at the end because exam grades are usually really low. Beware of the final project!!!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Well intentioned, however his beaming enthusiasm for the subject is somewhat lost in translation during lecture. Class is tough as nails and homework will take up a fair amount of your week, but exams are for the most part fair.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hard class, homework takes LONG to do and I think he knows it, but he really wants us to know how to do this stuff. Pay attention in class but that still might not be enough so be sure to ask TA's for help too. Sometimes his explanations aren't as easy to understand as the TA's.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Homework load (20-30 hrs if done alone) is ridiculous, the notes and examples are straight from the book if you look hard enough, and the exams average in the 60's, but Buttrey is well versed in the subject and tries his best to impart the necessary knowledge to his students. 231 made my life a living hell, but I still think he's a good professor.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • 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:
Very bland guy. Lectures straight from the book, which is a very terrible book. Tells you to break turbines. He writes/grades the closed notes portion of the exams, which are harder than the open notes portion. WAY TOO MUCH HOMEWORK. Class has a huge curve, so it's not that hard to get a decent grade.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
the guy tries hard, but is very boring and anal. he spends too much time deriving equations and constantly asks students questions, assuming they know the answers. just read your notes after class and try to make as much sense as possible out of them.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
BORING!! class is often useless, bc/ he spends most of the time deriving equations which are derived in the book. and since you never have to derive an equation on the exam (you just use them), the class is useless. tries hard but his lectures are gay and dry. lauterbach is much better
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Most of his class was spent tryin to keep up with his on board notes. He went so fast you had no time to comprehend what you wrote down. Definitely needed the help sessions to get through this class.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • 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:
He and Lauterbach are pretty much the same, only he has as much personality as a cucumber. Just copy from the board, nod your head, and at the end of the class wonder, "What the hell did I just write?"
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • 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:
He makes a lot of mistakes on the board and it you make one tiny mistake on the exam, you fail. One of the of the most anal profs I have ever met and one of the worst.But not the worst, that is reserved for Angell
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: CHEG231
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy really tries, but he is really boring. Plus the material didnt help either. Really wants to help, but often times expects too much out of you. He's a really nice guy but he is boring.
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