Kevin Klement - University of Massachusetts - Amherst

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Kevin Klement - University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Professor: Kevin Klement

Department: Philosophy

College: University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Solid professor, very accessible and answers emails very quickly. Good lectures and interesting material. This course is more of a math class not a traditional phil class. WOULD STRONGLY RECCOMEND IF YOU ARE GOOD AT MATH! WOULD DISCOURAGE OTHERWISE! Grading is pretty generous. You get to drop your 2 lowest tests out of 5.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: PHIL105
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

First class I had Freshman year. Found myself struggling to understand just about every concept he tried to explain. Usually when this happens you can refer to the textbook, but not in this course. Your textbook is this old website the professor made that has a lot of issues. I eventually used Youtube to teach myself and only went for exams.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Attendance is not required, but it is necessary to pass the class unless you stay on track with homework. Most homework is also not graded, so it is difficult to stay motivated because the material is so boring. So unless you are a real self-starter, I would not recommend this course to you.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class was a traumatic experience. I don't even know which class I took because I dropped it so fast. Kev kept going on about some other class he likes teaching better so nothing was learned. He is so preoccupied with talking that he cares little about teaching the class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Phil 110 can definitely be tough, and it's extremely easy to fall behind if you don't keep up with going to class or homework. But Prof. Klement is very willing to explain the material as needed during office hours or by appointment. Really understanding and helpful guy

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Klement means well but this class was just awful! He doesn't realize that we all don't think like him. I do not recommend taking this class. The material starts off relatively easy if you go to class & keep up with the homework. However once you hit the second exam it all goes downhill. The content is confusing & utterly pointless.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dude speaks in a really weird soft-smooth tone. Lots of kids don't go to class ever, but they're also the ones who tend to be screwed the most. He says no one goes to his office hours but that's because they're during class times like Wednesday at 10am. Material gets hard real fast if you're not paying attention and paying attention can be hard...

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: F
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don't take this class if you are not math-oriented because it will be impossible- take another R2! He is available during office hours but unless you totally understand everything and get good grades, it will not matter to him at all the amount of effort you put in. Like normal, the TA grades a lot of the work and mine was pretty tough.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Pretty easy class if you put in the time. Class is not mandatory at all, but it can help. All of the information you need is online. Practice problems with answer keys before all exams. Definitely requires practice. You get to drop the two lowest exam grades. The final is a retake of the last two exams. Lectures can be long and boring.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very boring class. Material is more like a math class than a philosophy class. He provides all material online including the text book. You can drop your lowest two exam grades. The whole class is very abstract and lecture is painful to sit through. Can not emphasize enough how boring every day of class was, i regularly saw people falling asleep.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: INTROTOLOGIC
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wow, what a funny, passionate guy. Super fun, cared about the subject, happy to be doing his job. Most kids were disrespectful and left class rudely because they're ignorant and not interested.. but you will pass with ease if you pay attention and do your HW! Gives 2 make up test, so nice. It is truly sad to see the lack of intellect at UMass...

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: PHIL513
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Incredibly helpful.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class is very easy to get an A in and Kevin helps with that. He designed a program that has all the homework problems and lets you do them online, an immediately tells you where you're wrong and why. Using this program for just 2 hours got me a 100 on my past two exams. Many people complain about this class, which is because no one ever goes.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I'm a philosophy minor, but I took this course for an R2 requirement and it was an AWFUL decision. I attend every class, but he never goes through the process of how he reaches the answer of problems. He doesn't answer questions and is not willing to help. I would never recommend this professor. The course could be interesting if it weren't for him

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class will teach you nothing about philosophy. It is more of a glorified algebra class with no meaning or structure. Not worth it to go to class, he has no clarity and expects you to know how to do it. And asking for help is just as bad, if not worse. Just do it on your own and show up for tests to get this gen ed out of the way.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Taking this class right now and will be getting an A. The course itself is pretty but he's not interested at all in helping students. I went to him for questions a few times and he's just really cold and not interested in helping you at all. if u wanna take this course, take it with hardigree.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: PHIL335
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Kevin is nice, but dry and forgets the fact that many of his students have never thought about these things before and so it doesn't come very easily. He isn't very engaging and the material is not easy. The papers were challenging and the quizzes were very easy. Not a very enjoyable class, but not so bad.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: PHIL586
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:

Kevin has a quiet power about him. He is deeply concerned with the issues in this and his other classes and he conveys this in his anxiousness to re-examine the subject matter. He's open-minded about things and doesn't seem to put too much of an emphasis on grading (he will give you the benefit of the doubt). Plus, the readings are all online.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A great teacher for logic. He is EXTREMELY helpful because he teaches the material meticulously and reviews extensively before every exam. Not the most interesting class, but that's because of the subject matter. He has a good sense of humor and really does a good job commanding the lecture format. This class was sooooooooo easy.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: PHIL110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He does very little to help with the exams, and if you go to see him during office hours he provides very little support and tends to allow favorites to suck up. Do not take the course with this professor because he does not help make the material interesting at all.

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