Donald Leitch - University of Massachusetts Lowell

Professor: Donald Leitch
Department: Engineering
College: University of Massachusetts Lowell
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENG204
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Basically just gives you homework and the solutions and makes you figure it out for yourself. Online classes? Nope. He told us to google stuff and watch youtube videos instead of teaching us. He was a funny and crazy old man so class was fun when we still had him in person. Only grades are exams. Good Luck
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CIV201
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This guy knows his stuff for sure buddy. You can really tell he cares about his students. Great lab instructor and really knows how to inject a whole lotta fun in an otherwise dry curriculum. If you have the option pls take my man Don. You will be a better person for it. Absolute concrete expert.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: SOM201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Good, smart teacher, pretty helpful. Tests are tough and homework is mostly from the book. He goes over homework the day you pass it in.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: 14204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Leitch knows his stuff, but his lectures are mainly just going over homework. Also, just copying the homework isn't gonna make you learn it. His tests were difficult and worth 90% of the overall grade, homework is 10%
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: 14204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher explains well. Don't fall behind everything is important.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: 14204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Strength of materials was the hardest course I've ever taken, hands down, and I'm a senior civil engineering student saying that. Leitch definitely could have done a better job teaching that course.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: 14311
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Leitch is a funny guy, and tries to make engineering materials laboratory as fun as possible. This class is a night and day difference from his strength of materials class. This one has very fun and engaging lab experiments, with little work needed for the lab reports.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: 14204
  • Grade Received: D
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Leitch is definitely funny, but that doesn't make up for the very hard homeworks he assigns every class due the next class, nor the fact the he doesn't teach most of the time. He will teach you what you need to know for the homework the day that it is due, such that you are always doing homework that you can't do yet. His tests are fair.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: 14202
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He gives far too much homework and its on material that you won''t learn until after you turn in the homework.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: 14204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Yes, he is funny, but what he teaches doesn't impact the learning.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: 14204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The book is your teacher. Lectures didn't add much to the learn
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: 14204
  • 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:
Professor Leitch is amazing at tying the course material into the real-world experience. He gives far too much homework and its on material that you won't learn until after you turn in the homework.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: SOM201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome. Learned a ton from this guy. Really funny guy who is very organized in the way he presents the class. Gives complete homework and test solutions. Would recommend to anyone.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: SMAT204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very enthusiastic and easy to follow. Open to questions and quite helpful. One of the best teachers in the civil department. I would recommend him for any class he teaches.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: SOM204
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher. Exams can be hard but always gives a practice exam and solutions to all of the homework. Deff recommend this teacher to anyone.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: STATI203
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One of the greats, don't really have to listen to what he says just attempt the hw and he gives you handwritten solutions to all the hw so you know how to do it, study the hw and you will do fine
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CONC1
  • 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:
best professor, dont except easy because if you do then you shouldnt be an engineer but he makes it as easy to learn as possible. HW every night which you should do if you want to pass. HW only work 10% but if you do it you'll understand the material and do well in class. Attendance not mandatory but essential to doing well on tests.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CIVILDYN
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor, no regrets taking this course. I'd recommend him!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: STATI203
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very good teacher. very helpful if you need help and his notes are clear. the material is hard if you lag behind so never fall behind on hw.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: CIV201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
As others have said, best professor in the civil department.
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