Samuel Politz - Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Professor: Samuel Politz
Department: Science
College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: BB1001
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Terrible. Argued with the class over ambiguous quiz questions. Lack of a textbook is really crippling as he doesn't do so well teaching the material. Each class was him reading off the slides (sometimes tracking the text with the mouse) and an occasional "Poll Everywhere" survey for a participation grade.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: BB1001
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lectures were incredibly dry and not suited for an intro level class (often very specific and technical without background knowledge). Professor wrote unclear quiz questions, acknowledged that the entire class got these questions wrong, and then refused to compromise on grading.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: BB2920
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Quiet, boring lecturer who can't explain things well. Nice guy who likes the field (genetics is a cool subject) but not great teacher. His exam/quiz questions can be weirdly worded but are generally fair, although he grades rather harshly. Homework questions are good and a huge part of the grade.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: BB2920
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Spent a week teaching us the basic algebra of the Chi square and no time on how to use the associated table. Contradicts himself and is simultaneously hard of hearing and very quiet. Read the class outline for a general overview and then skim the textbook. Includes weirdly specific unnecessary information on tests.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: BB2920
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His test questions are very unclear. He expects answers to questions he doesn't ask on the exam and makes it very difficult to talk to him about it because of his lack of office hours and busy schedule. His lectures are confusing and he tends to get the information wrong so READ THE BOOK AND TAKE NOTES.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: BB2920
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Nice person, but horrible lecturer. Very boring and confusing lectures, very hard to stay awake in class. Frequently makes mistakes and doesn't realize (or correct) it. Tests contain weird details and materials that are barely discussed in class. If you can take the class with another professor, avoid him please.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: BB3620
  • 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:
One of the worst professors at WPI. He does not make the class lecture stimulating or interesting at all. Just goes off with talking from figures. The notes he writes on the board are little to not and they are not coherent. Questions on tests do not clearly ask for what is needed. He does not specify at all and thus he takes off a lot of points.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: BB0
  • 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:
Awful professor. Poor communicator. So unclear about what he expects, and the outlines he gives you to study for tests are sometimes not even a good representation. He is VERY poorly organized, never responds to emails at all, and on the off chance he does he responds a week later. All around very unprofessional, would not recommend at all.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: BB3620
  • 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:
Honestly, I love this guy. He is very very dry and reminds me of the professor from Ferris Bueler's Day Off, but he knows his stuff and is always willing to help. If you go to class every day he will give you exactly what you need to know for the tests. Pay attention and do the reading and you're SET.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: IMMUNO
  • 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:
Most BORING class ever! He knows the material, but he has no confidence in front of a class, and doesn't teach with any emotion. It turned into a clock-watcher class. Despite interesting material, it is presented in a boring manner. The Tests are pretty comprehensive, but he scales. He is a nice guy though, out of class :).
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: GENETICS
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
a very monotonous guy, but pretty nice, pay attention and you should do well
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: IMMUNO
  • 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:
His lectures come straight from the outline he hands out for each chapter. He uses class time to go over his outlines and explain them using picutes from the book and drawings on the board. He gets kind of boring at times, and his tests are hard but he grades on a curve
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: BB3140
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Seems to be an all-around bio prof, with no obvious specialty. The result is that he seems to learn along with the students. His notes are clear, tests are straight forward with few suprises-he's not out to trick his students.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: GENETICS
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy is so boring that I DID drop the Biology major after having him for class.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: BB2920
  • 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:
Made my consider dropping my Bio major; he's THAT boring
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