John Blackwell - Case Western Reserve University

Professor: John Blackwell
Department: MacRomolecular Science & Eng
College: Case Western Reserve University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: FSNA157
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very disorganized... Doesn't always announce due dates for assignments and gets sidetracked very easily during lectures and one-on-one discussions. Would not recommend for SAGES.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: EMAC351
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Despite my harsh rating I really enjoyed this class the material was very interesting the professor was funny however his lectures could end up hard to follow and the SI's were more useful for actually learning the course material. Extra credit it's essential cause points are taken off the tests in huge clumps. That bEing said it was a great class
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: EMAC351
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of my favorite professors at Case. He is super helpful and an interesting lecturer. His personal stories are very entertaining. Exams are exactly the derivations he does in class.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: EMAC276
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent professor. Class was quite easy and the extra credit quizzes made it better. There is a group project that is somewhat interesting but it depends on who you get grouped with. Overall excellent class and professor. If you have any interest in polymers I would recommending taking this class to see if a polymer major would be for you.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: SAGES100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Assignments and grading scale ambiguous. Grading seems done haphazardly; very difficult to reach. Suggestions for improvement are hackneyed and trite. Avoid him for SAGES.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • 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:
Funny professor that is really passionate about what he does. The powerpoint slides he posts online make attendance really just a formality. As long as you go to recitation to take the extra credit quizzes and understand the slides, you're bound to do well. The review he does before the tests is helpful, and the tests are similar to the slides.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you're an engineer, this is the easiest science class you will take at Case.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • 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:
what a cool accent!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Classes are useless as he just reiterates the notes posted online. Attending recitation is a must to get a good grade in this class.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Could not keep the interest of students, classes became somewhat useless due to him just teaching from slides
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Sexy British accent.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • 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:
Such an easy class, and the man is pretty funny.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His lectures aren't super useful, but I went to them for entertainment purposes because Blackwell is hilarious and he's really nice! To do well in this class all you have to do is go to recitation, go to SI reviews before exams (very helpful) and do his practice exams (also very helpful) and you're almost guaranteed and A.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • 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:
His lectures are not terribly useful since he basically recites his slides, but the material he gives is good. The problem is, while he can teach the concepts of the class very well, he doesn't teach how to solve specific types of problems - that is only taught in the recitations. If you go to and pay attention in each recitation, you should do OK.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Nice guy. Amusing accent. Boring lectures, due mostly to the fact that everything is on powerpoint and he rarely writes. Go to SI review sessions before tests if you have a decent SI, make a good notecard for the tests, and a reasonably small amount of effort will land you an A. Bring a pillow to class.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • 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:
I haven't learned a single thing from going to this class, or from his notes. The recitation really isn't much of a help either. The only way to get by and do well is to find old exams and do the problems over and over ....don't bother going to the lectures, because you'll probably fall asleep.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent prof. Really provides all the means you need to succeed for different learning styles. Reinforces material well, but going to recitation is a must to do well. Kinda hard to listen in class, but makes jokes which help. With effort, it should be possible to excuse yourself from the final.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good man, relatively easy class. If you care enough to work hard trough the first four exams, you can get out of the final as well.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ENGR145
  • 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:
Who's idea was it to put 200 people in the same class????
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