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Lectures/papers are engaging and thought provoking but course is overall low stress. 112 was well-structured, interesting, and forgiving if you need to miss.100% would recommend!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-12 03:29:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"420ead78a91d30ab3825ccd8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjQxMTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"Great professor! Funny and engaging lectures..you don't HAVE to go but is beneficial. Discussions are easy to participate in. You have 4 BIG papers: if you read rubric and textbook you'll do good on them. Final Exam was SO easy: short answer given beforehand and multiple choice VERY similar to quizzes ;) Would definitely take again!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-20 03:27:47 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"b1103a1e87c2c419bfd7c90d\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzkxODMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"He was so boring. Nice guy but really boring and the TA's graded so inconsistently. 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Lectures/papers are engaging and thought provoking but course is overall low stress. 112 was well-structured, interesting, and forgiving if you need to miss.100% would recommend!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-12 03:29:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"420ead78a91d30ab3825ccd8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjQxMTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"Great professor! Funny and engaging lectures..you don't HAVE to go but is beneficial. Discussions are easy to participate in. You have 4 BIG papers: if you read rubric and textbook you'll do good on them. 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Lectures/papers are engaging and thought provoking but course is overall low stress. 112 was well-structured, interesting, and forgiving if you need to miss.100% would recommend!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-12 03:29:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"420ead78a91d30ab3825ccd8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjQxMTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"Great professor! Funny and engaging lectures..you don't HAVE to go but is beneficial. Discussions are easy to participate in. You have 4 BIG papers: if you read rubric and textbook you'll do good on them. Final Exam was SO easy: short answer given beforehand and multiple choice VERY similar to quizzes ;) Would definitely take again!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-20 03:27:47 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"b1103a1e87c2c419bfd7c90d\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzkxODMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"He was so boring. Nice guy but really boring and the TA's graded so inconsistently. 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Lectures/papers are engaging and thought provoking but course is overall low stress. 112 was well-structured, interesting, and forgiving if you need to miss.100% would recommend!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-12 03:29:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"420ead78a91d30ab3825ccd8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjQxMTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"Great professor! Funny and engaging lectures..you don't HAVE to go but is beneficial. Discussions are easy to participate in. You have 4 BIG papers: if you read rubric and textbook you'll do good on them. Final Exam was SO easy: short answer given beforehand and multiple choice VERY similar to quizzes ;) Would definitely take again!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-20 03:27:47 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"b1103a1e87c2c419bfd7c90d\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzkxODMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"He was so boring. Nice guy but really boring and the TA's graded so inconsistently. 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Lectures/papers are engaging and thought provoking but course is overall low stress. 112 was well-structured, interesting, and forgiving if you need to miss.100% would recommend!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-12 03:29:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"420ead78a91d30ab3825ccd8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjQxMTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"Great professor! Funny and engaging lectures..you don't HAVE to go but is beneficial. Discussions are easy to participate in. You have 4 BIG papers: if you read rubric and textbook you'll do good on them. 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Lectures/papers are engaging and thought provoking but course is overall low stress. 112 was well-structured, interesting, and forgiving if you need to miss.100% would recommend!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-12 03:29:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"420ead78a91d30ab3825ccd8\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjQxMTYx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"Great professor! Funny and engaging lectures..you don't HAVE to go but is beneficial. Discussions are easy to participate in. You have 4 BIG papers: if you read rubric and textbook you'll do good on them. Final Exam was SO easy: short answer given beforehand and multiple choice VERY similar to quizzes ;) Would definitely take again!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST 112\",\"date\":\"2024-12-20 03:27:47 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"b1103a1e87c2c419bfd7c90d\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1784744\",\"instructor_name\":\"Robert Beattie\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzkxODMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1784744\"},{\"comment\":\"He was so boring. Nice guy but really boring and the TA's graded so inconsistently. 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