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I was not able to pay attention at all during this class. Beyond boring. I think I spaced out in just about every single lecture. The professor doesn't even understand the words he is saying sometimes. He would throw a bunch of words into a sentence that make absolutely no sense.Rate My Professors ↗
The best professor I've had at UW-Madison. Anything that is on the exam or papers will be covered in lecture. He makes sure that you're actually learning the material rather than memorizing. Basically if you go to class and skim the readings, you'll get a good gradeRate My Professors ↗
Adam is a laid back lecturer. Theres a lot of reading but the lecture discusses the readings thoroughly . Grading was really fair. 2 written exams, a paper and 1 group project. No reason you shouldn't get at least a B.Rate My Professors ↗
Absolutely incredible! Cares way more than almost every other teacher I have. Builds an awesome inclass environment and is super easy to get along with.Rate My Professors ↗
Adam is legit the most amazing teacher! If you have an opportunity to take a class with him DO IT! literally any class, just take it with him! He's super cool and explains everything really well. I took a comm B section with him this semester and the entire class was sad to see it end. Moral of the story, TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM!Rate My Professors ↗
Adam cares about his students a lot. He even has extra office hours on the terrace because he wants to meet everyone, and he learns everyone's names in the first week. He is also very easy to talk to personally. The class is not too much work, except the grading for papers is very strict. My favorite class I've taken here.Rate My Professors ↗
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