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DONALD STONE

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Raw average: 2.58/5 from 12 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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MSE331 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Don is a nice guy, and he is doing his honest-to-goodness best as a lecturer. If you can get past his awkwardness, he's really a brilliant guy, but he isn't a stellar lecturer. For MSE330, he was a bit out of his depth, and tended to go in circles. For 331, he's working off of notes, and has worked out some kinks.
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MSE330 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Don is a really nice guy. He's very accessible out of class and wants to see students do well. The issue is that he is a poor lecturer, but his accessibility outside of class and his being a pretty easy grader make up for it.
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MSE330 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
He is the worst professor in my life. Avoid him if you can!
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MSE330 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Don Stone's lectures are completely useless, and arguably will confuse you more on the material. That being said, he tries very hard to engage students and wants people to succeed. He is a very easy grader.
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MSE330 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Met him a couple of times outside class and he's like the uncle that you could count on if you want to prank somebody else in the family. Weird description but this is why - I get the impression that he's unaware of how clueless students are in his class during lectures. However, he let's you get away with it because he grades fairly well.
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MSE401 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
Don is an absolutely horrid professor. I hope that he never has the opportunity to waste anyone else's time or money ever again. He was never EVER prepared for class. he cancelled every exam due to disorganization and ill preparation.
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Classes with DONALD STONE

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2026MS&E 471Capstone Project II
Spring 2026MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Fall 2025MS&E 470Capstone Project I
Spring 2025MS&E 471Capstone Project II
Spring 2025MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2024MS&E 470Capstone Project I
Fall 2024MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2024MS&E 750Imperfections and Mechanical Properties
Spring 2024MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2024MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Fall 2023MS&E 530Thermodynamics of Solids
Fall 2023MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Spring 2023MS&E 441Deformation of Solids
Spring 2023MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Fall 2022MS&E 530Thermodynamics of Solids
Fall 2022MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Spring 2022MS&E 441Deformation of Solids
Spring 2022MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Fall 2021MS&E 530Thermodynamics of Solids
Fall 2021MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Fall 2021MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020MS&E 360Structures & Phases Lab
Fall 2020MS&E 362Synthesis & Characterization Lab
Spring 2020MS&E 361Kinetics & Thermodynamics Lab
Spring 2020MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019MS&E 360Structures & Phases Lab
Fall 2019MS&E 362Synthesis & Characterization Lab
Fall 2019MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019MS&E 401Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering
Spring 2019MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018MS&E 441Deformation of Solids
Fall 2018MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018MS&E 331Transport Phenomena in Materials
Spring 2018MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017MS&E 330Thermodynamics of Materials
Fall 2017MS&E 362Synthesis & Characterization Lab
Fall 2017MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2017MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2017MS&E 401Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering
Spring 2017MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2017MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2017MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016MS&E 362Synthesis & Characterization Lab
Fall 2016MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2016MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2016MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016MS&E 750Imperfections and Mechanical Properties
Spring 2016MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2016MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2016MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015MS&E 330Thermodynamics of Materials
Fall 2015MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2015MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2015MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2015MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015MS&E 401Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering
Spring 2015MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2015MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2015MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Spring 2015MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014ART 448Special Topics
Fall 2014MS&E 330Thermodynamics of Materials
Fall 2014MS&E 360Structures & Phases Lab
Fall 2014MS&E 401Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering
Fall 2014MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2014MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2014MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Fall 2014MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2014MS&E 333Microprocessing of Materials
Spring 2014MS&E 401Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering
Spring 2014MS&E 750Imperfections and Mechanical Properties
Spring 2014MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2014MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2014MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Spring 2014MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013MS&E 330Thermodynamics of Materials
Fall 2013MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2013MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2013MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2013MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013MS&E 401Special Topics in Materials Science and Engineering
Spring 2013MS&E 748Structural Analysis of Materials
Spring 2013MS&E 750Imperfections and Mechanical Properties
Spring 2013MS&E 758Transmission Electron Microscopy Laboratory
Spring 2013MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2013MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2013MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012MS&E 362Synthesis & Characterization Lab
Fall 2012MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2012MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2012MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2012MS&E 750Imperfections and Mechanical Properties
Spring 2012MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2012MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2012MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2011MS&E 441Deformation of Solids
Fall 2011MS&E 699Independent Study
Fall 2011MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2011MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science

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