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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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
He is the worst professor in my life. Avoid him if you can!Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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.Rate My Professors ↗
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