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Nicholas Jacobson was the best college professor I have ever had. He loves his material, and he is always happy to meet up and catch you up if you missed lecture. He also cares about his students, and talking with him about school and life is always a joy. Teachers like Professor Jacobson are what make university worth attending.Rate My Professors ↗
This class overall was very interesting but sometimes the lecture notes jumped around and weren't clear enough. There were tons of readings (~20 pages) each week that were old and long.Rate My Professors ↗
I loved this class with Dr. Jacobson; he is very engaging, and the way he portrays his content and notes keeps the class interesting and easy to follow. Tbh, I thought if you paid attention in the lecture, you would do just fine with just looking over a summary of the readings. I would definitely recommend him! I wish he taught more courses!Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Jacboson was a very engagin lecturer who was very pationate about his class, and he provides a template to guide your notes through lecture. He assigns a lot of readings for homework that at times can be long and challenging, but again provides questions to develop your understanding of the readings. Grading is pretty easy in this class.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Jacobson is very engaging, overall great class and very interesting. Just expect to read and analyze 2-3 readings each week that are sometimes 20 pages or more long.Rate My Professors ↗
Jacobson clearly really cares about the material and about his students; interesting lecturer (with occasional tangents), pretty reasonable grader, although there is a lot of readings which can be hit or miss.Rate My Professors ↗
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