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Paul Evans

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 4 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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MSE220 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Great teacher for my intro class. Really passionate about the material and that us rubbing off on me. Only downside is that he shows up late and seems a bit unprepared sometimes, the TA in my class is doing a lot of work. Love both of them though and would highly recommend his class.
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MSE330 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Paul teaches his classes in a manner that you need to understand to appreciate. The lectures focus on theory and are derivation heavy. Homework applies the theory from class. Then tests often have a mixture of some application and some derivation with emphasis on doing new things with the material (definitely do the old tests he provides)
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MSE330 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Not good at lecturing or writing up exams. Exams do not correspond to the homework and neither correspond to the lectures. His lectures make no sense and his handwriting is impossible to read. Lectures are extremely confusing. However, his office hours are amazing (somehow) and I encourage you to go if possible.
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MSE330 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Homework problems are confusing and mostly out of the textbook. His lectures basically come out of the textbook, and is very fast paced. Exams are nothing like previous exams or homework problems.
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Classes with Paul Evans

MS&E 699

Independent Study

1–4 credits

Independent study courses in Metallurgical Engineering.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Fall 2022–Fall 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2027MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2027MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2027MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2026MS&E 699Independent Study
Fall 2026MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2026MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026MS&E 990Research and Thesis

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