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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

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Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026MS&E 551Structure of Materials
Spring 2026MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2026MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025MS&E 260Materials Experience
Fall 2025MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2025MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025MS&E 551Structure of Materials
Spring 2025MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2025MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2024MS&E 648Advanced X-ray Scattering Methods in Materials Science and Engineering
Fall 2024MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2024MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2024MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024MS&E 551Structure of Materials
Spring 2024MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2024MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2024MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023MS&E 260Materials Experience
Fall 2023MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2023MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2023MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023MS&E 551Structure of Materials
Spring 2023MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2023MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022MS&E 648Advanced X-ray Scattering Methods in Materials Science and Engineering
Fall 2022MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022MS&E 330Thermodynamics of Materials
Spring 2022MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2022MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021MS&E 260Materials Experience
Fall 2021MS&E 699Independent Study
Fall 2021MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2021MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020MS&E 648Advanced X-ray Scattering Methods in Materials Science and Engineering
Fall 2020MS&E 699Independent Study
Fall 2020MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2020MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2020MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Fall 2020MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020MS&E 330Thermodynamics of Materials
Spring 2020MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2020MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2020MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Spring 2020MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019MS&E 260Materials Experience
Fall 2019MS&E 699Independent Study
Fall 2019MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2019MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2019MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2019MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Fall 2019MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2019MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2019MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2019MS&E 900Materials Research Seminar
Spring 2019MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018MS&E 330Thermodynamics of Materials
Fall 2018MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2018MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2018MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2018MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2018MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2018MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2018MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2017MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2017MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2017MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2017MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2017MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2017MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2017MS&E 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016MS&E 330Thermodynamics of Materials
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 361Kinetics & Thermodynamics Lab
Spring 2016MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2016MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2016MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2016MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2015MS&E 456Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials
Fall 2015MS&E 699Independent Study
Fall 2015MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2015MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2015MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2015MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2015MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Spring 2015MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Spring 2015MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2014MS&E 456Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Materials
Fall 2014MS&E 699Independent Study
Fall 2014MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis
Fall 2014MS&E 803Special Topics in Materials Science
Fall 2014MS&E 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2014MS&E 361Kinetics & Thermodynamics Lab
Spring 2014MS&E 699Independent Study
Spring 2014MS&E 790Master's Research or Thesis

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