Professor Anex is a great professor. Yes, he makes his classes difficult but he is also extremely accessible outside of class to help and makes a big effort to make students learn. he is the best professor i have encountered at UW and the only reason why he has a low rating is because he actually challenges his students.Rate My Professors ↗
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Robert Anex
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I had anex for BSE 249 and though I will say that he was enthusiastic during his lectures, I would not recommend him to others. Test questions seem to want to trick you instead of testing your knowledge of the topics. Only a few people get A's in the class. Lecture environment is a little fearful, as he describes most of the topics to be simple.Rate My Professors ↗
Took 249. Bad teacher! Lectures are hard to follow and make little sense. Grading on exams is very tough. Self taught most of the material.Rate My Professors ↗
Rob's fine. That's it really. As he teaches it feels as if he is teaching himself at the same time. The number of mistakes he makes while explaining things makes it more confusing. 'No stupid questions' is not true for him. He encourages questions, but make sure yours isn't dumb. Make a group chat with class members, it's the only help you'll get.Rate My Professors ↗
Annex is very knowledgable about the courses, however very bad at translating that information to students, disrespectful towards students, lectures dont really help with homework alot, bad professor overallRate My Professors ↗
The worst professor period!!!Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Robert Anex
Research
1–12 creditsIndependent research for a thesis or degree project involving agroecological research, multifunctional perspectives, community co-learning, and communication with diverse partners.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Coordinative internship/cooperative education in BSE under faculty and site supervision, with students arranging work and credits.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Practicum in Agricultural Engineering Teaching providing hands-on experience with an instructor to improve pedagogical understanding.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Research
1–12 creditsBSE 990 Research involves independent laboratory research in preparation of a graduate thesis under the supervision of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Special Problems
1–3 creditsSpecial Problems offers an in-depth study of a research or design and development problem under the supervision of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertator's Research
1–9 creditsPre-dissertation research under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Thesis
1–12 creditsThesis work under faculty supervision where students integrate multidisciplinary knowledge to develop and test civil or environmental engineering research hypotheses.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | AGROECOL 990 | Research |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 399 | Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 799 | Practicum in Agricultural Engineering Teaching |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 990 | Research |
| Spring 2027 | BSE 999 | Special Problems |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Spring 2027 | CIVENGR 990 | Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | AGROECOL 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 249 | Engineering Principles for Biological Systems |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 399 | Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 699 | Special Problems |
| Fall 2026 | BSE 990 | Research |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 890 | Pre-dissertator's Research |
| Fall 2026 | CIVENGR 990 | Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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