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Robert Anex

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Raw average: 1.69/5 from 16 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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What students say

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BSE 365
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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BSE 349
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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BSE 349
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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BSE 349
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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BSE 365
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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 overall
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Classes with Robert Anex

AGROECOL 990

Research

1–12 credits

Independent 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

BSE 990

Research

1–12 credits

BSE 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

Pre-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

CIVENGR 990

Thesis

1–12 credits

Thesis 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

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027AGROECOL 990Research
Spring 2027BSE 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Spring 2027BSE 799Practicum in Agricultural Engineering Teaching
Spring 2027BSE 990Research
Spring 2027BSE 999Special Problems
Spring 2027CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2027CIVENGR 990Thesis
Fall 2026AGROECOL 990Research
Fall 2026BSE 249Engineering Principles for Biological Systems
Fall 2026BSE 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Fall 2026BSE 699Special Problems
Fall 2026BSE 990Research
Fall 2026CIVENGR 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2026CIVENGR 990Thesis

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