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Robert Roth

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Raw average: 4.47/5 from 17 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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GEOG 370
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Roth is a great lecturer and enjoys the subject. However, if you're not great with computers, don't take this class. He claims that you can come in with any level of computer or map knowledge and I'm sorry but it's not true. The instructions don't make sense on assignments and if you have issues good luck getting an understandable solution.
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GEOG 370
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Rob is an outstanding and passionate geography professor! He uses current examples in his lectures which makes them extremely engaging. The class is more project based so get ready for weeks with a heavy work load and then weeks with not as much. If you are interested in cartography, I definitely recommend taking with Rob.
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G572 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Absolutely loved taking 572 with Roth. The grading was always super genuine and fair and points we're only taken off because of good reason. Available for office hours once or twice a week every week. Genuinely nice guy who cares about how you're doing.
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GEOG 370
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Nice guy. Exams were unnecessarily difficult. A lot of course content is useful outside the classroom.
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GEOG 370
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Took this for honors optional science credit. The lectures are posted online, but make more sense if you go to class. Get a head start of the labs and go to his or your TA's office hours! He gives 8 quizzes throughout the semester. Only downfall is he didn't have an honors project planned, so I had to create it myself.
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