August Evrard
- School: University of Michigan
- Location: Ann Arbor, MI
- Department: Physics
- 4.1Overall Quality
- 4.1Helpfulness
- 4.1Clarity
- 2.3Easiness
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PHYS160
Enthusiastic, entertaining, and very clear. He makes class enjoyable by being laid back, cracking jokes, telling stories, and doing experiments, all while getting the material across to the students. He and other professors are very helpful with programming and you really get the hang of it later on.
HONOR352
Interesting and fun class, but a little unorganized. I believe that this was due to it being the first time this class ever existed. However, Professor Gus was really into what he was teaching and I was able to learn a lot.
Phy340
Incredibly approachable and helpful prof. Lectures might get a little confusing sometimes when he goes off a tangent, but still, its interesting!
Phy340
Very intelligent, but unfortunately could not always communicate the material in a way I could understand. Always willing to help however, so definitely go to his office hours. Exams are hard, but he gives lots of partial credit. Cool guy overall.
PHYS340
Gus is a great lecturer and he is very, very helpful in office hours. Yes, he puts the students out of their comfort zone by giving hard exams, but since his main concern is helping students learn, he gives great hints for how to study for them beforehand. Take the hints seriously, and you'll do well.
PHYSI340
Good professor, though he sometimes assumes the students understand things that they obviously don't. It's a tough class regardless of which professor you get. I'd say take it with Gus if you get the chance
PHYS340
He is an awful professor. He wastes class literally 3/4 of his class time with demos and student presentations which he should be spending trying to prepare his class for the exams that are too long and difficult to finish in an hour. Has difficulty following his own notes when in the time he does spend lecturing. Would not recommend this class.
PHYS340
Evrard is very hard and I wouldn't advise for anyone to take his course. He is very into theory and likes long boring derivations on the board. The tests are very hard and rely a lot on material only taught in class. He often states the textbook is too easy.
PHYS340
Gus is a pretty cool dude. He knows his stuff, but doesn't always explain things that clearly. Homework is very doable but tests are hard. Take advantage of his office hours.
PHYS140
The lectures are good for demonstrations and not a whole lot else. Unfortunately, the Qwizdom policy makes it pseudo-mandatory. The discussion section is definitely the best place to practice and ask questions. The exams aren't all that difficult.
PHYS140
The guy is hot, no doubt, but uses lecture time to show statistics and do cool demos instead of explaining concepts. To get an A in his class, you will need to use ALL available resources: Discussion section professor (if you have a good one), the textbook, the student solutions manual, study groups, and most importantly the Help Room.
Phys140
Great Teacher, Very Enthusiastic, Very Helpful. Lectures are mandatory but useful for understanding. Nice guy, really wants you to understand the material and succeed. Exams are brutally hard, self-admittedly. Do the problems in the book and pray for a B...
PHYS140
Overall this is a fun class and an interesting teacher. The demos are especially good. However, the thing that gets me is that the exams are unfairly hard, even to the point that the GSIs have trouble deciphering some of the problems. Be wary of that.
PHYS140
Good instructor, overall. Well paced lectures which covered the major topics of the reading (but you still need to read the book). Not a bad experience for a huge intro lecture course. Gus included some interesting demonstrations and quips about cycling. Tests were tough; homeworks were canned problems from textbook publisher.
PHYS140
Gus is very clear, and occasionally injects some very profound details about the universe into his lectures.
PHYS140
I graduated from Michigan last year, Gus is one of my first professors, and remain to this day, one of my most memorable professors. He cares about you, how you do in the class, how you learn, he could probably sit with you til 4 AM and explain to you about physics. He's a brilliant researcher and a great teacher.
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