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You can tell Abbott is knowledgable about the subject matter, he just doesn't teach it well. He would be a fantastic graduate level teacher, but runs though all the subject material so quickly and does little to no practice problems. He doesn't release his slides before, making it difficult to draw diagrams, take notes, and comprehend the material.
Get ready for the most gruesome torture session that lasts about 3 months. In this course, I met god. The class is 85% exams, 25% for the final, there is no feedback on exams, you will either live or die by the curve. Don't think the homework is nice to you either, it takes an absurd amount of time to complete and is due at 9 am for your pleasure.
Decent lecturer.
Although the material in the CE 2200 course is not the easiest, Dan Abbot did a great job at presenting it as well as providing the proper resources needed to learn it. Not once did I feel helpless and unable to get anything figured out.
Very excitable about statics. You will have to teach the majority of the course to yourself.
Be prepared to put lots of hours into this class, and go to his office hours and know people you can ask for help and work with. Lectures get long and sometimes overcomplicated, wish he did more examples sometimes instead of showing his work. He is very accessible outside of class. His reviews aren't very helpful for the difficulty of the test.
I think at Missouri S&T if you want to learn statics Dan Abbott is the go to. If you want to go and try and weasel your way through the class take a different section but if you pay attention to what he's saying and try to make sense of the homework you will do just fine.
If you don't study YOU SHALL NOT PASS.
Treats class like a recitation. If you don't know the material before coming to lecture you likely wont gain anything from lecture.
Abbott is very knowledgeable about the subject, but his lectures can be hard to follow at times. If you do the things he recommends (work hw problems in groups, study methods, etc.,) and you put in some effort you'll be fine. Tests are pretty straight forward and there's a generous curve applied. Don't go to his review days. Go to Flori's.
Very passionate about statics. Enphasizes conceptual and process-based thinking over memorization.
Cool dude, lectures are solid
Its very intuitive once you get the hang if it. I would like a more in depth review as the test sometimes confuses me.
legitimately one of the worst professors I've ever had. Doesn't work examples and assigns a ton of homework.
Professor Abbot is pretty great, he can be a little intense, and occasionally doesn't fully finish his lecture slides, but all the examples are really good and clear, he's always willing to help and explain in his office hours, and the grading is fair. this class is homework heavy, but it makes sense given how much there is to learn.
hard class but useful, I will use the things i learned in this class towards my degree
I think he does an alright job explain topics during lecture. He definitely knows statics inside and out and will help you out if you go to his office hours, but when he explains things during lecture he tends to skip important steps which means you have to go out of your way to understand. Overall I think he does an alright job teaching the class.
Absolutely most enthusiastic professor I've met. If you don't do well in his class it's probably your own fault because he sets you up to succeed and he desires for your success.
Well respected and easy going. Jumps right into things but also available outside of class if help is needed.
It's a tough class, and the study material outside of homework's can be pretty sparse. Abbot is clearly passionate about the subject but it can be tough to understand new topics if you haven't read the textbook before lecture.
He was a really good teacher. I definitely think people label him as a hard teacher but you really have to do group work and learn with some outside help if necessary to ensure you've gotten it all down! It takes a lot of work but it'll pay off!
Dan Abbott is a good professor for a hard class
Good guy!!!
I learned more from YouTube videos and homework than Abbott's actual teaching. He makes very abstract references during class that keep you on your toes during the lecture. Abbott is very knowledgeable about the subject but poor at conveying this and expects you read his mind sometimes. And his equations only work when he does it most of the time
Overall I thought he was a good statics teacher and he was very enthusiastic and knew what he was talking about. He mainly only teaches concepts and works out very few problems in class so you will need to put in a lot of hours working problems outside of class. Exams are most of your grade but they are curved which helps your grade a lot.
I personally did not really comprehend anything that he said and I just couldn't understand what he was saying. He wasn't very straightforward and overcomplicated many things.
Professor is excited about course but has unrelistic expectations about how studendents learn and his teaching style is not easy to understand for many.
He warns you'll fail without reading or group study, but I barely did either and still did fine. As long as you understand the fundamentals (mostly just F=ma, lol), you'll be okay. Tests are easier than homework but focus more on concepts than procedures. His lectures are engaging, but learning from them is up to you.
Dan was a great teacher for Statics. He explained the topics really well. I only wish he did more in class examples with work.
Dan Abbott is very energetic but lectures tend to lack examples of relevant work and there seems to be a lack of accommodation for students who don't learn from listening to someone speak. He is very nice and I can see where many people could learn well from him, however, a lot of class time is spent repeating a lot of unnecessary slides.
Very passionate about the subject.
This class is brutal to take no matter who you're dealing with. Im sure some folks flew by with no problem but Abott takes heavy focus on conceptual understanding in lectures. It can be great if you get it! not so great if you don't and don't take the time to get it. This course is a very self motivated study kinda thing.
To pass this class, you're going to want to do every homework, even though they are usually extremely long and more difficult than the examples done in class. He posts lectures online. Will only give feedback on assignments if you ask, and does not post past exams. Overall difficult, but you can easily succeed with studying and practice.
Professor Abbott is extremely accessible and knowledgeable about the course, and is clearly very interested in teaching the course. That being said, his exams are extremely difficult (but they are usually curved and are also totally multiple choice) and the homework is a bit excessive. To give him credit, the course content is also really hard.
The guy may as well teach in another language sometimes and I often left lecture with more questions than I came with. But overall he's a really cool dude and fun to talk to.. just be ready to study the hardest you've ever studied in your life.
- Highly enthusiastic about subject material - Provides ample study material - Very accessible - Homeworks can be very time-comsuming
I did not learn anything from this professor, he couldn't even get through 1 example problem during the lecture.
Very knowledgeable on subject matter, and really emphasizes the importance of understanding concepts not just the numbers. Open to questions and office hours.
Statics is a hard class, but Professor Abbott is very responsive to emails and accessible during office hours to help with any questions. He is also fun and interesting during lectures by using terminology that is helpful and makes complicated subjects a little easier to comprehend.
Goes over all the concepts, but doesn't do many example problems which makes it a fend for yourself on all the homeworks
prepare for lots of test studying
Dan is a great professor teaching a really tough class, but he acknowledges that and will give you all the resources possible to help you succeed. There is a lot of homework, but it is very important in understanding course content and doing well on exams. Makes himself very available outside of class, open to ANY questions, wants you to succeed.
Passionate about the subject
You have to study very hard and learn almost by yourself because he doesn't do very many examples in class.
Abbott is very passionate about Statics and shows it through covering conceptual material super in depth with few examples done in class. The tests are long and difficult, and I felt as if I was teaching most of the material to myself. But he makes himself very available outside of class and is always ready to answer whatever questions you have.
Tough teacher. He doesn't actually solve examples out in class, he just explains how to do it. So if you learn that way, you will be fine, but if you learn from the process of doing an example, you're gonna have to learn the material by yourself.
He is passionate when speaking on the topic
Prof. Abbott is a good guy and enthusiastic, but I did not find his lecture style useful, and the workload for this class is highly challenging. Exams are 85%, and are multiple choice, which sounds good, but leaves no room for partial credit. Lectures usually only cover one example, making it challenging to even begin to complete the daily hw.
The lectures are intended not to teach you, but to reinforce what you already taught yourself from the textbook ahead of time. It works well if you can learn what you need from the online textbook, but at this school its hard enough to keep your head above water, so learning topics on my own before lecture was a rarity.
Abbot is very clearly passionate about teaching but has a very specific teaching style. He does not do vary many worked out examples in class spends a lot of time telling what you need to do to be efficient. This is good but it takes up time actually teaching the subject and what you need to do for that topic and makes it confusing. Tests are hard.
Alright, you can learn from him easily, and he wants you to learn the material
Dan has a very high level of enthusiasm during his lectures. His energy is infectious and it's hard not to be excited about the content. Make use of the textbook and ask as many questions as you can during lecture. Overall,not too tough of a class as long as you're willing to put the work in.
The Professor is extremely good at laying out material, and helping us structure our heads so that we can correctly analyze problems and come to a solution in a timely manor.
He knows what he is talking about and tries very hard to get all the information across, generally succeeding. There is quite a bit of homework, but it definitely prepares you for the tests. Overall, a decent professor.
This class is heavy on group study in order to succeed. Prepare to spend a few hours outside of lecture each week on this course
I mean he's alright
Explains in a unique way that didn't work well for me. Ended up teaching myself.
We never seemed to get to any examples in class.
Solid teacher. Lectures can be hard to follow if you don't stay focused, but that's more just the nature of the class than Abbott. You can also teach the material to yourself on the homework without toooo much difficulty, though some homework assignments can take awhile. Tests are very similar to the homework with the addition of concept questions.
After I started doing well enough in the class, I stopped attending. He isn't a bad lecturer, but Flori gives so much information about the test that you're better off taking his class. Flori also gives points for attendance which is insane when tests are weighted so highly.
He knows what he is talking about and can get the point across but 90% of the time he talks about everything conceptually. Which is important but I wish he would've done more examples. He is clear and concise and tries to be engaging.
Abbott says a lot of words during lecture but very few of them mean anything. I had to teach myself before each test because he will only do 1 example per class, if you are lucky enough to even get that. He also does not give credit for attendance while Flori does. Also, if you get stuck with Abbott go to Flori's test reviews.
In terms of teaching he was a good teacher, but he didn't always get to the most important part of the lectures.
Lectures go off topic frequently and talks mainly about concepts. He doesn't go over many examples during lecture and expects you to do them on your own because of his poor lecture pacing. You're better off taking it with another professor.
Lectures were often confusing with a lot of tangents taken. Would have to teach myself everything because we rarely went through anymore than one example. Good for concepts, did not prepare us enough for the exams.
Barely does any examples in the lectures and goes over the allotted lecture time frequently. He mainly goes over the vague concepts in the lectures.
Make sure to actually work out the homework yourself and go to office hours for questions
Dr. Abbot has a teaching style that works quite well for me. His slides are well put together and thought out to give us the information needed concisely while giving a couple of examples. He is also available outside of class and his office hours should be taken advantage of if you are having difficulty. He is extremely helpful if help is needed.
His lecturing style is very scattered, making it hard to learn. He almost never gets through the entire lecture in time. There is an excessive amount of homework that takes hours longer than it should.
The class is insanely hard already but Dan Abbott spends to much of the time in lecture not exactly teaching. You have to take the class so I would highly recommend getting a different professor if you anticipate needing help.
I think that Dan Abbott is a very knowledgeable teacher, with that being said, showing up to class is crucial, if you simply show up to class, do the homework, there will be no issues. I wish more examples were computer but he still does a good job explaining the concepts which helps wrap your mind around the problem at hand.
Claims that there is no time to work problems in class, then repeats the same basic information over and over in class. Uses long homework's due at 9am to "teach" the content. Every test ends up with a 10-20% curve because half the questions are asking for something that was not on the review or homework.
He was an excellent professor, but there were a few things I think he could have emphasized more to help us grasp the concepts better. I also wish he had provided more practice problems. Despite this, Abbot genuinely cares about his students' success, and it's evident in his dedication.
He does a lot of conceptual instead of doing actual
Clearly knows a lot about statics, I wish he knew how to teach it.
Abbott will preach that you cannot pass this class without working in small groups. There is a LOT of homework. Even though the assignment may only be 5-10 questions, they will take a long time and may have parts A-E. It's four tests each worth 15% of your overall grade plus a final worth 25%. The final grade can replace your lowest test grade.
Go to class and study hard, make sure to understand concept as well as the math
He is not a bad professor and gets a lot of hate. The biggest flaw, in my opinion, is that he tends to run off on tangents during lecture, which causes less time for examples. What I like the most is the homework grading; he assigns a lot of homework, around three a week, but you don't lose any points for incorrect answers.
Very enthusiastic about Statics.
He only goes over the very basics in class which makes you figure out all the complicated stuff on your own. The difficulty of the homework just depends on the topic being covered, but it takes anywhere from 0.5-4 hours 3 times a week. I just feel like he doesn't prepare us for the homework and tests. And the final is mandatory and cumulative.
Mr. Abbott lacks the ability to teach entry level students. He teaches his course like a graduate level class, and you already have a bachelor's degree in CE2200. Refuses to talk about specifics and only teaches conceptually. Be prepared to take the worst class of your engineering career and spend hours a day on this course and still fail exams.
When he's talking about a new topic in lecture, it's kind of hard to understand the concept while he mostly just talks about the topic instead of using more examples.
Overall, a good teacher of the course. If you are good or bad at multiple choice questions will determine your grade. all 4 exams were 20-question multiple-choice options A-E. With most answers looking very similar.
Wish it were slightly less textbook heavy
Super engaging lectures with check-in questions throughout! As long as you stay caught up and ask for help/use your resources from the jump, you'll have a clear understanding of the concepts.
He loves to teach conceptually instead of by examples, which can be interesting, but does not help for homework and especially tests. Other professors generally lecture better. One advantage of his homework, however, is that you don't lose credit on incorrect answers. You have unlimited attempts to get it right unlike other professors.
The subject was hard, but you can tell that Abbott is just really passionate about Statics and wants students to truly understand the subject. 2-3 homeworks a week, 1-2 hours a piece. Most of the grade comes from tests tho, however, every exam I took had a 10-15 point curve.
He teaches very fast and doesn't do a lot of practice problems. But he teaches statics well.
It's a heavy class, but if you go to the lectures and truly engage in what he talks about you will have a better chance of passing with a good grade.
(all sections of 2200) tests are only multiple choice so no partial credit, you don't get exams back, exams are curved. (Abbott specific) lecture slides and recorded lectures are uploaded. didn't learn much going to the lectures, but doing the homework helped: 4-7 questions with unlimited attempts
He is very passionate about what he teaches. He really understands the material, but only sometimes gets conveyed. It is important to attend lectures and rework examples on your own.
Professor understands statics, but his teaching style is not for everyone. He does not complete his lectures often. He spends most of class on theory rather than problem solving.
Statics is tough make sure to practice and do your homework.
I think that Abbott is a decent teacher, but Statics is just a hard class to teach with the time allotted. There needs to be a lab or recitation or something. There isn't enough time in class, even if he were to spend time only doing problems, instead of focusing on the conceptual side of the content. Tests are hard, but you get big curves.
Overall, a good professor - very knowledgeable and passionate about statics. He does focus a lot on conceptual understanding and doesn't do many examples, which is not my preferred method of learning. The course is also pretty homework heavy, especially in the first month, so be prepared to spend multiple hours per assignment during that time.
Abbott is a reliable instructor. Attend Lectures and work problems out in class, do your homework, and you will likely do well on the exams. Reading in the textbook is encouraged along with lectures. Abbott is also engaging, and can certainly keep attention in class.
NO partial credit on exams, so be ready to make sure you know the content in and out.
Tons of reading is required to understand the material so be ready to spend many hours over the semester reading the material.
Passionate teacher who loves his job. Understands what he is teaching well, but goes over significantly more conceptual concepts. The only work done in class is with variables and would prefer time for them to be worked out by him.
Dan Abott clearly showed passion for this subject. He was clear that to succeed in this course effort would need to be put into it.
The professor values hard work and group learning to achieve good grades and deeper understanding of the topics.
Abbott is an entertaining lecturer however he spends all his time talking about the process of the problems rather than actually working through the examples. Expect to get through at most 1 example per lecture which are pre-solved on his slides so it is not that helpful. Be prepared to learn most of the material yourself.
If you want examples you have to watch videos on your own time or go to office hours, in lectures he only shows the setup and skips through all the steps to get to the answer and tells you to look at the slides for more examples. All tests are multiple choice so no hope for partial credit to save you. There is always a heavy curve though
I think that Professor Abbott is a great teacher. He was very accessible and delivered all the information we needed but, I do believe our lectures were not used to the full potential. We didn't do barely enough examples compared to other professors classes
He was very knowledgeable and always prepared for class.
This course is heavily focused on testing, with exams making up 85% of the final grade. Fortunately, the tests are multiple-choice, which can make them more manageable. However, it's crucial to stay attentive and engaged, as a lack of focus could lead to failure.
You need to be ready to work hard in this class. The lectures cover the material but barely any examples are gone over. You have to learn more outside of this class if you want to know the material to be prepared for exams. He is very passionate about what he teaches but it really depends on how much effort you put into learning the material.
He is not the easiest teacher for CIV2200 but he isn't the worst. If you can switch to the statics professor that releases exam review materials weeks before exam, because Abbott never releases the one full exam review he provided more than 4 days before the test. If you cant attend his office hours try to go to other statics professors office hour
Abott is a great professor. His lectures are engaging. The homework can be long so make sure to plan time ahead to complete it. As long as you stay on top of homework and you review the material before the tests, you will do great in his class. I recommend studying with somebody because that helps a lot.
The homework takes a while but the actual class is not too bad. He explains some topics in a way that makes them seem far more complicated then they actually are and really tries to emphasize that the class is hard when it really isn't.
Take a different teacher. I stop going to the lectures and after the second exam and did so much better on the rest of them just by studying online YouTube and stuff like that. He is really not a bad teacher, but he is not great either.
Very animated professor making it easy to pay attention. He actually wants the students to learn the subject well and understand the material. He especially makes sure we understand the concepts and stresses how conceptual it is making us understand the material better.
Professor Abbott is a very good professor. He knows what he's talking about, and he is very passionate and excited to teach every day. Many students struggle with the concepts because Statics is about problem solving, so they aim that frustration at Abbott. Please make no mistake, Abbott teaches a hard course, but he is an excellent professor.
Great professor the class is just hard
Clearly explains material. Professional and on task.
Teacher definitely knows what he is talking about and it proud of his work but I do not believe that the way he teaches can please the majority of the class.
Class was taken over the summer professor was fun, and the class was enjoyable. Your grade will reflect the amount of work you put into the class.
Class always goes beyond 50 minutes meaning students missed out on valuable information when they had to leave class "early."
I took statics online through him and understood it way better than when I took it in person and got a D.
Second time taking this class and he's teaching style really worked for me!
I am taking cal 3 and differential equations together with this class and its not as difficult as i thought except for the homework is really tough and need a lot of time.
The attitude of "due tomorrow = do tomorrow" should be entirely discarded for this class. Homework assignments should ideally be done in multiple sessions, allowing for time to ask questions of other students or Dr. Abbott. It's well-advised to be at least passingly familiar with the lecture material 1-2 days ahead of the associated lecture.
Very knowledgeable about statics and gives good lectures. Don't miss lectures like me, and put in the work.
This professor is very poor when it come communicating and preforming activities on time. For an unknown reason he does not use canvas for the grade calculator, but he did not have the grade calculator he created set up correctly until three days before the final.
Statics is hard, but this professor knows what he's talking about
Tells you from the beginning this is gonna be a hard class - it is!
Heavy emphasis on group work. Take this class with Dan if group learning is your learning style. Can have a rough personality sometimes.
Prof. Abbott is extremely knowledgeable and holds students to a high standard. Attendance, participation, and textbook reading is mandatory for a full understanding of the course. Small groups and office hours are highly recommended, I would form one as soon as the course begins.
Professor Abbott clearly enjoys teaching. However, during the online course, his classes were often quite long. By the end of the summer term, I got tired and found it difficult to keep up with the content and started to fall behind.
This professor has good lectures, with clear learning objectives and lots of information. Attending lectures and taking good notes is a must. Homework can be a little excessive at times. Small group work is also helpful in this course, but difficult to find a good group (through no fault of the professor, it's just how it is).
all tests are multiple choice 20ish questions, you either know the answer or get no credit.
The professor explains concepts thoroughly leaving worked examples toward the end of the lecture. Be ready for long lectures and checks understanding through questions periodically throughout the class time, so please study material prior to class.
Very clear in explaining. Overall great teacher.
Heavily emphasizes working in groups. He explains the course in sing multiple ways, so it is possible to always understand the course as long as you pay attention, however he constantly goes off on tangents that have almost no connection to the course. He won't finish most lectures in an hour-long class, so you'll have to watch the lecture videos.
Dan Abbott is a down to Earth person when teaching his class. He also likes using unique and in-person examples and applications. He really likes to ask questions to the class and doing your best to answer those questions, right or wrong, will help identify things that you are getting or need more clarification. Class does tend to go long often.
Very passionate about the course provides significant study material prior to exams. Overstates the complexity of some concepts. Forgiving grader. Incredibly prone to rambling. I can count on one hand the amount of times that a lecture stayed within the 50 minutes allotted, while I was able to get through recordings in half the time.
The class itself is very difficult, be ready to read all of the assigned readings if you want a good comprehension of the material. Also, working in small groups is a must!
Doesn't do a lot of examples but he knows his stuff very well
He is a good professor but the curriculum is very difficult. He is very enthusiastic about his job and what he teaches everyday. He provides a sense of humor and purpose to the lectures that most professors don't do.
For me, the lecture style wasn't effective, however I did enjoy the content of the class and think Professor Abbott is accessible and wants us to succeed. This class is just hard, so gear up for lots of studying if you want to do well!
Rambles but good person
I struggled throughout CE 2202, but he was always helpful in providing additional practice problems and extending office hours on test days.
This instructor did not provide enough examples of problems in class, and the ones he did the difficulty of them were a lot easier to understand than the homework examples given. If you pick up instructions easily, then he is the guy for you. If you take the time to pick up hard concepts, you have to put in the time to learn them yourself.
Passionate about the topic he lectures on. Conveys the necessary information in a straightforward way and always seeks to teach how to find the most streamlined way to find the solution to a complex problem.
He doesn't explain the material very well, but gives a decent amount of practice to make up for it.
Focuses heavily on the conceptual behind topics in lecture, and most of the practical learning is done on the homework. While the class can be difficult at times, a good work ethic and time management will take you very far with Dan. Homework is often harder than the exams, but it certainly prepares you.
Lots of homework, which when paired with any math course that has homework M/W/F, means you are doing extensive homework assignments S/M/T/W/Th/F, since homework is due at 7am M/W/F. Review materials for tests aren't that great, and I have found myself going to other instructor's materials to make up for it.
Very heavy in the amount of homework he assigns. Often times exams are harder then the study material given.
Like to lecture but runs out of time
In terms of conceptual understanding, Dan Abbott will make you understand everything well. However, teaching everything else is lacking. Expect to spend hours outside of lecture understanding how to apply what he actually meant. Along with that, make sure to set reminders about the homework due at 7 in the morning, as no late work is accepted.
he wasn't terrible the lectures didn't help me very much and the reading helped a little but really you just have to brute force your way through the class.
Passionate professor that covers the subject very well. Always emphasizes finding the most efficient way to solve each problem.
He's very passionate about what he teaches but I do not believe he teaches in the most effective way. Currently he talks about concepts too much instead of actually teaching them and doing them. He also doesn't work out examples by hand and just has them completed on the slides and he quickly clicks through them.
In my opinion he is an ineffective teacher, I consistently learn more on my own and watching youtube rather than anything he says in class.
I felt that overall the class is very hard when paired with math. Homework can take anywhere from 1-5 hours even when working with a group. Tests are extremely hard to prepare for and material given to study is normally much "easier" than the actual exam questions. Going to lecture does help understand the material.
He is a great teacher, one that actually knows what he is talking about. However, what he provides in lecture isn't all of what you should be looking at. There is a textbook to read on for the topic you will be discussing in a later lecture. The homework is very difficult yet provides good problems for you to solve. Take this class SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!
This guy knows what he is talking about but is cannot express it or teach it in a meaningful way. He will tell you what concepts are going to make you fail the class and yap about that eating up class time but cannot effectively explain the same concepts he emphasizes are so important. Second worst Dan professor I had this semester.
It is clear that he is very passionate about what he teaches but I do not believe that he teaches the material in the most effective manner. I frequently found myself having to teach myself the material using online resources because I did not understand it in the way he went over it in class.
Great professor. His lectures were clear and very informative. You can tell he's passionate about the material. He also truly cares about his students' success—always willing to help and make sure everyone understands the content. Highly recommend taking his class.
good at one to one work
At the start of the course he seemed like he was trying to scare us into dropping the class. There was a ton of homework in the beginning but the homework lightens up later. Overall he is a good teacher and I think he explains things well, you just have to get through the first month or so of him trying to scare you and then the class is fine.
This is a difficult class and you have to put in the work to get a good grade. There aren't many examples in-class, but the homework assignments provide plenty of practice problems. Dan is very accessible outside of class and wants to help students. He is very passionate about the course subjects.
he doesn't get to the examples or actually work through them he tells us the ist of it and then shows all the work, also the homework's are legit 4+ hours long and there's one or two every day. the homework's are also due at 7am every morning so you have to always remember to do them all early.
I did not enjoy this class. Very early on, we had a complaint about the homework being due before the lectures that cover the homework, and Abbott said this was a non issue. It was not fixed. I dealt with this by attending a different professor's lectures instead of Abbott's. He talks fast but it doesn't feel substantive. 2/5, would not take again.
He is a very knowledgeable professor and has a very structured class. All the information you need can be found on his canvas including lecture slides/notes/videos, syllabus, schedule, grade calculator, and recommended resources. There are typically 2 to 3 homeworks per week as well as reading assignments and quizzes. Tests are multiple choice.
He knows a lot about the subject, but fails to teach it well in lecture. He has good examples but only goes through the set up then shows the answer because "there's not enough time." His review sessions are unhelpful and it's 40 minutes of him telling us what topics will be on the exam then 10 minutes of questions.
Receptive to students, rarely finishes lectures within the class period.
He expects you to have a good fundamental understanding of the material before class making him only helpful if you are a little confused.
Although he seems the know the topics pretty well, he doesn't teach the topics effectively, often he doesn't provided relevant examples and his notes are disorganized.
Doesn't do a lot of examples, but when he does its decently helpful.
He is extremely passionate in lectures. Material can be tough, but is very manageable when the proper time is put into homework/studying. He is very helpful in office hours as well with clearing up confusion or furthering understanding.
Although it seemed like he knew all the topics very well, he didn't teach them effectively, wouldn't provide relevant examples and would waste not use the lecture time effectively neither.
Respectful and a good lecturer BUT: - Rarely gets through examples in (attendance required) class, always recommending we watch another of his section's lectures on our own time instead - Does not provide the same study material as other professors
He is very knowledgeable about statics and can break down how to solve statics problems thoroughly.
His explanations of most topics were more confusing than helpful. If you think the same way as he does then you will enjoy his class and teaching style, however if you don't then he will almost certainly become your least favorite professor. If you do put in a lot of work the class is bearable and you will do fine.
He does a great job in the lecture. One of the few classes I've taken in college so far where I actually learned in the lecture itself. He is very passionate about the topic, which personally helps me engage in what he is saying. I felt like he prepared us very well for the tests. I also liked being able to re-watch the lecture after class.
He teaches a tough class and provides most things you need to have a general idea of what is going on. Going outside of these resources is important for understanding the material and to know what you are doing for when you take the tests.
Dan Abbott wants his students to know the material, this means the tests and assignments will be hard. However, he provides a ton of material to hopefully help his students with that work. For me, it would have help me to see more worked examples in class. This is just how I learn though.
He spends more time talking in class than actually doing examples, often running out of time and having to cram the new concepts in at the end of lecture. His exam study materials are not reflective of the exams, with most questions on the review being much easier than the exam, and does not provide a written out answer key for anything.
He is wanting every student to succeed but he does not have enough time to fully ensure all the material is presented deeply. If you are confused he is great in office hours and very helpful. Make sure you are fully doing the homework on your own as it is very good practice for the exams.
He hardly ever goes through examples in class and when he does he has two minutes left before class ends.
Not specifically anything about the teacher but about the class. You just have to seek the necessary needed help outside of lecture hours. Either from the teacher or from other resources around the campus.
The professor was able to clearly explain and teach the material for the course.
Disliked the lectures, however there is a love/hate relationship with him. Either it's amazing or it's not. Very cool person outside of class.
I don't mind the material for Statics, but the courseload for this class was excessive. He will tell you that you need to work in small groups to pass the class, but I don't understand the philosophy. Most student's can't find time to meet. The exams are all multiple choice and fairly forgiving however. Be sure to intimately know your trig.
he was good
I appreciated the clarity of lectures and use of analogies to simplify difficult concepts. His explanations were usually easy to follow and the recorded lectures were helpful for reviewing or catching up if you missed class. With the amount of homework we had it should've been worth more of the final grade, with exams weighted less than they were.
This course is very heavy, so it is already difficult. Dan focuses on the conception behind the problems without actually telling us how to do it. He rarely completes a lecture within 50 minutes, so it falls on us to teach ourselves. He is a very nice guy and cares about this topic, but is not the best at teaching this course.
Dan Abbot is very knowledgeable about statics. He does not always understand that students have never learned statics before. I wish his tests were not all multiple choice. I do not think his teaching style was for me. It was very much tell it once and hope you understand.
Very passionate about class but doesn't teach much in lecture. Avoids teaching examples. Tests are unnecessarily hard with not enough time. The first month and a half of class felt like being yelled at the whole time and he would frequently belittle students, but this got better.
I hope you enjoy yapping about soccer
His lectures can be somewhat hard to follow. He tends to exceed the 50-minute limit.
He 100% knows his stuff he just spends a significant portion of the lecture fear mongering telling you that you will fail the class. The exams are all multiple choice with no partial credit and are too long for the time given. He encourages you to use groups that will not contact you back so good luck with that. Also he gives no examples.
Dan Abbott is an okay teacher. He spends lots of time during lectures going over something small that doesn't matter very much.
He knows the material well and knows what hes talking about but does not show many examples.
Not very helpful required lectures and newly requires textbook readings with frequents quizzes.
He is a very good teacher, however, be prepared to do a lot of examples outside of class. I found the best way to learn was to read through the slideshow.
Lectures often go past 50 minutes. He spends a lot of time talking about concepts, and almost always runs out of time to do examples in class, so he will tell you to look through the rest of the slides and go back and watch a previous lecture where he got a few minutes further, which can be annoying. Tests are ok, he's a good guy outside of class.
The lectures aren't helpful, usually spends the whole time talking at you instead of working examples.
Abbott is a fun professor and enjoys teaching, and he is very open to helping students. However, I think he should re-work how he does his lectures, because many of the topics in statics aren't actually too hard, but he explains the basics very confusingly and quickly and then focuses the rest of the lecture on complicated examples.
Homework took longer than all of my other classes combined
Daniel Abbott is extremely knowledgeable about what he teaches, he gives no study material for the exams, and the homework assignments are lengthy.
Professor Abbot is a great person. His lectures always seem like he runs out of time.
This professor tries to get into your mind using his way of teaching, it isn't the most effective and you're better off reading the textbook, but it is something. Also don't expect many examples during lecture, he WILL cover different topics of a single subject over every section so make sure to check every section's lecture for everything.
Lecture: material is there. But if prof. goes on many tangents, likely won't see it all. Video lectures available, often used to supplement. Prof. is very enthusiastic, can tell he enjoys material. HW: long and difficult, but does teach concepts. Tests: are most of grade, study hard. Take advantage of prof. office hours for hard material.
The homework takes up lots time, he teaches the concepts in homework after it was due. I am not saying this because I didn't do well, because I did, I just don't think he has a very good teaching style and isn't good at transferring or teaching knowledge. I had to learn everything on my own by doing the homework and watching Jeff Hansen.
relatively good professor but spends a lot of time telling you to do practice problems and know your stuff when that time could be spent doing actual practice problems. Also makes you get a note from health building to prove you were sick.
You aren't allowed to see the tests after you take them, which is annoying. But, overall, he does a good job explaining each section and provides lots of examples.
Lectures can often run over a few minutes, but he always records them to make sure anyone can rewatch them if need be to help with note-taking and test studying.
He's a good guy that knows his stuff but the statics course is so exam heavy that bad test takers better beware. The exams are multiple choice and he does not give partial credit. He does curve the exams very frequently but in my experience they won't help or hinder you too much unless you're on the edge. Do your homework. You'll need it.
Lectures are very conceptual does very few examples in class. Doesn't get through the entire lecture and suggests you finish it yourself or if he made it further in a previous section he'll suggest going and watching that one. This happened often. Speaks aggressively. Has the right intentions but overall difficult teacher.
Take his advice to get a small group of friends to study with. You will learn more with them in an hour than from him for the entire semester.
The professor is alright, not my favorite and not my least favorite. I do not like the review for the tests though. Some questions that I use to study for the test have little to no connection with actual exam questions it seems, and it makes it hard to study in a meaningful way. I like the teaching style, but exam preparation material not so much.
If he were locked in a room and the only way for him to get out was to teach you a single statics lesson, he would not be able to do this in 50 minutes. In fact, he probably would get stuck in that room forever, which is fine because then he wouldn't be able to do attendance. It's better to watch a 15 minute video on the topic instead
This guy's lecture range from: really good, you understand everything and its totally comprehensible, to: man that was just a 30 minute tangent that had nothing to do with our class. The tests are fair and the homeworks only take a really long time if you don't know what you're doing, would take again.
Very knowledgeable, approachable, and accessible. Great lectures to prepare you for homework and exams, the textbook isn't that useful. The homework, while initially a lot, tapers down a lot in the volume of work as the semester progresses and some of it is pretty tough. The exams are quite challenging. The material is taught clearly.
Dr Abbott is more concerned about his perceived importance of topics instead of useful lecturing. Expect a lot of graderuerisms along the lines of "you need to know this", "this is the right way around the mountain", "I want to do this every day and twice on Sunday", but do not expect any topic to be thoroughly or even vaguely explained
Had a really good understanding of material and is passionate about what he teaches which makes learning more enjoyable. Most of the points in the class come from tests.
This class by itself isn't difficult, Abbott makes it more complicated than reality. Definitely get a study group going and you will do fine. Prepare to read a manuscript worth of course material, 30% of the time he will want you to watch another lecture outside of class. Some topics he is helpful with but most of the time it'd be better online.
Professor Abbott is not a bad teacher. This class relies heavily on you reading the textbook, which not a lot of students do. He often does not fully finish his lectures, but he gets through the bulk of it. The exams are relevant to the content and he is understanding of students' situations. This is generally a difficult class.
This is a very hard class, and not paying attention from the start will be detrimental to all further parts of the class. Missing anything sets you back extremely far.
If you apply yourself, you will be able to pass this class. Lectures are taught like you already have an understanding of the material, so be sure to look over concepts before class. I would also suggest getting a tutor to help as well. He is a good teacher, but you have to ask questions in class and get help from him.
Abbott is clearly passionate about this class but many times he becomes too passionate and spends about 3/4 of the lecture on small things and does not get through the slides. Many of the examples he provides are rarely like how they will be on the test. However, if you ask him a question over the material he will give a good and detailed response.
very engaging lecturer.
Very knowledgeable of the subject but yet doesn't go through many examples and tries to teach concepts universally rather than teach how to do in specific scenarios. I guess technically that would be the proper way to teach but there are very few examples and terms and variables get confusing really quick when not applied to an actual question.
Overall, I would say he is an effective teacher. With that being said, he has a very specific teaching style that not everyone can adapt too. In order to be successful in this class, he requires you to read the textbook, take reading quizzes, and do other work outside of class to grasp the material. However, he goes through things pretty in depth.
He is a good teacher, just would like if he went over more examples in class
Wish he went over more examples.
Overall, Abbott does a decent job teaching statics. The class is 85% tests and 15% HW for grading. Some homework assignments are of normal length, others are LONG. Fully expect to spend 1-3.5 hours per assignment if not more.
He spends the entire lecture time trying to explain the concepts in multiple different ways. This usually leaves little to no time to work examples and leads to the homework taking a very long time.
From what I understand, he is a good person to work with if you have questions. However, lectures feel very disorganized and unguided. Lecture slides are provided on Canvas and shown in class; however, they are rarely gone through completely. Large or difficult topics are often grazed over in exhange for side tangents about small things.
Overall good professor
Good professor, just needs to be more focused.
Dan Abbott is clearly very enthusiastic about his teaching, and lectures like his life depends on it. His class is very dense with required work, including several homeworks a week, and many required exams. While his enthusiasm is a strength as a lecturer, it means that he sometimes makes things more difficult than they need to be.
Lectures are mandatory. Tests aren't incredibly difficult and he will apply curves when necessary. Lectures tend to be boring though.
You are really going to have to work outside of class. In class discussions aren't always super beneficial.
Lectures can be either dragged out or way too fast paced, however he knows his stuff and responds well to questions. Tests are very hard.
There are a lot of topics in this class, so he does not spend longer than one lesson on most of them. There was a lot of homework, usually at least an hour and a half per assignment, if not longer. The tests are not easy and a have no partial credit.
Seems to love his job, but homework is due at weird times and has no credit for late work
he is so bad DO NOT take this class by him, and he does not grade in canvas and makes you figure it out yourself in a excel sheet
Dan is something else! His class may be difficult, but I wouldn't shy away from him just because of that. I personally didn't pay too much attention to the lectures because the concepts generally just "make sense". He occasionally runs over the time of the class, so you may have to watch a video outside of class at some point.
Professor teaches a hard class but makes it more understandable.
Just overall not great. When a question is asked in class, tries to answer it, but never fully makes sense in any of his descriptions. Spends time on things that don't need to be covered and doesn't spend time on things that need to be covered. Made a tough class a hard class, but not impossible.
His lectures are not particularly good. He talks too much about the process, and doesn't show how to implement it enough. Sometimes he doesn't even get through one example in class. The biggest downside is that homework is usually due the morning before the lecture that teaches the homework topic.
This professor is ecstatic about statics. His lectures are expressive, has lots of made up analogies. He goes through a concept portion of topics as well as a few practice problems about them. Homework is few questions but very hard till you get it. It's either you know it or don't. So really understand topics and it'll become lightweight.
There's a ton of homework. in his class. All lectures are expected to be done with a reading beforehand. And there are 4 tests with a required final that counts for 25% of the final grade. This is a rough course.
Overall good guy, fun to have in class and great with tips and tricks for how to be more efficient when solving problems, but if you don't have a baseline understanding of the material before class you won't get what you need out of the lecture.
I spent most of my time doing homework for this class. I had to watch multiple different videos to understand how to complete the assignments, since the material wasn't always clear from the lectures alone. The majority of the grade comes from tests, and the tests are entirely multiple choice.
Professor Abbott, is a very solid teacher. Definitely the GOAT of statics. Make sure you do a lot of practice problems, and get those down super well for 2200.
He teaches you a lot about concepts, but often doesn't show how to put them into action. This isn't a problem for passing the class because you are tested on the concepts as well as problem-solving, but it made me feel as though I was teaching myself most of the time because the lectures made no sense.
Lots of homework and necessary concepts but if you put in the work you will succeed. Wouldn't take this course with other homework heavy courses.
Good guy who's passionate, but not a great teacher. He never did examples in class, even after acknowledging that people wanted examples. Half of his lectures are random tangents and repeating "if you don't get this, you will fail". It's not an impossible class with Abbott, but I would recommend taking it with a different teacher.
Overall, Abbott is a very interesting professor who understands the course well. However, he talks about the concepts of the unit for way too long, resulting in little to no example problems. Most of the time, he will tell you to watch another section of his where he did an example problem.
While he's not the greatest professor at S&T, he's not the worst. His lectures weren't consistent. On top of this, the “study guides” and practice tests we were given gave little to no direction on the actual tests. I wish I would've taken Ralph.
He expects a lot of time out of class. As an athlete, it became hard to tackle all of the homework and to stay on top of reviewing past material.
He spends a lot of time in class on things that don't really matter at all instead of going over examples.
regardless of what the reviews say, I would actually try your best to understand and go to his lectures. He knows the material but sucks at teaching. He likes to go over or not end on time. Practice tests are half very useful, half useless. Also read through the reviews, a bunch of students gave him 4 stars, but yapped about how bad he was. GL :)
This professor is very knowledgeable and cares about your success as a student. The lectures are nicely organized so that both fundamentals and complexities are covered, and you won't feel left behind if this is the first time seeing these topics. However, his teaching style can come off as brash and very assertive, but this is because he cares.
He is very passionate about the material. The material will make sense if you pay attention in the lecture, but you won't get good grades on the tests unless you put a good amount of time into the class.
Knows what hes talking about, but not the best at teaching you what you need for the homework. Use the homework to learn. Get old prep material from Flori for tests.
Knows the material well, but can get long-winded, leading to not doing very many examples in class.
Lots of work to understand what you're supposed to do, exams are easier than the homeworks.
Dr. Abbott's lectures are very concept heavy, so he often doesn't have time to go through more than one example for any given topic. There's a lot of homework in the first couple weeks of class, but it slows down drastically after the first unit. He's very energetic, so if you don't do well with that in the mornings, don't take his class at 8am.
Attendance is mandatory, and there's five tests for some reason, but he has lots of office hours so he is very easy to reach outside of class if you need help.
You can tell Abbott understand the material and cares about the course. However, he seems to struggle with conveying to his students the best way to approach problems. His lectures often run long without ever getting to any example problems.
Dan Abbott has an inhuman love for statics, and it shows in his enthusiastic lectures. Sometimes he overexplains simple background concepts and sometimes skims over complex ones. Fair teacher overall and wants you to understand the material not just memorize.
Dan Abbott is passionate about statics, but sometimes forgets it's many students' first exposure. He spends too much of class on the conceptual concepts, leaving little time to fully work through example problems, which are the most helpful for my learning.
If you take this class the most beneficial thing for me was not abbots lectures but just reading the textbook and doing the examples provided in the textbook. Look in the study area on pearson for video solutions and more practice problems. The tests are multiple choice which sucks because there is no partial credit.
The professor does well explaining the work of practice problems, but when he talks about the theory of the class I usually find it hard to understand some things because of the descriptor words he uses, and I usually have to rewatch multiple of his lecture sections to understand what he means. He is a good teacher other than that, though, I'd say.
The lecture style is often not very conducive to learning much. I learned most of what I needed to from the homework with the odd bit of knowledge being retained during class time.
This is a class that you have to take time outside of class to fully grasp the concepts and problem solving skills. Lecture has 50% required attendance but, is good for getting more practice solving example problems. He can rush explaining concepts and examples and will tell you to watch the video for a different lecture with completed examples.
Do the homework, it will best prepare you for the exams and do not expect to get previous exams or find them in file systems. There are none since 2022.
He would explain things in class from the reading which was nice but almost too much emphasis on the explanation of the text. The best classes were the ones when he would spend time showing examples and explaining the thought process. Overall he was decent.
This professor is incredibly enthusiastic about the subject and student learning. He provides numerous additional resources and is very open to additional questions or help during office hours. Though he does also have a lot of homework and it will take up a lot of your time outside of class to make sure you understand the concepts.
Gives very in depth lectures. Usually doesn't finish his lecture slides in class but will send an announcement on canvas containing a video explanation or directing to a lecture recording from a different hour where the missed concepts were covered.
He says a lot of extra information that would be helpful in solving problems and applying concepts. If you use a tablet to write notes I suggest downloading the slides than either off to the side or on the slides write what he says down. Reference videos for examples and extra information missed during lecture.
Always accessible and willing to help, but lectures never ended in time. Left topics unfinished and confusing to understand.
Gives helpful tips for studying and ways to do better in the class.
He knows what he's talking about, but sometimes it feels like he doesn't convey it well to students. Most lectures just leave people kind of confused, but overall pretty good.
He's a quirky guy, uses fortnite references. Class is pretty tough
His teaching style didn't really work for me. He has you learn the stuff on your own through reading (outside of class). In class he does examples but expects you to already know how to do them so he doesn't really show you anything important. Despite this, he is a very nice guy and is really outstanding at making time for students.
Very rarely gets through the slides yet tells us "Check out the 9:00 lecture where we finished this topic". Must wave your right to FERPA and if you don't have reason not to he will drop you from the course. I saw my friend's online lecture and was astonished how many examples they get through in the same 50 min. Please take statics online.
granted I have not done well in this course But I do believe that he should show more examples than he does but he is very open about wanting to help with his office hours. but again hardly getting to an example during class really had me struggling.
He was not a bad professor. He knows statics really well, but his teaching is a little tough to understand. An annoying aspect about him is he doesn't finish his lecture slides most times and rarely gives examples. Be prepared to not only do the homework, but you have to learn the material yourself outside of class.
He is a good professor. He sometimes doesn't have a very linear path, so it can be a little challenging to take clear notes.
He really cares about the course, but he struggles teaching students who are new to the subject.
I came in not understanding correct use of Mohr's circle and was able to understand it after the unit.
Being able to do homework problems and understanding the correct way to think is the only way you'll succeed here. Exams are 80%+ of your grade, so spend consistent time on homework. Just pay attention, he will teach you how to think through physical ideas.
Professor teaches mainly through conceptual ideas and not through examples. He does do some examples, but you will get most examples from the homework. The class is good; you just have to be willing to put in the time and effort required to succeed.
Good teacher. Just a tough class.
Often goes off on side tangents, taking away from a clear and cohesive lecture and causing class to rarely end on time. He also shows very few in class examples. Although he is passionate about his teaching and caring for the students.
Knowledgeable on subject and enthusiastic to teach. Good amount of homework per week.
Definitely a good professor to have, the content and course material is difficult and he definitely does a good job explaining things, but some content was just better learned from the textbook or online compared to the way he explained.
Professor is easy to talk to and will respectfully try to answer questions to the best of his ability.
Very well spoken and knows his stuff. He related statics units to other things such as bruce wayne vs batman and wheel of fortune.
this course is hard. The teacher is very passionate about this class and he'll often make the topics you learn feel like life or death to know. That said, if you can stay on board he can greatly help you, but if you fall behind then his tangents/discussions can seemingly make no-sense and be confusing. Still though, I liked the class and professor.
The professor clearly knows the material and is always respectful and willing to answer questions. However, he does like to talk a lot about the theory behind it and doesn't really go through examples on how to solve the statics problems on lectures. You mostly have to find other peers to learn and study the material with to do well on the exams.
The professor heavily encourages working in small groups due to the difficult nature of the class. While this is not mandatory to receive a decent grade, it is certainly highly advised.
His view of his class is very self important, like this is the only class that you are taking that matters. He also likes to state that if you do not have a topic mastered before the next lecture, you will be behind and you seriously need to catchup, which I thought was a little odd. He is still a pretty good teacher.
He is really nice and if you have questions hes very available to go to. I did not like his lectures I felt like he just kind of rambled on for a while and then tell you to look over the examples on your own time.
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