This guy is freakin' hilarious! His lectures make next to no sense, but it's constant entertainment, and it doesn't matter anyway because his exams are all on the internet. Worth having him just for the sheer comedy

the best part of his lecture was waiting to see what words he would make up,(snooot, splishing) and watching him rub his globe excessively. Loved this class!!!!!

In a small 300 level class he believes the average should be lower than a 2nd or 1st year class, in 372, its all essays and marks quite hard. If he doesn't like you, he will fail you even if you know your stuff,ask him why its wrong and he'll bs you that you need to write beyond what thequestionasks

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His classes are incredibly boring but he is very comic to watch. Seems delighted to have a captive audience at his disposal. Has a knack for screwing up Grade 3 level demonstrations (static electricity, tornado in a bottle) which is funny. Funny pronunciations. Everything for test is on the web.

Entertaining, exams are relatively easy as long as you study the basics. Constantly talks about the class being an interest course and that we don't need to study, just be interested in the material. The only downfall was the boring lectures even he himself was entertaining.

I skipped half of the classes, slept through the other half, and got an A+. Easiest class I've ever taken. He'll tell you all about his sausage.

In a way, this course is pointless to go to b/c the notes he posts online include the pages to read in the textbook. Exams are quite easy since he pulls them off from previous exams. He makes it a point of telling students that this course is for "interest," not "required." Overall, he's a nice guy.

He should go to the Hollywood instead of teaching. It's funny to watch him screw up an experiment or spinning around to demostrate how tornado works.

Don't bother going to class or reading his notes-they're all from the text. The first 100 q's of the final were straight from the practice exam on his website, and the last 50 were obscure trivia. Made the class average interesting.

Had a really hard time understanding him. The courseware was okay but the midterm was brutal! He said he would focus on concepts but there were a lot of applied questions! You can't avoid the curve in this class and it definitely hurt me. The lab component is a waste of time and is boring. Was entertaining though, very peculier man.

Prof is very excentric. Class is quite boring. However, all notes are posted online (WebCT) and the exams are multiple choice. Be ready for strange references to Cake and Sausage... he also enjoys spinning in order to immitate tornadoes and hurricanes. (Final was 140 MC questions worth 70% of the final mark!) :S

strange class...really BORING. I only could stand to attend about 4 lectures, but his WEBCT notes helped me learn a TON. Exams were worth alot but relatively easy. Should have had TWO midterms and a final.

He's amusing (spinning around a chair to imitate a tornado?), but sometimes he's kind of hard to understand. His second midterm/final are harder than expected (63% average on the former), but if you study, you should get an OK grade (like A- and higher)

I took this class because I was really interested in the topic, not because I was hoping for an easy A. However, I was very disappointed. Tests were inconsistent - either lots of comprehension or lots of irrelevant trivia. Class itself was very boring. Only plus is that he reuses ALOT of midterm questions. Not recommended.

Seriously, I took this course hoping it would be easy A cause I needed the GPA boost.But. I found the lectures quite boring and sometimes not really understandable and just. Exams were not as easy as people claim. I think he increased the diffuculty seeing as how other people have commented how easy this course is. (FYI I am a Science student)

Class was rather tedious, though if you listen to him he's got a sense of humor. Not necessary to go to class, though interesting videos shown. On midterm and final adds in questions that he never included in lecture or notes. Used almost all the practice MC in actual tests. The midterm was 30%, final 70%. Good class overall but tricky tests now!

Very very boring lectures. THe lectures are not mandatory at all as he posts all his notes online as PPT. I stopped going to class after the first 2 weeks and managed to get a B+. Tests are NOT SUPER easy however, almost all practice questions are reused so MEMORIZE those. However alot of random trivia tends to show up which is hard to prepare for.

Was interested in taking this class, but sadly my hopes were destroyed. Material was boring, but at least lots of the practice MC are on the tests. He is a nice guy though and sort of makes up for the material with videos and (slightly awkward) demonstrations.

Dr. Reuter is a nice guy, but not a very good teacher. Disorganized notes, scattered information and confusing information made this class frustrating. Aside from the MC practice Q's that were on every test, some questions required knowledge we did not discuss. Studying felt ineffective as you cannot be sure what random information you have to know

Not as easy a class I would have hoped, but still not too bad. Definately make use of the practice MC questions he supplies you with: they often show up on tests. Lectures a bit dry and not totally mandatory since his online notes are identical to his class once. Still, if you need a science class with no lab, take this one.

Not as easy as I was expecting it to be. Memorize the practice questions from eClass, about 80% show up again on his exams, but for some questions I had no idea where they came from. His class is entertaining, especially when he spins around in a circle pretending to be a tornado. At times boring but overall not too bad. I recommend this class.

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Easy class, just memorize practice questions and guaranteed a B+. Lectures are boring but if you just need a science class I would suggest this. No need to attend, just memorize and your fine.

I heard this was an easy class, but if you aren't a science student and don't have THAT much background in science classes it's hard! His exams are EXTREMELY trivial and detail oriented it's so frustrating, more trivia than content tested. And his wording of questions makes tests more confusing. Lecture is crazy boring, avoid if you can. Regret.

Showed up to 2 classes, just did his practice questions and read the textbook sections he posted up (NOT his slides, which are all over the place). This is the easiest class I've ever taken, a definite GPA booster provided you know what to study. He is a nice prof though, pretty helpful outside of class.

Dont listen to what all the negative people are saying. Just find the midterms online. They are exactly the same and will make this course one of the easiest you have ever taken. Do study for it since he does change some stuff up but overall HUGE gpa booster

Never went to class. Midterms 80% same as old midterms. Calculations mostly easy. Most numbers you need to memorize are in his slides. The exam is exactly like the practice multiple choice, and questions on old material are repeated from the midterms.

Dr. Reuter has long, disorganized lectures. Some material is irrelevant to the course. Midterm and final aren't too bad, but some parts of the 4 labs were tedious. Very inconsistent marking, and doesn't care about students not using citations. Fairly low standards, and made a cool topic boring. Was funny without meaning to be. Not recommended.

Dr. Reuter was a nice guy outside of class. He'll help you if you go to his office hour. But pretty bad as a lecturer. Exams are 80% based on textbook, with the tiniest details. Don't have to go to class at all. Honestly, I don't know how people are doing well. This class was not a GPA booster for me.

During his lectures, he talks about really random topics that don't really pertain to the tested material and jumps around the room a lot, which can be distracting. The information that is tested is not taught in lecture, so read the textbook. I basically had to teach myself everything. If you can find old tests of his it is extremely helpful!

Save your GPA and take another class. You may do well if you can memorize every single detail in the textbook and notes. But like previous comments, without the old exams you're screwed. Old exams help but theres a chance he could totally change the exam and put all new questions. Every yr he changes about 10 ish questions from the previous yr.