very very nice lectures!

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Excellent

Only course I've liked in the first two years of EngSci.

Prof Collins is a gentelman and a true professional

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Nice dresser, nice accent!

Excellent instructor.

enthusiastic, encouraging, inspiring, one of the profs out there

outstanding

nice man

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outstanding teacher

I know who that student was!!

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He is an ocean of knowledge.

You will be scared to death to walk under a bridge again

Really inspiring

Collins is the man!

inspiring

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He broke a ruler in half.

One of the best Profs I've ever had. His course is simply incredible. Changes your outlook on statics.

His writing is too messy

the best civ prof you can ever get. he makes the class like a story telling session. final design project is extremely fun. you actually learn how to build a bridge and tower from this class.

football players are units of measurement

You can't push on a rope !!

Umm, there **IS** a website, buddy!

I love his accent.

He's introduced me to three new shapes, the circle, the triange, and the rectangle! I'll never forget his class, that's for sure.

better than extremely good

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very good prof! he knows his stuff! BUT somehow formulas just pop out of no where all over the board. a little fast, maybe. he's a very witty man... sometimes a little high-strung though.

Collin's is THE MAN.

Great teacher BUT DO NOT ASK HIM STUPID QUESTIONS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! He will seriously DESTROY you. He will take you back to 1 + 1 = 2 and lead you up to what you asked, WHILE YOU ARE CRYING! Totally awesome, got some great laughs out of that class.

Brilliant professor. Love the way he brings history into structural engineering.

He is only professor I know that doesn't allow students to drink coffee in his class. And he is the only professor I know who will say "Shut up" to the students who talks in his class.

Collins is hilarious, especially when someone asks a stupid question and gets shot down. He does thoroughly answer insightful questions, though. BUT HIS ASSIGNMENTS TAKE TOO LONG TO COMPLETE. I NOW HATE FREE BODY DIAGRAMS.

The last lecture Prof. Collins gave us was the most memorable lecture I ever had at UT. Great Prof.

Hilarious and brilliant. The history angle is fun too. Great class & prof.

To find the answer you must know the answer! Hahahaha, I enjoy his lectures.

Very good prof... lectures can be quite fast-paced, but it's nothing engsci's can't handle.

He is one of the best prof. you will have. Very clear, but fast... Term mark is determined by weekly assignment and quiz.. but final exam can help you to rise your mark. I loved the course sooooo much, definitely worth spend time to learn well.

awesome prof!

one of the best 10 lecturers in Ontario, if not Canada. Only thing that bothers me is that I spend half the time trying to figure out where he gets the numbers he uses when lecturing.

Collin's is like the god of civ. He's an absolute genius, and he is by far the best prof. He is also a "University Prof" which is 2% of all tenured staff . He is by far the best prof u could have. The only bad thing, is u have to figure out where he gets his numbers from..:S..but civ is by far the best course in first year NSCI..

Prof. Collins was by far the most entertaining, well read and interesting profs that I've ever had. His general knowledge, and overall knowledge of civil engineering is vast and seemingly endless, and he has the ability to effectively and efficiently convey information to students. (it would be nice to know where he got his numbers from though!)

people, people, people.....he oraly says what his numbers mean as he is writing them........ put an arrow beside it and TAKE NOTE OF WHAT HE SAYS THE NUMBER MEANS!!!! and you call yourselves engsci's!

Might be an old professor with a traditonal style, but don't let his stereotypical professor look fool you! This man has a mind as sharp as a fox, and can sometimes brew up awesome jokes unexpected from those of his age! Totally interactive lectures, yet completely baffling problem sets. Rumoured to be very helpful though. My favorite professor.

most awesome prof i had in term 1, goes to show for the various awards he won for being a godly lecturer

in short, THE MOST AMAZING PROF/MAN EVER! He seemed to know everything there was to know about everything. an incredibly brilliant man. He made you proud to be an engineer. Great the way he linked historical engineering (er Roman) to what he was talking about. diffinetly the best prof in 1st yr engsci. It was an honour to have him. Funny and smart.

Fantastic professor. Mixes difficult technical concepts with interesting historical anecdotes, really cares about his subject matter.

i love his accent :)

Prof. Collins is simply the best professor I've ever had in the first two years of Engsci. He knows pretty much everything there is to know about structures, and he makes jokes that we won't even dare to make. Very friendly person who cares about engineering education.

decent

Makes highly technical subject matter interesting and digestible. Knowledgeable and passionate about his subject and about engineering education in general. The first-year EngSci experience will not be the same after he retires.

Demonstration in nearly every class. No textbook, but very clear explanations. CIV102 almost became my favourite course, if it wasn't for Professor Colliander's MAT194 Calculus Class <3.

Extremely interested in teaching. Lectures are well planned and it shows.

AMAZING prof. Turned a perhaps slightly dull subject into one of the most interesting courses of the semester. In-lecture demonstrations and experiments during tutorials provide an amazing link from theory to practice.

Didn't get as much of a kick out of this course as most of my peers did. But he is a knowledgeable prof.

An amazing professor overall, and an integral part of the first-year EngSci experience. Provides interesting historical anecdotes to accompany his concise, clear lectures. His style is very much chalk and talk (although with questions), which may not be to everyone's taste. There is no textbook, just a notebook you fill in and can take to the exam.

First semester the stuff hes teaching was hard because of our little calculus knowledge... once u understand 2nd order differentials.. then things hes refering to make sense Awesome lecturer!!! funny story teller I guess he's just one of the awesome and knowledgeable profs

Excellent professor. As much as I hate civil engineering, his lectures are actually so interesting I never skip them. Prof. Collins is a walking encyclopedia and an excellent lecturer. Whether you like his subject or not, I'm sure you'll enjoy his lectures.

I hated the subject with a passion, but liked the way he taught. The mini history lessons he gave kept my interest, and his interactions with certain members of the class were nothing short of hilarious. Word of advice to future CIV102 students - do not attempt to show this man how smart you (think you) are. He'll tear you to bits.

If you haven't had Collins, you haven't experienced Engsci.

Best prof in engsci

Collins is a genius in his field, one of the most respected professors in my year. Great prof. The only (minor) issue with Collins is the fact that he finds all the material so easy (understandable considering he invented some of the equations he teaches) that he's not afraid to move on to a new topic when students are still lost on the last one.

Hands down the best professor in Engineering.

Amazing prof. But you need to put in effort to do well

I think this has to do more with the course then the prof. There was a lot of material to cover, so the prof had to go quickly over the topics. Most of the time it involved introducing some concept, some equations that were magically pulled from thin air. Don't get me wrong. VERY interesting course, but it was also difficult one this year.

Great sound effects, 10/10. Excellent anecdotes. Hooke for life!

best class, best prof