An odd duck, but he made a tough subject interesting. Don't miss this class!

i had him for film viewing- the class was cool- he was weird! But recommended

He never quits smiling!

he's a weird guy, but very intelligent; one of the best teachers I've had so far

He's too smart for the class. Nice guy though.

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Talks too fast and is always smiling. An alright teacher though

Nice guy, just really cheesy and insecure...rather annoying

This was my most anticipated class last semester. highlyrecommended

Hard lecture to sit through and one false move on tests and you are doomed!

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great guy, no one could have made philosphy this clear. some people just dont have the mind for it

A good teacher, just read the book, take good notes, and you'll be fine

His lectures are very boring, but he tries to make everything clear so that you understand. Make sure to read the book because you have a lot of quizzes.

Very helpful and nice guy

Very clear and to the point in his lectures. Do your readings, or you will have troubles. Lot's of quizes. Very nice guy... very dry sense of humor, ;)

Great teacher. Good students will appreciate the way he teaches and how much you can learn from him. I had three classes with him last year and learned a ton.

Clear lectures that are pretty fun to listen to most of the time. Take good notes, and you wont have to spend too much time reading. Exams are all essay q's, but you get a list of q's in advance.

with very clear lectures and a great class test set up, this is the way to go for an A. if you like philosophy and your not affraid to debate in class then you will get an A. Rydman also can help with your english paper or government paper,brillant man

Very nice man. Great sense of humor and lectures are clear and interesting. I would definately recommend.

Friendly. Always seems to be in a good mood. Tries to make lectures interesting. Weekly quizes. Exams are all essay.

Wonderful Instructor, brilliant man, just don't forget your attention span, ie: pay attention in class, you'll learn a lot

In business ethics, you only have two tests. Both are easy if you do the review. You have to attend class to receive daily assignment pts, that's the only downfall. Overall Good Professor

The man is a genius. His lectures are a little hard to sit through, but if you like philosophy and you like to learn, this is the guy for you. He is really easy in the end too so if you don't like listening, just sleep. He doesnt mind.

Pretty good teacher. Nice guy. Lectures can be tedious, and monotonous, but are very informative if you can pay attention. Easy class. He'll give you extra credit opportunities if you ask him. You will pass as long as you know those study guides.

He is very layed back and nice. A good natured man who knows a lot about philosophy.

Rydman is Da Man! Nice guy who knows a lot about Philosophy. I like that he is really laid back. Not much bothers Ol' Rydman.

He made the telecourse version of PL201 relatively easy. If you can handled slogging through the difficult to undertand textbook, and then go through the study guide his class is fairly easy. Gives good hints on the matching section of his test, and most multiple choice are straight off the guide!

Likes to give you his opinion on a lot of different subjects. Wants work done to his specifications. Class can be boring, but isn't that bad if you find the subject interesting.

DEMOCRAT. Hates our president. Thinks he knows everything. Easy class though. Know the study guide and you're fine.

Ridiculously easy, that's what you probably want to know. He's very laid back and that's cool. Doesn't do much to moderate his class though - idiotic comments run amok there. But you do discuss some fascinating things from time to time and I appreciated his open and easy going attitude. Very good teacher.

This was a very interesting class and the teacher gave good review sheets to use to prepare for the test. He is particular about gramar and that our papers our well written, it is hard to get an A but it is worth the effort.

I thought he was kind of a pompous ass. Very knowledgeable and nice, but his method of grading sucks.... Pop quizzes suck. I like philosophy and ended up with a fairly****ty grade.

Excellent teacher. He doesn't force his own opinions on you, I actually dont even know what his opinions actually are... But he does do a good job at explaining and rationalizing all the philosophical ideas, even the completely crazy ones. Very clear, open minded and over all easy to follow. Exams were just essays... Nice!

His film viewing class is quite good. He is open minded and flexible. I was given permission to make my movie project an anime music video. He made note on films I recommended to him and more importantly, GOT BACK TO ME TO TELL ME HIS IMPRESSION OF THE FILMS I SUGGESTED. That is a mark of a GREAT teacher.

Fun class, lots of helpful guides to the tests.

Very nice guy; about 6 pop quizzes; answers for mid-term and final given in lecture which you can follow from an outline he gives you, so utilize it.

Clear, comfortable, an all around nice class.

In my opinion he was a great teacher. He knew what he was talking about, simply take notes and you will be prepared for the occasional quiz and the two tests. There is no homework other than one paper. For an introductory course, I feel as if I had learned more than I expected to.

a lot of people think hes boring just because of his style. if you have a certain sense of humor, he's very cute & entertaining, though. he takes the mess that is the textbook & turns it into little stories which he animatedly explains. you really have to be in class, though, because the textbook sucks & idk how he makes sense of it.

I will miss film viewing class. Mike Rydman is slightly eccentric but overall a cool older guy. I def recommmend this class.

Easy going and easy grader. Shows some boring movies but also showed a few really awesome ones. Good prof overall.

Philosophic guy who wrote an essay on: "Science can show HOW things happen in this way, not WHY" right in his freshmen year.

Pretty good over all. Covers a lot of material. Grades hard on research papers.

Great guy, good teacher.

Good professor. It's ovious that he has a lot of experience teaching and does what works. If you think philosophy is boring, you won't like this class, but regardless Mr. Rydman is a good teacher. Didn't see a bias toward democrats, it seems like he followed every joke or citicism about Republicans with one about democrats and vice versa.

Awesome professor who is very knowledgable on the subject matter. Gives points for class participation, so get incolved in the discussion. Has a really sharp sense of humor. I really enjoyed this class!

I took the class for a Gen Ed but I ended up really loving it. He makes the class easy to understand the philosophers and explains the tests and paper well. Good class to take.

Dont need to really read the text. just talk in class

I took his intercultural communications, and I really enjoyed it. He's funny and really helpful. I never dreaded going to class, and it was very easy for me to get an A. Lots of group work, some lecture and a few projects.

Your class grade is based on answering questions, which is ridiculous. You have to answer questions 2x a day to pass his class, but if other ppl already said your answer obviously you're not going to get points.And all he does is talk forever.

I really enjoyed this class. I recommend taking it more than one day a week for those who have trouble paying attention to long lectures. Great teacher!

Great teacher. Quirky but cool. Sometimes he answers questions with another answer to a diff questions but ok. Lectures from beginning to end, only a few "fun" things, knowledgable, humorous, 6 pop quizes. i didnt study for any, made up the points by commenting in class. Easy A for me.

I had Prof Rydman for a film viewing class. He's a bit on the nerdy side, but one of the coolest profs I had. He didn't take crap from the students, which I loved about him. He would lecture on film history, etc. and then we would watch a feature length film. Graded easily. I loved having him as a professor.

I got an A, but with good effort. U have to read a lot. His paper was hard, but he graded it really easily. Very nice person, fairly funny too. He does talk pretty much the entire class. He's a nice guy because I missed a day due to bad weather, but he didn't count the zero on my quiz. His tests are easy. Each test is 3 questions. Fine teacher.

Professor Rydman does lecture for most of the class. He is fair and gives you a 10-15 min break for the 3 hr classes. You have to put in work to pass this class. Philosophy is a boring subject to those with no prior interest, but Rydman is nice, funny, and intelligent. If you are willing to study hard and put in effort you'll be ok.

Quirky guy, but very intelligent... Read the book and take notes during class... One research paper and a mid and final test... Gives you a list of potential questions and picks three of them... Know em all and you pass the tests... 6 random quizzes that are not difficult... Easy class overall...

Rydman is a pretty funny teacher, but the class is very boring. If he disagrees with you, he lets you know. Very rarely will he show a video, this is a lecture class. You have to read the book and know small details for 6 quizzes. The midterm and final aren't bad, you just need to study. I'm glad I'm done with this class, but I did learn a lot.

Loved the class. Great lectures, I had a great time in the class.

Boring. I am respectful of my professors and try to at least pretend im paying attention. This guy will put you to sleep no matter how much you try not to. He is funny and his class is easy. Class is not hard, just really really really really boring.

Really nice guy, and a pretty easy class. Does tend to mark students down a lot if they do not come to class, because a lot of his assignments are in class.

He's a nice guy, a little bit hard to hear and really likes to talk, but he's always interesting. He selects good films and makes thought provoking assignments to go along with them. The final project is exciting as well, and he's a fair grader, very liberal with the extra credit.

The class is easy. There are short assignments at the end of class. There is one bigger project. Read over the book, it will greatly help for the final exam. The Prof is nice. The class is also extremely boring.

This was a great class. You can get participation points for class discussion that will either complement or make up for pop quiz scores. The midterm and final exams are both all-essay, and he provides you with the questions ahead of time (he gives you ten, three of which will be the exam - you just don't know which.) Great discussions. Easy A.

Professor Rydman seems like a nice guy. The class was extremely easy, mostly 1-hour lectures followed by watching a movie. Short assignments followed each movie, and his grading of these assignments is very easy. The final exam is a little strangely worded, though. You'll need to study to pass it - it is worth 25% of your grade.

Very nice professor. Can be difficult to pay attention to at times because he is very soft spoken and tends to rant. However, he is helpful and the grading criteria is very clear.

Class is mostly lecture, but he really knows what he is talking about and makes it really interesting especially if you participate. Funny stories and is more concerned that you are involved and understand rather that focus on a grade. If you put in effort he will work with you! Great Guy

This guy is something else. He's kind of a weirdo. BUT he is overall nice enough and his class really isn't hard if you pay attention. He does so pop quizzes and they're only worth about ten points but they can really make or break you grade until the final and midterm if you don't read. I would take him again, but he is terrible boring... but easy

All you do is watch a movie every class time. Lectures for maybe forty-five minutes then you watch a movie! You have to write and answer a few questions about each movie. So if you watch the movie you'll do fine. Final project is to make your own 2 minute movie short or draw a story board really really easy

For film u will get 2 class and he will go over the reading assignments from the prior week and share a video or two about each weeks topics. Then he will talk 2 u briefly about the movie u'll watch that day and the assignment due at the end of class. Assignments are under a page long and are handwritten. 1 final exam and 2-8 min film or paper.

Great guy! I would take all his classes if i could. Tells great stories and his classes are pretty straight forward.