Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 13:54:59 -0700

This was taken from MIT's Course Evaluation Guide, Fall, 1991
The Best and Worst Comments Received:

*  Text is useless.  I use it to kill roaches in my room. 


*  He teaches like Speedy Gonzalez on a caffeine high. 


*  In class, the syllabus is more important than you are. 


*  Help!  I've fallen asleep and I can't wake up!


*  Text makes a satisfying 'thud' when dropped on the floor. 


*  The class is worthwhile because I need it for the degree. 


*  His blackboard technique puts Rembrandt to shame. 


*  Textbook is confusing . . . someone with a knowledge of English should
  proofread it. 


*  Have you ever fallen asleep in one class and awakened in another? That's
  the way I felt all term. 


*  This class was a religious experience for me . . . I had to take it all
  on faith. 


* The recitation instructor would make a good parking lot attendant. 
  Tries to tell you where to go, but you can never understand him. 


*  Problems sets are a decoy to lure you away from potential exam
  material. 


*  Recitation was great.  It was so confusing that I forgot who I was,
  where I was, and what I was doing -- It's a great stress reliever. 


*  He is one of the best teachers I have had . . .  He is well-organized,
  presents good lectures, and creates interest in the subject.  I hope  
  my comments don't hurt his chances of getting tenure. 


*  I would sit in class and stare out the window at the squirrels. 
  They've got a cool nest in the tree. 


*  The absolute value of the TA was less than epsilon. 


*  TA steadily improved throughout the course... I think he started
  drinking and it really loosened him up. 


*  Information was presented like a ruptured fire hose -- spraying in
  all directions -- no way to stop it. 


*  I never bought the text.  My $60 was better spent on the Led
  Zeppelin tapes that I used while doing the problem sets. 


*  What's the quality of the text?
  'Text is printed on high quality paper.'

*  The course was very thorough.  What wasn't covered in class was
  covered on the final exam.