MSE 2010

SUPER, super boring and not as easy as everybody says. However, Prof. Shiflett can be hilarious at times and you can tell that he genuinely wants you to learn......... but still not worth your time in my opinion

Such a great class--Shiflet is really passionate about the material. Three tests with attendance points. You basically go to class and listen and then use the study guides to study for the test.

This class, while easy, is actually quite enjoyable and useful. I highly recommend it! It is probably the most practical course I have taken here.

Fun, interesting, and extremely easy class. Show up and you're practically guaranteed an A in the course. Also, Shiflet is a great professor.

great

I learned a lot about the materials around us than I would in an intro science class or anywhere else; it's a lot of real world applications. The only thing was...his voice made me want to go to sleep. I loved the course and the professor is very knowledgeable. Just...his..voice...haha. I studied the day before looking over the slides, study guides, past exam, and my measly notes, and got 88-90's on the tests. I ended up with an A because of those 30 extra credit attendance points. hint: GO TO CLASS!

Shiflet is hilarious and super smart. Go to class and get an entire 10% bonus for your grade. The tests are easy if you go to class which is even more of a reason to go. Shiflet also makes a ton of sarcastic jokes that require intelligence to understand so it was hilarious to watch the athletes struggle to understand why the class was laughing. GREAT CLASS

Shifflet makes the course. If you have any science background or can read at a 7th grade level you should be fine.

Great class. 3 tests of 50 multiple choice questions. Shiflet is hilarious, engaging, and passionate about the material. Even though he knows everything about material science, he knows how to sell the material to mainly humanities majors who have no knowledge in the area and how to make it interesting for them.

Shiflet is easily one of the greatest professors at this university. He knows so much about scientific processes that he knows what to leave out and what to include. In his syllabus, he claims that this class is harder than any other science class in that you have to understand concepts rather than do math, like in intro chemistry. However, it's extremely easy. He's right about the conceptual part--some things are intriguing, while others are common sense. There is zero homework, three exams at 100 points each, and up to 30 extra credit points for missing 4 classes or less. So, as long as you average an 80 on your tests and miss no more than 4 classes, you'll end up with a 90. The exams are ridiculously easy and are largely based on the practice exams he posts on Collab. I do suggest you take notes and pay attention, because then you won't have to look over his lengthy slideshows when studying for exams. In fact, I took notes and paid attention and only needed about 4 hours to study for each exam (just looked at my notes from class, the online readings, and the study guides he posted). There's honestly no reason you should get below an A, unless you half-ass your way through the class. Don't disrupt class, use your phone, or fall asleep, because he will either kick you out, call you out in class, or make you talk to him at the end. He does some interesting experiments/lessons in class, so it becomes fairly enjoyable. Also, he makes some of the funniest jokes ever and throws out a lot of good one-liners under his breath. This class is a must-take, and I guarantee you will learn a lot about things you never even think about. Plus, he'll have you laughing and shaking your head at his witty remarks. Great class, great guy, easy A.