Professor
Gabe Jones
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Spring 2025 - I can't express how much I loved this class. Professor Jones was honestly the best professor I had my freshman year. He was beyond nice and considerate and very entertaining during class. I am the type of person to get bored during lectures, but his were very engaging. His lecture was 2 hours long but honestly felt like 30 minutes. I was tardy most lectures by like 30 minutes and he did not care, so as long as you do his in class assignments (which is very very easy), you could leave when its done. He also would end class early if everyone got their speeches done online. For the speech part of this class, it was very simple. Most speeches were 1-2 minutes long and you didn't have to memorize any of it. He gave very detailed instructions and was lenient to missing assignments or extensions. There is also no tests or midterms/finals for this class, and I did not consider the speech assignment as homework honestly. So if you are looking for a calm class which I very much needed (as a stem major), this class is for you.
Spring 2025 - I can't express how much I loved this class. Professor Jones was honestly the best professor I had my freshman year. He was beyond nice and considerate and very entertaining during class. I am the type of person to get bored during lectures, but his were very engaging. His lecture was 2 hours long but honestly felt like 30 minutes. I was tardy most lectures by like 30 minutes and he did not care, so as long as you do his in class assignments (which is very very easy), you could leave when its done. He also would end class early if everyone got their speeches done online. For the speech part of this class, it was very simple. Most speeches were 1-2 minutes long and you didn't have to memorize any of it. He gave very detailed instructions and was lenient to missing assignments or extensions. There is also no tests or midterms/finals for this class, and I did not consider the speech assignment as homework honestly. So if you are looking for a calm class which I very much needed (as a stem major), this class is for you.
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Winter 2025 - I liked this class but beware of the final! The material was pretty interesting although sometimes confusing at times. Jones is very good at explaining things and very open to helping students. He would often stay very late to answer questions. Everything you need to know, he will tell you, and the TA's provide a study guide. This class is heavily based on memorization and understanding so the readings and lectures are a must do to do well. There is 1 midterm, 1 research paper, and the final. For the midterm, you can explain your answer to your TA to try and get some points back which bumped my exam grade up a letter grade. The biggest issue with this class was the final!! That exam was the most stressful exam I have ever taken in my life, not because it was hard but because it was too long for the time frame. The exam was week 10 so we took it during class but the exam should have been a standard 3 hour final. The questions on the exams are all written and some are a page long while others paragraphs or a few sentences. The first 3 questions took half the exam time alone and there were about 10-15 written questions. I found myself knowing the answers but struggling to write what I wanted to say because of how little time we had. The midterm wasn't curved but the final was and somehow I got a 97% because I studied for 2 weeks which bumped my grade from a B to an A. Overall, I enjoyed this class but the final exam needs to be fixed.
Winter 2025 - I liked this class but beware of the final! The material was pretty interesting although sometimes confusing at times. Jones is very good at explaining things and very open to helping students. He would often stay very late to answer questions. Everything you need to know, he will tell you, and the TA's provide a study guide. This class is heavily based on memorization and understanding so the readings and lectures are a must do to do well. There is 1 midterm, 1 research paper, and the final. For the midterm, you can explain your answer to your TA to try and get some points back which bumped my exam grade up a letter grade. The biggest issue with this class was the final!! That exam was the most stressful exam I have ever taken in my life, not because it was hard but because it was too long for the time frame. The exam was week 10 so we took it during class but the exam should have been a standard 3 hour final. The questions on the exams are all written and some are a page long while others paragraphs or a few sentences. The first 3 questions took half the exam time alone and there were about 10-15 written questions. I found myself knowing the answers but struggling to write what I wanted to say because of how little time we had. The midterm wasn't curved but the final was and somehow I got a 97% because I studied for 2 weeks which bumped my grade from a B to an A. Overall, I enjoyed this class but the final exam needs to be fixed.
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