08-11-2011 at 02:32 PM
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Fair, but on the other hand, in upper years you don't get the luxury of multiple cores and multiple profs for a lot of courses, and if you can't learn from who you're stuck with you either teach yourself or don't learn it.
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Ya thats true but Im just hoping to get into my main field of choice in second year eng
its Civil eng and Management and i hear its very competitive so i need all the help i can get |
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08-11-2011 at 03:34 PM
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Childs, no reason needed
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McLean isn't great. He is good, but with very emssy notes. Childs is clear, funny (Not in a corny way, unlike McLean), with amazing notes. |
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08-11-2011 at 03:43 PM
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McLean isn't great. He is good, but with very emssy notes. Childs is clear, funny (Not in a corny way, unlike McLean), with amazing notes.
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his class is full anyways
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08-11-2011 at 08:18 PM
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I had Childs for 1ZB3 and attended all of McLean's help sessions for 1ZC3. Since Childs didn't teach 1ZC3 last year (dunno if he does this year) definitely get in McLean's class for that, because all the other options are terrible (profs who can't speak English).
As for comparing the two, they're both very funny profs and both excellent at what they do. I would give Childs the edge up because he explains things very thoroughly and really helps you understand, but McLean does a good job of that too.
TL;DR: They're both fantastic, but if you have to choose, choose Childs.
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08-11-2011 at 11:46 PM
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They are both pretty good profs. People have varying opinions as to which one is better. My roommate swears by McLean, whereas i preferred Childs as he was more organized and had much better notes in my opinion.
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08-12-2011 at 07:19 AM
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On second thought try to get into Mares' class. Id put him above Mclean and just a bit below Childs, but he knows his stuff and he is a really good lecturer, does great examples, answers a lot of questions.
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08-12-2011 at 10:57 AM
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On second thought try to get into Mares' class. Id put him above Mclean and just a bit below Childs, but he knows his stuff and he is a really good lecturer, does great examples, answers a lot of questions.
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Mares is one of those professors that rubs you the wrong way in the beginning of the semester, but you love him by the end. Especially when he does the tests before you and gives out insanely useful advice for studying. |
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