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Patrick McAvoy
ENES221 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/15/2023 |
Great guy and fair grader. If you can take a class with McAvoy you will not regret it; he is definitely the best professor I've had in college so far. |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES102H Expecting a C Anonymous 04/27/2023 |
I took this class in Fall 2022. He was a very nice professor who is happy to help students. He didn't curve the class at all (maybe 1 or 2 percent) and didn't give extra credit like the other ENES102H class for homework. The class environment also feels very "elite" and everyone seems to know what they were doing and doesn't seem like asking questions even if they're confused. Definitely go to discussion because you'll learn a lot doing problems on your own. |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES221 Expecting an A- Anonymous 01/25/2023 |
THE BEST PROFESSOR IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. Take him. I highly highly recommend you take 221 over winter. He gives a lot of partial credit making it easy to pass this difficult course. If you take it during the semester, you aren’t awarded partial credit for anything. The midterm and final over winter had exam averages in the high Bs. It’s a lot to take it over winter, but Dr. McAvoy makes it interesting and tolerable. Take him over the winter and you want be sorry. He values every question, stays late to answer everyone’s question, and spends a lot of time explaining topics in ways that make it easy to understand. |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES102H Expecting an A Anonymous 01/20/2023 |
Lectures: Goes really slow so you can understand concepts. Really easy if you've already taken AP Physics C Mechanics. Tests: Tests are standardized for the whole course, they're way easier than the homeworks and are very similar to the groupworks. Office hours: Don't bother going to his office hours, he has good intentions but often just talks for a long time and you don't get much out of it. Sometimes he felt a little disorganized but I can't blame the guy he was always kind and enthusiastic. Go to the TA office hours instead, find a TA you like and then just keep going to their office hours. Tips: Understand the intuition behind a cross product and program your calculator to be able to do a cross product. Will make your life so much easier. |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES102H Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/07/2022 |
Seriously great professor. He is super passionate about physics and engineering and his lectures are great--he gives good notes with derivations and the follows it up with examples every lecture. He can answer any question you ask him. Literally any question. Office hours are super helpful too! |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES221 Expecting an A- Anonymous 07/11/2021 |
Just take him! One of the best professors in engineering department and really caring for every student. I think he is really knowledgeable and was able to solve all my questions during office hours so just take him you won't regret. |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES221 Expecting a B Anonymous 01/24/2021 |
I absolutely recommend you to take Prof McAvoy if you possibly can! He is SOOOOO nice and very clear in his explanations. I took ENES221 over winter and was really nervous going into it. He kept the course very well organized with lots of well made pre-recorded lectures and consistent class schedules. I agree with previous reviews that he genuinely wants everyone to succeed. ENES221 is no joke and taking the condensed version over the winter is tough, but at the same time McAvoy takes that into account and gives problems that are at reasonable difficulty for students who have to learn a chapter a day. If you have the time to dedicate three weeks straight to studying (I had to take off work during this timespan just to keep up), I recommend getting dynamics out of the way over winter with this awesome instructor. |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES221 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/21/2020 |
Gonna ignore how hard this course is for this review. Prof McAvoy is a genuinely nice person and wants us all to succeed. Says every question is a "really great question and brings up an excellent point" even if it's dumb. Prepares theory as well as example problems and is very smart. However, going to his office hours are sometimes a waste of time because he can talk forever. He might spend his whole office hour talking with one student to answer a question. And if you were looking for a simple answer or a quick question than you'll be with him for at least 10 minutes. |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES221 Expecting an A+ StardustGogeta 08/15/2020 |
Professor McAvoy is a great teacher who obviously knows a great deal about the subject matter. He is able to answer any questions you have, and he understands the common mistakes students make and how to resolve them. I definitely recommend taking his class if given the option! |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES221 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/18/2018 |
He really loves the material and cares about the students. If you put forth the effort to seek help and do the problems, you will do well. Overall, this class is known to be pretty challenging, so prepare for exams well in advance. |
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Patrick McAvoy
ENES100 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/30/2017 |
He is a great professor! Really chill guy and is super nice to all of his students. He is very understanding and has pushed back deadlines for our class multiple times because he knew that no one could get it done in such a small amount of time. I recommend his classes to anyone. |