UVA TEACHER AND CLASS RECOMMENDATIONS

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This list is still being expanded!  Schedule numbers and info for Spring 2002 are also being added.
UPDATED 11/11/2001 1:00 PM

In some cases, a class, rather than a specific teacher may have been recommended.
To denote this, all SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDED ITEMS ARE IN BOLD.

IRO: Be sure to look at classes in all schools--some have been recommended specifically for gov't majors.

ANTHROPOLOGY
WAGNER, ROY
ANTH 236 CASTANEDA AND DON JUAN
10125 0930-1045 TR

ASTRONOMY
HAWLEY, JOHN
ASTR 348 INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY
13347 1100-1215 TR

MURPHY, EDWARD
ASTR 124 INTRO. TO STARS, GALAXIES, AND THE UNIVERSE
10847 1100-1150 MWF

Comments: "He's friendly, extremely well prepared and puts a whole lot of effort into each multi-media presentation that constitutes a class...Has a really good toolkit site, test reveiw session, and is always asking for student imput and ways to improve the class.  Also very conducive and available for questions, help, etc."
- Caleb King, CLAS II

CHEMISTRY
GERRANS, GRAHM "GUS"
CHEM 142 INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE CHEMISTRY
10336 1200-1250 MWF
CHEM 152 INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS
11330 1200-1250 MWF
CHEM 242 ORGANIC CHENISTRY II
11703 1000-1050 MWF

Comments: "He is well organized and clear in his teaching. The exams are still quite difficult, but this is E-School/Chem. so...He has been my best and most easonable
professor so far."
- Derek Green, CLAS II

CHINESE
TSENG, MIAO-FEN
CHIN 101 ELEMENTARY CHINESE
CHIN 102 ELEMENTARY CHINESE CONT'D
10680 1000-1050 MTWRF
13441 1100-1150 MTWRF
12974 1300-1350 MTWRF

Want to take a language? Here you go...

ECONOMICS
ELZINGA, KENNETH
ECON 201 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I: MICROECONOMICS

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
LAWRENCE, DEBORAH
EVSC 222 CONSERVATION ECOLOGY: BIODIVERSITY

I highly recommend this course for all government majors and anybody interested in ecology.
- Eric Lundin, CLAS II (webmaster)

SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE: GENERAL LINGUISTICS
ELSON, MARK
LNGS 224 SOUTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
10692

GOV'T AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS: AMERICAN POLITICS
MILKIS, SIDNEY
GFAP 331 THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
13152

SAVAGE, JAMES
GFAP 424 BUDGETING AND ECONOMIC POLICY
12950

GOV'T AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS: INT'L RELATIONS
BREMENT, MARSHALL
GFIR 546 TOPICS IN COLD WAR DIPLOMACY
10817

Marshall Brement is a former U.S. Ambassador to numerous countries.

OWEN, JOHN
GFIR 101 INTRODUCTION TO INT'L RELATIONS
13850
GFIR 506 MILITARY FORCE IN INT'L RELATIONS
14905

SOFKA, JAMES
GFIR 311 INTERNATIONAL LAW
14903

THOMPSON, KENNETH
GFIR 305 PHILOSOPHY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
14902

Comments: Professor Thompson's lectures are boring as hell, but the subject matter is interesting and his books are really good.
- An IRO speaker

QUANDT, WILLIAM
GFIR 365 INT'L RELATIONS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
13443
GFCP 341 ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY

Professor Quandt served on the U.S. National Security Council.

URBANOVICH, YURI
GFIR 456 U.S.-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
GFIR 424 NATIONALISM
14904

Comments: Professor Urbanovich is one of the best teachers I've ever had! He is just so damn cool. Unfortunately, GFIR 456 is no longer available because he was merely filling in for another professor, but I have no doubt that he will do just as good a job in 424.
- Eric Lundin, CLAS II (webmaster)

WALDNER, DAVID
[GOV'T AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS]

GOV'T AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS: POLITICAL THEORY
DIENSTAG, JOSHUA
GFPT 515 CONTINENTAL POLITICAL THEORY
14912

KLOSKO, GEORGE
GFPT 302 MODERN POLITICAL THEORY
12583

MUSIC
LEE-DE AMICI, BETH
MUSI 301 STUDIES IN EARLY MODERN MUSIC

Comments: "She's mad down to earth with the students, as if a friend to all.  Funny, helpful at reviewing, processing, extracting key ideas from the many readings and listening assignments due."
- Caleb King, CLAS II

GERTNER, ERIC
MUSI 369 AFRICAN DRUMMING AND DANCE
13764

RELIGIOUS STUDIES
MATHEWES, CHARLES
RELG 592 THEOLOGY AND POLITICS
14944

SACHEDINA, ABDULAZIZ
RELG 208 ISLAM IN THE MODERN AGE
10824

SLAVIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE
ELSON, MARK
RUSS 498 SENIOR THESIS
13832
RUSS 521 PHONOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY OF RUSSIAN
10100

Vickerman, Milton
SOC 341 Race and Ethnicity
 
 

Curry School of Education

HUMAN SERVICES
BROWN, ROBERT
EHDS 482 MENTAL HEALTH ADJUSTMENT
13148

McIntire School of Commerce

WHEELER, JOHN
COMM 341/342 COMMERCIAL LAW I&II
 

MACIUKA, ?
ARH 203&503 SURVEY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE
 
 

The School of Engineering and Applied Science

APPLIED MATHEMATICS
GIFFEN, DARIA
APMA 312 STATISTICS

Comments: "I have her for this class, and although she is not all that tough a teacher, her class is relative harder to the other one, since you get the closed book quizes and exams instead.  But regardless, she is a fun person, and that makes her a better teacher in its own right."
- James Fang, SEAS II

RICHARDS, LARRY
APMA 111 SINGLE VARIABLE CALCULUS

Comments: "We call him DJ Richards, because he would put a overheard up for like 2 seconds, and take it back and put
another one, made him look like a DJ spinning record."
- Sameer Huque, SEAS II

TIGIANI, REBERTO
APMA 213 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Comments: "We call him the mafia man, because he is from Italy and has that strong Italian accent. The best teacher I have ever had."
- Sameer Huque, SEAS II

PINDERA, MAREK-JERZY
APMA 308 LINEAR ALGEBRA

Comments: "It's an easy course to begin with, but it never hurts to
have a fun teacher who gives easy tests in addition."
- James Fang, SEAS II

SOOKOO, NORRIS
APMA 312 STATISTICS

Comments: "Although I am not in his class, I've heard that he gives
open book quizes, and exams, and that's good enough a
reason for me to want to switch to his class... except it's
too late for me."
- James Fang, SEAS II

JOHNSON, WILLIAM ("W C")
APMA 109 CALCULUS I

Comments: Professor Johnson isn't an extremely great teacher, but you will learn in his class and he cares about his students.
- Eric Lundin, CLAS II (webmaster)

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
BARKER,N. SCOTT
ECE 309 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS

LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION IN A TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY
BARITAUD, CATHERINE
TCC 207 UTOPIAS AND TECHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY

NORTON, PETER
TCC 200 MODERN TECHNOLOGY, CREATION, AND DESTRUCTION

SIMEONE, ROSANNE
TCC 401 WESTERN TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE
TCC 402 THE ENGINEER, ETHICS, AND SOCIETY

TOWNSEND, INGRID
TCC 211

MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
FITZ-GERALD, JAMES M.
MSE 209 INTRO. TO THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF MATERIALS

JESSER, WILLIAM
MSE 209 INTRO. TO THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING OF MATERIALS

MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
JORDAN, DONALD A.
MAE 321 FLUID MECHANICS I

TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AND POLICY
HUTCHINSON, THOMAS
TMP 352 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY

Also recommended for government majors.

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