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Larson, John

Cumulative GPA: 3.80/4.00 with 10 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 3.20
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 3.80

Mechanical Engineering Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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ME 152 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 10:20 am, Apr 1, 2013 Report Evaluation		Larson is that classic drafting teacher: the cranky old white guy who's been doing it forever and thinks his way is the only correct way to draft. That said, he knows his stuff and is pretty good at teaching it. Grading is a bit skiwampus: expect to get nailed hard on assignments and quizzes. Your grade will look terrible, but do the extra credit quiz, go to office hours to make sure you understand what went wrong on your assignments, and you will be fine in the end. He often doesn't really explain concepts well until you've already turned in the assignment, but if you talk to him, he will get to know you, and probably call you out in class. Very amusing in lecture.

ME 152 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 4:40 pm, Jun 21, 2012 Report Evaluation		Larson is a boss. I've had him for ME 151, 152, and I'm taking him again for 251 next quarter. Basically if you're a freshman ME you get two choices for your teachers for 151 and 152, Larson or MacFarland for 151 and Larson or Bahringer for 152. Larson is the only one THAT KNOWS HIS SHIT. He been at Cal Poly forever and knows what's up. His classes were challenging but he is extremely helpful and he wants you to succeed. Take Larson you won't regret it.

IME 130 Freshman Grade Earned: Credit Required (Support) 1:17 am, Jun 12, 2012 Report Evaluation		Larson is amazing. Fall quarter, the college of engineering decided to put all of the freshman AEROs and MatEs, who hadn't taken drafting into a drafting class called IME 130 (which was eliminated as a prereq halfway through the quarter). They borrowed Larson from the ME department to teach this and I am so glad they did. Larson is my favorite professor so far even though he spent most of the class trying to convince me to switch from AERO into ME. He is hilarious and teaches you everything you need to know about drafting. If you ask him for help, he will pretty much do the entire thing for you while you watch, which is what you want for drafting. He makes you turn in your first quiz to his office hours so he can get to know you and then he will proceed to either call everyone by their last name or give you a nickname. He gives some good and hilarious life advice to Freshmen, which was actually really helpful for us first quarter. This guy is awesome and if you ever need to take drafting, Larson is definitely the man!

ME 151 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:35 pm, May 14, 2012 Report Evaluation		Larson is so funny and knowledgeable. Yes, he does go on rants often, but he does ensure that you know the information. He is kind of gruff, but if he picks on you more, that means he likes you.

ME 151 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 7:55 pm, Mar 13, 2012 Report Evaluation		Larson is awesome! If you're an ME major, he's got your back and will help you out with anything! In lab, he can go through the material really fast and act like it's all simple but it isn't. He makes up for this with fantastic one-on-one instruction in lab and office hours. He also gives more extra credit than homework points, so it's nearly impossible to go into the final without a 100%. Take this class seriously though - too many people didn't and got dominated on the final. Don't kid yourself with this stuff, you either know it or you don't. You cannot BS your way through this class. In Larson's own words: "I know the difference between those of you who are giving it a shot, and those of you who aren't giving a shit".

IME 130 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 8:11 pm, Mar 8, 2012 Report Evaluation		Larson is a good funny teacher. Not the best lecturer, but during lab he was extremely helpful. The class itself was not hard if you have had some prior drafting experience.

ME 151 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 6:16 pm, Mar 5, 2012 Report Evaluation		Larson is by far my favorite professor here at Cal Poly. Though he can be unclear in his lecture, he is a great guy. He remembers names and always knows how to get a crack out of someone. The homework could get pretty hard but that's what office hours are for. Meet with him he is the professor to get!



IME 130 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 7:27 pm, Mar 3, 2012 Report Evaluation		Very cool and funny old guy. He's very approachable, helpful, and will know your name even if you never ask him any questions. His lectures, however, are not very clear so you will need so ask questions and go to office hours and he'll make sure everything is clear. He's one of my favorite teachers. Take him.

ME 151 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:48 pm, Feb 29, 2012 Report Evaluation		he helps and has a great sense of humor. Almost everyone in the class has %100.

ME 151 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 10:16 pm, Feb 8, 2012 Report Evaluation		Larson is hilarious, his lecture can be a little unclear at times, but i found everything he said to be helpful. If you needed help he was glad to help you with whatever it was. He also likes to give you little tips about life. If you're a bit faint of heart i wouldn't recommend taking him, i can see how he can come off as a bit abrasive.

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