NAMIKAS S (GEOG)

Grading History

The grades listed below are the actual grades assigned by this instructor over the last few semesters, based on official records from LSU.

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Course Average W A B C D F Enrolled
GEOG 2050 C (2.328) 8% 14% 29% 37% 15% 5% 311
GEOG 2051 B (2.503) 9% 18% 34% 33% 12% 4% 314

Review Summary

75% recommended (25 of 33 reviews)

Category Average A B C D F Reviews
Overall Instructor B (2.788) 15 5 7 3 3 34
Overall Course B (2.545) 3 20 4 4 2 34
Communication Skills B (3.097) 16 6 6 2 1 31
Personality B (2.903) 13 9 4 3 2 31
Course Content B (2.806) 14 6 4 5 2 31
Exams and Grading B (3.226) 19 6 2 2 2 31
Time Required B (2.968) 9 17 2 1 2 31
Grade You Earned B (3.241) 13 11 4 1 0 29

Courses Taught in Spring 2010

Section Course Days Start End Enrolled Avail Type Average W-Rate Distro Instructor Room/Building
1 GEOG 2051-1 TTh 10:40a 12:00p 235 140 2.533 6% NAMIKAS S 0130 HOWE RUSSELL C
1 GEOG 4070-1 TTh 1:40p 3:00p 28 0 NAMIKAS S 0245 HOWE RUSSELL C
14 GEOG 8000-14 TBA TBA 99 RES NAMIKAS S
13 GEOG 9000-13 TBA TBA 2 43 RES NAMIKAS S

Reviews

Not Recommended/C Instructor
Not Recommended/D Course
D Communication Skills
D Personality
D Course Content
F Exams and Grading
F Time Required
D Grade You Earned
Review #1 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas has no personality. However, he does curve your final grade. The only reason I took this class was because I needed a science sequence and I didn't want to have to deal with biology, chemistry or physics. If you HAVE to take a science sequence, take this one. The material wasn't horrible, just a lot of memorizing. He uses scantrons for his tests. Your grade is only the average of 3 tests: 2 regular tests worth 30% each and a cumulative final worth 40%.
Posted: 12/13/2010 5:00:36 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
B Course Content
B Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #2 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
I didn't study too much and got a B. Dr. Namikas is very familiar with the material and he will explain it until you understand it. He's a really nice guy
Posted: 9/8/2010 7:09:06 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
A+ Communication Skills
B Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #3 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Dr. Namikas was great! Easy A! If you have to take GEOG 2051 then take him. He has review sessions before each test (there are only 3 test). No outside work required.
Posted: 1/13/2010 7:17:28 PM
Recommended/C Instructor
Not Recommended/C Course
B Communication Skills
C Personality
B Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #4 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
BORING! BORING! BORING! The tests are pretty straightforward though.. Its an easy B atleast, an A is definitley possible.
Posted: 5/8/2008 6:56:38 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
C Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #5 / Course: GEOG 2050 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
He is an easy teacher and wants the students to do well. He's there to help, and will stay after class to help. P.S.(he's not foreign)
Posted: 6/5/2007 6:48:35 PM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Not Recommended/D Course
C Communication Skills
B Personality
D Course Content
B Exams and Grading
B Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #6 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
The lectures are extremely monotonous. It is hard to keep up as listening to him is like listening to the recording of a boring encyclopedia. He gives you study guides for the exams which help a lot but the class is just too boring.
Posted: 12/18/2006 10:35:30 PM
Not Recommended/C Instructor
Not Recommended/D Course
A+ Communication Skills
B Personality
D Course Content
B Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #7 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
The lectures are extremely monotonous. It is hard to keep up as listening to him is like listening to the recording of a boring encyclopedia. He gives you study guides for the exams which help a lot but the class is just too boring.
Posted: 12/18/2006 10:35:10 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #8 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
This is not a hard class at all, just take the notes, but more importantly, know what is on the study guide he hands out & that will do it. He can be a little dry during class which is tough for a T Th class.
Posted: 4/29/2006 5:12:17 PM
Recommended/C Instructor
Recommended/C Course
B Communication Skills
C Personality
C Course Content
C Exams and Grading
B Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #9 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
I'm not at all interested in science! I took this course for a gen ed requirement. If you love Geography, you'll love Namikas b/c he loves it too. A little studying is needed, but just go to class and take good notes. The tests come str8 from them.
Posted: 12/25/2005 9:54:44 AM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
B Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #10 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Great teacher. Only teaches the basic information that you need to know for the test. Make sure you go to class and take notes.
Posted: 4/14/2004 2:44:56 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #11 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Take or get notes, study, and receive an A.
Posted: 11/30/2003 2:10:01 AM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
B Course Content
B Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #12 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
eh..should've had an A but hurricane lilly was coming through and wasnt sure if we had school the next day..but other than that the tests were easy..he's weird at times..he and his mullet..but a nice guy and an easy class..
Posted: 10/31/2003 5:43:07 PM
Recommended/C Instructor
Recommended/B Course
C Communication Skills
C Personality
B Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #13 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
BORING AS ALL HELL, BUT AN EASY CLASS.
Posted: 5/27/2003 11:09:51 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #14 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Same thing everyday... a lot of memorizing!!!! but easy material for the most part. i love his short mullet! take namikas!
Posted: 5/8/2003 12:26:52 AM
Recommended/D Instructor
Recommended/B Course
C Communication Skills
F Personality
A+ Course Content
B Exams and Grading
B Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #15 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
VERY BORING CLASS! But if you have to take it...take Namikas. Even though he is boring as well...he doesn't make the course material too hard. Study for the test.
Posted: 1/10/2003 9:43:24 AM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #16 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas knows just about everything to do with this course. He is a walking geography dictionary and helped me understand the material.
Posted: 12/11/2002 2:42:14 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #17 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas knows just about everything to do with this course. He is a walking geography dictionary and helped me understand the material.
Posted: 12/11/2002 2:42:13 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #18 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas knows just about everything to do with this course. He is a walking geography dictionary and helped me understand the material.
Posted: 12/11/2002 2:42:13 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #19 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas knows just about everything to do with this course. He is a walking geography dictionary and helped me understand the material.
Posted: 12/11/2002 2:42:11 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #20 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas knows just about everything to do with this course. He is a walking geography dictionary and helped me understand the material.
Posted: 12/11/2002 2:42:10 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #21 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas knows just about everything to do with this course. He is a walking geography dictionary and helped me understand the material.
Posted: 12/11/2002 2:42:10 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #22 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas knows just about everything to do with this course. He is a walking geography dictionary and helped me understand the material.
Posted: 12/11/2002 2:42:08 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #23 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas knows just about everything to do with this course. He is a walking geography dictionary and helped me understand the material.
Posted: 12/11/2002 2:42:06 PM
Not Recommended/C Instructor
Not Recommended/C Course
A+ Communication Skills
B Personality
C Course Content
B Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #24 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
namikas isnt bad. but i dont like him too much.. i hate the way he talks..he's aggravating. and what i thought would be an easy A class turned out to be not so easy. tests arent too too shabby though..just boring and easy to mess up on.
Posted: 10/29/2002 1:44:27 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
F Communication Skills
F Personality
F Course Content
F Exams and Grading
F Time Required
F Grade You Earned
Review #25 / Course: GEOG 2050 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
I tried very hard in this class, but it was so boring. He is boring, he cant help it, he is a boring person I guess. Dont take this, take 2051 with Vaughan.
Posted: 2/6/2002 7:22:29 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Recommended/C Course
C Communication Skills
D Personality
B Course Content
D Exams and Grading
C Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #26 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
His lectures are boring and the exams are not easy. If you barely have an A before finals you might as well not study that hard because you are getting a B. The final is the worst one of his tests.
Posted: 2/3/2002 2:05:29 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
C Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #27 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Namikas is a great man.. he gives detailed study guides and makes geog 2051 easy.. final is simple
Posted: 1/20/2002 9:57:11 PM
Not Recommended/D Instructor
Not Recommended/D Course
C Communication Skills
C Personality
D Course Content
C Exams and Grading
B Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #28 / Course: GEOG 2050 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
The class and the proffesor was very boring and the material taught was very vague. He only went over the basics but expected you to know much more for the tests. He does curve but the tests are hard and final is cumulative.
Posted: 1/9/2002 2:31:47 PM
Not Recommended/F Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
D Communication Skills
D Personality
F Course Content
D Exams and Grading
D Time Required
D Grade You Earned
Review #29 / Course: GEOG 2050 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
The teacher was boring, and hard to understand. The tests were not objective, just total application
Posted: 12/11/2001 12:17:49 AM
Recommended/C Instructor
Recommended/B Course
C Communication Skills
B Personality
D Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #30 / Course: GEOG 2050 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
Overall, the class isn't that bad, but I found it to be boring. AND the final is CUMULATIVE!!!
Posted: 10/24/2001 1:03:09 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
C Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #31 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
No review provided.
Posted: 10/18/2001 11:43:29 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
Communication Skills
Personality
Course Content
Exams and Grading
Time Required
Grade You Earned
Review #32 / Course: GEOG 2051 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
No review provided.
Posted: 10/1/2001 5:13:29 PM
/F Instructor
/F Course
Communication Skills
Personality
Course Content
Exams and Grading
Time Required
Grade You Earned
Review #33 / Course: GEOG 2050 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
No review provided.
Posted: 10/1/2001 5:13:29 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
Communication Skills
Personality
Course Content
Exams and Grading
Time Required
Grade You Earned
Review #34 / Course: GEOG 4070 / Instructor: NAMIKAS S
No review provided.
Posted: 10/1/2001 5:13:29 PM

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