Professor Sherrer is a highly engaging lecturer, and this is the second course I’ve taken with him. While his teaching style is captivating, his approach to grading and exams has been extremely challenging. His exams tend to determine the entirety of your grade, with no opportunities for extra credit or makeup assignments. I also found it concerning that he discouraged the TA from adequately preparing us for the exam, which felt counterproductive since TAs are typically there to support student learning. In this particular class, the situation was more difficult—he introduced a significant amount of new material just two days before the exam and provided a study guide that did not align closely with what was actually tested. His exam structure could use significant improvement. The questions often focus on overly specific details rather than the main concepts emphasized in class, making it difficult for students to demonstrate their overall understanding.

Dont listen to the person who uploaded for the fall 2025 quarter even though its still spring 2025. You can't blame a teachers grading outcomes based on a harsh TA. I had the same T.A. Campbell, and you could've requested feedback from them for future assignments. The in person exams were literally multiple choice and short answer and open notebook, so if you wrote notes during lecture and from the slides, the answers for the questions were right in your face. If you're that type of person who can't go to class for certain reasons, then what did you expect... If you had reasonable accommodations, you could've actually asked him to send previous lectures he had recorded from other years.

Dont listen to the person who uploaded for the fall 2025 quarter even though its still spring 2025. You can't blame a teachers grading outcomes based on a harsh TA. I had the same T.A. Campbell, and you could've requested feedback from them for future assignments. The in person exams were literally multiple choice and short answer and open notebook, so if you wrote notes during lecture and from the slides, the answers for the questions were right in your face. If you're that type of person who can't go to class for certain reasons, then what did you expect... If you had reasonable accommodations, you could've actually asked him to send previous lectures he had recorded from other years.