Paul E Olsen

Teaching in Fall 2026

2 courses

EESC 1001

Dinosaurs and History of Life

4 credits14 / 40 seats

Section 001 of EESC 1001 Dinosaurs and History of Life Call 11990
MW 1:10pm–2:25pm · M 4:10pm–7:00pmPUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 428 · SCHERMERHORN HALL SCH 603
26 of 40 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

EESC 1401

Dinosaur & History of Life-Lec

3 credits38 / 100 seats

Section 001 of EESC 1401 Dinosaur & History of Life-Lec Call 11991
MW 1:10pm–2:25pmPUPIN LABORATORIES PUP 428
62 of 100 seats left
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM

What students say

CULPA & Reddit

n=29, 2001–2025

Aggregated across every course this instructor has taught.

Teaching quality

4.5 / 5

Grading fairness

No signal

Workload

2.5 / 5 · Moderate

Difficulty

3.0 / 5 · Moderate

Overall sentiment

Mixed

Would take again

Majority say no

Sources: CULPA (29)

By the numbers

52 students37% of seats

Courses

Sections

140

Seats offered

7h 50m

Class time / week

Seat counts as published by the Directory of Classes on August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM.

Activity

Fall 2026 · Sep 2 – Dec 12 · 29 teaching days

Less

Where they teach

2 buildings this term

Flat map — motion reduced

PUPIN LABORATORIES · SCHERMERHORN HALL

Teaching rhythm

18 class meetings

November 2026November 2026

Nov 1

36h 40m total

Nov 30

Classroom load

52 at peakMon 1:10pm

MonTueWedThuFri

On campus

Teaching days: Mon & Wed
Largest section: 38 students in EESC 1401 §001
Buildings: PUPIN LABORATORIES · SCHERMERHORN HALL