<p>I'm nearing the end of choosing which freshman seminars to apply for, and found the Student Course Guide extremely helpful. However, some of the professors of my 7 or 8 top choices are not reviewed at all, and I was wondering if I could have some help from you '10ers out there. </p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about W. Barksdale Maynard (he's running a seminar called "Woodrow Wilson and the Battle of Princeton")? How about Christina Lee ("The Virgin Mary in the Hispanic World")? Paul DiMaggio ("Red States, Blue States, and American Cultural Contention")? Sigurd Wagner ("How a City Works")? </p>
<p>Also, what are the differences between the titles of "lecturer," "professor," "assistant professor," "associate professor," and "research scholar"? Do they really matter when choosing a seminar?</p>
<p>Maynard's course is my top choice. History is one of my least favorite subjects and the Battle of Princeton sounds like a fairly painless way to satisfy the HA requirement. Maynard lectures in the department of Art and Archeology. I don't know much more about him than that.</p>
<p>i heard Woodrow Wilson and the Battle of Princeton is good
same prob here.. i really fancy the topic "brain and mind' and realised that Prof Anne Treisman is a well-published figure in the field!
now i'm worried that she could be a strict marker or condescending for freshman like me...
I'd be grateful for opinions frm anyone who took her class!</p>
<p>The whole point about Freshman seminars is that they are for freshmen! The Professors know that and that's why we choose to teach them. They're a great opportunity for the student to experience a small class with a top professor (typical of junior and senior level classes but intro courses in freshman year are larger). I don't think you'll find Anne condescending at all, the problem might be getting into her seminar. I assume you're in Whitman, Harvey Rosen's 'Taxes' might be interesting, in the Spring Michael Lemonick's Life on Mars should be good, he's a very good teacher?</p>