Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Knowledgeable. Lecture is worth attending because it is entertaining. A good science class for people who are not good at science. Tests are not extremely difficult. Worth taking.Rate My Professors ↗
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Andrew Bent
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Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Bent was amazing! His canvas was super organized, the grading rubric for papers/assignments was straightforward, and he held exam review sessions where he would give exam hints. His lectures could sometimes be all over the place, but it was pretty easy to get the main points. I would recommend taking this for an easy ARate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Bent is an amazing professor, you will learn SO much from him. The assigned readings seem like a lot, but all the learning is done through discussions on them so definitely read before class. Super knowledgeable and caring guy, if you care he will go out of his way to make sure you succeed. Feel like a better person bc of the way he made me think.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
He is definitely a character, that is the best way I can describe him. Lectures are pretty useless but are required. Everything you need for the exams are on the slides and the exams are pretty straightforward. He can't get enough of the Irish potato famine.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Dr. Bent is decent at teaching content, but his lectures are laced with a pretentiousness (MIT alum) that's a turn-off for interest in the content. Unlike prior course professors, he requires textbook reading, and you won't understand the lecture content unless you read the book. He also becomes quite frustrated if class participation is lacking.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He was a very good teacher with well structured and informational lectures. Tests and labs were very easy.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Andrew Bent
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