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Franklin Hobbs

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Raw average: 4.90/5 from 20 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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What students say

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MSE350 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Hobbs is an amazing professor who cares about his field and students. Exams are multiple choice, and very difficult. Luckily, they aren't weighted terribly for the total grade. I got C's on all 3 exams and ended with an A.
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MSE350 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Best professor I have taken so far. Franklin cares about students and truly is a great lecturer. MSE 350 was engaging and interesting. Lectures are interactive, and he has great hands-on ways to teach complex concepts. He brought great energy to class every single day.
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MSE350 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Hobbs is an amazing professor! He really cares about your success and is an engaging lecturer.
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MSE350 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Dr. Hobbs was an awesome professor who really cares about his content. The class isn't easy due to the difficulty of exams and the homework/knowledge checks being graded on accuracy but Franklin was always willing to help before/after class and in office hours;He adjusted the grading cutoffs by one pointish-he didn't announce it, but did it in MyUW
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MSE350 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Hobbs is a great professor who truly cares about the subject matter he is teaching. He is very kind and accessible outside of classes. Homework and quizzes were not difficult, however the exams were very hard. If you want to do well I think you have to go to office hours and make sure you understand everything covered in lectures.
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