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Takes 4+ weeks to grade exams when he has no other work commitments for the class.  Also skips a lot of lectures for no reason.  The worst professor I've ever had...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1064439","quality_rating":2,"difficulty_rating":4},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:04.988895+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODE0MDg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1064439","instructor_name":"Frank Pfefferkorn","course_label":"ME364","course_id":"ME 364","course_uid":"course_e943bbcb154c20d2c16a6792","review_date":"2009-05-11 19:04:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall, a very good professor.  You can tell he enjoys teaching.  His homeworks required a lot of work, but it's heat transfer, so that's implied.  Tests are very fair (open book)and focus on comprehension rather than retention, and are easy if you've done the homework.  Powerpoint slides are very helpful.  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