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Frank PFEFFERKORN
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Position

Professor

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Credentials

PHD 2002 Purdue University

Grade Point Average
2.56
Completion Rate
98.64%
A Rate
30.20%
Students
4854
Rating
3.6
Difficulty
3.5
Would Take Again
0.0%
Attendance
Unknown

85.7% of students reported.

Comments

The material throughout this class is too specific instead of covering general topics. When it came to the exam it took him almost 2 months to enter grades. His grading was poor and oddly specific. He took off large amounts of points for the slightest detail when 99% of the rest of the work was right.

I would care not to go into specifics

This class is not a lot of fun. Frank knows his stuff but it is hard to keep focused and stay on track. These are the longest and most boring PP slides I have seen. Must be around 500 for just half a semester. Also hard grading scale which isn't good for a not curving.

good

He's terrible. 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...

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. Would definitely recommend.

Great professor, very helpful, very clear, responds to student suggestions. Definitely enjoyed the class.

Great teacher. very interesting lectures, relates material to real world a lot, gives it a purpose. A lot of outside reading/HW/labs, but not too hard. Enjoyed class, taking another with him next semester.