Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Boring and unorganized but thanks to extra credit I had over 100% for the semester. If you need a gpa boost and some elective science credits I would recommend this classRate My Professors ↗
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PETER FRINCHABOY
What students say
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Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Worst professor I've ever had! I graduated already and need some prerequisite coursework for Grad School (Science Education). This guy was the worst I've ever had...by far! Plenty of extra-credit-I needed a 46% on the final to keep my A. Amazing subject matter - reading the book was great - but lectures + testing were pathetic.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
I don't know what everyone's talking about, this class was fairly easy. There was tons of extra credit and online quizzes and homework assignments that were fairly easy. He also holds review sessions before the exams and gives great hints to what will be on the exams. I thought he did a good job for what I think was his first semester.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Fresh out of college, and completely unorganized. Offered tons of opportunities for extra credit once he realized everyone was failing. I presume he'll revise his syllabus after his failure last semester, but if you do the extra credit, you can easily get an AB.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Do NOT take this class from this professor! He had no clue how to teach a class and was not helpful at all. When you asked him a question, he would reply, "Well, you should know that." Contrary to what someone else said, he DOES NOT curve tests. On the midterms, the average was a D and he still refused to curve them!! Avoid at all costs!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
HORRIBLE professor, would never recommend him to anyone. He had no idea what he was doing, then finally mid semester when he realized everyone was failing he would randomly make everything extra credit. He teaches STRAIGHT out of the book but then has different material on the exam. For a graduate level class fine, 100 level come on!Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with PETER FRINCHABOY
ASTRON 103 explores the universe, covering stars, galaxies, black holes, and cosmology.
No offering record · Fall 2008
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Fall 2006–Fall 2008Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2008 | ASTRON 103 | The Evolving Universe: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology |
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