Current instructor

Phillip Barak

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Raw average: 1.00/5 from 1 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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CIVENGR/M&ENVTOX/SOILSCI 631
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Worst corrupted professor ever. He teaches ABC, and in exam he gives XYZ. Many students complained, but the school ignored. When you reported this poor teaching quality to the Soil Science department with all evidence, they rejected your claim. The professor then falsely accused the reporting students of cheating and gave them 0 in their exams.
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Classes with Phillip Barak

SOILSCI 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

Independent Study involves research work under direct guidance of a faculty or instructional academic staff member. Students arrange the work and credits with the supervising instructor.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Thea WhitmanDoug Soldat+8 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

Distinct courses recorded per term

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2027SOILSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2027SOILSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Spring 2027SOILSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2027SOILSCI 799Practicum in Soil Science Teaching
Spring 2027SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2026SOILSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Fall 2026SOILSCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026SOILSCI 990Research

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

Instructor identity & provenance 
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