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PHILLIP BARAK

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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 301

General Soil Science

3 credits

General Soil Science covers the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils, their impact on plant-water relations, and methods for soil classification and agricultural suitability assessment.

No offering record · Fall 2025

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Phillip BarakDouglas Soldat

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Fall 2025

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2025SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Spring 2025CIVENGR/M&ENVTOX/SOILSCI 631Toxicants in the Environment: Sources, Distribution, Fate, & Effects
Spring 2025SOILSCI 299Independent Study
Spring 2025SOILSCI 730Colloquium: Environmental Remediation and Management
Fall 2024SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2024SOILSCI 730Colloquium: Environmental Remediation and Management
Spring 2024CIVENGR/M&ENVTOX/SOILSCI 631Toxicants in the Environment: Sources, Distribution, Fate, & Effects
Spring 2024SOILSCI 728Graduate Seminar
Spring 2024SOILSCI 730Colloquium: Environmental Remediation and Management
Fall 2023SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2023SOILSCI 728Graduate Seminar
Fall 2023SOILSCI 730Colloquium: Environmental Remediation and Management
Spring 2023CIVENGR/M&ENVTOX/SOILSCI 631Toxicants in the Environment: Sources, Distribution, Fate, & Effects
Fall 2022SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2022SOILSCI 430Soil Pollution and Human Health
Fall 2022SOILSCI 730Colloquium: Environmental Remediation and Management
Spring 2022SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Fall 2021SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2020SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Spring 2020SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2020SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2019SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2019SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2019SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2019SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2018SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2018SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2018SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2018SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2017SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2017SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2017SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2017SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2016SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2016SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2016SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2016SOILSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2016SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2015ENVIRST/SOILSCI 324Soils and Environmental Quality
Fall 2015SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2015SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2015SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2015SOILSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Spring 2015SOILSCI 728Graduate Seminar
Spring 2015SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2014SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2014SOILSCI 728Graduate Seminar
Fall 2014SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2014SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2014SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2013SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2013SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2013SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2012SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2012SOILSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Fall 2012SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2012SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2012SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2011SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2011SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2011SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Fall 2010SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Spring 2010SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2010SOILSCI 875Special Topics
Fall 2009SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2009SOILSCI 399Coordinative Internship/cooperative Education
Fall 2009SOILSCI 990Research
Spring 2009SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2009SOILSCI 728Graduate Seminar
Spring 2009SOILSCI 799Practicum in Soil Science Teaching
Fall 2008SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Fall 2008SOILSCI 728Graduate Seminar
Spring 2008SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Spring 2008SOILSCI 699Special Problems
Spring 2008SOILSCI 990Research
Fall 2007SOILSCI 301General Soil Science
Spring 2007SOILSCI 326Plant Nutrition Management
Fall 2006SOILSCI 301General Soil Science

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