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SAMUEL HOKIN

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Raw average: 1.94/5 from 34 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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PHYSICS 202
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Worst professor I have had in college and I took this class as a junior. First exam average 34%. I didn't learn anything in labs either, they were a huge waste of time. Avoid this guy AT ALLL COSTS!
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PHYSICS 202
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Got an A, very fortunately. His course is definitely not easy. Tough labs, difficult homework and over-average exams. It seems that he do not like to give an A. 11% got an A, while 16% got an AB, which is different from normal curve.
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PHYSICS 202
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Sam is a terrible professor. His lectures and homeworks are useless for the exams. rely entirely on your TA.. avoid him at all costs, even if you have to take a semester off.
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PHYSICS 202
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
I got a B - he is definitely not the worst professor as is described on here. His labs are hard and his exams do require a lot of thinking and hard work, but that does not mean he is a bad professor. He changed the setting of the exams when people complained so he does listen. The exams did get easier too. He was an average teacher.
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PHYSICS 202
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
*Disclaimer - I got a D in the course due to working full time & not doing the homework. That being said, he is not the terrible professor these reviews imply. 2 of the exams were made up of the exact homework problems. Class average was 90% on homework, but 40-60% on exams which were the same problems...
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