His notes compliment the readings well and he's a very enthusiastic lecturer.

He is very interesting when he does his lectures though it may be times very lengthy. His slide presentations are very helpful in summarizing the chapters in the book. His tests are basically on the notes from class. He is very upbeat in class and easy to approach with your problems.

Very interesting class

His class isn't exciting, but he's a good teacher and will never surprise you on a test!

Very enthusiastic lecturer and his notes compliment the textbook well. His tests can be a little tough (know your stuff b/c he gives essay questions!)and he doesn't post his notes on blackboard, which sucks because he often goes too fast to copy them all down. But, overall I recommend him.

First of all it's a statistics class so he has that going against him but he professes his love for the subject so at least he's doing what he likes. If you go to class, do the homework and the extra credit you should be ok. Make sure to copy the notes because they won't be posted on Blackboard.

super hott! although the material he teaches is not always that easy he makes time to help you and gives you alot of extra credit. You even get extra credit points for just going to class.

Statistics is a seemingly hard class made easy through the teachings of Freitas. Although I am anti-mathematical, I managed to do well in Freitas class mostly due to sitting up front and listening to lecture. He is a very good teaching who manages to bring clarity to confusing material.

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I think very good teacher. He does his best to try and make u understnad... and will keep explaining until u do. he started to post notes on line which is good in case u dont get them during class

His lecture are interesting but some of them will make u asleep due to the early lecture in the morning. U just gotta read the book and memorize, print out his lec notes and remeber some of the experiments cause there are short essays which can work to ur favor. He has +4 pts if u go to class and he has usually questionaires.

he was a good teacher... he's very passionate about what he teaches and he is very helpful when you don't understand

Very easy class. As long as you go to class, you will do well. He gives you extra credit for just being in class and tests are very easy.

hes great

Very easy class as long as you attend lectures or else you'll be completely lost. But trust me you'll wanna go to lecture cuz he's so hot you'll wanna go. He's also very understanding and fair. Has ways of getting extra cedit. And has an optional final exam which counts as 50% of your grade if you choose to take it. He's wonderful I love him.

AMAZING PROFESSOR....He is so dedicated to his students and really goes out of his way to explain the material. I love his examples, slide notes, and short movie clips he shows in class. I love going to this class. *I'm a psych major, and I'm happy I chose this field because being in Professor Freita's class makes me love it more.

He was a pretty good professor. But I thought he was a bit confusing at times. I like how he showed us a lot of clips in class but some were boring and unneccesary. I hated the short answers on the exams. Overall the class was good.

professor is nice but i found his lectures extremely boring..exams were kinda hard!!

Easiest class in the world! I went to class about 5 times in the semester and got an A. His exam questions are based on material from the Powerpoint presentations (4-5 per class, all on Blackboard). The essay questions are just a paragraph each and are on the experiments he discusses. I don't understand how people think this class is hard!!

Attendance is not mandatory, but if you go to class anyway and before each exam you thoroughly study the notes that are posted on Blackboard, you can get an A. Also, if you miss a class you just might miss an extra credit opportuinty so you don't want to risk being absent. Freitas is a nice man and a good professor.

Overall a great professor!!! When I took his stats class spring 06' his lectures were directly from his blackboard printouts and you barely had to refer back to the textbook to do well in the class. Attendance wasn't mandatory, but it helps since he described the material clearly. Got a B with good effort and decent study group.

I couldn't believe I didn't mind waking up for an 8:20AM class! Great guy, fun material, class goes by fast. Easy exams.

One of the best classes I ever took. He is excited and running around and loves wat he does

best professor i have ever had. He lectures are clear and interesting.He is able to understand students' questions and give a very good answer. if he is teaching another class besides social psy, i'm taking it. bonus: you don't really have to buy the book to get an A.

Good teacher. I recommend him if you want to take stats. Easy going, knowledgeable, and makes this course easy. take him.

He's a decent teacher. He movies pretty quickly but he's clear in his speaking.

You do have to go to class bc essay questions are mostly based on what was discussed in class. He does post slides up on blackboard but he purposely takes some stuff out so you do have to go to class in order to fully understand the material. Class average for this semester is 70, STUDY! btw he's nice, funny, not bad to look at.

Good teacher. Class is not mandatory but there is random in class quizzes which can each add an additional point to your average. This semester there was a total of four.Book is not mandatory but there is some details from it that appears on the quizzes. Four tests you get to drop the lowest score or opt not to take the final at all. Plus he's hot

Good class, keeps lectures interesting and funny. Text book is a good review but most of the material is from lecture. Gives a lot of extra credit too!

prob one of the best professors I have had. extremely knowledgable and interesting and has a passion for what he does. explains material really well. the book is a great supplement to his lecture notes its good to help study. tests are tricky so prepare to study and go over the notes alot! and oh yeah hes one hot tamale!!

Posts his lectures online. Very interesting lectures so you might as well go to them and plus, there's extra credit on certain days (they won't be announced). Fair tests. For the final, just review your old tests by going to the TAs' office hours. You don't have to go to the final if you did well on the first 3 tests. Very nice and outgoing guy.

Buying the textbook is not necessary. The tests are based on his lecture notes.

Attendance is a MUST. There's a quiz every friday. So there's only 2 days to understand the material b4 the next quiz. Readin the textbook is helpful but i HIGHLY recommend goin to the TAs or the prof office hours. Final isnt mandatory if ur pleased with ur quiz average. If you tak this class jus mak sure u really study, but hes very nice n helpful

Prof. Freitas is an awesome prof. His lectures are interesting and will help you throughout the rest of your stay at SBU; especially if you're a psych major. He's extremely enthusiastic and gives lots of opportunities for everyone to get A's. GREAT PROF!!!!!

Great lecturer. If you need the class and he's teaching it, take it. He seems to enjoy teaching and likes it when students come to lecture. Very approachable too. Gives opportunities for extra points on final grades through in class experiments, usually surveys. Definitely take him.

Great professor! There's a quiz every Friday which is great because its easy to remember a week of material.Optional final and extra credit opportunities. Extremely helpful in office hours but attendence is a must. Go to class, download the review sheets for the quiz and you're going to get an A. Im horrible at math and I have an A average!

He made the class interesting and doesn't go so slow that get bored. Definitely have to study for the exams but they're not impossible.

He's really nice and he wants his students to do well. He explains everything pretty well. I always go to class because his teaching is better than the textbooks explainations. DEFINITELY do the problem sets before each quiz, even if you do it on the morning of, it really helps!

Great professor. There's a quiz every week and it's really easy to remember two days' worth of material. Sometimes, he even gives you the formulas.No homework, the final is optional and two lowest quizzes get dropped. I hated stat going in, but he made the subject okay.

This is one of my favorite classes here so far! Really interesting material, cool professor, and reasonable tests. Read the textbook, and go to class. He gives review right before the tests which are really helpful and there's extra credit as well. Loved the class.

You really need to know each chapter inside and out, the tests go into every corner of the material and you must be there during lecture to fully understand the ideas. There are test questions that refer to lecture discussion. His TA's are pretty helpful. Tests are worded a bit weird and questions can get confusing. There is no curve at all 79.9=C+

This is probably one of the best professors I have ever come across. He is so helpful, cares a lot about what he is teaching. The class is set up for students to learn and do well at the same time. There isn't that much work, but it does require some effort to do well. Take advantage of office hours and email. I suggest this professor greatly.

Great lecturer and very passionate about his work. Beware of weekly quizzes, they are easy to take but easy to mess up if you didn't study. Do the problem sets, but make sure you get the answers from the TAs or him if you don't understand the material. I bought the textbook but didn't use it once, you can get through with just studying the slides.

Professor Freitas is great! You can tell he's very passionate about what he teaches. Quiz every Friday (w/ 2 dropped) so he only has 2 classes to teach what's needed. This makes it seem like he's rushing (but it isn't THAT bad). Take it one week at a time, study the slides + problem sets and you'll be fine! (textbook not 100% needed)

Yes the class is difficult, but if you listen to him and study you can do well. He talks fast, but it's because there is a large amount of content to cover and he has to. He is very organized and very passionate. He really cares if you understand the content, so go to office hours.

Great professor!! Genuinely wants students to do well and loves his work. Lecture material is a little tough to grasp, but as long as you pay attention and take notes youll be fine! Tests are multiple choice and straightforward. Oh he also curves!

Professor Freitas is so intelligent that sometimes it's hard for him to "dumb it down" for students. However, if you're complaining that this upper division psychology course has heavy psych jargon, you can't blame him; take another course. The studies he gives are hard to follow sometimes but meaningful. He will help you whenever he can. Nice guy!

The content in his lectures is exactly what shows up on the quizzes and the final is OPTIONAL. He can't really dumb things down, but the quizzes aren't cumulative so if you don't get material on a previous quiz you can just forget about it! He's really caring and genuinely wants you to understand the material; highly recommend!

Idk what these other reviews are saying--he covered all the material needed for the week in 2 classes (and let us drop our 3 lowest quizzes, plus retake 2!), he gave us a study guide with answers that were very similar to the actual quizzes, he lets us have 4 possible points for extra credit, and he let us use notes on quizzes. Great professor.

I like his teaching style. He's very understanding of your situation and understanding. His quizzes can be worded weirdly, but that can be fixed by taking advantage of office hours, study guides, and textbooks.

He's honestly a great professor! He goes out of his way to help his students and is a very fair grader. Final was optional, and every Friday there is a small quiz. This is helpful as he drops the 2 lowest grades. Attendance doesn't count and he also makes study guides for every week with the answers!

Honestly, his class is exactly what you make of it there are weekly quizzes and the worst two get dropped. His quizzes can be tricky, but if you practice the computational problems and know the definitions, you'll do fine. He has an optional final you can take. Go to his office hours he wants to help.

Other than the grading criteria being solely on weekly quizzes, Professor Freitas does an excellent job in teaching. He posts the lecture slides for every class a week beforehand so if you have to miss a class, you won't be too far behind. Also, the weekly quizzes are supplemented with study guides that he gives the answers to every week.

He teaches decently well and as long as you're in class you're able to understand the material. I missed many classes so I didn't do as well on the weekly quizzes but he isn't bad as long as you go to the lectures and take your notes.