Very poor professor! Confusing class presentation

He's horrible would not suggest him to anyone.

yo, do not take this teacher, he is the worst professor in history. late everyday, he doesnt listen to you at all, his teaching method is lame, and he is so not hot. he pulls up his pants way to much. we pay his salary and he is not available unless you ask, very poor teacher, i hate him, he thinks class is a joke to him

Although he is very smart, he doesn't teach the material as much as rambles and hopes you catch it. He only shows how to do methods by hand and does not accept work more accurately done by calculator. Not good for anyone who can't teach themselves with few notes

Homework is on paper based on a scale of 10. 22/24 on a homework assignment is a 0. He doesn't follow the text book.

Not a fan. Worst professor I have ever had and I woukd reccomend not taking calc with him.

DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS TRY TO FIND A DIFFERENT TEACHER DOESN'T EXPLAIN MUCH OF ANYTHING

I had been taking all my math classes online through Pearson's Math Lab program but decided to take the advice of many who said I'd better take stats 200 in-seat. So I chose Packard, and oh boy BIG MISTAKE. I dropped after the second class to re-enroll online because Packard speaks too fast, tells a lot of long stories, and is hard to follow.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! I switched from Pre-Calc into Stat 200 with Packard and I should have read the reviews on here. He is the worst professor. I'm a freshman in Stat 200 so I am actually quite decent at math. You will end up having to teach yourself so I'd recommend not taking this. The textbook you will need if you will be teaching yourself.

I would not recommed this class to my worst enemy. There's a lot of homework and the tests are very hard. I took precalc in high school and got a B-and now I have an F in this class. He is a very smart person but that has no correlation to you learning anything. If you get placed in this class, drop it ASAP and get out before your GPA suffers.

FIND A DIFFERENT PROFESSOR!!! He doesn't really explain anything. I only went to class to turn stuff in other than that, I had to go to the TLC center everyday just to get my homework done. He's really picky too!!

Worst prof I've ever had.

Hands down the worst teacher I've ever had... Sadly he didn't fix my learning style. Moves at an extremely fast pace. When asked to slow down he says he will but, will just continue to move quickly. Also tries to "get ahead" leaving most behind. Not only are there assignments online but in the book as well. Miss 10 questions and you fail.

He mainly rambled about politics and mountain climbing. His lectures were confusing. I am great at math and have never failed or even gotten a B in a math class before but I couldn't stay focused because he was all over the place. He told us to buy the book and then never used it. He taught what he thought was right.

Math is typically my strong suit... I used to find joy in math, but this class was god awful. Packard is a nice man and does not seem to have bad intentions, however, I would not recommend him as a teacher. He likes to move quickly and wander off topic. I wouldn't go so far to blame him for my lack of an A but the lack of enjoyment made it tough.

I worked my butt off in this class, I redid all my homework if I was given a bad grade, I showed up to every class, and I always asked questions. But because of the tests ( he does not help you prepare for) I received a "C" in the class. I know a "C" is passing but I have always been amazing in Math receiving A's in all my other classes. No help.

His homework was not clear and I thought I was doing very well. I've taken this class before just needed a brush up and knew the material but he was awful at teaching it. He messed up the points for the final test. I poured in a good 42 hours to homework and studying at the end of the semester and I got a D.

He gives online homework and makes up his own homework that you have to turn in. I spent more time on his homework than I have for any other class. His hand writing is hard to read and is very unorganized while solving problems on the board. He flies through the material and doesn't seem to care if his students understand it.

worst prof, very unclear when grading papers, lectures are a mess he is unorganized and when he does problems on the board he will confuse you more than teach you. There is quite a bit of homework assigned and when he grades it his grading is unclear. Would definitely find another professor.

The worst teach I have ever had. He has tenure so they won't fire him. He cost me, and many other that i know of their scholarship. Don't take him. He's a self-righteous ass.

Dr. Packard teaches you to do math using methods not found in any textbook but that he made up himself. Because of this, 80% of what he teaches only makes sense to him. He refuses to teach out of the textbook because in his words "this is much easier in my brain." Have fun trying to teach yourself a semester worth of material if you take his class.

Worst teacher I have ever taken. He was consistently late to class everyday, and he would lecture so quickly you could never keep up. Most points are from the tests. He made us take half of the course exams (3/6) within the last 3 weeks of class because we fell so far behind. He is also very unwilling to help when you need it. DONT TAKE!!

Avoid this class at all costs!! Most students fail in his class because he doesn't care about his students at all!!

Erik Packard is probably the worst professor I have ever had. Being that I was in college algebra and not a higher level of math, he thought he was too smart to be teaching such a "low" level of math. He beats around the bush if you ask a questiton and doesn't help review for tests. Even skips material because "it's easy and we should know it."

Do not take his class. He is too smart to teach anyone. He moves through problems in lecture so fast that you will gain little to nothing from it.

This guy was by far the worst teacher I've ever had. He gets so far off topic and then tries to relate it back to the material, losing everyone in the process. His homework is endless and even the TLC has trouble completing some of the problems. He lacks any sort of compassion for his students, skips around material and RAMBLES. Don't take him!

Very self centered... does not teach normal stats, he literally has a textbook he wrote that is not helpful if you need to know real stats.

He is very self absorbed and an extremely tough grader. He does not teach stats normally because he wrote his on textbook which makes him super bias.

Very bead teacher. You dont learn in class and he goes through practice problems very fast. Its a learn it by yourself class

If you taking a math course expecting to actually be taught something, you're in for an unpleasant surprise. His lectures are impossible to follow as he blazes through his work and never stops to explain himself. He's unhelpful when answering questions, and tends to not care if you are confused. Expect to spend a ton of time teaching yourself.

NO... JUST NO. DO NOT TAKE HIM. LOTS of homework. LOTS of test. He is ALL over the place I'm not sure if he knows what he's talking about half the time. Never responds to emails- his office hours are strictly set and when you go to ask him for help to explain things he gets frustrated - He feels like you should already know everything. STAY AWAY

The worst professor I have ever had. He goes through material way too quickly and does not clearly answer questions. The way he grades is very confusing and hard to follow. The only good thing was that he posted what grade you needed on the final to pass the class.

Absolutely awful professor. He speeds through his lectures and you cant follow. To top it off he tries to give the wrong answer during a lecture but nobody catches it cause hes going way too fast. Dropping his class was the best decision Ive ever made.

Not the best with teaching style but wants you to succeed

Horrible!!! Do not take it. Lectures do not teach you anything and you are lost once the exam comes. Gives double the homework and is hard.

DO NOT take his classes as others have said. He goes extremely fast cant keep up with taking notes or following his work on the board. he retaliated,when I emailed asking him to slow down and for help,by dropping me from the course which I was able to get back in and says and I quote "its unfortunate that it takes more help for students to get it"

Be prepared to do alot of homework and to get no help from his lectures. If you already have an understanding on stats then you may be able to pass. This is not an introdutory class.

His lectures were really confusing and I had a hard time following along. He often goes on tangents not related to the subject of the class. He does not know how to use the graphing calculator and wont teach you how to. Asking questions didnt help.

I believe he knows what he is doing but there is a huge disconnect with how he teaches. every-time I went to go get help in his class, he would go on rambles for 45 minutes about his life or sports. Rambles in his lectures. I am already bad at math as it is, so I need a structured teacher that provides actual help.

The worst professor I have ever had. He rants every class, none of his lectures made sense. He was never able to help me and I had to teach the whole class to myself. I would never take his class again.

Literally would give us homework that with so many things that were not taught. This dude is an absolutely terrible teacher. He also is horribly chaotic in how you turn in homework, worst teacher I have ever had.

Not a great professor. I had to teach most of the class to myself because the lectures served little to no purpose. I showed up for every lecture and struggled to keep up. I was 11 points from an A in this class and its only because I taught myself the material. He was often disorganized and even handed back homework that had been crumpled up. 0/10

Professor Packard is nice and extremely smart. However, that is where the positives end. He is random and eccentric. My class only meets 2 hours per week, and he blazes through it every time with little explanation of steps. I struggle with math, and many things were not taught in class. I tried to teach myself outside of class but it didn't click

While Packard is a smart person, he doesn't do a great job sharing that knowledge. I essentially had to teach myself the course. His tests and homework were equally confusing and he would never give feedback on how to make corrections. He would often stray off topic during course and even had students ask him to focus on the class material.

Lectures are hard to follow, he begins semi explaining the topic but will wonder off talking about basketball. He does not explain the steps to solving a problem and will just write down the answer. If you are a visual learner who needs to see the problem broken down find a different professor. Exams are hard.

Smart professor who doesnt teach exceptionally well. You must go to every class and keep up with homework to do well. The homework is hard to follow and the solutions are even harder to follow. He has tiny bad handwriting and I suggest you sit close to the board.

easily the WORST professor I've ever had. HE will talk about anything and everything other than the course materials. He is terrible at explaining concepts and when someone asks a question it will never actually get answered. If you actually want to learn and pass a class, don't use him as your professor.

If you don't have to take this class with this professor, don't. He does not teach in class, the only way I was able to pass was doing tutoring 2 times a week and having them teach me. This class was very difficult and confusing and if you didn't understand the math right away good luck learning it. I would not recommend.

If you don't have to take this class with this professor, don't. He does not teach in class, the only way I was able to pass was doing tutoring 2 times a week and having them teach me. This class was very difficult and confusing. If you didn't understand the math right away, then good luck. I would not recommend.

He just has no idea how to teach. Teaches everything like it's review. He talks in circles, he tries to avoid teaching straight from the book and ends up teaching nothing. A unit circle concept that basically amounted to 2+1=1+2 took 2 days to get because he just makes no sense. Our class went from full to 1/3rd of its size and half of them failed

Doesn't try to teach in any way but by examples on the board that don't make sense to anyone but him. Even the tutors couldn't help because the way he wanted us to do stats was completely different than every other teacher. Thought the textbook was wrong and didn't teach us how to do anything on the calculator. Absolutely useless class.

Very bad, give you a lot of work but will never explain how to do it, office hours are not helpful he doesn't help at all, he talks for a longgggg time and goes off on tangents that don't matter, the whole class is lost, save your money and get a good professor

Packard knows statistics and is passionate about it, but in no way does he know how to teach it. He talks a lot and rambles on about basketball. He has some kind of vendetta against calculators and will not give you points if you don't solve problems his way. The Organic Chemistry Tutor was the only thing that helped me pass this class.

Statistics is not a difficult class but Packard manages to make it one. He lectures at the board for the entire 2 hour class and goes on random tangents unrelated to the course material. We worked almost no problems in class and everything I learned, I learned on my own. If you're good at math don't be worried, otherwise take a different prof.

Not a good teaching style for people who like in depth explanations. Personally I'm a 4.0 student and had trouble understanding his teaching.

Here's your full Packard rundown: he's very proud of his PHD from Texas tech, but he can't teach. Period. Refuses to use D2L, and explains things in a way that I've never seen before. I took AP calc 2 (the course I'm rating) in high school (and passed!) and I'm still spending hours doing his homework. To be fair, there's lots of extra credit.

Don't take his class. Just don't do it. It isn't worth it.

Mr.Packard himself is a very smart person, although his teaching is very difficult to understand. He gets sidetracked very eassily and is hard to follow. Does not use calculator. His makes his own tables making it impossible for tutors to help.

He knows what he's doing, but can't teach. I could go on but just save yourself now and don't take him.

He goes off on so many tangents about his cats or sports, making it confusing to follow along. His examples are confusing, he does most of the stuff in his head instead of showing step by step. If you learn something a different way, not his way, you get an F. If you are not a fast learner and are not good at math don't take his class.

His grading methods are very loose allowing you to turn in late work. This would be great if he were capable of teaching his course. His explanations are always "just trust me" or "you dont want to get into it" Lectures are all over the place with tangents about his glory days at Texas Tech. Exams are 80% of your grade. Just dont take his course.

I have always been good at math until it came to this course with this professor. I completed every homework assignment to 100%, went to the tutoring center multiple times a week, and studied tremendously. All of this still lead to me getting barely a D on the first exam. I recommend taking STATS with any other professor available.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. Yes there is extra credit but he does not explain the math and makes stats more complicated than it needs to be often uses reasoning like "i've done this a hundred times" then writes an answer with zero explanation of how he got it. Goes on long unrelated tangents all the time. Save your money and get a better professor.

Erik Packard is the worst professor I have EVER had. He goes on long tangents almost every class, and does almost no actual lecturing. All of his lectures come off of long PDF documents that have no actual practice problems. There is extensive homework given, with online and paper assignments not lining up. Take someone else if you can.