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Fred Phelps was the worst professor ever. He should not be allowed to teach.

teaches you how to do physics wrong, then gets mad if you try to do it right

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He's Crazy! and he loves the chalkboard

Teaches intro to physical science like it's physics 800. Mean & Unfair.

Worst teacher I've ever had. Do not take him!

musical accoustics, sounds fun, DON'T DO IT. talks about his dead dog...all the time.

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Worst human being I have ever met. Gave my friend a -17 on a assignment worth 10 points.

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teaches un-usefull info. makes many mistakes on the board working out problems that students have to point out, never take what he says seriously always look at the syllabus to find how to do the problems,

You would think a take home test would be easy but his grading is unfair, the questions are vague and open to interpretation that he wont accept, will not accept arguments and will ridicule you when wrong or right. Evil mean man, why is he still teaching&

He is too old to be teaching...he babbles on all class about stupid stories no one cares about. You pretty much have to teach yourself physics... Plus he is very rude and tries to make you feel stupid.

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totally unclear...does not teach.. gets up there and starts blabbing about useless stuff and expects you to know everything there is to know about physics. SERIOUSLY do NOT take this guy, it will save you much stress.

Hands down the worst professor I ever had. He didn't even have office hours, and would only meet grudgingly. He just couldn't understand why we weren't as smart as the students in his class in 1980. Avoid. Avoid! AVOID!

He was horrible, couldn't teach and didn't know how to answer questions.

Stupid man! Screws up every day, only to try and fix his mistakes the next day. I want to throw my she at him!

Probably the worst class I have taken yet! I feel stupid every day when I leave the class. Goes off on tangents and won't explain anything to you. Hope you get a TA if you have this class, they were the only thing that saved me.

thee worst teacher i have ever had, anyone interested in signing a petition for him to finally retire? he's had many mental lapses and its time

i didn't understand ANYTHING that was going on in this class, but i had a good study group, and turned in my papers OVER AND OVER again... walked away with an A. you won't learn anything, but you'll pass.

The worst professor at Central - two words to describe him: arrogant & cocky. Went to the head of the department. They said they get complaints every semester, and they talk to him after every compliant, but there's nothing they can do...he's tenured. Only thing I learned was how NOT to teach!

This class sucked. He doesn't explain anything and expects you to have learned everything in high school. The 9 question test took everyone the full two hours plus some time and he took off points for a mistake HE made. Not a nice man, he laughs at you if you do something wrong and makes you feel really stupid. Thank god for the TA's.

Worst prof at cmu

You're almost guaranteed to learn nothing. You may get an A if you can take percise notes and find a test problem exactly like it in your notes. I'd suggest trying to get someone else.

His grading scale is ridiculous and he makes fun of students for getting wrong answers. Physics isn't easy for many people and he forgets that. It's almost impossible to get an A in that class...so be ready to either get a B or C.

He is boring and unable to explain anything. He spent the first half of the semester on basic science concepts such as experimental procedure. We barely even talked about acoustics.

If you can avoid taking this class....DO!!!! He is a picky little jerk who doesn't even tell you how to do something. Then he will mark you down for not doing it.....EVEN THOUGH YOU DIDN'T KNOW!!!!

This man is definetly the worst professor i've ever had. It is impossible to please that man. If you ask for help he will make you feel like a complete idiot. I left his office crying one time. Anyways if you have to take him go to SI whenever you can and find a study group to do the tests and homework with. Otherwise AVOID!!!

WORST TEACHER I HAVE EVER HAD!! He grades everyone's tests differently. Never gives partial credit. Does not teach physics well. I learned nothing last semester

I loathed this man. You could understand the material completely, go about taking the test and get a bad grade because you did not use the proper graph paper or did not carry out as many digits as he liked. He is very set in his ways because he is a tenured professor and as such has been criticized for his methods by students. All in all, avoid!!!!

the guy never taught. you're expected to learn from the book

I am a 3.9 student. I had a D- in his class before I dropped. I would rather walk a mile through broken glass than ever have to talk to this man again.

WORST TEACHER OF MY LIFE!!!! I have had some pretty bad teachers this man by far was the worst I would never take another class with him if my life depended on it. If you have him drop it soon.

If you have Phelps, be prepared to teach yourself physics. As everyone else has said he gives no partial credit so don't be surprised to get a lot of zeros on quizzes or test questions. Only benefit of taking him is that you get take home exams, which is good only if you know what you're doing.

Worst prof ever. Class was a lab it had little to do with actual physics. If you followed his instructions perfectly he would still tell you it is wrong and walk away without explaining a bit. Don't take him if you can help it!

this guy is horrible. his lectures are pointless, he doesnt know how to use a computer so good luck getting your grade. He doesnt answer questions in class. I made appointments to see him in his office and he only showed for 1 0f 3. He builds on the easy material in the book to make them tougher.DO NOT TAKE THIS PROF!

I've had this professor twice now for two different classes and he tries to teach the exact same material. He told us in class that he expects us to learn it on our own, and he expects that we will fail. With having a open note, open book and partner test and the class average was 51% DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.

This is the most terrible professor I ever had. Refuses to answer questions. He has admitted many times he does not know how to do some of the homework problems. The average on the open book tests are always about 50 percent. I have gotten all A's in college and got a C in this class. He will not curve tests. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROFESSOR!!

Short and simple: you teach yourself physics. Do not have him as your teacher.

Worst professor I've ever had. I took physics in high school and got an A. Taking him, I thought that maybe college physics was just more difficult. But I needed the physics credit, so I took the class with a different prof and got an A. It really is him! He really shouldn't be teaching anymore.

Absolute worst professor any one in college could ever take. He does absolutely nothing to help the students. Half of what he "teaches" had nothing to do with the class. I actually tried to go in to his office hours to ask for help, but after one question he smiled, laughed, and turned his back on me. Overall he's rude and the most useless profesor

I'm a 3.5 gpa student and I dropped this course because of that man behind the podium. He's the most unreasonable, arrogant man I may possibly have ever met. Overall a useless professor that takes advantage of his paycheck. Do NOT take any class he is associated with. I wasted around $1,500 because I didn't read his ratings. Learn from my mistake.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. The exams are a load of crap. He doesn't teach anything that's on it and we would spend a whole class talking about two equations that we he openly admitted we didn't have to learn. He lost my first exam, didn't come to class because he "lost track of time." I withdrew from this class as fast as I could. He's horrible.

Horrible teacher. Avoid at all costs. He writes all the exams himself, so they are filled with errors. You teach yourself the class. And he talks about his dead dog Ginger constantly and uses her in 75% of the exam questions.

I do not recommend this professor. He often mumbles, so it is very hard to take notes, and he does not follow the book. He is very disorganized, and when he looses your papers, he holds you accountable. He is also very unreachable, since he does not use his email or blackboard. This class is set for the student to fail, and is very stressful.