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the man is insane, performs experiments in class,entertaining

Intresting man. Puts all his notes up to on the web. Grades to the advantage of the student. Broke a cinderblock on his chest while lying on a bed of nails.

Wants students to pass...If you try and show up to exams you'll pass...great teacher...

Tries hard to prove things (suicidal experiments.) He's the reason why I love physics (used to hate it.) Awesome guy, but sometimes it seems like he doesn't give a **** during office hours. Could be stress. Great lecturing. Very fair grading. Recommended.

Amazing professor. Class was actually interesting to go to. teaches things practically and orally. Highly recommend to anyone.

Professor Croft is a great professor. Not only is he nice, but he is very understanding. If you do bad on your exam, he'll do anything to bring your grade up. He once told us that he does not teach Physics to make everyone fail. I RECOMMEND YOU TAKE HIM

I liked physics, he made me love it. Awesome lectures, great teacher. I failed the first exam, he let me retake it, averaged to a B. The more you put in, the better you'll do. He's willing to help you as long as you ask for help, very unusual.

his lectures are worthless but he does provide a lot of material so you can do well on your own if you chose to

An amazing professor. First time I saw a professor from a science department who would actually understand you and bring your grade up.

The Best! The first professor I had in last two years at rutgers, who actually seems to see the student's point of view on grading matter.

THE BEST for physics. Do not take another physics teacher. Lecture is very interesting, prof. Croft is funny, helpful, easy, and very considerate. Curved and graded very nicely. NO ONE FAILS if you put forth an honest effort... only problem is Labs suck and not the best T/As, but Croft is still best

This guy is the model teacher. All teachers at Rutgers should learn from him. He genuinely cares about the students and understands the beurocrocy at Rutgers. He tries to help evey student in every way. Take this course if you like to do well and learn usuable physics.

Nice guy! You have no excuse to fail. There are plenty of opportunities for extra credit. His lectures are interesting, but not really helpful. But if you read the book and do homework (ie make an honest effort), you'll probably get an A.

Quite an entertaining professor. Always willing to help out his students. If you make the effort to talk with him, he'll make an effort to give you a better grade. He's crazy!!!

he is funny. caring. interesting. he does lots of dangerous simulations for students. i juss hope that he doesn't hurt himself in the future. he really cares about students. he is just a perfect professor. every professor should learn from croft. croft ROCKS !!

Every prof should be like him. Then I would love Rutgers. I went to him with a C on my exam and left with a B!

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hes a funny teacher! you dont need to go to class to get a good grade but hes a good teacher so you can if you want to. definately go to see him after you take your exams because he gives you points!!

Hilarious guy, makes most lectures fun, as fun as physics can be... really understanding and helpful, lets you bring a study sheet to exams, great guy, great teacher!

i love this man...

VERY HELPFUL professor. If you do badly on the exams, all you have to do is go to office hrs and explain to him how you tried to work the problem, and he will almost def raise your grade. Lectures are fun, but not too helpful. Do all the HW problems and you should be fine.

he's very funny and helpful. exams are pretty much from his notes..u really dont have to go to class cuz his notes are posted online and the book is pretty helpful too. fair grader. exams get more n more difficult but the curve is huge. jus do the home work, practice the problems. study his notes n u'll do fine.

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Good guy, good experiments, token wacky scientist

Great guy. Complete science guy dork, so nice! Exams are really easy if you read the book and review the notes. Most of his exam problems are straight from example problems in his notes.

easiest class ive taken at rutgers so far. he strives to give everyone the best grade possible. where else is a 25% a passing grade? only with croft. take him no matter what, you wont regret it. definitely the easiest science class at rutgers.

Kept lecture interesting with demos. crazy kind of guy with a dry humor. if he says 'this is important' it will be on the test. takes most of exams from lecture notes. will do anything to help you pass

Not the best lecturer, but definteily the most entertaining-putting liquid nitrogen in the mouth is definiteing not a moment to snore at. Exams are obscure and require a total comprehension of concepts covered to answer a given question.-Quizzing each week keeps you on track, though. Gives curves very generously.

Probably one of the best professor in RU. Willing to help students. His exams are combination of multiple choice and open ended. if you show ur work u get partial credit on a multiple choice exams. Gives huge curves. His lectures are fun to watch. it's like watching Nascar, you only want to see crashes. No injuries this time though.

Very helpful and knowledgeable. His demonstrations make lecture interesting.

He's really nice! he'll help you out with anything and he'll make you like physics even if you hate it!... :)

The most generous grader at RU. Easy exams straight from the notes. Going to lectures is not mandatory but if you go he will make it worthwhile. I believe other science departments should learn from this guy!

..he is the nicest man ever!! God bless him!!! I wish more Rutgers professors were like him.Very helpful..he wants everybody to get a good grade...the exams aren't bad at all..if you study, you'll do well..plus he lets you to come to his office to go over exams and gives extra points!!! Loved him!! Awsome man!!! physics is fun with him!!!! :o)))

Great professor. I loved his experiments in class. Also he's extremely helpful and he's always willing to answer questions. One of the nicest professors around.

This guy is awesome! His exams aren't easy, but they are very straightforward. He will not try to trick you like some professors do---if you study, you will do well on them. I HATED physics in high school and although it still isn't my favorite class, Croft definitely made it a positive experience. Take him!

This guy is honestly the most fair science dept professor ever. The exams are tough, but the curve is generous. I by no means passed any of the exams and still ended up w a B for the class. He allows u to talk to him about ur exams, and if u show work and stuff he gives u points back.. definitely worth taking it with him

Great professor! He doesn't require attendance but going to his lectures are fun. It doesn't help as much as I wanted it to so make sure you go to recitation. The exams are fairly easy if you understand the basics.

I had him for 203 and 204. I was really nervous about these courses since I don't like physics very much and I find it challenging. Croft is by far the most generous, caring, and all around pleasant professor you can have. Very nice curve and the chance to get exam points back. Lectures can be so-so, but you'd be a fool not to take him if you could

Prof Croft's notes are really hard to read, so instead of printing them out and barely listening, take your own off his notes. His experiments almost always end up on exams. The problems he goes over in class, are also regularly put on exams.

Just a warning. at first the class seems easy. all lecture slides are online. no lecture quizzes and book that's ACTUALLY helpful. however, DEFINITELY GO TO CLASS. I thought i could get away with it but his slides are confusing if he isnt explaining it to you. definitely an easy B if you go to class. just dont make the mistake most others make.

Do not listen to other people below lol... His notes are confusing? You kidding? Almost every single question on the exam is based on the notes.. Yes, you need to read the book on your own to understand the notes. What's the big deal? Skim through the textbook and read his notes - Easy A... if you cant get an A in this course, dont major in science

Easy. lecture not needed.

Croft is a very nice guy. He's respectful of everyone and not in the least bit condescending. If you have even a small interest in the class material prior to taking the course, you will enjoy the class. That said, you need to have read about the topic for lecture BEFORE lecture, otherwise you will just be confused.

best way to take physics at rutgers. average is set to a B. helps alot. always willing to help after class. class not mandatory. read the book for a basic understanding and memorize/really study the slides. the problems in the slides are what the questions are based on for both 203/204 exams. easy B/B+ if you start studying about 4 days before.

All around great guy. Very helpful, nice, and he's pretty funny too. I got through the class without the text book, he puts sufficient homework problems online. I would highly recommend taking a class with Professor Croft, he was awesome!

Go to class. Even though it isnt mandatory a lot of the things he goes over in lecture are exactly whats on the exam. The book does elaborate on a lot of concepts so I do recommend buying it but your number one study guide should be the powerpoints. Exam has about 10 multiple choice so you cant guess. I got a B+ and studied the day before.

if its not in the lecture it wont be on the exam. Exams were extremely hard because of the way he worded the questions but no need to worry , the curve will help you tremendously. He starts the average at a B instead of a C which gives you a better chance at passing with a higher grade. Class was fun because he did experiments.

I took him for 203 and 204. He is hands down the best professor of physics at rutgers. Classes are not mandatory but study the slides for exact problems on exam. GO TO CLASS. Huge curve. 75 was A. MC exams with 10 choices. a. 0<x<10 b. 11<x<20 etc. Study 3 days before and you'll be fine.

A very nice and helpful professor. His lectures are pretty boring but go to class because he goes through the powerpoints in class which is what the exams are based off. Huge curve for each exam as well.

Most straightforward physics professor. Tells you exactly what you need to know for the exams. His notes are unorganized, but GO TO LECTURE so you can make sense of them and find out what's important and what's not. The book is useless since practice problems,along with the solutions, are posted online. DOES FUN EXPERIMENTS IN CLASS TOO!

If you go to all of the lectures he tells you what will be on the exams. You don't need to know what he's talking about, just realize when he says something like 'this is fair game for an exam,' then practice that concept from the book because it will be on the exam. It's an easy A if you attend lectures and do the homework.

croft is the man! best physics professor at RU. exams come directly from powerpoints.. go to lecture and he'll literally say whats on the exams.. book not needed. take him!

You don't really need the textbook for this class. Prof Croft tests you on what he says in lecture and from his lecture notes. Know how to use the formulas from the homework he posts. He gives you a formula sheet, but it falls more on the basic side. (There are some harder formulas you might need to memorize) Do-able B if you try some.

His class seems like a joke, when it comes to the tests they are impossible. But an A is doable if you study. He is very responsive to questions and for extra help.

ALL OF THESE PEOPLE GIVING CROFT A 1 ARE LIARS!! don't believe it! Croft is not the best lecture but his exams are very easy and FAIR! All you have to do s do the hw problems and you will be JUST fine. I literally started doing all of hw 4 days prior to the exam and got a B+ which he curved to a high A. Oh yeah he sets the average to a B!.

if you attend class , then croft guides you what to study for the exams and you can get a sense of what is important . I personally enjoyed this class and I felt I learned a lot . I noticed a lot of people complained on here , but I also noticed not many people attending lectures .

It is probably the people who do not attend lecture who give him low ratings (75% of students). His exams are VERY easy and are based on examples in his slides and HW problems. Attend lectures for clarifications. HUGE CURVE. He cares and answers any questions we have in office hours. I took him twice for 203 and 204 and would take him again.

Croft is super funny, and his in-class demonstrations are interesting applications of the material. His lectures are slide-based, and his powerpoints can be really confusing. He gives a formula sheet that contains all you want, and he answers questions really well in person and over email. Just go to lecture. TAs are super helpful too.

Took him for 203 and 204. He's funny, respects students, does fun experiments, encourages questions, and is experienced (decades of teaching physics). Homework should be done but not part of grade. Recitations have quizzes and exams are challenging (16 multiple choice). He doesn't like to fail students but you need to work hard for a decent grade.

Croft was a wonderful professor, smart and cracks a few good jokes throughout lecture. He is transparent about what is on his tests, and arrives one hour early as well as stays an hour after lecture for office hours. He is always happy to help. That said, the lecture notes are messy and the material can be hard. Just study hard and you'll do fine.

The lectures are useful for quizzes in recitation. The notes are not excessively sloppy, he does sometimes make mistakes but is very willing to correct any. He is not cold like the chemistry department, and will listen to student concerns regarding their performance and take that into account. The exams are very fair if you attend the classes.

Prof. is understand and really wants to help you do your best in class. Lectures arent mandatory but are helpful. Even though his voice is a bit monotone and lectures can be a bit boring the content is interesting. The class is graded on HW, midterm, and a final (exams are pretty clear). He even gives you opportunity for extra credit. Great Prof!

Professor Croft is incredibly sweet and very funny. His class is very lecture heavy, and sometimes hard to follow because he talks a little fast but all of the tests/quizzes are open note and open book. He encourages questions and loves answering them. He cares very much about his students and gives a MASSIVE curve on exams.

I had a great time in Professor Croft's class. He would always do these very fun experiments and it a class I left with a better understanding and respect of the subject, which is very uncommon.

Professor Croft despite his outdated presentation and website format, has outstanding lectures with interesting experiments. His demonstrations with the spectrometer/glasses, the fire extinguisher, and when he spit out liquid hydrogen into a cloud of smoke were all memorable experiences for me as a student as Rutgers. 100% recommend him for anyone.