My fovorite. professor to ever teach. Everything he lectures is interesting, and is mostly written on the board for you to take accurate notes. Tests are straight forward. Best Teacher!

Very nice teacher, interseting class, helpful, you have to study hard to make an A

I was in the class with some of those complainers. I found Physics to be hard but Mark to be an excellent lecturer. Some of these posts are from students who wouldn't come to class, wouldn't do their homework and then thought that Physics would come to them naturally. Reading their posts, they might also consider taking English 101.

hes a fine teacher but a horrible person. he doesn't care at all about his students. this is a job for him nothing more. he has some fun easy quiz grades and some harder ones. hes generally a happy friendly looking guy but beyond lecturing and answering questions he doesn't care any more about you or how well you do in his class.

Difficult if you're not used to college level courses. Really challenges you and makes sure you prep for tests.

This guy rocks, he loves what he teaches, and it shows.

Very enthusiastic about the subject. Took him for Astronomy. It was very interesting and very difficult. Test are extremely hard. Write down everything he says and do the book work and test shouldn't be that bad.

I took Mr. Pergrem for both Astronomy classes at GHC. It was difficult compared to the rest of my classes, but that is because he expects COLLEGE LEVEL WORK DONE IN HIS CLASSES. If you can't pass his classes chances are you will not succeed at the Junior and Senior level. He is a solid teacher, expects you to learn and you do.

Awesome class

Very passionate teacher who truly enjoys what he does. Always kept his lectures very interesting and amusing with plenty of examples, many of them comical and entertaining, that help you to better understand the material. Probably the best teacher I have ever had.

He is very hard at Physics. In order to pass, you have to to almost all the problems in the book. Physics is a class in which everything is thrown at once; however, once on the other side other ME classes is easier. Some students prefer to Calc 3 before physics because they are similar. Mark is all over the board and he knows his stuff.

I thought the workload was reasonable - certainly no more than in an in person class. Weekly checklists made it easy to keep up with what's due and we had some choice in the assignments completed. It's an online class.

Several assignments offered options/choices - visit a local planetarium, request images from free online telescopes, watch a movie, etc. There were always free options that could be completed from home. I spent about 2-3 hours per week on the course.

If you're looking to post to a discussion board a few times and study a review sheet the night before the test, this is not the course for you. If you're looking for an interesting course that is really flexible, this is it. It seemed to be a fair approximation to a face-to-face section.

Good class. Cool labs. Typical work load for a lab course.

Physics is really hard. Physics 2 is even harder than Physics 1. But Mark explains everything in very simple terms. I still had to work lots and lots of problems for practice and meet with Mark after class, but he was always willing to help.

Physics is tough and this was a hybrid online course, so it was really really tough. We met once per week in person for lab and once by Zoom. Mark uses simple language and is always happy to meet outside of class - by email, Zoom, in person, whatever.

Summer semester (8 weeks) goes really fast. I spent about 5 hours each week on assignments. Just keep up with the weekly checklist and don't wait until the last minute and you'll be fine.

Took this class online summer 2021. It ended yesterday. Mark reached out every week by email and invited questions. He repeatedly offered to meet individually by Zoom or on campus in person. In addition to the free text, dozens of videos and other resources were provided. Review quizzes prior to each test previewed test questions.

I'm taking the class now. So far so good. Time commitment is on par with my other classes (which are face-to-face). Just be sure to keep up with assignments. Pretty easy to do because of the many reminders.

The semester is about 2/3 over and no surprises. I'll likely finish up with a B or maybe an A. Science is not my best subject but there are a lot of videos to explain the harder stuff and Mark even created a video to explain a problem when I emailed a question. He has also met with me on campus.

Just finished up. Will end with a high B or maybe an A. Assignments are posted at the beginning. Weekly checklists and reminders help to know what's due. If you read the checklist each week and follow instructions on assignments it's easy to do well. Spent less time on this class than my in person class.

This was an astronomy lab class and the outside observing labs were my favorite part. We had to check out a telescope (for free) and do 4 outside labs. If you don't want to do astronomy labs then this is not the course for you.

like others have said, easy to keep up with what's due each week so if you turn everything in on time and follow the instructions you'll be fine

This is an online astronomy lab science course. If you don't want to go outside at night and observe the sky - this is not the course for you. If you think posting a few times and memorizing a study guide should be worth an A or a B - this is not the course for you. Follow directions and turn everything in on time and its easy to earn an A or B.

Summer term crams a 15 week course into 8 weeks. Don't do it unless you are willing to work twice as hard and twice as fast. Given that, this course is easy to follow, clearly spelled out, and straightforward. No surprises. Do the work and earn a good grade.

Best part is that I could reach out for help, or work independently. No mandatory discussion posts but discussion boards were there (optional). I like to work alone and only ask questions if needed and this class let me do that. Lots of material but I spent about the same amount of time I would have sitting in lecture twice each week.

Just what others have said... Expect to spend some time with the course, but instructions are very clear. Complete the work on time and you'll earn an A or B. Professor is happy to answer questions.

This is the most well organized course I have ever taken. Everything is spelled out and very clear. About to take the first test. I spend about 5 hours EACH WEEK on the course. The welcome videos and quick start guide explain that the in person course meets for 5 hours each week so the online version is about the same.

Everything was spelled out in the beginning. Expect to spend 3-5 hours each week working on class material. Everyone gets to drop one major test grade. Then an optional final exam was made available at the end of the semester. So you could drop or replace 2 low grades.

Not the toughest prof I've ever taken but certainly not an easy A. Expect to spend a few hours each week on the material. Easy to get behind so keep up. Study for tests but good practice quizzes are provided so be sure to use them. With most assignments just follow the instructions and you'll get and A or B.

I'm currently taking this course and so far it has been one of the best organized online course I've ever had. All assignments are listed week by week, and reminder emails come out if deadlines are approaching and something isn't finished. I've always received replies to my emails quickly, and they are always courteous and polite.

As others have said, this is a really well designed course. Everything is easy to follow. If you expect to post once or twice a week and that's it, then this is NOT the course for you. Seems easy to do well if you do the assignments.

Guess you love it or hate it, but I'm lovin the course. Just follow the instructions and turn everything in. Takes me less time than an in-person course would and I love the material. Got to go to a planetarium for an assignment.

Online astronomy is *not* an easy A, but it *IS* a great course. Don't knock the course just because you were looking for an easy A. Everything is clear and it's not hard to do well. Just turn in assignments. I spend less time on this course than I do sitting in lectures. Prof is helpful.

Yes, not an easy A but a very good course. Professor is willing to help.

You check out a telescope from the library to use for labs. Was easier to use than I thought it would be. Plan on spending a few hours each week on the course.

not an easy A but reasonable he is happy to help and answer questions better than having to go into campus

Mostly quick to respond to questions. Helpful with extra info/explanations. I normally put in 3-4 hours each week. Overall good course.

Prof was helpful. Course was well organized, easy to follow. Fun using telescopes.

Webpage was easy to navigate. Everything was explained well. Weekly assignments and opportunities to replace low grades. Overall good course.

Course was easy to follow and grading was clear. Each project describes how it will be graded. Just follow the instructions and you'll earn A's.

As expected. Spent about 4 hours per week on class an lab. Easy to keep up.

Weekly checklists make it easy to know what's due. Optional final exam can replace a bad test grade. Optional last project can replace a bad project grade. So plenty of ways to make up for a missed assignment or bad test.

Probably spent 4 or 5 hours each week on this course. Easy to keep up. Options to replace low scores / bad grades. No complaints. Would take again.

4-5 hours per week seems about right. easy to keep up. clear instructions. opportunities to replace a couple of bad grades.

Well designed course. I liked that I could work on my own but prof was available if needed. And I liked that we had options for several assignments (projects).

Took this during the fall. Good course. Not easy but fair and easy to navigate and keep up. Would take again.

Course was easy to navigate. Opportunities to choose assignments that were of interest. One of the best online courses I've taken.