Who makes half the points on a physics 2 test trick questions.

This has been the hardest class with tests nearly impossible to score well on. The final exam has nearly dropped several grades. Curves by 1 point.

Very subpar as a teacher. Went over the classtime almost every class and does not like to scale tests at all. The lab always took the entire three hours, but he just recommended we work faster. For a hard class like Physics II, he only scaled the final grade 1 point while other (more successful) classes got 3-4. I would not recommend him.

Just do not take this class. He is a horrible teacher and his tests will make you want to drop out of college. Save yourself now and do NOT take this mans class.

If you care about your sanity, do not take him. His tests are nearly impossible, and the practice exams and review sessions are not accurate. I have always been a high A student, but this professor likes to crush dreams. He lectures extremely fast. He does not believe in curving, scaling, or dropping any grade. Do not walk, run.

This teacher and this class will single handly destroy your mental health. His test are nothing like class, homework, or study guides. He lectures so fast you can not keep up. All the other teachers curve their grades Matthew simply does not believe in curving. Whatever you do, don't take this class under any circumstance.

This professor was the worst part of my freshman year at auburn university. I have never worked so hard for a class just to be let down time after time again. He was was a nice guy but was not understanding at all the lectures are pointless and it seems as though he is trying to realize what he is teaching as well. The tests were miserable as well.

The lectures were awful, and I left feeling like I learned nothing. He was adamant against curving tests, so do not try to rely on curves to salvage a grade. The labs were pretty awful and a little disconnected from the lessons and ExpertTA is not very fun to do homework with.

This class is designed to make you fail. No matter how much you know the material, the tests are literally impossible to do good on, no matter how many days you spend studying. I already know all the material, nothing helps you prepare for the exams, your going to fail no matter how hard you try. If your stuck with him, good luck.

Literal hell. Take this class if u hate yourself.

Holtfrerich does not care if you pass or fail. He doesn't know how to teach and makes many errors while working out problems. He is almost impossible to reach outside class. The ExpertTA is extremely long and way too difficult (Up to 15 problems w/ up to 7 parts). I took AP Physics and thought I'd be ok, but Holtfrerich makes this class so tough.

At first, he seemed quite nice, but over time he became demeaning, i.e. doing the clapping thing to quiet kindergartners. Personally, I managed to get by, but his in-lecture examples were extremely confusing. He hosted 3-4 test preps, none of them covered material on the exams. Final grade scale only helps when approx. 2 points from a letter grade.

He spends time explaining things that you already know from math class and speeds through applications of the principle. Be prepared to teach yourself.

Professor Holtfrerich's lecture is fast-paced, so say goodbye to your social life. I fear being called on by him because he asks questions about material we have yet to cover. My confidence in class has not been the same since. Professor Holtfrerich has the potential to be a great professor, but he currently needs to work on his methods.

This is the WORST professor I have had at Auburn, coming from a junior. Concepts in class are elementary compared to what he puts on a test/lab assignments. Told me that textbook problems simply weren't enough preparation but didn't give any other resources. Don't take him if you've never seen physics before this class.

99% sure he is allergic to giving A's. As a student who is in the top 25% of scores for every test I've taken in this class I still only have a B. Class average is consistently in the 50s and 60s and he does not curve at all. Final is 30% of your overall grade.He gives no study guide, practice problems, or study materials for exams until day before

He does not know how to teach well. The lab saves your grade. He also makes you buy iclicker to keep track of attendance. There is homework about twice a week and 3 exams.

He is such a hard professor. He adds a lot of flair to his lectures with demonstrations, but it is very hard and his tests are very difficult. Recitation is not fun at all and often takes the whole time. Tests are nothing like the homework.

As a junior in STEM I was not expecting Physics I to be this challenging. Yet this professor I believe is the reason I struggled so much. The homework, his lectures, and exams were all different. The only way I was able to do decent was when I taught myself the material. Also he is difficult to reach unless you go to him in person. DONT TAKE HIM!

AWFUL IMPOSSIBLE Nice guy deep down but he makes it almost impossible to do good If you miss one multiple choice question on the test you already have lost six points Not to mention if you accidentally put + instead of - you'll lose five more points Don't do it

By far the hardest professor I have ever had. He supposedly told the TAs he "does not undergrads so he makes this class extremely difficult for them." His practice exams are complete BS and do not help you out at all. Homework is always due at 8 AM, and he gives you homework on exam days. His wife probably hates him & he takes it out on us.

You could not pay me to take this class again. Professor H is a nice guy but boy does he make this class unnecessarily hard. After his class average dropped from 70% to 50% from test 1 to test 2, he asked us to write down ways for him to help us, but rejected most of them because "science said it doesn't help the majority", so we still failed.

I am a HIGH A student, so I am always skeptical of what other students may say due to the fact that many people are lazy. However, if you are also a hardworking, studious person like me, PLEASE believe me when I say you don't want this man. Everything that the other students are saying is true. Choose anyone. Anyone but Matthew Holtfrerich.

this is your sign to turn around right now and never look back. he makes me want to drop out of school. doesn't respond to emails. puts things on the test that he never taught in class and admits it. class average always in the 40s or 50s and he never curves. if you want to save your mental health do everything in your power not to take him.

I made a rate my professor account just for this post. Hands down worst teacher I have ever had in my years as a student. I was in every single lecture and did not walk away with anything beneficial in any of them. His lectures were cryptic, the tests were on material that we hardly learned, and the class averages were around %40-%50s on tests.

I am incredibly astonished that this professor is still allowed to be teaching. His lectures are very wordy and confusing. He over complicates his explanations so when you walk out of class you are more confused than when you walk in. There is no curving or extra credit even when the class average on each test is anywhere from a 30-50. AVOID HIM!!

DO NOT TAKE. First class, he said, "it isn't about how hard you work" meaning you can work hard and still fail the class. iClicker for attendance. Averages after people have dropped sit around 60. You teach yourself everything. He uses an 11-point scale rather than curving (doesn't help). You will never feel prepared for lab. He's a nice person tho

Prof H doesn't curve anything. Homework is nothing like the test. No bonus points or extra credit. Would not take!!

He's the reason I lost my 4.0. Genuinely the worst professor I've ever had. Refused to take any responsibility when our test average was a 49%. Doesn't give any extra credit or curve exams because "he would be lying to the university about our knowledge of physics" - DIRECT QUOTE. I don't trust rate my professor reviews, but trust this man's!!

I pride myself on a high GPA, and this class almost tanked it. I dropped it before it could. He doesn't know how to lecture AT ALL and homework is nothing like the tests, even though both are insanely difficult. By the second week, I had an F from an assignment he gave us the first dat of class and didn't teach. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR AT ALL COSTS.

Terrible professor. Doesn't give extra credit, drop lowest exam, or replace the lowest with the final. Makes it almost impossible as the prep materials he provides are completely different from the exam. Pretty sure we started out with a class of 200 or so and ended with around 70. Wont accept that he's the reason the exam average is failing.

Worst professor at Auburn. The fact he is still teaching and Auburn won't do anything about it represents terrible leadership. I am an A student who locked down even harder this semester never relenting and no matter what I did couldn't succeed, not only that but he never curved even with 48 averages on tests. His rating is way too high on here.

His problems on his lecture slides are nothing like the homework, and neither are like the tests. Pretends to take suggestions because class averages are consistently 50s-60s but does not curve. Gives no opportunites for any success or extra credit, does not seem to care if you succeed or not. Class test avg was a 60 and told us to do better.

This professor is the WORST. He gives very few problems in class, those problems are not like the ones on the homework, and neither of these are like the problems on the test! He does not even 'lecture'. He does not curve, says that it is 'being dishonest to the university' and does NOT give extra credit whatsoever. DO NOT TAKE THIS MAN AT ALL!

upper quartile on the final exam was a 71% meaning 3/4 of the class scored below that. no curve, no extra credit. then sent out an email saying how proud he was of the grades when the class average was a 58. the AVERAGE overall grade was a 72 (C) meaning around 50% of the class failed the class with a D or below.

Quite honestly the worst professor I've had at Auburn. Tests are made up of material not shown in any lecture or homeworks. Tests are complicated and convoluted just like his lectures. Holtfrerich also refuses to scale or even think for a moment he might be at fault for a whole class' test average to be a 49% on a test. Avoid him at all costs.

I just don't understand how someone can have a high A in OCHEM and have almost a C in this class. Both Holtfrerich and the Auburn Physics Department have failed their students. I studied for WEEKS for the exams and never made an A on any of them. Don't even worry about studying for the final because I promise you won't know anything on it.

Worst professor I have had by far. I'm a good student who makes A's in my hard science classes and struggled to get a B in this class. Had to get a tutor and before every test he told me I knew everything and was very prepared and I still did not do good on the exams. Averages always failing and our final exam average was a 58. DON'T TAKE HIM!!

I truly don't know where to begin. Lectures were so uninformative compared to difficulty of the exams/HW. I genuinely never trust Rate My Professor, but I promise you this is 100% accurate. It is possible to get an A in his class, but you better be d@mn good on test day. From Kindergarten until this class I had NEVER made a B. Please trust me

Nice teacher. Impossible tests with no curve

Great guy, awful professor. Lectures would make sense but tests were impossible. Refused to curve even with class averages in the 50s...

I cried every night of my sophomore second semester because of this class. I had a tutor and went to SI and his tests a

He was personally the worst professor I have ever had. I am in a program where my GPA matters and I am now a 4.0 student other than his class. He will not curve anything and has very little sympathy to those putting extra work in. The class is taught unfairly to other classes and his tests are nowhere near like what the lectures are. Dont take.