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Quality2.5
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Would Retake86
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What Students Say
“I took him for social psy and ab psy”
PSY3055 - 4.0 rating“Nice guy, seems fair, but Boring as hell”
SOCPSYC - 3.0 ratingClass Info
Textbook Required
100%
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PYSC3056
5.0
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5.0
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3055
5.0
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Reviews (86)
I thought Lutwak was supposed to be teaching this class? Anyhow, this guy reminds me of a Seinfeld character. Think George Castanza just really overweight, bearded and Jewish. Nice guy, seems fair, but Boring as hell!!!
boring professor, but the nicest guy in the world. If you do the work he assigns (mostly papers and presentations), he will give you a good grade.
Very nice man who won't bust your ****. If you do your work the way he wants it done (and the work is almost a no brainer), you will do just fine. Every now and then you need a professor like him to make your academic career go a lot smoother.
Nice guy, but sux! He is boring as hell! Gives way too much reading. Doesn't believe in curving grades. What a loser!
He's a great man. Not too hard. He gave mostly As to my class.
Very nice guy but extremely boring. But, he's an easy grader and he doesn't take attendance most of the time.
The last two tests were open book. He gave extra credit for all the tests. He can be extremely boring at times but he's the nicest professor in the school. The people above are on crack! This professor is so lenient for social psychology!
He is boring coz he reads a lot and give many definitions. But it is to get good grade in his class, he gives everyone at least a B. Test is in T/F, matching and MC format.
his lectures are boring because he reads straight from the book but his test are really easy besides the fact they are open book exams. he gives alot of extra credit so its really easy to get an A in the class.
Amazingly great professor. 40 points extra credit on last exam, 20 on previous 2, plus the last 2 exams were open book. Do I really have to say anymore? Easy A!!!
Don't go to class, just stay home and read the textbook. Show up on the exam day with it (open book tests), then you'll get an A, it's that simple. SO EASY!
Gave a bunch of Extra Credit. I mean it!
Easy class just take notes, go to class. Has one final, a presentation, and A written paper, thats your entire grade, pretty easy grader.
1.easy; 2.boring, mostly A's and B's in our class
IF you look up the definition of EXTRA CREDIT in the dictionary-his picture appears! Doesn't take attendance. You'll pass if at least read the book.
his class is very hard. you are lucky if you end up with an A
I liked his course. But dude-From One****to another-SHAVE THE BEARD! You look silly!
Though his lectures can be boring, he gives a review before the exam, study that and you'll be sure to get an A. He gives extra credit quest. Very supportive, ans. all questions. Clear dictated notes. Very patient and respectful.
SIMPLY THE BEST. If you don't get an A in this class then you are on crack! He gives extra credit like a mofo, doesn't take attendance and is madddd funny.
A good class overall
He is funny and passionate about the subject. There is only one exam and a paper. He grades easily.
very nice prof, very passionate about his class...seems he is really into his profession, easy grader i wish all my classes were with him
HE IS A VERY NICE GUY, EASY GRADER, DOESN'T TAKE ATTENDANCE! Take him. No reason not to. Three of the four tests were open book AND he gives loads of extra credit on the exams. Very nice guy and wishes everyone in his class gets As.
This guy is the best ever!! Hes real down to earth and kind, one of the nicest professors I ever had. Im going to take every course this man teaches!!
Very nice professor,you can follow along w/him in the textbook, highlight it. Gave 4 exams and 3 were open textbook. Can't get any easier, everyone should get an A like I did. Loads of extra credit questons on exams.
This is definitely the best Psych. Professor at Baruch. He makes sure everyone does well by giving a lot of extra credit and a few open book exams. He is also very funny, intelligent, caring and sensitive. Truly my favorite professor so far and he'll be yours to so take him!!
Rindenow is the best professor at Baruch College. He is EXTREMELY intellgent, funny and laid back. You will learn a lot about social psychology. He talks about the experiences at his own clinic. Did I mention he's ridculously EASY! RINDENOW FOR PRESIDENT 2008!
this guy should be a role model for all the prof. at Baruch!!! no attendance required, open book m/c exams, and extremly nice and clear. I hope I will be able to take more classes with him. The best psy. professor no doubt!!!
He is the best professor ever. His class is extremely easy. There are 4 exams (non-cumulative) with open book. He also gives you extra points, so if you don't A his class there must be something wrong with you.
The most boring prof. ever. But an easy A.
He is a very nice and good professor. Just one midterm,a presentation and a paper..thats it! Spends first part of the term teaching and analysing a research paper, then gives midterm. After midterm it is all student presentations. Presentation and paper is you analysing a research paper. Attendence is more mandatory during presentations(4 grading
one of those classes that you can just not show up to any of the classes and still get an A easy. this guy is the nicest person ever.
Best professor i had at Baruch yet!!!!
very well informed guy who knows his subject. even so, i do not think he is a good teacher. he doesnt even attempt to communicate any enthusiasm in the subject and seems merely to go through the motions of being there in class.
He is a really nice professor. His exams are fair, not tricky at all. I recommend taking him.
He is simply the best!! He is a very nice professor, very understanding. The 1st exam you have to study, but the other 3 tests are open book. The class is the professor reading the book, so it's a bit boring. At the beginning he didn't take attendance; however, after that you have to sign an attendance sheet. Overall, an easy A.
Nice, boring, and easy-going at the same time. 3 out of 4 exams are open-book. Also gives out so many extra credits that it is like a curve-up of 20 to 25 points. I am going to take him for the PSY 4900 in Summer 2005 too, and will update the rating once I finish that class.
He was extremely boring!!!!open book tests are easy but way too long, they gave me a headache!
No attendance, 4 open book exams including the final! He is very flexible. Sometimes lectures are boring, just read the book...easy class
F****n Love this Dude... 4 open book non-cumulative exam. Can't get better than that. And he's very nice. No attendence require. If you want an A .. take him...
I love psychology and usually actually enjoy those classes. I did not like his teaching methods. He was dull, boring and very unenthusiastic. I hated going to class. The only plus about this teacher is that he gives open book tests.
i love him, i wanna take him again in psy 4900, his exams are very easy, it is open book, all questions are listed in order by chapters in his exams, A's it easily.
I'd take this class over and over again. Rindenow is THE MAN!
Took him in the summer 05. He's very easy and an easy grader. As long as you read the book, you'll go great. He has open book exams. It's better if you go to class. Sometimes it gets interesting, sometimes its boring. But overall, he's a professor you should take if you want an easy A.
he loves abnormal psych, and gives alot of experiences from his work over the years. grade = 4 exams. gave one closed book one open book so far. better for you if you go to class.
good professor. open-book exams, extra credit. class is very boring. just read the book. alot of info but not too hard. easy B with minimal effort. recommended.
Excellent professor. First exam is regular, other three are open book. NO ATTENDENCE REQUIRED. Very INTERESTING CLASS, AND TEXTBOOK. With minimum effort I've got A-. Take him...you won't regret!
He doesn't teach the chapters to much, but gives you real life examples of abnormal psyc. He is really nice, adn gives loads of extra credit on the tests. There are four tests covering four chapters each. TAKE HIM!!
Good teacher, but HARD questions in the exams. Class average were usually in the 60's (NOT GOOD!)
Hard Exams!! Class average is at the 60s. This professor is boring and he is bad at teaching. During the last classes, he kept rushing the material. He is doing one chapter per day. This is not a good professor to take!!!!!!!!
Not a good professor.
he is a good prof. to take during winter seminster but not for semister year. He push everything to the final. The exams r extremely hard and confusing. If you want to ruining u GPA then go over take him... Beware!!! >.M
No longer "easy," maybe some students complained him of being too easy last semester...but more importantly, he rushed through many chapters in the end (almost one chapter a day), which is not good anyway, with or without open-book exams (he only gave 1 open-book in Spring 2006 btw). His PSY 3081 class is fine though - but he doesn't teach it as often as PSY 3055.
BAD PROFESSOR. DON'T CARE ABOUT STUDENTS.
This professor is horrible. He doesn't teach at all. He just read from the textbook. His test are really detail, you gotta memorize the book word by word. You should feel lucky to get a B. The worse psy. professor EVER!
strongly agree with what people said here, this teacher is horrible,worst ever. i go to his class every day, i dont know what he's talking about in his lecture. he never come to the class prepared, have no idea what he's going to cover. eg, fliping over the slides and have no idea where he left last time.
Worst Professor i seen in Baruch College. He rushes the material in the last classes. Exam is extremely hard because it is very detail. He just stand and talk about something that everyone is too bore to understand. This professor don't believe in curves. No matter how low the class average is, he will not curve. He rather fail everyone.
i dont understand why baruch still keep him in office due to excessive complaint from students. he is a grade killer. maybe people should write a letter with everybody sign it and send it to the department
Take him if you want to destroy your GPA!
He can't teach! Class is boring!! Absolutely torturous!! He rushes material. The worst ever!
people from his spring 2006 ab psy class should write a protesting letter have everyone sign it. he is the worst teacher ever. 15 to 20 points curve is a must in his class becasue the average is roughly only about 68.
All I want to say are just 4 letters: P O O R. Can't believe someone spent only a week (2 lessons) to teach 4 chapters ...
he is not easy, but read book and you will do well. he teaches fast, so you have to be awake, which a lot of people were not, because he is a little boring.
he is boring, thats true, but he gives review sheets and hold review sessions to help you. a lot of people were absent and missed the reviews, even though he puts it online. he also curved the final class grade and a lot of people who would have failed passed. my friend had a 65 average because she never came to class, but still got a C-.
The Professor's review session was only 15 minutes at most (for 4 chapters). In review session, the Professor was like "Know this, Know that." It is not helpful at all!! This Professor don't know how to teach and will lower your GPA. Worst Professor in Baruch.
He's a good professor but he strays away from the subject matter too much. He rushes the chapters & tries to squeeze too many chapters into inadequate class times.
Not a good Professor. He can't teach. He just rush the material. He don't care if the student understands it. He just keep going so that he can finish the syllabus. Lecture or anything he do in class is not usefull at all. All you need to do is to read. Exams are hard too. It expects you to know the little details in the text. Also, there
this professor can't teach. he comes in unprepared and bores you to death in class. he reads straight out of the textbook while teaching. however there is one thing good about him. he wants his students to do well. so he will give you plenty of opportunities to boost your final grade. i got a A in his class for not understanding anything.
THE BEST PROFESSOR
bad teacher, can't teach!!!
The worst ever
worst
I took him for social psy and ab psy. good prof. He wants students to do well. He gives open book tests, does read out of the text but helpful if you ask him questions. Nice guy. Gives a lot of chances for extra credit.
if you want to kill yourself with boredom, really, go right ahead. can't teach. worst.
going to class is the WORST experience of your life. good thing he doesnt take attendance. its a lecture hall and you can't stay awake no matter how many cups of coffee you have. lectures are boring and useless. he just reads slides. open book exams.
BORING!!! IF U HAVE TROUBLE IN SLEEPING..GO TO HIS CLASS...YOU WILL GET A WONDERFUL SLEEP TIME...
Abnormal Psy class was so easy with him. He gave 3 tests, 2 were open book, the other was open to powerpoints. You have to be a complete dummy if you can't get at least a B. All you have to do is know how to read. Takes random attendance but you only lose a half-grade if you never show up for lecture. Who cares, just go to sleep if yo have to.
He is completely incompetent. I did not go to class yet received 100 on the tests and he had the nerve to give me an incomplete. If you are going to be that incompetent and cannot even make up your own assignments and just read the slides you cannot enforce attendance. A complete idiot and i honestly noone sits through that class ever again.
I had this professor for Interviewing Psychology and Abnormal Psychology. He's not bad at all, but the lectures are boring. Sometimes he tells you stories from his experience and then trails off. The exams are easy, for both classes they were open books. The assignments isn't all that hard to do, just read the textbook and you'll be fine.
i dont think there is enough coffee or red bull in the world to stay awake in this class. so boring. he just reads off slides. open book exams, but not that easy. class avg = 70s on all 4 exams.
Is not very organized and doesn't know his stuff too well..not someone I'd ever want to take again.
There's 2 advantages of his class. One is taking a good nap during a long school day. Two is getting a B for reading the text book once the day before exams. All exams are easy, open book or slides. He's seldom punctual and there's at least 4 or 5 class cancellation thru out the semester. DISADVANTAGE: LEARNING NOTHING FROM HIM.
He's a great prof. Great personality, very funny...fair with exams, very understanding....awsome i'd take him again anytime
Interesting professor. Flexible with the exams. Straight-forward class and exmas btu he never gets through the whole book. Ends up craming everything at the end. I would take him again
Horrible professor!!! You will learn nothing... Extremely boring!! Bring a pillow..
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Class Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.66 avg changeRatings by Course
PYSC3056
5.0
(1)PSYH4900
5.0
(1)PSY3069
5.0
(1)PHY3056
5.0
(1)PSY3181
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
3055
5.0
ABPSY
5.0
ABNORMALPSY
5.0
ABNORMAL
5.0
PSY30553081
4.0