Great professor, I highly recommend him!!

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One of the best professors I've ever had. He's extremelly helpful. I've never seen him turn someone away even when he was like an hour past his office hours.

Greqat Professor. You will not get a whole lot of notes out of the class but you will gain an understanding for physics problem solving whihic is what Physics is about. Smart and helped me to overcome my fear of this hard science

He's one of the best prof i've had in years. allowed me to enjoy learning once again. Was great in clarifying the work for the class. Recommend all Hunter students to take his class.

Physics is very hard subject itself but and no matter how badly i hated it i got A-, and honestly even though i was getting bad grades at the begging, it was my fault because i did not read problems carefully, i really understood that subject and love it now

loved him

Great professor.

One of the best professors I've ever had. I really wish Hunter would hire him permanently!!!

Excellent teacher. Patient and very nice.

Lectures based more on concepts rather than actual problems. Extremely helpful in office hours. Fair exams. DO ALL THE HOMEWORK. He uses it for exam questions.

Abranyos is a good teacher and if you apply yourself you should do well. Hes very fair person and tries to apply a curve to help you. His practice tests will not help you on his tests. Same concepts but the problems will completely change opposed to previous years of repetitive exams.

Abranyos is a nice professor. Lectures are thorough and from textbook. He knows his stuff. However, I get frustrated about how easy students can cheat (such as going to the "restroom" which is aka going to the library or tutor), or students can look over each other's papers and he wouldn't notice. HWs are very important. Practice exams aren't.

The problems he gave on the exams were somewhat harder than those on the webassign, but more similar to the once on his practice exams. He is very respectful and seems like he loves his students and cares about them. He also knows the subject very well. Impressed by the ease with which he teaches and by his personality.

He is an excellent teacher. Very respectful and helpful. Do the homeworks and practice exams and you will be do just fine.

Awesome awesome awesome..I was somewhat intimidated of physics but he helps out alot! If you have to take physics..take him

Professor Abranyos is very nice and patient, always willing to help his students. Do the questions on the webassign, and you will do well.

His exams are fair, they are mostly from his notes and the webassign homework. He grades the tests very fairly. He won't take off much points for math errors as long as you understand the physics. He has a good personality. The only downside is that he goes very fast (1 chapter per week).

Great professor, exams based on the lecture and webassign. Emphasizes concept. If you want to understand some physics rather than nemorize, take him.

He is one great, easy going, simple and knowledgeable professor. He knows his stuff so well that everything in life is physics; very enjoyable class, easy way to learn physics and apply them in daily life. you can actually learn a lot more other than exam stuffs from him. Take him for sure! (do the HW, come to class and ask questions of coz!)

I enjoyed to attend Dr. Abranyos lectures. He is very polite, caring and down to earth person. The course was great; and I think, that even teaching physics is not for everyone, but Dr. Abranyos is great! Register and enjoy your studying!

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It is a pleasure to be in his class. One of the smartest and down to earth professor you can have as a professor. He is very polite, respectful and helpful.

He's patient, answers questions very well, and is willing to help anyone. He really seems to care if his students are getting the material or not, and wants everyone to do well...If you have to take physics and he's teaching it, pick him. tests are based off hw, so do it and you're gold.

ok, people don't understand that astronomy is not the class to take for an easy science general ed requirement. it takes a lot of reading and memorizing, and try to do it at the last min and .. heh. there's something wrong with you if you couldn't pass the test with an open book. straight up, take the class if you mean to keep up with the readings.

he is really very intelligent. at the beggining you are not going to understand anything. but if you read the book and if you have some physics background u'll be ok. don't pretend to get all the answers on his test. some of them are tricky. but if you get 32/40 you will get an A. and at the end he curves the grades so you'll be fine.

Very obscure details on exams. Entire grade based on only three exams and one final. No HW, no quiz, no attendance taken. Must study very hard to get an A. He gets some facts wrong. ex: In class he taught that the coriolis effect makes toilets flow backwards south of equator. Textbook says not true. This question appeared on final. Rewarding class.

3 exams, lowest dropped. 1 final. the tests are curved. sample exams/powerpoint lectures on website/blackbrd. 50 q's on the final are RECYCLED. questions are mostly def based, very little math. 40 q's cover 5 ch.'s, you have to know EVERYTHING for an A. but theres an INSANE curve. class is def. not as hard as it could be, but definitely not breezy.

Don't know about his other courses, but you won't be sorry you took his Astro 100! Knows his material, very helpful with questions, no HW, 3 tests, he drops the lowest, final exam with most questions from previous tests. And if you attend all his lectures, you'll pass tests even without reading the book.

This man is a genius

He is a great prof! Explains everything very clearly. If you attend class and put some effort into it you will get alot out of this class (not to mention an A). I find him very helpful! He's also HOT!

smart, generous and hot!!

He is soooo good looking! lol Besides that my advice is to read and summarize on your own the textbook and then listen to his lectures, that's how I got an 41 out of 40 on his midterm. His class is not difficult but it requires work.

Smart guy, but its difficult to get a good grade on exams.Amazing curves!! That's how I passed!! 3 midterms and a final, lowest midterm dropped. Midterms are 60% and final's 40%. He's not the worst, just a little difficult to understand sometimes. All notes are online all the time. 50/80 Qs on the final were recycled.

Branyos is awesome! I had him for Astronomy. Difficult jamaican accent to understand, but a rlly nice guy. Text book is rlly helpful(and fun!), but study the questions online in the link he gives you. 60% his questions ARE THERE ON THE TEST! xD Its a really easy class to get an A in if you study well and go to class (he will give tips!) Good luck!

this class is soooo fun! He really knows his stuff and it's really interesting~ His tests are hard and tricky but if you study the textbook u'll be fine. He curves allll the tests...so if you got a C on a test...you'll actually get a B when he curves! he is soo awesome!!

I am really enjoying the class. Professor Abranyos is terrific. He explains difficult concept nicely. The exams are FAIR and based completely on the material covered. I read the assigned reading and attended the lectures, and with regular studying I got A on both exams. However, if you don't study you will be in big trouble.

You don't really have to go to do well as long as you keep up with the reading, but I did better on the exams when I attended the lectures. His curve is very generous and he explains concepts well. The accent wasn't as bad as I expected and he's really good-looking so that's another incentive to go to lecture! An easy A if you do your work. Enjoy!

I found the class very interesting, and Prof. Abranyos very stimulating and extremely smart. When I read some of the ratings , my first thought was are these students really taking the course. Many students in the class are looking for a free pass and don't want to work hard (are lazy). Lectures are very clear and concise and exams very fair.

This class was okay. Really easy, he posts every single slide he uses on BB which is almost all you need. If you skim through the text with your notes you'll definitely get an A. He has 3 tests and drops the lowest as well as a mandatory accumulative final which isn't that bad.

Definitely a very interesting course. Prof. Abranyos is extremely knowledgeable and helpful instructor. The course is very structured and materials are presented clearly. It is a very easy course to pass, but if you want to get an A need to work a bit harder. Lowest of 3 midterms dropped and final curved generously.

for me it wasnt so much his teaching style or accent which got to me, but simply how tedious it was to sit in the room for x amount of time. its probably why i never attended class except for exam days... i just read the textbook before every exam n ended up gettin an A-

Great professor!

This Prof was is one of the best science profs at hunter. Very easy going and funny guy. He answers all your questions in and out of class was very nice and respectful to all his students even when they were goofing off. Its science pple, so do your work! I'd take him again if i could!

I noticed many pple in the class werent into science so thats probably the reason pple were slacking off big time. Ive taken many science profs and he is the BEST hands down!!! unbelievably humble and fair..read txt and go to class youll get A+

This Prof., is very bright; but you have to do the readings to really appreciate the "cosmos." He has some fun moments, but this is a Science class for people like me, who are not scientist or interested. It is a requirement at Hunter College. I like this guy, he appears very fair and if you are NOT A LAZY student, you will appreciate him.

Nice professor. However, the class is a waste of time. The material is a joke, I felt as if I was in a remedial class, but I suppose that's why it's for non-science majors. Weekly HWs + Labs that are EXTREMELY ANNOYING AND TEDIOUS. Class is a mess, all the lab instructors don't know what's going on. WebAssign is 100$ + Book. Class is waste of time.

Attendance non-mandatory, although 3 mandatory classroom labs. Other labs are online. Tests are pretty hard, and lots of memorization. But Professor Abranyos DOES want to help you pass. Pretty easy class for a the 2E science requirement.

Super nice guy... EXTREMELY hard tests. The Final (40% of your total grade) was the hardest test I have ever taken. You need to study, read, and get the concept not just memorize. He reads slides only. HW online. You need to explore the online coarse a lot- test questions are based on quirky stuff. NOT AN EASY CLASS BY ANY MEANS.

This professor has serious accent problem, but he's willing to help you out. His exams are EXTREMELY HARD. However, you will be fine if you do good his online quizzes/labs. Also you have to go to classroom labs/computer labs in order to boost your grade up! (this will help mostly). Attendance non-mandatory.

Not sure why his rating is so low but this class is literally a free A+. Homework is trivial because you can find the answers online if you search, class attendance isn't mandatory, he posts all slides, tests are pretty much straight from the slides with a couple small changes. Small amount of effort for a big return; TAKE HIS CLASS.

Nice Professor, easy going, is clearly excited about Physics which I liked a lot.

Hilarious guy who slips in really funny jokes into class work. You're not going to catch the jokes if you're daydreaming, or getting over last night's hangover. The absolute best, funny and reasonable professor I've had yet. He's easy to understand, and he makes an effort to help each student, even if most are slackers in the class. A class act.

He's a good prof. He tries to actually teach physics. Not too hard to understand if you study everyday. Curve was pretty good.

If you do your online assignments, you will be fine. The professor is very generous with the curve though he can make the class laugh if you ask him a question during lecture

Interesting lectures because he's very passionate about the topics taught. However, you don't have to go to class to do well. You can teach yourself from the textbook and youtube. Practice problems from the textbook until you understand how to approach and solve problems. He provides PDF summaries of chapters which are great for reviewing.

Abranyos is probably the best physics teacher at Hunter, and that's not saying much. Lecture is not useful, homework and practice problems are much more useful for tests and quizzes. If class average is low expect a generous curve and extra credit. Tests are pretty stressful and difficult and make up most of the grade. Still, he is the best choice.

If you are taking him the summer, BE WARNED. He is very intense. He covered 12 chapters in 6 weeks, and the very last subject which he taught the day b4 was 1/5 of the final, so he expects you teach urself knowledgeable guy, does his best to explain physics in a way that makes sense with demonstrations / examples. Had to work hard, but I liked him.

Physics is hard and we all know that. Prof. Abranyos definitely made it easier for us to succeed during this pandemic. He uploads lecture notes that are somewhat similar to the quizzes/exams. Just study and put in the effort! Don't procrastinate your studying.

Before the pandemic there were supposed to be three tests, and we had taken one before classes moved online. Once we moved online, Professor Abranyos was very understanding and made it easier to do better in this class. That being said, physics is a very hard class, make sure to be on top of the material and you should do well with this professor.

during the pandemic he was definitely very considerate towards grading. it was supposed to be three tests but switched to a quiz every week. physics is very hard and at the pace it is taught it is very difficult to understand what is going on before moving on, but i think he is one of the better physics profs at hunter

No doubt one of the most caring, respected and helpful Professors at Hunter. I would absolutely recommend. Know the book and do the problems at the end of the chapters. Lots of self learning . Stay away from TAN LEE for Lab since she has no Rate my Professor page. She is the roughest grader I have ever had and hard to understand.

Was very lenient during the pandemic. We had quizzes instead of exams every week and they were not too bad. He gives lecture notes so just study those & do the online hw and you should be good to go. He is caring and wants his students to succeed. Just put in the work and you'll get an A.

Best physics professor at Hunter

Pay attention to his lessons. Exams mostly reflects his lecture not homework. The hw is practice, those won't reflect on the exam. Also, this professor provides his lecture notes in pdfs. These notes are very easy to understand and the example question in those come up in exams. He sometimes does pop quiz so probably better to not miss class.

Professor Abranyos makes the concepts easy to grasp by explaining them from the bottom up. The lectures are amazing for that reason. Unlike other physics professors, he gives practice problems before the exams, and also puts extra problems on his exams that count for extra points. Tremendous curve at the end! Highly recommend.

Professor Abranyos has some pros and cons. Pro 1: Great lectures - very few people attended because it was late at night, but don't make this mistake. His passion-filled lectures are extremely complementary to the somewhat vague textbook. Pro 2: Amazing curve. Con: Responds only to some emails - you need to go to his office hours for questions.

Really nice guy and gave good lectures that were also done live on Blackboard, but his tests were pretty difficult and gave pop quizzes once a week which were tedious. Overall a pretty good experience with him but make sure to study hard for the exams since the averages were always low. Still gave a really good curve at the end though.

We used a Pearson book, if you have both LAB and Lecture, you don't have to buy the book twice. The professor is very nice and funny, though he doesn't always catch your question. We had 4 specific days we couldn't miss at all without tanking our grade. There's lots to do but he's more than happy to help. He doesn't mind theoretical questions.

Professor Abranyos' lectures are great for grasping the concepts. He provides lecture notes and practice problems that are very helpful for exam prep. Unstuck study was a useful study tool alongside the textbook and class materials. The workload is manageable if you stay engaged.