 Physics 1408 professors? |
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| Physics 1408 professors? |
 May 19 2006, 06:25 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 28-April 06 Member No.: 167  |
anyone ever had Borst or Gibson as a professor for Physics 1408? they're both teaching this summer and i was hoping for some insight as to whom the more effective professor might be?
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May 19 2006, 07:00 PM
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 N 0 t h i n g Group: Members Posts: 1,449 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 54 |
Go with Borst. Easy A.
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May 19 2006, 08:53 PM
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Dude, that's totally not cool to do to somebody. Borst, never take borst ever ever ever.
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May 19 2006, 10:21 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Goddamn Billy, you're an ass. Aquos, Borst is supposed to be pretty tough. Some say he's a bad instructor, some say he's good, everyone pretty much agrees that he's a tough grader.
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May 19 2006, 10:30 PM
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Oh come on. How could anyone resist?
 And it's not like anyone was going to let him go on believing that. -------------------- QUOTE (jonathan83 @ Nov 16 2007, 09:22 PM) |
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May 19 2006, 10:54 PM
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 Oh baby bring me down  Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
I got a B in his class, almost an A. Good teacher but takes off for everything
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May 20 2006, 01:22 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 28-April 06 Member No.: 167 |
what's his grading scheme like?
does the HW count for anything? pop quizzes? I was planning on getting a private tutor for that class, I only need that one class for my major, but I have to take it Summer I and I have to pass in order to graduate on time. Would the private tutor be a good idea? I figured it would help since the class would be going real fast. |
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May 20 2006, 01:58 AM
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Oh baby bring me down Group: Agents Posts: 4,115 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Way out yonder Member No.: 68 |
QUOTE (Aquos1 @ May 20 2006, 01:22 AM) what's his grading scheme like? does the HW count for anything? pop quizzes? I was planning on getting a private tutor for that class, I only need that one class for my major, but I have to take it Summer I and I have to pass in order to graduate on time. Would the private tutor be a good idea? I figured it would help since the class would be going real fast. When I took him it was standard grading, homework wasn't that much (but there was a lot) and no pop quizes. Heard that he gave quizes in one of his classes? I took him about 3 years ago -------------------- Southern Rock, beer and bears!
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May 20 2006, 08:57 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Yeah, getting a tutor would be a good idea. If you think you might have trouble in the class, set up arrangements with a tutor now, because with summer there's really not such a thing as "better late than never". By the time you'll realize that you need a tutor, you'll be screwed.
The physics department has an online list of tutors at http://www.phys.ttu.edu/tutors.html, but you might be better off going by the dept in person to get the most recent list -- they don't update the website very often. Also look in the UD, you might see someone advertised there. -------------------- |
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May 20 2006, 09:23 AM
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stay away from borst
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May 20 2006, 10:57 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 28-February 06 Member No.: 101 |
I had Gibson for a physics class a couple years ago, it wasnt cal based though. I thought he was a good teacher, made physics understandable to me. I dont think he graded hw, but we did have quizzes every now and then.
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May 20 2006, 11:01 PM
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Oh and though its not one of the profs you listed, never take Lodhi, that man is evil. Worst teacher I have ever had, I didnt learn anything in his class, no one did. I failed every one of his tests and all of the hw, and Im sure I bombed the final, but somehow I made a C in the class. I guess he couldnt fail everyone, cause no one I talked to in our class was passing.
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May 21 2006, 09:09 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
I know a lot of stupid people at Tech who took Gibson. They got A's...without cheating
 ... so either he is a good teacher or he is really easy
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May 22 2006, 12:26 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 28-April 06 Member No.: 167 |
well I had signed up for Gibson originally along with the only lab they offered. However, if I take Borst then I can take another class (which conflicts with Gibson's section). The other class is pretty important b/c its a design elective and the prof teaching it is supposed to be a joke. This way I can definately dedicate more time to Physics, but I do think I'll definately need a tutor. I haven't had physics since high school, and even then I don't remember anything.
thanks for all the input, I'll def. be getting in touch w/ the Physics dept this week about those tutors |
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May 22 2006, 06:28 AM
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you poor soul, you don't know what you're getting yourself into
p.s. i have all the possible physics hw questions/answers |
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