MATH 116
GARFIELD P M
Peter Garfield
3.8
253 reviews

253
3.8
MATH116 . Garfield P M 11 Months Ago

His behavior demonstrates clear racial prejudice. He has mocked individuals from Panama, Greenland, and Gaza. I would strongly advise against taking his course unless you subscribe to white supremacist ideologies.

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MATH116 . Garfield P M 1 Year, 2 Days Ago

Has not graded any midterms or given any feedback. More than a week late to post grades, and was does not give very good lectures. Rely on self studying.

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MATH116 . Garfield P M 1 Year, 4 Days Ago

I'm sure he's great for lower div classes but for upper division classes hes an absolute mess. He hasnt graded either of our 2 class exams, forgets to post homework MOST WEEKS, and regularly lies about things such as releasing lecture slides or giving us exam information. Also does not care to give practice exams, so you have NO CLUE whats going on

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MATH8 . Garfield P M 12 Days Ago

Very good and engaging lecturer, definitely cares about the success of students. Lots of homework due every MWF. Some homework problems are pretty interesting such as proving Fermat's little theorem, interesting counting, etc. Exams are pretty straightforward. Grading is extremely slow, 2nd midterm and final were graded 1 wk after grades due.

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34B . Garfield P M 16 Days Ago

He's so funny and awesome, like the human version of garfield the cat. If you have to take a math course, take it with this professor!

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34A . Garfield P M A Month Ago

This dude is the goat such a nice guy and the class is so free he gives practice tests for every test and if you know how to do them you will get an A just learn what's on the practice test a few days before test day

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MATH34AB . Garfield P M A Month Ago

Peter would always show up with a Big Gulp from 711 in the beginning of every lecture. Other than that, he did virtually nothing. Yes, he taught during lecture and he was fine, but I think he overcomplicated things so much. I took AP Calculus in High School and got an A+ in both 34A and 34B, and I never went to lecture.

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34A . Garfield P M 2 Months Ago

The class in of itself is easy, the practice exams are almost EXACTLY like the actual test with a few curveball steps he doesn't mention (though if you show work and get it semi/ mostly wrong you'll still get a good grade). Honestly felt scared because I didn't take calc or even pre-calc in highschool but you'll be fine, enroll in CLAS groups.

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34A . Garfield P M 2 Months Ago

Super easy class grading-wise, but if you don't learn super duper fast, you'll have to do a good amount of work outside of class. He moves super fast sometimes, and the homework isn't always the most straightforward. But the midterms don't impact your grade too much, and he'll raise a C to a B if you show effort by attending lectures and sections.

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34A . Garfield P M 2 Months Ago

Extremely understanding and caring Professor. Exams are exactly the same as practice tests, just with different numbers, basically. Weekly quizzes in sections with 1 easy question (if you know what's going on). I averaged an 87% on all of the exams and 90% on the quizzes, and I got an A-. IClicker didn't have geo-location on.

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34A . Garfield P M 2 Months Ago

Before going into this class I took AP Calculus in high school and that definitely helped me a lot. Peter is a caring person and wants to be there for his students, he is just not the best teacher and makes concepts a lot more complicated than they actually are. Putting in the effort he guarantees a B and gives 4 practice tests for study material

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

Great guy, easy class, free A, take the class

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

Garfield is a great professor - caring and passionate. However, he grades your exams really late. But he makes his lectures clear and fun. He lets you use a notecard for each exam, which is really helpful and guarantees a passing grade for each exam and the class in general. Would definitely take his class again!

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

Really nice guy, makes it easy to pass the class. Slow grader so beware. I didn't find his lectures very helpful but he posts all his slides so just be prepared to learn the material outside of class. Do the practice exams to prepare for tests and you'll be fine!

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

Engaging lectures by a charismatic and funny man. Seems like a really nice guy. Practice exams are practically identical to the midterms/final. Pay some attention in lecture/section and you'll be fine.

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

Peter is an alright teacher. He is not the best at teaching material in my opinion but his sections really help out. The classes is like 60% test. He gives note cards on the test and practice exams that are almost exactly like the real test.

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

For having to teach around 700 students, I think Garfield did a great job. He made the content very understandable

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

Peter is a nice guy, good prof. Attendance (iclicker), daily hw set, weekly quiz in section (10pts), 3 midterms, and a final. Sometimes the hw problems were so different than the ones we did during lecture. Front/back of notecard allowed on midterms and final. Peter mostly reads off slides, but I still feel like actually going to class helped.

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

peter is a nice, sweet guy but a pretty average professor. he just reads off the slides and homework is kinda frustrating, but the practice exams and notecards came in clutch for midterms. super slow grader so you don't really know your grade

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

Peter is weird. Course is over & idk my last 2 test scores or final grade. Couldn't see my grade the whole qtr. Section is mandatory b/c there are quizzes. hw 3x a week, 3 midterms & 1 final with practice problems beforehand. He has 'great effort' (for attendance/sec quiz scores) which means c,c+,b- automatically = b. He just reads off the slides.

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MATH8 . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

Good professor! Garfield is really nice and kind. Only reason he is at a 4/5 is because the grading. Peter takes FOREVER. There were 2 midterms and a final in Spring and midterm 1 was graded 4 weeks after it was taken, then midterm 2 grades didn't go in until FINALS week. (was taken week 5). Great guy though.

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

It was a great class. Quiz in weekly section was always easy. the midterms were not that bad and lectures were pretty funny. I had Evan who was a really good TA.

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34A . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

Professor Garfield does have a sense of humor; however, it does not compensate for his lack of teaching skills to students, as he mainly reads from the slides. If you want to succeed, you'll need to do self-teaching and definitely sign up for CLAS for the class, as it will be your savior.

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MATH8 . Garfield P M 3 Months Ago

I thought Professor Garfield was an amazing professor. He is very knowledgable at what he does and cracks some jokes here and there which makes the lecture so engaging. What I would do next time if I took this class again was to try and understand the content before the lecture so that when he gives you time to work, it'll be much more efficient.

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