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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I actually learned nothing. he doesn't teach and just reads off of slides that don't even explain how to do the work. I can agree with the other students that he's really funny, but when it comes to being a good teacher.... no. If you didn't take pre-calc before this course you're cooked.

Super nice and funny guy. There's a lot of hw but go to office hrs bc that was super helpful. There are weekly quizzes in section but they're light. The past exams are EXACTLY like the actual test. Attendance matters but the iClicker isn't geofenced so you can do it anywhere. He is a super slow grader though but overall a good guy.

Garfield was a overall good professor, but you really have to pay attention in lecture. I thought he explained the material well, and for 34A, you get a notecard for the exams. The practice exams that he provides are very similar to the exams in class, so I would heavily recommend making sure you know how to do each of the problems.

Easy lecture, funny, stay on top of homework.

Taken for Math182; This professor was very easy posted lecture notes and homework was very easy and doable. No midterms, but be prepared for weekly gradescope quizzes. Final was a group paper + Group presentation. If you want an easy A take this prof for 182!

Very great teacher. I previously had Schley who couldn't teach if his life depended on it, so having Garfield teach was a relief. He explains concepts really well and makes it obvious what he expects out of his students for the exams. Homework grading is tough, and don't expect grades for exams/homework to be released quickly. I recommend taking!!!

Professor Garfield kept lectures interesting but explanation and slides of the material were very confusing and difficult to understand. Section had weekly quizzes and did better job of explaining material.

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.

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.

I took his class in the fall and it was really easy! Peter Garfield is very passionate and funny in lecture. He's accessible through office hours but good luck hearing back from him through email. His lectures are engaging and easy to follow along. Make sure to do all his old exams, they help a lot in doing good on the midterms and final!

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

such a sweet and nice professor. super easy to prepare for tests bc he posts examples that are exactly like the test. homework load is not bad at all even though it's 3x a week. no curveballs or surprises on any test, you can feel well prepared by just studying the materials he gives without any outside help needed

Class is easy because the practice midterms are exactly like the midterms and final, like even if you skipped every lecture, as long as you study the practice exams and make sure you can do those specific problems, then you'd be fine. Homework due every other night which sucks but other than that, solid easy class, good professor.

He's a good prof but wasn't for me, most of the time, I was lost

A pretty good professor, a lot of homework and you have to be in charge of teaching yourself a lot of the topics because it isn't in detail during lectures most of the time. The practice tests are exactly like the tests though so they are moderately easy to study for.