Professor
Peter Schlein
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He's a horrible professor. He'd stop in the middle of explaining a theorem or concept and get confused by his own teachings. I don't think he quite know what he's talking. He just pours out everything that's needed to be taught in the syllabus with no concerns in whether the students could learn the material or not.
He's a horrible professor. He'd stop in the middle of explaining a theorem or concept and get confused by his own teachings. I don't think he quite know what he's talking. He just pours out everything that's needed to be taught in the syllabus with no concerns in whether the students could learn the material or not.
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I do not recommend this class if you are simply looking for a physical science GE. Take Atmos Sci instead. Physical science is the worst for me, and this course was not easy. He would incorporate physics into the lectures, but it is assumed that everyone taking the course has no prior knowledge about physics. If you are interested in the universe and such you'll like this course, if not save yourself the pain.
I do not recommend this class if you are simply looking for a physical science GE. Take Atmos Sci instead. Physical science is the worst for me, and this course was not easy. He would incorporate physics into the lectures, but it is assumed that everyone taking the course has no prior knowledge about physics. If you are interested in the universe and such you'll like this course, if not save yourself the pain.
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AVOID this professor and class!! I am taking this class currently (spring quarter 2005) and all I can say is that this class will screw up your GPA majorly. He posts his lectures up online and just reads off the notes. This gives you the impression that you don't have to show up for class but for one of the final exam problems he put a stupid demonstration problem. He is an awful teacher and the midterms and final are not fair. He did not provide any practical final so no one in the class knew what to study for. His formula sheet was a joke consisting of 100+ formulas all jumbled up in one sheet of paper making it near impossible to find the right formula (some of the formulas were even repeated!). He is also very rude during office hours and extremely unapproachable. He also gets angry during lecture for the most random thing (like coming in late or slight noises). He also seems to lose his train of thought for physics during lecture. If this isn't enough reason for you then consider the 50+ people that dropped this class during 10th week. AVOID this man like the PLAGUE.
AVOID this professor and class!! I am taking this class currently (spring quarter 2005) and all I can say is that this class will screw up your GPA majorly. He posts his lectures up online and just reads off the notes. This gives you the impression that you don't have to show up for class but for one of the final exam problems he put a stupid demonstration problem. He is an awful teacher and the midterms and final are not fair. He did not provide any practical final so no one in the class knew what to study for. His formula sheet was a joke consisting of 100+ formulas all jumbled up in one sheet of paper making it near impossible to find the right formula (some of the formulas were even repeated!). He is also very rude during office hours and extremely unapproachable. He also gets angry during lecture for the most random thing (like coming in late or slight noises). He also seems to lose his train of thought for physics during lecture. If this isn't enough reason for you then consider the 50+ people that dropped this class during 10th week. AVOID this man like the PLAGUE.
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I think future students should attend this professor's class because he has interesting things to say, but NEVER take his class. He is so incredibly disorganized that he confuses himself in the middle of lecture, in mid sentence, in mid graph. There are many people who didn't comment like I have, and I wish they would so that the entire campus can see how horrible a teacher he really is. today in lecture he talked about how minorities should be paid low wages, and it's right because the wage is reflectant of how undesirable they are. I'm not saying Thompson is racist, I'm just saying he doesn't think about the things he say at all. If he spent even 2 seconds thinking and planning his lecture, he wouldn't have the issue he is having. He is ALWAYS late to class. And he jumps around in lecture a lot... "Lets talk about this... [mid lecture] oh no wait... no no no... let's go back to ..... [mid lecture] oh wait... forget about what I just told you... this is what I was really trying to... Oh no... we're out of time..." and is a sentence summation of what it's like to be in one of his classes. He bears an uncanny resemblance to Abe Lincoln... I wonder if his outcome is to be the same... but seriously... all this jumping around and his pulling shit straight out of his ass with no introduction at all is enough to drive you mad! I know at this point there are many of you guys who think... "This guy is obviously biased. No way can he be this bad when there are a couple of good reviews and comments on him..." Well boys... For one, this is 2005, and this is the entry that reflected how he was in 2005. I'm not sure how he was in 2004, but obviously the 2005 version of him isn't a match. And secondly, just check the histogram mode and see how many many people rated him poorly. And you'll find out that he's one of the most horrible professors here at UCLA. And on top of his disorganization, he doesn't care about his students. He doesn't care if they learn his subject or not... He doesn't care if the things he taught were contradictory and that the answer on the midterm could be argued either way... simply put, he doesn't care. It's better to be short on units, get put on ECP, than to attend this class. You don't learn a lot, and you endanger your grade.
I think future students should attend this professor's class because he has interesting things to say, but NEVER take his class. He is so incredibly disorganized that he confuses himself in the middle of lecture, in mid sentence, in mid graph. There are many people who didn't comment like I have, and I wish they would so that the entire campus can see how horrible a teacher he really is. today in lecture he talked about how minorities should be paid low wages, and it's right because the wage is reflectant of how undesirable they are. I'm not saying Thompson is racist, I'm just saying he doesn't think about the things he say at all. If he spent even 2 seconds thinking and planning his lecture, he wouldn't have the issue he is having. He is ALWAYS late to class. And he jumps around in lecture a lot... "Lets talk about this... [mid lecture] oh no wait... no no no... let's go back to ..... [mid lecture] oh wait... forget about what I just told you... this is what I was really trying to... Oh no... we're out of time..." and is a sentence summation of what it's like to be in one of his classes. He bears an uncanny resemblance to Abe Lincoln... I wonder if his outcome is to be the same... but seriously... all this jumping around and his pulling shit straight out of his ass with no introduction at all is enough to drive you mad! I know at this point there are many of you guys who think... "This guy is obviously biased. No way can he be this bad when there are a couple of good reviews and comments on him..." Well boys... For one, this is 2005, and this is the entry that reflected how he was in 2005. I'm not sure how he was in 2004, but obviously the 2005 version of him isn't a match. And secondly, just check the histogram mode and see how many many people rated him poorly. And you'll find out that he's one of the most horrible professors here at UCLA. And on top of his disorganization, he doesn't care about his students. He doesn't care if they learn his subject or not... He doesn't care if the things he taught were contradictory and that the answer on the midterm could be argued either way... simply put, he doesn't care. It's better to be short on units, get put on ECP, than to attend this class. You don't learn a lot, and you endanger your grade.
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