Andres Frisancho - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Professor: Andres Frisancho

Department: Anthropology

College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very hilarious man, keeps lecture interesting. Honestly the class is a joke, no need to go to lecture unless you want to hear his humor. always go to the class before the exam, he reads off from the exam! make sure to attend discussion too...attendance is mandatory. other than that class is very simple, just busywork

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Took this class hoping it to be a blowoff...GSI's are very picky on tests. Had to work harder than expected to earn that A..read the book and when in doubt..**** out of your ass

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I found Frisancho to be an incredible lecturer. Such a nice man, some hilarious comments coming out of that broken English - really a brilliant guy. Be forewarned though that this isn't the 161 class that used to be the Umich blowoff class. No easy A here anymore. Go to lecture and read the book and you'll be smooth sailing though.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIOAN161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's very intelligent-he's one of the leading scholars on human adaptation to stressful environmental conditions. Always willing to answer questions. Class is not as easy anymore (new GSIs/exams), and his notes are often incomprehensible, so you WILL need to read the whole book to do well. He's not clear at all, but the material isn't too hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

BEST PROFESSOR. LOVED HIM AND LOVED THE CLASS.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR364
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nice, caring professor. I didn't have any interest in taking the class before, but Frisancho was so helpful and fun that I'm taking another one of his classes in the Fall!!!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR563
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Take this guys class, he is a great teacher with a smaller class size like 563. Interesting topics, flexible deadlines, and he really knows his stuff.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANBIO364
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Frisancho is an amazing professor. His lectures are informative and interesting. He is such nice person. I recommend this class to anyone.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTHB161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Love this class. Very easy... although he is disorganized his lectures were fun and pretty interesting. Taking him again this semester in AnthrBio 364.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Def. easy class. You can skip lecture but then you'd have to study and you'd miss out on all the fun. Remember to study those pesky fossil names. Good guy.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Amazing teacher, amazing class, just amazing, easy A, class average on each test is around 90%

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Never since highschool have I taken such a ridiculously easy class. The professor is interesting and he likes to tell dirty jokes during lecture. The lecture before an exam, he literally stands in front of the class with a copy of the exam and tells you exactly what is on it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

All you have to do to get an A in this class is do the review questions they give you in recitation, and read the book. There's no point to class. The professor is pretty funny, but he just follows the textbook exactly, and i mean exactly

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Quite honestly one of the most interesting intro classes at the university, and Prof. Frisancho makes it worthwhile. Lectures are not mandatory, but reading the book is advised because he wrote it. I defintiely advise taking this class

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANBIO161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I love him! He is so sweet and a really good guy. His lectures are interesting enough and he is SOOOO funny. I highly suggest taking this class!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR364
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I had mixed feelings about him and this class. I liked listening to him in lecture because he was funny, but his actual lecture material was jumbled and confusing - it really didn't help at all to attend. If you did the readings it was extremely easy to get an A, but alot of it was on CTools and not in the actual book, which was annoying.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR563
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I love Frisancho, I had him for 161, 364, and 563. He is very funny and is passionate about what he teaches. He can be hard to understand and often repeats himself and contradicts himself but if you read and go to class you will do fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOAN161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I find this material extremely interesting as well as easy. He taught the class very well. He is funny and his lectures are worth attending although not completely necessary.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR563
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Funny guy, plus real interesting material. In my opinion, the best professor in the anthrobio department (although I haven't taken Wolpoff)

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

good.