Francis Wu - Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Professor: Francis Wu

Department: Science

College: Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GEO205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, feel bad giving him a bad review, but he can't teach at all. He has a major problem relating the information in an understandable way, and has a monotone voice that is reminiscent of "Bueler...Bueler..." His tests are ridiculously hard, scored the same way the SAT is. Dont take his class if you can help it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEOL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not very invested in the class; extremely boring lecture. Nice grade curve, though.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEOL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he's really nice but his tests are ridiculous because it's like a flashback to the SAT. he should test on what we know instead of our ability to choose which questions to answer and which to skip.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOL112
• 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:

Easy class overall. Multiple True/False tests are quite long and annoying.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

wu is a good man. he'll explain any idea to you that you want him to, but don't assume you'll understand the explanation - if anything he knows his material too well. he's always doing some sort of interesting research, so ask questions!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEOL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

EQ tests were close to impossible, all T/F and graded like the SAT's. Volcano tests were alot better. EQ HW sucked. Volcano HW alot easier. If you do poorly in one half of the class you can still make it up in the other. Curve was very generous. Thought I was gettin a B / B+, ended up with an A.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GEOL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

his tests are ridiculous. it's all true/false and it's a coin toss of how well you do on the exams. the questions have almost nothing to do with the material he goes over in class. he's also the most boring person alive.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GEOL112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

the most boring teacher that I have ever listened to in my life.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEOL112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

nice guy, but whoever said that he made oceanography rock, well, is just wrong. his lectures, not his voice, are very hard to understand, and as a first year student felt a little lost because i had no idea what to expect on the tests. 4 tests, no final

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEOL205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Cool short asian guy =) Good sense of humor. Earthquakes and Volcanoes was a cool Geol class to take - grades based on some homeworks you had to put some effort into, and T/F tests - tests always seemed hard, but I ended up doing amazingly

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEOL112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Wu ownz you! Seriously, he's fine. The CPS system might not work 100% correctly and the guy isn't exactly the most exciting to listen to but he's clear and gets the information across understandably which is the most important thing.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEOL112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wu is awesome! One of my favorite profs! He isnt that hard to understand, he's really funny, and he made Oceanography a blast! Great Teacher!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEOL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Most students are biased because of this "accent" but if they would go beyond their ethnocentric barriers, I'm sure they would appreciate his talent.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEOL214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

the language barrier can be an issue since he carries a heavy accent and talks very slow..but is very friendly and his door is always open for questions..he loves to talk about sports at bing so if you play let him know!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GEOL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great guy, hard to understand but willing to help.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GEOL214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

it is hard to understand what he is saying. he doesnt provide anything to help with tests. he doesnt explain the material very well, but he is willing to help if you dont understand.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Wu is the cutest little Asian man I've ever met... Geology rocks! But Wu rocks even more!