Harvey Picker - Trinity College, Hartford, CT

Professor: Harvey Picker

Department: Physics

College: Trinity College, Hartford, CT

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Informative, direct. Will talk to students when you show up at his office during office hours - or when you see him out of the office. Definately militant, perhaps intimidating, but don't be scared! He's great. One of the best.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• 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:

SOCIALLY AWKWARD. Keep that in mind that he cannot for the life of him hold a conversation or even say hi in a humane manner, I don't know if he wants to live or not. Other than that, very clear, quizzes and test are literally what he tells you they're on. Also, attend because he will never repeat himself 'less a good student asks for clarification

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Though he is monotonous in class, simply following what he's writing on the board will make the class go by in a flash; he works fast. Grades come back promptly. Grading is simple: if you don't know it, you don't do well, if you do know it, you do well. Just do ALL his practice tests and questions he tells you to do for quizzes and you'll do well.

Rating # 4

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Imagine Ben Stein, except vindictive instead of funny. The man has no soul and he will tear your GPA a new one if you aren't as good at advanced vector calculus as he is. Run away now and consider yourself lucky to have escaped intact. It's been more than a year since he made my life a living hell, and I still cringe every time I hear his name.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Picker is only easy if you know physics before hand!!! He goes out of his way to make no sense and he doesn't give partial credit! Tests are similar to examples given out, but if you don't do exactly what he wants you get no credit. It is soooooo easy to fail tests and quizzes.Take Phys at UofH!!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHYSICS231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The man absolutely refuses to interact with students. He is stone cold, heartless. He mumbles to the blackboard and rarely if ever turns to face the class. It's obvious that he doesn't care about the subject matter or his role as a teacher. His class is unimaginably boring. Bring a pillow.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHYS300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Takes extra trouble to explain difficult topics clearly.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was pretty flexible. He did a pretty good jog of summarizing essentials.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYS302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

extra topics, like monopoles, were interesting

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHYS131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Clear and well organized.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STATS
• 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:

Should not have been teaching stats. He seemed confused by the topics and was very hard to understand, I barely learned anything. Don't bother going to class, and if you do just read the book during it.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHYSISC131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

the cleass is easy, but this guy is seriously just like John Nash...We think his imaginary friend (who he stops and looks at regularly when he's not mumbling inaudibly at the blackboard) lectures well, but I guess we'll never really know...

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYSICS132
• 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:

gives out problems very similar to tests and quizes ahead of time, makes life easier around testing time....

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I have a strange feeling picker actually did all those previous rating himself. He mumbles a lot, cant see what hes writing, and when he does he complicates things beyond necessity. my advice is read the book in class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best physics prof by far. Makes classes enjoyable and def takes the time to make sure students truely know their material. Has a great sense of humor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Explains problem solutions well

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHYS231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would never study Physics with anyone except Prof Picker - he makes physics fun!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHYS231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

classes are well organized. Works lots of problems and explains them clearly

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHYS231L
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Best Physics professor ever!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Knows his stuff and really wants to help you learn physics.