Professor: Peter Dear
Department: History
College: Cornell University
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: HIST4122
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lots of reading, but everything was pretty straightforward. Good seminar leader, encouraged and lead discussion well, allowed students to develop informed opinions on subject matter.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: HIST1942
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Strong lecturer but a bit distanced from the class. He encourages people to ask questions, but most people did not. I can imagine some people were sometimes bored, but as someone interested in questions of the cultural/political/philosophical origins of modern science, I found the lectures informative and interesting.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: HIST1941
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Extremely boring lectures. Average probably C. His goal is to keep grade inflation out of Cornel. Exam seemed easy until you get the grade -- almost nobody does well even if you worked really hard and did all readings. Lectures are no help and makes no sense. Do not think this classes is somehow scientific -- it's all history and philosophy. Avoid!
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: STS1941
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Tests seem straightforward but the grading system makes no sense. Even if you answer questions perfectly, you receive almost no points. Lectures and readings extremely dry and boring.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: HIST1941
- 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:
Good professor. Excellent crisp British sense of humor. Seems a lot of material but really interesting so not too hard, if you like the stuff. You learn a lot in this class if you're interested.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: HIST1941
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
boring lectures but taught in a clear way.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: HIST1941
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor; extremely interesting, but also with a dry sense of humor that can come out at the most random times. Some of the concepts were difficult to grasp, but the class was so worth it.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: HIST1942
- 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:
boring, class goes far too long and it drags on
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: HIST1941
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Dear really knows his stuff. All of his lectures are well presented. He's a bit old school. He's quite the British gentleman. Attending lecture is worthwhile. He has a bit of a dry sense of humor. The prelims appear straight forward until you actually receive your grade. He's a tough grader.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: HIST4120
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Class not recommended. Extremely boring, poor choice of readings. Professor is not interesting.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: HIST282
- 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:
Great guy and interesting lectures. Keeps it interesting without boring. He is such a cutie and really teaches an interesting lecture that correlates well with the readings and prelims/papers. Do relevant and a majority of the readings and take good notes and the class is easy.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: STSHST281
- 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:
VERY knowledgeable. Lectures well-paced, though if you space out you'll sometimes have a tough time getting back into it. Tests require a very global view of very specific things. Liked the class and Prof. Dear a lot.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: HIST282
- 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:
The material was very well presented. Professor Dear is so cute. His sense of humor is so subtle it is sometimes unclear whether he knows that he's joking. Listen carefully-- it's so worthwhile.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: HIST281
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The guy is has amazing knowledge. The TA's exact words were, "Prof. Dear sees it as his duty to keep grade inflation out of Cornell." So yeah, still take the course, you'll learn and have fun, but watch out. Also, he has a British accent.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: HIST281
- 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:
His lectures were paced well and his dry humor kept things fairly interesting.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: HIST282
- 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:
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Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: HIST282
- 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:
Fantastic lecturer. The material is fascinating, and he has a knowledge of the subject bordering on scary. He keeps you engaged throughout the lecture -- so long as you're interested in the material, so take the class seriously. The tests are hard.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: HIST281
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is a great class and professor dear is a great professor. He's nice, knowledgable, and always available to help.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: HST282
- 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
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