Doug Petkie - Wright State University

Professor: Doug Petkie

Department: TBD

College: Wright State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHY2410
• 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:

If you go to class and keep up with your work the class is not too hard. Petkie can explain concepts in various ways but he has trouble making the lectures interesting.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHY2410
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Good, nice guy, but a little confusing. Makes funny jokes. Not helpful, and I don't feel like he really teaches in class. Asks clicker questions and assigns the responses grades, but doesn't really take attendance. I feel like I had to teach myself a lot of the material.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EE670
• 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 and best class I ever took in the EE department.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHY117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! The powerpoints were a little confusing but the clicker questions helped a lot for quizzes and tests. I never read the book, but the review in the back of the chapters is a great way to study. I highly recommend this clas and professor!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHY106
• 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:

Very good teacher. You have to go to class to answer the "clicker questions". He will give you extra credit if everyone does bad on a quiz or test. We had 4 quizzes and 3 tests (1 quiz dropped). I have taken physics 105 and 107 and he is the best teacher yet!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHY244
• 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:

Corny jokes, kind of funny though, nice, good teacher, very fair

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHY106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a really nice, goofy guy. The tests are easy, the quizzes are sometimes tricky. You do have to study at least a little, mostly the notes, but overall its pretty easy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHY106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

BORRING!! I would not recomend this teacher. He is a nice guy but VERY WIERD. Class is way harder than it should be for a GenEd.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHY106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Doug's a great instructor. A great guy who is passionate about his subject. I have learned a tremendous amount of information ranging from the atom to the solar system. He makes his lecture notes available on-line and tests directly from them. Being an Art major, I thought this class would be a tough one but it's not. Two thumbs up for Prof Petkie!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EP231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Not a great class, but a good teacher.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHY315
• 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've had Dr. Petkie for 4 classes and he is a very fair professor. His lectures are boring because he loves his power point though. His tests are tough but he is very fair with the grading. If you have questions just go to his office and he is a big help.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EE470
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough professor. If this is not in your specialization I would avoid it. HW and exams took some serious dedication. He did post all of his lecture notes which was really cool.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHY316
• 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:

Great Prof. Helful in all aspects of education. challenging but fair.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 246
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His T.A. did a better job explaining things than he did. He tries to make an effort, but socially, he is a little "off." Of course, you work in groups in this class, so make sure you work well in them, are you will confuse the hell out of each other. The test's get harder as the class progresses, so make sure you don't slack in attendence.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHY245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I thought that Dr. Petkie was NO help at all. When you did try and talk to him, he acted like you were too far below him to help. I did not like him at all...the TA was FAR more helpful.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: LOTSOFPHY
• 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:

Super helpful, great guy.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EP380
• 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:

Sensors, this class is the best one I ever toke. Lots of fun. Highly recomend.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHY260
• 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:

Very understanding and helpful. Gives a lot of course work.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHY240
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHY240
• 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:

Dr. Petkie's recitation was helpful for the overall subject matter, but he wasn't on the same page sometimes with Dr. Clark, who was actually teaching the class.