Reviews of professor Peter Adcock

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You can tell that he is very passionate about what he is teaching. He loves talking to and getting to know all of his students. Expect to have to teach yourself but show up to class, he does take attendance. he gives a lot of bonus points. He wants his students to do well. He puts us in groups and tries to do a flipped class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Honestly, if you read the chapter and actually do the homework there shouldn't be any issues with the class. The material was hard, if you pay attention and read it'll make sense (well maybe). PC is supposed to be very difficult so I understand the frustration. Dr. Adcock was very caring and was always willing to help during his office hours.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Chem114 with Peter Adcock was by far the worst experience of my academic career. He struggles immensely with communication. His lectures are hard to follow (and mandatory), he failed to send critical information to the class, failed to proofread his slides and assignments before class, and couldn't match the schedule between the lab and the lecture

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His voice is very monotone and paying attention in lectures does not help in understanding the material. He always gets his own practice problems wrong. Bonus questions on tests were just about the only reason I passed them.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The homework and quizzes assigned were not related at all to the test. The test were the complete opposite of the final. He only briefly covers topics in class and expects you to know the subject before entering the class room. You have to read out of the textbook if you want to understand anything.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Adcock is a caring professor and I really do believe he wants his students to succeed. However, the students have consistently said POGIL is crap and should not be used. Nothing is ever related to anything and you will never feel prepared. There arent any example problems and the grading is confusing and worthless.