Reviews of professor Andrew Pierce

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Pierce was a overall a chill dude, but if you are not at all interested in history or politics, than you will find the class pretty boring. Most of his lectures were long, and quizzes usually contained really specific details from the readings which can be frustrating. The exams were mainly questions from the quizzes which made it easier.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I honestly don't think Dr. Pierce is that bad. Yes the quizzes can be misleading and confusing but its mostly based on reading comprehension. I stopped reading the chapters and would still make decent grades looking at chapter notes online. The format of his class is straight forward. He's a good guy and will listen if you have complaints.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's aware that most students are there for the prerequisite, which is awesome. Hes pretty laid back and the tests are all multiple choice with half of the questions pulled directly from quizzes. - Be prepared to have an online quiz in class once a week (that have some pretty hard questions based entirely on lots of textbook reading)

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He told the class his goal is for us to succeed and be successful, yet will say 2 sentences later: My test are designed for students to make a 50. Its the correct way a test should be designed. So if you want someone who acts/seems like he is gunning to fail you, take him! Student success doesnt appear to be a priority, or even on his radar.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Pierce will openly tell students he designs tests for us to fail. The class average on an open note, online exam (taken at home) was around a 72. He lectures one day a week and gives busy work the other two. He hardly teaches and mainly observes students and tests us. Class would be more interesting if he actually worked/did his job/taught.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Pierce is a nice guy, but this class wasn't the best. A large amount of reading with obscenely difficult quizzes. Also, it's a team based learning class with somehow no required attendance, so you can basically free ride your way thru the semester based off of other's performance. Good idea with teams, but needs refined big time.