Reviews of professor Charles Peak

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is probably the hardest class I have taken so far. I agree the material can be tough to understand but if the professor is understanding and willing to help, then all the students can pass the class. There was a gap between teaching and lecture in that the professor expects more from you than you are already and assigns lecture videos.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He will expect you to know and understand things without telling you. In addition, he won't grade assignments until the next one is done, so you cannot apply what you did wrong. Don't think about asking him questions, he will give you sas back.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I have never had a professor like this one before. Incredibly unclear instructions, talks down to you as if you are 5 years old in such a demeaning manor it ruins an already intolerable lecture or lab.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Humble yourself, Dr. Peak.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Peak is a great guy who cares about his students, but I think his tests are absolutely ridiculous. I do think that he is still learning and adapting to the curriculum/how to teach it, because the material is innately difficult, but sometimes he doesn't know how to explain things and brushes you off when you say you don't understand. Go to OH!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Peak is a man of contradictions. He will insult you, say he has given you everything to be successful, COMPLAIN about the grade distribution, yet make the class more difficult by taking away reference sheets; make mistakes but forget to follow up and correct them; gives you examples that make you walk away feeling even more confused after class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is so awful.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Basically taught myself everything. In class lectures were anything but helpful since he would give us a problem and the answer, give us a very vague way to work it out and then would say "I've done everything I can to help you". He was rude, obnoxious, and entitled. The weekly quizzes ruined my grade. Exam averages were 60's at best.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Charles Peak is the bane of my undergrad career. He gives unclear instructions while assuming you know how to do everything. He has unrealistically high standards and makes a 1-hour credit lab extremely time-consuming. His lab manual is badly written, and the pre and post-lab questions are frustrating since they require a lot of internet research.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He gives out many resources for students to use for studying but he expects too much out of students. The lectures seem basic enough, but when it comes to exams and quizzes, they're much harder and not always on what he focuses on in lecture. He cares about his students but mostly when it's convenient for him. You have to study HARD to do well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Peak is notoriously disliked by undergrads in the department. He is rude, snarky, and harsh for no reason. He creates hostile learning environments.