Reviews of professor John Pendergast

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Not what this class should be:/ theres no emotion at all, and he is very iffy.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His exams are way more difficult than the hw and SI sessions. He really just reads from slides and doesn't give many example or explain things. If there is another professor teaching the course during the summer/ next semester I highly recommend just waiting if you can, or just try to pass and retake it later (like me).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Worst teacher I've ever had. Ends class 20 minutes early every days because he just reads off his powerpoints and breezes through them. This class is very math/chemistry heavy and he does not work through problems with you. He only puts up hard-to-read scans of problems he has already done and quickly reads through it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
2171 is a weed-out class,it's typical for people to switch majors or drop but having Pendergrast as a teacher makes the experience worse! He reads WORD for WORD off PowerPoint slides. 2171 is not a powerpoint class,you need to know how to solve problems!I was super dependent on the book and SI. Worst Teacher ever,if you have another option take it!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Pendergast is a really nice guy but he's class is very challenging. Exams consists of problems you have never before seen so its highly important you practice working out different types of problems. I would recommend going to the SI sessions as well as watching various youtube videos to understand the material.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Alright so Im gonna be real about Pendergast. The man gives you the examples in class you need to pass, hes not the greatest at explaining things but hell try his best. He curves the first two tests by a little and nothing else after that so dont expect that towards the end. You must do the homework (not chegg it) if you want to do well in here

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Overall this class is difficult. Youll need to spend hours and days in advanced studying for this class. Dr. Pendergast is a very caring professor and more than willing to help you outside of class. The tests questions come from book or PowerPoint, but are still difficult. He will curve all the tests, and really is not out to make kids fail.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Overall, the class is challenging, but Pendergast makes it even worse. The way the material is presented seems dull, and he does not get the conceptual side across. If there was another professor for this class, I would have switched after week one.