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KINE 230 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 11:26 am, Mar 21, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Silva is the man. He makes this required swim class pretty fun. Taking it winter quarter might not have been the best idea because it gets pretty cold in those speedos when hes talking for a long time. He lets you goof around a little, just don't get him too angry. Sweet teacher. Knows his stuff. | |
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KINE 250 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 1:00 pm, Jan 12, 2012 Report Evaluation |
Professor Silva is a really great guy. His teaching ability is adequate, but if you're a Kinesiology major I can definitely see you being bored and annoyed by his slightly-limited knowledge. He definitely knows what he teaches very well, but he gives off the vibe of a coach more than a higher education instructor. The book is as expensive as it is unnecessary. I would advise just purchasing the code for the learning lab at the online website. There is one mid-term which is actually fairly easy if you review the study guide extensively. The final is basically the same thing, if not easier than the midterm (because half of it is repeated mid-term questions. The homework isn't very tedious I probably spent about 45 minutes every other week to complete it. Classes aren't really necessary to go to either unless there is a movie or a presentation from an organization on campus (which, believe me, there are a lot of). Lastly, the Behavior Change Project is really easy. If you put in the slightest effort you can complete it in a few hours on a Sunday. I did half of the project before it was slated to begin and then I did the follow up half right before it was due. No problems. This was a pretty interesting class, but you will be bored if you know the slightest bit about anatomy and nutrition. Silva is truly a good guy and teaches an incredibly easy freshman GE course. However, if you're looking to be challenged and enlightened during your first Quarter at Cal Poly, then this is not the course for you. | |
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KINE 250 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:23 am, Dec 7, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Professor Silva is a really great teacher. He tries to get the class to participate as much as possible, and explains the material in his powerpoints very well. If the class shows up most days he'll post the powerpoints online for later revision and he will email you back very quickly. His Behavior Change Project is a great way of fulfilling the required 1500 words for a General Ed class. Also its pretty fun to look back on all the progress you've made. I changed my sleeping pattern and was all the better for it. Professor Silva tries to help out his students to the best of his ability, he understands that things come up sometimes and will be lenient on homework if the problem was reasonable. Download the notes, go to class, and you should be fine. | |
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KINE 250 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 11:10 am, Nov 30, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Good prof. If you show up to class and pay attention to the lecture, the midterm and final won't be a problem. If students complain that a question is unclear, then he will drop the question and give you points to make up for the unfair question. Quizzes are online (and open book). Only thing that you need to really study for is 1 midterm and 1 final. | |
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KINE 408 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 1:17 pm, Jun 8, 2011 Report Evaluation |
Cool, young professor. Easy to talk to and always willing to help a student with questions. Encourages class discussion. Easy A. | |
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