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PSC 320 Senior Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:25 pm, Apr 2, 2013 Report Evaluation		Pete is an incredibly smart and fascinating man. I have had him for three classes and consider him one of my favorite professors. Go into the class expecting less structure and more collaboration. Learn together with Pete and you will have a good experience.
PSC 320 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A General Ed 9:09 am, Jan 9, 2013 Report Evaluation		Pete"s awesome.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 3:10 pm, Dec 5, 2012 Report Evaluation		First off, Pete is a really nice guy and funny person. IF he was a great teacher, he would be one of the best I had. However, the issue is, he is a horrible teacher. He told our section that he doesn't teach, wrote us in emails that he wouldn't teach us subject matter and that we should learn it. Lectures were non-existent, if you learn anything its from your classmates (whom at the same time are trying to learn from you, so its a big mess). Workload can be A LOT with class problem sets (which contain absurdly hard questions sometimes). There is also mastering physics, which is supposed to be how you learn, but all the work on there is optional so its easily not to do. Simply stated, avoid Pete as a teacher, chill with him on weekends.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 7:03 pm, Oct 17, 2012 Report Evaluation		Nice enough guy, awful teacher. He may know his stuff but he does not know how to convey it to the class. I have had teachers in the past that do not teach BUT at least they followed a textbook so that I could teach it to myself. Neither Pete's lectures or homework assignments or tests follow the textbook so, unfortunately, teaching myself has been very difficult and inefficient. I could possibly see how his "teaching" method might work for kids that had advanced physics in highschool but this is supposed to be an INTRO physics class. I spend hours poring through the textbook to try to figure out which physics principles apply to his homework assignments. I have joined a study session but spending time with classmates that are equally confused is not necessarily helpful. He's not teaching, I'm not learning and I would highly recommend dropping this class or trying to get in with a different teacher.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 6:49 pm, Oct 2, 2012 Report Evaluation		Expects students to learn all of the material on their own and then come together for group work during class, which would be excellent except for the fact that many people in the class have never taken any kind of physics class before. He assumes previous exposure to many of the equations and processes needed to be successful. You can do well in this class, but you literally have to teach yourself the subject and he will not help to clarify much for you.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 5:16 pm, Sep 30, 2012 Report Evaluation		Do not choose this teacher or beware of frustration and stress. Prof. Schwartz's way of teaching is telling his students to figure it out themselves. Rather than teaching us the different concepts of Physics, he gives us homework and expects us to figure out how to do them either by the book or by "googling it" online. He admits the book can teach it better than he can. I realize he is trying a new way of teaching, but I did not come to Cal Poly to be told to learn things on my own, I came here to be taught by knowledgeable proffessors who care about my education.
PSC 320 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Elective 11:28 am, Aug 23, 2012 Report Evaluation		Avoid him like the plague please!
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 9:20 pm, Jun 17, 2012 Report Evaluation		schwartz is by far the most interesting and awesome teacher i've ever had. first thing to note is that his method is waaay different than regular teachers. he does everything his own way and i advise you that if you want a good grade in his class, do it his way. however, since he does do things his own way, sometimes concepts get lost in translation, but the thing about schwartz is that every single week he would ask for feedback on his teaching methods and if the majority of the class didn't get it, he'd try a different way (usually following student suggestions). schwartz absolutely loves physics and loves teaching it and you can tell almost immediately.
PSC 320 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Elective 6:51 pm, May 23, 2012 Report Evaluation		Pete is the man. MIT trained and he practices what he preaches. He knows more about some of the subjects I'm in studying in Business than some of my professors. He's passionate about his stuff, and that passion will certainly rub off on you. I believe this class should be required for all Cal Poly students; it is truly a reality check and gives its students a global perspective of their daily actions. Pete, please write a book, I will buy it. And thanks for putting your videos on youtube; I expect to refer back to them throughout my life.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 3:39 pm, Feb 6, 2012 Report Evaluation		Pete is a nice guy and he's pretty funny too but he is not the best teacher. His lectures are very confusing and the only way to learn the material is through online videos he posts. His teaching style is to confuse students because he believes they will learn better if they overcome this confusion, but physics is already confusing enough as it is. I didn't learn much and only got an A because of my knowledge from taking physics last year. The midterms are pretty hard but the homework gives you plenty of points to boost your grade. Not too hard to get an A
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 5:20 pm, Jan 5, 2012 Report Evaluation		Schwartz tries his best to help students. Unfortunately, his execution lacks. If you study for the midterms and finals, you can do fairly well. Make sure to study his problem sets because there were a few problems in there that he put onto his midterms. It helps to have a background in physics to make the class easier. For those who are brand new, this class could be difficult. As the year progressed, his teaching quality increased but it wasn't enough for me. Make sure not to skip class because he will give pop quizzes. Overall, I recommend another teacher.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 5:14 pm, Dec 6, 2011 Report Evaluation		So, I come into this class having taken AP mechanics last year in hs, so i cant say any of he material was new, however he did a decent job bringing up material to refresh my memory. LECTURES: As far as the lectures go, they aren't really structured as he expects you to do the homework and see a few videos the night before, and come to class with a rough idea of what to expect, and to ask him questions, which is what he uses to base lectures on (hence, not very structured lectures). the depth of any given lecture may range from a few centimeters to a good half a km if you get what i mean. it's not consistent. it mostly depends on whether people are getting it or not. a lot of class time is spent doing group quizzes with the idea that people can learn more effectively when they share ideas. This works well if one or more of the group members understands the material reasonably well but fails when nobody understands it. PERSONALITY: he definitely radiates enthusiasm about physics and doesn't hesitate to bring out demonstration props or stand on the front counter while lecturing. definitely not a boring style. He also makes it a point to have students guess what will happen before using any of the physics props, as he believes "the rock that you trip over is the one you remember most". This is a plus, since it is true that being proven wrong is a good way to learn what is right. FINAL THOUGHTS: if anything, one thing you'll learn is: when in doubt, think of the extreme case, and see if that can point you in the right direction.
PHYS 310 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Elective 8:22 pm, Oct 26, 2011 Report Evaluation		Pete is a nice guy who loves physics. His teaching methods though, are not fantastic. His lectures are all over the place sometimes and he moves through the material quickly. He assigned lots of reading, homework, and a final project. He was not very helpful in office hours, and in my opinion not super approachable in general.
PHYS 141 Sophomore Grade Earned: C General Ed 10:54 pm, Aug 28, 2011 Report Evaluation		The Professor's teaching methods are completely flawed. He continues to practices teaching methods that he insists are working when their is concrete evidence to the contrary. The Professor gave a midterm in which every single student failed the midterm. The Professor's response to this clear demonstration of a lack of effective teaching was not of shock as this had happened to him the year before. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Albert Einstein. The Professor's hubris knows no bounds as he continually insists on defending his ineffectual long lectures. Whenever a student will raise concern on grades or even what is a preferred answer the professor will respond in hyperbole pontificating that he does not care about grades whatsoever. This is unfair to students, who are paying this man's salary to not care on his students succeeding in classes when it is the teacher's responsiblity to help the teacher's grasp the concepts. It was unfounded pride at her works that led to Arachne's curse to become the spider. The Professor's lectures lack any plan whatsoever, the Professor will go on irrelevant tangents that are unrelated to work he assigns students. The Professor makes frequent and irritating references to cocktail parties. The Professor's yuppie exterior hides a wicked interior in which he acts hostile to students asking for more time to go into detail with the abstract concepts he claims to be teaching. The Professor is not performing his job well in any way shape or form. His students fail his test and classes and yet he boasts of his teaching methods to every teacher he meets.
PHYS 132 Junior Grade Earned: C General Ed 3:10 pm, Jul 8, 2011 Report Evaluation		Took this guy for both the lecture and the lab. The lecture, he basically confused everyone with his lecture which was disorganized and not very helpful for his quizzes and test. He assigns mastering physics which everyone has to ask for help from each other since his lecture does not even help with the hw. He's midterms are are okay if you can study by yourself and from the book, but beware, if you ask him a question, he will rephrase the question and ask you it. This method does not even help students but further confuses them. Then his lab, be basically tells you that he wants you to do certain things and find certain results but does not give any instructions on how to do the lab what so ever. So basically you be spending about the first hour and a half being confused on what to do and the rest of the time is spent trying to frantically finishing the lab.
PHYS 141 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 6:29 pm, Mar 22, 2011 Report Evaluation		Caution. Do not take. He seems like a nice guy but he can't teach physics at all. Assigns countless hours of homework per night on masteringphysics on topics he can't teach. Everyone comes to his class everyday only because he has quizzes every day. On his syllabus it says "The class is curved to be a “C+” centered class, consistent with the physics department". In his grade book I had a pretty high B AFTER the final. Ended up with a C+. Enough said. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID.
PHYS 141 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 11:12 am, Mar 21, 2011 Report Evaluation		I came into this class having never taken physics before. I expected to learn a lot. I LEARNED ALMOST NOTHING. I had to try to learn physics on my own, but the book isn't very helpful either. The only reason people are in his class everyday is because he has quizzes which count for your grade. After the first couple of weeks he let us work on them with a partner. The homework load is terrible, and he expected us to do masteringphysics every night, even though we didn't learn anything in class at all. Worst of all he has 1 masteringphysics assignment per week due on Sunday morning. Doesn't answer questions at all; he'll just say "Come talk to me after class". Passionate about the subject, but an absolute terrible teacher. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!
PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 10:10 pm, Mar 17, 2011 Report Evaluation		Pete is a really smart and great professor. He really likes what he teaches and it is shown on all the lectures. But, this makes his class really hard. His tests were really really hard and his homework was impossible without going to office hours.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 9:43 pm, Mar 11, 2011 Report Evaluation		The only reason to go to the lectures is to take the quizzes which are every day. I say that because his lectures, although entertaining, will not help with the 2 hours of MP hw he assigns every day, including the weekends. and the written hw is due every mon. If i saw this guy at a cocktail party, which he refers to constantly, I would punch him in the face. Dont ask him questions, he will not answer them. the LC is the place to be, here you will find the help you need. he says the book is good to read. yeah no kidding how else should we learn this shit? he really wanted to skip handing out the evaluations at the end of the year, understandable bc if he didnt have tenure cal poly would no doubt fire his ass.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 6:29 pm, Mar 1, 2011 Report Evaluation		Very bad teacher. If you absolutely LOVE mastering physics (this is homework on your computer) then you should take this class. Expect 1-3 hours of online homework PER NIGHT and written homework combined with online homework over the weekend. The workload is tremendous! For whoever says that learning the concepts is more important than grades, you are correct. BUT, that is not at all how this class is run. Pete will tell you that he doesnt want you to worry about grades but you will have no time to understand the concepts because all you will be doing for this class is TONS AND TONS OF MASTERING PHYSICS! The only reason anyone shows up to class is to take his daily quizes. He is totally UNAPPROACHABLE! He is a passionate man that loves physics but a VERY BAD TEACHER. My advice to anyone that wants to take his class is to SUCK UP as much as possible. That seems to work well.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 11:04 am, Feb 12, 2011 Report Evaluation		If you don't care about learning anything, but want a good grade, you shouldn't take Pete. In fact, you probably shouldn't be in college. The benefits of knowledge far outweigh those of high GPA's and paychecks. I have seen Pete express his sincere desire to inspire students in the pursuit of knowledge, but students are so hung up on the grades they get that they cry and throw fits like little babies that don't get what they want. In truth, Pete may not have the best teaching style, but if you try and make friends with him and show him that you are genuinely interested in the subject, he will be glad to help you understand the concepts and will be very excited to do so. He totally understands a student's frustration, but if you come at him with anger and "give me the answer" type demands, he will shy away, won't make you feel very welcome at his office, and won't be very helpful. He's funny as hell, lectures are never boring, and he's very intelligent and compassionate. The workload is manageable, and I really like the way that he grades with respect to the concepts you learn rather than searching for the right numbers.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 7:39 pm, Feb 8, 2011 Report Evaluation		Im in 141 right now and I took AP physics in high school. I thought my teacher was bad in high school, now I know I was wrong. Pete is horrible. He lectures on the basic concepts such as F=ma for a week then all of a sudden 110 point homework assignments and midterms test you on concepts he hardly even touched on. It is rediculous, and he will admit to testin you on material he didn't teach you, he says it pushes you to learn it yourself. Learn myself? I'm a freshman, that's horrible. To top it off he brags how hes been around long enough so he can teach however he wants and doesn't have any risk of being fired. He is absolutely horrible, do not take him unless you can fully teach yourself physics.
PHYS 211 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 5:24 pm, Nov 24, 2010 Report Evaluation		Alright, I\'m taking 211 with Schwartz now. I\'ll try and give the most honest review for him that I can for those of you signing up for Winter 2011. Also, hopefully he will read this and try to take what\'s being said about him into consideration for next quarter\'s classes. First of all, there is absolutely no doubt the man wants you to learn physics. This is true of any physicist. The words \"plug and chug\" haunt them at night. He wants you to know that you understand what you\'re doing on his tests/homework. However, he cares so much that you understand that he loses sight of what he’s doing (that and he’s pretty disorganized). He tries too hard to prevent students from doing anything remotely related to the “plug and chug” method that it severely cripples what he’s able to teach. He derives things from day one, and is going so fast, he wont stop to answer your questions. If you ask anything he feels is unimportant, even if the answer would help you and other understand, he will either tell you it’s unimportant, to talk to him later, or something that will probably make you feel like an idiot so that you’ll stop asking questions. He is so concentrated on moving on with the lecture so that he can get through his planned material, but he is blind to the fact that it becomes pointless after he loses the class. His lecture is like an automatic loss of 4 hours a week to the void. He assigns a LOT of work. Like… hours worth. This work wouldn’t be that bad if you actually understood the lecture. But nobody does. The only reason I go is because he gives quizzes everyday on the reading and he complains when people don’t show up. So if you want him not to hate you, you need to go. Also, be sure never to ask him about grades. Like I said, he wants you to know the material. But again, this is where he catches himself in a loop. Nobody knows what he wants us to know, so nobody does well on the tests, regardless of how well we understand the material. But he sees this as us not understanding the material, so he gives us more work. Which still has nothing to do with his tests. So when you fail a test and you think he graded something wrong, ask him how to do the problem correctly for you, then ask him why what you did was wrong. But be sure not to ask why you got points off. The second the man hears the words “points” or “grade”, it’s like a trigger to anger. It’s kind of like saying the word “walk” around your dog, and he gets all excited. Except it’s bad. A previous review said that he’s comparable to Brian Mealy. If you ask me, that’s sort of an insult to Dr. Mealy. There’s no question that it’s easy to draw a parallel between their genius. But while both professors want their students to actually understand the material, Brian is genuinely dedicated to help his students understanding. Brian will explain things more than once, he will work through your problems understanding, and try to tailor his explanations to the situation. Pete says it once. If you didn’t understand he’ll pawn off the question. He’ll tell you to ask somebody else because he doesn’t have time for you. A final conclusion. Pete tries to be a nice guy and a good professor but he really needs to take a step out of his world and look at what’s actually happening. If you are at his level of genius, you’ll be okay. But if you need to study for any of your other classes, I recommend proceeding with caution with Pete…
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 5:53 pm, Apr 12, 2010 Report Evaluation		Schwartz was a pretty decent professor. I mean, he was severely disorganized when I took the class, and he assigned homework every night in addition to weekly homework written assignments and reading. It was extremely time consuming and tedious. Mostly, I learned things on my own, and didn\'t really get much out of the class. I learned some, but mostly it was because I had to figure out the homework, and not because he actually taught it to me. He was really nice about letting us retake a midterm that everyone failed, though.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 4:31 pm, Mar 29, 2010 Report Evaluation		Pete is an excellent professor whose lectures are far from boring. Many people hate him and complain because of the large workload and excessive homework. I must agree that the homework was a bit overkill at times; however, for the most part the work you put into it (and into Mastering Physics) replaced the time you would spend reading a textbook for other classes. Pete focuses on the concepts of the class and avoids the textbook except as a reference until you get to angular motion, etc. in the last few weeks of the quarter. I would highly recommend Pete as a professor if you\'re not scared of a lot of work to actually understand the material as opposed to just getting through physics unprepared for future, much more difficult courses. Basically, he\'s a goofy hippie with a ton of energy and if you can get used to mastering physics (an online homework program designed to give you feedback and help guide you in solving problems) and very animated, real life examples in class, you\'ll do fine. **Also he is extremely helpful during office hours if you feel like you are struggling with a concept! Make use of friends and group work as well as his office!
PHYS 141 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 11:17 pm, Mar 1, 2010 Report Evaluation		Pete\'s cool once you get to understand him. At first his lectures seem really hard to follow. I had a 66% the day before the final, studied my arse off, aced it, and wound up with a 87% in the end. The curve helps A LOT, however, don\'t rely on it too much. All in all, Pete\'s very smart and his brilliance will rub off on you in the end. So if you actually want to learn something physics, take pete\'s class and stay on top of the HW.
PHYS 320 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 3:45 pm, Feb 10, 2010 Report Evaluation		DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS NO MATTER WHAT!!!! I am in the 7th week and I am thinking of dropping it because it is so ridiculous. He thinks everyone is a physics or chemistry genius and neither of those are my major. Nothing but calculations and pointless graphs that you have no idea what they are about. And don\'t even ask him to try and explain the content or a question, cause he can\'t. It is clear he is very smart, but he doesn\'t know how to teach. I am not saying this to rip on him cause I failed, cause I\'m not and I havent even finished the course yet, but he just sucks at teaching!!! He takes interesting material and makes it complicated and difficult to grasp. HOMEWORK.... dont even get me started. No one EVER knows how to do it or what they are doing. We all just stumble my way through. DID I MENTION QUIZZES EVERYDAY??? OH YEAH. BTW.
PSC 320 Senior Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 2:49 pm, Jan 31, 2010 Report Evaluation		WORST TEACHER EVER. THIS CLASS IS A FREAKIN GE AND HE TEACHES IT AS IF IT IS A SUPPORT CLASS. He doesn\'t realize that a GE is full of many different students with different majors, years, backgrounds, whatever. He expects everyone to be a physics major, to remember every formula from past physics and chemistry classes, and to know every statistic he puts out. I took physics for engineers (the whole series) that those classes were easier because the teacher actually explains their stuff. This guy doesn\'t. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I only took it cause I thought the first day he was entertaining and interesting. DON\'T BE FOOLED. LEAVE. WAIT A QUARTER. THIS CLASS IS NOT WORTH IT. I wish that I dropped this class, even if it means that my next quarter would be a lot of work to catch up. SERIOUSLY. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.
PHYS 141 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 11:52 pm, Jan 5, 2010 Report Evaluation		Pete is an interesting guy. It\'s obvious that he really, really enjoys physics, but sometimes he has trouble passing that knowledge and understanding on. He\'s one of the few teachers I\'ve had that has actually listened and responded to the student reviews at the end of each quarter. The quarter before us said he used too much Excel and Powerpoint, so he changed the way he taught to use those two programs very, very minimally. Few teachers would change their entire teaching style to help the students out. Basically, he curves the average to a C+. When I took him, the scores on the midterms were about a 60% without the curve, so as long as you can keep up with the homework you\'re fine.
PHYS 141 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 11:32 am, Jan 4, 2010 Report Evaluation		I don\'t know why the heck everyone is bagging on Pete. He is a good professor who assigns problems that make you think and really understand the material. I\'ll admit the written homework could be frustrating at times, but he was very generous about partial credit and he would make a great effort to explain what was going on. The midterms weren\'t too bad and the final was a piece of cake. Mastering physics sucked for the first week or two, but it gets better. He\'s a super nice guy and was very helpful in the extra study sessions, definitely knows his stuff. Physics is a hard subject and takes many hours of blood, sweat and tears to master and Pete is a great professor help you along the way.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 9:19 pm, Jan 3, 2010 Report Evaluation		I\'m mixed on the guy....Loved the class lectures sometimes...hated them other times. Thing is, if you put effort in the class, he will reward you. I\'m not gonna lie he is ridiculously hard. However, I found it interesting...but he does give you hard homework problems and a REALLY hard homework problem for the weekend. There were quizzes everyday but they can only help. I worked hard and got a B+ but half the time i didnt know what i was doing. so if i could do it you can too. just work hard, go to the Learning center and his extra class and you should be fine.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 7:56 pm, Dec 27, 2009 Report Evaluation		So smart that he can\'t relate to the average student. Some will love him, most will hate him. The class is absolutely ridiculous as a introduction course. Quizzes everyday, homework is harder than any other I\'ve seen and takes hours and hours to simply grasp onto. Midterms and Final are simply wow. Sure he curves, but the class isn\'t worth it. Too hard to focus on Physics with Schwartz and other classes. Having only this class during a quarter would still make you struggle. Do not take him if you don\'t want to work on homework/study 2 hours each night for the class.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 11:41 am, Jul 27, 2009 Report Evaluation		I did not enjoy this class. Professor Schwartz tends to give you easy examples in class and punish you with difficult homework problems. That being said the tests were somewhere in the middle a good mix of easy to moderately difficult. The class often missed problems in all different areas not just on a single "trick" problem that got everyone in class. Mastering physics is a pain but you get used to it. I often found myself spending at least 2-5 hours outside of class doing the assigned work for this class daily. All this being said I am a very difficult person to motivate to do outside work beyond all that is assigned. Pete countered this by assigning massive amounts of work. I did not get an A in this class because I was striving for it I obtained it by attempting not to fail. I find it often that teachers tend to not assign enough work for you to master the skills learned in class but Schwartz makes sure you have enough work. If you can trudge through the workload you will know physics by the time you get out and you will have earned your grade. Basically you do 70% of the work and know 70% of the material you will get a C. Your going to hate the class but you will come out smarter and that is what we're all here to do.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 8:29 pm, Jun 3, 2009 Report Evaluation		Schwartz is a perfect example of the teacher who tries very hard to teach the material to the students, but is just not that good at it. His lectures are hard to follow, but most of the information you need to know is there. Be sure to take good notes though, and ask questions the second you don't understand something, as he has a bad tendency to talk himself in circles and treat everyone like they're five ("Repeat after me class, Acceleration"). But he's willing to do pretty much anything (including spinning himself around about 3 feet off the floor) to try to teach the material. A good strategy I found is to read the next section before you come to class, as having a background knowledge of the concept being taught really helps.
PSC 320 Senior Grade Earned: C General Ed 9:21 pm, Apr 29, 2009 Report Evaluation		The last 3 entries say it all. By the way, the person way below who talks about students that "FAILED IN LIFE" and "SHOULD WORK AT TACO BELL" was undoubtably P. Schwartz himself.
PHYS 320 Junior Grade Earned: C General Ed 5:44 pm, Apr 28, 2009 Report Evaluation		This was a terrible class. If you do not already know all the material, do not take this class. Schwartz gave weekly homework assignments that took hours and still never made any sense. He was not approachable for help. I did not learn anything from this class, except that I now despise anything dealing with energy conservation.
PHYS 320 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 7:41 pm, Mar 17, 2009 Report Evaluation		Professor Schwartz seems like a nice guy who is really into saving energy. But don't be fooled! His lectures were all over the place and he was incredibly hard to follow during every lecture. He almost always came across a slide that he did not recognize/know the meaning of in his presentations. He also assigned weekly homework problems that 1) took forever and 2) had problems on it that he hadn't covered in class. After grading them, he'd give them back without corrections/explanations in class for how to do the problems right (problems that would come back to us on the midterm) even though most of the class missed them too. If you go to him for help and ask for clarification on something that HE finds simple, he will laugh in your face. Schwartz hasn't taught us anything over the past 10 weeks. He is the worst professor at Cal Poly. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!! If you have to, make sure you get the optional book!
PSC 320 Senior Grade Earned: C General Ed 3:59 pm, Feb 28, 2009 Report Evaluation		BIG BIG mistake, if you are not a physics major do not take this class. Im a business major taking this for my GE area F requirement, i thought the class would be about energy policy and informational stuff but everything was calculations. To make matters worse he expects everyone in the class to know and have memorized very obscure physics conversions and amounts. If you dont understand he is not very good at helping and even became angry and gave up helping me with a problem on the first day of class because i didnt understand alot of "basics" that he though i should have known. In short i do not take this class unless you are very very very good at physics and math and looking for a great way to ruin your day and quarter. Worst teacher and class ive had at poly yet!
PHYS 211 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 11:37 pm, Aug 11, 2008 Report Evaluation		Man... prof Schwartz is such a nice guy, but his class is hard to follow sometimes (more like usualy), and I doubt he gives out many A's. He really should be easier on students (considering how scaterbrained the material is presented). I think profs often forget that we usualy have 3 OTHER classes as well... Schwartz is one of them
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 4:38 pm, Jun 22, 2008 Report Evaluation		this teacher was by far not my fav. teacher....he tried making us learn physics on excel...it took me more time just trying to figure out what he wanted and getting the excel hw done than actually worrying about learning the material...my advce would be if you can avoid it dont take him. He is very passionate about physics....overall he is a good person but a bad teacher....He doesnt give a lot of notes and he tends to scribble a lot. I would not recomend him to anyone.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 2:10 pm, Jun 20, 2008 Report Evaluation		Pete is an extremely cool teacher. I barely knew anything about physics entering the course and i did fine. The mastering physics is not that hard (it shouldnt even be a basis for rating him since most teachers make you do it, even at other universities). The weekly problem sets were fairly difficult but they were graded rather generously and they provided real life applications for the material we learned. The post below me says he expected you to know the material beforehand. THIS IS NOT TRUE. Anything he went over in class was in the textbook reading for the night before. I would skim over the section for maybe 10 minutes before class and I would know exactly what he was talking about.
PHYS 141 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 11:14 am, Jun 18, 2008 Report Evaluation		Pete is someone who shouldn't be teaching an intro class. It's like he already expects you to know this stuff all because we're "engineers." Every week he would assign some lame ass problem set which takes about 1-3hrs depending on how confusing his instructions are and besides that you have Mastering Physics every freakin day which wastes a good amount of your time. His lectures are pretty much him theorizing shit like "What if we did this, or what if we did that..." Pay attention to his examples he does on the board because most likely he will put those on the midterm/ final. All in all, don't take this guy if you value a social life.
PHYS 211 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 5:28 pm, Dec 10, 2007 Report Evaluation		Tough class.. tough to hell. Pete is a very cool guy, and is really into the material. He wasn't exactly a great teacher though. Most of the time in class (once you get into quantum mechanics, of course) you'll be wondering what the hell is going on. Keep up with the reading, do and fully understand the homework as you go on, study with others, visit him in his office.. he really wants you to succeed. Exams were pretty tough. He gives you practice exams to study off of, although those don't really help that much. He lets you redo your test after you get it back, averaging out the grade (2/3 weight on the actual test, 1/3 on the redo.) If you're willing to put in the massive effort to work in this class, it's pretty rewarding.. otherwise it's really tough to go along. He's really energetic and cool with his students, so take him if you want to really want to understand 211. If you want to just get the requirement out of the way, you might want to choose another professor.
PHYS 211 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Elective 5:45 pm, Nov 6, 2007 Report Evaluation		I was very scared when i signed up, all those very negative comments. But rly, i think students write them because THEY HAVE FAILED IN LIFE, and should go work at tacobell. The comments are absurd! Not the best lecturer ive had, but he loved the material. His class is not esay at all, but if you keep up with the reading its a walk in the park. He is a great man, very entertaining during lecture. Fun guy to hang arround with in his office hours, VERY COOL guy.
PHYS 133 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 6:27 pm, Jan 4, 2006 Report Evaluation		Pete is the best physics professor I've had. He goes over the material quickly and passionately, never wasting a second of class. The MP due before every class isn't too difficult, but I'd recommend working on the written homework in groups even if he doesn't ask you to because it is not easy. The usefulness of the old midterms and finals he posted for studying cannot be overstated. Schwartz covers the material rigorously, and I feel I got more out of phys-133 than I would have with an easier teacher. I no reservations in recommending Pete Schwartz to anyone interested in what he is teaching. Highly recommended.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:25 am, Jan 3, 2006 Report Evaluation		Don't take Pete unless you love physics and can teach yourself from the book. His lectures are very boring a pointless, he doesn't know how to explain physics and just expects you to learn it. If it was just that it wouldn't be so bad, except he assigns way to much hw. MP due before every lecture, plus a group hw every week that is almost impossible and takes hours to do. For lab he makes you stay all three hours...not matter what. I took the time to write this so you don't have to go through the same pain I did - stay away from Pete Schwartz!
PHYS 133 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 10:26 pm, Dec 28, 2005 Report Evaluation		Pete Schwatz is a horrible teacher...end of story. He knows physics...hes a nice person...but a horrible teacher. He's smart...so what..that means nothing if he cant convey it to other people. Which he can't. I learned nothing in class because he derives every formula, so i hope you love your textbook, because its the only thing that got me through....ya the TEXTBOOK got me through...- Not to mention he assigns mastering physics 3 times a week with about 6 problems per assignment, plus a 4 or so hour GROUP HW assignment. If i could re-do it...even if i got a B the next time around i would take a better teacher.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 5:39 pm, Dec 19, 2005 Report Evaluation		First off, he's very energetic on the subject of physics, and he obviously enjoys teaching it. Because of this, he seems a little intense, a lot more so than the other physics profs I've had. He really wants the students to learn and he wants to teach them as much as he can. This makes the class fast-paced, so missing any days can be bad. There's a lot of work in the class, since he assigned three Mastering Physics homeworks a week plus a worksheet that should be done in groups. His tests are difficult, but he posts old ones on Blackboard, which makes studying a lot easier than it otherwise would be. I had him for lab also, and though he never assigns lab reports, he keeps the class the entire three hours every single week. If you really don't want to stay the full time, then don't take him for lab, but I do recommend him for lecture. He tries to make the class interesting, and keep the students interested, so if you like physics, he's definitly the one to take. If, on the other hand, you really don't care about it and just want an easy A, then take someone else.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 11:31 pm, Dec 15, 2005 Report Evaluation		Fast, detailed oriented, but willing to get you though it. He says he won
PHYS 133 Junior Grade Earned: D Required (Major) 9:45 pm, Sep 7, 2005 Report Evaluation		first of all, TRY TO GET ANOTHER PROFESSOR. yes it might say on other comments here on polyratings that his method of teaching has changed... i don't know if it's for the better. he goes WAY to fast over material. he tries to slow down, but because he is very excited about this particular subject, he tends to make up for the 10 seconds of silence by talking faster for the next minute. i felt that some of the derivations in class was a waste of time. by the time we're done with the derivations, it was time to go... therefore we barely had ANY examples to base our homework questions, or mastering physics questions off of. sometimes we'd have mastering physics questions on things he hadn't lectured on which he would go over the next class period. he expects us to know a lot of the material though he doesn't lecture on it. office hours are ok, but his tone of voice can sometimes be belittling. Pete, if you're reading this, we know you understand the material and we know that you're a genius. It's just a little hard for you to convey the material to students like me, who have never seen the material before. You will have NO SOCIAL LIFE between the mp's due EVERY CLASS PERIOD and a written homework assignment due every monday. i remember having test corrections, wrtitten and mp homework due once, so be warned. the only good thing about this class were his test corrections. it counted for 25% of the test grade. and here's a big tipper... don't study your own material for tests, study his practice exams... most of the questions are almost identical. overall, a good guy with a lot of interest in physics, but a bad teacher... just can't convey the material. sorry pete.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 7:38 pm, Sep 6, 2005 Report Evaluation		He is somewhat a good teacher. He does TRY to present the materials, however he expect way too much of us. He teach way FASTER than other teachers (at least 3X as fast.) If you thinking about to take him, I would try to get other teacher first before taking him.
PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 3:08 pm, Apr 21, 2005 Report Evaluation		I thought Schwartz was a great professor! Yes his lectures were fast paced but he told us to tell him if he needed to slow down, and he really tried. He went through a lot of information in each lecture, a good page front and back for me. Yes there was a lot of mastering physics, but I really liked it actually. If you're the type who does well on homework but sucks at doing tests, take Schwartz. The homework really helped to boost my grade. I did average on the first mideterm, pretty poorly on the second, but ended up with a B!. If you really want to learn a lot take him. He's also extremely helpful in office hours. I don't think many people went, but I would really recommend you go. The few times I went it really really helped me! Especially since I'm the type that is still a little intimidated to ask questions in class. He's awesome and really understanding! I would take him again if I had to take another physics class.
PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 5:30 pm, Apr 19, 2005 Report Evaluation		OMG!!! SCHWARTZ IS AMAZING!!! so apparently he changed his teaching style recently....whatever... he ROCKS NOW!!!! he's very energetic about physics and it really comes accross in his teachings. If you have a question, he not only knows what you're talking about...he knows exactly what the answer is. HE'S A GENIOUS!!!!! his class is a lot of work and he throws a lot of information at you in the short class periods. But it's definitely manageable!!! he uses blackboard like a heiroine addict uses needles. It's AWESOME!!!! he set's it up so you can correspond with your classmates and post questions and answers to homework problems. He's also very quick at answering any problems you might have and have posted. he really tries to prepare you for his tests (lots of practice midterms) Mastering Physics is the devil...but we all know this. Schwartz is an awesome teacher and he curved our MP grades. I had like a 60% on the MP hw and B's on the midterms. his tests were VERY fair. He didn't throw any curveballs at us on the final. If you study your midterms, hand in homeworks (don't worry...they're not that tough), and practice midterms, there's no reason you shouldn't do well.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 9:44 pm, Mar 13, 2005 Report Evaluation		I had Pete for lab and the first couple of labs felt like hell. But after those first labs I realized that Pete is a great lab instructor to have. That is , if you are an engineer or physics major which I am neither. He does not keep students in for the full three hours, usually about 2 to 2-1/2 hours. He does squeeze in stuff to do if the labe is short. There were a couple of labs that could be done in 30 mins but it took like 2 hours because at the beginning of lab, Pete hands out a worksheet to do that will help in understanding the lab you will be doing, then he talks about the theory behind the lab. He reads everyone's conclusions and will criticize them and will make you write it over if it's not good enough. If you want to take a lab where you have the instructor tell you what to do on the lab and expect to get out early all the time then don't take Pete. But if you want to be challenged and if you are an engineer or science major than I highly recommend Pete. Again, this is regarding lab, I didn't have him for lecture.
PHYS 121 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 6:12 pm, Mar 11, 2005 Report Evaluation		A condescending self-centered, self-serving, patronizing jerk. He is knowledgeable about the material but the problem is that he thinks that he is too smart. And he treats you as if you were a total idiot. Yes, he knows more Physics than you but if he were as smart as he thinks he is, he would be teaching at a UC instead. The bottom line, once you are able to endure his personality you will get answers to your questions. And the exams are tough and comprehensive.
PHYS 225 Freshman Grade Earned: A Elective 6:25 pm, Dec 3, 2004 Report Evaluation		None
PHYS 131 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 4:47 pm, Nov 23, 2004 Report Evaluation		Now I am here to set some things straight about this guy. I don't know what he did in the past in his lectures (he admittedly said last quarter that his teaching style had changed) but I can't think of a better class I've had yet at POLY. So the low-down. Pete is the most entertaining lecturer I've ever had. His lectures are clear and what you learn in class will stick with you, such as when you go home the problems you have to do for HW will be very recognizable and generally quite easy. He has 3 midterms if I am correct, all of which are curved to some strange degree (you'll understand if you have the class). True, the mastering physics problems he assigned were often a bitch, but you'll get through it. The only complaint I will have is that the Final was insanely difficult. Yet alas, do not fear. I had a low B coming into the final, bombed the final, but somehow still ended up with a low B as my grade. (Maybe another strange curve) So overall, to me, great lectures, fair and understandable midterms, crappy final. Eh, I'd take him over anyone.
PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 7:54 pm, Oct 21, 2004 Report Evaluation		This guy is a dick! He totally makes you feel like you dont know anything, his online homework gives you insane headaches, and he goes way too fast while mumbling and scribbling on the board. RUN LIKE THE WIND FROM PETE SCHWARTZ!!!
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: Credit Required (Support) 11:03 pm, Oct 16, 2004 Report Evaluation		Okay, I had this guy for lab. He's the type of guy that you can totally hang with like a backyard BBQ or surfing. Howevever, when it comes to having him as a teacher--he's E-V-I-L. He has never let us out early and he'll always squeeze in those first few minutes with "stuff" to do. Don't ever expect to leave early and make sure you listen to his instructions--word by word.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 7:49 am, Oct 6, 2004 Report Evaluation		DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR LAB. 1) He WILL keep you in for the FULL 3 hours. 2) He WILL make you do the experiements line by line, word by word, in those lab books. 3) If for some reason, he will totally enjoy criticizing your work in lab. All in all, I didn't enjoy having him as a lab teacher especially the toture he had to put us students through. If you don't believe me, be my guest and have him.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 9:47 am, Jun 2, 2004 Report Evaluation		Professor Schwartz is one of the hardest teachers you can take. I won't lie, his class was fucking brutal. But I can also say without a doubt he is one of the best teachers I've had at Poly. He's up there with David Ring and Brian Mealy, who both have high 3's for their poly ratings (I've had both of them for classes and I can attest to their awesomeness). Schwartz I thought was an outstanding lecturer. His explanations were always extremely clear, he was always very energetic, and he had alot of demonstrations so it was as entertaining as a physics class could be. I think what most students had a problem with was that it seems like Schwartz has trouble relating to students' inability to understand. I personally thought he did an outstanding job of conveying information, but when I didn't understand something it would seem like he'd get flustered or frustrated. It's kinda understandable, he went to MIT for undergrad and Princeton for grad school, so hes pretty fucking smart... I think its difficult for him to understand why some people just don't get stuff. He can also be somewhat intimidating since he does get frustrated sometimes, and he will definitely get on you if you don't understand something that he think you should know. But he makes up for it by being extremely helpful in office hours. If you don't understanding something he WILL work with you in whatever capacity he can to help you. I think he generally cares about the students and just wants to help them understand the subject material. If you want to actually LEARN the material well, then take Schwartz class and prepare to work your balls off (if you want a good grade). The homework never ends and it will probably ruin your social life. But if you're an EE or CPE I think its worth it because EVERYTHING you learn is based on this class. If you just want to breeze through this class and pass, find a different teacher, because this guy is not for you.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:31 pm, Feb 25, 2004 Report Evaluation		He's a cool guy in class BUT, he did ADMITTED that his mid class quizes, which he gave out right after he teaches it, are designed to mess you up. GOSH, his tests are extremly hard. For the final, it's the first time I actually and littlerally had a migrane from a test.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 6:48 pm, Jan 3, 2004 Report Evaluation		I really enjoyed this Pete's class although it was a lot of work. He is a very entertaining teacher and explains things so that everyone can understand. But the trick to get through is form study groups because he gives tons of homework and the tests are very conceptual. An average test question is like 'explain how a radio works' and all he wants is for you to use the correct physics vocabulary we learn in class.
PHYS 133 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 5:52 pm, Dec 18, 2003 Report Evaluation		Here's Pete's layout: hw on the internet twice a week (15 probs each), extra hard take-home hw once a week, 2 midterms, one final, three-hour labs every week, and a whole lot of office hours to attend. He replaces your lowest midterm grade with grade on your final if it is higher. This guy is hard. I spent 6 days a week on this class, going to office hours probly 3 times a week (when you go to OH, expect to be there the entire time, no matter how many questions you have). Pete is really cool from the getgo, but his fault is that he wants everyone to know everything (just like him) about physics. Trust me, I have learned stuff in this class that I will remember for the rest of my life, but I had to push through a lot of stress to pass this class. Pete cares about his students and puts in a lot of time to help them out. Is it possible though, for a professor to care too much? Finally, if you've ever felt like you have been wasting your money on useless classes and lame teachers, take Pete Schwartz, he'll make it worth every penny.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 6:43 pm, Dec 8, 2003 Report Evaluation		Schwartz was terriable. I have no idea how anyone could stand him. The class was awfull.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 10:25 am, Oct 30, 2003 Report Evaluation		If you are a physics major and you plan on going to grad school you would probably like this guy. the thing is, its not only physics majors that are required to take this class. if you are an engineer, math major, or whatever else that isnt physics, his class is really hard and time consuming. its not worth all the trouble to learn stuff you might not even use again.
PHYS 301 Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:26 pm, Oct 23, 2003 Report Evaluation		CalPoly is lucky to have Pete Schwartz. It is rare to find a professor that puts as much effort into learning from his students as he does teaching them. In the few years that he has been teaching here, he has improved and fine tuned his teaching style 100 fold, so as to better educate YOU. From the first day in his class, it is clear that he has true passion for his work, and not solely because of the material, but because of the students. If you take a course from him, you may be challenged to work harder than with another professor, but you will enjoy doing it and will get more out of the course than you ever thought you could.
PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 12:06 am, Jun 19, 2003 Report Evaluation		Schwartz is a really great professor. He actually cares about the subject he is teaching. It is sad, but I can't say that about many professors. He brings in toys all of the time that help demonstrate they physics concepts. He is very easy going and understanding if you forget homework or whatever. That stuff about being racist is a bunch of crap and, quite frankly, the person that posted it is way out of line. It really stinks to see a professor that has his heart in teaching getting ripped by a bunch of slackers. I guess they haven
PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 5:08 pm, May 22, 2003 Report Evaluation		I am currently enrolled In Dr. Schwartz's Phys 131 class, and happened to come across his Poly Rating. I was offended by the comments that fellow student's have made in regard to this man. To say that he is "Racist, sexist, and Arrogant," says more about who wrote that than it does Pete. I have not even completed the course yet, and regardless of the grade I recieve in his class, which will probably not be an A, I am impressed with his teaching ability, and his ability to relate to the students. So what if he expects a little more out of his students than other teachers do. Isn't that what you are paying for? To get the best education your money can buy? He doesn't expect you to just be able to solve the problems, he expects you to LEARN the material. If i'm not mistaken, that is why we are going to school here, is it not? As for the students who write in to "Bash" proffessors in this column, grow up, quit your whining, and try putting a little time and effort into your classes.
PHYS 133 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 11:28 am, May 16, 2003 Report Evaluation		Scwartz is the man. Contrary to what everyone else says i liked him alot. Even though its hard for him to convey the material, only because he is so smart, he always makes and effort to do so. No doubt you have to work in his class to get a good grade but the knowledge i gained by taking him as my teacher was better than it would be from any other teacher. If u have the chance to take him do so its physics its gonna be hard any way you go.
PHYS 121 Freshman Grade Earned: F Required (Support) 11:07 pm, Apr 14, 2003 Report Evaluation		Pete was a horrible teacher. I didn't like his class or the way he approached Studio Physics. He didn't lecture at all, and you were expected to learn all the material through the book...which is almost impossible. I didn't like his class, and wouldn't recommend him to anyone! Run...take the class another quarter if he's the only one left!!!
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: Credit Required (Support) 7:00 pm, Mar 31, 2003 Report Evaluation		Schwartz knows physics like no other. He gets way into what he's teaching, which is cool because you stay awake, but bad because he becomes intimidating and will really get on you if you don't understand something. I had him for lab and I think I learned more from him than from my lecturer. In lab you will stay for the full three hours no matter what. So don't even consider getting out early. So I guess I wouldn't recomend him unless your some physics freak.
PHYS 132 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 5:59 pm, Mar 23, 2003 Report Evaluation		This is a good professor. Very weird and does things his own way, but you'll learn a lot. This is definitely a class where homework HELPS! Office hours are pretty good, usually more for a study session with other students, but he will help when needed. His tests are pretty fair, long enough to make it so your grade doesn't ride on one problem, but not so long you want to shoot yourself. When I took him we had the tests in the evenings, outside of our scheduled class time. That is my biggest complaint about him. He shouldn't expect us to come back for a test when we're not even supposed to be in class. I don't know that doing that is even ALLOWED. Other than that, he is over all, better than some of the other professors I've had at Poly. He still has a drive about being a teacher which I haven't seen much of, so that is good and he's helpful in office hours.
PHYS 133 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 5:12 pm, Mar 11, 2003 Report Evaluation		Can not convey subject matter to students whatsoever.
PHYS 131 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 5:13 pm, Feb 22, 2003 Report Evaluation		Pete Schwartz is hot.
PHYS 131 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 12:37 pm, Jan 26, 2003 Report Evaluation		As an instructor, I peruse Polyratings quite regularly. It is, I suppose, a little shameful that I am posting here (especially since I have to lie in order to fill all of the text fields). After all, the design of Polyratings requires that posts be genuine so that the numerical evaluation retains its worth. Overall, I think Polyratings is a good idea. However, enough is enough. I know Pete about as well as anyone on campus, and I can guarantee that many of the comments expressed in this forum are far from the truth. The dispicable descriptions of him that have been expressed in this forum are completely unfair -- so unfair that I think I must weigh in with my own comments. Is Pete racist, as one poster suggested? Hell no! In fact, I find the notion of a racist Pete Schwartz absolutely bizarre. This allegation was made only because the poster knows that such a tag is most likely to hurt the instructor professionally as well as emotionally. And such personal statements are habitually expressed in Polyratings by bitter students willing to say anything in order to harm an instructor's reputation. And it is disgusting. PETE CARES A GREAT DEAL ABOUT THE FUTURE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF HIS STUDENTS. I know this because we share this characteristic and we discuss it at length. Yes, Pete teaches a particularly rigorous brand of introductory physics. But I think most students NEED such an approach, whether they like it or not. Cal Poly needs its share of "easy" teachers, and "hard" teachers. Pete probably falls in the latter category. In fact, Pete is a hard teacher because he does, in fact, care about the skills his students acquire during the quarter. I know some of the students posting in this forum cannot understand this notion, but it is the truth. Many of the personal comments made in this forum are from students bitter about their final grade. But in physics, putting X amount of work into the coursework does not entitle anyone to a particular grade. You either learn the material, or you fail to learn the material. If the students in this forum had demonstrated their proficiency on exams, they would have received a good grade. And I am confident of that. Keep in mind that I am not rebuffing all of the comments made in Polyratings. Pete is still developing his teaching style, and so he may need to improve certain aspects of his technique. Maybe he needs to work on his approach to helping students during office hours. Maybe his exams could use improvement in their ability to assess student proficiency. But Pete really wants to be a great teacher, so over time these problems will gradually diminish. So, as a student reading Polyratings, should you take him for a class? Well, are you willing to pour in a great deal of effort to learn? Do you understand that proficiency is not measured in hours, but rather skill? Are you willing to rely on your own resourcefulness to find solutions to sophisticated physical systems? Are you willing to understand the importance of scholarship, even at the possible expense of an A grade? If your answer to these questions is "yes," then Pete may be the perfect teacher for you. Now I am not going to sign my name to this post. The reason is simple: Those students who disagree with me will counter-attack by flooding my Polyratings with their own brand of lies. Anyone willing to say that a man like Pete Schwartz is racist is certainly willing to say they took my course when they did not. And they will certainly have no trouble concocting all sorts of vicious statements about my personal interactions with them, even when they don't know me from Adam. And that sort of defeats the purpose of Polyratings, does it not?
PHYS 121 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 6:08 pm, Jan 24, 2003 Report Evaluation		Pete Schwartz is a Prick! The guy can't teach you anything and grades you like you have a phd in physics. I got a very unfair grade for the amount of work and office hours i put in. Fuck this guy.
PHYS 133 Senior Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 5:32 pm, Jan 14, 2003 Report Evaluation		Schwartz enjoys the numerous toys that abound in the department to demonstrate the laws of physics and hopes to excite curiousity in his students. If you want to understand how physics works, he will explain the concepts to you. You will do more than problem solving, and you will be challenged. He is deeply concerned with how his students do in the class and how they feel in the class, so he reads student evaluations carefully. He also reads poly ratings - eventhough it seems that anyone can write in without their student status being checked. This doesn't mean polyratings is bad, people often feel better after publically expressing themselves. Sincerely Pete Schwartz
PHYS 133 Senior Grade Earned: Credit Required (Support) 3:32 pm, Jan 9, 2003 Report Evaluation		Here are some words that come to mind when I reflect on my experience with Schwartz in his 3 hours labs. Racist, Sexist, and Arrogant. What does these values have to do with physics...NOTHING. He failed as an educator and as a human being. He made unprofessional comments and always was Condescending to his students. If you want to feel like anything less than a human being then by all means take his class. Also, you won't learn anything. Everything I learned in that class was all my doing. I basically paid him so that I can teach myself. Overall, avoid him at all cost unless you agree with being Racist, Sexist, and Arrogant.
PHYS 121 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 10:49 pm, Jan 5, 2003 Report Evaluation		Although Pete is a great guy and cool to talk to and stuff, if you want to do well in physics, do not take him as a professor, it's as simple as that. You will never be prepared for midterms or the final unless you understand the complete theory behind everything he lectures on, which you cannot get from the book, doing homework, or even office hours. Now if you want to talk about your career and where you are headed after college, as long as it is not straight into a job, he's great to have a nice chat with in office hours.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 9:24 pm, Dec 9, 2002 Report Evaluation		He goes through material way too quickly. He'll stop to answer someone's question, but he'll answer as vaguely as possible in hopes the student's mind will finally click. If not, he'll just continue, since answering questions seems to be a waste of his time. Office hours aren't particularly helpful, and neither are his review sessions. His quizzes and midterms are extremely difficult, and the average is usually around 50-60%, but he curves. THe homework load isn't particularly bad, and will actually help the grade. In the end, nice guy, bad teacher.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 7:58 pm, Apr 30, 2002 Report Evaluation		Pete is pretty good at explaining things. But do not take the class unless u want to know why everything happens. He does not like numbers, just the theory behind it. And his tests, quizzes and finals are very very hard. And he admits it. The class average will usually be around 50%. So be prepared. I would not recommend.
PHYS 133 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 7:21 pm, Feb 3, 2002 Report Evaluation		PETE SCHWARTZ IS THE DEVIL! I swear, this man's purpose in life is to make his students feel like the scum of the earth! He needs to stop concentrating on his own emormous ego, and pay attention to the needs of his students! I highly recommend taking another instructor unless you enjoy being publicly humiliated!
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: Credit Required (Support) 1:27 am, Dec 21, 2001 Report Evaluation		Schwartz is a man who talks excessively. If you take his lab classes, plan on staying in for the whole 3 hours because he doesn't let you out early. And if a lab ends early, he assigns another lab. So don't get your hopes up.
PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: No Credit Required (Support) 3:25 pm, Dec 16, 2001 Report Evaluation		As brilliant as Pete might be in the world of Physics research, he just does not have any talent in the teaching field. His lectures were hard to follow, and his quizes and tests were much more difficult than thy should have been. Perhaps this is due to Pete's overzealousness...maybe even arrogance...either way, Pete takes his class too far, without sufficiently covering the basics. Instead of thoroughly teaching and explaining the general ideas, Pete immediately rushes to derivations and complicated applications. Despite this, I thought Pete was interesting to talk to outside of class...and quite funny as well.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 1:24 pm, Nov 26, 2001 Report Evaluation		If you really love Physics, or are a Physics major, take Schwartz. If you are just taking physics because you have to, avoid him at all costs. He really knows what he's talking about, but he's much too excited about it. He seems to think all his students are as good at physics as he is, and almost never finishes what he is talking about. He also messes up every equation he writes on the board, and his answers never agree with the ones in the book.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:46 am, Nov 16, 2001 Report Evaluation		I'm not one to speak out badly about someone, but i feel obligated in this case. I'm telling everyone i know not to take him at all costs. I had him for lecture and lab in the spring last year as a freshman. I didn't miss one lecture or lab and i paid SERIOUS attention. I did great in 131, and i like math...I REALLY wanted to understand the material. I went to an average or 3 hrs of office hrs a week, but it just didn't work. I got a B because of the curve...i had a 60% or less on every test. His office hrs are held in a huge room and there are so many people there it's almost pointless. I overheard him loudly voicing his frustrations about my stupidity to another student across the room during office hrs. after I had asked him questions that he simply could not figure out how to explain to me. To his credit, he did try to get to know his students and encoporate our interests in the class, but even that seemed to fail. I don't mean to be harsh, but I was MISERABLE...DON'T TAKE HIM. The stuff everyone says about his intelligence is totally true. He could very well be a genius, but he's a nightmare of a teacher and I'd avoid him at any cost if i were you.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 2:25 am, Nov 3, 2001 Report Evaluation		First of all, I like to understand WHY things are going on, not just to be givin an equation and some numbers to plug in. If you like to just be given equations and numbers, look else where. But, if you want to really understand physics, how physics works, and why things happen the way they do, Schwartz is perfect. Phys 133 is a hard class, Pete is a good teacher, if you study and do homework and ask questions, you will pass. I fall asleep everyday in every class but Pete's. He is very entertaining and teaches you how to derive the equations on your own. If you really want to learn, pay attention, and take this teacher.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 12:47 pm, Sep 8, 2001 Report Evaluation		Pete is one of the best instructors I have ever had. He is enthusiastic about physics and he gets excited about his nutty demonstrations. He knows his stuff but this means he expects you to know it also. This makes his tests really hard because he expects you to apply the concepts you learn to something he never mentioned. He is very demanding but if you are eager to learn he'll teach you everything you need to know and more.
PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 9:54 pm, Aug 28, 2001 Report Evaluation		I think Schwartz is a good teacher. I had him for lab and lecture, and I think I learned alot. He DOES make sure that you do all the work in lab, but that way you learn it better. In lecture, he presented the material well and was helpful in answering questions in both class and in office hours. His grading is very fair too. I got 45% on my first two midterms and still walked away with a B. If you dont mind doing some work, I recommend him.
PHYS 200 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Elective 12:10 am, Jun 28, 2001 Report Evaluation		I haven't had this guy as a professor. I did 'research' with him and worked with, you know, the 'real' Pete Schwartz. My experience with Pete was, in a word, bad. I can't really go into details but suffice it to say physics and politics don't mix. Like everyone else has said, this guy is an absolute genius, but as a teacher and person, he's lacking. Examples: 1. I asked him why an alternating current emitted light and requested that he use no math to explain this and he replied he would. When he began explaning, he used math...not just a little here and there but almost all math...it was horrible. He asked me midway through if I understood and I shook my head and said not really, but he continued chuggin along and I got zilch from the discussion. (I then asked my adviser (Van Wyngaarden) the same question and in like 7 seconds he explained it). 2. One day we got into a debate about the death penalty and it was pretty normal and healthy until the end...he pretty much told me that I should think about it more and read about it and that I was young and some other stuff. The key thing was that I was young...15 minutes later or so he apologized for not respecting my opinion because of my age...I was volunteering my time for him and he attacked me because of my age...It gets lots better too but that's all for now. My recommendation...drop out of CalPoly before taking this guy.
PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 11:33 pm, Jun 18, 2001 Report Evaluation		Fuck all of you who seem to think that Pete Schwartz is a good teacher. First of all, there should not be a physics professor teaching ENGINEERING PHYSICS. The name of the cours is GENERAL PHYSICS FOR THE ENGINEERING DISCIPLINE. I don't give a rats ass about concepts, which was what this man cared about. And even after dancing around the whole derivation of some formula, more than half the class did not know how to use it. I don't care why something is, but what it is and how to use it. That is why I am an engineer. And because this bastard does not teach what is required, nor how to teach what is required, i will have to retake this course. Here's the bottom line. He can't explain his own derivations, he moves too fast for anyone to pick up on his concepts, and his tests are unbelievable. Don't take this class.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 8:11 pm, Jun 18, 2001 Report Evaluation		Prof. Schwartz does not belong in Cal Poly. His ideals and philosophy of teaching are too good, too high and too much for the average Cal Poly student. This teacher will make you work your ass off, never provide you with answers to your questions (only with more questions to pin point your thinking) and make you spend twice as much time (at least) on your Physics HW then any other teacher. But, IF YOU ARE NOT THE AVERAGE CAL POLY STUDENT, listen up. Prof. Schwartz method of teaching makes you think and solve problems in a totally different way then any other teacher. You will learn to attack problems from an understanding, logical point of view, and not from looking the equation up in the book without having any understanding of what is really happening. If you like a teacher that stimulates the mind, a teacher who REALLY teaches, then take his class. Another difference about Prof. Schwartz is that he cares about how effective his teaching is. He doesnt come to Poly to earn his poor salary and leave, he comes to make its students better, and he will change himself, if he thinks that it will have a positive influenece on the students. As a matter of fact, he reads all of our reviews on Polyratings and pays deep attention to them (Hello Pete!) just so he can see on what he can improve. On the other side, it is really hard to follow him in class, even if you want to learn, since he goes SUPER FAST. I have noticed that this effects my note taking badly, and with a professor like him, who doesnt base his questions at all on the book but on discussions in class (his tests have more written then calculated answers, or close to that), this can be really harmful. So if you dont want to bust your ass, especially on an engineering physics course, stay away from Prof. Schwartz. But if you want to expand your mind, learn how to think, and get a chance to see America's only way of saving itself from its poor education and millions of untrained minds, take Pete. You wont regret it.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 3:20 am, May 27, 2001 Report Evaluation		Pete is an excellent teacher. However, if you don't make an effort to learn, you will fail the class. I studied every day for this class. Physics 133 is a difficult class as it is. The two midterms were average. He makes them out of many points and just takes off points when you do things wrong so its easy to not do anything right on a problem and get 7/15. The final was really difficult and not doing exeptional on it lost my A. you have 1 or 2 quizzes per week, but htey aren't too difficult and sometimes he lets you work in groups. Go to office hours if you don't understand something. He is very helpful. If you fall behind you are screwed. He got us pizza after teh midterms and the final which was cool. Don't be afraid to make suggestions for him to be a better teacher, he is very open and wants students to learn.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 11:36 pm, May 23, 2001 Report Evaluation		oh my goodness. schwartz is horrible!!!! if you want to fail physics this is the guy for you. he is a smart guy but he can't teach for shit. he talks the whole class in circles and then he doesn't clarify anything if you ask him. office hours are a joke. you ask him a question and his response is "well, why do you think about that and tell me how you do that?" what's the point of office hours if you don't have your answers answered? so if you want to feel like an idiot and like killing yourself after every class this is the guy for you.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 2:46 pm, Mar 22, 2001 Report Evaluation		I see everybodies point...the guy is a nutball about his field...true. The guy knows the stuff so well that he expects you to keep up and you can't...true. His tests require more intuition and creativity than knowledge of the equations...true. The point is that that's what physics really is! Maybe he should save it for more upper division classes, but students shouldn't be looking for an easy way out. He curves his test with a fatty curve, and once he sees that you're trying to understand a problem or a concept more than you are trying to get the right answer, he is more than sympathetic with you. I think that Dr. Schwartz is an amazing lecturer, and though he has a way to go as far as understanding students needs, he is getting there, and will soon be a fantastic Physics teacher.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 2:17 pm, Mar 18, 2001 Report Evaluation		Dr. Schwartz is an entertaining lecturer, and he is able to explain isolated concepts very well. He'll be a great physics professor someday. Unfortunately, he still hasn't quite mastered lecture organization. There is no linearity to his lectures - everything is very haphazard. He doesn't make good use of the chlakboard, cluttering it with random scribbles and half-written equations. I long ago stopped taking notes from his lecture and relied on the textbook instead. Unfortunately, the equations he uses on his exams are not at all similar to the formulas in the text.
PHYS 133 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 12:09 pm, Mar 16, 2001 Report Evaluation		I had Pete Schwartz for the lab section of physics 133, and I must say that he needs to calm down. He is very enthusiastic about what is going on in the lab, but that gets to be annoying at times. Although young, he looks like he could turn out to be one of those professors who assume that you know everything he does. But that is strangely balanced by the amounts of errors he makes while trying to explain the subject. I'm sure that he knows what he's talking about, his problem is that he can't effectively get his point across
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 6:22 am, Feb 10, 2001 Report Evaluation		Pete was a great professor for me. We had a lot of chat about the class and stuff totally unrelated in his office. In case any of you want to know, he loves bio-mechanics and a technology called "nano-lithography" where you write really small with proteins and molecules. So, I would bet he knows quite a bit of biology as well as physics. Overall, I would say that most students at cal poly will have difficulty taking his class, but that is not necessarily a bad thing or even the professors fault. If you are prepared to study a little bit on your own (which shouldn't be a hard thing for you to do) then you will do great in his class. If you have a learning style, you can use it in this class. I have never seen him tell a student that they cannot learn the way they want to. He always tried to accomodate me and my strange styles of learning from the plain old plug and chug to zen and visualization of physics
PHYS 132 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: N/A Elective 11:30 am, Feb 7, 2001 Report Evaluation		Pete Schwartz is a okay professor, but he's a awful person to be around. He's extremely arrogant and thinks that just because he's got a PhD in physics that he owns the world. He's very condescending and belittles you when you go to his office hours. It's unfortunate because I think he could be a talented professor if he pulled his head out of his ass. His biggest flaw is his insecurity of being outside of the physics realm.
PHYS 132 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 9:21 am, Jan 30, 2001 Report Evaluation		Well, I hope some of you are still reading at this time. From the above evaluations I can see why you would just do another search for the other professors teaching 132. I would like to throw in my two cents. First off, I agree that Pete is very excited about teaching physics. The reason that he doesn't realize that no one can follow his lectures is that no one says anything...really no one ever spoke up in my class. His homework policy is awesome, it focuses on concepts not answers. HW is worth 5 points and it is collected everyday (which gets the stuff to sink in as well as keeping you coming to class). He randomly selects one problem from the assignment and grades it. He then gives one point for an illustration, one for setting up the problem, one for working out the problem, one for carrying the units all the way through the problem, and one for the right answer. So the arguement that because "Pete only focuses on concepts, making it extremely difficult to do homework" doesn't hold up. His curving policy can be frustrating but I think it works. He let's you know what the average was on the test, but he doesn't tell you the curve. I asked him why, and he told me he wants us to be curious about what we learned and if we understand the mistakes we made, and not what are grade was. Basically the average is equated with a "C". So if the average was 59% and you got 62%, you will receive around a "B-/C+". I don't know how helpful he is outside of class because I never had to go, his lectures were more than enough help, plus there is the book, and at the beginning of every class we would go over the homework. As far as testing, all of his exams are as much quantitative as qualitative (much like the homework) you earn points in the same way (a correct answer is not worth as much as an illustration and units)he also gives out a formula sheet for the tests. There are three midterms and a final, if your grade on the final is higher than your lowest midterm, it replaces that score. I had him for lab, and I got out early more times than I stayed to full three hours. Pete's class is awesome, the people above (who didn't like the class) wanted to put in no effort and just wanted to have a formula thrown at them (which they still got...the formula sheet). It is not a hard class, if you pay attention and go to class everyday you'll do fine. I never had to study for a midterm. Pete is lots of fun and very entertaining. I am taking him again for 133. So, pay no heed to those above.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 7:26 am, Dec 13, 2000 Report Evaluation		professor schwartz isn't a bad guy or necesarrily a bad teacher. his labs really suck because for every lab you are in there for ALL THREE HOURS, period. no ifs, ands, or buts. i learned everything for physics 132 from my physics book. he's not a very good teacher, but i think it's because it was his first quarter at cal poly. however, i understood the homework he gave and he bought us all pizza for the final. he's not a bad guy. i just didn't learn anything from him.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 8:43 pm, Dec 7, 2000 Report Evaluation		First off I must say that alot of the other students in my class really held a distaste for Mr. Schwartz. That's putting it nicely. Personally, I have nothing against him, but some days in class it seemed like you could cut the tension with a knife. I think he could feel this, and I think it may have affected his lecture. Personally, I didn't understand many of his lectures very well. I don't think his teaching style and my learning style meshed. I think maybe it was this way for others as well. This, coupled with the absolutely horrible book prescribed for this course, created a very difficult learning environment for me. Prof. Schwartz does expect you to know the material. Not necessarily in intricate detail, but he wants you to dot every i and cross every t when answering test questions. I don't neccessarily disagree with this, in fact I think far too many students slide through courses like this without truly understanding the majority of the material. I feel like I left this course with a basic understanding of the concepts presented, which may be reflected in my grade, I don't know yet. Stay tuned for horror/gratitude stories of his grading philosophy. And Mr. Schwartz, if your reading this, PLEASE petition your board or whatever you need to do to get a better text for this course!! Half-a-page explanations for new (to me) concepts isn't enough!!!
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 11:36 pm, Dec 5, 2000 Report Evaluation		i have mixed feelings about this guy but i like him, i might not pass the class but he trys very hard to explain the stuff. i have learned a lot about physics b/c i pretty much read and went over everything never knowing what was going to be on a test. he made us look at every problem very carfully and had us try to visualize everything. my grade that i think i might get will not reflect what i feel i know. Schwartz is a genius and i think he should be working for the CIA or planning some mass destruction weapon. i think the reason why most students dislikes the guy is that our grades suffer and he doesnt use formulas, we are not all passionate about physics and we just want to learn what we need for future classes which are basically how to use the formulas. the way he wanted us to think was an extreme challenge for me but was good cuz now i look at things and see why they happen. he should be teaching upper division phyics coarses for physics majors cuz they might feel the same way about physics as he does. i kinda feel i spent too much time studing for this stuff which i will never use again and that to me was wasted time. his class frustrated me a lot through the year cuz he went soo fast his notes are very confusing, whatever i studied it didn't seem like it helped me on the test. bottomline if you have the option of not taking him, take it. but if you do take him you might like him. he does assign quite a bit of hw but it wasnt a massive load.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 1:32 pm, Dec 5, 2000 Report Evaluation		Pete Schartz is really into physics and I think he wants his students to really be into physics. That's great, but my major really doesn't require that much physics, so my goal this quarter was to just breeze through and get a C. Surprisingly enough, I feel as though I have learned more in this class than I did in 131 Studio. His concept of understanding physics, not just memorizing the formulas, forces you to think and visualize the problem. Class is a bit hectic at times and rushed, but I truely believe I came away with a better understanding and appreciation of physics. Plus he said he was buying us all pizza after the final!
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 8:39 pm, Nov 29, 2000 Report Evaluation		I would recomend avoiding Prof. Schwartz at all costs. He likes to teach to himself and could care less that the class cant follow him. Yesterday, he tried to expalain a problem on the board throught his "visualize physics" method. After about 15 minuites of confusing the class, he gave up because he couldn't follow what he was talking aobut. It took a student about 30 seconds to solve the problem with the formula from the book. He ask the class if we understand, we shake our heads and say no, then he says great and moves on. He also is giving a midterm on the last day of class, when we told him that wasn't cool, he said he thought we wanted a test that day. Class is like that all the time, I consider myself very good at physics, and this is the worst class I've ever had in anything science realated.
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 5:08 pm, Nov 29, 2000 Report Evaluation		whoever wrote the evaluation above mine is crazy. schwartz never takes time to explain what he writes on the board. its like he's just trying to get through as many chapters as he can and he doesnt care if his students understand. he has never once reviewed and he is giving a midterm on the last class before finals. he is off the wall about physics but it seems like he doesnt know how to teach students. he will cover a whole chapter in class then expect us to be able to take a midterm on the material in the next class period. avoid this teacher.
PHYS 132 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 12:09 pm, Nov 29, 2000 Report Evaluation		After reading the above rating, its obvious that the student is an engineer. Physics is all about concepts and ways of thinking, and I congratulate Pete on teaching this method. I have felt challenged in his class even though the material is really easy. Sure, we could have just memorized formulas, but that wouldn't have taught us why the things we study happen. He assigns homework every day and collects it the next, his midterms have been very qualitative, and he is open to chat about most anything if you can get him at a time he's not busy. As for him brushing off students who have questions: I have talked to him about this and it just turns out that he would rather us exhaust our resources and THEN go to him rather than depend on him for everything. He is very good in lab as well since I have him for that too. He walks around the class and gives hints here and there when we get stuck, but doesn't give anything away. This is how Cal Poly should be: its about getting your hands dirty and discovering things on your own rather than being told them and if you don't like that then transfer schools
PHYS 132 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 8:53 pm, Nov 16, 2000 Report Evaluation		Profesor Schwartz is so excited about teaching physics that most of the time he fails to realize that most of the class can't follow his lectures. Its not because the material is difficult, its that he has the idea that we only need to know the philosophy of the physics, not any of the formulas. This makes it extemely difficult to do the homework. No one in the class has any idea how they are doing, the average on our midterm was 59%, no word on a curve yet. This teacher is of no help during office hours. Multiple times I have gone only to be told to think about a problem more. Only after practically beging, was i given a hint. I would higly recomend to aviod this professor at all costs. I have NEVER seen a class with such contempt for a teacher.

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