Has anyone taken this with Hinkle during the semester or over the summer? I have him first summer session and I was wondering how hard the class was and if he has an attendance policy?

5/8/2006 10:34:40 PM

the key to physics is to have previous semester's exams and it will help you. The physics department at state is sh*t! Total BullSh*t compared to other institutions.

[Edited on May 8, 2006 at 11:12 PM. Reason : b/c i wanted to ]

5/8/2006 11:12:30 PM

Dr. Hinkle

aha

5/9/2006 12:04:06 AM

is that good or bad?

5/9/2006 12:08:46 AM

it's something else, nothing about the class

he's probably a good teacher

[Edited on May 9, 2006 at 8:47 AM. Reason : .]

5/9/2006 8:41:06 AM

He was a grad student when I had him for PY 212 last year. This may seem contradictory, but he's really cool and laid back, but is actually a really effective teacher as well. I had nuclear physicist Dr. Cotanch for 211, and he couldn't relate penicillin to an orange if he tried, god what an awful professor (at least for non-calc based physics 1). Hinkle actually made me understand the material and instead of struggling for a C I did reasonably well and got a B. The best part was that if he was in the middle of class and his girlfriend called, he would stop class, talk to her for a minute, and then yell at the class with 45 minutes left "go home, get the hell out of here and I'll see you next time." He's a good guy and you'll be fine.

5/9/2006 10:47:39 AM