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ANSC227 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/09/2024 |
Easy class, no exams just open note lab quizzes for homework. Attendance is taken during lecture, but you can miss up to 3 classes with no penalty. 6 journal entries (2 ish pages) and 3 discussion board posts. Material is pretty outdated though, so I found it quite boring and redundant at times. If you're already knowledgable in our agricultural/food production systems, this class will be easy but probably boring for you. |
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ANSC227 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 11/27/2024 |
This is a great class to fill your gen ed requirement. Lectures consisted of him reading from the slides, with a "notecard exercise" where he would ask a question based off the material he taught and students would turn it in. Basically, it was to make sure you came to class and you got full points if you try a little. Very little out of class work, very low stress. Also in labs we always make food, for example: chicken breast, eggs, kombucha, and lots of other fun snacks. I would recommend this class!! |
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R Apter
ANSC227 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/24/2024 |
I took this course during the spring 2024 semester; not only because I needed the natural science credit, but I thought this course would be interesting, and it was with professor Apter. Although lectures can be boring from time to time, as he does read off the slides most of the time, but overall the content is really interesting and he makes it enjoyable, I enjoyed going to lectures and labs for sure. The workload for this course is light, as there are only about 6 writing assignments (journal entries) and weekly online quizzes based on the labs. The labs have been for the most part engaging as a lot of them have been cooking labs, such as during one lab about bread... he made us bread. You also have to attend every lecture to complete an easy notecard prompt/question (basically for attendance and completion, most of the questions he gives are based on your own opinion or experience or knowledge, so there isn't a right or wrong). Professor Apter is an incredibly chill and nice professor, I have never had any issues with him whatsoever. This course has been stress-free and was filled with interesting topics. I learned a lot from this course and highly recommend taking it! Please try to not come late to the class, I always feel bad for him whenever students come in late and then he has to take some time to hand out the notecards either during the beginning of class or when it's time to fill out our notecards. Seems like a hassle but if you can't help it, it's fine. |
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R Apter
ANSC453 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/17/2024 |
he's honestly really chill, you just sit in class and listen to him read off the slides so you can do work for another class if you wanna. there's 2 discussion posts, 2 short papers, and an easy final. just show up everyday for the participation credit cause it drags you down if you don't |
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R Apter
ANSC453 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/31/2023 |
His class was generally easy to pass. Attendance was required since he did daily note cards, accumulating to the same amount of points as an exam. There was only one exam in the class and it was pretty easy. One of the questions was extremely similar to a short essay he made us write. The papers and discussions we had to do were also generally easy. Most of the background information we needed was in the slides, so research wasn't too stressful. He is a great guy, he is nice, and he cares about his students. Some professors make you feel smaller than them, but I felt like he actually cared about our opinions and feelings in the class. As an Environmental Science major, this class was only an elective for me so I was not sure fully what to expect from this class. But I think I learned some interesting information about caring for animals. |
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R Apter
ANSC270 Anonymous 01/15/2023 |
Super nice guy, teaches classes that he wants you to pass in. 227 is easier then 270 so if you took one don't expect the other to be the same. Is he the greatest lecturer ever....no. But if you show up and do what he asks, you will get a good grade. This is certainly a teacher where if you try very hard you will learn something and get an A+. If you do the bare minimum you may not retain much (you'll still have to at least temporarily learn a good amount of material) and still get a decent grade. Good guy, good classes. |
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ANSC455 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/29/2022 |
He's a nice guy, but lecture can be boring. He just reads off the slides. Sometimes the lab assignments can be confusing because his directions are often confusing and are usually gone over a couple weeks before the due date. Read the directions carefully. The midterms are straight forward and there is a big paper due at the end. I'd say that attendance is mandatory because if you don't turn in a notecard (which is basically a grade for participation) you'll get a zero and it definitely drops your grade. You will also be using excel in this class. |
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R Apter
ANSC227 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/19/2021 |
He definitely seems checked out during this online session. Lots of auto-generated emails with the wrong dates, wrong semester, wrong assignments. I liked the class, the material was interesting, the quizzes were easy, and the journal entries were graded generously. Definitely recommend as an I-Series Gen Ed BUT never take this class online (if it is even offered that way again). You miss out on the best parts of the class. |
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ANSC227 Anonymous 04/14/2021 |
i really enjoyed this class even though it was asynchronous, highly recommend for a gen ed! i learned so much but at the same time it was manageable. Took it as asynchronous, so it would've been more fun with synchronous labs (making food..) The most tedious part was the multiple short JE responses (3 page papers throughout the course), but not bad. |
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R Apter
ANSC453 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 02/05/2021 |
Amazing and easy to talk to! Caring, kind, interesting. Really engages with students. I've taken 3 of his classes and did well in all! |