Brian Carpenter
2 courses · 15 reviews
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2 or less hrs/week
The exams were SO HARD. Class average was a 70 on the first few exams. Mandatory attendance Iclickers, but learning checks are easy/completion. 2-4 hours/week to account for exam prep.
5/18/2024
There were three professors teaching the course. When he lectured, he always did a good job engaging me in a long two hour class. The essays contain significant weight in the class so make sure to get ahead on those. Overall, it's a fun and interactive class that was made even more fun by Dr. Carpenter.
12/22/2023
I think this class overall is good if you are interested in psychology but all around Carpenter is a good presenter so I think even more for his part, he is good at making class engaging and interactive with so many students.
4/10/2023
Gives really interesting lectures. For intro to psych as long as you take notes you'll be fine. No homework, no tests, just online quizzes every other week which aren't very difficult.
12/16/2021
I want to pick up minor in psych after taking this course with Dr. Carpenter. The lectures were really well done and clear. If you've never taken a psych class, I'd say taking thorough notes during lecture and for the reading makes it much easier to succeed in the class. Dr. Carpenter is a really funny, caring teacher that I'd highly recommend!
12/16/2021
I loved his lectures! they were always very fun and engaging. Of the 3 professors in Intro to Psych, he had the weirdest combination of topics, but he did such a great job with the content. He was such an amazing professor and his quiz questions were generally straightforward. 10/10 amazing professor.
12/13/2021
LOVED him! He was so engaging and made class fun. He even plays a song at the beginning of every class. Very knowledgeable and you can just tell that he loves what he does. I hope to have him again at WashU.
12/12/2021
Out of the three professors for psych, he was the best. He makes the lectures very enjoyable and keeps everyone engaged.
11/19/2021
Professor Carpenter's lectures are long but pretty interesting. The quizzes during his unit were the hardest because they were so subjective and the wording was confusing. However, I like his teaching style and how he goes out of his way to explain things using real-life examples.
7/21/2021
Had Carpenter for 100B and FYP123 and was great. FYP123 had no quizzes and so it was easy to do well in the class. Lectures were good for 100B
4/23/2021
Out of the 3 profs for Psych 100B, his lectures are the longest with most unneeded information. Although he might be a nice person, his quiz questions are very subjective (really depends on how you look at the question), making it really difficult to secure an A because the cutoffs for the course are so high.
4/21/2021
Professor Carpenter is very kind and gives the most interesting lectures! He has been gracious to accommodate the students during COVID by changing quiz dates, etc.
1/15/2021
Out of the three professors for psych 100, he was by far my favorite! The way he teaches is very engaging and Carpenter himself is a well rounded professor. He went out of his way to teach us emotions through art! He also used other real life examples and applied them to lectures. Loved his part of the class! He really listens to students as well.
1/7/2021
I always genuinely looked forward to going to his class. He is easily the most engaging and entertaining professor I've had so far. He taught the second of three Intro Psych sections and I wish he taught the whole course!
5/5/2018