Reviews of professor Ilya Kapovich

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a really nice professor but his lectures really could be boring so a lot of people didn't go. He's nice enough to curve grades on exams and he's helpful if you email him with questions but calc 2 in general is a monster so good luck

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ilya was the goat for this semester. The lectures were not mandatory and the class basically consisted of 5 quizzes, homework, and a final. The quizzes and the homework were all online using Lumen, but for the quizzes, we had 6 tries to resubmit until we got the answers correct. He does have a heavy accent, but he still teaches very well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It felt like a speedrun through course material every day. Like I would walk in and instantly would be barraged with 50+ pages of quickly drawn notes every day with a lot of emphasis on the abstract rules of calculus rather than actually presenting the information in a way that is beneficial to the student. Used YouTube for almost all learning.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing professor for Calc 2, even though it can be sometimes hard to understand, he is truely knowledgeable and cares deeply for his students. Tests are OPEN NOTES. you can bring ANYTHING, but no electronic devices. If you want an easy going class you should take. Had an amazing experience with my fellow class of fall 2023, iykyk.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I genuinely tried to learn during his lectures. I spent 3 weeks committed to paying attention to his lectures, but found myself quickly falling behind simply because I could hardly understand what he was trying to show us at any given moment. I resorted to watching some online lectures from someone else that he posts to his Lumen.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Generous grading curve and gives open note exams (no sheet limit, GODSEND). Nice and responds really fast to emails. He'll remove units if it doesn't fit the schedule. Uses one class before the exams to review but besides that, he's constantly teaching new stuff. Lectures are definitely hard to follow, I spent HOURS teaching myself w/ yt and lumen.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Prof. Kapovich is literally the only reason I am able to get my college degree. I needed to pass Calc 1 and this man made it so accessible and understanding! He is truly one of the best teachers I've ever had, and I will never forget Prof. Kapovich! PLEASE take him if you can!!! His accent is heavy, but his teaching is definitely understandable.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He makes a good effort to teach, but I find it easier to learn myself using other resources like Professor Leonard. His review pdf is really helpful though and similar to test questions so definitely put more time into understanding those.