Reviews of professor Scott Schiff

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Schiff gets a bad wrap due to many students being unwilling to put in the time to learn the material. His lectures are very clear and concise and he works examples each lecture. The topical coverage of the midterms was always clear. Statics is a hard class for many people but with Dr. Schiffs lectures and doing the homework, you will do fine.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I would say it feels as if, Dr. Schiff gets joy out of watching people fail. He says that he is accessible outside of class, but that is only true if he likes you and you are okay being talked down to. He also tells you to study certain things for exams then does not have problems relating to what he told you to study on the actual exam.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The lectures are just him reading little excerpts of the textbook and doing examples that are much easier than the homework problems. 80% of your grade is based on the 4 long tests you take. You have three homework assignments each week, and combined only worth 10% of your grade. The average grade for this class is at the D/C border

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Homework is over stuff you have never been taught. Be prepared to fail.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The biggest problem with Schiff was that you never knew what you would be tested over and when people struggled he blamed the class. He also sent out an email saying that people should just drop the class a week AFTER the final drop date because hes afraid that students who struggle will hurt his image and average class score.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Alright. I know everyone hates on Schiff but heres a few reasons why I thought he was a good professor. He uploads at least four examples of previous tests with solutions before an exam. If you study those well you will be fine! Lectures are very clear, lots of examples If you put in the time for this class and talk to him, you will do great!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
While not being worth a darn in previous classes, Schiff really got his act together for this class. His lectures are pretty clear, mainly because he just teaches you new plug and chug formulas versus obscure concepts. He is super helpful in his office hours. However, he is pretty condescending at times, and blames students for low test averages.