Reviews of professor Kevin Novan

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Novan is very organized with his lecture slides, record videos, and (optional) problem sets and WANTS his students to succeed. However, his lectures (sometimes featuring up to 20+ different graphs) can become monotonous and confusing to follow. It also doesn't help that your grade is solely based on your midterm scores :(

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Class grades are made out of 3 midterms and 1 final, but he allows you to skip the final if you're satisfied with your three midterms grades. Decent lectures with lots of patients explaining concepts over and over again. One problem sets per week but exam content were all covered in those problem sets. Practice problems were also helpful!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof Novan is one of the best lecturers I have had in the ARE department. He is great at explaining and really cares about his students. The tests are difficult and the average grade was often failing, but he curves heavily. He is also always available in OH to discuss any topics further.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Grade is comprised of 3 midterms and a final but your lowest of these four exams is dropped. Professor Novan really wants you to understand the material and gives really clear and slow-paced lectures which make the content much more manageable! Definitely not an easy class but if you put in the work you will do well! Super generous curve too!