Reviews of professor Walter Melnik

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly I read the reviews on him before enrolling in the class and thought he really can't even be that bad, but he is! He is the most confusing teacher ever and is always contradicting himself. He provides unhelpful feedback on in-class activities and fails to answer questions when students ask. PLEASE don't make the mistake of taking his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Melnik was a GREAT professor for Micro. You will never see anything on an exam that wasnt covered in his slides. Theres like 8 in class assignments to track attendance and 6 problem sets completed outside of class. The lectures can be a bit boring, but theyre posted online to view anytime after theyre covered in class. Overall, Walt is a stud

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He has a very bad rating for a good reason. He does not know anything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very straightforward professor, whatever was covered in lectures was exactly what showed up on exams and slides were very straightforward as well. Exams altogether are worth 70% of your grade but he gave lots of additional practice problems which made studying easy and were identical to test questions/concepts.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Melnik's lectures can be a bit boring, so it's a good idea to do notes before class and add to them during the lecture. He can be a bit monotone and awkward. However, he can be very helpful during office hours and you can get a better idea of what to expect for tests and get clarity for homework.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Walter often rambles and can be a little confusing, but the material isn't too difficult. He posts the lectures and is helpful during office hours. He's great when you meet alone, but in class he contradicts himself sometimes and is pretty dry. He tries his best, but he's still pretty young. There are worse teachers and he's pretty tolerable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Melnik really cares for his students. As long as you show that you care about the class you should do well. In this specific class there were a few tests, and a number of assignments to turn in. Nothing excessive. Basically just turn in the work and youll pass.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Seems like a nice guy but didn't know what he was talking about half the time. Moved too much between slides and made lectures super confusing. Use the textbook if you need to clarify or cite stuff for papers. Also keep up with deadlines! Papers and exams get mixed up a lot because he started off 3 weeks behind in the syllabus after the first unit.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This was a boring teacher who moved too quickly for a beginner level course. Very monotone voice.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Melnik always had very good and clear lectures. He was a very nice guy and cares about his students. The tests aren't super hard but there was very few assignments so it's important to do good on them. I would take another one of this classes for sure.