Reviews of professor Alex Burant

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There was a major disconnect with what was taught in class and what was presented in exams. Homework looked nothing like what was taught. Don't get me wrong, he's a nice guy, but a 27% average on the first exam with no curve is not great.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Actually took PHYS200 which is the Science of Good Cooking. This class was an amazing gen ed, the lectures were interesting, Dr. Burant explained everything very well and make class fun with fun food experiments. The grade is based on 6 experiments and 2 tests, but if you care and do them well its an easy A! Highly reccommend!!!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I enjoyed Dr. Burant's paced and relaxed teaching style (he cares about his students). The class is inevitably very hard because the three main concepts (thermodynamics, waves, and optics) do not build upon each other like in PHYS 141 so you don't get much inherent review. Exams were VERY hard, even if you did well on the (already hard) homeworks.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Burant is very passionate about physics. That being said, get your shovel and be ready to dig for information. The exam averages were consistently in the low 60s. Going to the lectures helps but he doesn't give adequate exam prep material making prep for exams quite difficult. Prepare to spend at least 6-7 hours a week reviewing class material.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Really good PHYS prof. He knows his stuff and definitely enjoys teaching students. PHYS is hours of weekly work tho, like 10-15 easily. He offers bonus exam points which helps A TON. The material can be challenging but there are a lot of outside study options that can help. I'd take him for phys again if I had the chance, over other teachers here.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Burant is as good as a physics professor gets, his lectures and homework are interactive and his tests are extremely fair with content that is always thoroughly reviewed in the lectures. Physics is still hard, but if you attend his lectures and do the homework you will get an A in the class (There is a lot of extra credit offered too)

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Burant is a solid professor. Lectures are clear and informative. As far as content goes, this was one of my most challenging classes that I have taken, but it is definitely possible to get a B if you put in the work.