Reviews of professor Jacob Velasquez

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
His quizzes make zero sense, will attempt to trick you with them The concepts aren't taught clearly and give just enough information to count as a philosophy course. He only grades based on tests and one paper at the end of the semester. If you are not a good test taker, avoid at all costs. If you are a good test taker, be prepared to get shafted.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Trash all around

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing class. Amazing teacher. I will definitely take his other class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
OMG!!!! I love him. Lectures were so amazing. there were two exams and a paper assignment. also participation counts. If you actually want to learn, take this class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I learned nothing from the class. His lectures are not engaging and he purposely makes exams harder for everyone not pass (he says it himself!) just to see how critically we think. He does boosts the grades if everyone does a bad job, but still. This was unnecessarily hard for just a philosophy class and you don't feel good the entire semester.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Would not take this class. Exams are super hard and lectures are hard to sit through. There is no good way to prepare for the 2 exams. Only positive is that he boosts grades for each exam (don't rely on this points may vary). 5 page essay was tough but doable. For an intro class, this was more difficult than anticipated.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One thing I must say is that he goes incredibly slow in his lectures, I always 2x speed them. To be fair though, he is also extremely thorough with his explanations and will repeatedly go over the same subject to make sure the point gets across. Most of your grade will be from tests, take notes on EVERYTHING, the tests are pretty difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His lectures were extremely clear and helpful. Participation quizzes were easier than the exams. Definitely take notes, and do the practice quizzes for logic. If all my classes were like his, I'd love college. All the assignments were based on the lectures, so they weren't hard because I studied my notes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
As a computer science major, I didn't know anything about philosophy. Really glad I took this class. Not difficult. Especially if you take notes and study. A paper, 2 exams, discussions and quizzes. I highly recommend.