Reviews of professor William Grover

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Grover is a hard grader and this class is socratic-style, which is not for everyone. If taking time to debate answers rather than being given a straight definition bothers you, do not take this class. However, if you enjoy thinking critically and are able to argue your ideas well, you will do fine. Just pay attention in lectures and be prepared

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Grover uses his class to encourage students to think differently about education. His teaching is entirely Socratic: he asks questions during the lecture and waits for students to engage in discussion (sometimes for all of class!) before giving his input. However, Grover admits when he's wrong. You can fight for your grade during office hours.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
As an almost senior/straight A student, I can honestly say this is the hardest class I have taken. Lectures are engaging, and hw/exams are not hard in terms of content, but the grading is horrendous. He docks points for trivial details not asked for in the question, and such details are usually worth 8-12 pts. He ruined the 4.0 I was trying for.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the only classes I have ever dropped. To start he doesn't take attendance which is great, SIKE he gives pop quizzes every week on random days so you have to attend every class. To me that's not that bad I usually make it to every class so if i take notes I will do fine. SIKE no laptops or phones can be used good luck taking notes. Dont take

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Amazing and interesting professor. Although I was initially upset that we couldn't use laptops in this class, I did just fine. Don't write everything down because he will frequently repeat important parts of the lecture. I barely studied, but I scored 100 on the first two exams and got an A on the last. Just attend class, and you'll do well.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He never posts any of the notes online and despite it being 2024, your not allowed to take pictures of the lecture slides in class as well. why is a core requirement this hard. Along with that, if you miss one of the pop quizzes he has every week, you need a doctors note. So drop a couple hundred if you want to make up a quiz!