Reviews of professor Alain Olavarrieta

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mr O is super nice and relates to his students. He goes pretty fast, but he will slow down if you ask him too and I like it bc his lectures aren't boring. Definitely take him if you have a chance

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I've had Mr. O for Math 2 and Math 5 and he's still the best choice. He organizes the lecture material into packets for everyone (or PDFs for tablet notetakers) and makes study guides for exams. His only flaw is that he may rush through lectures if he's behind schedule. Otherwise, he has +1 million aura. He is dedicated to helping students learn.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
BEST calc 2 professor. Lots of tough concepts but his lectures are so engaging and break down bigger concepts so they are a lot easier to understand. super wholesome and is so passionate about math and really cares about his students. GO to his office hours. DO THE STUDY GUIDES. DO THE HOMEWORK. and turn in the extra credit. HE IS AMAZING!!!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good teacher, but can overexplain concepts, leading to not understanding concepts in the class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Amazing teacher, he made doing calculus bearable and I only managed that fine for that long because of him. Unfortunately, the final is worth like 30% of your grade. I maintained a B the entire sem, but I was crashing out near the end and ended up with a C for the final, making my efforts all sem all for naught. You'd pass submitting only the hmwk.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor O is the best math teacher I've had. Whenever he sees a student struggling in his class, he's willing to help them out. He does his best to make sure his class is on the same page and understands what they are learning. He even stays on campus longer just to help students. Just to put this out there, he does not give any pop quizzes :)

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I get he is higher rated but I would look at the other teachers thoroughly and see what they say. If there tests and final are around 15-25 % take them. Bro weighs things to heavily. Math 2 is hard, regardless of his high rating I was using organic chem tutor 24/7. His teaching really didn't help at all. Save your grade and do not take him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Probably the best calculus teacher in all of Las Positas, and I am CERTAIN of that. Mr. Olavarrieta, you may feel obliged to be humble, but please don't, because there is no doubt that I had the best learning experience from you. He was engaging, made sure students felt welcome, and didn't chew me out when I accidentally fell asleep in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very understanding teacher. Always down to help with your problems and tries to get to everyone's concern as best as possible. If you are smart it's a pretty easy class to pass. If your not so smart just pass the homework's and you'll pass. I very much recommend a class of his as he is an amazing and fun teacher.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
AMAZING. He makes sure everyone in his class understands the subject and does his best to make sure they pass.