Reviews of professor Mevin Joshi

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is the worst class ever. You really have to pay attention to every single word he says but he's super philosophical and confusing. He only shows the textbook on the screen, talks the entire class and takes notes on his own words. It's so boring and he doesn't really give extra credit unless he feels like it.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A lot of dad jokes. Great person, very passionate about what he teaches. However, he has a habit of calling out students who aren't paying attention, so always listen to lectures and be prepared to answer questions in class if you're called on. Take good notes, as he mainly talks and doesn't have lecture slides. Tests are hard, so pay attention!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Highly recommended course. All you have to do is show up and get ready to take notes (he usually writes them on the board and you just have to type it down too)! The exams are relatively easy if you go to every class. This is a heavy exam class, consisting of 4 total exams (each worth 25%  100%). Sounds scary but like I said, just show up!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Easy going fella. Good at drilling basic course concepts into you. Clear deadlines and materials. Gets off topic a lot; sometimes it's just harmless anecdotes, sometimes it's about how the UN is forming a One World Government. Talks about the One World Government with somewhat concerning frequency.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The professor is extremely nice, but despite the easy reviews for this course I found it to be relatively hard. This course is very philosophy heavy. Four religion tests which are very philosophical and confusingly worded. Despite attending every class and writing heavy notes me and others struggled. Not worth the stress in my opinion.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Great teacher. Really wants u 2 understand the material. Xtra credit thru attendance + two essay options + interview questions. Only 4 open - note tests, 1 per month. Asks u questions each class as review + encourages u to make notecards to answer. Sponsors the Philosophy Club. Really helped me think about my own views - taking him next semester.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very straightforward class. Reading the assigned text and watching the videos is imperative to do well on weekly quizzes. I recommend filling out the optional outline for both success on the quizzes and extra credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Joshi is clearly a teacher because it's what he wants to do. He loves the subject, and he wants to share his knowledge with you as much as he can. He's light on assignments, but if you want to pass you *have* to take good notes, almost verbatim what he writes. He's absolutely willing to meet you halfway if you have any issues.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This is a great class because he makes the information easy to understand and I actually enjoy listening to his online lectures. He formats the class so you can actually focus on learning the information rather than worrying about exams or projects.