Reviews of professor Adam Barlev

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Adam is mediocre at best. I was expecting him to be really good because he's young and new but I'm fairly disappointed. Even though he knows his stuff, he's not the best at making sure that everyone is following along/understands. His 1st midterm was fine but the 2nd was very unfair, and the tutorial sheets are not at all related to the exams

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Adam was a really caring guy, that tried really hard to give our class what we needed to succeed. Heavy content is the nature of MBB, so being self-reliant and doing the readings will go a long way. Considering it was his first time teaching, he did quite well and I'm sure he'll greatly improve with all of the feedback from this semester.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Considering it's his first time, Adam did a good job. He listened to our feedback and was accessible outside of class. I loved the learning objectives on the slides. Reading the notes was enough for me to understand the material, but I still suggest going to class. His final exam was difficult, and some questions have confusing wording, so beware.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Adam is a new professor and doesn't know how to make a proper exam paper and how to properly grade exams. He made a midterm exam paper that was completely out of syllabus and everyone in class was completely mad. Lots of questions for assignments that don't even have a reference - cannot find the answer in the textbook that he recommended.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Adam is a good prof but the content is hard and he tries to help us understand it. He is always available for questions when you need help. The exams were often fair but the wording is very confusing sometimes. MBB overall was a hard course and the content can often be very heavy sometimes and Adam really tried even though it was his first time

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Funny guy and really wants you to succeed. The course itself is quite heavy but he is willing to help whenever he can. His written on his midterms were hard and the wording is tricky but the final is better. He will definitely get better with more teaching experience

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Adam is a new prof but tbh hes still one of the best ive had. problem sets due in tutorial every week, followed by a 5 question quiz which make up an easy 20% of your grade. Midterm was really fair, plus hes really funny highly recommend.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Subpar at actually teaching and wrote some pretty horrible questions, but it was his first time so he has a lot of opportunity for growth. Would recommend lectures for the jokes but for the content definitely read the textbook if you want a good mark

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
You'd expect that any abbreviation in lecture slides would be explained, however some how they weren't defined. For people taking this class for the first time, this made understanding the lectures impossible to understand. There is no benefit in going to lectures, it's better to stay in the library and study. The lectures will only confuse you.