Reviews of professor Matthew Rivera

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He knows his stuff but his lectures are kind of boring. The only things he grades are the chapter quizzes (BTW you only have one try), 3 essay exams, an essay on the movie Gandhi, and the final exam. Some of the essays prompts are very broad so I asked him for help. Overall, I thought the class was easy but his lectures can be boring and tedious.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He takes so long to grade the papers. His tests are very hard and he's a tough grader. He makes the assignments all due on the same week of the exam which can get really stressful and overwhelming. It makes it really hard to work on the assignments, get them done, and at the same time study for the exam which is about 4 chapters long and complicat

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hes one of those professors that gives you a study guide for exams, but instead of actually being helpful it just tells us to study and what to study for. That usually wouldnt be a problem if the PowerPoint slides he uses for lectures werent 30+ slides.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not the most entertaining lecturer, but if you approach him for help 1-on-1, he is more than accomodating. Tests are hard, but he is honest about what is covered. His slides are a recap of the readings, so if you don't read you will do fine. However, he has a LOT of lecture slides so don't wait until the day b4 the exam to review them.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Rivera is very knowledgeable however lecturing is not his strong suite. Luckily the quizzes and essays are based solely off the test book readings and are pretty straightforward so getting a good grade should be easy.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is very knowledgeable but lectures are kind of dry. He does give good feedback on every assignment but didn't post any grades until the week after the midterm, so there was no way to use the feedback to improve until the last 2-3 weeks. Only 1 assignment every week so if you don't do well it screws you. Wish I had taken the class in person.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lecture's are long and boring, takes months to grade assignments and tests, class average on tests were a C.