Reviews of professor Armin Schikorra

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is the first time I've ever actually READ chapters in a math textbook. He posts notes online but they aren't much help. Read the textbook and do ALL of the practice problems, then go in for office hours for any you are unsure about. Tests are not hard compared to the book problems but beware, they are LONG. Study though, an A is 100% possible.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His class is difficult, but its difficulty derives primarily from the structure of the class by the department. He will be the first one to tell you how much he dislikes the department and its hilarious. He is very funny in lecture and is very helpful 1 on 1. Take Armin for a good time.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Do not take Schikorra's class unless you have taken some form of calc before, but he is overall an okay professor. Sometimes examples in class go from 0 to 100 really quick but you can skate by okay having done none of the book problems.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm really not a fan of the flipped classroom style, but Dr. Shikorra made learning calculus a lot easier than it could have been with the thorough notes and online lectures, as well as the TONS of practice problems that you do inside and outside of class. He explains everything if you have questions and the exams are curved, even the final.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Schikorra is the best math professor I have had at Pitt. He genuinely wants students to do well, and it is very possible to get an A. Homework is time consuming but not unreasonable. He posts detailed lecture notes online. Extra credit opportunities can boost overall grade 3%. Very good at explaining the somewhat difficult concepts.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Schikorra is a fair professor, he does a flipped classroom where you are expected to learn parts of the material before coming to class. He is big on group work and most lectures are you working with 3 other people on practice problems after he goes over example problems. On tests, he offers 20% credit back on all points missed which was nice.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If a flipped classroom style is your thing then this is the class for you. If you are like me & need the professor to actually teach lectures so you understand the material, then this class is not for you. If you dont already have a firm grasp on basic calculus, take a different professor who actually teaches. Also, midterms are hard like the final

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Gave insane amounts of practice problems, so if you put the work in you can get a handle on every single thing he teaches. Doesn't take attendance and your final grade is almost entirely tests and quizzes (90%) but he will replace a bad midterm exam with your final exam grade if its better. Very funny guy, very accessible at office hours.