Reviews of professor Naveen Vaidya

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
10% boost to final exam if you attend all classes. Lecture gives many examples (possible quiz questions). Notes are online. Group quizzes every other class; open notes. 2 group projects that were manageable. 2 Midterms and 1 final where you were allowed 1 page of notes. HW was mild but 1 TA graded differently from the other. just row reduce lol

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
One of the best professors I've had thus far. Professor Vaidya is very kind, and tries his best to make sure you understand the fundamentals of linear algebra. As long you keep up with the lectures and understand them, this class will be a breeze. Tests are very easy and much simpler than the homework. 10% extra on the final for showing up to class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Definitely an extremely good professor. There were no surprises and he teaches things at a fundamental level; as long as you pay attention and show up to class there is no reason you shouldn't get an A. He doesn't bore you with the jargon and teaches you the concepts so it's definitely easy to understand.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took this class online and it was really bad. The TAs dont even know what theyre doing all the time. There isnt much communication between them and the professor. Whats covered in the tests are way more complex than any examples. And the professor isnt good at explaining.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
For upper division math courses, he's a good choice to have. Not too many homework that he assigns(only 3 in a semester). Matlab is mainly used whenever he teaches math/computing. Exams are fair and relate to his lectures. Only downside is that he is hard to understand sometimes due to his accent, but he is passionate about what he teaches.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
When asked questions he says things like "you already know this." Did regular Zoom lectures but was unresponsive to questions sent via email. He was not understanding the situation students are in and not accommodating to people affected by the pandemic. His teaching is ok, but don't expect him to be an understanding teacher when you are struggling

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Vaidya is one of the best professors I have had at SDSU. His lectures are very clear and organized, as he writes everything you need to know in the notes. He makes his grading scale fair so that everyone can pass as long as you try. Everything that was on the tests was either covered in class, on the quizzes or in homework.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He was simply a lecturer for the class, but boy was he bad. The only reason I passed the class was because of the TAs, the MLC, and previous knowledge.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The professor knows his stuff. In class lectures were fine. Unfortunately, I don't think he worked out moving to an online instruction quite well during the pandemic. Exams are based on previous quizzes and homework, sometimes just moved around a bit or combined to look dissimilar.