Reviews of professor Apurva Parikh

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The homework/reading for this class is heavier than any other class you could take. He's a grad student that loves the topic, but it's like learning a different language. Wouldn't recommend this class if you don't want to spend 2+ hrs/night answering questions for a book you may or may not be quizzed on the next day.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Insanely tough with grading for no reason. Makes the class nearly impossible to get an A, even though it is an elective course. Would 100% never recommend taking this course/professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cares about his students and wants everyone to do well. He does admit that the book is a longer than he would like and wish that there was another book to assign. Be ready for quizzes and actually read as your quiz grade takes up a good portion of your grade. Some questions on the test will come from the quizzes. Overall good professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great class focused around Hinduism. It can be hard because of the dense readings, but if you actually want to learn something take him. He's really cool and generous with extra credit.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Painfully boring lectures, extreme amounts of reading, and is rude. Thinks his class is the most important of them all. I watched him RIP APART a group of students in front of the whole class because they didn't do the group project the way he wanted, despite giving the bare minimum instructions. DO NOT take his class you'll regret it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Apurva is very intelligent and well-spoken. The class is based on Hinduism, and the Mahabharata (THIS IS NOT IN THE COURSE DESCRIPTION). I learned so much and expanded my mindset a lot. There are weekly quizzes, so you have to read, or invest a lot of time in reading summaries. Apurva is generous with extra credit. Overall easy class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He knows the material very well, but a harsh grader. Very hard to get an A on assignments because he gives unclear instructions. Will contradict what his instructions say for assignments. Sometimes not the friendliest when it comes to receiving feedback from him. If he's in a mood, that can affect his grading skills for that day as well.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class was the most confusing thing I have ever had in my life. It's Indian Philosophy and I honestly will never use this information again. He's very young and a nice guy but his lectures make the huge book you have to read even more confusing. I have an A+ but the amount of work I had to put in to get it WAS NOT WORTH IT

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He's the hardest grader for no reason. One quiz each week & are given study guides. The same questions from the study guide are used on the quiz & is open notes. YET..I couldn't get a 100 on any of them? I used my answers I got straight from the book? Almost impossible to pass. Dont know what changed from 2018-2019 when he was "good" but DONT take.