Reviews of professor Nick Alvarez

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
summer course, did all of the readings and still managed to do awful on the quizzes. The class average was %50 and his idea of a curve is only adding enough points for his students to pass. He neglects grading in a timely manner, and gives little to no notice about assignments. Lectures are boring and readings are too complex. Worst teach.I've had

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He really just sucks as a teacher. I would not recommend him to anyone. Yeah, he knows his stuff, but lecture and quizzes do not line up. Don't waste your time taking this class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor has not graded a single thing except for the quizzes, which are automatically graded. This professor will demand a lot of you yet will not reciprocate. The quizzes are insufferable and trivial (30%). The slides are not going to be a source of value for the quizzes. You'll find more useful information online than within these slides.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nickie Alvarez is a harsh/strict/picky grader-ultimately giving him a pretentious vibe (acc. to myself and other classmates) Be prepared to read VERY dense philosophical readings. Unfortunately, he doesn't do a great job dissecting them via slides and it doesn't help that he doesn't put much effort in giving in-depth critiques on discussion boards.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Alvarez is a younger prof but he knows a ton about philosophy and can explain it well. I thought his class was interesting. All online tests, no textbooks, very organized on canvas. Would take again.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had him for phil 6 and phil 2. philosophy is a difficult subject, not the prof's fault. i don't like that quizzes are incredibly nuanced, it feels like multiple choices apply to single-choice questions. but, he gives extra credit, and you can get an A as long as you do the discussions (only about 1 per month!) even with a 75-80% avg on quizzes

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He usually gave one quiz, one discussion post, and two replies for every week. No tests besides the quizzes and sometimes seminar posts as. This class was difficult because everyone had to read and analyze philosopher's writing by ourselves. The quizzes were really specific and hard even though I spent a lot of time trying to understand the text

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I am currently taking an exam right now as I write this, FAILING! I made the mistake of taking the asynchronous course as well and OH MY GOSH it is so bad, i'd say 85% of the class homework and exams were this thing called truth table and it wasn't understandable no matter how hard I studied.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Nick Alvarez is hands down the worst professor at Las Positas. Yeah sure he knows his stuff about philosophy, but it doesn't translate in class. He never really explains things thoroughly and his class readings are way too long to read twice a week. If you miss one in-class assignment your grade will tank. Do not take his class.