Reviews of professor Thomas Rabovsky

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Attendance in mandatory but he reads off the lecture slides so it seems like the is no point in going to class. everything you learn in class you could teach yourself. He makes you do case studies in class when this time could be used for the 15 page group paper you have to write. Poor use of time and gives poor instructions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
A wonderful lecturer who is great at explaining concepts. He is very helpful with any problems a student might have and is readily available through email. Interesting to listen to and easy to understand (even for someone who is not mathematically inclined). Homework takes a while and is with a partner. Book not necessarily needed. Uses R Studio.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class was absolutely ridiculous in my opinion. It wasn't hard, but I truly felt like he had no idea what he was doing, our due dates kept getting changed, unclear assignments, no rubrics, group 10 page paper... Easy A, but frustrating.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Rabovsky was easy. All material needed to know for the exam was found in lecture slides which he posts after class. Group projects were annoying but that's just how all group projects are. As long as you understand lecture materials you'll be fine. Easy A

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
cheesy cartoons and jokes on lecture slides but overall a good professor. Very knowledgeable in his area but this sometimes hurts when students can't follow his thought process/explanations. Tests are basically just the lectures, nothing else. The ending group project is a little much but he grades it fairly.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very easy class. Attendance is for a grade but Tom just reads off the lecture slides. I left most days after signing the attendance sheet. Tests are all multiple choice and straight from the slides (which are uploaded to Canvas). Honestly a very chill atmosphere and easy A if you review the slides.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
honestly very average. reads off slides, we watch a lot of james oliver political videos. I think the tests are not bad, but the average is surprisingly lower than I would expect. I think that says more about the class not him in this case though. I would take with him, no complaints except I do not find the class to be super engaging but oh well.