Reviews of professor Valery Pylypchuk

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Random attendance taken, poor lectures with slides that aren't always correct. Hardly responds to emails, better off just teaching yourself.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Pylypchuk is incredibly knowledgeable about the subject. The class structure is super convenient for students. Exams were open note and most HWs were optional. Attendance is checked randomly so missing a lecture once or twice isnt the end of the world. Lectures cover mainly theory and explanation rather than explicit problem solving.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Im not questioning his knowledge, as he has impressive work history and extensive academic credentials, but he is not a good PROFESSOR. Lacks the know-how of teaching engineering material; I taught myself by reading the textbook (great book). Hes pretty rude as well. He told me to stop speaking quickly when asking a question. Not recommended.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
At first this prof seems difficult to work so don't let that stir you away. He's very compassionate and wants to help you. YOU HAVE TO SPEAK UP IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL!!!! OR IF YOU FEEL LIKE GRADING/EXAMS ARE TOUGH. because he will def help you and guide you. The exam problems come from the lectures and hw is a great study guide.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very difficult course and not much help to any students. Extremely rude and condescending. He encourages students to ask questions and then proceeds to talk down to them and belittle them. He gives out practice problems and no solutions and his a horrible lecturer. I am beyond disappointed with how the class was run and how he treats others.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
HW was optional but recommended as he would give "random" quizzes, but you always knew they were coming due to getting a notification online and he would sometimes tell us we'd be having one next class. Wouldn't take points for making a simple calculation error on tests. Doesn't like when students always complain so try to read the book and do HW

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class was arguably the hardest course i've taken as a UG in ME. Was basically a four week review of all of MAT2150 (be good at Diff Eq and every trig function!), then a bit of Vibrations and some other analysis. His lectures are useful and concise, but the amount of information to absorb is insane.