Reviews of professor Pavan Pillalamarri

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
His tests are way too hard since he never go over the material in class, he always say the exams will be like the homework problems but that's not true at all. He only gave out study guide for one exam probably because he sees the class average is too low. I think quite a lot of people will fail this class including me.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very passionate about what he teaches and cares about each students success. If you are having problems, just email him and he will help how he can. I highly recommend him, and I think a lot of the negative reviews are just because they don't like the class, not the professor. He's a great professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very well informed on the subject and was able to teach extremely effective of the ways to solve the problems. May students aware of common errors that were made on problems and was always willing to help students on difficulties they may have. Was overall one of my best instructors this semester.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very approachable and solid professor for general physics II lab. Grade consisted of lab reports (done during the class period, basically the data you collect and some questions about it) and quizzes (take-home short worksheets) so a pretty easy class overall. Lowest quiz and lowest lab report get dropped so you can miss a week without penalty.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Tests and homework and extremely challenging. Class averages for tests were always within 40 - 70 range. There are always trick questions and half the stuff we go over in class will never be on the tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
 He is very intelligent and knows physics well. There are no exams, only simple unit quizzes if you do the homework. He makes lectures entertaining and easy by breaking down concepts and helping us understand them better. He is one of the best physics professors at Poly campus. Select him for PHY 111 and 112 lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Took PHY 121 last semester and 321 this semester. Pavan has continued to be one of my favorite professors. He was one of the only professors to actually meet with me to discuss my SAILS stuff, and was super understanding and kind. His lectures are awesome, but you really need to show up! You will pass if you put in the work and communicate with him

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
In his defense, he is not an awful teacher. On the other hand, his tests are extremely difficult. He tends to test you on things from the next lecture (stuff you have not learned in class). On top of this, he does not curve exams even though his test averages are almost always below 65%. If possible, avoid this professor at all costs!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not sure why the reviews are not the best on RMP. Takes lots of time to explain things and is more than fair with test difficulty, grading, etc. Test averages were around 80. Lectures are good, he tells you what you need to know. He does clicker questions for attendance, but they can be answered even if you aren't there in person.