Reviews of professor R.J. Maratea

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lecture's are what most of tests are based on. Very smart guy, but a tough grader. Gives extra credit for random things occasionally, but not too often.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
RJ is great, a real gem of the CJ department. Would definitely take him again. 4 pretty easy tests as long as you study the study guides he gives you. He grades final paper kind of tough, but I still did fine in the class. His lectures are hilarious, he sometimes goes on tangents, but I genuinely enjoyed going to class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
RJ is a fantastic professor. Yeah, he can get off on some tangents and he kept on adjusting the syllabus, but his lectures are informative and entertaining. You can tell he really cares about the material. It also helps to go to his office hours, he was more than happy to clarify what was expected on the assignments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Maratea is the best. So funny, and explains everything super clearly in lectures. He is a very tough grader on papers, so spend a lot of time on them, but there are only two a year, and both are only two pages. He gives awesome feedback on written assignments, with full edits on everyones papers. There is not much HW, so do it when it is assigned

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Stay away. The way the professor grades assignments and exams makes it almost impossible to do well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing professor. Goes off on tangents a lot, but he's hilarious and covers all the material he needs to. Gives detailed study guides before exams, and if you know it all it's an easy A. He grades a little harsh on the papers, but gives extra credit throughout the semester. Will definitely take more of his classes

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Rly not sure how to feel about Maratea. He makes a lot of self-deprecating jokes that are funny, but also make students uncomfortable. The class really isn't that bad, but RJ is a bit intimidating. He is an understanding professor tho.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
BEST. PROFESSOR. EVER. RJ made class hilarious every single day, even when some of the content was dull. Besides that, he's really captivating when he lectures (good inflection, uses hand gestures, lots of funny anecdotes). Just make sure to keep track of deadlines, because the calendar got rearranged a lot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really enjoyed RJ's class, he gives a study guide before the exam. He's so hilarious and wants you to do well, come to class take good notes. Also gives extra credit.