Reviews of professor Alvaro Chavarria

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
PHYS116 You can tell hes smart but he doesnt know how to convey information in a useful way. In the past two q's with a different professor I did REALLY well/ I liked physics a lot, now I hate it and not doing well. He doesn't prepare you for exams, reads directly off of powerpoints, and doesn't really provide alternate explanations for problems.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
It's not difficult if you actually show up and pay attention. He explains things very well and his tests aren't hard if you study a little bit. Usually a tough class from what I've heard but he made it enjoyable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
We all know the physics department has a lot of control over what happens in the 12X series, so I'm not going to talk about that kind of thing. He really had my class interested in the demos. We applauded when things went well and not in a sarcastic way. I think he was good at engaging us in a pretty suckily set up situation.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He would read off the slides word by word, ask the class if there were any questions, and then resume reading off the slides after the awkward silence. It's either a teach-yourself experience or go to every one of his office hours. Also practice exams didn't always help because a lot of the questions on them were "covered" in class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures are average, in class quizes are generally very easy and not a reflection of the exams. He does not provide enough material to study for the exams and his exams are hard, always presented things we had never seen. Good at answering questions during office hours but office hours are very limited.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hes amazing, reminds me of Marilyn Manson but cooler