Reviews of professor Archie Medrano

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Super easy class but it was kind of boring. Most people take this for GE so no one is super into the actual material. He is quiet but definitely knows his stuff and if you ever need help he is there to help you. The homework is limited and easy and there are a few papers but they aren't longer than a page. There are also a few group projects.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Extremely easy class. Lectures are slow so go ahead and skip if another class has priority, but they help when the online homework gets rough. Medrano himself is super chill and does everything in his power to help students succeed. Tests consist of exact or slightly modified versions of homework problems, so if you can do those, you'll do great.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Archies class is easy to pass as long as you PAY ATTENTION in class and participate (by taking notes during lecture)! He also gives study guides before the exams and if you do them, youre sure to pass the exam. Hes super forgiving and does whatever he can to allow his students to pass. Very nice & respectful professor. Hell never cancel a class

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The single worst professor I have ever had. Didn't respond to emails, gave lectures that were unclear, assigned projects but gave no prompt or rubric, and gave my final project video a zero because he didn't even watch it. Avoid any class that even barely involves this professor. If his class is the only option, just take it at a different school.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was Medrano's first time teaching math252 @ SDSU, and it was not good. He is super inaccessible, takes actually FOREVER to grade anything and cancelled multiple tests for that reason. The structure of the class is not that hard but we had a project with no direction on and everyone did not do well. Overall he doesn't know what he's doing

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
A little unorganized, chalk that up to the switch online. Grading criteria a little unclear but the material was not that hard. A few homework assignments, 2 assessments, and a large group project. He said he might change the course next semester. Very open to student input on how to teach the course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I honestly love this class. His lectures were straightforward and easy to understand. I took MATH 150 151 245 254 before this class so anything he did that people would ask how did he get that I knew already. It's not a hard class and I really enjoyed it. If you understand basic math you'll be fine.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The material is somewhat easy with prior math knowledge. But he is bad at lecturing and helping with specific problems. It's easy to zone out in his class and even easier to fall behind.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Meh professor. Goes over the presentations way to fast. Along with this, we spent about 3 weeks in a row going over problems that won't be on the test whatsoever. The homework is a joke, it's way to long and has to be written in sentence form.