Reviews of professor Josh Wood

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Wood has probably been my favorite professor at UCR, I wouldnt say his class is easy by any means but who said it was supposed to be easy. Hes really enthusiastic about the material he teaches and its obvious that he cares if you care.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
a really great professor! breaks down each reading in class and always willing to answer questions and help if you need. all 3 papers were fairly straightforward and him and tas were willing to help with them. has pop quizzes when attendance is low :( but overall amazing!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great professor. I had trouble on the second essay, but luckily he gives opportunities for rewrites and is available for office hours if you need more guidance! He really wants you to understand the concepts so if you put forth the effort, you'll do great!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He grades on three essay, 20/25/30% and daily homework 25% which is how your grade will be made. His lectures are super good and encourages group discussion. He's a bit of a hard grader in terms of essays but if you go to his office hours beforehand, he'll give an idea on how to construct your essay as well as what he's looking for.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Wood was a super funny and caring professor! The course is made up of quizzes that have the answers from the slides during the lecture. A few quizzes (~5% of grade) is in-person, but super rare he does them! 100% recommend his course! Removes 2 lowest quiz grades. Final is optional and replaces a quiz grade.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures were brief. Papers were graded by TAs. The class and readings were interesting.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Wood teaches a class where you either get it or you don't.  This means half of the class will pass while half of the class will fail.  He is not very accommodating or lenient when it comes to assignments or extenuating circumstances.  His class is fully multiple choice with weekly quizzes, lecture quizzes in every class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures are engaging. Attendance required because there is a quiz at the end of every lecture. All assignments and exams are mcq. Doing the readings or taking notes is not necessary in this course if you have common sense and can think critically.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Wood is Intelligent and enthusiastic and displays much passion for the course. However, his grading scale is not a very accurate measurement of a student's knowledge of a course. Grades are mostly determined by midterms which is ridiculous considering he makes one midterm worth 30% and 20 questions and is ambiguousWould not take again, Disappointed

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Absolutely one of the best professors you will ever have. The syllabus has everything you will be doing for the ten weeks and you can guarantee no surprises. He gives Bob Ross vibes and it's immaculate. If you read on time, and do all the quizzes and homeworks on time YOU WILL PASS and not be stressed. Absolutely 11/10 one of the best professors.