Reviews of professor Joshua Hallam

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Josh was a nice guy but personally hated his teaching style. He only lectured and it was always super fast, went through the material super fast, without much time for us to practice it in class. the homework was difficult - we had to explain every answer to the fullest extent and elaborate on everything we wrote. also the webworks were weird& hard

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is very good teacher and always open to help outside class. Clear on lectures and responds emails fairly quickly.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a fine professor but I just don't personally prefer his teaching style. If you answer the question wrongly, he'll keep going until end and then ask why the answer is wrong, which makes me remember the wrong things. HW is short but dense.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great teacher, super personable and easy to approach when asking questions. His homework assignments are fairly light, and his in-class lessons are helpful and easy to understand. I felt like the lessons were paced well, I didn't feel too rushed to understand concepts but we also were able to cover things in good time.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Hallam was super sweet and very nice when it came to teaching. He gives the same two assignments every week and they are not too bad. He even offers extra credit for every homework assignment. Always available for office hours and was overall easy to understand not condescending like some previous teachers I've had.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Honestly a terrific professor. There are long homework assignments due every couple of weeks that are worth a big portion of your grade, but if you go to him in office hours, he will guide you through every problem so you can definitely get As on those as long as you talk to him. A very proof based class, few applications of the math are discussed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I genuinely love Josh's class! Linear Algebra would be 10000x times without him! He genuinely care about his students, and is open to answering any and all questions in and out of class (he's super accessible via email). The material itself is hard, but Josh makes it easier and his tests aren't bad at all, he's a very fair grader too.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Josh was fine for lower div courses but Real Analysis was horrible. Assumed we knew every topic and blazed thru material too quickly. Ridiculous HW load (10+ hrs/week on top of office hours + reading/study material) and a harsh grader. Most were lost and only the same 2 guys would answer his questions. Take Wilson for upper div Pure Math classes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Man, I love Josh. His classes are fascinating, and difficult, but I've learned so much in Discrete Math and Real Analysis. Skeleton notes, HW every week, and you need to be willing to put in the time. But he is a great lecturer and teaches the content so well! So caring, so helpful in office hours. Humble and funny. Really couldn't ask for more :)