Reviews of professor John Howard

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class is very difficult, but if you study the problems in the back of the book you will pass. This professor gives extremely difficult tests and curves them a lot. I almost dropped the class after the first test because I thought I failed, but he ended up curving it 25%. This professor respects his students.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Howard sometimes acts more like a group tutor than a "regular professor" which has its downsides, but is probably a good thing ultimately. He only addresses issues if you go out of your way to answer very specific questions, and expects you to figure out most of the material yourself. The course is HEAVY on self-study and problem solving.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very Hard! He is a good Professor but not very good at teaching. He uses publisher powerpoint slides and gives us solution manuals to try the problems on own. His exams are crazy. The exam grade mean is usually 50 after 20% curve. Never tried hard to pass a class. Youll be fine if you have a good foundation in Physics. Goodluck!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
A very bad instructor. He shows very basic problems, but his tests are 5x harder that can include material he didn't teach. He unjustly grades and can give you zero points on a quiz for a very minor mistake. He makes you fail during the course and separately tests you earn the curve. Even if you study diligently, you won't pass. Don't waste money!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Howard is easily one of the most intellectual and respectable professors I've had within my college career. The courses he lectures in are insanely challenging to many students, but he goes above and beyond in understanding what is even going on. He goes extremely fast, but it's only because his professionalism and passion exceeds all.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I'm sure he's a nice guy but he's not a good teacher. Lectures that consist of him reciting bits of the chapter that he wants you to have already read (what is the point?), chapter problems assigned without giving any simple examples, tests so hard I cried. Never worked so hard for a C. Please let me save you the suffering, don't take his class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The homework was incredibly difficult, and the course was WAY too fast-paced. At least we don't have to memorize all the equations, and he curves us on our exams.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Howard is by far one of the most fair professors I've ever come across. He's quick to grade, but he makes sure he gives you as many points as possible, and he understands how difficult the material is. He's got a quirky sense of humor, but he definitely knows what he's talking about. If you're willing to put in a bit of effort, he's fantastic!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Guy's hairline is receding as fast as the number of students in his class is decreasing. Bribed him with hair products, got a B in the class. I should have bribed him with some more hair products.