Reviews of professor Madhav Sharma

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Sharma is an excellent professor who effectively describes very abstract concepts in simplified, concise terms. His tests are NOT hard - just do the HW/take notes in class. He is easy to talk to and will always try to help you succeed. Very responsive via email. No idea why he has a low rating here on RMP but it is unwarranted. Take his class!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The key to doing well in this class is reading and outlining sections in depth, so you definitely need to get the textbook. I didn't learn a lot from lectures, but I liked that Sharma's quizzes and exams were always straightforward, no trick questions. Once you get used to the more abstract nature of linear algebra, the course really is not bad.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class was tough and the syllabus is a bit outdated but Madhav uses great examples and goes at a very breezy pace. He makes time for each student and makes sure everyone who asks for help is caught up to speed. I took this class during summer, so the condensed classes were long. He made it funny and interesting! Grading is fair ....

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Sharma is a nice enough professor, but do not take his class if you don't have a strong background in math. I found that I was teaching myself 90% of the time. Exams and hw are fairly straightforward, but it is seriously going to be a tough class if you haven't already taken calc. Nice guy though.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He goes extremely fast. Doing Excel and keeping up with him during his lectures, it is almost impossible to catch up. He is very sarcastic, and he tries to be funny. However, he does reply to e-mails. But his office hours are off.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you want to understand and pass calc, choose a different professor. Sharma is incredibly kind but he skips over important concepts, leaving the whole class confused. It was more efficient for me to watch YouTube videos than it was to attend lecture. You pay to get taught material, pick a different professor who's going to teach.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Sharma's a super nice guy, and seems to know a lot about the subject. Unfortunately, he would forget to teach things that were incredibly important, and it made it quite difficult to make sense of the subject (which is already a very strenuous course). Regardless, he's a kind grader when it comes to exams, there's just better profs out there.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Does not prepare students for exam at all. Tough grader, exams are pretty much your sole graded material. If you're not the best test taker do not take his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall relatable guy. Fair grader and cares if students understand. Slight accent but doesn't get in the way of anything.