Reviews of professor Benjamin Varela

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He did not do a good job at preparing us for exams. His exams are worth 75% & the final is optional which is great except, since he is the harshest grader ever, you dont do well on the exams so you basically have to take the final to replace an exam grade & pass. Also likes to condescendingly explain to his class why they missed points in tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Super fair, willing to work with you. Weekly homework, but extra credit on tests

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took Varelas mechanics of materials over the summer. Good instruction and clear examples for homework problems and exams. Great teacher would take him again

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
His lectures are confusing and disorganized. Unless you're a savant, you will likely need to read the textbook as well. Exams are a HUGE portion of your grade. I DO like his homework policy. Getting it checked is tedious, but you get immediate feedback and can use your homework to study for the test. Exams are similar to his lecture examples.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is an okay teacher. His homework policy is not that great. Literally have to check every single homework problem. He will not give any guidance on what to study for the exam. He will tell your the general chapters for tests (thats common sense). Will have pop quizzes beware.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
same as the other bad ones