Reviews of professor Mark Salvatore

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
You get to go at your own pace. Dr. Salvatore is super understanding. The other person that gave him a bad rating probably just doesn't want to put in any effort because this was a super easy class. Only 3 lectures were over an hour (most were close to 20 minutes). You can tell that he is passionate about his work.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Probably the worst class I've ever had at NAU. Lectures are recorded to watch outside class to take 2-6 quizzes due before class, then lecture is repeated in class. SO MANY assignments and bizarre grading criteria. Mark is nice, but chaotic and a bit much to handle. Super confusing expectations and assignments. Don't recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mark is one of the best professors at NAU. His lectures are absolutely amazing and you learn so much. If the universe interests you , TAKE HIS CLASS!!! You wont regret it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Salvatore is a really casual, friendly and approachable professor. Expect to use Google forms to answer in-class questions, which often serve to reinforce the lecture's previous few slides. Though he presents himself informally, he's very knowledgeable and able to answer questions pertaining to much of the lecture material in and out of class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
LOTS of lectures, but they're really interesting. I dont like science at all, and this was the best class I couldve taken. Every class is a lecture which gets old a lot, but Dr. Salvatore is passionate so it makes the students participate more. Students are respected and good feedback is given on homework. Theres not too much out of class work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Watch a lecture, take a 2 Question quiz unlock the next lecture or activity. HW is 10 Q's. There were 3 tests. All assignments are multiple-choice. The only real due date is the last day of the semester. So discipline is key in his class. Listen to his lectures and you should be fine. Some are long but interesting. He does offer extra credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Salvatore was the BEST! Easily my favorite professor at NAU - and I'm not even a geology or astronomy major! He was so fun and passionate about what he was teaching and was very understanding about life's unexpected curveballs. If it didn't cost money, I would take this class every semester just to watching him get excited about space.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I enjoyed Professor Salvatore quite a lot. He is clearly passionate about his work and really showed that with his lectures. My only criticism about his class was the small point load, but this was easily mitigated through his extra credit assignments. Prof. Salvatore is also very organized and the work was done at your own pace. Not bad at all!