Reviews of professor Joseph Barchas

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Easy to pass, just do the work on time and make sure you understand what the topics are.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I made a 99 in the class without buying the textbook. He's great at answering questions and enjoys class participation. He is soft spoken but polite, helpful and extremely knowlegeable. Giving lectures from powerpoint, you will follow along easily, no need to take notes. Quizzes and tests are multiple choice and he allows one 3x5 note card on tests

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have to admit sometimes he can be boring, but he is a really cool teacher and you can tell he's patinate about physics. He replaces the final with your lowest grade, and curves a lot. If you do his practice quizzes you'll be ready for the test cause he just changes the numbers just make sure u don't leave any the question blank.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The work load is not that bad but the grading scale is absurd. The amount of work that he wants you to remember for the test is a lot. Professor uses lockdown browser for test only, where you will be expected to remember everything from a four week period. The lectures are lengthy and very unengaging and it takes forever to get to the point.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His lectures can be kind of boring some times during the basic lessons but things get more interesting as it picks up. He's super knowledgeable about astronomy, a real nice guy, and what he teaches you is exactly what's on the tests.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Barchas manages his work tools well, the classes may become boring but I doubt that the physics class is fun at all times. He is a very kind teacher so if you have questions he will do his best to answer them, physics is not easy but if you want to take a class that has good work tools along with support this is a good option

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His teaching style is quite dry, but he will make sure you understand if you have any questions. As long as you're doing the HW, you should be fine on the Exams, and you can even bring the formula sheet. Oh and he also gives partial credit when you show your steps. Physics is not an easy subject, but he will help you for sure, so I recommend him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a great professor, and the exams were not easy, but fair. He does really cool lectures (It was an online class).

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is SO NICE, really cares about his students. Lectures are boring and hes very soft spoken. You get a formula sheet for every exam that you can put whatever you want on it. He is super tough on cheating but gives opportunities for extra points. He gives most credit for just showing work, even if your answer is wrong. Physics is not easy.