Reviews of professor Matthew Aivazian

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He only knows how to explain the material one way and even at that it is very hard to follow his steps. He does curve his exams but he isnt very good at presenting the "why" we do it within the steps. Reads word for word off the book. Doesnt answer questions well. Mutes the whole class and wont let you unmute if you have a question.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof was alright but it was hard to follow as he just kinda read the textbook. Especially with the class being online I had a hard time understanding concepts and found myself zoning out, looking at a textbook pdf on a screen is hard to do for 2 hours straight. Also, graded super hard on attendence, and super light on homework.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He reads word for word from the textbook. If you didnt understand the reading, you prolly wont understand the lecture because its the same thing. There are 2 midterms and a final. Final is 36% of your grade. He curves the midterms but not the final. He curved the class but this wasnt promised to us. He crams information to fit his schedule

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really good with hmw extensions. Curved the midterms when he said he wouldn't. Final is a common final (he doesn't make it), he won't curve it, but he curves everyone's grades at the end of the semester. If you get C's on the midterms and do all the hmw, you can still pass even if you fail the final. Nice guy, mid lectures, but glad I had him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took this professor because I heard his tests were identical to the study guides, and although they were, the exams were impossible to pass. Each midterm the average score was around 45-50%. He would curve the midterms but not the final. He didnt tell us that he wasnt curving until the day of the final. You need at least 70% on the final to pass

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hours of homework each week, 50+ questions that each take a good 20-30 minutes, especially if you don't know exactly what you are doing. He reads straight out of the book with little to no elaboration, so a lot of self study is needed.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He read off the textbook for most of the course. Did not explain concepts very well just showed you them, which can be difficult If you are barely getting back to algebra. He was very picky when grading. Gives too much homework for what the grade is worth. Does curve test and give sample test beforehand.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nice guy, gives you a lot of homework extensions. Did not teach that well but provides decent study guides for the test. The three midterms and final count up to 86% of your grade. He curves the midterm as they are extremely difficult. Final is uncurved but he curved your final class grade. Passable class but he's simply not the best professor.