Reviews of professor Javier Apfeld

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I love Professor Apfeld so much!! He really cares about his students and takes your feedback on the class into serious consideration. He always emphasizes going to office hours and he really tries hard to make sure students are doing well. He makes the classroom a safe and inclusive place--overall a very kind man and great professor

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Loves talking about his c. elegans. Sweet, funny guy but unfortunately a terrible professor. Class was based on tophats, three exams, and a final :/

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Personality wise professor apfeld is so understanding and actually cares about your mental health Quizzes and Tophat questions were easy Exams were somewhat confusing but fair- please do the practice exams Hes open to any questions in office hours but doesnt really answer them well during lectures Mediocre lecturer, reads off slides a lot

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Apfeld is very kind and actually quite funny at times. His fatal flaw is that he tends to mumble his way through lectures and it is quite impossible to stay engaged in class. With that said, all of the tests are online and open note so it is easy to get a good grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Just a ppt reader, boring.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There's tophat questions every class. You can look at the lectures ahead of time on canvas and find the answers on quizlet. None of the tophat questions are on the exams. Exam 1 and 3 are easy, 2 and the final were not as easy. The tophat questions are required. He just reads off slides and can't answer questions.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Good guy, and not the hardest class, but a few things: do the hw at the end of lectures and be prepared to pull out ones from past lectures for his quizzes, lecturing skills are mid so printing out the slides and jotting ideas down for review afterward might help more than full blown notes, and tests do have problems that require a lotta practice.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Apfeld doesn't really go too in depth with the material, and usually reads off of powerpoint slides. Not too helpful when in need of some clarification for some material. Generally a nice man, but does not make things clear enough for his students.