Reviews of professor Ilias Cholis

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Cholis is a very smart man and knows what he is talking about, but he seems to expect every student to have the same level of understanding as him. His first two exams were extremely difficult, but with the extra credit and final, it's not too bad. He adapted his teaching to how the class was performing, which I appreciated.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I'm not a fan of physics, so doing well in this class was very difficult. Homework (WebAssign) was easy however his first two exams were brutal and not resembling of the homework. Final exam was more reflective of the homework to help bring up the average, and extra credit opportunities were offered. Lectures are boring yet essential.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Dr. Cholis in his first semester teaching ( in person ). It started out rough but he was willing to make changes to his teaching style and seek out ways to become better. This teacher actually cares about his students learning. He gave great examples on some very difficult conceptual material. Test questions similar to book problems and HW.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The students who rated him high are straight glazing. He is not a good professor, this class is very auditory don't take his class. His notes don't help at all. No curves given so when you fail your grade is going to remain an F. Countless students complain about him yet he still is a very harsh grader. Doesn't take critism very well.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He is a nice guy who is very intelligent however he is terrible at teaching and probably the worst professor I have ever had. You will not gain anything from his lectures because he makes it so confusing and more complex than it needs to be. If you enroll in this prof SWITCH!!! You will regret taking his class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Smart guy with a hard class. The exams are very hard and the questions often make you do several steps before you get the correct answer. If you go to class and SI every day and work hard outside of class, you should be able to do alright. Office hours are helpful.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor is good for auditory learners, but not for visual learners. I found lectures very difficult to follow and understand. I ended up teaching myself everything outside of class from the book. I am an A/A- student, but not in this class. Some study guide questions are the same as exam questions, which got me through the class. Long HW.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very caring and understanding professor!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Cholis is a very interesting lecturer. he is exceptionally brilliant so sometimes he has a hard time simplifying his ideas but he brings in so many props to show us real life applications. his class has 3 exams (non cumulative) webassign hw is easy. he ended up being my favorite professor because he is a lil awkward and hilarious.