Reviews of professor Scott Salesky

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He wasn't the best at giving clear instructions on exams and homework assignments, but he taught the material decently. He tried to make the class fun and interactive, but you can tell his is still getting used to teaching at the college level.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great at research. Not so great at teaching. I get its his first class and he really did seem nice. He tried to make class exciting with fun quizzes and fun extra credit. However, it didnt excuse that the class was graded sparsely and tests were math heavy despite few in-class calculations. Homework grades usually werent done in time for exams.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
METR2004 can be a very conceptual class and be a bit boring in lecture, but Dr. Salesky does his best to keep the class involved. The quizzes and tests are very fair for what we go over in class and on the homework. If you put in the work it is very hard to not get through this class with a B or A.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
There is no doubt in my mind that Salesky is knowledgeable, however, this was his first year teaching and it was VERY obvious. His lectures didn't do much and many times I learned more outside of class. Also, don't expect to get your HW grades back before exams. Salesky is a nice person but he really needs to work on how he teaches. 2.5/5

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a great person and does pertinent research, but not so sure about him as an instructor. I get that it was his first time teaching the class, but there comes a point. The material is difficult (not in his control), but how he taught/reviewed it very much is. Exams are very long and combined worth 55% of the class grade.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You need to put in the work and ask questions. The exams can be tricky, but between the review sessions led by TAs, his in class reviews, and the quizzes, you have more than enough skills to do well. METR2004 is the first hard course in met, so you'll hear a lot of students who just use salesky as the scapegoat for the difficulty of this course.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lectures were usually pretty clear, but sometimes, Dr. Salesky got a little too technical, confusing the class. Homework and exams were graded fairly, he offered extra credit upon request, and offered a writing assignment that was fun and boosted course grades. Assignments usually took multiple weeks to be graded, and exams were slightly too long.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not a bad lecturer, and good exams. Though derivations of everything tended to lose me, and a decent lack of examples in class. Homeworks were also confusing at times going over some stuff we never covered and had to guess ourselves

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Salesky knew what he was talking about but was terrible at teaching the material. He was not at all transparent or honest about his exams and was not helpful for test prep or review. Only 4 homeworks so not a whole lot of practice. Don't expect to get homework grades back before the exam. Exams also take weeks to be graded if not longer.