Reviews of professor Rafael Mota

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Mota is a great guy although he often goes on tangents and loses his train of though. There are weekly readings that he bases his lectures off of, 3 papers and 2 take home tests. He is very flexible with due dates and will help you. As long as you understand the readings and concepts you can easily do well. It is a very interesting course.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Messiest teacher I have ever met. His instructions change half way through the paper. He will tell us we need four references, and then the second half of the paper will say three. He is slow to answer emails and is very vague in answering. office hours On syllabus aren't what his door says. frequently cancels office hours. avoid him at all costs.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Mota is the worst professor I have ever had. He is incapable of answering questions and often gets flustered when he cant answer them. He dismisses class when he looses his train of thought which is often. Often seems in a terrible mood and is very unapproachable. Do not take a class with him ever.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Mota is really not a good professor. He doesnt explain things clearly and gives a ton of readings/papers. He also has extremely radical left views that he pushes on to the class. For my final I basically had to lie for the entire paper just because I would have rather gotten an A than been honest. Id stay away from this guy and his courses.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Mota is a horrible professor. Never dreaded going to a class more. I was very excited to take this class because it seemed interesting but he is rude, unorganized and goes on forever with no point. Even if you actually try in this class, he will fail you. I would never recommend this class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Mota is an interesting teacher. At the start of the semester, I thought his class was impossible. He assigned long complex readings and wasn't clear with his expectations for assignments. By the end, I liked him. The class taught me a lot and I think Mota is very passionate about his work. Once you get his method, the course becomes easier.