Reviews of professor Loukas Kallivokas

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Arguably the worst professor in the civil engineering department. I prayed Id get by a car on the way to his class so that I wouldnt have to sit in on his lecture.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Doesn't curve or give partial credit. Exams are open notes, which was nice. He writes fast during lectures, so if you write something wrong in your notes you are screwed during exams. I wrote something wrong in my notes and used it during an exam and completely bombed it. He didn't give partial credit for even having the process correct.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Kallivokas is a very intelligent guy so he sometimes won't get why a student doesn't understand a topic. Labs/hw are hard and time consuming. Have to go to class for notes especially numerical methods stuff. Tests are hard, fair grader, TAs help a lot, everything builds on itself. Lectures are aight. Do the labs on your own and you will do better

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For this class, labs and homework assignments take up a decent percentage of your grade, which is good since they are pretty straightforward. Dr. Kallivokas is a good lecturer, but really pushes the class to understand the material, because the tests can be a little tricky. He does mention that he adjusts the final grade distribution if needed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Prof. Kallivocas is great, he can be intimidating sometimes but would crack a joke here and there. His lectures are amazing in my opinion and he recaps a lot, often starting the class with a summary of the previous one. The material starts off easy and gets progressively harder week by week. Also prepare to code.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Just Don't, Trust me.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Kallivokas is simply the best, he teaches complex topics in accessible ways, provides examples and lists important remarks at the end of the class. He is outstanding, I took Finite Elements with him after taking a similar course at another department and his was superior in every way.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Kallivokas provides clear expectations for his class. His lectures are easy to follow and he explains the content well. Class participation is necessary to understand the material, and attendance is mandatory. If you pay attention in class though, you will have no problem with the homework or exams. He's easily accessible for office hours.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I truly believe Dr. Kalivokas had a rough semester, so take this semester's reviews with a grain of salt. Half of the class dropped out after the first test and the ones who were left were left with a large hole to climb out of. The tests were a time crunch due to the fact that they were coding tests that were taken with paper and pencil.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If there are other professors teaching the same course I recommend taking them instead. This is the type of professor who blames the students for their poor performance and when you ask questions you get shut down and called stupid. After the first exam half of the class dropped the course.