Reviews of professor Katherine Shomsky

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Shomsky was the worst professor I have ever had in my educational path. She is rude, doesn't care about the education field, degrading, and should not be teaching this course. She is one out of only two professors who can teach this content. I recommend never taking her unless you are automatically, a physics genius.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
My first semester of physics with a different prof was awful. Shomsky's tests are what the discussion is which is what is learned in lecture. The homework assigned is due to department regulations, not her fault. She teaches what you need to know and nothing else. I wish I had her for PHY220.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I am currently in week 4 of this class and I have never had a professor this terrible and unorganized. She has never taught this course and when you walk in day 1 she expects you to know all the content and how to do it. Every week we have been expected to learn and understand the content with little to no help from her. I am contacting the dean.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I have never struggled so much in a class. I am a pretty good student but she makes this class impossible to do well in. She has never taught the class and clearly has no interest in education. It is unclear how much she cares about her students because despite living during a global pandemic, she doesn't make things any easier!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This course in and of itself is difficult, but I felt Professor Shomsky did a pretty good job teaching the material. Be prepared for lots of homework and quizzes. Lectures would start to get boring towards the end, but they were very helpful. Also had her for lab and she was great.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was hands down the worst class I've ever taken at GVSU! Professor Shomsky is rude, condescending, and doesn't care about the education field. I felt that this course was below her as it was an entry level course. She makes you feel stupid when you need help! Lectures were dry; can't read her notes! GVSU needs to reevaluate their physics dept!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Shomsky definitely gets a bad rep because of how difficult the class is. If you attend lecture/discussion and do the extra practice, you should be fine. First exam is tough, but the rest are just like the extra practice. I got a C on the first exam, then A's on the rest. She is willing to answer any questions you have and is always willing to help

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible, take Guenther instead, she wa significantly less helpful than all the other professors. Her handwriting is also illegible. She gave us quizes that set us up to fail, while the other professors want to help you. The exams she gave us were hard, and she gave minimal credit for anything if u mess up.