Reviews of professor Paul Pahoresky

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a good person, but taking his course made me upset. The workload is huge. If you think a schedule that meets once a week is easy, his workload will make you pay for it. 8-hour-homework per week, 2 mid-term tests without curves, and a upsetting final with a test and also a paper. The final paper requires group work, about 50 pages.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The work load is extremely high. The lectures felt really monotonous and I felt like I learned more reading the textbook alone. I emailed the professor a few times asking clarifying questions and he responded in short, belittling messages. This class has been a terrible experience and I have been left feeling worn out and confused.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class left me feeling more tired, dazed, and confused than anything else. So much homework, his lectures are long, boring, and hard to follow (especially at 7-9pm), and he is extremely belittling. Took this because it filled a requirement I needed, so if you're looking for that please try to get into something else instead. Spare yourself.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I advise vehemently against taking this professor's class. He will lose your homework and have the audacity to claim you never turned it in, even when provided with email proof. Both his emails and his remarks in class are frequently disparaging, and he harbors a particularly disturbing animosity towards non-white international students. Stay away.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures aren't helpful, textbook is ok. He's pretty cold when (if!) he responds to emails. You would think this class would be easy but if you're bad at understanding math I wouldn't recommend. You can manage if you do the homework though. Tests are hard so prepare for that, and the homework is very long. He also can be horribly mean in class.