Reviews of professor Jesus Zapata

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Zapata makes it clear at the beginning of the course that majority of the learning will be done on our own and he will reiterate the material the next day in class. Thats the only down side of the course, but I didn't mind. There are 6 quizzes and 1 final and almost all the classwork and labs are done in groups so it is extremely managable.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I would take his class again! He's a pretty good instructor, and his lectures are usually easy to understand (which makes up for the non-mandatory homework, in my opinion). He goes over practice quizzes from past semesters, which is super helpful; you definitely know what to expect on the quizzes and final. He's also organized and a quick grader.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Really really boring and the proffesor is super uninterested and makes the problems more confusing than they should be. I basically taught myself this whole class using the textbook... going to lecture really isnt worth it. I woud not recommend this proffesor at all.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This professor was great and has a PhD, he's easy to reach and dropped 2 quizzes out of 6, labs are done in groups and manageable If everyone contributes. 12 labs total: 25%, classwork is 5% done in the same lab groups, quizzes are 50% usually with 2-3 problems each and the final is 20% with 5 problems of each topic covered in the class, take him

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The class was over zoom and was pretty straightforward. We did labs in groups which was easy. He spent half of the class lecturing and the rest was time spent for the labs. My group ended up finishing every class an hour early. The exams aren't too bad and similar to homework problems. He did lecture a lot and sometimes it wasn't that helpful.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor really cares for his students, his office hours is a great time to ask for details about a problem and he drops two quizzes from your grade. His lectures are okay but you must read the textbook(its free) to get all the information for the chapter. Highly recommend reading the sections before class to stay up with the class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Zapata is very intelligent and certainly knows what he is talking about. He keeps the lectures short, and has us work in breakout rooms in Zoom to do classwork & labs. This way, you learn by doing the problems rather than listening to a lecture. You have to do the work if you want to pass, but he always posts the solutions to all problems

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is not the best lecturer, but he cares about his students and is more than happy to help anyone. Labs are super easy, but the quizzes are a little difficult if you don't study at home. He drops 1 quiz and replaces the next lowest quiz score with the final exam score.