Reviews of professor John Athamanah

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Athamanah was very straight forward in his expectations. The textbook selected was very interesting. As long as you actually read the chapters instead of just watching the lectures (which are summaries, not all the testable material), it's not diffiucult to do well on the tests.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He does not give a study guide for anything so be prepared to go in blind to his 100 question timed exams. His lectures are basically just him reading off a powerpoint that does not go into any detail and leaves out a lot of information that is in the book. Lastly, he does not respond to any emails, despite how badly you want to improve your grade.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class consisted of one easy worksheet per chapter (usually scenarios, sometimes a crossword puzzle), and there is one due date for all the worksheets for that month, along with a 100 question exam. So really, you could do nothing the whole month, do the 5 worksheets in about 2 hours, and then take the exam. The prof. really isn't too involved.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Grades were 40% homework, which consisted of the easiest questions known to man, and 60% exams with questions ripped from the internet. Just go to Quizlet and search "nutrition chapter _" and you'll find all the exam questions. If you have a good grasp of anatomy and physiology you'll be fine. He is the laziest prof I've had, but straightforward.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
HARDEST class I have taken and it's my second degree. Exams use Respondus Lockdown this semester, although never before this semester, and are RIDICULOUS. He gets all of his assignments and exam questions from the internet, doesn't make them himself. No study guides, the homework doesn't help. He curved exams and we still got C's. GOOD LUCK.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I've never had as much trouble in a class as this one. There is barely any wiggle room in this class, and the tests are absolutely ridiculous. Even though you read the chapters, watch the lectures, and think you are ready, be prepared to have every curveball thrown at you on the test (which is open book).

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Although it wasn't the easiest, I did come out of this class with a better understanding of nutrition. Grades are based off easy worksheets and five difficult exams in which you need to read the textbook cover to cover and listen to each lecture twice in order to succeed. He only curves if you do bad on tests. Thankfully, no comprehensive exams.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very uninvolved. Syllabus not uptodate. Stated that questions would mimic nclex and they didnt. (Thank god) Not everyone who takes this class is a nursing major so it was a bit annoying to read that and find out none of the syllabus was true regarding his exams. You NEED the book to pass. For a nutrition class this was harder than it needed to be.