Reviews of professor Erik Luvaas

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Assignments are so unclear but luckily not the toughest grader. A lot of reading of both textbooks as well as different scientific articles every week. I don't think I would take him again. The final exam even though I still passed, brought my grade down 14%. Very little flexibility with myself and the rest of the students.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lots of papers and a final exam worth 30% of grade. Lectures were recorded. Almost all of the assignments were not graded until the day before grades were due, but he was an easy grader on the essays and gave extra credit. Test was multiple choice, based on textbook and powerpoint. Good class to get upper area b out of the way.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You will analyze long scientific articles and write papers on them. Instructions are unclear. If I could have gotten a full refund I would have dropped that class. More writing than my writing intensive course.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Honestly, he's an easy grader. Only about half of the lecture slides he provided had recordings, so I felt I didn't learn anything. Pretty much all I did were writing assignments so it was stressful taking the final. There's no study guide for the final.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He provides no real guidance for the assignments and expects you to decipher his vague prompt. Then for the final he gives no study guide or information on what to expect. The final is worth a third of your grade, our class average was around 70% and nearly everyone dropped 10% in the class. Most people lost their A's. Take someone else.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Luvaas is an amazing professor, lectures are very interesting. I took this class over summer so it was a lot of reading every week I still recommend. The assignments are fun and engaging. Professor told everyone not to worry about the final but it is hard! However with all of the other assignments you should get an easy A, easy grader.