Reviews of professor Kobbi Nissim

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Requires at least 6-8 hours of hw per week, had a high A all semester, but then Professor Nissim made the final extremely difficult (most people I talked to after said it was the hardest exam they had ever taken) and I ended with a B in the class just because of the final. If there is another section of this class, I highly recommend you take it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Nissim was knowledgeable in his field, but he does not know how to teach effectively. A good grade is possible, but most people never fully understood the material (even if they passed). Midterms did not reflect what was on the homework or shown in class. Very lecture heavy, and extra lectures were required homework every class as well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Class was online, biweekly homework assignments that take some time but you can submit 24 hrs after deadline w/o penalty. Midterms and final are 24-hour take home exams and similar to the homework assignments. Lectures can be a little hard to follow, but he encourages questions and is responsive. 030 is rough anywhere, but Nissim is a solid choice

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pacing was a bit off as it was his first time teaching this class. Last few units were kinda rushed. Very happy to answer questions and actually reads zoom chat for them. HW can be long but not really busy work, just difficult material. Online exams were 24 hour take home.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Literally awful, inconsistent and lazy. First midterm was online, as per the syllabus (said all exams were take home), and most did well, but the second midterm was in person (average was an F) because he did not update the syllabus for the in person version of the class. Required lectures (~1hr+) need to be watched out of class did not help at all

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The worst class I have taken. I have not learned anything. Had to make the exams take home because the average on the in-person exam was 28/100. He curved the average to a 55 which is still an F.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Okay, so the class was not too bad. His grading criteria extremely varied and I do not fully understand the material. That being said, at times, he knew we weren't going to and that it was a hard class, so I believe he purposefully graded easier.