Reviews of professor Vitaly Katsnelson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Katsnelson is such a good prof. His lectures are clear and he encourages questions. He drops the lowest homework and quizzes. Very light grader, doesn't expect vast amounts of memorization, no trick questions, extra credit on some tests. The class seemed easier than I expected because he was so good at teaching it. 1-3 qstn quiz every week.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Tests are very hard. Proof of what the professor says in an email: "Please note that if you received a low D or F on the exam (the curved score), it means you scored far below the average of the class. In the past, students who received such a grade on the first exam usually ended up failing the course if they did not seek help every week."

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is the best professor in the the whole school. He will hold your hand and help you with what every you don't understand. The homework and quizzes are there to help your grade and he makes every effort to make sure his students understand. You can ask him even the simplest stuff and he will help you out. He is the best professor NYIT has.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This professor is my favorite and he is a tough grader. I had a lot of math teachers and I always caught mistakes but he is different. He doesn't make algebra errors and shows each steps. He skips steps if he thinks you can do the math in your head. Don't miss class I cant express how much you will miss. Office hours is great. Btw no  accent

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He may look nice and act kind, but he is really hard when it comes to exams. He gives hw problems where he put asterisks on the ones that are exam level problems. These problems are not computation but theory based questions. So if you are not good with those type of questions, I suggest taking a different professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you fail w/ Katsnelson either you are behind (i.e. didn't do well in calc 1/2) or are putting in negative effort. All lectures for calc 1,2,3, posted on canvas, lenient grader, amazing explainer, responds to emails quickly, literally answers all questions, etc. Not only should you not fail his class, you shouldn't be leaving w/o knowing calc 3.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
One of the best professors I have in NYIT. Do your homework on time, take notes in class, and study them. If you did all these three things, you will get an easy A. #intelligenceisablessing #dedicationmattersmore

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was caring and patient. He held review sessions before the exams as well as extra office hours before our exams and final. He also went over problems in class which were the most difficult, which I appreciated. Very open to letting students participate and ask questions in class.