Reviews of professor Michael Zaletel

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Awesome professor. Zaletel is respectful, patient and gives awesome lectures. It feels like he genuinely cares about our learning and puts in tons of work to make sure we understand concepts. He's an awesome guy in general

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Ok. Let me start off by saying I would die for this man. Zaletel is INCREDIBLY intelligent, patient, and wants you to succeed. That being said, this was by far the most challenging class I've ever taken. NOT undoable, just time consuming(10+ hrs/hw). Definitely as a result of his intelligence, but his hw and tests are challenging. Love him tho!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Zaletel is good-humored, has amazing lectures and explains concepts in detail despite the fast pace of 5A. Homework is very intensive but is good preparation for the tests, which were fair and not as hard. He sometimes assumes that most of the class is familiar with math that only some may have done. Demos were really cool. Would recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I cannot think of a better candidate to teach an introductory to physics class. Prof Z is extremely passionate about physics and cares about his students. It seems like he spends way more time preparing the lectures than teaching them. Theyre inspiring and clear. Homework is hard but really helps with understanding. Great class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Humorous, chill, caring, very accessible outside class. I heard something like he spent 6 six hours preparing for a 1.5-hour lecture, which is very unusual. Besides all the time spent on preparations, he is willing to stay after class/OH to explain concepts.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
an absolute god. This class was easily the hardest class I have ever taken and yet the greatest class. Zaletel will teach you so much. He really wants everyone to learn and is very accessible outside of class. He even held office hours outside when there was a power outage. He's math heavy and his homeworks are quite hard, but best professor by far

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He gives incredible lectures and great answers to questions. The textbook (Kleppner and Kolenkow) can be difficult to follow, so it is best used to supplement the lectures. Homework is intense, but ensures that you both understand the material and learn something new. Tests are difficult, but fair.