Reviews of professor Artem Kotelskiy

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He explains concepts very poorly and in a difficult and unnecessary way. He also has poor english, so it makes it even harder to understand the concepts. If you have never taken calculus before, this class will be difficult for you. If you took calculus in high school you should be able to get at least a B if you do all the work and go to class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This is just a difficult course, so it's easy to blame the professor. Overall, he goes through the material pretty smoothly and makes himself available via email and office hours. I recommend going to class, because he will definitely notice who is paying attention and who isn't. You never know when that may help your grade in the end.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took 100% online m211 and well, he loved to let us get behind because certain students would ask questions taking up half the freaking lecture. So then after lecture we get assigned videos to watch and have long homeworks.1 quiz every week, and learned new material on a Friday when we have our final Monday, because of course... we were behind.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Though it takes some time to get used to his teaching style and accent, Artem is overall a very good professor. Concepts are well-defined and well-explained in class, and study guides mirror exams fairly closely. He's sweet and genuinely wants to help his students as much as he can. As far as questions go, though, your best bet is probably a TA.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
You should be ready to study by yourself. This is a specialized course. I averaged 30 points higher than the class in the exam, but only got a B. After Curve, my score only increased by more than 2 points. His practice exams and formal exams have no correct answers. There is nothing wrong with your homework, only one "wrong".

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He was an amazing professor but M119 is just a monster. He didn't make the midterm or final which were awful, but the exams he did make were very doable if you went to class and did the homework. He explained things well and you should go to office hours. In general I recommend not taking math at IU, it is dumb difficult. I barely got an A

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I was in the M211 calculus online only class. Artem has a habit of getting the class "behind" and instead of rethinking the schedule he creates massive (40+ problem) homework assignments that take hours and hours to complete. His lectures are hard to understand, so if you aren't good at teaching yourself from home, I would not recommend this class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Although I like him as a person, his lectures are often "behind" the schedule. He gives us a "TONS" of homework to accommodate for that. Exams and Discussion quiz are harder than they should be, and they overweigh homeworks. If you are given a choice between 119 and 120, or just 211, PLEASE take 119 and 120 if you do not want to screw your grade.