Rate My Professors: Ram Valluri - Western University, London, ON

Professor: Ram Valluri

Department: Mathematics

College: Western University, London, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PHYSICS1401
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This guy was my introduction to university, and he made me want to drop out. We got very little feedback, and much of our work wasn't returned to us. His teaching consisted of reading slides of the textbook. I did learn a sort of important lesson from his class, and that was that I would have to teach myself a fair amount of my university courses.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: STATS1024
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Horrible professor. He reads off of the slides which were made by a different professor. Doesn't explain when you have a question and there is a communication barrier. He means well and is a smart guy, but just isn't meant to be a University professor. I had to teach myself the whole course just in time for the midterm and final

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PHYSICS1401A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Absolutely useless. Just puts the textbook on powerpoint and then talks about lasers for most of the lecture.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MATH1228B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Tries very hard and is a great guy ... However, difficult to understand and follow along with his methods and techniques. Definitely regret not reading these reviews before selecting my Math course ... :(

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: MATH1228
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great guy, just needs to work on teaching skills

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MATH570
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

awsome guy, horrible teacher

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: MATH1228
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

"If you learn to love math, math will love you" may be his favourite saying but it is NOT accurate! He is a hilarious and very nice guy but not a very good teacher. He explains things in weird confusing ways. If this class matters for your program, get a different prof.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: PHYS1206
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Hilarious guy

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: PHYS1026
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Had him for physics and linear algebra. Nice guy, but a terrible teacher. His lectures are just a mess, especially with physics. I ended up having to resort to using the textbooks(which for terrible for both courses btw, but that's another story) and the internet solely to learn and try to understand both courses. Avoid his classes at all costs.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: LINAL040
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

"If you find a mistake, come to my office and I'll give you a cookie" lol...and "When in doubt, check it out!" hahaha. funny man. Valluri is very smart and he is an ok prof. I had him for calc 50 in first year and lin alg in second yr...somehow he seemed much more capable at teaching in calc, but thats probly bc I hated lin alg...not his fault.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: LINAL040
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A nice guy who wants his students to succeed, but unfortunately does not know how to teach... he treats us like we are in grade 5... and has many weird sayings. You go to class, and you think it;s really easy, but then you try to do the homework, and it has nothing to do with the class material!

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: LINAL040
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Exact replica of Jon Lovitz...if Jon Lovitz were indian (watch High School High). Class material isn't far advanced from high school material and the fact that he teaches like a high scholl teacher, makes class veerrry tedious. unless you've never seen a matrix in your live, bring lunch or skip class. good guy, but needs to teach adults not kids

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: LIN040
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great great prof... very funny .. and makes linear algebra very very interesting

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CALC50
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

interesting prof tells amusing anecdotes keeps boring calc class tolerable

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CALC050A
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Pretty bad, although not the worst Calc 050 prof. He can never stay on topic and has very weird sayings which can really get on your nerves. We were once talking about Euler's number and he got off topic on how "Euler is from Switzerland- just like Roger Federer, and he plays tennis. Who watched tennis yesterday?" Stuff like that. Watch Out!!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: CALC50
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Tries hard but is very confusing. He has the weirdest sayings â€œwhen doing calculus you must stick your head out like a giraffe reaching for foodâ€! "now let's ask ourselves" is said at least 10 times a class and can drive you insane. Overall,no point in waking up at 7 to go to his lectures.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: LINALG040
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Tries hard, but fails miserably as one who 'teaches', to the point where I feel sorry for him. Examples are messy, unorganized, and unclear. Doesn't understand that teaching involves showing intermediate steps - class notes are useless. Labs-unpleasant. Quirky, but not funny.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: CALCULUS
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 3.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

"When in doubt, check it out" "You are a bright bunch" "... just like I cannot stop the sun from shining through the window" Valluri lives in his own little mathematical world. He seems disconected from reality when he's

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: CALC81B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I guess I'm not smart enough to be in his class

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: CALC51B
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

great prof.

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