Professor: Roman Zlotin
Department: Geography
College: Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: GEOG378
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Zlotin is one of the most genuinely kind and interested professors at IU. Yes lectures were long but usually he broke them up with some really interesting videos. His accent is not that hard to understand if you're paying attention. We only had 1 test-style exam, the rest were take home essays, so not too difficult. One of my fave profs.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: GEO107
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Zlotin's accent is very thick, so lectures will feel a little slow because he's difficult to understand. The tests are the majority of your grade, so be sure to study. They aren't as easy as you'd expect. DON'T buy or rent the textbook, all test answers come from his lecture notes, the VHS videos, and labs.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: CEUSR399
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I'm quite surprised with all of the low ratings he has solely based on his accent. It's unfortunate, he's not that hard to understand. More importantly, his class is very easy going. I will say that if you don't like writing long papers, don't take this course. The midterm and final are 10+ page papers that are mandatory.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: GEOG120
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
nice guy with accencent
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: GEOG107
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Yeah he has an accent, but I have never found him hard to understand. He's very nice, his lectures are basically reading the notes from online, and watching old videos(vhs). Only annoying thing is he takes attendance everyday. just use class time to study or something. tests are multiple choice.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: GEOGG107
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very nice man, you can tell he really loves what he teaches. He is Russian so his accent his kinda thick, makes it difficult to pay attention to him but he is clearly understandable. Class is very basic but easy to get lost in in you dont listen.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: GEOG100
- 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:
I loved Professor Zlotin! The accent was difficult to overcome at first, but I had him in an Environmental Studies class first semester and got used to it then. I love hearing him say "water vapor!" :) His lectures are a bit dull but the tests were easy and the labs were good.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: GEOGG120
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class is insanely easy. All he does is read off lecture notes (which are posted online). We also watched a lot of videos (made in the 80s!). Basically, its a bunch of maptests and last minute studying. There are midterm and final review sheets online. I haven't opened the textbook once.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: GEOGG107
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class was okay. The tests are pretty easy because the lecture notes are very clear and he lets you know what will be on the test. Definitely need to study for them though. His lectures are pretty boring; he throws in a few jokes here and there.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: GEOGG107
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's nice but very hard to understand and has very boring lectures.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: CEUS574
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent professor-- very knowledgable, friendly, charming; apparently very well-liked by all the students in our class. I find it hard to reconcile the negative comments on this page with my experience of him-- he is not difficult to understand at all (maybe his English has improved very quickly?) and he's a very good teacher!
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: GEOGG107
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
test are fairly easy which is based on the lecture note..one thing should try hard is lab coz it weighted 25% of your final grade...take advantage of it..
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: GEOG107
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
fairly easy class. exams are based of of the lecture notes which are online. zlotin is impossible to understand but just bring a cell phone with games, laptop, or headphones and just tune him out.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: GEOGG120
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Still pretty hard to understand, but the tests are easy if you study at all. He grades really hard if you miss classes or tests, though--I was going to be graded down for this, but convinced him not to do so after a lot of discussion and proving that my alarm clock really had misfunctioned. Otherwise, his handouts are great--use them.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: GEOGG120
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He was a good teacher and it was really nice that the lecture notes were given to us. His accent is kind of difficult, but his class is easy.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: GEO120
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His english is getting better and his class is easy.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: G423AMPG107
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: GEOGG107
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Thick accent is often tough to overcome, but all test questions are directly off his lecture notes that you can print out. Go to class, I was downgraded from an A+ to a A- for missing classes...you can sit there with headphones if you want.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: GEOGG107
- 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:
His accent is thick, but he's really not too bad of a prof, considering research is his primary thing. He does like to show cheesy science videos, which are worth a good laugh. Get past the accent, you'll be fine, because his grading scale is awesome (86-100 is the A range).
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: CUES374
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
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