Somi Narayanan - Queen's University at Kingston

Professor: Somi Narayanan
Department: Physics
College: Queen's University at Kingston
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: APSC112J
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Go to the lectures and really try to understand what he is teaching. He works and talks really quickly but that's just because his brain processes things faster than us. He is actually a really helpful prof and will take the time to go through whatever question you have.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS106
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is the classic "great guy, but poor prof." Don't get me wrong... he's a lovely human being. However, he is very confusing. His convoluted methods of explaining concepts can confuse you more than you were before, and he seems generally confused. You are better off learning the material yourself.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: APSC111
  • Grade Received: C-
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Fun&great guy don't get me wrong but he writes way too fast and I feel like he solves the problems for himself and not for us. So we leave class just as lost as we walked in...
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: APSC111
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Somi has a significant clear step by step on board explanation on sample questions and principles. Overall excellent prof. Indian accent may hard to understand but not bad.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: APSC111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He teaches very quickly and can sometimes be difficult to follow, but he genuinely cares about students success and will gladly slow down to explain a concept if asked.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: APSC112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Somi is an absolute gem. He is reliable, always available outside of class to talk to/get extra help from. He is very approachable, and non-judgemental. His exams are a little tough, but fair, and very manageable if you put the work in. One of my favourite profs.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: APSC111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He gives jokes every week in class
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: APSC112
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
After struggling and being confused for weeks with another prof, I had Somi for J. He was fantastic, constantly showing many examples and helping us through learning catalytics! I wish I would have gone to his lectures in the beginning because of how much of a difference he made. I have nothing but great things to say about him.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: APSC111112
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Definitely my favourite prof. He was always available for help if needed and liked to make class fun with demos and jokes.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: APSC112
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Somi really cares about his students. He was always there whenever I needed help, and never once judged me if I didn't understand a topic. Goes a bit fast in lectures, so make sure you do pay attention. If you do miss anything, he's always available during office hours. Amazing prof, really made me like 112.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: 206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Terrible at explaining things and not very helpful but luckily the class was just 206 repeated. Wouldn't recommend for classes that are actually hard.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: 111
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
If you're worried about struggling in this course see him for extra help! He is extremely clear and caring one-on-one and helped me throughout the semester.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: APSC111112
  • 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:
He is a pretty good prof, cares for his students if you put in the effort and can keep your attention. His derivations do become messy and his board use is atrocious. His messiness was much more apparent in 112 rather than 111. Can get pretty mad, sort of randomly, did more than once in 111, and 112.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: APSC111
  • Grade Received: P
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Don't confuse 'funny' with 'good'. I sure didn't.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: APSC111
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He genuinely really cares about students, I saw him for extra help quite a bit during the semester and he was always helpful. Go to his review session before the final! Dont rely just on class to teach the material, I realized in the second half of the semester I needed to use the textbook and online resources along with extra help.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: APSC111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's actually a good prof. I don't know why people are so bitter, physics is a hard subject don't expect to put in no work and do well. Somi is enthusiastic during lectures, and has an open door policy meaning you can to his office when ever he is there for help. Also you can email him with any questions you have and he'll help!
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: PHYS206
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
:/ if you can switch profs i would.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: APSC112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His lectures and course is structured rlly badly. He's personally a decent guy, his jokes are good but teaching wise...GET ME SOMEONE ELSE!
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: APSC112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
excellent professor!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: APSC112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Seems like a nice guy, people tend to overlook his terrible ability to teach because of the occasional jokes he drops during lectures. Most lectures are dull and uninformative. His tests and quizzes are most of the time just not fair.
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