I love Jonathan Kao. His lectures are very clear—with amazing annotated notes. Concepts that may seem confusing—Kao has a unique ability to make them seem approachable and common sense-like.

In office hours, he is always willing to take questions, talk about the course, or just life in general. I've had great conversations with him regarding the existence of free will. Not many professors are that engaged with their students.

One minor criticism I have of Kao is how he takes questions in lecture. He indulges in almost every single question, which slows down lecture tremendously. It's great he wants to resolve any unanswered questions, but it's just too many. (It's also evident that some students ask questions just to make them seem smarter to the professor, but that's another concern.)

I feel like the professor can fix this by setting expectations for questions at the beginning of the course. If you feel like your question helps everyone in class, feel free to ask it in lecture. If not, ask it during office hours.

Overall though, great professor.

I love Tonmoy Monsoor. Super knowledgeable TA, always willing to help during discussion, holds great review sessions.