Very, very enthusiastic. I went into his class dreading it, because I had heard BioPsyc was HARD, but now I enjoy class. Always has a smile on his face and makes a concerted effort to get students involved in learning. Very good prof!

A real sweetheart. Knows your name,will go out of his way to help you understand, gives fair exams. Actually makes Bio pretty interest, More power to him

you know you have a cool teacher when he shows up on halloween looking like the lost ramone... great guy, extremely helpful and really wants you to learn. actually made me love biopsyc...

Amazing professor. Dressed up as "THE URBAN WARRIOR" for halloween and even had it listed as his title on the exam that day. Really cares about his students and is pretty funny!

Dr. Mehta is my a great professor! He cares about his students, is easy to approach, and is SO helpful. He makes learning easy and fun.

Such a hard course. But it's due to the material, not the prof. Mehta is a really nice, understanding guy. A little boring, but that's likely due to the class being so early in the morning. Great prof, but tough course. Easily nicest prof I've ever met though.

By far one of the best profs I have had. He makes an effort to get to know his students. He still takes time and talks to me out side of classes. It was a tough course but very interesting. Rick is very knowledgeable in his field and tries to make anything interesting. Even better he admits his jokes are lame but it lightens the mood.

Hard material, great prof who explains it well. A++

He is hilarious. If nothing else he makes your classes entertaining. Gives lots of examples for concepts. Rick is a genuinely nice guy. A+!!!

good teacher/class, just a lot of material.

I bet he was awarded the "Most likely to die laughing at their own jokes" in highschool. Haha. Great Prof. Very nice. Bad Exams though.

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Dr. Mehta rocks da hood!

Rick is an amazing 1st year prof. Highly recomend that you take this course from him! Enjoy his wicked jokes!

Mehta is a good prof. He teaches you what you need to know for the tests and prepares you well if you attend classes. His notes are comprehensive and clear and, hes a genuinly descent guy. Good intro prof.

Rick was great, so helpful and very approachable! Went over midterm with me and challenged me to solve my incorrect answers instead of just handing them to me. Great prof! Sooo nice! Probably the sweetest man I have ever met! A+++++

Very interesting and well taught class! If you are majoring or minoring in biology this course should be easy. Course requires a lot time for studying for quizzes; but it pays off by preparing you for midterms. No assignments and little text reading. Rick is v. organized, professional, makes classes enjoyable. Easy course for any committed student!

He has a soft voice so anyone who has trouble hearing should sit closer to the front of the class. He has horrible interpersonal skills mind you! He is very uncomfortable to talk to. His exams are EASY! A really nice guy and Prof, just difficult to hear and to talk to.

Easy class, junior-high level textbook. Put in minimum effort and got an A. Goes out of his way to learn names even in big classes. Easy short assignments. Makes bad jokes but generally keeps things interesting. Tests ask way too specific questions but mostly multiple choice so basically memorize the textbook and you're good to go.

Lectures are concise, well explained and easily translated into notes. Tends to underemphasise the importance of the assigned readings and then focus on them during tests. ScanTron method used to mark tests/exams. Tends to favour certain students, but goes out of his way to learn the names of as many students as he can (class size; 200).

This prof is AWESOME! He has plenty of bad jokes and demos that really make you remember the material. Hes easy to talk to and very helpful if you have trouble understanding. He brings things down to a level that makes it easy to comprehend. i had no interest in taking this class until i saw he was teaching it, I would def. take more classes w/ him

explains stuff clearly, thoroughly. textbook is useless, and you (I anyway) really need to attend his class to understand everything

I found this guy to be an arrogent and his lame jokes did help my negative perception of him. He always played favorites and always forgot my name, despite the fact that I was always asking questions after class.

Can be frustrating to listen too, but his mid-terms and exams are all multiple choice, and quite straight forward. As long as you pay attention and take notes, it's easy to do well with him.

People tend to complain about Rick, but honestly if you attened class and TAKE notes you will be fine. His midterms are only hard if you don't study.

He means well and really does want his students to do well. Sometimes the questions on midterms are a little unclear. Prepare for lame jokes and lots of helpful examples.

I actually loved Mehta. I think if you have a true interest in psychology you will enjoy his class. He is entertaining and his classes generally flow very smoothly. I look forward to going to psych every day. All I can say is GO to class! It's essential unless you wanna put yourself through hell.

Rick is a great Prof and does his best to make sure students do well. However, Research Design Analysis is brutal. The midterms and Lab assignments are marked ridiculously hard.

great prof and an amazing person. He has almost 400students maybe more in his intro classes and I honestly have no idea how he does it but he pretty much remembers every student. I loved his class. Great prof to have. The exams were a bit hard but not impossible. Lots of slides most of the question in his exams come from his slides.

Very good prof dealing with a tough and boring subject! I personally knew a lot of the stuff already from previous courses abroad but it's all very important knowledge you really need to grasp if you have any hope of succeeding in Psychology. Best research methods prof I've ever had.

Great prof - he really cares about his students and makes sure to put emphasis/repeat the important stuff. Also makes the course much more interesting than the material itself. Just make sure you go to class/read the prescribed readings and you won't have a problem at all!

He is a wonderful teacher. One of the best profs I have ever had. He is great at engaging students and keeping you interested in the course material despite this being the most boring class ever created. I have a new prof for the second half this term and all I can say is I miss Mehta :(

Rick is so awesome! Funny teacher and wants nothing other than for his students to succeed.

Professor Mehta is an awesome professor. His expectations are realistic and his concern for his students are evident. Even though we are in a lecture hall he makes a point to say hi and actually knows my name. The things we learn are a little dry but he does try to liven it up with interesting samples or with his horrible but lovable puns.

If you appreciate goofy people, Mehta is the prof for you. He is absolutely hilarious and he loves having conversations with his students in and out of the classroom. He's very friendly and always willing to help you if you're not understanding something, and he will continue to rephrase things until you do get them. One of the best profs I've had!

Sweetest man in the world. So quirky and makes class fun. Uses great examples to help explain what's going on and does everything he can to help. Before midterms he literally goes to a common area (like the library or KCIC) to have a tutorial for students. LOVE HIM. TAKE HIS COURSE!

Rick is a sweet sweet man. His lectures are semi-boring because it's intro psych but he does his best to keep it funny (In a really awesome dry humour kind of way). If you talk to him once and introduce yourself he will remember you forever and will go out of his way to greet you both in and out of class. Intro psych with him was great!

He is so funny and such a great human being on top of being a stand up professor. I told him my name once and ever since then he's always said hello when I've seen him outside of class. He really takes an interest in his students success, can't wait to have him as a prof again :D

He's kind of an awkward guy but his classes are really straight forward. He is really good at telling what is/not on tests. However, he marks short answers really hard. Be prepared to answer word for word in a way that your "grandmother" will understand.

Rick's class was by far my favourite this semester. He has a great, clear way of teaching and his lectures are fascinating. He has a great sense of humour and is extremely helpful. He gives extra help before exams and makes everyone feel like they matter. He truly wants his students to succeed and loves the content he teaches. Double thumbs up!

Rick is my favourite prof. He is really punny and has great lectures. He tries to make it interesting and will try his best to help you out. The midterms are pretty tricky if you don't study, and do the readings. Also for me, I found it difficult to get the concept if I skipped class.

Rick is amazing prof and uses puns during class which are great.

Rick is my favourite professor. I am a first year politics major and am required to take a pure science to obtain my degree. The only science class I took in high school was biology 12 and because of this I was nervous going into this class. He is an excellent professor who is able to explain things very clearly while also keeping it simple.

Love this cute, hilarious little man. He keeps the lectures entertaining with his corny jokes and cares for his students. He will remember your name if you only talk to him once. Tests are a little tough, make sure to study and read the textbook readings. Wish I could have him again!

Rick is a great guy. The work load is very straight foward, just pay attention and do a bit of studying for midterms and exam. Very dry humour, which is refreshing coming from other classes. Great class!!!

The material in this class is very dry but Dr. Mehta makes it as fun as he can. I really enjoy his courses but RDA is marked like a 4th year class. A course has never made me feel so incompetent, I attended all lectures and put in effort but didn't really see results.

Great prof, very helpful, makes class interesting, and teaches the material in a straightforward manner. Midterms are fair, not challenging but not easy. Go to class, do the readings, and study the powerpoints and you'll do great in this course.

Love him. Explains everything if you're unsure. Lectures are really interesting and you learn a lot. He lets you know exactly what content will be on midterms. He takes the time to really get to know his students.

Great prof. Teachers large classes, but still remembers everyone's names.

Rick's lecturing style works well with the way I learn - his lectures are organized and follow a clear outline. Although he is a difficult marker, he specifically notifies the class of what will be on the quizzes or midterms and is often available before midterms and exams for extra tutoring.

Fantastic prof and person.

The slides are posted online but you really need to go to the class because he goes more in-depth with them. He makes sure everyone is caught up before he moves on, and always stops for a joke or two.

Rick so far has been my favorite prof! hes amazing and hilarious and always wants you to pass with the highest grade possible. hes always there to help and expect him to say hello if you pass him outside of class!

I loved his lectures in Intro Psych, but I can't say the same about RDA. If your answers on the test are not EXACTLY what he has in mind, then you are marked down. I have so many comments like "Don't know what you mean" or "Too far off" but then read his answers and it's basically the same. If you don't have to take RDA, don't do it!

Incredible! He was extremely straight forward and clear with the information, but made it interesting at the same time. He is funny and relates to students, makes students want to go to class. His midterms are fairly easy but you will want to go to class and take notes in order to do well.

Rick is very good at giving lectures. Gives very relatable, easy examples to convey abstract ideas. Has help sessions before each midterm as well as the final. Very nice guy and easy to talk to if you have any questions. His puns are punny.

Rick is an amazing person and a great prof. His classes are fun and help you understand the material better. Not an easy class but well worth it. Very good at feedback and quick to respond to emails.

Absolutely fantastic. Breaks lectures up with short jokes and presents material in multiple ways to best suit multiple styles of learning. Very helpful, plenty of office hours and excellent help sessions before midterms (3) and final exam. The midterms aren't cumulative and are therefore easier to study for. Great format! XOXO

Amazing first year intro psych prof! Overall funny guy and really tries to connect on a personal level to his students. So much that he even adds them on Facebook! Always brings a positive attitude to every lecture. Take him if you can!

Rick is an exceptional prof. Always there to help. Super fun in lectures, to make them not so boring. His testing is not hard. Would take any of his classes again. Helps to go to lectures because he gives lots of examples!!!

Highly recommended. Provides great lectures and makes learning the material very interesting. Clearly explains mid-term criteria and what exactly you need to read to ace them. Book is mandatory and going to class is a must to get the most out of the experience.

Rick is very engaging with the class and is able to make lectures very enjoyable. His tests are very fair and very well constructed with the content learned in class. He is very friendly and very well-liked by students. It is important to go to lectures in order to do well in this class but the lectures are typically very interesting.

Rick's puns are the best part of his class!

Rick is a super great teacher. It is very clear what will be on the midterms, and if you're willing to put in a few hours to study it's an easy A+. The textbook is mandatory for the class as each midterm has approximately 10 question based off of assigned readings.

Best prof on campus

Rick is an amazing person! He deserves the world. Great man.

Just an all around great professor. He truly cares about his students.

Made going to class fun, and the course was a good GPA booster. Rick is awesome! :)

Love Rick so much! He is so funny and constantly makes little jokes during lectures. You do need to show up to class to pass as he posts incomplete slides on ACORN and then expects you to show up to class to complete the slides. He also takes the time to get to know his students, stop by his office even once and he will remember your name.

Rick is great, but Psyc 1013 was bad. The only evaluation criteria being multiple guess tests means you don't have a real opportunity to demonstrate what you actually learned in the class, and you never truly engage in the material (compared to say, a class where you have to write a paper on a topic). If you don't care about learning, pick this.

Kinda hard class but Rick does whatever he can to make sure everyone is learning and understanding

Honestly, Psychology wasn't something I was super excited to go to, as our class size was fairly large. However, Rick really knows how to have a good time, whether it's from adding memes to his slideshows, or telling a funny anecdote, there's never a dull moment!

Legit the nicest man in the entire world. You will know what will be on the tests and midterms and the class is not hard if you study and pay attention. He makes things interesting and is very funny.

Rick really cares about his students. he does not post the completed notes online, so go to class unless you have a good friend who will send you notes. Hes funny and speaks with a microphone so even at the very back you can hear him. He is the fastest when sending out midterm grades and even calculated out grade before the final, truly a good man

Really cares about his students understandign material. Always available outside of class.

There is a lot of information covered in the lectures, and you need to make sure to show up because he does not post notes. Almost all examples done in class are on the exams. He really cares about his students, and he is very approachable. There is also a lot of opportunity for extra credit in his class. Overall he is a great prof.

Amazing and dedicated professor. Will meet with you any day for personal one-on-one discussion, will do anything he can to help you succeed and is open and accepting of everyone in his class. Encourages discussion in class! And yes, you CAN disagree with him and he encourages students to stand up for what they believe in! Truly an incredible guy.

Rick does really good lectures, I had him for first and second semester. First semester he was my favourite prof, I learned so much and he seemed like a cool guy. Second semester political stuff started happening so he became too involved in all that and didn't teach the material which became frustrating for tests but other than that he was great.

Great guy