If you're taking a class with Professor Levine with the intention to learn new material, don't bother. With him, he expects you to already know the material and have an understanding of high level math as phenomenal as his. He is an incredible scientist but an absolute terrible teacher. I felt discouraged to ask questions because he seemed surprised everytime I didn't know something and pretty much made me feel retarded. I came here to learn but walked away with nothing. However, I'm not going to give up studying Stat Mech just because one teacher made me temporarily want to give up a field of science that I love.

I took Chem 222 with him. Excellent teacher. Highest recommendation