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Only critique is him putting a problem on the exam that is \"different\" from what we have done in class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679089","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:26.927644+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjA0NTY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679089","instructor_name":"Antoine Remond-Tiedrez","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-09-05 21:56:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"The homework and exam is too difficult. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679089","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:26.927644+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTI0Mzky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679089","instructor_name":"Antoine Remond-Tiedrez","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-05-15 04:58:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"People just like to complain about the teacher when they don't get a good grade. He's a good teacher. Very accessible outside of class and willing to help. Pretty good at explaining things but he sort of just repeats ZyBooks so lectures aren't really necessary. Decent","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679089","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:26.927644+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODk3OTc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679089","instructor_name":"Antoine Remond-Tiedrez","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-05-11 16:54:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Antoine was a great professor. He was always ready to help, responded to emails incredibly fast, and kept lectures interesting and enjoyable. The only downside is that his class was substantially harder than the other section. But, while our exams and homework where tougher, an A was not impossible. He's a good choice for 240, you will learn a lot.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679089","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:26.927644+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODk3Mjc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679089","instructor_name":"Antoine Remond-Tiedrez","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-05-11 15:56:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Have you ever taken a class and thought, \"Wow, I wonder what my professor's favorite European football player is\"? Well, good news! Antoine will not hesitate to let you know in the form of lectures I genuinely enjoyed going to.\nSome topics were criminally under-explained and were given a big emphasis on homework and quizzes, but the class was fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679089","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:26.927644+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODQ2MjA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679089","instructor_name":"Antoine Remond-Tiedrez","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-05-07 03:54:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class is substantially harder than the other section. The homework contains more and harder questions than the other section. Tests are only proofs where as other sections test has multiple choice, fill in the blank, short answer, etc. Average on the first exam was 15% lower than the other class but he refused to curve it. Avoid at all costs","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679089","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:26.927644+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NjcxMzM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679089","instructor_name":"Antoine Remond-Tiedrez","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-04-20 04:48:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"1. The difficulty of his section is significantly higher than other sections.(this is not too bad)\n2. Terrible hand writing\n3. Tough grader, as a math major taking his course, his grading on proof is way too hard for this class at low level. I would recommend taking his other classes(Math classes), but he is really not a good fir for this class. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679089","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:26.927644+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NjAxNDYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2679089","instructor_name":"Antoine Remond-Tiedrez","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-04-10 02:41:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"The midterm was ridiculously hard and expected us to memorize many definitions and example problems. His communication is also lacking. He says there will not be a curve, but also says a 25/30 is an A?\nThe other section has optional assignments, easier exams, and a higher average. I recommend taking another professor for this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2679089","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:11.876410+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEwMjQ5MzM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:306582","instructor_name":"Arnold Miller","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2005-08-28 22:51:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pretty easy class.  Let class leave early a lot.  Just wrote out his notes which helped understanding of homework sometimes.  Funny looking and made a few geeky jokes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/306582","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzYwMjYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2017-05-22 10:20:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"I highly recommend Professor Kent for Discrete Mathematics. Admittedly, I rarely attended lecture, but the lectures I did attend were excellent. Professor Kent made the material both accessible and engaging. Midterms were easy with a basic knowledge of the concepts.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzA1NzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2017-05-13 23:02:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the greatest math professor in the UW-Madison. The homework is not heavy. Midterms are not hard at all. Final is tested some specific topics instead of the whole book. She cares about us a lot and is not a strict grader. Try to choose her math 240, you won't regret.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzgwOTM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-12-23 02:53:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck is an amazing professor and explains unfamiliar concepts very well. The course isn't difficult if you actually pay attention and do assignments yourself, and it's quite easy to get an A if you know what you're doing. The grading timeline is absolutely horrendous, though my TAs confirmed this was the fault of one specific TA, not Beck.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDYwNzc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-04-27 18:03:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the best CS professors I've had at this university. Amazing lecturer, makes content super accessible and easy to understand. Extremely flexible professor, super helpful, cares about his students. If you can take a class with him, do it. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNzQ0Mjc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-03-06 22:44:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Make sure to use the format the professor mentioned in class when doing assignments! However, the exams are not very difficult, and the grading is fair.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTIyNDc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-01-10 08:06:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Hasti was amazing! He does a fantastic job presenting and articulating the material in an easy to understand way all the while being a super nice guy. Discrete is a hard course that will require a lot of your time no matter who you're taking it with so I'd go with Beck 10 times over. Also he sounds like Antvenom and it's really funny.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDY1Mjgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-31 19:51:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the most caring professors I've had. His lectures are detailed and cover all the material you need to know. The homework problems were fair, and the exams were mostly straight forward to prepare for, however, he would oftentimes be late to post assignments and give less than a week to do them. Feedback was minimal and took forever to grade.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDIyOTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-23 15:54:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"It is moderately difficult however beck is the much better instructor to take rather than swanson. No question at all!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDIwMDAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-23 03:16:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a great lecturer. Exams and homeworks were tough but more than fair. Also gave a very generous grade curve. Overall, it's a difficult course, but you get what you put into it. Only negative was how long it took for the homeworks to be graded and to receive feedback. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDE1Nzg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-22 16:34:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck has the ability to break down difficult content in a very understandable way, however the course organization was disappointing. Assignment grading was extremely slow, hence, we could never view feedback before exams. Deadlines were quite random making it difficult to stay on top of things and most of my friends including me missed deadlines.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzYwODIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-18 07:09:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you plan to take CS 240, take it with this professor. As a person who took CS 200 with this class, Professor Hasti's lecture handouts were really helpful in understanding the content that was being discussed. The course material is difficult, but Hasti's assignments are very helpful for understanding discrete concepts. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzA3MjU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-15 10:08:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"lectures are very clear with recordings posted for the whole semester. weekly assignments with written problems, canvas quizzes, and zybooks. very well structured, I lowkey wish I actually went to class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDQyNTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-05-12 05:31:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very organized and structured lectures. Explains things in a very understandable way. Content is tough and abstract but the exams are pretty easy","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MzE4MzMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-12-30 01:31:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lecture is great! His test has a strong relationship with his lecture notes and assignments. Sometimes the multiple choices are not easy, which require a deep thinking in definition","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODA0NzEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-12-28 18:39:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"I love Beck Hasti. This class kicked my ass on the exams, but I feel like I have learned so much after it all. Beck Hasti has got to be top 5 professors of all time. You will not be disappointed. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4Nzg5NDI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-12-24 20:03:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"The difference between Beck's 240 and the math department's 240 is incredible - this class is taught amazingly by Beck and will truly inspire you think and learn more about mathematical structures. The same can't be said for MATH-240 by a wide margin. It's not even close, take this class with Beck if you can.Course is curved so no stress.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzQ3Mzgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-12-19 22:34:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck clearly explains the content and apart from that, his homeworks and assignments are incredible and prepare you well for the midterms and finals.\n\nOverall, it is a fairly easy class as long as you don't slack off and fall behind.\n\nPlus, recorded lectures with no attendance, so it is great for preparation.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NjUxNjAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-04-18 04:19:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nothing out-of-this-world but would definitely recommend him as a prof. He's been teaching 240 for a while and it shows in the organization of the class & the clarity of lectures and content. Reasonable workload and grading standards. Cool guy and cares about his students. One complaint: lecture material is often a near-repeat of readings.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NjE3OTMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2023-04-12 16:22:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Every lecture was incredible organized, and designed to where each lecture built upon the previous throughout the entire course. It was very well taught and Beck knows his stuff and how to teach it well. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjY2MzQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-31 05:21:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck is a great professor who clearly cares for both the material and his students. Definitely take 240 in the fall with him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjQ2Nzkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-26 22:46:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck is the best professor you could take for CS240. He's caring and a really solid lecturer. The material for the class is incredibly boring and tedious but he does his absolute best despite that fact.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjQwMDQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-24 21:56:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck is simply great. He makes a tedious class more approachable. Very organized class except for taking a long time to grade assignments. The class with Beck is more CS-orientated, so if you're a math major consider taking it with the math department. Note: I have found that the DvM readings were better than the lectures","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjE5ODA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-22 00:49:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super caring professor that tries to make a difficult course fun for his students. Lectures are very clear, if a bit boring (not his fault, the content is just very dry).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjA2MjM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-20 21:40:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor, gives very good lectures and is clear with what will be on exams. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjA0Njky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-20 19:56:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Hasti is one of the best educators at UW Madison. His lectures can be boring at times, but he explains everything with great detail. He often recaps what you have learned in previous lectures so it is fresh in your mind when expanding on the topic. Make sure you write thorough proofs though, you will lose points for missing things.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MTk0ODEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-19 23:57:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amazing professor! Great lectures, uploads them online and has good amount of information. GO TO OFFICE HOURS. They are very helpful. The TAs for this class are awful. Grade/help poorly. Tough grading, but you can fail everything and still pass.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MTg0MDgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-19 03:18:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice professor. I really enjoy his classes and learn a lot from him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MTEyNTQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-14 05:58:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Incredibly clear lecturer, hw is easy if you just show up(or watch recordings at 2x bc tbh he overexplains and it's so slow). Beck makes it easy for you. However, the zybooks is worthless, goes over things prof says you don't need (everything you do need is in lecture) but gotta buy anyway for participation pts. Waste of $80. Mandatory discussions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MDc2MDg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-12-12 00:33:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pros: Recorded lectures w/ subtitles, No cumulative exams, Written assignment + canvas quiz per week, Content from (lecture, ZyBook, DvM), Piazza and OHs for Qs; Cons: Assignments graded very slowly, Grade cutoffs published @ end of sem, No practice exams; Class is p straightforward, just stay on top of lecture and do the HW correctly to learn","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1OTc5MjU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-03-26 20:08:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"great professor, course was structured very well, albeit the course content was dry at times. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTU2NDkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2021-12-16 15:29:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Fantastic professor. Clear grading criteria, amazing lectures. A very well-organized class apart from timeline on grading homework assignments - can take a lot of time to grade because most Homeworks are proof-based. The best professor I've had at UW-Madison, even though this class does not count as a core course for my major.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NDI5ODA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2021-12-09 01:51:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is the kind of professor that changed the way I look at college. CS240 has been one of the hardest classes I have taken yet, but I don't think I will meet a prof that I have loved as much as I love Hasti. Also go to his office hours. They are amazing.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MjU4NjIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2021-11-17 19:55:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck is an incredibly kind professor and excellent lecturer. While discrete math is certainly not the most fun topic in the world, Beck teaches it well and attempts to make it as fun as they can. Expectations for exams, assignments, readings are very clear. For the most part, the workload is fair, although the written proof HW can take a long time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MTg1OTcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2021-11-03 17:35:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck does a good job at making sure his students know what they're doing and if you ask for clarification he really does make a good effort to help out. He noticed a majority of class hadn't turned in an assignment during the morning on the night it was due, so he pushed back the deadline a day to give us more time. Wants what's best for us.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTY3Mzc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-12-21 19:42:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"My experience with him for an online class was pretty average. The material was pretty boring but the tests weren't too bad and Beck always seemed pretty approachable if you needed help. The worst part was that we couldn't get through all the homework assignments in time so we had a bunch to do in the last week.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNjY4MjE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-09-29 07:33:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beyond the fact that this class is boring, Beck's teaching is good but the homework assignments are ridiculously difficult. You have multiple submissions, but you can't see what questions you got wrong so that's absolutely no help. Pretty much expect teaching yourself everything","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNjIyNzM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2019-12-12 04:19:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super nice and makes the material very easy to understand. The concepts are not very difficult, the most challenging part of the class is the homework which can take some time. Would definitely recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNDI4MzMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2019-11-17 21:21:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck is a good person and a good lecturer, the material he teaches is the boring part. He is quick to respond to emails and is very helpful when you ask for help. He very much cares about the material. Discussions are useless IMO","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMjQ4MzU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2019-01-12 15:47:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck is a good person but his lectures are pretty boring and pretty useless. I stopped going to lecture after the 3rd week. He doesn't reply to emails and neither do the TA's. The homeworks are weird because no matter what you write, you will definitely lose points. The exams are on the easier side. Not a big curve.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTQ5NDk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2018-12-24 14:55:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's an incredible professor, but the course content itself is just bland. Overall, he does a great job teaching it and can't really change the course. In order to do well, look over and make sure you understand the lecture notes you fill out in class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwODI1OTkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2018-11-30 14:34:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's alright but the class organization is counter-intuitive. Have to fill in lecture notes during class so missing is a big hassle. You "technically" aren't allowed to use outside resources for homeworks (only in class materials) so don't say anything about that. Otherwise it's a pretty standard class - homework each week, 3 exams, etc.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNzA3NTE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2018-11-12 18:02:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice guy, but horribly designed class. To be good at doing proofs, you need tons of practice. This is so difficult when there are no resources at all. I had to buy another book for proof problems that is severely lacking in this class. Classes are extremely dry. You get a handout each lecture. He goes over the handout. Rinse and repeat for 14 week","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDcwNjAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2018-01-17 23:41:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very boring lecturer, proofs section is lengthy, discussions are pointless. Study class notes for exams and prepare for the proofs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MzE3MTY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2017-12-22 14:48:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck is an excellent professor. He is clear in his explanations and answers questions well. The grading wasn't very fast, but that may be a result of TA's and the fact that much of the class is proof-based. Overall, he is an excellent professor to teach introductory discrete math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NzY5MjE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2017-10-22 12:33:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very good teacher. He really wants you to understand. He goes through all the problems step-by-step. It can get a bit tedious but it does wonders in helping you learn. Would highly recommend this professor for Discrete Math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3OTIzOTcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2017-03-20 15:19:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck is a very good lecturer. He explains things concisely and works through interesting example problems in class. He makes his expectations (i.e. how much detail one needs to give in the proofs) very clear. Furthermore he really cares about helping students learn, and is a very nice guy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NzQ3MDMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2017-01-18 01:57:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Beck cares but his lectures are dry and sometimes spends an entire lecture doing the exact same problem as a previous lecture again. Some proofs take the entire lecture, and can be confusing and arbitrary. Follow practice problems closely for exams and look over lecture notes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NjI0Njk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-12-26 15:02:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"excellent professor, tries to make a tough subject accessible to those that aren't math-inclined","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NDM0NDk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-12-11 18:05:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"The discussions are next to useless unless you get a decent TA. The structure of discussion is supposed to be group working through practice problems, but I had a TA whose sloppily written logical symbols and letters look more like Arabic than English (neither of which he spoke well). I have not been to discussion sin","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MDAzMjAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-09-29 19:49:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"I had a great experience with Prof. Hasti for CS240 (Discrete Math)! Math is not my strongest subject, but he was a great professor and that helped get me through the class. The first 2/3 of the class is very proof-heavy, but I really enjoyed the last 1/3 of the class. Homework is tricky, so it helps to have a partner. Tests and grading are fair.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MjY0MTcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-04-10 13:50:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very helpful","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDk1Mjkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-02-28 17:41:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amazing professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODY5NjUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-01-04 09:58:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lecture is about sophisticated proof of tough questions. Think very hard & take much time to understand him & lect notes which seems helpless when u do assignments. Not many practice. No exam review. TA is like a stone &has no idea what to do during discussions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:52:17.836692+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NzY2NDE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:384064","instructor_name":"Beck Hasti","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2015-12-18 21:00:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very helpful at office hours, may not be very clear in lecture but that's totally fine. Get early to his office hour and you will learn all the stuff needed. Recommended for CS240","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/384064","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:46.020361+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2Njk2Njky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2733332","instructor_name":"Billy Jackson","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-10-12 23:59:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall, Professor Jackson knows the concepts of the content well, and he teaches them adequately. However, the exams are a bit more difficult than I anticipated initially, but he provided study guides that covered most topics. Talk to your TAs, they helped a lot in the class!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2733332","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:44.932525+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NTc5ODM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1848210","instructor_name":"Bing Wang","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-05-15 14:36:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bing Wang is difficult to understand, though the accent isn't as terrible as his teaching. His few examples that actually help you learn the material do little to help with his exams. Not a well structured course and not the professor to take it with.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1848210","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:44.932525+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NTQ2OTI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1848210","instructor_name":"Bing Wang","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-05-11 21:26:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bing Wang is ridiculous. Sets the average to be a BC and makes the test very hard. Does not even allow a note card in the exam and makes the final cumulative. Do not take in any case","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1848210","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:44.932525+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MjcxNjgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1848210","instructor_name":"Bing Wang","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-04-11 16:08:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pigeon Hole theorem doesnt make any sense. probably the worst lecturer and class i have ever had","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1848210","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NDU0MTc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2015-03-12 00:56:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Totally chill class (although lectures get boring sometimes). Really super easy A with this prof. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTgyMzk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2014-12-24 13:47:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Thought she was very clear in explaining the concepts and the logic was followable. Exams aren't very long so missing a few questions can set you back more.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTU3NDk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2014-12-20 20:16:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"The material is so basic and simple it really comes down to how hard they grade and exams. There were four 16-22 multiple choices quizzes and several brief HWs, as well as extra credit opportunity. Great lecturer, very clear, but as a 3rd year ECECS student I stopped showing up because much of the content is covered in other courses. Great teacher","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzOTkxNTY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2014-12-08 20:10:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"She's an awesome professor.  If you are required to take CS240, it's worth the wait to take it when she's teaching.  Just a great person overall, really cares about the students!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDQxMzAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-23 23:59:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Actually pretty good at explaining things, it's just that there aren't many things to explain in her class. It's incredibly basic, and she spends way too much time going through elementary material. Got rather bored in her class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTcwMTgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2012-12-26 16:43:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Too disorganized to be a good professor. She once sat at the board for 15mins because she didn't know how to proceed. The class was divided in three parts (lecture/discussion/homework) that were very loosely connected. It was hard to understand what they wanted the class to do. Not too difficult of a class, but try to take it with a different prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTQ3NDY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2012-12-21 15:32:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Terrible professor. The material is super easy, but you are not learning anything from her. Doesn't worth the time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTI2MDcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2012-12-19 14:41:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"I didn't learn anything and studying for the class helps very little. You literally don't know how the quizzes are tests are going to look. Her teaching style is unclear and the TA's write the tests to test you on the stuff you didn't learn. I think it's as bad as it gets. My biggest problem is she doesn't even seem to care at all about teaching.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTEwMDcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2012-12-18 10:05:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her lessons were incoherent, and the textbook was overly complicated. She frequently quizzed/tested us using concepts we had not learned. Ex) She introduced matrix multiplication on a quiz, a subject previously not so much as mentioned. I asked a question on the homework at one point, but she was just rude, and wouldn't answer. Very unsatisfactory.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDkwNjg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2012-12-16 17:44:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"very irresponsible about losing students' HW","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDgwNDU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2012-12-15 12:10:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Terrible teacher and very disorganized. The book she uses is useless.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDMzMDgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2012-12-12 01:48:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the worst organized professors I have ever had. Lectures aren't worth going to - you'll learn everything in discussion. The TA's have no idea what is going on and are not synced up with lecture.  She doesn't ever respond to emails and tries to throw all help to the TA's. I didn't learn anything from her class, except to never take her again.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjIxNTA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2011-12-26 01:19:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"She's nice. It's one of those classes you either understand the material or you don't, and if you don't she's not much help. Also, her voice kind of reminds me of a cartoon character, but I can't quite put my finger on which one.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MzMzODEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2011-11-29 19:35:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really don't learn anything in her lectures. She just talks at us for an hour, extremely dull. Be prepared to read the text. Exams are forgiving, homework is infrequent but a little time consuming. If you're going for an easy grade, this is the class for you. If you don't feel like teaching yourself, find another professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTkwOTE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2010-12-18 17:40:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Joseph seemed to dumb this class down.  Yes, 240 has a lot of freshmen, but the slow pace of this class is excruciating.  Tests are moderate, but if you study her review problems, you'll be fine.  Word of advice: if she asks a question, for the sake of the class, answer if you know, or she will wait 10+ minutes without saying a word.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTU2NTk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2010-12-15 21:27:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Even for somebody with little to no familiarity with discrete math (just intuition), the class was horribly boring. She iterates through silly details we could have easily figured out ourselves. If you can manage to pay attention in lecture you should be fine, but that comes a challenge. Exams were pretty easy if you prepare.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3NzYxOTMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2010-11-12 23:29:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class moves mind-numbingly slowly, and lectures are boring.  Take her if you want an easy A, but don't expect to learn much.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:44:05.019307+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTMxMTUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:351690","instructor_name":"Deborah Joseph","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2010-05-05 20:17:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Extremely easy. Lectures move at such a slow pace they could be condensed down to 15 minutes easily. Few homework assignment, easy tests. There is some interesting course material if you're into CS. Don't take this unless you're CS or ECE.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/351690","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzNzk0ODc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2014-11-12 10:44:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's the worst professor I've ever had. Never take a class with him. There were 4 exams: first average was a 26%, second was 35%, third was 36%, and the final average wasn't posted it was that bad. The exams were multiple choice... He doesn't know how to teach, and he doesn't know how to dumb it down at all. He couldn't have been worse..","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyODUwNTE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2014-02-18 22:56:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Absolutely worthless professor from my experience in Discrete Math. No, the material is not great, but it was extremely difficult to understand. When the first exam came around and an A was 20%, I dropped. When I went to ask for help, he offered the suggestion to \"just write a program to solve it for you\". Take 240 with Math Dept instead!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxODUzMDEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-06-01 16:05:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Just terrible. Made everything so unnecessarily hard that we missed the key concepts of discrete math. I feel robbed of the knowledge that class should have offered.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxODUwMjg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-05-31 16:25:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"It's all been said. He's a very bad teacher. Thinking of taking his class? Don't.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxODI0Nzg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-05-24 23:01:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Easily the worst class I've ever taken, and the worst professor I've ever had.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNzcwNDk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-05-15 22:04:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst 240 professor I have ever seen.  I know people that have taken this course with other professors and they do not understand what Bach is trying to teach.  His methods are unclear, he is terrible at getting his point across and he blames the students for his inability to teach.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNTk2MzYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-04-24 15:55:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Probably the best teacher you can take 240 with especially if you're going to be a CS major. If I could take the class again, I definitely would.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNTAzNTQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-04-08 21:04:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Terrible teacher. Lecture is pointless as nothing you will be doing on the homework is related. Homework is difficult to the point of absurdity, and the exams are stupid hard. Whatever you do don't take any classes with this excuse for a teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDk1MjY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-04-06 18:35:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Extremely difficult. It definitely doesn't need to be this hard but his class definitely challenges you to learn everything very well.  The problem is, his impossible homeworks and teaching style forces you to learn almost everything on your own","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDY4MTY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-31 20:07:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst professor I've ever had. Completely impossible to understand. The homeworks given are hard to the point of impossible (I've put in an un-godly amount of time, and gotten nowhere.) The average on the first test was a 33% (after almost half the class dropped the course).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDY3MjYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-31 12:03:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"A nice guy, but his teaching style is not the most helpful, and his exam/HW questions are needlessly convoluted (i.e. he tries to be \"creative\") and thus much more difficult than the content of the class calls for.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDU1MDQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-27 15:58:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"There is no doubt that Eric is very smart, the only problem is that he is used to teaching higher level undergrad and grad courses. Not the right fit for a class that is trying to teach the basics of many different topics. Unfortunately it is required for CS, so we have to deal with it. I'll be happy to get out with a B and never look back!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDMwODE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-20 20:19:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class is very hard, definitely. The main issue with Dr. Bach is his tendency to go very fast. If he would slow down a bit and provide more solid examples, I think the class would be much better. Far too often, he'll make a statement and say, \"Right?\" as if asking if we follow. Better to SHOW us.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDI3MzQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-19 23:54:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"This course with Eric was very difficult and I dropped it. I think he means well and is intelligent but the concepts are not meant to be this hard and I doubt any amount of studying could have helped me prepare for that exam. I would not take him if you want a reasonable workload and exams that test you on the material. Wait a semester if you can.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDI0MzM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-19 11:51:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class is very difficult and it appears he wants you to fail. Homework is next to impossible and the tests are impossible. His class started out with 250 students and now has less than 80. Lecture, textbook, homework, and tests have no correlation making it impossible to study for. Worst teacher ever, don't take.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDE3MTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-16 19:26:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst professor I have ever had with impossible tests! The average for the first midterm was 33% after the vast majority of people dropped the class. This is the first time I have ever failed a test, let alone received negative points! Yes, you could actually go negative, but he said he was nice enough to bump you up to 0!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNDE0NTk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-15 13:54:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"I got an A in Math 222 and had to drop this course. His homework is impossible and you can score negative points on exams. Well over 60% dropped course. Worst teacher ever. This course isn't suppose to be a weed out. Positive ending, he does know what he is talking about.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMzk4OTgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-10 00:45:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"I have no doubt Eric Bach understand the material required in Discrete Mathematics. However, when I signed up for this class, I quickly learned I had no resources to learn the material. The professor cannot convey his ideas clearly, and the book he is using has been consistently rated poorly on a number of online book stores. Avoid his class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMzk1MDA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-07 23:50:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"To be honest, before I take this class, I am very exited. He is the worst prof I have ever seen. Materials are not suppose to be hard but he made it so difficult for me to understand. Lecture contents and homework are completely different. Questions are sometimes confusing. This is a 3 credit class but I am spending more time than a 4 credit class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMzkyNjU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-03-07 11:39:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst professor I have ever had the misfortune to have. He is unable to effectively communicate with students and is just all around a lousy professor. I am learning nothing in his class and quite honestly I don't plan to at the current rate. My suggestion, stay away from this man and all of his teachings because he has nothing to offer you.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:40:46.468571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMzc0OTg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:125529","instructor_name":"Eric Bach","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-02-28 20:25:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"CS240, a course that is supposed to be super easy. But He made it hard as hell! HW Assignments that are impossible to finish or even understand and non-useful lectures... just don't take his class!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/125529","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxODQzOTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2019-05-11 07:04:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gabi gives lots of homework but is a very good professor who really cares about students!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMzk1MDcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2019-03-01 14:34:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Too much of homeworks which is not worth it and she explains really badly in class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMzEyMjY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2019-01-28 15:20:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"She just does practice problems on a notebook that she projects on a screen, but the notebook is always either out of focus or not in the frame of the camera. She doesn't really explain concepts of the problems or how to do them. Just read the book and do the homework to teach yourself everything.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NzQ5NDUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2018-04-05 14:57:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gabriele Meyer is the worst professor I've been taught by at UW Madison thus far. Half of the content that she teaches in class never appears on exams, and half of the content on the exams doesn't appear in class; she assumes you've done the extra reading on your own. She also comes to each class horribly unprepared.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:22.450194+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMzE3MjMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2269093","instructor_name":"Hang Amy Huang","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2019-01-29 20:20:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Terrible.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2269093","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:37:22.450194+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NjkzMzkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2269093","instructor_name":"Hang Amy Huang","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2017-09-24 02:00:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Unclear instructor. Always hard to understand. Useless class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2269093","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:38.895046+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2OTc4NTY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:355768","instructor_name":"Ismor Fischer","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-09-17 11:52:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor was completely unprepared to teach class and the students suffered for it.  Cut class short every single session (until issue was raised to department).  Glossed over or skipped entirely the topics for which CS students are required to take the class.  Know of multiple students that dropped knowing they would still have to pay for class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/355768","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:38.895046+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2OTI0MzI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:355768","instructor_name":"Ismor Fischer","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-08-23 15:52:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Really great lecturer and a wonderful guy to talk to. He was super unorganized/slow to grade but I think that might have been because this was his first time teaching 240 and it was during the summer. He was also very fair when unpredictable circumstances came up, and tries to be reasonable about it. Not easy but doable (though I didn't do well ):","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/355768","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:35:38.895046+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NzkzNDIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:355768","instructor_name":"Ismor Fischer","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-07-10 01:17:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ismor is a rockstar.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/355768","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:32:11.337394+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjcxNzAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1684887","instructor_name":"Jiri Lebl","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2012-05-13 18:01:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor. Tries to keep class fun and very helpful if you go to office hours.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1684887","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:32:11.337394+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5ODYxMDIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1684887","instructor_name":"Jiri Lebl","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2012-02-27 11:02:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you go to lecture, you get the book read to you.  You can open the book, read the example and watch him do them.  Not very helpful.  Also, doesn't go out of his way to help students.  If taking 240, wait for another professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1684887","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NDk4NDIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-05-07 13:57:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Took 240 with Ellenburg about a year ago. From the other horror stories I've heard from those that have taken 240 with other professors, he is the only professor I'd recommend you take it with. He's a great guy who's very passionate about the material and number theory, and the curve in the class is generous. You won't regret taking CS240 with him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTY0Mjkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2015-09-01 10:33:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class was not easy, but the professor was awesome! Really funny, really makes you think.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMTE4NzM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2014-04-28 23:31:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Jordan is a brilliant man! If you don't believe me, find his page on Wikipedia. Lectures are very theory oriented. Pay attention at all times, or you may miss something! Tests are fair, homework is easily graded. Lectures are interesting enough given his nerdy sense of humor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTMxMTg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2010-05-05 20:21:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Fairly difficult, make sure to attend lecture because there is a lot of out of book material. Tests are hard. It helps if you've seen the material before. If you're CS or ECE, take CS240 in the spring.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NTgyOTA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2009-12-17 11:22:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is by far the most energetic and fun teacher ever! The enthusiasm he brings to math it outrageous!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NTQwMDI2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2009-12-13 12:22:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor simply makes math fun. Brilliant man and energetic teacher. Talking fast is not a bad thing, slow math lectures are boring. The only lecture i have had where i would be sad to miss class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NDk4NDI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2009-12-08 18:59:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bad:\r In class exams.\r Homework due same week as exam, and that material will be on it.\r He talks too much, and isn't clear. My TA was much better, thanks Hao.\r Good:\r You get a cheat sheet for the exam, but may not help at all. HW is 25% of grade.\r Advice:\r Study the previous exam very hard, the exam will be based very close to it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1NDAyOTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2009-01-22 11:35:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very energetic, talks fast.  Lectures can be a little hard to follow, sometimes.  First midterm was pretty easy.  It got a lot harder from there.  The final exam was unreasonable, but there was a generous curve.  Easy class if you've had some of the material before taking it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MjYwMDQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2008-12-21 23:29:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Crazy smart guy and very energetic. Discrete math can be semi-hard and sometimes he doesn't do a good job of relying what he wants you to know. But overall a great professor for a class that can be hard to comprehend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MTgwNzIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2008-12-12 23:26:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great Professor! Keeps classes interesting and informative.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MTgwNzA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2008-12-12 23:24:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very interesting professor who is interested in what he's teaching and makes the classes fun to go to.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NjExNDM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2008-06-25 01:19:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor. He is entertaining, energetic and loves his subject. One of my favorite math professors. The class is very well put together and felt just tough enough. Tests can be a bit tricky. In class, he is very easy to follow. Read before class though. You don't have to understand the reading, but it will help in following lecture.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NDk0MDk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2008-05-19 15:08:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Take momo right now: "Prosecutor's fallacy" will be on your exam! He likes it a lot!(probably it will appear on final)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MjI5NjQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2008-04-02 00:31:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"The best math professor I have ever had. As others mentioned before, exams are not easy, but not that hard, especially if you study. He emails a list of things to focus our studying on including terms, and this helps a lot for the exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzOTQ3MjM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2008-01-04 22:15:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Smart man. Will make you interested in math. A very vibrant, exciting person. Exams are reasonable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODk5Njcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2007-12-23 00:51:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very smart professor- excellent at providing reasons why you would ever want to do this at first inane computations etc.  Knows his stuff, take this class if you're interested in furthering your mathematical career.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODcxNTQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2007-12-19 02:26:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good professor; makes lectures fun, but sometimes goes a bit too fast.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODAyNzg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2007-12-11 20:05:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"He makes class fun. Exams are not too hard if you understand lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:34.696141+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzI1MzIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1012704","instructor_name":"Jordan Ellenberg","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2007-11-30 01:03:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"He really likes math, and he is a pretty smart guy, but don't take the class just because you are interested in math and think this class will be easy. There is a lot of stuff related to computer science that you will not understand easily.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1012704","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2Mzc1NDM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-05-19 16:50:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"A very difficult professor. Every week a very difficult homework which counts only to a 20% of the class. There are 2 midterms and a final. Both midterms were difficult where mean was 60% for both. Grading was very strict. Final was more difficult. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MzY1NTAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-05-18 06:00:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class is tougher than I think, but professor explain it so well. Remember to do all the homework and practice problems in the text book.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MTQyODQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-04-25 02:56:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"He communicates pretty well but I feel like I can't understand 30% of the concepts. Maybe he's bad at explaining or maybe I need to get off my phone during lecture, idk","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MDg3MDMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-04-16 03:09:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDM4MjMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-12-11 23:05:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"he is alright, definitly go to class and office hours and you will be fine","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNjYwODI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-09-24 17:00:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Goh teaches what is an inherently hard course very well. One's first foray into proof based math will always be difficult until you put in the time, which is why I suspect there are so many low ratings. Prof Goh will try to help as much as possible, but make sure to put in the time to practice if you want to do well in proof based math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMzIyMjk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-05-18 07:55:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"He knows his material but cannot explain it as well. Ok at best, you will have to do the work on your own and a good TA will be really important (a good study group will also suffice).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMjQ5OTY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-05-09 16:15:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Jun Les teaching style is perfectly suited for the 2% of the population that are born with high mathematical intuition. He covers each concept once, does one sample problem for each, and moves on, never to return. You are not taught how to write proofs, just assumed to be capable and given devilishly difficult homework and exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMjE4MzU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-05-06 15:14:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"UW Madison has a terrible Math Department, Jun follows the rep. You must put in 15-20 hours a week in his class in order to earn a good grade.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMTA0NTMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-04-22 14:43:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Like most math professors at the Univerisity of Wisconsin-Madison, Jun Le Goh lacks communication amongst students, holds fast-paced lectures with little to none explanation for proofs, and has high expectations for an intro discrete math class. Attending Lectures vs Book? I initially attended, however the book was more efficient and understandab.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDg0MTk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-04-19 04:22:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Loved him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDU4MjQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-04-14 15:37:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the better math professors at UW","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDM2MjYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-04-08 22:02:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Goh endlessly talks in class about the material and then gives homework that is somewhat based on the material. You have to do a lot of learning on your own to do well in the class. He is a nice guy that really knows the material, but he is not the best at teaching it to his students.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:29.569922+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDI3NDk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526934","instructor_name":"Jun Le Goh","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-04-07 01:08:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"He knows his stuff, but his teaching skills are not good.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526934","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:41.306571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDg3NTg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2099588","instructor_name":"Lu Wang","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-02-25 13:30:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Absolutely terrible professor. She does not know how to explain the material or answer your questions. She does not explain what she writes down and it is extremely difficult to understand her. AVOID. The worst teacher I've ever had. Hands down","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2099588","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:41.306571+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDg0MjE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2099588","instructor_name":"Lu Wang","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-02-24 15:50:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Wow. She is terrible. Take anyone else if possible.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2099588","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:30.863896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDQ0NzI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2951377","instructor_name":"Luke  Jeffreys","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-05-12 20:32:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"This course is pretty hard considering the sheer amount of content, but Luke explains things very well for the most part. He goes above and beyond to create \"fill in the blank\" lecture notes for his students which is extremely helpful and saves time, and makes sure to give students many example problems which is also very helpful. Would 100% recom.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2951377","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:30.863896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5Mzc5Mjk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2951377","instructor_name":"Luke  Jeffreys","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-05-06 18:19:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures/notes are very organized and he's great at explaining difficult concepts. He always responds to Piazza posts very quickly and offers many opportunities to get help. Also very kind and creates a welcoming learning atmosphere. I was scared to take this class from what I heard about 240 with math dept but Prof Jeffreys made it great!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2951377","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:30.863896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzQ2MDg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2951377","instructor_name":"Luke  Jeffreys","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-05-02 21:50:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was one of the best lecturers I have had here at UW-Madison. I was worried coming into what is usually a difficult class when taken with the math department into a manageable class. He knows what he is talking about and has a lot of resources to help his students, including recorded lectures and bonus office hours ahead of exams.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2951377","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:30.863896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MTQyMzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2951377","instructor_name":"Luke  Jeffreys","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-04-22 17:00:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Jeffreys seems to be a great person and his teaching matches that. He is really knowledgeable about this subject and his notes are a really great resource. The exams are worth a large percentage of your grade since it's a math class, but they accurately follow the lecture material and homework assignments, so there aren't any surprises. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2951377","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:22:30.863896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MjE1MzMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2951377","instructor_name":"Luke  Jeffreys","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-04-20 02:02:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Luke is the perfect lecturer for a class like Math 240. He explains everything clearly and shows lots of care about our learning. Responds really quickly to emails or Piazza and records all lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2951377","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjY0NzUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-27 22:28:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"In lecture, he did a ton of proofs and a few examples, but he rarely did anything close to the stuff on the exams. To do well on the exams, you needed to be able to *really* apply the concepts. Textbook was OK, but mostly unrelated to exams. This course prerequires only Calc 1; I took 2 and 3, and I still only got a B in 240.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjUwNjI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-24 10:47:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"You can't understand anything he says ever. He doesn't know how to talk loudly and has a really thick accent. Eventually I just stopped showing up because I found wikipedia more helpful. The class was easy enough though. This class does a good job at weeding out people who want to do CS but are bad at math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjE4NTA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-19 17:48:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Speaks too quietly to understand, his handwriting is illegible, and he consistently ignores questions. His course website is riddled with MAJOR inconsistencies (his own name is misspelled). The textbook, lectures, and homework are completely unrelated. The exam hints he gave were misleading at best. I have never learned less from a professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjE0MTYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-19 12:02:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"True. Math 240 is not easy class. I know. But this class was something that cannot be described by easy or hard. You have to know basic math very well or you will get C or lower. Honestly, homework, exam, and lecture have no relations. Even you read and solve questions from book, you may not be able to solve exams questions. Nothing can help you.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTcwNTc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-16 12:26:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid this professor at all costs.  What he teaches us in lecture is nowhere near the homework or tests.  He's a very knowledgeable and funny man, but his teaching style is nonexistent. I'll be lucky if I finish this course with a C.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNDgzNTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-09 21:09:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Agree with all said below. I practically live in a TA's office and it's easy to pick up that he doesn't agree with teaching methods of Flores. After receiving my test and scanning the questions I reverted to the front page to double-check that it was for our course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNDgyOTI2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-09 20:25:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Calculus 2 was easier then this course with Mr. Flores and I've spent twice as much time compared to calc 2 which I thought would be impossible. His  teaching, homework, and tests have no correlation what-so-ever. Homeworks are impossible and the 2nd test was mostly proofs which he clearly stated would not be on the test.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNDc4MjAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-09 14:43:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Seems genuinely knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the topic, but really struggled teaching it. Course had no structure, there was almost no connection between lecture and homework/tests. Mostly had to teach myself from the textbook.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNDQ2Njkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-05 17:46:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Manuel is not a bad professor, but he's not excellent. Most of his explanations I could follow, which isn't bad considering the difficulty of the course content. The course had very poor structure, and most of the homeworks were VERY hard. Math 240 is a horrible course no matter who you have, unfortunately Flores is no exception.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNDQ1MTc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-05 15:34:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"A smart man but he doesn't teach the material that is on the exams. Goes through proofs of the equations but not how the equations are relevant to the class. Not the most clear speaker but it's hard to blame him for not being from the US.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNDE0NTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-12-02 17:31:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Impossible to understand or hear. His lectures do not prepare you for exams or homework. The textbook does not prepare you for exams or homework. Nothing lines up with anything. Avoid this professor at all costs!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:23.584117+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzUwODEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1852872","instructor_name":"Manuel Flores","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2013-11-19 22:02:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Mr Flores seems to be an extremely intelligent man; however, his broken english, tendency to mumble important facts, and the overall disparity between the material/quizes/exams make this class ( already a difficult subject ) more difficult than it should be.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1852872","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyODY5MTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2316450","instructor_name":"Marc Renault","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2026-04-19 07:43:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was _____","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1Nzc5ODcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2316450","instructor_name":"Marc Renault","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-01-21 00:11:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"The exams are easier than homework. Although attendance is not required during the lecture, I would like to attend his lecture because he's very humorous. He may correct some mistakes in his PPT (a few), so you'd better pay attention to them.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjgzODM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2316450","instructor_name":"Marc Renault","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2022-01-01 18:12:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Renault was an okay lecturer for CS240. His quality of instruction was average. During the explosion of Omicron cases on campus, Professor Renault was unresponsive and refused to give any online option for the exam scheduled for dec23. Students were penalized when staying home sick and he showed a disregard for the health of his class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjcyMTQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2316450","instructor_name":"Marc Renault","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2021-12-29 12:44:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a terrible lecturer. Lectures are simply useless. Even TAs suggest doing additional readings instead of watching lectures or zybooks. Exams and Hw are too difficult compared to the material presented in lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjQxMTE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2316450","instructor_name":"Marc Renault","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2021-12-23 11:24:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Does not give you very many practice problems, and the ones he does give, he explains horribly. Does not show the answers to the practice problems from the online textbook, and you get tested on sections that he flagged as optional simply because he showed you one example in lecture. Expects you to understand what he says because he understands it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:21:19.997838+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1Mjg4OTMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2316450","instructor_name":"Marc Renault","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2021-11-23 00:17:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"Everything about his classes are great. Be ready for a lot of cheap tricks in the exams to make you lose unnecessary points.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2316450","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.037647+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NzczMTE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2680569","instructor_name":"Mikhail Ivanov","course_label":"math240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-09-29 05:12:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"The only real negative about him is that his accent and stutter can be difficult to understand. The course and lectures were clearly structured with plenty of examples. All the lectures and notes are uploaded online which was a godsend. The exams were a little difficult but were fairly graded.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2680569","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.037647+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NjM5ODUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2680569","instructor_name":"Mikhail Ivanov","course_label":"math240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-07-24 10:20:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"I spent a lot of time on Zybooks (the textbook used for this class), reading and doing practice problems for participation. Lectures went over the readings' content and covered a few problems that are useful for written homework and exams. The lectures are recorded and posted. Mikhail responds to the piazza questions promptly. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2680569","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.037647+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDk3MTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2680569","instructor_name":"Mikhail Ivanov","course_label":"math240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-05-20 17:21:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Frankly, he wasn't a bad lecturer. Everything I didn't like was course structure, which he likely didn't have much control over. Exams are majority MCQ, which I haven't experienced in a math class since middle school, and proofs are graded not on understanding, but verbatim copies of hw proofs. Topics typically don't build upon older chapters.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2680569","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.037647+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MTUyNTkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2680569","instructor_name":"Mikhail Ivanov","course_label":"math240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-04-26 18:32:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Honestly Mikhail is overall a solid professor. He can explain concepts well and is straightforward with the grading policies. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2680569","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTI3Mzcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2026-01-21 02:30:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"Mitch made the material very interesting, and the lectures useful with a lot of in class activities.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMzg1MzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-30 19:14:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice guy, not an amazing prof though. Tests weren't too fun as they were more challenging than the past years with more content we had to know. For the proofs I would advise just watching some YouTube videos. Helped for me. Discussions were lowkey useless so I just stopped going and ended up fine. Also the fake reviews he put are really funny lol","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjcyMTQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-19 22:13:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests are MUCH harder then the practice tests with harder MCQ's, more short answer problems, and harder proofs. He did have some nice policies like recording lectures, letting the final replace your lowest test score, and giving info on what would be on the final. Disc wkst's have like 5 useful problems and rest are way too difficult/irrelevant.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTQ5NDU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-17 18:38:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"The reviews here are a little bit harsh. I thought that he was a solid professor. He did a decent job of teaching the material and made it engaging. It also helps that he posts his lectures for people who weren't in class. That being said, I found that the exams were much harder than the TWO exams from previous years that he gave us to study.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMzA3MTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-16 22:26:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Keller made Discrete Math make sense. Good lecturer and homeworks are not that hard. Tests are marathons but if you study and do the practice tests and pay attention in class you should be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjkyMDI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-15 13:46:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"“”Don't be misled by negative reviews, many seem to come from CS majors, who're kinda clueless about proofs”. That fake review is all you need to know to take it in the fall. This class is called computer sciences 240, take with the CS dept in the fall and save yourself  the headache. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjg1MTIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-14 21:44:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Class is just ok. None of the exams are hard, it's just that if you're like me and make a bunch of stupid mistakes, you're gonna have to try harder on the final. I finished the final in 40 minutes, then spent the next 50 minutes making sure I didn't make stupid mistakes. This class is a cakewalk, just make sure to actually understand the material.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjc2Mjkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-14 03:42:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Never posted grade cutoffs, only your letter grade. Tests were graded harshly and were difficult as other people mentioned, lectures and discussions (mandatory) were not that useful. He could probably be a great teacher for most other math classes, but if you're in CS you are better off taking 240 with the CS department in the fall.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjYzMzM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-13 04:46:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"The review that he might be making up reviews might actually be true, 5 good reviews within 2 days and 5 people disliking the other reviews is suspicious. Not sure why theres a review about how easy the math in the class is after taking high level proof-based math courses when the class is meant for cs majors with no proof experience.Good lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjYxMDg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-13 01:48:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Just listen in class and review the outlines before the exam and you are all set.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjYxMDY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-13 01:46:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a good professor, and lectures are enough to get you through the course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjM4MzQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-10 19:38:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Definitely wasn't a super easy class, but Dr. Keller did a good job of explaining most of the concepts during lectures. He also provided us with the specific proofs that would appear on the final, which was nice. Only negative is that the grading was a bit harsh and the discussion worksheets were often way harder than anything else we did. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjM3NTUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-10 17:44:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Keller was excellent and enthusiastic. But, CS240 was too easy. Basic proof techniques took up 4 weeks but could've been covered in 3 days. We barely touched on combinatorics and graph theory. The exams were super easy, even as a freshman. Don't be misled by negative reviews, many seem to come from CS majors, who're kinda clueless about proofs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjM2MDE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-10 12:04:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Keller is a great lecturer, and I got an A in the class without reading a single page of the Zybook. The homework is not hard, and the exams are fair. If you are willing to work, you will be fine. If you are a math major and have taken a proof class (341, 421, 375) like me before, then the class is going to be a cakewalk.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjA3NDk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-08 05:03:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"A horrible class structure, lectures, and a lack of preparation for exams. While I think he wasn't THAT bad as others make him out to be, I believe he isn't suited for anything close to teaching. He would've been a fine/mid professor until his obese/fat personality started to show at the end of the semester. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTc1NjY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-06 14:10:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Answers to questions are often deflected with \"check the page,\" making clarification frustrating. In-class proofs feel rushed, with little real prep for exams. Grading is all-or-nothing on proofs, but support is minimal. You're on your own when it counts.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTcyNzE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-06 03:33:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pros: Uploads lecture notes and blank copies, provides lots of practice exams, is loud clear when explaining.  \n\nCons: exams this semester are a lot harder than previous exams or discussion questions, lecture content sometimes differed slightly from what's on hw/discussion (or he simply doesn't cover it), handwriting is a little hard to read (nbd)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTU1Njc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-05 00:22:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"His material is messy, and homework grading is very strict","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTIxNTYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-05-01 18:45:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Keller is a fair professor. Exams are challenging for sure, but you will get out what you put in. He is very approachable during office hours, and is more than willing to help out with written homeworks, etc...  This was his first semester teaching this course so there is likely room for improvement, but overall, I recommend his class. \n\n","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDM2NjM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-04-24 21:12:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Terrible professor, terrible tests, terrible grading, AVOID if you can. I don't even know where to start outlining the flaws of his teaching, assignments, and exams. Certainly couldn't fit the qualms into 350 characters maybe more like 3500 characters. Imagine the character of a self-righteous, obese, virtue signaler; that gets you close to Mitch.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwOTk4NTkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-04-22 02:29:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hated how disconnected the exams were from the content taught in the lecture. Much of the lecture's time was spent on useless proofs we would never have to do on an exam. The exams he wrote were also substantially harder than years prior, which caused a fairly low average on all of them.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwOTk0ODk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-04-21 20:31:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"I am currently taking CS240. Some of the other reviews on here are too harsh. Prof. Keller is a fine teacher. The lectures could definitely be improved but they are not horrible. The weekly assignments are all doable. The class is very test heavy as are the other math classes I have taken here. The textbook is the best resource for the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwODc4NTYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-04-20 22:46:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Keller is a good mathematician, but not a good professor, but the lecture content does not match the content of the exams, the discussion sheets give problems way too hard and the ta's are very nitpicky with the tests and homework. I think half the class is at a C right now.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwOTgyOTA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-04-19 20:26:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Highly agree w/ the comment about him coming on here and making up reviews. It's kind of funny how blatant it is actually. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwOTYxNDY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-04-16 23:56:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"I am taking Discrete Math later than most (last semester of junior year) and just need it for algos. The grading in this is whack, and like other math courses, the discussions are pretty much useless. I am a transfer and my last university didn't have discussions led by TA's who could care less about teaching. Lectures could use a fine tuning also.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwOTQ1NDM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-04-15 16:58:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Terribly harsh grader, along with his TA's. Do not take Math 240 with him, take cs240 in the fall instead. Lectures aren't too helpful, though they offer good examples of the problems you'll have on hw/exams. Everything on lecture is tested.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:16:47.023696+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwOTE5MzQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2872701","instructor_name":"Mitch Keller","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-04-11 12:45:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"I'm convinced that some professors come on here and write reviews of themselves. Dr. Keller is one of them. This is not a personal slight on him, but he has not been that great of a lecturer/professor. Exams make up majority of your grade, and grading is very inconsistent. TA's aren't very helpful, and Dr. Keller isn't very approachable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2872701","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyODE0NDMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2026-04-10 21:45:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not so good","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjExOTEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2026-02-13 23:43:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great guy! Enjoyed his many anecdotes. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjExOTA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2026-02-13 23:42:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very funny guy just be nice and he will treat you nicely","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzk5MzAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-12-26 05:18:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Definitely one of the professors of all time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjk1ODE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-12-16 23:44:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Horrible person. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjk1NzU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-12-16 23:42:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"never seen a worse man. FIRE HIM!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTQyODc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-11-24 19:33:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"I strongly advise against taking this class; it could significantly harm your GPA.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODY1NTYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-11-14 02:56:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"This might be the most self-absorbed and arrogant professor in all of history. Disgustingly rude and unkind to students. Looks like he hates his life, why make your entire life about teaching students when you seem the least interested in doing that and flaunting your sad academic life which essentially amounts to nothing.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjY3OTk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2025-09-26 15:36:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Scott gives fun lectures and is relatively lenient on homework. Lecture attendance isn't mandatory, but you should go!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDI0Mjky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-23 19:08:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"crashed a discussion section and began to tell everyone how hard he had it in school and passively aggressively yelled for 1hour for students not being focused, then began to randomly pick people to the front of the class to solve problems. The TA's were shocked. I learned that day why he has such bad ratings. He's like the grinch!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDIyOTM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-23 15:43:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Why is he so angry? One of the most rude professors i've ever had...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDE4OTkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-23 00:53:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Scott must dislike his life the way he is so angry all the time. Get some help Scott, you make the world a toxic place. Really unenjoyable to learn, and this man is still fighting with his ego. Would recommend to take Beck Hasti lecture as he is nicer, and a better teacher overall.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:38.057732+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzg2MTY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2823898","instructor_name":"Scott Swanson","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2024-12-19 21:05:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"I had Scott as my lecturer this semester for CS240. Stopped going after the first month and switched to Beck Hasti's lectures. Far, far better and well taught. Note that Beck is the professor for this class and he did a very good job. Just wouldn't recommend going to Scott's lectures if you want to get a clear understanding of the material. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2823898","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMTY5ODkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2019-08-13 19:47:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Sean Paul is an amazing instructor. As a second language student, I needed help in some concepts. He was staying in his office for answering questions everyday, even other than his office hours. His exams and homework are completely straightforward and much easier than what he teaches. I appreciate his passionate teaching and his kindness","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMTAwODUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2019-07-16 19:13:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"He attains a great knowledge base in the field of advanced level mathematics, whereas his rather messy teaching style makes the already dull lectures even more confusing. The only advantage of his class one might seek is that the answers to his homework problems are right in the back of the poorly written textbook.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MDUxNjU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2009-07-20 14:12:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures where useless except for review sections. He gave out sample questions before every exam and answered them in review sessions. You could bring several pages into each exam (more than enough for the sample questions). Best of all the sample questions were NEAR IDENTICAL to the exam. Homework was harder than tests.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MDAwODQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2009-06-29 10:32:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst teacher I've ever had. He writes 1000 things on the board that he doesn't explain and don't show up on the homework. It was also apparent he doesn't care about his students or teaching. Whenever I attempted to go ask questions he made it obvious I was a bother to him. He said the entire class was "trivial" several times.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1NTI2NzYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2009-03-12 12:47:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Totally unhelpful + stringent grading policy = bad teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzODkwNDY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-11-25 22:21:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst professor ever had. AVOID! AVOID! AVOID!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNTY2NTY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-08-07 02:30:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"The material covered in this course is not difficult, but my god does this professor deliver it in the worst way possible. Inaccessable professor, passive aggressive and rude in just about every email, grading criteria that is all over the place (some students on a test were docked on a proof that was valid but not the way HE wanted). Avoid.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNTY2MzI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-08-07 01:09:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Oh boy. You can study every problem on every homework that is assigned, every review problem that is assigned, and extra problems from the textbook, and still be surprised by what is on the exam. Sharad is the definition of a professor that tries to trick you on exams. Don't even get me started on his lectures. Please, avoid.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNTY1Mjg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-08-06 19:42:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sharad truly gives new meaning to the word "incompetent." Never before have I had a prof that's so bad, and I've had Sean Paul. He's thoroughly inflexible (refuses to reschedule exams), passive-aggressive, and can't teach to save his life. Also, his exam leaked, and he didn't bother doing anything. The fact that he's still employed is miraculous","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNTQxMTg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-07-28 22:29:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sharad has been one of the worst professors I've had at Madison. He really does not seem to care about students and is very strict grading wise (example: on an exam, students that proved an answer using L'Hopital were graded incorrectly even though their proof was valid). Avoid taking any classes with him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNTMzMzc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-07-25 16:53:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"His class is sssso terrible!!! As a professor, he is not responsible for his class and his students. His notes are hard to recognize and he never explains his examples and definitions on his notes clearly and deeply. I have to read the whole textbook to learn by myself. Remember, do not take his class!!!!!!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNTIwNjAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-07-20 21:06:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Listen to the 120 students. Don't make the same mistake we did.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNTA3MTAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-07-14 18:12:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you're planning to take this course for summer, don't. His lectures are basically him just re-reading his hand-written notes to the camera without much explanation. Tips I could give is read the textbook and follow discussions and ask TAs for help when you need it. Even lecturers in my own country are better than this lecturer.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNTA1ODgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2020-07-14 02:32:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awful!!!!!!!!!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NTE5NTc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:133058","instructor_name":"Steffen Lempp","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-05-09 21:55:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests are not fair, puts no effort towards helping students succeed.  Copies lectures straight from the book. Asks very specific questions on tests and take no mercy when grading.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2Mzk1OTEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:133058","instructor_name":"Steffen Lempp","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-04-27 17:07:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"He goes through the material too fast, his handwriting is illegible, and he is bad at explaining one step to the next. Also his method of grading is ridiculously unfair. Don't take this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MzAzOTk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:133058","instructor_name":"Steffen Lempp","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-04-15 10:41:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Yes the course was hard. But I would say his handwriting is 100 times harder to decipher!!!!! Never never take his class, unless you feel comfortable and confident about reading the textbook all by your own. Well, actually the textbook is much more helpful than his lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MjgwOTk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:133058","instructor_name":"Steffen Lempp","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-04-12 16:43:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you care about your GPA even a little bit. DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!  So far the toughest grader ever encountered. You get the whole problem wrong (20 points out of 100) for merely a calculation error.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MjI0NzUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:133058","instructor_name":"Steffen Lempp","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-04-04 01:12:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"His handwriting is aweful and he writes in cursive at that, making his writing extra-terrible. No quizzes, study guides or review sessions in any degree, and only a few questions of your hw is graded, so you have next to no feedback if you're doing anything right. Office hours are like pulling teeth. Just a general lack of care for students.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MTAzMjc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:133058","instructor_name":"Steffen Lempp","course_label":"MATH240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-03-01 21:47:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Common professor from UW Madison. Reads directly from the book, often needs to be corrected. Eastern European accent with a habit of talking too fast and into the board. Tests aren't difficult, but are unfair regarding a lack opportunities to both show what you know and partial credit. I'd say avoid, but look at my premise.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:01.368165+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDk2NDQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:133058","instructor_name":"Steffen Lempp","course_label":"CS240","course_id":"COMPSCI/MATH 240","course_uid":"course_9a1a7bf1933981bcbaca47ac","review_date":"2016-02-29 02:06:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Does not use powerpoint. Most of the time he is just copying from the textbook. Not enough time to ask questions. Does not slow down. Writes very fast and sometimes barely readable. More theoretical and focuses mre on proofs and propositions and less on practical applications in computer science.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/133058","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0}]