[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjg4MTI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-16 18:59:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Had him for math 234 and his tests asked hard conceptual multiple-choice questions relating to topics covered very briefly in lecture, never representing any of the old questions asked on previous tests.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjE5Njcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-05-02 23:09:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Makes exams very difficult and grades harshly.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MDM5Njky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-04-07 20:23:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Fast, but effective lectures. The class itself is pretty difficult, but he explained stuff the material well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzgwNDc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-21 02:32:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very unclear lectures. Be prepared to ask your TA a bunch of questions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzAwMjY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-05 00:06:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures were boring, and Prof. Waldron moves way too fast. Lectures basically consist of him teaching for 20 minutes then doing unhelpful example problems the rest of the time. Prof. Waldron seemed arrogant and acted as if what he was teaching was common knowledge. By far my least favorite class this semester.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjczNDAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-29 19:40:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Waldron is seriously underrated. He discussed every test subject in-depth in lecture, his explanations were, for the most part, easy to follow, and his speaking was very clear. Overall, I don't know what else you could want from a MATH221 professor. All the people giving Waldron 1's are probably just upset with the class itself, not the prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjQ4NTA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-24 09:34:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"I understand how some people might not follow his way of instructing. Prof. Waldron is a good instructor. Some criticisms of the difficulty are on the math department and not the professor. I found that this course depends on the discussion section and the TA significantly more than the lecture and the professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTE5NTk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-14 18:26:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Waldron did give a lot of relevant proofs and examples during lecture which were helpful. But the way he explains things is very confusing and if you don't have any background in calculus, this class is impossible. Overall, I feel like he isn't a great teacher and you can tell he doesn't really care about student's passing the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTA5ODc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-14 02:54:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took Calc AB in high school so the majority of class was just review. Prof W does a good job of showing examples along with proofs so that you fully understand where each concept is coming from. The tests are weighted very heavily but you should be fine as long as you practice each type of question that could be on the test until confidence.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTA2NzE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-14 00:24:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"He comes off as a nice guy, however, his teaching style is not for everyone. I do not like this man. Do not take any math courses with him. The practice tests for the exams don't prepare you for any of the work you're going to be tested on. He doesn't give great help, and I wish I had chosen a different prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NDEwMDI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-08 02:05:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took AP Calculus AB in high school, the equivalent of Math 221, and still managed to do worse than in high school. Professor Waldron explains very easy concepts in very confusing, unnecessarily hard ways. It almost feels like he is making it harder than it is.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzMwNzEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-01 04:44:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"I personally really enjoyed his class. He does write small on the board, but he gives lots of examples and even makes class somewhat entertaining. He's always happy to answer questions and is clear about what he's explaining.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MjI5MTEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-11-12 01:45:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Does a very poor job of explaining what he is doing on the board. Writes very small and hard to read. Often times I don't even know what he did the whole class and I have resort to youtube to teach me what he did.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:57:02.487550+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MTU3NjIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2634041","instructor_name":"Alex Waldron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-10-26 19:48:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Incredibly hard to follow, all over the place. His handwriting is undecipherable and makes up content he lectures on off the top of his head so it is not at the level the content for homework and quizzes is at.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2634041","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2Mjc0MTM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-05-07 19:29:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"He rushed through a lot of the lessons and I felt like since we had people that already knew the content, he didn't spend much time explaining. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1Nzg4Nzgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-24 05:57:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"He overcomplicated so many concepts and I spent so much time outside of class teaching myself these concepts because I almost always left lectures confused. His lectures are very geared toward people who have already taken calculus and therefore have a better understanding of it and was very theory-based. I had a difficult time with this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzcyMjQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-19 17:14:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a really funny guy but when it came to lectures they were not very informational. He would spend significant times on proofs when we didn't need to learn them for the tests. Exams were 84% of your grade, and lectures didn't exactly reflect practice problems. DO THE HOMEWORK! He is a lot better than other math profs. I heard","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTE2NDE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-14 15:32:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Hanhart was a good professor teaching a tough class. The homework was lengthy and difficult, weekly discussion quizzes were easy, exams were extremely difficult and made up most of your grade. We were led to believe that the class is curved, however at the end of the semester he revealed that it is not curved. Hard class, good professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzMzNzkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-01 16:52:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Calc 1 is a hard class anyway and I think out of the calc professors at UW he's one of the better ones. The course is very theorem heavy and apparently you don't use much of it beyond this class. The exams actually aren't too bad, usually there are no monster problems. There is a ton of homework though and it takes a few hours to get done.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MjcyOTM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-11-19 05:02:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a good teacher, but he's way too heavy on the terminology and makes everything way too complicated.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUzMzQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-01-08 17:22:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took this class in fall of 2020, completely online. There was no final/midterm, and your grade was made up of eight exams throughout the semester (answers turned in on Cengage and work turned in through canvas were separate grades). Not hard to get an A, and I never attended a lecture or discussion section past September.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDEzNjc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-31 16:46:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lectures were interesting. BUT, his exams were soooooooooo hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTgwNDgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-22 12:32:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall Hanhart was a good professor. His lecturing would often focus more on theory than on computation, which is not the best when teaching first semester calculus, but other than that he was fine. The tests were hard, but straight forward. I would take him again.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTcyODc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-20 21:57:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"This was the hardest class that i took last semester and to be quite frank, I hated it. Hanhart knows what he's talking about but he lectured to freshman as if we we're seniors taking calculus. His test we're more theoretical and not computation and clear cut. Pretty arrogant and office hours are not useful at all. Avoid him if u struggle with math","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTI4MTQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-12 17:10:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"I struggle with math, especially Calculus, and his class increased my confusion. I found the lectures difficult to follow and the practice/homework nearly impossible at times. I went in to his office hours once and found it very unhelpful. If math comes easily, then this would probably be a good class for you. If not, try to find another class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTE2Mzk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-11 07:41:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"I like his hilarious lecture!!  He gave many examples when he talked new concept, which was pretty helpful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODM1NTAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-28 04:34:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests are hard. He teaches really well. He tries to make the lectures a fun time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODIxNzkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-24 22:41:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a decent teacher and knows what he is talking about. However, he is the most arrogant man I have ever met. His office hours are unhelpful because you feel like he is talking down at you. Even when you understand the material, he acts as if it is common knowledge and makes you feel small. Overall, do not recommend for someone new to Calculus","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:59.030896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODE3NTQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2094033","instructor_name":"Alexander Hanhart","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-24 01:35:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"His tests are extremely hard and students are given very less time to finish them. His explanations are detailed and he's an extremely knowledgable professor .","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2094033","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MzA0Nzkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-01-19 01:12:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Exams are tough but are curved a lot. I probably goy about a 65% in this class but it ended up being an A!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjMwMjUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-05-12 20:17:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Alex Kiselev is by far the best professor I have taken at UW-Madison so far. Although his tests are quite challenging and the curve is difficult, the class is very interesting. He keeps the class up-beat with his sense of humor. Also, he is the most knowledgeable professor in his area of teaching that I have seen at my time at UW-Madison.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjAzMTg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-05-08 21:44:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"A very friendly, funny guy with a sense of humor and a slight Russian accent.  Teaches in a very theoretical manner, focuses heavily on proofs and definitions.  Lectures at a fast pace and plows through 6-10 chalkboards per class.  Although he gives lots of examples they don't always apply, and his exams are super difficult. UW textbook is useless","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDM4NzQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-04-15 00:09:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"I am pretty on the fence about this guy. He's nice and genuinely tries to be helpful, but I thought his teaching methods were very vague and confusing. I had an incredibly great calc teacher in high school, which is probably the only reason I passed his class. My TA was bad too so that didn't help. His exams are much, much harder than homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyOTczODQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-04-01 11:40:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Kiselev made calculus relatively painless. Although a lot of lecture time was spent on proofs he does a good job allowing time for question and gives plenty of examples. However the text book which accompanies this class is produced by the university and is filled with errors in the text as well as the solutions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDUxODcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-27 22:11:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good teacher, focuses a lot rigorously solving problems and proofs. My advice, memorize the proofs worth at least 20 points of every exam! Pretty basic calc otherwise.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3ODA3MTQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-11-22 20:28:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pretty good teacher; really nice and does a good job making sure everyone understands.  I definitely advise memorizing the formal definitions and proofs of everything, because he loves to put those on the tests.  The tests were hard and there was always one impossible extra credit question at the end.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTYwNTk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-05-09 23:47:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"great professor. accent was not difficult to understand. made jokes frequently to lighten the mood of a complicated day in lecture. explained things very well and was helpful after lecture and during office hours.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MDY0MTAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-04-26 20:54:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"He does have an accent, but he is still easy to understand. His practice exams are pretty representative of his upcoming exams. Just watch out for that one tricky question that might psychologically damage you for 5 minutes. He loves proofs though, so be sure to have them memorized word for word.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NzIxNTE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-01-13 13:00:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pretty nice guy. At the start of class he solves a few tricky homework problems and makes sure the class understands them. Exams aren't bad if you go to the review sessions and are curved fairly. This guy loves math and also has a sense of humor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2Njg2NDQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-01-06 14:32:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really enjoyed Professor Kiselev's class. If you put in the work and attend lecture, then it isn't that hard of a class. Having a good TA also helps a lot; I was fortunate to have one. He teaches the class well and gets the large class involved. You can tell he loves what he is doing. I recommend him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjQyMDM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-26 11:25:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Kiselev was a pretty good teacher...A little russian accent, but understandable...He likes proofs, but lectures aren't that bad because he is a pretty funny guy. Tests are quite fair, b/c he gives a practice test very similar to the real tests","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjM4ODMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-25 02:49:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Loved loved loved kiselev! you can tell he is very intelligent and is funny during class. Gives very fair exams as well as practice exams and lists of definitions and proofs that may be on the test. If you use your TA and study the practice test you have a good chance of getting a good grade in the class!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjI3Mjcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-22 22:30:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good teacher.  Very proof heavy, but really knows his stuff.  Gives fair tests, will posts review sheets and practice exams online.  Says some really funny things sometimes too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NDk3Njk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-08 17:48:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"I like him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NDk0ODc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-08 13:14:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Kiselev relies heavily on proofs and definitions. Prepare to spend much of your studying time on memorizing word for word definitions.  Tests are only about 5 questions long, but theyre worth a lot. USE YOUR TA if you want a good grade.  He does have a great sense of humor though :)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NDI2OTIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-11-25 10:10:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Kiselev is easily my favorite professor this semester. He is funny, his tests aren't super challenging (I took calc in h.s. though; if you go over his review information you will do fine, even if you've missed class. He is a kind and understanding man and I highly recommend him over any other calc prof!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MzU1MjM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-11-12 01:07:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"He has a good sense of humor and clearly loves his job.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyODg1NDY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-02-26 16:01:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amazing professor and really interesting lectures.  His exams are ridiculously hard and very theory based, expect to memorize lots of proofs","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNjUzNDcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-12-20 11:50:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Excellent lecturer, and somewhat humorous.  Makes class much more interesting than it can be with other Professors.  His exams typically are hard and knowing the material presented in class well does not necessarily mean you'll do well on the exam.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNjA0MDk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-12-14 14:19:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNTc2Mzc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-12-12 00:59:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"A very knowledgable and enthusiastic professor. He does a good job of explaining concepts and theory. Passing his exams requires a bit of strategy -- you need to be very familiar with the underlying principles and proofs. He doesn't assign too much homework, so it's important to take your time on it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDg5OTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-29 18:08:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hilarous professor who gives out extra credit towards homework grade if you correct him on dumb mistakes he may make while doing examples.  If you take notes on the proofs, you just have to memorize them for the test.  He gives a practice midterm exam and proofs/rules you may need to state for the test and he basically tells you whats on the test.A","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:57.594978+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMzI2MjU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:890956","instructor_name":"Alexander Kiselev","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-10-27 21:19:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Compared to other math prof's, prof kiselev is great! he's a pretty funny guy sometimes and his explanations are always clear. If he senses that the lecture hall doesnt get it, he goes back to explain everything. Definitely a good professor to get. TAKE KISELEV INSTEAD OF RAM IF U WANT TO HAVE A LIFE!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/890956","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:55.504552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NjAxOTc=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:314655","instructor_name":"Alexander Nagel","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-03-15 18:17:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"He knows what he's doing but it's pretty dry.  What do you expect from a (hot) old white guy?:)  Exams are to be expected, he prepares you for them.  GET A GOOD TA.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/314655","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:55.504552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzYzMjk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:314655","instructor_name":"Alexander Nagel","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-01-25 16:08:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"it's a hard class, but hey it's calculus. Nagel is very clear and friendly, and he encourages you to ask questions. really wants people to understand. I thought the class was hard but maybe that's just because I suck at math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/314655","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:55.504552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNDQ0NDY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:314655","instructor_name":"Alexander Nagel","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-16 12:57:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nagel takes the time to explain things in detail. He's also a very likable and sweet guy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/314655","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:55.504552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMzIzNzQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:314655","instructor_name":"Alexander Nagel","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-15 15:17:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gotta love a professor who manages to get chalk all over his face!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/314655","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:55.504552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MTQ5Mjc=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:314655","instructor_name":"Alexander Nagel","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-05 19:49:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Nagel is an extremely knowledgeable professor and has the uncanny ability to explain the most difficult calc. concepts so anyone can understand them.  If you take Math 221, make sure you get Prof. Nagel.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/314655","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:55.504552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTkzOTQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:314655","instructor_name":"Alexander Nagel","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-16 21:52:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Best Calc professor on campus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/314655","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:55.504552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MjU3NTA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:314655","instructor_name":"Alexander Nagel","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-10-06 21:47:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"gives good clear lectures","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/314655","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:56:55.504552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTY4NTE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:314655","instructor_name":"Alexander Nagel","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-10-04 12:45:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"This guy is so cool.  he gets chalk all over himself.  he always takes time to answer questions, and is willing to help on even the most basic problems (for calc 221).  a great guy, very clear, good explainer, generally awesome, really sexy","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/314655","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:47.197067+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MDMyNzg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1747438","instructor_name":"Anakewit Boonkasame","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-07-11 01:37:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tete is SUPER thorough. He is very sweet too, and so so approachable. He was so patient - he had no problem reviewing the algebra behind some problems or even precalc which most professors would probably just expect you to know by that point. I love Tete because he is really humble too. Finally, I think his tests were really fair. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1747438","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3NTA2MDI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-08-12 15:16:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Besides the German accent, this guy is a pretty good teacher.  Sometimes he goes a little fast, and teaches "out-there," do-it-the-long-way concepts.  He holds review sessions that really help.  He does actually like his students, so try asking him questions.  Always wears socks with sandals though... maybe it's a German thing...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NDM2NzY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-05-09 11:30:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Thank god for his easy tests, because that is ALL he has going for him.  Easy enough to understand, but the theory was largely ridiculous and her often jumped around on topics, so much so you often didn't know what he was referring to.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MjE2MzQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-03-29 22:48:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Has a german accent but after a week you'll understand him just fine. The man is pure math genius and is in love with trig functions and proofs. But I liked the way he taught. His exams were fairly easy and very generous curves. Now that I am in 222, I am very glad that I had him for 221","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MDU4Mjg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-01-30 17:40:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Seeger is a genius and that's why he can't explain Calculus very well. He likes a lot of proofs! My T.A. saved my grade in this class!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MDM1MjEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-01-23 16:50:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Seeger teaches and tests on  proofs and definitions for the most part.  He never does examples in class and on many tests you are REQUIRED to know a word-for-word definition of something.  Seeger teaches material that no other Math 221 professors teach, things that most aren't responsible for until the later weeks of Math 222.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODcxMTA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-19 01:31:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"pretty much the worst class i have ever taken.  i could cared less for all all the all the proofs and random tangents he would go on.  Do not take him!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODQ5Mzgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-16 20:21:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Why me God, why me!?!?","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODQzNzE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-15 21:06:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"HE IS A GREAT GREAT MATH TEACHER!! I LOVE HIS CLASS!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzk5OTI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-11 16:06:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"A good person, but a TERRIBLE teacher.  My TA saved my grade in this class; thank god for him.  This professor is so smart he is dumb!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzI4NzI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-30 17:16:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"PROFESSOR SEEGER IS THE WORST PROF EVER. DO NOT TAKE HIM. ALL HE DOES IS PROOFS. HE IS USELESS IN ALL ASPECTS OF LEARNING!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzA3MTUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-27 16:39:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Seeger is a very smart man, as everyone else has said, his homework can be extremely difficult because he'll give it to you a week in advance but will still be talking about homework material the day before its due, tests are fairly easy as you just have to know what you're doing,and i never took calc before this","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNjk5MTg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-26 12:29:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"First off-genius. This however is his downfall. The man is way to smart to be a professor. All lectures deal with proofs and no applications or examples. He makes his own homework and uses different notation than the book. This makes learning difficult because he uses a different approach than the book. Smart guy, terrible professor. Dont get him!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNjY3NjUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-16 15:20:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's an absolute genius, but lacks pedagogic ability. Seeger makes his own homework and believe me - it's difficult. Nice guy, horrible prof. I wouldn't recommend taking him, especially if you haven't had calculus before.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNjI3Njg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-09 16:09:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid at ALL costs! He spends all his lectures on useless proofs, while you are stuck by yourself to learn formulas and ways to solve problems. He doesn't even work out of the book, so good luck with that. He makes his own homework problems, so tutors can't even help you. Basically I am miserable and confused in this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNjEzODEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-07 16:10:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"He knows his stuff, the accent was something to get used to at first, but if you havent taken calc before, then you'll be confused and will need to rely on the TA to help you, so hopefully you get a good one. He sometimes makes things more confusing than they are, so  just get the notes from someone else and look them over and you'll be okay.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNjExNTM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-07 11:23:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"eh","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNTczMjU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-10-29 21:06:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hard class, but excellent teacher","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNTY5OTY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-10-29 00:31:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Just to add, while i still think he is a horrible teacher witch incomprehensible examples and impossible, graded homework, his exams actually turn out to be fairly simple and basic.  wierd.  a calc background is almost mandatory!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:35.597114+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNDkwNDkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:394755","instructor_name":"Andreas Seeger","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-09-25 02:33:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"While i fully respect his genious, he has a very hard time delivering his knowledge to the students.  His lectures are some of the most difficult to understand and, for some reason, he seems to feel the need to take a completely different route than all other professors for the topics he teaches.  Homework problems complex.  tutors cant help...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/394755","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzk3NTk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-02-19 19:26:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Andrej is an international math olympiad from 1994. nuff said","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MzIwNTYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-01-22 13:29:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Honestly the worst. He's REALLY smart and qualified to do mathematics, but the same does not apply to his ability to teach it.  Spent calculus lecture doing proofs not accessible to first-year students. I understood and got by solely because of my TA and many students weren't so lucky. The weekly discussion quiz got old real quick.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDUyMzE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-04-17 00:15:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very difficult.  Expected students to know way more coming in to the class than it seemed like most of them did. He did not tell the students what they were supposed to know he just assumed they knew it from previous classes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDQ0NzYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-04-15 22:30:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Had taken BC calc in highschool and thought I would therefore be better off coming into this class... not the case. He makes the material seemingly much more difficult and wordy than need be. Wrote the text book so it's just as unhelpful. Lectures only make you more confused and lost.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDAzMDQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-04-07 22:02:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Zlatos is clearly too clever to be teaching Calc 1. Glosses over concepts like they're common sense, mumbles when speaking, and asks \"Any questions?\" without looking at the students. High expectations, difficult exam. TAs very varied in quality. You need to work very hard by yourself if he's your professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNzczMDk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-01-20 11:27:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class is much harder than high school math. Exams were difficult but the curve was forgiving. He was quite helpful answering questions during and after lecture. I don't understand the negative reviews, he did explanations not proofs. It took time away from examples but it helped me.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNzI2MjEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-01-09 15:04:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst teacher I've ever had (if you can even call him that). Lectures were an hour and 15 minutes of proof after proof that really didn't help with the course material whatsoever. Exams are impossible and are nothing like the homework. FIND A DIFFERENT PROFESSOR","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjAyODY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-18 14:53:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Terrible professor. The \"textbook\" (a poor composition of dated proofs from the mid 70s) was basically useless. Lectures revolved around him spewing out proofs. Exams contain only most difficult problems he can create. His english isn't bad,  he just not a good teacher by any means. I recommend finding a different professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTc4MzA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-16 21:18:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awful professor for this class, I don't know how else to put it. Textbook was unhelpful and extremely difficult to understand. Lectures were boring and unnecessary, learned next to nothing in them. He talked over our heads, a terrible professor for freshman. He taught like we were seniors in an upper level math course. My TA even agrees with me.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTU4MzM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-15 01:25:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"This professor teaches this class a lot more complex than it needs to be. I understood AP calc pretty well in high school but this is MUCH harder. The material I understand, I only understand because I remember it from high school. The textbook is almost impossible to understand so I would suggest using youtube videos or another textbook instead","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTU4Mjcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-15 01:13:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you take this class, you're going to have a bad time. I only have any slight clue what's going on because of my background knowledge from high school calculus and I still struggle a lot. Finals are a lot harder than homework and examples and he is teaching this class way harder than it needs to be. You're going to have a bad time","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTMxMjY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-12 20:02:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is historically a horrible class, especially when it comes to difficulty, no matter who teaches it.  That being said, Zlatos is a bad professor who focuses more on proofs than examples and often covers material in class that is way over his students heads.  It is very hard to receive a good grade in this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTE2MjM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-11 22:21:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Do not take this class with Zlatos. Even if it was concepts I was familiar with from AP Calc, I'd have no idea what he was talking about. His exams are ridiculous, and he is not great at explaining things. I learned from my TA alone. Zlatos is awful. I've always enjoyed math and took calc previously, but still got nothing from his lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTAyNzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-11 02:16:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Zlatos is down right awful and extremely difficult! Not helpful in office hours. Test are SUPER HARD and nothing like the easy online H.W!  Math 221 is a hard class at Madison. My advice, pick a professor with a lot of old practice exams available online. Buy a separate textbook if you can afford it. The PDF textbook they want your to is terrible.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzg3NTMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-11-25 19:48:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Zlatos is god awful. He is funny sometimes, but can't explain anything for his life. Hope to the lords that you have a magnificent TA (unlike me) or you will fail regardless of whether you've taken calc in high school or not. Plus the lack of a REAL textbook is stupid.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:55:34.625896+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzU3MTky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:537392","instructor_name":"Andrej Zlatos","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-11-20 16:26:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"The WORST math class I have ever taken. The level of difficultly was ridiculous. He is very knowledgable but is far too challenging.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/537392","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:57.096662+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNDMxMjIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1520987","instructor_name":"Ann Scheels","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-06-21 10:07:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ann was awesome! I took calc in highschool and did terribly. She was so clear with all of the material and definitely willing to help anyone who needed it. Because of her, I understood calculus so much better and was able to almost always pull out an A. Definitely try to take this class with her.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1520987","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:57.096662+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NjIzMDcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1520987","instructor_name":"Ann Scheels","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-05-17 23:09:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ann is the best prof for calculus at UW, period. I dreaded this class before the semester and now I actually miss doing calculus problems. She lets you know EXACTLY what you need for exams, and doesn't try to trick you with stuff you've never seen. I'd take her again in a heartbeat for any math class at UW.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1520987","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:57.096662+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NTY0MTQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1520987","instructor_name":"Ann Scheels","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-05-09 22:51:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awesome Professor! Her lectures are very clear and helps you understand things very well! Plus her quizzes and exams are very reasonable and she makes sure you understand what will be on expected on the upcoming tests. Take her!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1520987","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:57.096662+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4NDQ0Nzc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1520987","instructor_name":"Ann Scheels","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-04-21 00:17:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very clear! Her exams generally stick to what was covered. Quizzes are very easy if you do the homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1520987","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:57.096662+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MzgyNDA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1520987","instructor_name":"Ann Scheels","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-04-09 16:09:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"She teaches everything really clearly so it's easy to understand. Tests aren't hard if you have done the homework and gone to lectures. She makes some mistakes in lecture but usually they aren't that bad and she fixes them. Take her! Calculus seems easy when she teaches it!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1520987","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:57.096662+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MzI3NTkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1520987","instructor_name":"Ann Scheels","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-03-29 15:04:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ann explains concepts extremely well in lecture. I found her to be extremely helpful. Her exams are fairly easy if you do the practice exams and study for them. Taking her class has made me actually understand calculus!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1520987","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:57.096662+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MjU1NTg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1520987","instructor_name":"Ann Scheels","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-03-07 12:25:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Exams were excessively difficult and unrelated to the material taught.  Very often would stop mid-lecture to figure out what she was talking about. Long story short, she seems far too inexperienced and disconnected with her students, despite what may be said about her office hours.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1520987","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:57.096662+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MjQxNzQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1520987","instructor_name":"Ann Scheels","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-02-23 07:51:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very helpful in office hours.  Lectures clear.  Exams were difficult, but fair with no surprises.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1520987","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:43.693257+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MzkxMzA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1165689","instructor_name":"Anne Candioto","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-01-19 17:56:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"she doesn't really seem to know her stuff well..nice and helpful though","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1165689","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:11.876410+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTc5NTM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:306582","instructor_name":"Arnold Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-09-09 11:11:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst teacher I have no doubt.  He rambles about a specific problem for ten minutes that he does mostly in his head, and then gets it wrong in the end.  Switch out ASAP don't make my mistake.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/306582","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:11.876410+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTM4MTkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:306582","instructor_name":"Arnold Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-08-18 16:01:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst professor I've had so far. He spent more time rambling about the square root of 2 than teaching calc.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/306582","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:11.876410+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyODY4MzQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:306582","instructor_name":"Arnold Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-02-26 02:54:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"He just cannot teach the principles of calculus well; I am sure that he is very knowledgeable, but he cannot convey that information to students in a relatively easy manner.  I like his personality.  His exams are relatively easy if you master the homework problems.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/306582","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:11.876410+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyODM0OTgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:306582","instructor_name":"Arnold Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-02-11 19:24:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you have to chose between having Arnold as your lecturer and not taking the class, DONT TAKE THE CLASS. If you have any common sense, do not take anything he's teaching. He gives tenured teachers a bad name. Time to retire, Arnie","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/306582","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:11.876410+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTc4NTM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:306582","instructor_name":"Arnold Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-16 21:34:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is really old-fashioned professor who likes to joke about the mathematics.  Class is not that hard, as long as doing homework consistently and studying hard.  Overall, he is a good professor but not the best of there is.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/306582","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:11.876410+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTI5NjIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:306582","instructor_name":"Arnold Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-12 18:18:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"He treats an intro calc class as if students have a lot of prior calculus experience. He flew through elementary derivatives and integrals and went straight for difficult material. If you haven't been exposed to calc, this will be hard. He trails off a lot and often messes up his own examples and never fixes them.  I cannot recommend him to anyone.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/306582","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:11.876410+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzY2NTk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:306582","instructor_name":"Arnold Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-11-21 16:55:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"He makes no sense in lecture and if you don't get a good TA or have taken calc AB in high school this class will be really hard","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/306582","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:11.876410+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMTg1OTU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:306582","instructor_name":"Arnold Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-10-16 22:18:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"In lecture you often will be confused about what he is talking about, but if you go to discussion and do the homework, his exams are a breeze. He never expects you to do anything that you haven't seen multiple times.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/306582","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MzAxMDgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-31 20:49:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"horrible!!!!! who teaches calculus without a book? No reference to follow if you have questions(and I had a crappy T.A. as well).  100 plus homework problems each week...if you have any doubts about calculus choose another lecturer.  By far the worst class I had at Madison -","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MjYzMzkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-04-09 04:10:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Ram is a genius when it comes to mathematics; straight from MIT; born and raised an Indian.  The only problem is that he does not know how to teach!  That is the problem with  professors that know a little too much in their subjects of interest that they totally miss the whole teaching aspect.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzEyMjI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-28 12:13:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ram rocks. You'll go to bed thinking of function creatures eating numbers and derivatives chomping on functions. "the derivative of e to the junk is e to the junk times the derivative of the junk." classic. tough class, but he MAKES you understand calculus","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzEyMjI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-28 12:12:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ram rocks. You'll go to bed thinking of function creatures eating numbers and derivatives chomping on functions. "the derivative of e to the junk is e to the junk times the derivative of the junk." classic. tough class, but he MAKES you understand calculus","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNjIwNTI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-08 14:42:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"he's the man.  booyea","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTc2MzAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-05-16 20:59:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Ram is by far my favorite professor so far, and I only had him last semester. The man is a genius and he's pretty much figured out a genius way of teaching Calculus to people who don't know.  If you wanna learn a lot, take Ram. If you had Calc  in HS don't, because you'll just complain and moan about it, cuz you'll think you know it all.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDkwNDk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-29 19:13:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lots of homework, but you really don't have to do it all. Each assignment is worth about a half percent of a grade, making homework worth only 8% total. He offers office hours on sundays, which are a must. Be prepared to spend about 10 hours a week.  I didn't take calc before, went to every office hour, only did hw on sunday and im getting a B.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDkwMjUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-29 18:46:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Assigned way too much homework. And the tests were problems randomly selected from homework. Did not like that at all. Didn't seem to test greatly on concepts, just if you could do the really hard problems. Nice guy, but class is a lot of work.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDc1OTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-27 19:14:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"I don't like the fact that he gives 100 problems of homework every week.  It's not easy to complete this since you don't learn all the material until friday.  His tests are not that hard though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDA0Mzcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-13 12:33:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is an amazing professor. He is absolutely brilliant but he brings the math down to your level by explaining it in really funny ways. I am not particularly good at math but I still did relatively well in the class. One tip for everyone, do the homework even though he expects at least 15 hours a week. Some weeks more!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMzk1MjEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-10 20:04:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is really straight-forward. You get 100 problems a week for homework, but it's really helpful. Also, the mid-terms are just problems from the homework so if you know how to do the homework, you can easily get an A on the mid-terms.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMzkwNTc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-09 23:53:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Crazy amount of homework!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMzg4NDE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-09 17:48:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"I can never understand how he goes from one step to the next.  He doesn't explain it.  He just assumes we know it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMjUwNjE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-09-26 00:01:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lots of homework but a very well taught class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMjMxNjE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-09-14 00:42:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is funny and has many good stories to tell. He is also very creative in explaining concepts by comparing them to easy to understand objects or stories.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEwODkyODkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-11-13 15:29:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Extremely well thought out lectures.  Teaches the class from the ground level, which may feel patronizing to some, but is very effective.  LOTS AND LOTS of homework, but if you can soldier through that, you're golden.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEwMDgxMTM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-08-01 19:54:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"His homework is killer and the tests are really hard but lecture was great.  He doesn't use a book, which was frustrating at times, but he does post some lecture notes online.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MDcyNDY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-05-07 10:04:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class is hard..especially when hwk is ur life..wish he could atleast lessen the hwk to 50 a week...best math teacher i ever had..you'll glide through math 222 for sure if you atleast get AB in his class..","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2OTI4MTg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-04-23 12:09:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2NjkyMjI=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-04-20 14:09:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hated the class while I was taking it, so much work and it was pretty much impossible to finish exams (curves helped a lot though).  I can appereciate it now though...he was good at explaining things and made the material pretty clear.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjI1MjQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-04-13 21:03:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Ram held hw study help every Sunday and they are more useful than any other part of this course. The hw might be long, but honestly I am gliding through 222 which is the most failed class in Wisconsin, most likely due to Ram's hw. He is also one of the most clear lecturers I've ever had.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MjI4Mjk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-03-29 22:08:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ram is a really good professor.  Yeah, there is a killer amount of homework, but the tests are straight from the homework and it only counts as 10% anyway.  Plus, he devotes 3 hours of his weekend to work w/ people on problems.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NjIwNzY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-03-16 01:26:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"probably a good professor if you can get past the hw - he seriously expects you to devote ~25 hrs/wk to this class - i personally didn't like the way he taught calculus, because i understand it the NORMAL way, e.g. straight from the book","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNTQ0NTA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-01-20 17:49:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Wow...I don't know how to start.  Hmm, let's see, if you are good at math, you'll probably be fine, if you need to go a bit more in depth to understand math, STAY AWAY or else get a tutor, EARLY.  I'm sorry, I'm not mathmatically inclined, so maybe I missed something that everyone else hasn't..?","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMTcyNTE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-01-13 16:23:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"So much homework you will freak out.  You will be pissed about the amount of homework.  You get about 100 problems a week and they only grade 5.  One nice thing is that the exam problems come from the homework so in theory if you do the homework you will be able to do well on the exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTQ3NDY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-26 12:06:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Everybody stop complaining about the homework!! It's honestly NOT that bad, especially if you have a brain and can understand the material. My favorite professor of all time. Really unique guy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTEzMjE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-25 00:43:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"The homework involvd is simply not worth taking this class.  Don't expect to have a life if you plan to get all of the homework done.  I did get a B overall, but that was with out studying very much for the midterms.  I'm sure if you understand calc and do the hw u would be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwOTQwNjU=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-21 23:23:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Well Simply not worth the work, Homework is 10+ hours a week and worth way to much, Got 2 A's and a C on midterm's but after final got a BC in class.  Do not take this class unless u have no life and love to stay in on weekends.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNzYxMjk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-19 22:30:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very difficult.  The tests test time management and test-taking skills, not knowledge of the material.  Expect 15 hours of HW per week (due each week) in addition to test prep.  Good teacher during lecture.  Look forward to "Genesis" lecture.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNzU1MjI=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-19 21:11:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMjYxNDE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-15 01:16:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"This kid is kind of psycho, but he gets the job finished.  He's kind of ludicrous at times, and he expects you to be able to do math problems that he can't always do himself, but the expectations are definitely clear, and you can't complain about the tests being made verbatim from the homeworks.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMDg5MDc=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-13 21:30:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you want to learn calculus, and you're willing to work hard, Ram is a great professor. He does assign a bit too much homework, but his exam problems come straight from the homework. He's a bit of a kooky guy, but very personable. He's also entertaining when he lectures, in a strange way.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NzczNjQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-10 15:38:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Do not take this professor.His teaching methods are not kool at all.His hwk is insane,his test do not show what you have really learned in the class. The concepts of calculus are all the same,but the problems he makes up are INSANE. to get an A it will  require you not to have a life.DO NOT TaKeHim","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NjQzMzg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-09 16:07:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Change profesors immediately if you have Ram!  His method of teaching is confusing.  Ex: he refers to a function as a creature who eats things and spits out something else.  Save yourself!  Way too much homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MTU2MDA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-05 21:08:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took calculus in high school, and I loved it.  However, taking math with Ram is a different story.  The homework is insane; I usually spend 15-20 hours a week on homework.  The exams are too short to show all that I've learned.  The hw is only 8% of my grade and I have to spend so much time on it!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NzIwNzk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-01 10:55:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gives a lotta homework!  Lots of really hard problems, but lots of easy ones too","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NjkxODk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-30 23:33:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cool guy.  Somehow makes calc interesting. WAY too much homework, but you learn it. You need to write in complete sentences when you do homework","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NjA4NzU=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-30 12:20:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"WAY TOO MUCH HOMEWORK.  He gives you enough homework to make you a loser in college.  It is almost impossible to understand evey problem on the homework.  Tests are straight fromt he homework problems but you have enough time to do maybe 3 problems.  GET A DIFFERENT PROF.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NjAxNzc=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-30 11:10:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"I love Ram","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NTYwMDU=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-29 20:52:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hardest class I have ever taken. Did like 20-30 hrs of his homework a week on a good week.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MTk1Njg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-23 00:14:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hardest class I have ever taken in my life.  My recommendation is to avoid his class at all costs because he gives enough homework to last the entire semester each week.  If you can get above a C in this class you must be God or a Calc. genius.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MTczNjM=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-22 20:36:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"He tries hard for you, but if you don't understand homework, it is impossible to figure out, since he doesn't follow the book.  Nice guy, however unless you already know calculus stay away.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MTExNDc=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-22 11:12:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid Ram... there are many instructors that assign MUCH less homework, but still give you a good calc understanding.  The homework isn't all that clear, you have to write out "in sentences" your answers to your homework.  Took me 20-40 hours/wk for homework.  Save yourself the trouble.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3OTY3MDY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-19 18:47:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Here's one of those darn identities I learned:  GPA + (Ram's 221)= 2.0","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk1NDE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-16 22:03:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a really great professor, if you want to learn calculus, take this class, the workload is a lot, but if you do it, the grade will come.  Be prepared, but I enjoyed him as a professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MDE4NTY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-10 18:58:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Best Math prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2ODc3Mjk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-09 16:21:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid this professor if you can!  The homework load is impossible (15-20 hours a week) and you need to do all of it to get a good grade.  His teaching style is odd (funny at times) and different than everyone else in the math department.  He gives more homework than he can explain in class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzNDAwNDY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-07-25 00:29:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was very, very, very, hard.  Freshman beware you will have no life!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMjA1NTE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-07-16 08:41:04 +0000 UTC","comment":".","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNzc4NjE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-06-27 16:48:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hard class and the homework load would bring Einstein to his knees.  However, assuming you survive the course you will have a solid understanding of beginning calculus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMjczMjk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-05-11 21:08:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Huge Ego. MIT educated and taught at Princeton.  Likes to repeatedly remind people of it too. Either his way or no way.  If you're decent at math and like to think in a logical manner, you're screwed.  Huge workload.  Just an overall poor professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDcyNjg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-05-07 15:44:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"-","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNTYxNzQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-04-29 11:20:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cool Prof!!!!!! Prof Ram is totally fun! 100 Math probs a week, curse him when u r in his class for making you slog but then its worth it n he'a a gr8 guy. If u take his class, ask him to play music on da last lec. He has a good ear for music!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNTYxNDA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-04-29 11:15:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"The best math teacher i have ever had!!  You have to go to the class.  too much homework but doable.  He knows a lot and loves teaching.  He is the best teacher ever!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNTQ0NjM=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-04-29 00:29:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Work load too heavy and extremely difficult","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjY4OTA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-04-15 14:58:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"there is way too much homework.  he's a fun guy and teaches clearly for the most part, but he doesn't follow the book so you can't go to it for help.  lectures were always interesting though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5Mzc0ODk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-04-11 21:46:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"very good professor, but not the easiest course.  i learned a lot from him though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MzY3NTA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-04-11 19:24:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Easiest class I have ever taken!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MTYyNTI=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-03-17 13:43:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Total Overload of Homework! Hard also if you Haven't taken Calc b4 b/cuz you have nothing to fall back on when you can't follow his crazy ideas.  Fun and interesting lectures, cool guy but very hard class if you can't follow him. Had to drop it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MjQxOTk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-02-16 21:47:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"good job arun","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2ODE5ODU=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-02-03 18:11:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lots and lots of homework. Didn't teach some basic Calc principles. Don't take him if you don't want to do 15 hours of homework a week.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0ODY5MDA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-12-11 17:23:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a very good teacher.  He breaks everything down to very simple terms.  He gives a lot of homework but you really understand what you are doing by the time you are done.  All of the test problems are taken directly off of the homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NTU3MDI=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-12-07 21:28:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"He sucks at teaching math 221 and he is really hard, and he's full of himself.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NTIyOTA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-12-07 00:40:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lots of homework and obsessed with e.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MzM1MTQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-12-04 00:46:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a very intelligent guy, but I am near completion of this class and two words come to mind... frustrating and overwhelming.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MTM2Njk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-12-01 16:34:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"I have TA'd for him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MDQ0MTU=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-11-28 15:21:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tough course, not taught like a normal calculus.  Added difficulty and he doesnt use normal math terms which I would suspect will make later math classes more difficult.  Avoid this course unless you have an extra 15 hours a week to do homework!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzOTMyNTQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-11-25 12:13:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class was very difficult.  Lots and lots of homework!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODk2MzI=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-11-24 18:54:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"He gives way too much homework. He also doesn't use normal math terms. He confuses me and I am very lost in his class. Thank God for TA's. Bae, you are a life saver!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzMDU4OTg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-11-12 01:01:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"He gives TONS of homework. I am talking like many hours a week. But he is pretty good at teaching.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNzEwNTQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-11-05 22:17:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a nice guy and wants you to learn but there's TOO much homework.  He teaches in a messed up way, so if you've had calc before, don't take it from Ram.  This class isn't worth the amount of work you have to do in it! Avoid Ram!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNTA1Nzc=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-11-02 16:05:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lots of homework that is collected and graded. I'd say too much homework that is collected and graded, almost a ridiculous amount. And the tests are ludicrously hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMzgxMjE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-10-29 20:00:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExOTI5MjA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-10-15 19:14:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExMDgwODg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-08-28 17:22:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very helpful, compassionate, wants students to learn Math!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:54:08.685189+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTkxNDU2Nw==","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202881","instructor_name":"Arun Ram","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-05-01 23:02:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202881","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":"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTM0ODE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-04-26 09:02:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are very disorganized and her notes are difficult to read. Her tangents will take up a lot of time and are extremely distracting and irrelevant to the content. I do not recommend. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyODcyOTky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-04-20 02:22:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Kent is not a good lecturer, I would not recommend taking Calc 1 with her. Her lecture notes are very messy and hard to follow.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNzM5NTIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-03-26 00:42:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"I would only tell people I hate to take a class with this professor. She does not explain well during lectures. I've asked people around me in lectures and discussions, and they haven't understood what was going on either. I ended up dropping the class and had to retake it next semester.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNjA5ODY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-02-13 03:27:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Would you like to go to a math lecture and come out more confused than you were before? This professor is your guy!! Seriously, this professor did not explain anything and just solved problems that had nothing to do with the curriculum ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTUyOTgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-01-27 02:48:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bad lecturer, made numerous mistakes throughout the year, frankly nearly every lecture. The TAs or students in some cases had to help in correcting many issues","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTI0ODQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-01-20 19:54:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"worst lecturer ever. very hard to understand and the examples she tries to use make sense maybe 50% of the time","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNDYyNzc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-01-08 19:27:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Kent is a great person, but not a very great professor. Her lectures are all over the place, and it was almost better to skip lecture and teach yourself. There are two midterms, which are very manageable with the provided practice exams. However, the final was not representative of the previous exams, and ended up dropping my semester long A.\n\n","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzk5MDkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-26 04:06:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures felt disorganized and the professor is confusing and doesn't teach well. She went on tangents a lot and often took forever to get to point. This class with this professor would very difficult for someone without calculus experience. I found myself learning the material by either studying for tests or in discussion, but rarely in lecture. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzkzMTg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-24 19:35:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"She knows what she's talking about but only explains through examples, and doesn't actually explain what you need to do to solve the problems.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzUxNTQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-19 21:43:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall, not the worst professor ever, but very confusing and doesn't teach well at all. She has very dry humor and does nothing to engage learners/make the class interesting.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzUwMTQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-19 20:11:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures were disorganized, making it difficult to follow or learn the material in class. I often left the lecture more confused than when I arrived. The final exam felt unnecessarily challenging for me, even though math is my strongest subject. I would strongly encourage you to avoid all classes \"taught\" by this professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzQ0MzY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-19 06:48:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Kent was not particularly engaging or clear, but lectures were fine as long as you paid rapt attention. My main critique of lecture would Dr. Kent's tendency to spend way too much time on activities. In general lectures were not particularly organized, but she is not awful as some of these reviews make her out to be.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzIzNTQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-18 03:52:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Don't do it. The exams are nothing like the practice exams. You'll end the class knowing LESS calculus than when you started. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzE3Nzcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-17 22:45:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overexplained easy concepts by going too deep into stuff that didn't matter and never actually getting to the point. I took calc in high school and it was taught much better than what Kent did. Poor organization overall and had a confusing all over the place structure. Avoid Kent if you can. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjkxNzMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-16 21:09:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"The professor taught very generic calculus, and did in class examples that were very basic and easy compared to the midterms and especially the final. I will say lectures are easy to follow, but expect much harder questions during finals and midterms.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjM0OTEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-13 23:22:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"She trys to keep class interesting, especially on heavy math days. Tests can be hard, but practice exams help. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTk4NjM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-12 03:50:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures have no outlines and the professor does not make sense. The discussion was all group work and we were not taught anything we had to figure it out ourselves. Lowkey confused how they thought we would learn anything from the structure and random ideas brought up in lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTkzODA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-12 00:52:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice and lenient in terms of grades, but very confusing teacher. Lectures are very difficult to follow, even easy topics are explained almost incoherently. If you end up with her, highly recommend getting a math tutor or being prepared to put in a lot of work independently studying the course work. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTkxODU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-11 23:42:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took calc in high school and when I tell you she literally explained things in such confusing ways when it could be wayyyy simpler. She was all over the place in her lectures very hard to follow. The only time the material would make sense is when my TA would cover the topic. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTc0NjY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-11 11:40:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Note that you'll have to study by yourself without even thinking of taking a look on his lecture notes. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMTYxODAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-11 00:09:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Clearly has no clue how to give an engaging lecture. If you struggle with math avoid taking her class at all costs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMDI1MTg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-04 00:57:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"She has a very obscure way of teaching. She explains concepts in a very abstract and confusing way. Attending lectures leave me more confused than when I came in. I took Calc in high school and I had to rely on what I learned then instead of her lectures. ]","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTcyODk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-01 01:30:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"terrible professor and i took ap calc ab in high school. cant explain anything. goes way to fast in lecture but makes no sense so its like shes skipping around stuff. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTYzNTU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-28 08:32:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Never take this professor for this class.  She does not teach well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTI1Mzk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-21 15:39:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"she has no idea what shes teaching and goes on random tangents that have nothing to do with the lecture","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTE1ODk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-20 18:15:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"she is never on topic. we never learn what we need to know. I teach myself everything and the discussion sheets are never ending and super hard because I don't know the content bc she doesn't teach. if you're gonna have her as a prof switch immediately.\nsos i am not gonna make it out of this class ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTA1NTYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-19 19:55:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Genuinely so bad, AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Always talking about random shit and I genuinely crash out every time I have to sit in lecture. I am so sorry if you have to take this prof because it's miserable. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODgzNzU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-17 19:24:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you don't already know the material, find a different lecturer to go to. My understanding after attending a lecture was actually worse than if I just watched a youtube video. My advice is to find a different professor's section and just attend that. Unfortunately, Kent is devoid of any teaching talent whatsoever.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODY3MjM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-14 11:38:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"if you're taking lower-level math courses like calc 1 or 2 good luck. this professor is TERRIBLE at teaching. You're better off attending a different prof's lecture. \n\n0/10. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODQ0MzY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-11 21:10:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Despite not teaching the quality of material on tests, professor Kent does not seem to give out partial credit on tests, with each one being 30% of your grade, prepare to tank your grade with even one question wrong. Just drop it ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODIxODcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-07 04:55:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"VERY confusing and unclear lectures, with Professor Kent going off on almost completely unrelated tangents very often. I didn't take calculus in high school, and struggled in this class which very honestly should've been one of my easier ones. If you are new to calculus, plan to spend a disproportionate amount of time on this class. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODE2Mjc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-06 17:35:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"I skipped every lecture after attending the first one, Kent does not explain concepts clearly and oftentimes will go on tangents not related to course material. He takes too long on unimportant topics. I geniunely believe anyone new to this material would easily fail this class if they only attended leture and discussions. Do NOT take her.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNzkxNTMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-11-03 13:54:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"findpassword.\nif i write an essay, it would be how you shoulD nOt have this teacher who (iwishicouldsayteach) you math. \n1.lectures: so boriNg nOT even clear. \n2.random-TAgents-weird-joKEs. \n3.first couple of weeks the TeacHer was behInd on the curriculum becauseSpoke for more than 45 mins trying to explain limits. limits. \n4. unclear TEACHER","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNzgwOTU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-10-30 19:42:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Confusing in lecture, made my understanding of calculus actually go down after taking calc 1 and 2 in high school, please find a different lecturer to set yourself up for success later.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNzE4ODc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-10-15 15:20:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"This professor was awful, their notes are not readable, they have weird verbage for lecture, literally find yourself someone else because this professor is terrible. I will not wish this on my worst enemy. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNzEzMTA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-10-13 23:51:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are very confusing & they have a reputation for just chatting and making weird analogies no one understands unless you are a math mathematician. Worst of all, class is test heavy & has no actual study guide, just old tests that have inaccurate examples of what will be on the exams. Find a different teacher if you struggle with math","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjg4MzI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-10-05 03:16:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are incredibly hard to follow, very all over the place and not much of actually teaching the material. You will need to teach yourself everything or pray that you get a good TA who can (re)teach you the material. Honestly dont need to go to lecture as you wont get anything out of it. My TA even said professor was confusing during lecture.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjU2MDg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-09-21 23:30:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"I believe topics were not very well explained or taught. She very often went into great detail about example problems that had little/nothing to do with the topics we were covering in class. Was not very well coordinated with homework assignments.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjQ5NzE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-09-18 00:53:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are almost impossible to follow and understand","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjQ3NTM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-09-17 03:40:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures were very unclear and tiresome","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjMyMTc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-09-09 20:00:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you get this professor drop the class and try to join another one. I already took calculus 1 and 2 and I still didn't understand what this person was talking about. Save yourself the headaches and drop the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTMxMzk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-12 20:12:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"He never actually teaches anything. It would be helpful if he went through a few problems but no. He does these abstract things that no one cares about and doesn't explain anything thoroughly. His exams are ridiculous and unfair.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxODAzODA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-05-21 14:06:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is so miserably terrible I want to cry.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNzg0NzU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-05-17 18:55:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Kent really tried to teach us the material, but my TA was the one who showed me how to do everything.   Pray to God that you get a good TA or else you will need to get a full-time tutor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNzYxMDYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-05-14 22:10:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"By far the worst teacher I have encountered in my years of schooling. He is not helpful at all and makes sure to put the hardest possible questions on the exams. The book doesn't help one bit because its just a bunch of loose leaf paper. Stay away from him at all costs. He is horrible","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNTg0NzQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-04-23 11:10:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"He just writes proofs on the board and doesn't show the class how to actually solve a problem that will be on an exam","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNTYzODk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-04-19 00:25:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Impossible to read his hand writing and makes the material way more confusing that it needs to be.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:53:49.124835+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNTIzMzQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2216023","instructor_name":"Autumn Kent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-04-11 22:38:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"This guy is horrible! He's really not funny and 2/3 of the time I am teaching myself calculus. In the beginning I went to his office hours and he's really not helpful!! Lecture I am lost, so I just read the textbook which is just as bad because it's custom. Avoid this guy, the TA is really helpful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2216023","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:37.641601+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0Nzg0MzU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2279567","instructor_name":"Botong Wang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-05-13 15:36:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Wang genuinely wanted to help us understand calc, but his lectures were scattered and all over the place. His lectures were v fast paced, and you HAVE to pay attention, attend, and complete ALL the hw. The only thing I liked abt this course was that the exams were v similar to the hw, so everything was fair game. Good person, j not the best teacher","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2279567","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:37.641601+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NDY4NzE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2279567","instructor_name":"Botong Wang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-03-24 14:42:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Literally just reads theorems from the textbook. Is incredibly confusing and teaches unconventionally. Over a hundred students left this course because of how confused they were.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2279567","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MTk2MDQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1946378","instructor_name":"Brian Cook","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-09-17 22:39:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"He didn't assign homework from a book, but made some up online homework. He forgot to make homework for around a month, and so I felt very unprepared for the midterms. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1946378","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0Nzg4MjIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1946378","instructor_name":"Brian Cook","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-05-10 00:50:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brian himself is a likeable guy, that being said, being a Prof isn't his strong suit. 2 midterms, both hard with averages below 60%, if you want to succeed you really have to be self motivated, I would suggest joining GUTS and Math Tutorial. Post practice problems occasionally, same goes for homework, but not too reliable. Doesn't reply to email. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1946378","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzQ1NTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1946378","instructor_name":"Brian Cook","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-05-05 16:07:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class was absolutely ridiculous. I went to every lecture even though it didn't help me at all. The exams were extremely long and the equationsquestions were way more advanced than anything gone over in lecturediscussion. Professor writes every word he says on the board, which is really annoying!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1946378","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NjY1MzY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1946378","instructor_name":"Brian Cook","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-04-24 19:06:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"David Dynerman is the  best, most chilled TA.  Professor Cook is a wonderful man. He is funny but sometime his lecture could be very confusing. His exam guides are nothing like the exams. Exam are long and hard. My class average is always around the 50. But that also  means that if you secure 70 or more, you are guaranteed an A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1946378","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NjU3MjY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1946378","instructor_name":"Brian Cook","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-04-23 17:03:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"The \"textbook\" that they have you get is a joke. It is very confusing and sometimes very different from what they teach in class. The examples that he goes over in lecture make little sense and are very different from what he puts on exams. At the beginning of the year he assigned weekly homework, which was helpful, but ultimately just gave up. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1946378","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NjIzNzU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1946378","instructor_name":"Brian Cook","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-04-19 15:39:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Completely uninterested in helping the undergrad students.  Assigned homework for like 3 weeks and then gave up. The text book is completely unhelpful. I took AP Calc in high school and his lectures consistently left me baffled - so I stopped going and my grade went UP... ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1946378","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NjAwMDc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1946378","instructor_name":"Brian Cook","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-04-15 11:09:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"It's Calc 1.  seems simple enough right?  the majority of the class has already taken this exact class in high school and already have a decent command of the subject material.  Unfortunately, Brian thinks the class is a game and he constantly gives the most confusing examples on the exam and never touches anything like them in lecture or discus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1946378","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDkyNDU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1946378","instructor_name":"Brian Cook","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-15 21:00:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a very good teacher. I learn a lot from his lectures. The text book is necessary!!!!!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1946378","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjgzMjUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-01-16 01:11:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Passionate, knowledgeable, and cares about students despite class being online & asynchronous. This was my first time doing calculus & Professor Street made it very straight forward.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjY3OTYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-01-12 20:25:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor, seemed to care even though it was a completely online asynchronous class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjI5NDY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-01-03 20:07:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hands down the best professor you will probably have throughout your freshman year. 10/10 would love to take his class again. He made online lectures really easy to understand and would provide multiple in depth videos explaining concepts and different types of problems. Responds quickly to students even with asynchronous lessons. You won't regret","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjAxOTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-27 01:02:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was great at communicating what was expected during this online semester. The tests were easy if you participated and completed the out of class work. He was forgiving and flexible with grades.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTk0NjEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-24 21:21:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Excellent teacher. I had him during fall 2020 covid, which is why he may've been so lenient (a vast majority of students got As). Very good at communicating with students, fair exams, and all around the most helpful math teacher I've had.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTc2MzA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-22 17:13:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Street is clear and understandable when it comes to Calculus. He makes seemingly complicated concepts simple by breaking it down into steps and is receptive to student concerns. Definitely cares about his students and works well with the TAs, making for a fair course to take if you are willing to put in the work.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTQ4MzU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-19 16:04:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall, he was a great teacher, but he sometimes overcomplicates things in his video lectures. I recommend attending his 221 class online. Exams were not proctored, but had a written component where you would have to show your work. In these, I had to write clearly what I do (e.g. state usage of a particular theorem or method of evealuation)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTQ3Njgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-19 11:19:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Mr. Brian is THE BEST of the best. He out-done everyone when it comes to transitioning to online learning. He is so organized and he puts out lectures that are very high in quality. Long story short, he made Calc1 a breeze. I never even had to go to youtube to learn something. Not to mention that he is so fare with the grading. Hands-down the best","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDc2ODUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-15 03:30:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Street is the choice for Math 221. He sends out emails frequently and also responds quickly on Piazza to address any problems. Lectures are actually explaining concepts, not reading the problems. He is also surprisingly enthusiastic for an intro class like Math221.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDU5NzQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-14 01:56:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"For the online format, Street provided asynchronous lecture videos. I thought the videos were very good (I had taken AP Calc AB in high school though as well). The videos were to the point, explained well, and provided lots of example problems that you did for yourself.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDE4NzI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-10 18:49:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Street was absolutely phenomenal. For someone who has never taken Calculus before, I came into this class expecting the worst and came out very well versed and not nearly as stressed as I thought I would be. He was fantastic at explaining concepts, the most organized professor I have ever had, and was seriously above and beyond.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTQxMjcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-03 20:09:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brian is great at explaining things and his lectures are very helpful. His lectures are asynchronous and are very concise, usually less than 25 minutes. His course is well organized and he provides weekly schedules to keep you on track. Tests tend to be easier than the discussion handouts and are only 3-5 questions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNzc2MTc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-11-05 23:12:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"The first math class I took when I entered university is taught by Brian. He is the best math professor I have ever met (I took roughly 5 math classes.). Fun lectures and capturing the important points for you. Even with some complicated concepts, he can explain with easy-understanding example.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzNzU5NDIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-11-02 18:58:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"There are weekly tets however they are 3-5 questions and focus on the material of the week before. Discussions are worth 1 point of participation for the entire semester so very optional. Highly recommend Brian, his lectures are easy to follow and they are prerecorded.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNDIwMjE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-03-09 21:59:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good overall, definitely could have gotten a worse calc prof. I'm not the best at math in the first place so I thought it was hard. I never really understood what was happening and still got a B. I guess Brian's teaching method stuck with me subconsciously.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMzgzNzc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-02-26 17:32:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"I already took calc in high school, but if I wouldn't have, I would have absolutely no idea what was going on in that class. He overcomplicated simple concepts. He wasn't approachable and gave off a very serious vibe. I could tell he cared about his students, but that was enough to make up for his poor teaching methods.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMzA4NTg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-26 23:17:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brian is a great professor and he definitely knows his field extremely well. Just go to lectures, which are amazing, and do what he tells you to then you can handle calculus easily.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMzAzNTQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-25 03:11:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very nice guy. Quiz every week(can drop2) teaches slowly and clearly. real exam will be similar to the practice one! You will not regret choosing him!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMjkyMjM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-22 21:36:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Street is an amazing professor but I came into this class with prior calc knowledge and during lecture I was confused often. However, his explanations are helpful but quick. Although the problems in class are difficult, they are similar to exams. DO ALL PRACTICE EXAMS and you will earn an A. He also does not curve this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMjgwMjA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-18 21:33:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brian was a great professor - he explained everything clearly with lots of examples, communicated grading standards clearly, and the exams always matched what we were taught in class. Take advantage of classes before exams - he usually will review the material you'll need to know!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMjUzNjAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-14 01:24:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really liked how he taught class. First, He uses an ipad instead of the chalkboards which made it easier to read his handwriting. And second, he is quite funny and snarky. Made me laugh many times throughout class. His tests and quizzes are very fair with some review beforehand. A great choice if you've already taken Calc 1 and are in Math 221.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMjUzNDk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-14 01:07:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"I didn't complete any extra work to do well in this class, but came in with prior calc knowledge. He teaches as if you already know the material and are just reviewing it. It isn't mandatory to go to class but it helps if you want to do well on tests. Though he has limited office hours, he is very approachable and kind.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTk5NzQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-04 15:16:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Street is just ok. He's not all that good at explaining concepts to the class, but the 3-4 that he did a good job on he absolutely nailed. The material isn't all that difficult and it's a fair level of homework. The grading for each exam is also completely fair, too. If you take a class with him as a professor, you may want a tutor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTU5OTg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-27 01:49:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"I loved Professor Street! His calc 221 lectures largely consisted of him providing examples of what we were just taught which was really helpful for me. He is a fairly engaging prof and I definitely laughed a few times during class. The exams were also fair and only tested us on material discussed in class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTUxMTI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-24 22:06:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"The best math professor I have ever met! He explains every single concepts clearly and his lecture is just so comfortable to follow. Professor Street is without a doubt a genius in Math, and just do everything he tells you and you'll get an A. Moreover, he is such a kind guy. Highly recommended! Great professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTQzMjM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-23 05:29:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Really liked having Prof Street for Math 221. He explained things clearly and slowly during lecture and always threw in some sassy/sarcastic comments at people which I enjoyed. You can tell he really cares about his students and wants them to do well. The tests weren't very difficult as long as you show up to lecture and take some time to prepare.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTM5MDAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-22 17:46:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Street was a very good professor. I had not had any experience with calculus before his class, and he made learning the material easy. Tests were worth 75% of the grade, but were very fair. He is also funny at times and really wants the students to do well. Just study, do all of the assignments, and this class should be a breeze.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMDkwMTA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-19 01:13:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"WORST PROFESSOR I'VE EVER HAD!!! Does not go over concepts well, does not explain topics in enough detail, very difficult to read his handwriting, does not prepare you well enough for quizzes or exams. I have always been accelerated when it comes to math and was even a math tutor for two years and I failed the final... AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMDgxODYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-18 17:35:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"There are tons of students who have taken calculus before that take calculus 1 and they like to ask really dumb questions like "Can we use l'hospital's rule?" starting day 1. Prof Street was really sarcastic, hilarious and explained topics well. Lecture will make you feel unprepared because the problems are harder than the tests. A is easy just try","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMDY2OTkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-17 19:43:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Street was very passionate about Calc and using enthusiasm made lectures fun. Great guy and presents the material in amazing ways and then takes time to make sure everyone understand the information. 10/10 recommend taking for Calc 1!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwOTUwMjE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-10 18:03:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"I would not recommend Brian for math 221 if you have not previously taken calc. He talks and writes at a very fast pace, and a lot of times his writing is very difficult to read. He is always asking if anyone has questions, although his answers to questions are sometimes a bit snarky. He also thinks everyone is at his same level as far knowledge.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwODAzNDY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-11-28 14:28:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Review, then you can get good grades.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNzk5MTYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-11-28 02:03:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a very good lecturer and he really makes sure you know the material plus he is hilarious would 10/10 take a class with him again","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNzc3Njc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-11-25 17:07:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brian Street is a smart dude. That being said, he acts as if everyone is on the same level as him. If you decide to take this class with Brian, make sure you have already taken calculus. Otherwise you will be confused perpetually like I was. It has been a frustrating semester for me with him as my prof. Also, his Ta's are not effective.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjg2OTIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-11-08 15:04:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brian is a really good prof. You can tell he actually cares about what you learn. However, he tends to sip over a lot of explanations that he forgets we need to hear. He is pretty good about answering all questions though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MDIzMTA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-04-10 12:17:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Need to do well on the tests, however he is a great professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3OTAxODQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-03-13 00:19:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"By far the best lecturer I've ever had, don't be lazy and the class will be enjoyable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NzUyMjc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-01-18 22:52:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests can get to be a little difficult with him, but overall he is energized for his lectures and is always willing to help you before or after class. I took calculus in high school before so that helped me a lot, but in general Brian goes into a lot of detail when explaining concepts. He respects and really cares for his students.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NzQxNzk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-01-17 12:04:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Street is an excellent teacher. His lectures are interactive and he looks for feedback from the students on how they are doing. I especially liked how he had students do example problems in class. He conveys material very clearly, but doesn't go into an incredible amount of depth.  Overall a great experience.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NzI3ODc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-01-13 15:25:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brian Street was a pretty solid professor for math 221. He kind of speaks quickly during lectures, so make sure you pay attention. He explains things really well but if you ask a question during class, he won't go into much detail. Most of the help I got was from my TA during office hours.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NjIzODY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-26 11:55:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pretty typical math teacher, you have to pay attention or you could miss a whole topic","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTczNDIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-19 22:41:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Street was an okay teacher. He usually explained things in the most difficult way possible, but if you have a Calculus background, you'll be fine. He seemed to get annoyed when people asked questions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTQwNTE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-17 00:04:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Street was really great. He is definitely the professor you want for 221.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTE4MjU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-15 18:46:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"great lecturer and does a good job making the class participate in lecture without calling people out. Very clear with his explanations. Homework is a little tough. I took APAB calc in high school so this class was not as hard for me as it might have been for someone who has never taken calc before. Overall awesome experience with him!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTAyNzYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-14 23:15:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really think Brian was a great math professor. The lectures can get boring, and he moves through material pretty quickly. The exams count for the main portion of your grade. The first exam was extremely easy, while the second was very difficult.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MjY2NDc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-11-28 17:52:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's great!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MTQ2NjAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-11-07 22:04:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Street was an absolutely phenomenal teacher of my first-semester calculus class. His examples are easy to understand and his lectures are engaging!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MDQxMDU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-10-15 20:01:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's awesome","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MDA4ODAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-10-03 11:27:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's pretty good","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:04.942102+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2OTg4ODQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1574143","instructor_name":"Brian Street","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-09-22 17:26:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's one of the better math teachers.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1574143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:32.914658+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMTIxNjcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1786920","instructor_name":"Betsy (Lindsay) Stovall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-04-24 18:15:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Betsy is a passionate math professor who genuinely cares about her students and the topic about which she is teaching. As someone who took AP Calculus AB prior to taking Betsy's class, I found it easy, however, I still had to study. Great class and great professor!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1786920","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTM2OTgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-01-22 19:30:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"poor. Does not care much about students and not engaging ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNjkyODY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-02-20 21:40:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Chanwoo was hard to understand, came late and unprepared to lecture, failed to properly answer questions, and constantly messed up and seemed like he didn't understand the concepts himself. He was a nice guy, just not a very informed professor. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNjY2ODg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-02-12 23:32:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"He did not teach; I had previously taken calculus in high school and spent my entire semester teaching my friends the curriculum. If I didn't have previous experience I would have failed. Would get problems wrong every lecture while doing them on the board and then would just move on knowing that he was wrong. DO NOT TAKE. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTc5MzA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-01-21 05:04:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good luck, he doesn't teach and reads his slides instead of explaining what's going on.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDI1OTM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-23 22:33:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"Chanwoo is the absolute worst teacher I have ever encountered. If I didn't have previous calc experience, I wouldn't have done well. His lectures are a waste of time, and he's incapable of answering questions. I ended up using his class time to teach my friends what was going on. He's also mean and insufferable. DON'T TAKE.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDA3OTE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-21 15:19:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you have special circumstances with needing to miss something, or requesting extra time on things, he is not someone that is understanding and will not care. Your entire grade is determined based on midterms so if you do bad at the beginning, your grade will not be able to get improved much. His teaching is showing proofs that are irrelevant. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDA2MDY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-21 05:57:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lectures are horrible. He says so many things but nothing at the same time. You have to teach yourself if you want to do even ok. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzY1OTkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-18 18:41:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is probably the worst teacher I have ever had. I can teach my self better. He says so many words, but so little at the same time. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjc1NjYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-13 16:28:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Chanwoo was a terrible teacher. Lectures consist of reading off the textbook and doing problems wrong half the time. Wasn't clear whatsoever and I found that lectures aren't a great use of time. Get ready to teach yourself calculus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTkzNjky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-11-20 19:03:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was very bad at explaining the subject and is hard to understand sometimes. The only reason I did well was because I had taken this class in high school. DO NOT recommend this class with this professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:49:17.130573+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTkyNjUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1979621","instructor_name":"Chanwoo Kim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-11-20 17:52:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not a good lecturer by any means. Hard to understand as well. Everyone I know who takes this class, including myself, realized early on that lecture isn't helpful in the slightest. Hopefully you have a good TA or get ready to teach yourself calculus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1979621","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0OTY1OTU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-06-15 10:33:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is awful.  She is very rude and disrespectful at times.   When students ask questions, she usually tells the student they should know that or you will have to look that up.  Her test are extremely hard.  I took calculus 221 at UW-Green Bay and got an A.  I retook it at UW-Madison because I wanted to be sure I knew the material, I got a C.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0OTQxMzg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-06-05 19:45:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Did not know what she was doing the entire semester. Very inconsistent in grading and didn't allow for regrades even when it was obvious the grading was incorrect. She instead accused me of cheating. Very inappropriate for an instructor to do. Quizzes tend to be more questions than exams. Very difficult to finish in time given.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzg5NDYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-02-17 00:53:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"At first Dr. Offerman's introverted nature makes her seem hard to approach.  However, once you get through that serious facade she is a kind and caring lady.  She is not really clear when it comes to describing her lessons and her lectures are very complex with not a lot of time to digest the information. Go to her office hours!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MjEwMDE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-31 13:05:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"She can be very unclear when you ask a question in class, but she is much better in office hours. She is very nice and helpful, but in class she doesn't have time to answer every little question. No discussion section. Tests are very fair, quizzes are difficult, group projects are annoying, and the book is useless. I would recommend her.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTA5NDQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-16 21:10:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Offerman would give us a lecture everyday and made us feel dumb if we didn't understand her methods. Tests were tough although the first final given was very fair. She doesn't answer questions very well in class, office hours were alittle more helpful. I think deep down she is brillant however she can't teach very well. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTA1MTY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-16 16:40:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Offerman was a MUCH better prof by the end of the year. The format of quizzes are tough, conceptual, and long, but exams are reasonable. Study for the exams, and they are not a problem! The book is pretty much useless. All homework is online and completion, so easy points! Office hours will save your life; go regularly. Recommend for Calculus!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDg5ODI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-15 18:08:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Offerman's teaching style is extremely wordy and full of definitions. The \"book\" didn't help too much and I had to use YouTube and different calc websites to learn the material. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDc1MTEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-14 17:15:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is a great professor! Much better than other calculus teachers at Madison. Ignore the bad reviews on here, she is not that bad! I promise! Calculus is just a hard subject in general and it does take work to master it. Offerman is always available to answer your questions at office hours and is very passionate about math. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzOTE1MTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-01 16:22:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Stares at the board and mumbles through lecture. Not helpful at all, and dances around questions. If she does answer a question she will tell you to read the textbook, which also does not help. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzOTEzMzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-01 13:04:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dances around questions, lectures are long and will just make you more confused about the material being taught. Not helpful, can tell its her first year teaching the class here. Got the homework, and most of the problem session problems right, failed both midterms. If you didnt take AP CALC last year, good luck with getting a B or better. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:48:31.231045+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzODUxMDA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1940497","instructor_name":"Christine Offerman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-11-19 14:22:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Offerman considers getting 40%'s quizzes to be \"good\" and \"normal\" and she just dances around questions when you ask her for help. Her notes are purely definitions and are far to wordy which makes learning the material confusing. I've basically had to teach myself everything via khan academy and youtube. Find someone who is at least experienced. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1940497","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:44.522617+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1Njc0NDI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:488109","instructor_name":"Concha Gomez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-04-19 23:42:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is an ok professor. The main problem is she seems to teach the class as if you have already taken calculus 221 before. She also messes up things in lecture from time to time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/488109","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:44.522617+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MjgxODgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:488109","instructor_name":"Concha Gomez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-26 18:13:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Makes a lot of mistakes during lecture. Her exams are hard but there is a major curve at the end of the semester so don't fret. The quality of your TA will pretty much make or break your experience.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/488109","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:44.522617+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MDYyNzc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:488109","instructor_name":"Concha Gomez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-11-25 20:14:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great teacher, explains things very well and goes through lots of examples.  Tests are hard but if you are usually an A student in math you will get an A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/488109","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:44.522617+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0OTQ2MDU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:488109","instructor_name":"Concha Gomez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-11-05 23:01:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"The class was decent. I didn't take calc in high school so it took me a bit to get the hang of it. MY TA ROCKED! he was the cutest little asian man. She's better than some profs i know of (mari-beffa YIKES! don't take her) Exams were fairly decent. I'd probably take her again.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/488109","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:44.522617+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NjkzNzgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:488109","instructor_name":"Concha Gomez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-07-28 15:46:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Gomez is the best Math teacher I've ever had. Her lectures are very helpful and I would take her again. I think the students that complain are just lazy and don't understand that you actually have to work for a decent grade.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/488109","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyOTM4NDYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-03-22 23:01:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Excellent professor.  Keeps your attention.  Very clear and orderly lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNzgxNTk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-01-16 18:08:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Westerland is hot! I had to take a make up exam in his office and it was the best moment of my life!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNjgzNDQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-12-26 11:52:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Westercraig's lectures are very entertaining. He likes to throw chalk. However, there is somewhat of a gap between what is taught in lecture and what we are expected to know. The homework can be difficult, but not impossible. Use the TAs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNjUzMzY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-12-20 11:39:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very funny, fairly good lectures, though he gets confused at times.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDkzMzUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-30 00:45:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"class is HARD if you've never had calc before. I had to read the sections in the book for every assignment and still didn't do wonderfully on the quizzes and tests. Requires a lot of study time, especially if you're new at this.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDkyNjM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-29 23:16:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"After having Ram as a substitute (the day before our exam) I realized exactly how hard it is for Craig to make ideas clear. He seems to spend lots of time on the basics, then highlight only parts of the more difficult concepts. Had I not had an excellent TA, I wouldn't have received anything higher than a C.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDc1Njgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-27 18:23:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Kind of awkward and nerdy, but cute and fun. A little scatterbrained, but doesn't negatively affect ability to teach and explain problems. A decent professor overall. Thoroughly explains everything and doesn't make us do stupid proofs. However, a good T.A. is probably needed to get an A, the exams can be a little tricky.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDY1NjUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-23 21:02:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"one of my favorite profs this year.  he teaches well and is interesting to listen to.  also, he is hot in that nerdy kind of way, but still very fun to look at.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExMjI4ODc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-12-20 22:23:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"I wouldn't advise taking calc with him unless you've taken it before.  The tests seemed to draw on assumed previous knowledge and same with some of the tests.  Of course he is fairly new at this, but I'd be careful if you haven't already taken calc before!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEwODU1MTA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-11-08 18:03:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"He does not know what he's talking about. He teaches straight from the book and goes over two easy concepts per lecture and you get the feeling that it was a waste of your time. If you've already taken calc, it's simple though. Easy enough tests cause i feel like he may not be the most brilliant guy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEwODM4OTIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-11-07 00:22:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's quite a good professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:47:32.321817+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEwNDE5MDU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:699219","instructor_name":"Craig Westerland","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-09-15 20:08:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/699219","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:46:02.763763+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODEzODM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526172","instructor_name":"Daniel Levitin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-05-04 00:40:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Daniel is one of the best TAs I've ever had at UW-Madison. I took MATH 234 with him. Daniel is accessible both during discussions and outside of classes. When asking him questions, you can truly feel his willingness to help you get through the difficulties. Daniel explains concepts thoroughly and always uses visual methods to assist understanding. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526172","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:46:02.763763+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzAyODc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2526172","instructor_name":"Daniel Levitin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-10-21 16:37:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's all you can ask for in a TA. He's patient, genuinely enthusiastic, and glad to help you wherever you're struggling. Among the TAs, he's also probably one of the easier graders. He structures his discussions by breaking the class into groups to work on practice problems. Then he walks between the groups answering peoples' questions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2526172","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:45:17.065433+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5OTkwMzUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1236450","instructor_name":"David Seal","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-04-03 14:11:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"Almost always late for class. When you have a question to ask and he doesn't know the answer, he answers the question in a way that no one can understand. Not helpful. Recommended to stay away from his discussion.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1236450","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:45:02.641736+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzUyMDAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:517821","instructor_name":"David Camacho","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-10-29 23:30:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Simply put, very unavailable. Emailed him several times when I missed class, received responses likeable to \"Covered material from Section 4.1. Will not respond to another email like this.\" Ended up having a horrible grade despite a raw score of 78%. Pass on him if you can, otherwise prepare for unavailability and lack of help from him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/517821","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:45:02.641736+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNTY2MjM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:517821","instructor_name":"David Camacho","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-08-11 18:28:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"His midterm was incredibly easy, but his final was impossible. You get credit for turning in the homework and the quizzes are very easy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/517821","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MDUxMjY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-10-07 03:38:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"He isn't clear about any of the material he teaches, and he messes up all the time and says "ah well you know what i mean." I didn't learn anything, yet my TA was helpful. I took AP Calc BC in HS, but only got a 1 on the AP exam but the class is fairly easy, tests are kind of hard-just make sure you know how to do every type of problem in the HW","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDU3NTk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-28 23:48:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are generally boring.  He goes through proofs rather than going through examples.  The exams questions are much more difficult than the homework.  Would not recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDI4NDE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-22 23:20:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's not good at teaching and is pretty boring. Sometimes he cracks funny jokes. If you can take a different prof, do it, it will be easier for you.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTUzNzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-15 18:18:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are boring. Tests are hard and very harshly graded (generous curve though. I got a D- on both midterms but they were curved to a C). Lots of self teaching involve. Would not recommend if you're not good at math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3ODUwMTA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-02 23:55:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very dull and boring lectures. You'll spend most of your time on facebook or texting. The course is an easy B for anyone who took AP Calc AB, and it helps to have a good TA.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3ODQ5NzYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-02 23:16:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Passman is a nice guy. Lectures can get extremely long. Be careful, he doesn't always emphasize things you really need to know for the test! The homework isn't bad but the tests are very in depth questions so make sure you know everything backwards and forwards. Grading is fair, TAs grade but your grade is based on 2 midterms and a final.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3NzQ3Nzk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-11-09 19:23:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Passman is kind of a funny guy. He loves his proofs and spends most of the classes on them. The only problem is that he never explains them clearly and he almost never gives examples of actually problems. Tests could be very difficult, outside tutoring was necessary as the TA was even less clear.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MjU1Mzky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-05-23 11:45:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Passman is alright for this coruse which is not that hard. This course more depends on your TA as mine sucks. He is alright in explaning the materials but can be very boring","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MjA5NTg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-16 14:01:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a cute old man with a brooklyn accent, but he's kind of monotone. His pace is extremely slow because he basically goes through all the theorems involved to get to a formula, BUT DOESN'T EMPHASIZE THE FORMULA YOU NEED TO KNOW. I joined Math Tutorial and that really helped.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MTY3MzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-03-14 15:23:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Going to lectures makes you feel like you know everything he makes everything very simple.  The only problem was his tests were RIDICULOUS.  They were so much harder than lecture material, and his grading breakdown is 100% of your grade is from 2 midterms and a final. No homework or discussion grade. Terrible! Passman is nice but his class sucks.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MTQwMjk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-03-05 02:32:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Explained things clearly and understood his lectures.  Homework was pretty easy.  Make sure you  have a TA who explains things step by step and in depth because Passman expects this on tests.  Seems like his tests were impossible sometimes because his assigned homework made it seem so easy until it was midterm time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODg4OTk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-21 01:26:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"VERY well organized :) likes to throw in a few jokes.  homework is simple, but beware, the tests are difficult!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODA4ODIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-12 11:47:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great teacher. Really knows his stuff and takes his time in teaching the material. Would highly recommend Passman if you want to LEARN calculus. Exams may be a bit difficult, but that's only because this class requires regular outside work to maintain a healthy set of algebra skills.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODA4MTgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-12 10:20:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great lecturer, the homework's relatively easy. The exams are far more difficult, but manageable. You need a good TA for this class, so switch immediately if you don't have one.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzEyMTg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-28 12:07:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"I didnt go to any of the lectures after the first couple weeks because he just explains whats in the textbook. my TA was an idiot too. tests are graded very hard. if you are a good independent studier its an ok class though","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNjA1Mjc=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-01-21 19:50:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Fantastic Professor. Spoke with great clarity and moved at a relatively slow pace. The exams were not bad at all.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMzM5MTI=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-15 16:53:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a cute, genuinely nice professor!  He takes his time explaining things and is always there to help.  Just be careful with his tests.  The homework is really easy, but the tests are not.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NzA2NTY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-09 23:54:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Passman is awesome.  He teaches slow and thorough enough for all to understand, and he's always cracking jokes.  Take him at all costs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NjEwMDA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-09 12:28:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"He reminds me of Santa Claus.He goes very slow and describes things great.His tests can be difficult.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NDkyMDQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-29 01:45:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests are somewhat easy. Goes pretty slowly through book. Funny guy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:21.784234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MTU5NzQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152258","instructor_name":"Donald Passman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-11 22:13:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awesome prof. very clear, and teaches well.  Teaching style is very easy to understand","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152258","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:26.818770+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExOTE1NzY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:245451","instructor_name":"Fabian Waleffe","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-10-15 12:37:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very unorthodox style.... Very amusing to him that none of his students are learning and very unamusing to the students that no one is comprehending his broken english and terrible teaching style. One of the worst profs at UW, on par with Scheub","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/245451","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:26.818770+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExOTE0MTU=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:245451","instructor_name":"Fabian Waleffe","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-10-15 11:48:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"This "French Canadien" has a terrible accent and the material covered was unintelligable.  I learned a lot more from my TA then him.  The University should export this sorry excuse of a professor.  Also he was very very pompous and had a bad att","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/245451","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:26.818770+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExMTY1MzQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:245451","instructor_name":"Fabian Waleffe","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-09-04 00:54:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was extremely hard to follow and his exams did not reflect the material that was taught in the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/245451","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:19.828233+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MDA5MzEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1365279","instructor_name":"Fedor Nazarov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-04-16 19:18:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"HE is soooo difficult to understand. Terrible accent. Makes is difficult to comprehend material. Some lectures were a complete waste of time, not only because it didn't make sense but because  we were never even tested on it. exams are fair","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1365279","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:13.258768+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2OTg3ODkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1277603","instructor_name":"Florian Bertrand","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-04-13 11:52:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Florian is a great teacher. Sure, he has a French accent, but he's very nice, and if you don't understand something, just GO TO OFFICE HOURS. He skips over many difficult concepts, so his class ends up being quite easy. HE'S ALSO GORGEOUS and dresses like a hipster.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1277603","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:13.258768+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjQyMDE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1277603","instructor_name":"Florian Bertrand","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-26 11:21:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is french, but I understood him fine, for the most part.  Skips over a lot of the more confusing and difficult concepts of calc, which is good if you aren't going further than 221.  Exams aren't that bad but he is pretty uncompromising about giving back points.  Overall I think hes a decent prof and is fine if you aren't going further with math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1277603","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:13.258768+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjM5NTA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1277603","instructor_name":"Florian Bertrand","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-25 13:07:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"His accent makes it really hard to understand what he's teaching.  The lectures are super super boring and pretty unnecessary.  You might have a hard time understanding the materials if youve never taken AP calc because his notes are kind of confusing. He has great sense of style though! Converse and flannel!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1277603","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:13.258768+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MzYwMDUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1277603","instructor_name":"Florian Bertrand","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-11-12 19:03:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor, clearly underrated and does not deserve to be denigrated because of his French accent. Very cool guy, hilarious, and as others have stated, he will give you all the office hours you need to understand the material. Go out of your way to take his class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1277603","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:39:13.258768+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2Mjk1NzM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1277603","instructor_name":"Florian Bertrand","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-10-31 21:48:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"He teaches more French than Math","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1277603","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NTgzMDA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-04-20 17:55:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"A lot of lectures, A lot of homeworks (2-4 a week), group projects almost weekly, tests pretty frequently as well. Honorlock","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NTM1Nzgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-04-12 13:35:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"By far the worst lecturer I have ever seen. Her lectures were slow, dull, and in many cases, riddled with inacurracies. She had absolutely no idea what she was doing for such an elementary level math class. She was completely incapable with the technology and even cancelled our final. I can't imagine a final ever being cancelled due to tech probs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0NDg1MTE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-03-29 18:23:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took Math 221 with Prof. Meyer during spring 2021 and it was not good at all. There is a bunch of busy work, unorganized material on Canvas, tests that are small in problems but make up for a chunk of your grade, and she doesn't explain things well. I've heard in the past that she is really nice in person, but she doesn't explain her work at all.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyODIwNTM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-01-10 17:10:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gabi was not my fave. Her lecture style is somewhat antiquated, and there did not seem to be great communication between her and the TAs. The class wasn't curved when it really should have been, and the lectures were pretty much pointless. I learned mostly by doing the homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzkyNzQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-01-04 20:20:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gabby is a great person, but when it comes to teaching, she lacks all of the skills to teach her students. She's hard to understand and she goes extremely slow, which you would think would be beneficial but in fact it makes everything harder to follow and extremely boring. Do not take this class if you don't need to.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzM1NDg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-12-21 03:52:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took this class in high school and got an A. I only retook to help with engineering progression requirements. Despite knowing all the material beforehand I ended up confused because of her teaching. she switched office hours so often there werent even resources to get help. I honestly dont think she cares about students. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzI0MjIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-12-20 00:24:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Absolutely awful. Went to lecture for first month then realized you arent actually taught you anything. So I learned and stayed home and watched videos and read the textbook. If you take Meyer for 221 just treat it as an online course with 3 tests and 10 quizzes you have to show up for.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNjIzODM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-12-12 05:32:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"She doesn't use slides; she uses graph paper that she writes on that projects onto the screen. And she often forgets to slide the paper up and has to be reminded to do so because we can't see what she's writing. She has no control over the class and is completely unengaged and quiet. Her handwriting is difficult to read at times too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNjE3MjY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-12-11 23:08:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Today was my last day of lecture and Gabby didnt even bother to finish solving the review questions. Dont even bother taking a class with her, worst professor here. She shows you the question and then the answer without the in-between work. Learned more from khan academy. Assumes youve taken this class before. Tutoring is essential to pass.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNDU3Njg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-11-21 19:38:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gabbys class was one of the worst teaching experiences I have ever seen. Her lectures are utterly worthless, her TAs have no clue what they are doing, and have no communication with her, and she is impossible to understand in class. Nothing about math221 is inherently difficult, what makes it a weed out class is that there are instructors like her","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNDU1MDE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-11-21 15:09:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gabriele is a very nice lady who cares about her students, but her ability to teach the material is very sub par. I have had to teach myself everything breezed over in lecture. She gives practice problems in lecture, but instead of solving them with the class in a way that explains her answer, she either just solves the problem or leaves us hanging","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMjYyNjc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-10-04 01:44:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gabriele is a very nice lady who cares about the students. However, she is not good at teaching the material. If you haven't taken Calculus in high school, you are better off using Khan Academy in my opinion. That's what I have been doing and I am learning much more about the topics. Don't take her as a Prof if you didn't take calc","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMjQ2MzE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-09-25 18:51:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"I'm currently in lecture bored. Prof. Meyer is a very nice lady. She cares about her 400 person class but doesn't know how to teach. She is definitely qualified to do research, but she should consider staying in research as opposed to teaching. If you don't already know Calc 1 do NOT take this class. You will not learn anything. AVOID THIS CLASS.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMjE4MjY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-09-08 19:29:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gabi doesn't teach in lecture, but rather speaks broken English and scribbles illegibly on her paper that is projected on the screen. She was helpful if you went to her office hours, but don't bother attending lecture if you're trying to learn Calculus, you'll leave with less brain cells than you entered with.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMjgzNjU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-20 04:05:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lecture wasn't very helpful with Professor Meyer and I feel bad for those who didn't take calc in high school. That being said it's not impossible to do well in the class. She does give a lot of practice problems in lectures, but is kind of bad at gauging the difficulty of the problems so you might be sitting there with no idea how to start.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTAzOTcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-19 20:45:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"I am surprised that UW allows her to continue teaching. If you have Gabi and a TA who can't speak English very well, forget it, you'll be learning the material on your own and wondering why you are paying tuition for this 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":"UmF0aW5nLTMwOTIwMDM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-08 03:00:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"I just went to her lectures for the "in-class assignment" and damn: I expected nothing and I was still let down by her teaching performance. Thank god I already knew Calculus I by my own, otherwise I would have had a bad time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwOTE0MjQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-07 16:55:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"I never knew a professor could be so horrible. Gabi's lectures are PAINFUL to sit through. She pulls up a theorem on her iPad for 2 mins and the rest of the time she makes you do problems that she doesn't even explain. Wish It would have let me give her 0 stars. Cant teach to save her life. Avoid gabriele meyer at all costs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjQyMzkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-11-01 12:38:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Yeah dont take this class with Gabi. She teaches off an iPad and just gives practice problems in lecture. She gives you time to work then puts the answer on the screen. She works them out relatively quickly on the board so have fun teaching yourself and struggling to even understand whats going on in lecture.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNTY4MDc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-10-14 16:41:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took 221 back in Fall 16 and am retaking it now because I need to refresh before 222, and I can say that the class is SO much better now. The new textbook and curriculum is hard, of course, but is much clearer and easier to understand. I think the majority of people who struggle don't put in the time needed for college classes compared to in HS.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNTY0NzE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-10-12 15:15:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took Calculus 1 with Gabi and Im not sure how I passed. She is horrible at explaining things, and she teaches class by projecting a notebook onto a screen but never moves the notebook up so you can never see what she writes. She teaches the class expecting that you have taken calculus before. Avoid at all costs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNTEyODky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-09-20 15:08:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pray you have a good TA. I took Calc. in high school, but if I hadn't, I'm not sure how I would have managed in this class. It's tough to read her handwriting, the online schedule was wildly incorrect in large sections, and she struggled to explain the concepts in a way we could understand. Easily my least favorite professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:47.658749+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNDk5NzQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-09-13 18:06:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her writing is illegible and I can't hear most of her words. Many of the students have problems after her class because she is not good at teaching and making people understand the concepts.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNDkwNDkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2357580","instructor_name":"Gabriele Meyer","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-09-09 13:57:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"She does not know how to teach in the slightest. Her resources are harder to understand than her poorly organized lectures. She doesn't know how to explain anything in depth and expects all students to teach themselves. Avoid her classes","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2357580","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjk2NDEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-11-09 22:32:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Some people really didn't like him, but I don't see why. Was pretty clear when explaining the concepts, and was reasonably engaging. The only criticism I have is that the class went through a lot of the harder stuff at the end kind of fast.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDE0MDA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-08 17:32:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gheorghe was a decent professor. He definitely knew the material, but it was a little hard to learn it from him in lectures, due to both volume and the way he talked the problems through. He did make some math jokes however.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MzIyNDQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-23 03:00:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Seems super nice, he made cute little jokes throughout lecture. His focus did seem a bit sporadic and he was kinda mean about people coming in late... I honestly skipped his lectures and still somehow got out okay","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4OTk4NDk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-11-30 10:28:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Seems like a nice guy but lectures are very unfocused and not helpful at all. I learned a lot more from my TA and relied on previous calculus knowledge","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NzU0NjMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-10-18 00:57:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Craciun is amazing for graduate level learners, but when it comes to undergrads, he fails miserably. Dragging out a subject for two days that can be solved in 10 minutes, and making one mistake after the next. Good man, but a bad teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4Njk4NTEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-09-26 16:40:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very unfocused and sporadic lectures","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExMzcyMzQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-01-16 20:57:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very very very confusing...didn't enjoy this class at all.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExMTI4OTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-12-12 17:02:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Exams are easy, 90% of the questions are copied directly from the homework.  He often doesn't finish lecturing on topics that he had originally planned to lecture on, not covering all the calculus concepts that you might need for 222.  Otherwise, he is a very cool guy with EXTREMELY funny mannerisms.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExMDE5OTA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-11-30 21:52:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Craciun works up a sweat while writing on the board...though he doesn't get through much in lecture.  He likes to spend TONS of time on insignificant details, and very little time on important points...BUT his tests are easy.  Do the homework and you'll do just fine","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:25.030565+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExMDEwMTM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:767263","instructor_name":"Georghe Craciun","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-11-29 21:48:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Goes insanely slow in his lectures, so if that's good for you, take him! His exams are based off of the homework so if you do the homework you'll get an average grade.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/767263","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDU5MzM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-04-18 11:23:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gloria is a funny lady but a HORRIBLE teacher. I took calculus in high school and understood it just fine, then took it with Gloria and became more confused about things I already had some questions on. Unless you have a decent TA, I suggest getting a tutor or a different professor. Worst professor I've had thus far. Avoid at all cost.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDAzNDg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-04-07 23:18:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"She obviously is a very intelligent person, but she does not know how to teach the material. Homework, lecture, quizzes, and the midterms never seemed to be connected. Requires a lot of work and studying on your own if you want to do well. The final was a lot easier than the midterms though which helped my grade greatly.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyODU5NTE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-02-22 17:01:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her exams are all fair, but if you don't get a good ta it can be very difficult. Shes not very good at giving examples so you have to learn a lot of variations on problems by yourself. Passable if you work hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyODExMzc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-02-01 15:23:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests were fair. But her class was pretty hard to follow, previous calculus classes are necessary to follow what she's talking about.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNzc0OTk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-01-20 21:22:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awful, her lectures were extremely hard to follow and she never answered questions during class well. She presumed all of us already knew the information she was teaching and always presumed the student to be wrong.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNzQ0ODEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-01-13 16:08:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gloria is a very nice person and is one of the better 221 professors. A lot of people complaining don't understand that this is a 5-credit 200 level math class. I suggest anyone taking 221 to take it seriously if they want a good grade. I never had Calc before and I struggled so much on the first midterm. Just be prepared to put in a lot of time","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjg5MzI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-01-03 08:13:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"I counted, she sent the class 115 emails within 26 days, or 4.5 emails per day. These range from irrelevant to critical, but you have to read all of them or you will be deeply misinformed in this incredibly disorganized and innately difficult course. The sheer quantity of emails sent by her is maddening and nearly violates the eighth amendment.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjQyNjU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-22 21:51:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class was very difficult and the professor had too many students at once so never really answered any emails, but it is pretty much a required course for most majors so it is just something to get through.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjQxNTg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-22 18:15:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"The tests were easier than the homework, but she uses a lot of variables in place of numbers which can become very confusing. She wants you to know why an answer is correct and how to explain it with math... She does very few examples during class, but is extremely helpful during office hours.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjM0MzM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-21 12:37:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"The book is NO help. Her tests are very difficult and require more help than is offered (unless you find a tutor). If you don't have a great T.A. you're basically on your own.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjA4ODAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-18 22:14:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Gloria sends so many useless emails per week, and contradicts herself with homework and grading and is constantly changing the way she styles the class and its just confusing. Accent is thick, but not too hard where you can't understand. I feel like she is a hit or miss, I personally did not like having her so much, but some people really liked her","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjAxMTU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-18 12:58:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Everyone who rates this prof. so lowly needs to understand that 221 is a DIFFICULT class. She teaches heavily on theory, but that's how you learn calc.  I took BC calc. in high school and didn't pass a single test; my teacher didn't teach theory. I get to this class and I understand calc much better. She's great if you plan on continuing math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTc2MDA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-16 18:32:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Received 36 Emails in the month of December by the 16th. I wish it was just because of finals, but this is not unusual, most are worthless. She is very unprofessional. Most of the emails were about errors in the final exam practice problem set that were found by students. There were around 10 errors with the study guide. She is not a good teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTU2OTc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-14 22:30:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"I should say this professor is good at math but she is absolutely not good at teaching.The exams are extremely difficult.Practice exams and homeworks are useless. Hard to understand accent. AVOID HER IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO LOWER YOUR GPA!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTQ0OTM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-13 18:21:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"She can make the lecture more fun than an ordinary professor, but her exams are very difficult. If you haven't taken Calculus already in high school, DO NOT take this class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTQzMTYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-13 16:06:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"my high school notes from calculus were more useful than her lectures. Awful at describing things. Skips steps on board. exams are extremely difficult.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTI5MjQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-12 17:54:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you have prior calc experience you are more fortunate than the rest. I came in already taking AP Calc in high school and I was annoyed how she assumes everyone already knows everything and skips explanations why she is doing what. Her exams are so different from the homework and practice problems given and aren't given efficient time to finish.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNDI2Mzk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-12-03 21:35:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"As a person, she is okay, but her exams are very confusing and I feel as the semester progressed she helped less and less. She assigns homework on many different days which is not helpful and messes with my busy schedule. She does not explain well and if you go to her office hours for help, she just sits there and tells you to think about it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzg3NDgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-11-25 19:41:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"I came into the class ready to learn and improve my math skills. But as the semester has progressed I have become more and more annoyed by how little she helps with her teaching style. She assumes every student knows so much as speeds through material. Her exams are so different from the homework and practice problems given. AVOID HER.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzgyNzQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-11-25 01:29:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is smart, but insists we know everything in one lecture. She can be confusing at times, but she is very intelligent to teach. She would be great teaching other higher-level courses, but Calculus 1 should not be something she should teach freshmen who are being introduced to Calc. Few examples are given to prove her point, exams mainly hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjcwNTY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-11-06 21:43:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her homework has almost nothing to do with what she taught in lecture, she is very confusing she knows math but is horrible teacher and her packet \"textbook\" seems like it was written by her cause it is equally unhelpful. she makes calculus way harder than it should be. never take her class!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMTM3MTE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-09-24 11:14:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her lectures are useless, she understands math too in depth to explain it, and she gives no instruction on solving the problems she assigns for homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3Njk2NTYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-10-27 00:31:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"I love this class and the way Mari-Beffa teaches. The notes are a million times better than Thomas (which is the most useless calc textbook ever, IMO). Take a look at her old exams, they're almost always exactly the same. Most people I know who didn't like the class didn't like it because they were lazy and didn't want to do any work.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTQyNzIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-05-06 23:53:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"The notes used have no examples in them or answers to odd questions so it is impossible to know if you are getting the right answers or even working them out correctly.  Become a fan of learning stuff for yourself and it will be ok.  I had to look everything up online and look for step by step processes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjEzOTI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-21 06:29:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Class notes that are used in place of a textbook are awful. I recommend getting a textbook and teaching yourself or getting tutoring. It is hard to learn from the notes unless you already know the material. I would definitely avoid taking this class. Horrible teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NTk4NzA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-18 20:23:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"She does not explain things very well and you have to teach yourself or get a tutor. Not having a textbook is very difficult and never take this class with other difficult classes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MjcwMzA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-10-25 11:49:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"She's awesome!!Her class is really helpful and entertaining too!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MjEzNDc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-09-30 18:36:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Notes used in place of the textbook are lacking in examples... hard class!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MjUxMTg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-20 12:13:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hard to understand, doesn't use book just useless notes","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MTY5NjA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-11 21:45:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"I loved Professor Mari-Beffa. She made calculus entertaining and kept lectures interesting. Reading her notes may be confusing at first, but she explains them very well in lecture. I would definitely recommend her!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MTU3MTg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-10 21:03:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Switch.  Unclear, says 'ambiguous' a lot, assumes you know more than you should.  Uses her own lecture notes with few practice problems, all of which are 'ambiguous.'","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MDgzNDA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-02 00:15:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"I found this professor to be very hard to understand in class, and she moves very fast.  The notes she uses instead of the textbook are vague and hard to learn from.  The homework is difficult in itself, nevermind the exams which differ greatly. Very hard course, I would not reccomend unless math is a natural gift to you.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:15.943133+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MDc2NjM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:593639","instructor_name":"Gloria Mari-Beffa","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-11-30 22:30:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you are someone who needs examples... try to not have her as a professor. She uses notes another professor made and its very unhelpful and only a bunch of theorems and basic examples yet the homework is almost impossible without clarification from your TA... so you better hope you have a helpful TA.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/593639","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDE5Mzc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-05-04 17:27:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"She did a good job of teaching concepts that I had never seen before. This was my first introduction to calculus, and I understood the concepts when she taught them. From what I have experienced, she answers questions promptly and cares about students. There are so many opportunities to get help in this class, and having an amazing TA helps, too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDE1NzQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-05-04 06:54:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Out of all the professors that teach 221 she can stay she did good during lecture going into concepts and actually explaining them! She doesn't answer questions in lecture but she always is happy to talk them over during office hours and is helpful then. If you need to take 221 this is the best person to learn calc from. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDA5Nzcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-05-03 17:02:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"She seems to me unable to answer most questions, or if she can she will just more so ask a question back. Lectures were a total waste of time and same with discussion.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyOTk0Nzcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-05-01 14:54:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Maybe we should go over tough concepts in class? Let's talk about what's going to be on the exam? No you know what I've got a better idea, let's spend 30 minutes of class trying to help IZZY THE DOG with her calculus questions.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDQ4MzY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-05-19 01:16:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grace Work was a very good professor for Calculus she did a very good job explaining the content and the Calculus concepts were fairly easy to grasp. I only did poorly in this class because I learned I suck at algebra.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwOTY2OTk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-04-17 16:21:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"We loved Dr Work! She always uses examples in her teaching, and I thought she was funny. Great teacher!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNjIzNDUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-01-30 20:45:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Went over multiple example problems in class clearly and slowly, and made it pretty easy to understand. Grade is basically 3 tests but thats universal across all the calculus classes, not just her. Not an easy topic but go to class and do the homework and you'll be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTc3NjQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-01-20 22:40:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is very thorough and makes the lectures interesting. The structure was perfect and I would highly recommend her for Math221. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTAyNTc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-01-07 21:12:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the most organized professors I had been with. She teaches material clearly and genuinely wants her students to understand the material. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzY5OTQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-18 22:09:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Work's lectures for 221 were concise and explained a lot of the concepts well. She also uploads the annotated slides later for future reference. Would definitely take again","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjg3OTIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-14 02:00:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Math classes at UW-Madison are graded by few things. So it is tough to get good grades is math classes. But Dr. Work does a great job at teaching class content and preparing students for exams. She has great annotated notes in lecture and provides great discussion questions for lecture, examples, and do-it-yourself problems. With great explanations","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjg3Nzk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-14 01:53:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Work is a great professor in the math department. She has great slides, gives good examples, and walks students through practice problems. She has great annotated notes that are easy to follow along. She is always open to talk with after class and is very approachable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjg1Nzkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-14 00:07:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Work is a very good professor.I feel like some of the bad reviews on here are about things she can't really control, as Calc 1 is very standardized across the college. Her lectures are somewhat slow paced, but she really goes in depth about topics. She is definetly the most helpful in office hours, and won't make you feel stupid.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjc4OTU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-13 19:06:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very good professor.  She does a lot of examples in class which makes the content easier to understand. Make sure to ask questions in discussion and get a lot of practice in before the exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjUzNjI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-12 18:58:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grace Work is a splendid professor. Her lectures are very clear, and she teaches at a moderate pace. Her style of teaching focuses on understanding the topics of calc, allowing students to have a deeper understanding of the theorems and ideas of the class. Homework is assigned through WebAssign, which is irritating, but the grading is exam-heavy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjEzNjg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-11 03:41:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Calc221 is super fast paced as it is with every professor. It is pretty easy if you have taken Calc before but can be challenging if it is your first exposure. Dr. Work is one of the better Calc 1 professors if you are learning the material for the first time as she will slow down to make sure her class learns the concepts.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMTEyMjU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-05 05:03:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"She has been the best lecturer I have had so far. This is a calc class so it won't be easy, but having her as a lecturer will definitely help. Her lectures include lots of example problems and discussion questions to keep engaged. She also sends out the annotated notes from each lecture if you missed anything. Overall, I would recommend her!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMDkzODU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-04 05:31:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"She was really nice and helpful in office hours but lecture kind of put me to sleep.  She posts everything online after anyways, but most of this class felt like teaching myself calc.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTcyNzQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-11-18 19:59:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super nice, takes her job seriously, makes lectures fun, enthusiastic about her work. Best professor available for Calculus 1 for me at the time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTM3MTUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-11-13 04:59:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her course is hard to understand, and the grading system is problematic.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5ODMyNzIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-10-21 02:29:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Demonstrates mathematical principles step-by-step.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5ODI4MTM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-10-18 19:30:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Loved Dr. Work as a lecturer. Gave great examples for concepts and gave many ways to solve problems. Was always welcoming and helpful in office hours, but very busy. Discussions and lectures are very helpful, but not mandatory. Though, your grade is mostly only based off of the exams which were much harder than the homework and discussions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NzQ4MTUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-09-17 20:45:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great lecturer, made the concepts extremely clear and answered questions. Taught all exam material well and had helpful reviews in class. Lecture slides were posted. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzQ1MDY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-05-02 20:39:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Discussion quizzes not important, don't stress grades for them they're negligible. Majority grade consists of 2 midterms and final. Lectures not mandatory, not recorded. Practice exams are exactly like actual exams. Average lecturer, never condescending at office hours. % needed for an A ended up being 90 after final. Final harder than midterms. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MTc5NDQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-04-16 01:24:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Loved Dr. Work and found her by far to be one of the best math professors on this campus. The course is exam heavy but every calc 1 professor gives the same exams and has their scores distributed the same way 3. Still, exams are very fair and accurately reflect lectures and practice exam. would take again with Dr. Work in a heart beat. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MDEwMTY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-02-29 00:04:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"She gets the job done. She is straightforward and explains things very clearly.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTI2MTA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-01-26 00:10:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Work explained everything is a very reasonable and clear fashion.  I usually leave her lecture leaving to questions behind. It is not her fault that the math department made tests super hard (basically you get one question wrong that's 7 points off) and homework difficult. If you can score average above 90 on tests, you should be fine. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODE5NTg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-01-02 11:53:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr Grace work was amazing in class and I felt that I was able to grasp all the class materials by attending the lectures. Would take her class again","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzgwNTA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-12-23 01:24:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures aren't mandatory but are good enough to attend and have interesting discussion questions that help you understand the material. Discussion quizzes have a clear outline for content as well as exams.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzYzMDE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-12-21 03:06:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Work was an overall really good professor. Clear lecturer, and easy to understand. She will make sure to do lots of example problems in class which helps understand the types of problems you could see on an exam. Calc 1 is very exam heavy and nothing is curved, but Professor Work did an overall good job of preparing me for exams. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTA1ODE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-12-04 17:35:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"She explains the work well and is very thorough and does a lot of examples in class. The only thing I would say is that she does talk and explain quite slow, so if you have trouble paying attention in class or work better in a fast paced environment you might want to try and consider a different professor. But I liked her class, I would recommend. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3Mzk2NjA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-01-31 22:27:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Work was a great professor. She was understanding and was happy to help out students when they needed it. For taking Calc for the first time, she made my learning experience the best that it could've been.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MzM4MDA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-01-16 04:10:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Work gives great lectures and explains things very well. A lot of people are rating the class which is very difficult but as a professor, Dr. Work is excellent. Even as someone who struggled I appreciated her willingness to help outside of class. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MzE5NDMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-01-11 17:40:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Work is a great prof...the class itself is just tough (especially the final). She is very supportive and has office hours three times a week that were useful. Her lectures are clear and informative. I highly recommend taking one of her classes if you like one on one time because she is readily available and super helpful. Great professor!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjE1NzUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-12-21 18:34:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"I liked Professor Work overall and the lectures were pretty straightforward, however, I was pretty much new to calculus and found myself having to teach myself a lot of things outside of class. The examples in class were very baseline and not reflective of the quizzes we would get in discussion or the midterms. 2 midterms and a final. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MjA5NDk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-12-21 02:15:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you want to get a good grade in this class DO NOT TAKE HER coming from someone who is good at math ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MDE1ODA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-12-07 22:24:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good instructor with a strong understanding of the content. Prof. Work did an excellent job of giving students a chance to work on problems themselves and explained example problems thoroughly. The lectures did not cover all content on the exams, so prepare to teach yourself using YouTube and Khan Academy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MDExMTUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-12-07 19:37:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"She isn't a bad teacher by any means I just taught myself most of the content because the way she teaches makes it really hard to actually retain the info you need which is annoying. The curve in the class is actually pitted against you- an AB is 90-92 percent and since your grade is based on 2 midterms and a final its hard to get an A","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2OTkwMzAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-12-06 18:50:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures are very boring, but one can expect that with calculus. She doesn't really make an effort with students, but the class is very large. The TAs do most of the teaching. Definitely take notes and/or look at the lecture slides posted after class. Discussion quizzes every week, 2 midterms, and a final.   ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2ODk1Mjk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-11-27 19:17:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great lectures on the basic concepts, however the homework goes sometimes far beyond in difficulty what she teaches in class. The quizzes are much harder than tests. If you've taken calc before, it will be very easy, otherwise go to lecture and pay attention. She's really nice and easy to understand, but any application problems will be a struggle.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1OTczMDk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-03-24 21:17:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good professor, lectures match homework and discussion. Lectures have useful discussion times.  Tough tests. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1ODI1MDQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-02-03 17:20:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Work was an ok Professor. The class was heavily determined how you did in the midterms. She over-explained a lot of things in lecture. I had to drop after the second midterm because I got 50-60% on both midterms and there wasnt anything I could do in discussion to bring my grade up. She doesnt not really help in office hours either.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1Nzk4NjM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-26 06:08:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"God, this was terrible. No help in the class, no help online at all. She is a very tough grader and overall the second midterm did not match anything that we learned about. She was a huge disappointment and it overall ruined my experience and made me not like math anymore.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzY4MzI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-18 21:35:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grace's lectures were solid, she went directly to what mattered while providing useful examples that helped you understand the subject. My only complaint is that her weekly quizzes are way harder than the actual tests, which can be a little demotivating, but at the end of the day, they were worth almost nothing so it did not matter.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY2MjM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-28 06:29:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Work taught topics in an extremely overcomplicated manner. Only basic examples were given in class, which did not at all match the discussion quizzes or homework, which was frustrating. There was also a huge disconnect with the TA's; more than once my TA told us to put a question mark because he didn't know how to answer a worksheet question.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY0OTcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-28 02:25:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"lectures are boring and not concise and most of the work shown is not useful. Her only redeeming quality is that she is nice. The discussion worksheets and tests are also extremely hard. I have already taken Calc in high school and gotten and A so naturally I though I would do well but Professor Work failed to give me the tools to succeed.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjYwMTYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-27 05:39:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures are easy to understand, but thats only because they cover basic concepts and a few simple problems. The midterms and worksheets are way harder, and its difficult to receive actual help from the professors and TAs. They pile homework on you as well. The fact that I paid for such unhelpful lectures and discussions makes me depressed","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTQ2Njc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-15 23:49:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Work has done amazing this semester. Her lecture is easy to follow, and the in-class activities are great recaps. TA matters more if you have questions about worksheet. The amount of assignments is overwhelming, but the quizzes and midterms are affordable. As an international student with no previous AP cr, it is def an easy A IMO.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTMyMDI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-15 04:14:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"I think many of the ratings here are based upon Calc 221 as a program and class, not specifically professor Work. I took AB Calculus my Junior year and got a three, so I knew that this wasn't going to be easy. Professor Work is very clear in her lectures and gives good explanations to questions asked. She is very acessible outside class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTEzMjYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-14 05:55:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took calculus in HS and this class was absolutely awful. Madison does not have the best math program either, so it could've been that. Prof Work was not easy to approach and didn't seem to want to help. Her lectures were boring and her explanations were hit or miss. If you don't have to take calc, DON'T","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTA5ODEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-14 02:51:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"The tests for math221 Fall 2021 were actually horrendous and I have taken AP calc throughout high school. I definitely thought this class would be a review for me since I have learned it all before, but the quizzes and tests are impossible and unfair. Professor Work should have stuck to her other university.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzUzMzY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-02 23:28:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Math has never come easy to me, and part of that was because I just never had any good teachers. This semester, I've had a very different experience. Professor Work explains things very thoroughly, and she works through many, many example problems for lots of practice. She's great! She encourages office hours and gives great last-minute exam advice","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:08.679563+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzMzOTcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2743614","instructor_name":"Grace Work","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-01 17:06:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Work was extremely easy to follow in lectures, and was very clear with expectations for the class. Do the homework, study, and you'll be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2743614","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:03.703240+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjYwMjQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1498874","instructor_name":"Gregorio Moreno-Flores","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-01-03 16:03:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"Alright professor. The examples he does in class are good but exams are difficult and don't follow the material covered. Office hours help a lot, so definitely go if you can!! Nice guy but hard as a professor :/","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1498874","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:03.703240+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MTg3ODMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1498874","instructor_name":"Gregorio Moreno-Flores","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-11-08 15:30:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst professor I've had here. Incomprehensible lectures read directly from textbook. Exams not extremely hard but he did things like including slight variants of extremely difficult problems he did in lecture, where if you did not see the resemblance you were in trouble. Exams were thus too easy or way too hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1498874","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:03.703240+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MzI1MDY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1498874","instructor_name":"Gregorio Moreno-Flores","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-03-29 00:28:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"writing is very clear on the board. he is extremely kind and helpful in the office hour and after class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1498874","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:03.703240+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MzIyOTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1498874","instructor_name":"Gregorio Moreno-Flores","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-03-28 18:09:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"great teacher! difficult to understand at times, but tests are easy as long as you go to the review sessions that are held.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1498874","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:38:03.703240+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3Nzk1MDIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1498874","instructor_name":"Gregorio Moreno-Flores","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-11-19 21:22:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a great guy, funny, always makes jokes during lecture. I wish I could have him again! Gregorio is fo' shorio!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1498874","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:34:12.601995+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjUxNTE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3075967","instructor_name":"Janine Janoski","course_label":"Math221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-05-12 14:31:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. J was super sweet, and you could tell that she values making personal connections with her students! One frustrating aspect of the class is that we had three exams, each worth 29%...  if you have one bad exam, it is pretty difficult to work yourself back up (this is standard for all calc professors:( ) ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3075967","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:34:12.601995+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjQ1OTgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3075967","instructor_name":"Janine Janoski","course_label":"Math221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-05-11 21:59:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. J is a very good professor (and mathematician, I don't know). Her lectures are lively and fun, she likes to describe herself in the third person, and she likes to make little jokes.\nMath is boring and difficult for most people, but Dr. J really tries to make the points understandable and accessible to more people!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3075967","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:34:12.601995+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMjMwMjI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3075967","instructor_name":"Janine Janoski","course_label":"Math221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-05-09 20:54:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. J is amazing. She is super friendly and will try to learn everyone's names in lectures. Her slides are organized and she teaches very clearly. Expectations are laid are well. There was even a slight curve at the end of the class which was nice. Do lots of practice problems and you will succeed! Highly recommend her!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3075967","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:34:12.601995+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMTgwOTAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3075967","instructor_name":"Janine Janoski","course_label":"Math221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-05-06 19:02:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"She cares about her students, but the entire grade is basically based off of 2 midterms and 1 final exam.  Exams were hard, and concepts are only covered once in lecture with no review. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3075967","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:34:12.601995+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDQ1MzEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3075967","instructor_name":"Janine Janoski","course_label":"Math221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-04-25 16:14:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. J is the first person to ever make me not dread going to a math class. She is an incredible professor who cares a lot about her students, even getting to know most students' names. She makes lecture a safe place to ask questions, interesting, and dare I say fun. I would straight up defend her with my life, she's changed my whole mindset on math","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3075967","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:34:12.601995+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDIxMjYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3075967","instructor_name":"Janine Janoski","course_label":"Math221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-04-23 21:22:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sets up concepts well so class has a good flow and really seems to care about students! Gives great resources for exams so it's not hard to succeed, but discussions can be pretty unhelpful depending on your TA. Grade is mostly based on 2 midterms and the final, so might not be a good fit if you struggle with test taking. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3075967","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:53.347942+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MDA2NTU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1126510","instructor_name":"Jean Luc Thiffeault","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-09-18 05:01:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Teefo is a hilarious French-Canadian who you can tell enjoys the art of mathematics.  His lectures are somewhat entertaining as far as math goes because of his sarcastic and mostly funny political jokes.  However, his exams are SUPER tough.  Clearly his version and a student's version of "applying the math" are completely different.  Study hard","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1126510","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:53.347942+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDkzNTI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1126510","instructor_name":"Jean Luc Thiffeault","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-01-06 20:22:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good professor but a little bit on the hard side.  However, he teaches the class at a high level and occasionaly gives some good advice on how to solve problems.  Jokes around sometimes too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1126510","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:53.347942+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDQzMDY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1126510","instructor_name":"Jean Luc Thiffeault","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-26 00:36:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor loves to teach proofs and does not give that many examples in class. Homework and lecture are not mandatory and you only need to attend discussion one day of the week to take weekly quizzes.The tests are crazy hard and are nothing like the homework. He isn't the worst prof, but i would take another one if possible.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1126510","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:53.347942+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3ODU1NDA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1126510","instructor_name":"Jean Luc Thiffeault","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-03 18:05:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Class is not too bad overall.  Midterms are ridiculously hard, but they are curved.  I got a 61% on one midterm and it ended up being a B.  Pretty fair and likeable guy","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1126510","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:53.347942+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3Nzg3MDQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1126510","instructor_name":"Jean Luc Thiffeault","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-11-18 14:10:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"tests are hard.  and he don't give practice exams. My TA was horrible too. Nice people, but don't like the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1126510","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:53.347942+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NzUyMzA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1126510","instructor_name":"Jean Luc Thiffeault","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-08-18 16:52:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"I've always been good at math and enjoyed it...this class was horrible.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1126510","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:53.347942+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NTI3MzA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1126510","instructor_name":"Jean Luc Thiffeault","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-05-27 14:47:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a nice guy, but the proofs you memorize in first semster! (10 for the final, as well as others for midterms 2&3) He's tricky on the exams, but he likes thomas, and so expect problems derived from there. At the beginning of class he'll tell you everyone can get an A. don't get your hopes up! It's inspiring, but naive. Average, definitely NOTbad","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1126510","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:33:53.347942+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NDU4NzM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1126510","instructor_name":"Jean Luc Thiffeault","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-05-13 11:25:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you want to keep a good GPA DO NOT TAKE CALC WITH TEFO. HE WILL RUIN YOUR GPA. He pretends like he is a nice guy and that his tests are but his final is hellish and his "problems simlar to the book" are nothing of the sort. aka i would never EVER recomend taking calc with him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1126510","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNTAyNjQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-07-18 20:36:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you have a class with this professor, DROP NOW. He constantly makes mistakes on the board, explains things that are irrelevant to the class expects you to know random info for the exams. I dropped this class b/c I was failing and took again w/ a different professor and received an A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyOTUwMzc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-03-29 15:57:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"At first i didn't not like Robbin at all. He is confusing in lecture but if you go everyday and stop by his office hours when you're confused you can get great grades. He's such a nice guy, funny, and sweet.  Don't be shy to stop by his office and have him clarify. Getting a good TA helps too. His tests are very easy if you do all the homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyOTM4NTU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-03-23 00:12:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"The nice thing about taking Robbin, is that you dont need to go to lecture. He just gets confused and in turn confuses you much more. I just learned from the book. He's a nice guy, but he shouldn't teach.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyODI0NzQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-01-28 10:00:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"You could tell Joel really cared about his students, but he was not a good lecturer. He constantly made mistakes and would start over just to do it wrong again, so he was hard to follow. He does however have great lecture notes and his tests are fair and not bad if you do the homework. If you have a good TA, his class is doable...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNjc5ODA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-12-25 00:45:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Robbins is like a jolly grandpa but not one who does a good job at teaching math. I freaked out at the beginning of the semester until I realized that it wasn't my fault that I was confused and lost. Lectures are pretty pointless expect to find out what you need to read in the textbook for. The tests are not insanely hard though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNjQxMDYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-12-19 00:07:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Robbin is very unclear in his teaching style because he can never stay on the same topic for more than 20 seconds.  He makes quite a few simple algebra mistakes in lecture as well.  I advise not taking him if you would like to keep your interest in math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNTcxODAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-12-11 17:36:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Essentially, if you've had calc before, take him. If not, look elsewhere.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDkzOTQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-30 02:44:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Never take a class with him. the only reason he has a rating above absolute zero is because all the girls in the class think he is a cute old man. in reality he is a senial old man who has no direction in his lectures and runs off on random tangents all the time. you would be better staying at home and learning the material on your own","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDczODA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-27 13:46:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"i dont know what other ppl are talking about, but if you've had calc before, and are somewhat competent in the material, this class is AMAZING. its so easy no HW at all, test are easy and you get to drop a whole midterm. Way better than Raam's 100 prob HW per week. if you havent had calc before do not take him because hes a terrible teacher","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDcwNDQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-26 14:17:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"cant teach.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDY5NjY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-25 23:24:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Try and avoid this professor.  He tends to make many mistakes on the board and is very unclear.  If it weren't for a really good TA I would not have done very well in this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDI1OTky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-15 20:34:26 +0000 UTC","comment":":(","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDIxNzU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-15 13:37:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not a very good prof.  He is very confusing and makes you proove everything.  Lecs are pointless.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDExMjE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-11-14 09:54:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Robbin does not do a very good job explaining problems to the students.  He makes several mistakes on the board, which makes it hard to follow what he is doing.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExNjY0Nzcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-04-05 21:23:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"if you need your QB take this prof. i didn't study more than an hour the whole semester, i got a BC but c'mon where else can you leave PAGES blank on a tests and still pass the class. do a little more and you'll do a little better.  the stuff isn't easy and his lectures are pointless to go to because he makes no sense but yea take him if you need i","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzMzNDk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-01-17 14:16:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"I liked him.. what other calc professor will grade tests on effort!?  He is the best Math prof. I've had.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMzAxMzU=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-04-25 21:20:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Everyone is more or less right. If I hadn't had calc in highschool, I would be completely lost because his teaching is a bit unclear. The tests are hard because he rarely puts specific problems on there. Class isn't bad...but the teaching style is.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:31:58.923827+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjI5Nzk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:202885","instructor_name":"Joel Robbin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-04-15 00:15:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"unclear and makes mistakes during lecture, not good if you dont understand calculus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/202885","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:27.091776+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MzI1NDM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2432572","instructor_name":"Jose Rodriguez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-01-28 22:56:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took calculus ab in high school. After watching professor rodriguez's lectures, I felt like I understood less about calculus than I had before. His lectures are just powerpoints with unnecessarily complicated definitions and descriptions of simple concepts. He spends 15 minutes reading the words straight from the slides.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2432572","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:27.091776+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjA5ODQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2432572","instructor_name":"Jose Rodriguez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-28 23:33:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"He basically read out of the book in a power point and never expanded on anything. Do not pick him unless you have taken Calc before!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2432572","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:27.091776+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTc1Mjg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2432572","instructor_name":"Jose Rodriguez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-22 14:23:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"So this was my first semester in university and I had high expectations, I thought that professors would enlighten me and explain matters as hard as they could. However, this was not the matter with Jose, the explanations are vague and shallow. It is very difficult to understand. If you have no background in calc you will find him very challenging","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2432572","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:27.091776+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTY3MjU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2432572","instructor_name":"Jose Rodriguez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-21 19:31:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Since it was online all semester he had recorded video lectures that he posted that did absolutely nothing to advance my knowledge in calculus. The videos were like an average of 10 minutes where he read right off of the slides. With no background in calculus you might has a hard time in this class. I had to use youtube a lot to help me.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2432572","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:27.091776+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDgyNDcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2432572","instructor_name":"Jose Rodriguez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-15 16:51:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Rodriguez is not a great professor. Online this class is an incredibly easy A. There are weekly tests but only about 5 questions in 45 minutes. They are very easy and Honorlock was not used. A lot of assignments make up your grade, but nothing is that difficult. If you want an easy A take this course with Rodriguez.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2432572","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:27.091776+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTUzMTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2432572","instructor_name":"Jose Rodriguez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-04 21:26:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a solid professor and knows the content well enough to teach it. I took Calculus BC in high school so that helped overwhelmingly. If you care enough to work for an A and pay attention, you'll do fine. The honorlock is a bit clunky at first but in the end students are over exaggerating and trying to weasel out of proctoring.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2432572","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:27.091776+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzODE5NTk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2432572","instructor_name":"Jose Rodriguez","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-11-15 18:30:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"My class had so many issues with honorlock at the beginning of the semester so we didnt use it, but now we are switching to it again mid semester without addressing how our concerns were addressed. Most of us couldn't even access our first exam! Videos were also difficult to understand and I had to look up concept videos on youtube to understand.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2432572","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:18.009234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMzA3MDQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2767107","instructor_name":"Joseph Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-05-16 22:20:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"This class honestly is not that hard at all, anyone complaining has never taken a real math class. Prof. Miller is not the best lecturer but if you attend every lecture you should be fine (lectures are not recorded). Tests are the same every year basically, and you are provided old tests, so if you take those you should be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2767107","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:18.009234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDQzODAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2767107","instructor_name":"Joseph Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-02-10 00:44:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"He explain the material well and give several examples, helping student to understand. Not much homework. He is a good professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2767107","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:30:18.009234+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NDY0NTE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2767107","instructor_name":"Joseph Miller","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-11-20 21:45:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Joe really knows his stuff, but he is a horrible professor.  He expects 1st semester calc students to understand math like he does.  He doesn't let you use a notecard on exams, but the exams aren't that horrible.  I would try and take 221 with another professor. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2767107","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:34.639155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MzI3MDQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262305","instructor_name":"Julie Mitchell","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-05-10 22:46:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"I wish she had taught 222.  She was way better than the prof I have now.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262305","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:34.639155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMTM0Mzg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262305","instructor_name":"Julie Mitchell","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-01-13 00:16:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"This was a pretty decent class overall.  I liked being able to do problems in class, and some of the computer demos were cool.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262305","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:34.639155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwODE2MDg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262305","instructor_name":"Julie Mitchell","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-20 15:52:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262305","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:34.639155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTU1MzQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262305","instructor_name":"Julie Mitchell","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-05-09 22:41:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"very good","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262305","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:29:34.639155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MzQ3MjE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262305","instructor_name":"Julie Mitchell","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-04-11 11:48:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the best calc profs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262305","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzODY3NTQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-11-22 03:42:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"horrible. rude. the worst.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNTM2MjI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-12-05 16:51:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Max is a solid choice for a math professor. His lectures are generally clear and easy to follow. I struggled in the class because I had never taken Calculus before, but if you put in the work you will do fine. He is a funny professor who tries to make his students laugh.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNDgyMTIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-11-26 19:59:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"Max did a great job of explaining those theorems with neat handwriting. Love him and definitely take him for other courses!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzk5OTg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-11-12 19:54:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"He makes me angry, his lectures are so confusing and doesn't teach clearly.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMjgyODE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-10-14 02:04:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Maxim is a fantastic lecturer. His ability to give a sense of intuition to complex ideas in a concise and understandable format is among the best I've seen so far at this school. I would advise all mathematics students to put in the effort to get him as your lecturer, it'll be worth it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxODEzMTg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-05-08 18:59:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Exams were harder than previous semesters, producing low averages. Final exam's average was a 59%. The professor was gone half the time and the substitutes were hard to understand. Poor communication between TAs and the professor. A month before the final, my TA said the professor set the curve as 86+ is an A, but raised it to 88% after the final","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxODA4OTQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-05-08 13:42:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"The exams averages were very low. The final exams average was 59 (F). Max was gone for about a quarter of the class on week long trips. Random substitutes came in and some of them were very difficult to understand.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNzc2NTkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-05-05 20:47:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very funny and a solid prof. A lot of people blame him for their own laziness. Pay attention in lecture and do the homework and you should be fine. Tests are very similar to reviews.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNTg3NzY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-04-13 22:06:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's actually very nice and funny! Students take him for granted and blamed him for their grades, lol. He explains thoroughly but fast. Just ask him a question if you don't understand, he'll explain more!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNTE2NDU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-04-02 17:14:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Maxim is not a very good lecture. I taught myself the majority of the information in Calc. His lectures just consist of many sample problems that he rushes through without much explanation. Tests are very heavily weighted, so make sure you do the practice tests, they help a lot.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNDg4MTkw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-03-27 18:12:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"His teaching is really in-cohesive and his explanations are ALWAYS all over the place. He's one of the worst math instructors I have ever had. His lectures literally make me depressed. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! Discussions are 10000x better than going to his lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMjU1NDk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-14 08:37:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took calculus in high school and I respected Maxim because he was very caring but the two different teaching styles confused me a bit. Kahn Academy is a lifesaver. Do not have to go to lectures but I would definitely go to discussion.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMDQzNTIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-15 18:51:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Max is one of the better math professors to have. He's kind of funny during lectures, although those lectures sometimes are convoluted and require time outside of class to really nail down what was taught. However, he explains concepts very well once you understand them, and he cares about his students.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMDI0MDQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-14 07:33:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Maxim has a dry sense of humor and is pretty sarcastic at times. However, he manages to get the job done. His lectures could be a bit confusing at times, and he occasionally had trouble with the technology when teaching, but otherwise, he's very helpful especially when you ask him questions. Thanks to him I slowly regained my confidence in math.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNzkzMjg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-11-27 15:35:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"You fail a test: you fail the class. Test questions are graded are the answer and the work. You don't have one or the other you miss the whole question ( as well as part b,c, etc). Hard to understand guy and easily mad.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NzYxMjYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-01-23 14:16:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is the kind of teacher you can learn about. Take his class you'll be benefiting from a cool and helpful class. Max is the best...I f you do not study hard ...you'll have hard time but if you will no problem . GOOD LUCK!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NzYxMDUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-01-23 13:22:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"Best teacher i know myself.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NzQwMTM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-01-17 22:51:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"I had a hard time with my TA (Priya), but the professor was OK. Going to his office hours helped me a lot. I got Bs in both midterms and I felt really bad about the final, but I ended up with a B in this class so the curve was reasonable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NzMzNjQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-01-16 20:54:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"You need to work hard to get a good grade, but it's totally worth it! It felt so good when I finally understood how math works instead of memorizing formulas. This teacher encourages students to think, which may scare mediocre students away.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5Njk4NDg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-01-09 20:06:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"I used to hate math, but he made Calculus into a fun class to take.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjQ1NzAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-31 07:01:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Max is a very good teacher, laid back and with a good sense of humor. Just work out the homework and the extra credit problems, and you will get an easy A. Exams are similar to the practice tests, and consist mainly of homework problems. Highly recommended if you have a reasonable interest in Calculus. Not recommended if you don't plan to work hard","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NTk2MDY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-21 17:16:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"The midterms and final were very similar to the practice exams so make sure you can do and fully understand all the problems, and can do them with trig.  The subject itself is very difficult, but compared to other professors in this subject his section seems easier.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MzYyNDE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-02 13:54:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awesome professor. He is really laid back and takes time to make sure you really understand what is going on.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3NTU1MjIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-08-27 16:13:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Extremely relaxed and laid back approach to math; always got behind the other class, but hey he wanted to make sure we really understood it well: always available in office hours and quite friendly; definitely not an autonomic robot like most math profs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3Mzc5MDg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-06-29 23:10:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"he's nice and funny sometimes. his teaching was clear and understandable. it's nice to have him as a math teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:54.846088+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MjUwOTE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1408142","instructor_name":"Laurentiu Maxim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-05-21 23:41:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was funny and pretty cool.  His office hours were long and he went pretty slow and made sure you understood.  He was pretty cool.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1408142","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:43.626937+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NTk3MTc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2071722","instructor_name":"Leesa Anzaldo","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-08-08 22:05:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Leesa is hands down one of the BEST professors I've ever had at UW. Her teaching style makes really difficult material seem so much easier. You can tell that she genuinely wants all of her students to succeed. Leesa is so clear on what she wants you to know and is wary of the different learning styles/speeds in the room; she's cautious about this!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2071722","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:32.612556+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMjU3Mzg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152262","instructor_name":"Leslie Smith","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-06-18 06:03:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"The way Leslie describes animals and her hatred toward them made me drop the course indefinitely ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152262","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:32.612556+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MTAwNzQ=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152262","instructor_name":"Leslie Smith","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-11-30 23:24:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152262","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:32.612556+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTY0NzM4Ng==","source_instructor_id":"rmp:152262","instructor_name":"Leslie Smith","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-02-27 18:52:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/152262","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:23:30.597030+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTM5MzMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:289711","instructor_name":"Lev Borisov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-05-09 21:18:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Borisov is a good guy and an overall good professor. It is obvious that he wants to help his students. However, a lot of material is covered, so he goes through it rather quickly. If you have a good handle on math, you will be fine. Make sure to study; exams are difficult.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/289711","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2NDA4NTM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-05-26 04:31:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Calculus is not an easy topic but Professor Lindsey made concepts easier to understand for first-time students. She is an engaging lecturer, and I was usually able to follow along and understand what was going on, which I can't say the same for with my other math classes. Great professor, I have her for calc 3 next semester and I'm so glad!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MzkzNDE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-05-23 12:00:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is amazing. Her lectures and slides were very well-organized, and she's great at using simple examples to make the topics easy to understand. I already took AP Calculus BC in high school so that helped, but I'm sure anyone could still do well even without basic calculus knowledge. I'm really looking forward to taking MATH234 with her next term!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MDI4Njcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-04-06 05:17:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"the goat of calc 1. She explains everything so clearly and answers questions very well. Very engaging lectures. Best math teacher/professor I've ever had.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTc5OTc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-17 22:00:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Best professor for 221 hands down. Explains everything clearly.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NTQwODMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-15 19:14:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you have to take math 221 try to get into her class. She is so intelligent and good at explaining all of the concepts in simple ways. I do not like calc at all but I loved Professor Lindsey.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NDE0MTA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-08 06:29:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Lindsey is one of the best professors on the math department! Her notes are so organized and neat, and she posts the lectures right after class. She seems to really care for student success and is very enthusiastic about math. Definitely go out of your way to have her!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzQ4MzY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-02 18:26:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lindsey is the best 221 prof you can take. She is a fairly good lecturer and a chiller in that she uploads a recording of the lecture w/ annotated notes immediately after class. There's weekly discussion quizzes & twice-weekly HW. Not a super heavy workload and make sure you take practice exams before the real one for a very attainable A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzQ1MDA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-02 14:10:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Lindsey is an amazing lecturer. Her lectures are always so clear and she posts recordings of them to Canvas in case you have to miss a class. The course itself sucks and is extremely test heavy, so if you get a bad TA it's hard to do well. However, Melissa is extremely helpful during office hours and does what she can to help her students","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MjkwMzMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-11-23 04:45:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Lindsey is an amazing lecturer. Very Clear explanation about concept and sample questions and annotated lecture activities are given. However, this course itself is one of the hardest courses I've ever taken. Avoid taking this course without any foundations in Calc!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MTkzNjU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-11-04 21:06:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lindsey is definitely one of the best profs I've ever had. She is super organized and posts the unannotated slides before class and sends out the annotated slides with the lecture recording right after class. She makes the class very manageable and pretty easy to keep up with.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:18:54.713526+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MTYzNjc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2637551","instructor_name":"Melissa Lindsey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-10-28 02:38:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"I think professor lindsey is great! the textbook is online and the homework is online too and due wednesday nights.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2637551","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:03.573912+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MTQ2MTE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2407195","instructor_name":"Mihaela Ifrim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-04-25 16:25:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Ifrim is a hilarious lady who makes going to a 75 minute math lecture bearable. She really cares about her students and does many examples of the class is not understanding the content. That being said, the exams are hard, but if the class does collectively bad she gives a pretty generous curve.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2407195","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:03.573912+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MTQxNDYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2407195","instructor_name":"Mihaela Ifrim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-04-24 23:20:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"Mihaela is a super sweet lady, and she's so genuinely funny in lecture. The class is hard though, but honestly, I expected it. Definitely get a tutor of some kind in the beginning, if you're struggling with material since falling behind is not an option. Exams are brutal, but the curve is generous if everyone does poorly. 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She cares an incredible amount and spends tons of time on examples if the class doesn't seem confident. She has been my favorite math teacher I've ever had. The tests can be quite difficult, but that's because of freshmen who haven't taken a hard math class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2407195","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:03.573912+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MDc1MzE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2407195","instructor_name":"Mihaela Ifrim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-04-14 01:24:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"TAKE A DIFFERENT PROFESSOR! Save your grade and money! She is confusing with a thick accent, she isn't organized at all. (She doesn't even title lectures with the correct topics) Makes mistakes in lectures. AND key detail is that she makes her lectures on the spot with a tablet, and writes in cursive. (Has office hours only one time a week)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2407195","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:03.573912+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1ODgzNTM5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2407195","instructor_name":"Mihaela Ifrim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-02-25 19:04:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Its a difficult class, I wont lie. I took 211 last semester and still have a lot of trouble with the class. That being said, shes a pretty good instructor whos more than willing to help you out if your confused. A tip that I learned from 211: if you have trouble during the lectures, follow along in the textbook (:","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2407195","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:03.573912+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1ODI2ODQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2407195","instructor_name":"Mihaela Ifrim","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-02-04 00:57:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"VERY DIFFICULT to understand her, she makes a lot of mistakes during lecture. You can tell she is trying her best with her language-barrier, and is actually trying , but she is beyond confusing at times, get a tutor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2407195","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.153037+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDQ4NDU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:620540","instructor_name":"Mikhail Feldman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-27 10:38:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"WOrst professor by FAR! You cant understand him, His russian accent gives you the worst headache. He does not grade on a curve, and gives the hardest exams. You can barely read his writing on the board, or understand him at all. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/620540","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.153037+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDI5Mjc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:620540","instructor_name":"Mikhail Feldman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-23 01:06:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Avoid if possible!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/620540","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.153037+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE4MDE0NDE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:620540","instructor_name":"Mikhail Feldman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-21 14:05:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"hard to understand, says he doesn't curve","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/620540","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.153037+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3ODQ4MTE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:620540","instructor_name":"Mikhail Feldman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-02 19:52:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"AWFUL! I can't understand a word he says. I've never taken calc before and it's impossible to learn from him. Everything is right out of the book and he just reads it to you. His examples, also from the book, aren't clearly presented and his accent is horrible. Never take a class from him. Ever.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/620540","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.153037+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3ODM0Mzcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:620540","instructor_name":"Mikhail Feldman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-11-30 19:28:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"he sucks! horrible and yes his lecture notes are straight from the textbook. Better to teach yourself than to waste your time on going to lecture.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/620540","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:02.153037+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3NzIxNzg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:620540","instructor_name":"Mikhail Feldman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-11-02 23:28:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"I cannot understand him at all, this class is impossible!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/620540","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:23.913090+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0OTkxNTE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:129393","instructor_name":"Paul Milewski","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-12-13 13:13:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good professor.  Did lots of examples, took questions, funny.  The class was hard, but it was calculus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/129393","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:23.913090+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyNDc3ODU=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:129393","instructor_name":"Paul Milewski","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-11-01 04:15:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"take him if you've already taken calculus in high school, not much homework, good professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/129393","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:12:23.913090+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTU2OTEyNw==","source_instructor_id":"rmp:129393","instructor_name":"Paul Milewski","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-02-16 18:43:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"i thought he was pretty good and i'm taking him again for 222","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/129393","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:25.404917+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTkxMDQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2059558","instructor_name":"Qin  Li","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-01-23 03:49:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"As a person, she's very sweet and understanding; however, I wouldn't recommend her as a professor. She doesn't record lectures, nor does she post the slides, so you have to do all the work by yourself. I have taken calc 1, so I skipped all lectures and only studied the previous exams and managed to get an A in her class. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2059558","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:25.404917+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTEwMTE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2059558","instructor_name":"Qin  Li","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-01-08 20:07:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Attendance isn't mandatory, but if you don't go to lecture, it will be hard as she doesn't post her slides on canvas. If I didn't have notes from lecture, I wouldn't have been able to pass. She rushes through a lot, and I learned more from youtube because she wasn't very thorough. She seems like a good person, but not a great prof. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2059558","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:25.404917+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDg5MTA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2059558","instructor_name":"Qin  Li","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-01-06 04:26:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very good at explaining the fundamentals of calculus! Easy to follow along with her work during lectures and spends the right amount of time teaching each topic throughout the semester.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2059558","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:25.404917+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDQyNTUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2059558","instructor_name":"Qin  Li","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-27 00:53:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Attending lecture is pretty much required to get a good grade, it can be difficult to get necessary help if you miss it. Her lectures are pretty good though, she mixes stories and humor in to get you through. She's a very nice person too, though it can be hard to understand some of her explanations and get help outside class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2059558","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:25.404917+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDI5MjUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2059558","instructor_name":"Qin  Li","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-24 05:58:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grade for 221 was basically three exams: two midterms and a final. However, Professor Li gave out plenty of examples in lectures and explained concepts clearly. Make sure to go to discussions though if you want even more examples to get a better understanding on everything that was taught in lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2059558","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:25.404917+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDE3Mzgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2059558","instructor_name":"Qin  Li","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-12-22 20:55:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"This was Professor Li's first time teaching a Calc 1 class... it showed. She rushed through lectures and made a lot of mistakes while lecturing. I got more out of watching YouTube videos than attending her lectures. She did not go in-depth with the content like would be expected of us on the exams. Nice person, but not a great professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2059558","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:56.079522+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDkyMjc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1383659","instructor_name":"Rachel Davis","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-23 12:34:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Rachel is not very good at public speaking so she often stumbles when talking and makes mistakes when writing example problems on the board. If you talk to her in person she is much better its just that her actual lecture are hard to follow. Her tests are fairly easy though and you shouldn't have much trouble.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1383659","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:56.079522+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDcxMTM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1383659","instructor_name":"Rachel Davis","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-18 01:33:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Davis is probably not a good professor if you do not have previous experience with Calculus. She asks the class to do problems without giving examples first. I frequently lost track of what she was doing on the board. Dr. Davis is an alright professor if you have taken Calculus I before, otherwise you should probably find someone else.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1383659","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:56.079522+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MzkwOTMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1383659","instructor_name":"Rachel Davis","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-04 20:42:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Rachel Davis is an AWFUL lecturer. My roommate and I had the same lecture and she has taken Calc 1 before and I haven't and neither of us knew what was going on half the time. She gives example problems during lecture without even showing how to do them in the first place and spends half of time explaining proofs that don't help at all.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1383659","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:56.079522+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MjM3Nzk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1383659","instructor_name":"Rachel Davis","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-16 18:37:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Rachel Davis is terrible professor. Lectures were confusing and didn't help much with the material. However, the class is an easy A if you have taken calc in the past.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1383659","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:56.079522+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MTM4MTAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1383659","instructor_name":"Rachel Davis","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-11 19:37:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Davis is a terrible lecturer. Often managed to confuse students who had already taken the course with muddled proofs and unacknowledged mistakes. Quizzes are simple, exams are difficult but do-able. If you have already taken Calc 1 you will be okay. If you are learning the material for the first time, FIND A DIFFERENT PROF.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1383659","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:56.079522+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MDA2NzI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1383659","instructor_name":"Rachel Davis","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-11-30 20:32:21 +0000 UTC","comment":"I attended the first month of lecture. Rachel was very scattered throughout the lectures, constantly writing on the board from a notebook. I took AP Calc AB in high school, go to the discussions, and do the homework. Lectures aren't necessary if you do that.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1383659","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:56.079522+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NzI4NDMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1383659","instructor_name":"Rachel Davis","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-10-09 22:20:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice/cares about whether or not students understand the material being taught Smart in her field, has difficulties explaining thought processes/how to arrive at answers Lectures are more proving theorems than practicing using the theorems to get answers Way harder to grasp than AP calc AB Takes forever to get into derivatives (too many limits)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1383659","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:42.998007+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNzMwOTE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3147828","instructor_name":"Rajula Srivastava","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-03-24 15:22:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"As others have mentioned, she teaches this class as if everyone has taken calculus before. She spends way too much time on simple concepts and nowhere near enough time on topics that actually need it. Her class is fine to take if you've taken calculus before and have some kind of background knowledge, but otherwise do not.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3147828","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:42.998007+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTc0MjMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3147828","instructor_name":"Rajula Srivastava","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-02-02 15:58:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Srivastrava is okay, you can tell shes real knowledgeable and also will take the time to explain something to you if you dont get it, but theres nothing that stands out in particular as an exemplary teaching trait. Wouldn't shy away from taking another course with her, but I wouldn't necessarily be overly exuberant to ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3147828","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:42.998007+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTIwMzc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3147828","instructor_name":"Rajula Srivastava","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-01-19 21:54:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Rajula taught the class as if everyone in the lecture had previously taken Calculas. The practice problems in class moved very quickly and offered little explanation to solutions. Discussions were the most helpful in learning material and studying for quizzes/tests.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3147828","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:42.998007+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTIwMzM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3147828","instructor_name":"Rajula Srivastava","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-01-19 21:43:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Rajula is an incredibly intelligent person, however, she was not very good at teaching concepts. I came from a pre-calc background, and was learning a lot of things for the first time. I would come out of lectures extremely confused and ended up having to reteach myself majority of the concepts. Use the MLC if you want to get a good grade. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3147828","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:42.998007+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTE3MDcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3147828","instructor_name":"Rajula Srivastava","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-01-18 21:30:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"I liked how she made the classroom atmosphere light! She was great at articulating her words during lectures. Her slides pace were a bit fast, but she always went back and gave up class time for midterm/ exam review. Overall, she was great (coming from someone who has never taken calculus). ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3147828","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:42.998007+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTA1MDg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3147828","instructor_name":"Rajula Srivastava","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2026-01-15 21:06:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"Came into this course with only Pre-Calc experience from high school. Would not recommend this course if you are in a similar situation as I felt behind and confused almost every lecture. She went over content very quickly, assumed you had seen the topics before and didn't really help during office hours instead just brought up unnecessary content.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3147828","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:10:42.998007+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjE1ODgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3147828","instructor_name":"Rajula Srivastava","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-12-12 21:57:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall a pretty decent teacher, she was very nice and caring, and truly cared for her students. At times she goes over some things too quickly, and spends way too much time on other topics. Expect to relearn some things outside of class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3147828","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxMDgwOTE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-04-29 04:05:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"The professor tailors the course to students who have taken calculus in high school and expects having previous knowledge going into lectures and discussions. It was fast-paced, and the TAs were also not helpful and wouldn't show the work/provide answers to questions on the discussion sheet. There is no curve when exam scores were not high. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTkxOTYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-02-22 00:14:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"I liked Bobby! I already took calc in high school so I didn't have to pay attention much. My critiques are that he makes some simple topics very confusing with his explanations. Also, he likes to use smiley faces and stars as variables, which I never understood why. Overall, a very good experience!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODUyMzg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-01-09 02:07:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bobby is fun and often enough, energetic. He definitely has a passion for math. He goes on for a VERY long time on definitions and why the concepts work. I personally did not share this same passion so I found the lectures not as helpful as some. This extra attention on noncourse material often leads to us being behind the other professors' class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MzU1Mjc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-11-08 01:17:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"It isn't that he is a bad teacher, per se, but he does have quirks. For one, he shushes the lecture hall at least five times per lecture, which is, to be frank, demeaning. He also has a very interesting laugh and half smile that he maintains the entire lecture, and everything sounds like it is a joke (not that these are necessarily bad things).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MzA2MzY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-10-25 01:56:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grizzard is a notoriously awful math professor that many UW freshmen, unfortunately, have to experience. His lectures are either extremely basic, unrelated, or beyond the scope of the course. Compounding this, Grizzard's exams tend to be brutal and he does not believe in curving (which is why he has some of the lowest GPAs ever for 221). Beware.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MzAyMjQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-05-10 21:52:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bobby is a decent guy, and lectures aren't awful, but he's all over the place. I didn't take calc in high school while 90% of my class had, so he catered to those who had already learned it. Also promised a curve at the end, but it didn't help unless you have less than a C (AB was a 89%). If you haven't taken calc before, maybe find another prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1ODk1MTIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-03-02 02:42:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst professor I have ever had. Lectures are abysmal. The only reason I did well in this class is because I already learned all of the content in high school. My TA would correct what he said in the lecture because it was wrong. Every lecture he sat criss-cross-apple-sauce like a toddler and streamed his Ipad to the projector.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1ODEyNDUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-30 21:32:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall just a frustrating class to be in. He definitely knows the material, but is not very good at presenting it. Going to lecture feels consistently like a waste of time. Haven't taken calc? Prepare to be taught from YouTube.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1ODEyNDQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-30 21:31:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"I couldn't give him a 0 so I gave him a 1. People who had already taken calc found it extremely confusing too, personally, he made it way more confusing than he was supposed to and went off on tangents almost immediately. I would recommend Prof Leonard videos on youtube they teach better. Respectfully, don't take him if you don't have to.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1Nzg2MTIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-23 04:17:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests were about 85% of the final grade, so if you didn't do well you didn't pass. Bobby is very confusing during lectures and goes off on tangents a lot. The only good thing was that he recorded the lectures so you didn't have to go to class in person, although sometimes he took more than a week to upload them.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzY3NzUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-18 20:11:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bobby taught primarily on whether or not you took AP Calc in high school. If you did you were in good luck, if you didn't you were kinda screwed. Prior knowledge was the only way i passed this class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzI2MDM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-10 03:06:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bobby is a nice enough guy, which I assume is the sole reason why his rating is currently as high as a 3.8 because it's not due to his teaching. During lectures, he goes off on tangents about irrelevant information or spends the whole period on 2 problems. So, be prepared to learn everything on your own even if you took AP calc in high school.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzE2MjM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2022-01-07 19:00:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures were disorganized and board work was optically messy. Bobby is an intelligent individual; however, his method of teaching (vague proofs and chaotic inductive reasoning) caused me to heavily rely on my TA to learn concepts. Profound effort was made outside of class, but I felt that my grade did not accurately reflect my end understanding.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjczMTA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-29 18:41:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bobby often delved into non-test-related content in lectures to explain why things were the ways they were, rather than mostly explaining how they're applicable. Although he is a nice guy, Bobby is slow in explanations and leaves most of the learning to be done outside of class. Even if you've taken calc before, it's still hard to get an A.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjQ3ODUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-24 05:58:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bobby was an interesting professor. If you took calc in high school and did well, you will be able to do well and enjoy his class, if not, do not take him. He focuses on little details a lot of the time and you will find yourself learning the material in your own time. Lectures were interesting and a really nice guy, but not the best teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NDk3MDk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-13 17:26:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"dont take this class. just dont. he's unorganized, overcomplicates simple things and talks about things that arent even on the exam. i cannot stress this enough: i taught myself this ENTIRE class. kids stopped going to lectures halfway through the semester because his class is so pointless. its awful. worst teacher ive ever had in my whole life.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NDA2MDA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-07 22:30:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"I'm sure that he's a very smart person but some people aren't meant to be teachers... I took Calc in HS and he found a way to confuse me even on the topics I already knew. At the beginning of the semester I was attending every lecture but that got me nowhere and I'm trying to learn the topics by myself. Exams are very hard. DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzM4MTYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-12-01 21:30:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bobby was a really nice guy but a horrible math teacher. He takes the entire class to go over 1-2 questions that most of the time aren't even relevant. I basically had to teach myself everything. If you didn't take calc in high school, you won't be ready because they expect you to know it. The tests are way harder than any of the practice.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzE2OTc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-11-30 01:28:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Horrible teacher, super unorganized and his teaching methods are so confusing for no reason. If you never took calc in high school I am begging you to not have Robert as your professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1Mjk5NDg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-11-25 01:07:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Puts smiley faces instead of X and Y, he tries but fails at teaching.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MjMxMzQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2021-11-12 17:13:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bobby was my first math professor and surely was one of the best. He was interactive and fun to have as a professor in lecture. Also, always open to new ideas and input. Glad to have taken a class with this guy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MDI5NjU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-12-11 06:22:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"I have to give Bobby some slack because these lectures were videos for us to watch on our own time, but they were far more timely than the 1 hour and 15 minutes class times are supposed to be for lectures. You jump right in, so if you're a little rusty on 221 stuff then get studying. Really fun guy, I loved seeing Muffins in his videos and on calls","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzODgxMjEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-11-24 15:54:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super nice","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyOTQ3NzYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-03-03 18:33:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"A good professor for 221 when he doesn't start shushing people every 5 minutes. Math is hard and wasn't for me, and classes and discussion sections were generally helpful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyODUyMTc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-01-20 20:55:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's really boring and awkward and if you haven't taken calculus before you will probably have a very hard time.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNTEwNjEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-12-03 17:35:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bobby Grizzard is the absolute worst professor Ive ever had. He just babbles for the whole lecture where we are supposed to be learning and then throws difficult problems at us that he expects us to know how to do (when we have never learned them). If you have him, get ready to teach yourself everything because he doesnt teach well AT ALL.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMjA1OTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-05 20:47:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grizz can loose his train of thought a bit during lectures which can be a bit of a downside, but I felt he did a very good job of explaining where things are derived from. There was practically no memorization in this class due to in depth explanation of the theory of the topics. I recommend using textbook and all other resources. Class is tough.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNzY0MzAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-11-20 17:34:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lots of tangents","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NjA1NDE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-02-28 11:14:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"This guy was great. He had great office hour times and was big on teaching us through participation. We did a lot of problems in class. It was awesome. I came in to Calc. 1 not knowing much but left a master.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NTAyNjA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-25 14:00:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a horrific teacher and does not help during class. He is terrible at explaining things, especially to students who don't understand everything right away. I would not recommend him to anyone","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MDcxOTgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-04-18 18:38:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall very nice professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4MDUyNjk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-04-14 20:02:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amazing Professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3OTcxNzM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-03-30 16:59:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great math teacher that truly wants his students to understand the material. His office hours are super helpful and a great way to get the homework done. Class is either hum lecturing or everyone working on a worksheet. The exams weren't too hard if you understood the homework and worksheets. I learned a ton","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NjE2MDcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-24 02:43:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good overall person. Really nice and caring if you go to office hours. The set up of the class is more like a standard high school class with more problem solving in class. Kinda nerdy (as any Doctorate in Math) but funny. Great person with a cool cat tattoo that you should look for.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MjcxMzQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-11-29 10:04:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grizzard is a great professor. I was initially worried by his alternative lecture style, but found it to be much more productive (at least for me) as the semester continued. Every day we either start with a short lecture and move into work time on worksheets he'll hand out or go straight to work time. Weekly homework/quizzes, manageable exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MjA3MzE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-11-16 23:41:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof Grizzard was a true gem who sometimes accidentally gave solid life advice in math terms. \"You have to balance your life\" -Prof Grizzard","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NzYzMDY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-06-27 21:35:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Grizzard sets up his lectures differently than other professors. Instead of having lecture/discussion, you have 5 lectures a week with him at each one with a class of about 80 students. He lectures the first part of class and then gives you a worksheet for the rest of class. The worksheets are good for practice problems to practice before exams","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NTg2Mjk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-05-16 12:02:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Grizzard was a really funny guy. I liked his teaching style but he was not very clear about what would be on his tests. Usually the test questions were much harder than the quiz or practice problems.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2Mjk2NjUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-04-14 12:32:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grizzard really knows what he's talking about and super willing to help, if you ask for it. He's pretty funny, if you like awkward humor, but super super dry and a little monotonous. HOWEVER: there are NO discussions. Trust me, you'll be glad. Also important to note, he doesn't put anything up online, so if you skip, you better already know calc.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MjM4ODYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-04-06 00:14:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"By far the most disorganized professor I've had. He's very nice and if you go to his office hours, he's all too excited to help you: he's just not good at it. He's brilliant, but he kinda speaks math and not usual English. He's very confusing and I got way more sense out of his TA person than him. I got a 5 on the AP test, but only a B in the class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDg1OTI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-02-24 23:15:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDY1MTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-02-17 22:15:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"He wants to help the students yet his train of thoughts often detour the wrong way that his explanation confuses me. Lectures mostly him explaining concepts 20% and worksheets 80%, I'd say. I believe his lecture wasnt helpful, or crucial, for the tests since I self-studied the materials during the class. Group prjs sorta pointless but fair grading.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTA3NzY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-09 12:08:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Grizzard was one of the most enjoyable professors I have had in my college career.  His style of teaching made me really think and work for my grade, which allowed me to delve much more deeply in the subject matter.  Go to his office hours often; he is so willing to help!  I would definitely take a class with him again.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODQxMjYz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-29 00:27:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Grizzard was my favorite professor this semester and made Math 221 very enjoyable, despite the difficulty of the class. He is an interesting guy whose unorthodox teaching style made me think about math much more critically than I have before. Go to office hours often, work through problems! If given the opportunity, take this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODE3NDQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-24 01:20:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really enjoyed his class style-- he had class every day that was a little bit of lecture and then getting actual practice by working on a worksheet. He could sometimes be a bit hard to follow when answering specific questions, but generally, I was able to understand most everything. Overall, he's a cool guy and an effective teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1Nzk2NzQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-21 22:45:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"It's a lot of independent learning so be ready to teach yourself. He is always available for questions and  replies to emails very quickly.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1Mzg3OTY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-11-11 01:51:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's a pretty great professor. At first, I was very skeptical. His teaching method may seem odd but it works. Plus, he's super awkward which makes the class slightly funny and enjoyable. He honestly wants all of his students to succeed and he's the type of professor who likes to challenge his students. Tough grader but fair","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MjgzMTA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH 221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-10-22 21:38:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awesome professor for math. Feels like a fresh blow of air in the monotonous styles of teaching in college. His teaching style inflicts a lot of pain on the students, but I guess that is what bring out the best out of me and helps me ace his tests(which are not tough at all if you do the homework and the class problems seriously and diligently).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MjgyNjA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-10-22 19:37:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Profesor Grizzard was a bit of a mystery at first, especially with the way he teaches (involves students by giving problems to work on.. vs normal lecture). Yet, after the first exam I've come to realize there is a reason he makes you critically think during lecture. I did very well on the first exam, however I spent a LOT of time in office hours.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MjgyNDQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-10-22 19:06:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor. He is definitely inexperienced but his unusual style of teaching makes his classes very easy and enjoyable. Plenty of problems in class means that homework becomes very easy to do. Very friendly and helps out a lot. Would definitely take his class again. Textbook is needed just for homework and it is available online too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MjgyMTY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-01-13 18:40:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"He really tries so hard to be a good teacher he just falls short of that goal.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MjE2MTYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-01-02 12:55:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was  a wonderful lecturer. This is one professor that you should go and talk to outside of class because it will help you tremendously. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTU4MjIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-20 22:20:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Robert Grizzard was very amusing. He was awkward, but he made the class humorous while conductive to learning. His office hours were extremely useful, and it is important that you to go to them at some point. Grizzard was very friendly, his exams were fair, and pretty much everyone liked him. The group projects were sort of weird, but that's minor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTIyNjU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-17 18:04:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grizzard is a great professor. The class is hard and it takes a little bit to adjust to his teaching style. The tests are hard, but he gives you a lot of practice problems. He is very helpful in office hours which I realllllllly suggest you go too. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTA3MDM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-16 18:38:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grizzard started off the semester a little rough because this was his 1st semester. He really improved throughout the semester and was one of my favorite professors! He is a little awkward at times but it's kind of funny. There are 3 group projects given throughout the semester which are kind of pointless, but Grizzard himself is a good professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTA2NjQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-16 18:15:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is kind and respectful. Gets to know every student by name which is cool to see. Office hours are very beneficial but dont expect him to just show you how to do the problem. He will guide you along and make you think for yourself to solve the problem, which is helpful for tests. Favorite professor I had. Also had Hansen-Econ and Sibert-Chem","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDk0MTEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-15 22:36:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was my favorite teacher this semester. He is goofy, awkward, and truly cared about each and every person's success. He knew us all by name (a lecture of over 60 people). Made calculus interesting and gave straightforward  and fair tests. He would always set aside 2 points on the tests for us to draw a picture (a bunny, snowman, and badger)!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDY4MDEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-13 19:30:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Love his cat tattoo!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDUxMDYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-12 11:19:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Fall of 2014 was Dr. Grizzard's first semester here, and based on the first day, I didn't think it was going to be pretty, but he did A LOT to improve and listened to what us students wanted. Lectures are pretty dry and not always the clearest content-wise, but he does well to keep your attention.  I found his office hours to be helpful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDUwNjUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-12 10:46:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Grizzard is quite goofy and awkward, but in a good way.  He sometimes fumbles his words, but he always gets the point across. Overall a very good teacher and I enjoyed the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzOTM4NjAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-03 18:45:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super nice guy and is pretty good at explaining math.  I had him for 221 and he grew on me throughout the semester. Wish I could get him for 222 too :(","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzOTI2NjA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-02 18:09:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"He knows what he is talking about, however he makes the students rely on themselves for the majority of the course. He does not really lecture or put up too many examples. Instead, he basically hands out problems and expects the class to do it together. His tests are fair as long as you put in the effort to learn the material. Office hours helpful","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzOTI1NDA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-02 16:29:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"I was expecting a lot worse considering that I have heard horror stories about calculus. His teaching skills improved a lot throughout the course of the semester. He continually makes the class improve. I hope you like group projects, because he gives a lot of those.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzOTE4MTA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-01 21:42:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you want a challenge, take this class. He will make you work for the problems and practically beg for help. Taught myself everything from youtube videos because going to class was pointless. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzOTE2OTIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-01 19:27:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. G's lecturing isn't always the most clear and he is really awkward, (be prepared for a lot of: um, but anyways..., you know... etc.) but he does well enough. He is very helpful, and makes you think. He gives helpful hints on what to do. The group projects felt a little pointless. Take him if you can with the five lecture a week format for 221.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzODIzNDc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-11-16 13:45:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is so good.  He helps students a lot and he has office hours every single day.  His tests are not hard and he is genius.  He is my professor for math 221.   I highly recommend him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:41.387103+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzNzU4OTU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1934009","instructor_name":"Robert Grizzard","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-11-06 14:57:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"His 8:50 am classhe's a bit unclear in his lectures and kind of lazy to help students during lecture, but if you take his class at 1:20 or later, he seems to put more effort into teaching the material and helping out students during lecture. (his lecture class size isn't like normal lecture sizes, it's substantially smaller but not classroom size)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1934009","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.059739+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjExNTIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1625443","instructor_name":"Robert Harron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-23 13:45:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took calc in high school, so this class was fairly easy. Still, Professor Harron is a fantastic teacher. He makes everything clear and easy to understand. The homework isn't bad, and his midterms and final were super easy. He's a funny guy and makes math actually fun and interesting. Makes you want to come to lecture. Great class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1625443","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.059739+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjA1OTIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1625443","instructor_name":"Robert Harron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-22 17:49:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"Excellent professor. He made the class somewhat interesting, and the homework load wasn't too bad. I didn't take calc and high school, and i was still able to learn the material and get decent grades. Although, it was annoying to see people who already took calc not do as much studying.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1625443","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.059739+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NTgzOTUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1625443","instructor_name":"Robert Harron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-20 16:04:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"literally Just took is final today. I don't think the class was very hard but then again I did take Calc In high school. Classes aren't the most interesting but it is math so I wasn't expecting stand up comedy. Got a B on my first midterm and an A on second midterm. Final was a little rocky but if you take the time to study you should be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1625443","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.059739+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NTcwOTYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1625443","instructor_name":"Robert Harron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-19 15:12:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Such a great professor. Explains things so well and he is a funny guy for sure. Tests are fair, their tough but he doesnt do anything wild. Definitely wish I was taking him for Math222.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1625443","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.059739+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MzY1NDEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1625443","instructor_name":"Robert Harron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-02 18:41:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a pretty funny guy, and he does a lot of examples to get a better understanding of the material. He does pointless proofs, but other than that I would recommend him. I am not very good at math, but his exams are very fair.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1625443","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.059739+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MzAwNzMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1625443","instructor_name":"Robert Harron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-11-22 19:21:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Young, clear speaker, funny, and keeps you awake. Everything you could want in a math professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1625443","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.059739+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MTMxNzcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1625443","instructor_name":"Robert Harron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-10-31 11:15:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a very good professor, very clear and understanding. The subject is very difficult, but he basically takes the textbook and clarifies it and dumbs it down. I wouldn't say he's fantastic, but very good compared to other teachers.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1625443","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:40.059739+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5MDYwODgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1625443","instructor_name":"Robert Harron","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-10-11 13:17:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a very good professor, He is normally clear about what he says in the class and has a very good grasp of the material. He likes to induce interest in his class by showing practical examples of how these math concepts are put to use in real life. He does do a lot of unnecessary examples and proofs in the class though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1625443","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MjExNjc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-03-28 12:26:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"He MAKES MATH EASY!haha....He's definitely the best Math professor....Easy exams!! SO take his class you will get high grade! &.. someone said he's like a santa clause..I agree!LOL","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzOTIwNjUx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-29 02:02:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was an amazing teacher for calc 1.  I recommend him to anyone.  i did terrible in calc in high school and taking this class really made me understand it.  He lets you use like three pages of notes on every exam and the exams are extremely easy.  If you don't get at least a B in this class u messed up.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODU1NzE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-17 16:03:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Calc IS HARD -But Wilson is a good prof.  Do all the homework EVERY week/day.  If you get a bad grade it's your own fault and/or because Calc is hard.  _-I got a bad grade, and it IS my fault.--  Wilson=GOOD","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNjY0OTEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-16 01:39:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"well, his class is comprehensible,easy to understand. And he never gives us homework!!The only thing u should be aware of is to choose a good TA!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMDM1NDA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-06-26 18:52:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's like Santa Claus....only he teaches calculus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExODY1OTA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-05-11 00:18:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Excellent person, excellent professor.  Is very knowledgable and extremely personable.  Best professor I've had yet by far!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExODY0NTM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-05-10 21:22:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is an awesome professor. Explains everything very well and answers every question you may have. Lets you use three pages of notes on your final along with a calculator.  Will meet with you if you want help with your homework. Take this professor!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExNjg5NDYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-04-11 00:19:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"The best professor ive had here at madison.  Lets you use a calculator and sheet of paper on all exams/quizes.  Take him!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExNjcwMTU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-04-06 18:59:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Easlily the best Math teacher I'll ever have here.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1NzQwMjA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-01-04 21:45:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"The course sucks in general.  Wilson is easy to approach and helpful in office hours.  Lectures were pretty useless (I slept through about half of them).  Mid-terms weren't too hard.  Final exam sucked.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0ODc0MzY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-12-11 18:15:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"He talks very fast, and jumps around. Exams semi-hard. He does try to make class interesting tho.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MDQwMTY=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-11-28 12:55:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"he goes too much into detail in lectures. medium difficulty on tests. very picky on tests. take him if you have had calc before.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:24.487057+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEyMTM5OTg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:239910","instructor_name":"Robert Wilson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-10-23 09:09:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Loves teaching, will always the time when you have questions. Funny!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/239910","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExNzI1MTQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-04-18 19:14:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"The guy rambles, he is hard to keep up with, I never knew what was going on.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTExNjIwMjI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2006-03-27 21:02:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst professor ever!  Doesn't really teach, just rewrites the book horribly on the board.  This class killed my gpa.  Do not take dickey","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjE0MTk=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-04-13 19:02:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst professor ever. He needs to take some teaching classes. His lectures consist of Dickey writing illegibly on the board while mumbling to himself. The TAs could keep up with helping teach the subject matter. His examples were his explanations rewritten with new variables. Avoid this prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MDk4NDI=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2005-03-27 21:59:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dickey is one of the worst professors I have ever had. You cannot read his handwriting at all, and when he is writing on the board he is standing infront of it talking.  You also cannot understand what he says. DO NOT TAKE A CLASS FROM HIM!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjA0Nzg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-17 17:42:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"yea, if you haven't taken a calc course before this class you're screwed.  only good thing about him is that he appears to be a jolly man, however he's a terrible professor","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNTQyMDc=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-17 02:16:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Wow...what could i understand  not handwriting, not hismumbleing and facing the board... i understood him durring only one lecture... the last one... you are better off reading the book","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4OTEwMjM=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-02 18:02:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"The concepts arent as hard as his tests and teaching method are. He mumbles, stutters, doesn't explain problems as much as prove EVERYTHING. If you have a little problem with Calc or math, do not take him.  also, watch out for his Chinese TA. speaks a little english but hard to learn from.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4ODgyMzc=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-02 14:39:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"DONT TAKE DICKEY! He cant teach.He stutters and mumbles while facing the board the entire class. If you've taken calc before his tests aren't too bad. If you dont know calc youre gonna have to learn on your own. He doesnt explain anything goes too fast and writes in illegible abbreviated cursive.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4ODY1NTE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-02 12:36:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Here's an equation to remember (5 credit calc) = (don't take dickey). The tests are only five large questions that cover a months worth of material (not cool). So half of what you study isn't on the test. Forget how to do some technique on a test or two, and you get a C in the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NzY5ODA=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-12-01 16:52:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"this guy sucks. i speak on behalf of all of his calc 221 lectures for the fall 2004 semester. he's fidgety, he stutters really bad, he goes too fast, makes way too many mistakes, i stopped going to lectures because i ace the tests by reading n learning from the book. find another professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NTMyOTI=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-29 16:14:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"mumbles, rarely looks out to the class, almost impossible to read his writing.  Easier to just learn material out of the book.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2NzIzNTg=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-08 01:51:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests are really easy, just be able to teach yourself out of the book and your set with an A","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2Mzk5MzE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-11-03 00:28:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"He starts to talk before the class quiets.  He mumbles and talks directly to one of his 6 sliding chalk boards.  His penminship is so messy, you cant follow anything he says.  One good thing though, he does lots of good examples in class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDc1MTE=","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2004-10-28 05:42:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ridiculously hard to follow, mumbles, unclear handwriting, unaccessible.  If you want to learn intro calc, take another prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTkzNTAzMQ==","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-05-07 11:47:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTg0MDgzMg==","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-04-16 03:36:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lousy writing, expects you to already be an expert on the material, mumbles","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTY4ODAwOQ==","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-03-08 15:31:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"No Comments","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:09:06.075539+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTU4MDQ5Ng==","source_instructor_id":"rmp:130332","instructor_name":"Ronald Dickey","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2003-02-18 01:28:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Mumbler","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/130332","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzY1NDk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-11-06 03:36:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"221 and 222 were my favorite math courses at UW-Madison because of Professong Song. She would take the time to write out proofs to some of the concepts we were going over and though I'm no genius nor a mathematician I appreciated this because some of the proofs were simply beautiful. This brought a level of love to math that is not often seen.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzMDQzNTk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-04-15 19:22:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor song is thorough, clear, and well spoken. Her accent is a little thick, but you can understand her. She makes jokes and she is always available to help. Also, her exams are not too difficult. Easily my favorite math professor at UW","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjY4OTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-11-06 18:03:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Song is awesome! Super nice!!! And the tests are not that tricky or hard. Strongly RECOMMEND!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjM1NDI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-10-30 17:58:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very hard to understand! Have only gone to 5 lectures to realize I can learn more from the book... TERRIBLE!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMTkwMzEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-10-18 03:41:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"absolutely horrible NEVER EVER TAKE THIS CLASS","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNzUwMzM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-05-13 19:40:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super difficult to understand. Lectures were straight from course booklet. TAs were not very helpful at all. Luckily I took Calc in high school, so did not have to ever study for the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNjA1Nzkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-04-25 16:00:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Calc is calc and that doesn't change. But I truly think that she is one of the better teachers. Very helpful if you go to office hours. But the math project sucks...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNTczNzk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-04-21 16:34:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"She was brutal. Very hard to understand her if you aren't the same nationality as her. You can tell she is very intelligent but she is one of those people who cannot explain things very well. That said, if you took AP Calc in high school this class will be easy and you could do a better job with explaining things than her.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMjk5NDk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-01-27 15:55:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"It is the best professor. Very easy course and GPA booster.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTg5NzYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-31 13:43:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"I don't wear my bike helmet on my way to lecture because I want to die before I make it to this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTg1Mzk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-30 01:57:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amazing math ability. Clearly explanation. Reasonable evaluation.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTYxNjA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-24 02:45:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Easy. I love proofs. The professor is really good at math, and answer all my questions quickly and clearly. In fact, the TA is awful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTQxMDMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-20 20:12:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Class is not as difficult as some make it out to be, but I guess it depends quite a bit on the TA you get. Exams are manageable if you are solid on the concepts covered. She also posts practice exams that often look like the actual exam. Textbook isn't all too helpful, and lecture is barely helpful at best.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTIwOTkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-19 01:12:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"She doesn't teach you anything. Just goes and writes notes that you could find on your own in the book. Also spends a lot of time doing unnecessary proofs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDg1MzYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-15 23:01:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"She's as bad as it gets. Can't say it any better. I despised her almost as much as I despised my TA for the whole semester. She has a Ph.D from Harvard, is clearly smart, but is a terrible professor. Don't take this class, period.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDgyMjI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-15 15:58:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"She's as bad as the other reviews say.  She has an accent and lecture's are monotone and boring, but she gets the job done.  This is for many their first college math class, so it's a shock.  She's very thorough with notes so you won't need to look at the book, but she does do  lots of proofs.  The HW's doable, on the tests, just be very detailed.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDAxODY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-09 23:05:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very useless lectures.  I had already taken the class , yet when I attended lecture she confused me and I wish I had not gone.  Tests are difficult and difficult to prepare for because notes are so boring.  useless textbook.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwOTkxNDYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-08 15:18:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her tests have the same format as the practice tests she gives us. And there are no trick questions, so pretty straight forward. She gives really good notes, and easy pre-lecture quizzes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwOTkxNDQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-08 15:15:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"She has really helpful notes with plenty of examples. Her pre-lecture quizzes are easy points (if you remember to do them). The only thing I don't like are the projects. They're simple, but not very useful. I'm pretty sure it's in every math professor's syllabus so she has to assign them.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwOTUyMTA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-04 21:24:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"she is a great teacher and the test is pretty straightforward. Do the Practice test before the test, then you will be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzcyMzA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-11-03 13:37:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Quite possibly the worst professor I have ever had. Prone to handing out long, tedious assingments, extremely difficult tests, and annoying projects while simultaneously failing to describe any of them.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzU4Mzcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-10-31 11:31:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Can't understand her. Messes up on her own problems. She can't explain stuff to people. She never knows if she answers the question a student answered. Obviously, never a good sign. Her tests are extremely hard. I took calc in highschool and still wouldn't recommend it as a class to take if you took calc. Drop her get a different prof. end of story","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNTQ1MzE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-08-04 19:32:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"do not take without having attained confidence/proficiency with high school calc-for those (such as myself) with no background, learning from her is impossible. class was useless and terribly difficult. she offers negligible help, laughed when i expressed my lack of background and has has a terrible accent. i am attentive, yet she taught me nothing","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMzMwMDcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-05-22 16:44:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Terrible, terrible teacher. Lectures were drawn out and hard to follow. She taught backwards, starting with examples and finishing with explanations. Horrible professor. Never take her.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMzA1MzU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-05-17 20:17:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very, very hard class, made harder by her as a professor. She does a terrible job explaining concepts, and the way she simply speaks to the chalkboard is very frustrating. If you can, take someone else. The exams are incredibly hard, and the weekly quizzes her sections have to take will try to trick you in the harshest way possible. Bad instructor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjY5NjI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-05-13 02:43:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her tests are ridiculous and she  doesn't explain concepts at all.  I'm sure she's a nice person but she is an awful professor.  Make sure you do the homework and go to your discussions if you want a relatively good grade.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjYyNTky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-05-11 19:01:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"She's not easy.  Studied for a week before both midterms and only got B's on both.  Lectures are useless, so it really all matters on what TA you have.  If you have a good one, you'll be ok.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMjM1Mjg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-05-09 01:03:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"You don't really have to attend lecture. She basically just writes notes from the book and does practice problems that you could do on your own time. Tests are very hard. It is a difficult class and she doesn't really spark interest at all. You just have to get through it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMTg4NjMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-05-03 16:08:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is nice and willing to answer questions, but her lecture is really boring. About the exam, I think if one can prepare for the exam according to her guidelines, the exam will not be hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMTU5ODMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-04-30 22:49:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not a good professor at all. Her exams are extremely difficult compared to homework and examples gone over in class. I studied very hard for the second exam and could not even finish with the short amount of time allotted. I recommend someone else.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMTUwNjUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-04-29 22:42:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"I did not learn anything about calculus in this class. The stuff taught in class is a proof or example that is not at all relevant to what is on any of the tests. Way harder than it needs to be.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMDY0NzMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-04-17 14:18:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Had absolutely no calculus knowledge prior to this class, and it's safe to say I have no calculus knowledge after taking this class. Do not take her unless you already have a solid background knowledge of all the concepts that 221 covers. Impossible to learn from her endless theorems and useless proofs","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMDY0Mzc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-04-17 13:33:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her exams are impossible. She says that she will give you the second derivative, but then doesn't. She isn't impossible to understand, but doesn't answer questions. She uses proofs that are unnecessary and that wastes a lot of time. The homework is a breeze compared to the exams. Take someone else.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMDYwOTY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-04-16 22:13:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Teaches by unneccesary proofs and wastes time that way instead of using examples. Things on tests incorporate many things learned. Examples of this are rarely found in the homework. I reccomend taking another professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwMDA0MDUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-04-05 16:04:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very hard professor. If I didn't love calculus as much as I do, I would have developed a genuine distaste for the subject based solely on experiencing her teaching it. If you have a choice, take a different professor. This one doesn't answer questions very well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5OTE1MTY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-03-15 20:44:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"No need to read textbook. Exams are easy if u understands homework. Questions in homework are based on lecture note. Overall is easy if u have good high school background. Got an A in 1st midterm and did well on quizzes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5ODA1MjE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-02-06 23:09:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests were challenging, but if you really knew the subject you'd do well.  Make sure you either took calc in high school or read the text book like the bible, because she teaches by proofs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjQ2MDI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-31 11:57:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"I went into her office hours to get help because I didn't understand a topic. She said, "try harder." Obviously, no help whatsoever.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:08:55.082064+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE5NjE4Njgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1618056","instructor_name":"Ruifang Song","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2011-12-25 01:50:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Overall, not good but not bad. Lectures are from the textbook but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Her definitions use a lot of "math language" so they are okay. TA's will help clarify concepts so it makes it all okay. I got a BC and A on the midterms and thought I failed the final and ended up with an A so I guess the curve at the end is good.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1618056","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:13.686041+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTI3MDg3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1106112","instructor_name":"Sarah Bockting","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-12-13 08:08:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"extremely helpful TA. Explains things so they become very easy. If you have a chance to have her i recommend it","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1106112","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":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTg5NTE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-26 16:40:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not much homework. Confusing lectures. Terrible at relaying information. Nice guy. Too many proofs during lecture. Difficult grading. Tests are either really easy or really hard. Can skip lecture and find how to do hw online. Quiz once a week. Uses odd math notation. Makes things more complicated than needed. Don't take unless taken Calc previously","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTEwNjM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-16 22:23:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Sean Paul is one of the worst lecturers that I have ever had. I do not see any point of even attending his lectures since he only talks long and obscure theorems that don't even show up on the test. I highly recommend not taking his class. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDkyMDMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-15 20:33:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sean Paul was tough. His lectures are very theoretical, so it helps to have an idea of what is going on BEFORE each lecture, and then go home and find more direct explanations of material online. The first exam was a piece of cake, the second one was impossible, and the final was very fair. Expects you to have \"a mastery of trigonometry\".","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDA4MTcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-09 20:59:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"I stopped going to lecture when I realized he never teaches anything important, only proofs of simple things that are overly complicated.  Get a good TA to explain things to you or you won't do well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzNjIyMTM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-10-01 10:58:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sean Paul is too smart to be teaching such low level math and he expects all of his freshmen students to be experts in calculus before taking the course. We have a textbook but we do not use it at all as Sean Paul writes his own homework problems that even tutors can not understand or help with. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2OTkxODY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-04-13 23:41:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's like a hurricane= Unpredictable","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MDE1NzUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-11-18 11:11:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awful class, awful professor.  Took problems off test because he couldn't do them.  Lectures don't teach you anything because you can't understand him- he's in his own world.  Homework is easy, but he tests are absolutely impossible.  There are much better professors out there.  What ever you do, do not take his class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NDcwOTkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-05-14 21:10:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS unless you have previously taken calculus.  In fact, I would recommend not taking this class at all.  Exams are impossible and he gets lost in his own thoughts and assumes everyone knows what he is talking about.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MDk2Mjcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-02-14 22:56:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Prof. Paul is really out there and loves laughing at his own jokes. He was hilarious tho! Don't take his class if you haven't had calc before. It will be impossible for you because he doesn't teach the basics. If you listen in lecture and study the problems he does in lecture then you should get an A in the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MDkzMDA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-02-13 18:56:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dont take him. Lect was 100% pointless..He gives HW, then tests on stuff that we didnt have HW on after he said everything on the HW will be what we are tested on. The first test was super easy, he didnt like that so many ppl got A's and then the last two tests were just SICK! He knows his calc but cant teach it well at all! :(","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MDM3MDE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-01-23 23:34:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"I'm pretty sure he's a new professor and he was very confusing. Exams were ridiculous and didn't cover material that he assigned on homework or talked about in class. Had to be corrected many times in class when doing examples.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzOTE4NTcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-28 15:29:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"After a ridiculously easy first midterm, Prof. Paul decided to make up for it by posing impossible questions on both the second midterm and the final. The homework was pointless because nothing on the exams was based off the homework, but instead from his intelligible lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODU0MzY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-17 13:53:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sean Paul is awful. He will not answer questions or emails. He goes off in lecture about things you don't need to know. His tests are completely random and almost impossible to study for. Only take his class if you've had calc before and have a great TA!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzODUwNDM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-16 22:43:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"decent professor if you already took calc in high school...class would probably be difficult if you're taking calc for the first time...numerous funny moments in lecture due to prof's amusing anecdotes/jokes!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzU2NDE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-05 20:13:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Really knows calculus and quite brilliant, but he's young and doesn't have the teaching finesse of a good professor.  As the year passed, he got better at lecturing.  In a few years, this guy will probably be a very good professor, but I would advise against taking him now unless you already have a good grasp of calculus. Funny guy though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzE3MTQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-28 23:11:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"He assumes everyone already knows what he's talking about. Skips steps during lecture and is very very confusing.  He is funny, but if you haven't taken Calc do NOT take him","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzE1NjY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-28 19:49:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Do not take from him if you've never taken Calculus before, you will get very lost.  I am doing well in this class only because my TA is amazing.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","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":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzA2MjI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-27 14:43:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"funniest teacher i've ever had. didnt have to go to the lectures, and i still got an A. dont take this guy if you've never taken calc before, but if you have its absolutely hilarious every class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNTUxMTky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-10-23 11:03:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"You can tell he knows what he's doing, but he just doesn't know how to teach it. He assumes everyone in the class already knows what he's teaching, and skips around in lectures. It's an easy class if you've already taken calc, but I would definitely avoid it if you are learning fresh.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:34.601176+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNTIzMjk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1029779","instructor_name":"Sean Paul","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-10-12 16:17:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lets just say he isn't the song artist.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1029779","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:23.738552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NjQxMjU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1929872","instructor_name":"Sergey Bolotin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-04-21 21:08:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Proofs.  Lots and lots of proofs.  Nothing but proofs","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1929872","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:23.738552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTg2NTIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1929872","instructor_name":"Sergey Bolotin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-25 19:45:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"As far as professors go, Bolotin is a fine one for calculus I. Lots of people seem to complain that the information is not explained well and that Bolotin writes \"useless\" proofs about the material during lecture. However, I thought that the proofs given were helpful in concept visualization and that Bolotin did a fine job explaining basic calculus","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1929872","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:23.738552+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzNjg5Njc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1929872","instructor_name":"Sergey Bolotin","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-10-23 22:51:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Material covered in class is nowhere near as hard as the tests -- be warned!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1929872","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxODk3NjI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-06-16 19:09:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Definitely avoid this professor. His lectures did not relate to the tests at all really. All he did was prove pointless things on the board. The tests were also very hard, and he basically threw anything at you and didn't prepare you at all. Without previous calc experience this class would have been impossible.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMjU4Mjg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-01-14 18:45:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Terrible professor,not personable&terrible at explaining!!Always goes over proofs that will never be tested. Book used is compiled lecture notes with no examples&confusing explanations.Midterms are ridiculously hard,average was 50%.Best he gave us for idea of grade was “good,ok,&should consider dropping.”TERRIBLE PROFESSOR!SWITCH WHILE YOU CAN!!!!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTc1NDEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-27 16:57:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Least favorite teacher.  He does not explain how to solve problems or how the exams will be graded.  Especially avoid if you have not taken calc before! Hint: copy everything on the board and find a math genius to decode the nonsense later!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTY4NTUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-26 11:06:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a really smart guy, using complex notations and teaching tricky problems. However, he knows his material very well, as well as math. He tries to make you understand the concepts, not just be able to memorize equations and plug in numbers. Very nice man!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTMwMjgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-19 20:36:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hilarious professor. Spends a lot of time on proofs which is useless when compared to exams though. Recommended only if you have taken calculus before!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTE4ODI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-18 22:00:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are boring, generally solves proofs.  Having a good TA helps.  Exams were difficult, even having taken calculus in high school","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwOTEzNTIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-11-29 15:51:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is Russian with a heavy accent, but you'll get used to it eventually. Very smart and tends to skip over some of the \"basic\" steps, so stay alert. I went to his office hours, nice guy and helpful too. His tests are hard and besides; this is college Calc. Don't expect to be spoon fed everything. Study hard, do lots of problems and you'll be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:22.769845+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwOTEzMzE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:607852","instructor_name":"Serguei Denissov","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-11-29 15:30:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Definitely the worst math teacher I've ever had. His exams are ridiculously hard compared to everything else and the grading scale is very harsh. The exams also only have 4-5 questions. The text is also useless, it isn't a standard book, instead its a collection of lecture notes that don't help. I would not recommend him to anyone.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/607852","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyMzczMzMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-11-07 03:31:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the most charming, charismatic, and authentic professors at UW. Had him for 7:45am lectures and he couldn't make lectures more engaging. Absolutely loved his class and would recommend to all. Hilarious dude! Was blessed to have him for two semesters.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:06:05.243104+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxOTAxMTc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-05-17 16:42:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst professor Ive ever had. Terrible at lectures with students, extremely hard grader, not considerate of students. Going to his lectures result in a worse grade than just skipping lectures and teaching the content yourself.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMDI5MjY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-14 18:49:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"All I have to say is do yourself a favor and AVOID at all costs.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTMwNzQ4NTQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-11-17 19:50:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst professor I've ever had- came out knowing less than when I started. He scribbles on the board all class & then expects us to have a super-power that would enable us to read his hieroglyphics AND understand it. Take this class if you wanna never go to lecture and teach yourself.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTIzNTg1MzA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-09-09 20:37:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very hard to follow him online. Hardly replies to doubts via mail. Teaches from his notes. Deducts heavy marks for simple mistakes.","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":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNTkzODk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:196238","instructor_name":"Sharad Chandarana","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-04-24 11:35:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"Brilliant professor for anyone who's not actually good at math and trying to derive anything too complicated from the lecture that are provided by the class he provides. Great teacher.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/196238","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MTQ2ODkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-03-15 20:10:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDMwNTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-02-04 23:07:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lecture does not seem to have any clear direction. You may be able to understand the lecture, but when it comes to the homework and tests sometimes you wonder if they are even for the same class. Going to office hours results in you working the problems out on the whiteboard, and she makes you tough through them which can be good and bad.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTk3OTA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-26 23:43:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst.  Avoid at all cost.  She does not follow the syllabus or the book so it's next to impossible to find explanations in the book.  Tests are hard.  You will fail if you don't work hard.  The good part about her is the massive amount of mistakes she makes while doing explanations.  There are a ton.  It's hilarious.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODQ5NzI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-30 14:56:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests are extremely tough and she's obsessed with apples and uses them a lot in lecture so some material may be confusing.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1Nzk0OTE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-21 20:00:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"She seems nice and funny. She has online homework twice a week that takes maybe 30 minutes each and written homework once a week that takes maybe an hour. Quizzes once a week that are of medium difficulty. Her exams are total garbage. She doesn't really prepare you well for them. Also shes really into participation which is annoying. leave me alone","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1Nzg1NDM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-20 22:48:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"I would've given her an all 5 if it is the beginning of the semester. Her lecture was really good then. However, in the last month she made her lecture the most confusing by making series of mistakes and skipping key concepts or didn't explain them as well as what she did at the beginning of the semester. I just ended up watching online lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NzcxMjgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-19 11:04:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"She makes LOTS OF mistakes on lectures, assignments, moodles, even exams. She even messed up her last lecture before the evaluation. It is funny she always skips what you really need to know (i.e. fundamental theorems of calculus). I believe there are better professors for Calculus 1.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NDIzMjEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-11-16 16:40:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Although her lecture is clear, she spend too much time in discussing the basic definition and rules and little time in how to apply those things which she requires students managing to do in the exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MDUwNDQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-04-23 21:42:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Shirin is a great professor. Lectures are very well organized and she presents the material very well. Exams are challenging, but definitely doable. Most exam questions come from the book so take the time to do extra problems.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE3MDE5ODgz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2010-04-19 15:31:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"WORKED MY ASS OFF. On final i got a 55/150 and that was considered 10% above average... She is a great lecture teacher, u learn alot but her tests were flat out unfair. She does not curve well, like at most 5% even if class avg was 55%, so get ready for that.  at a","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjM1MDQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-24 02:16:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really liked her as a prof but her class is very hard and tests are ridiculous. Although, there is a curve at the end.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjAzNzE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-19 14:55:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great professor and explains the concepts of calculus very well. Frequently makes mistakes during lectures though. Her midterms aren't bad, most the time they're questions directly from the book. And her final has a lot of similar questions to previous midterms. As long as you do the assigned problems and pay attention, it should be pretty easy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NjAyNDMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-19 11:20:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is the best professor I ever took in Wisconsin! Most of her exam will be on the examples of the textbook. So please do read textbook example carefully!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NTY2NjE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-15 22:08:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"I actually really liked her. She did a very good job of explaining concepts and doing examples. That said- Calc is an extremely difficult class, plus a lot depends on the quality of the TA you are assigned, so it still is tough to do exceptionally well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NDAyODU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-11-19 22:52:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"She covers the material very broadly leaving you or your TA to fill in.  However if you have a TA who doesn't even speak in class like I did, you basically have to teach yourself or spend unnecessary time in the math lab.  Curve is unfair.  I did better than the class average on exams and I will still get a D in the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MzIzMTY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-11-05 22:21:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Had Calc before - found this class to be rather difficult. If you've had Calc before it shouldn't be too hard because she'll review most basic Calc I concepts but her exams can be difficult if you don't prepare well. Homework and attendence isn't necessary but highly recommended since it nets you extra points. Not a bad class, just not great.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1NDAwMjY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-01-21 19:14:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Despite her foreign sounding name, her accent does not at all hinder her clarity of speech.  Her clarity of teaching, however, is more of a problem.  She's very scatterbrained, and frequently messes up problems.  If you can get by this, she cares about how well her students do in the class.  She's a very nice woman!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1Mzk4OTA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-01-21 14:42:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"A fine teacher.  She is foreign, but her accent is totally understandable.  She has fair tests and as long as you do the homework, you will be fine.  I got an A and didn't take even one page of notes thru the class.  You will spend lots of time on the mandatory homework.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MzU2OTY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-01-12 01:48:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Despite the name she speaks very well and her accent is understandable.  You get points for coming to lecture and doing the worksheets. About 500 points total in class(100 discussion, 100 for each of two midterms, and 200 point final)  Exams are not bad if you study old exams and do homework.  Old exams will give you a good start on studying.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MzM0MjI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-01-07 15:10:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very fun a quirky teacher! She got a little scatterbrained and messed up a few examples when she was working through them, but everyone makes a couple mistakes especially in front of hundreds of college students. She kept my interest. exams don't reflect the previous years, but she probably got through more material than last year","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MzAwNjEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-31 17:12:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very thorough lecturer. Some thought she was annoying, but I didn't mind her. Calc is a very hard class, but she is a great teacher. A good TA is also very helpful. Exams can be hard, and don't accurately reflect the old practice exams. Any extra tutoring/office hours are encouraged. Join math tutorial program if you're struggling - good practice.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MjU0MjMz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-20 21:45:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"She's nice~don't be surpirised if she draws apples and uses 47 all the time~her class is helpful and she uses work sheet to record attendence. A good lecturer, she makes 3 lectures a week don't seem to many.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MjMzMzE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-18 14:07:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is very helpful and wants you to do well.  The class can be hard, but there is a big curve at the end.  I recommend her if you have to take calculus because she will prepare you well for future math classes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0OTg2NDk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-11-13 01:10:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"pretty usefull","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NDcyODEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-05-15 01:30:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Required lectures, and weekly quizzes. Great lecturer, and VERY approachable. Provides examples in lecture and keeps everything simple. First time teaching math 221, but does a great job of preparing for calc 222 cuz she normally taught that. High class avg on tests, around 80 each time, so there is virtually no curve. 93% overall required for an A","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0NDMwMjQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-05-08 14:48:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very easy tests.  Explains and re-explains every concept almost too much if you have any idea what is going on.  Required lectures and TA quizzes part of total grade.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0MzY0ODc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-04-29 00:42:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very clear and does lots of examples.  The tests are super easy.  She really cares about students and tries to keep everyone engaged.  I will definitely take her again if I get the chance and I whole-heartedly recommend her!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:46.636551+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0Mjg1MDM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:481453","instructor_name":"Shirin Malekpour","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-04-13 18:47:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ignore the 114 comments; Shirin is approachable and a good professor for calc if you keep up with the material. Go to lecture and discussion, do some homework, and focus on concepts. Tests are fair--don't let the problems out of the book scare you too much, her tests are a lot simpler. Not an easy class, but that's what math 211 is for.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/481453","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxNTE5NTQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-04-11 13:40:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is an awful professor. His book is basically useless, because it has mistakes consistently through the whole book. Don't take any of his classes, steer clear of him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMjkzOTE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-01-24 22:06:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Went into incredible detail about the proofs for the calc. The lectures are not the most exciting lectures in the world.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMjkwMTgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2013-01-23 21:39:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"Only take this class if you absolutely need to. If you tested out of it, do not take this class to get a \"basis in college calculus\" because it is a class of proofs of calculus theories. Unfortunately, Angenent is the \"best\" prof to take 221 with, even though he rambled on and on about the simple topics but almost never got to the difficult ones.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMTU5MTcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-23 16:47:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was a great teacher. Wrote the text so his examples were like ones in the book. Easy to understand. Exams aren't horrible. Class is curved at the end.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIxMDgzOTE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-12-15 19:37:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sigurd is very nice and funny, but it IS Calculus. It's not a fun class. It's challenging and the lectures drag on. You should definitely only take it if you need it for your major.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwODk1MTcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-11-27 16:09:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice professor, very clear. Exams are not very hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwODQ3MzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-11-15 22:39:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"He really is the greatest professor I have ever met!!!! The exams are not hard at all and he has review sections!! As long as you do the sample exam you'll probably get an A. He also gives extra credits policy!! Just take his class!!!! His lectures are really clear. I doubt if there is anyone cannot his lecture!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzQ3MzI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-10-28 20:42:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Absolutely horrible. There is not point in going to lecture because it wont help with the test. the \"textbook\" was written extremely poorly and probably by him. i took calc before and did very well, what he teaches i question to even be calculus. you cant even find what he teaches online to even try and figure it out yourself. UW needs to fix this","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIwNjk2NTg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2012-10-12 09:40:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"The course is not that bad at all, but there are a lot of relatively new concepts that you need to learn. Out of ALL the Math 221 professors, Prof. Angenent gives the HARDEST TESTS, but on the other hand he is ABSOLUTELY BEST at explaining concepts and answering questions. Attend his lectures regularily and you will do fine","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1NjczNDY4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-04-19 19:25:51 +0000 UTC","comment":"I had Sigurd for both221 and 222.  The notes were great for me as it saved $.  Ppl who like learning from a book won't like the notes though. The answers he gives for HW have a lot of errors which is a pain. Tests were fair but the classes he teaches are pretty hard. Sigurd is really quirky and speaks perfectly clear. Liked him enough to take again","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MzAxMTA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-31 21:00:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's really quirky and it's super entertaining. I'd had calculus before, so I liked that he showed the proofs in lecture, but it made a few of my friends confused as hell. You don't have to take notes on them or know them for the tests, except for frickin epsilon-delta proofs. His wife taught my class the last two weeks, and she was a lot clearer.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1Mjg2NjQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-28 02:26:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a good professor and i really enjoyed him.  Easy to follow if you go to lecture. A lot of proofs during lecture, but it helps show how the formulas were derived. A fair grader.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MTczMTg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-12-12 07:45:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Pass on this teacher. My suitemate has his wife and we agree that she teaches the same class far better. If you could avoid him, I would","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1MDYxNDU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-11-25 16:19:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ok teacher.  Boring lectures and gives more proofs then examples which makes the class more difficult than it should be.  Doesn't use a textbook, but uses his own lecture notes which does save you money.  Lecture notes although have plenty of errors and very few examples.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE0ODY4ODg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2008-10-14 15:53:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is an alright guy, but boring. From someone who has taken calculus before, my biggest thing against him is that he uses his own lecture notes which are basically useless, riddled with errors, and show few examples besides proofs. Change professors if you get him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzOTEyMjQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-12-26 22:14:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"A decent professor who is knowledgeable about what he is teaching. Very good with helping students one and one, but not so good at lecturing. Lectures were often very disorganized and he tended to go off on tangents frequently. Angenent uses his own notes instead of a textbook, but the notes were not very understandble and were filled with typos.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNzExOTA5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-28 11:15:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good Professor, Lecture is helpful and he cracks some jokes, didn't use a book which was good for my wallet, if one student emails him he responds to the whole class in case someone else had the same question, Exams are towards the more difficult side,I'm taking him again for 222!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNjk3ODI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-25 23:37:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good teacher, great personality,  packet instead of book is hard to follow. TA's imo were useless, often crowded with ppl and no answers for hw or packet problems.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:34.119603+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTEzNjA5Nzcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:262518","instructor_name":"Sigurd Angenent","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2007-11-07 00:41:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"he is definitely a good prof in math dep, but make sure you follow and understand his own notes,not the book,because exams are referred to them.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/262518","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMTExNjU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2020-04-23 07:12:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"lecture is a waste of time, I never had any idea what he was talking about, he was either going over pointless proofs or spending hours on the easiest topics. TAs are super important in this class, use homework and discussion sheets to study. I probably wouldn't have done as well if I hadn't already taken calc in high school with an amazing teacher","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxNjA3ODU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-04-16 22:51:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures were often filled with unnecessary proofs, but homework and exams were fair and he made his expectations clear. TAs were helpful and discussion was useful for understanding the material. Not the most interesting lecturer, but Simon provides you with what you need to understand Calc 1.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMzEyOTYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-28 18:39:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Simon is definitely a solid choice of professor for this course. His TAs are also very kind and capable. Worksheets are very helpful and well written. Good vides in the classroom!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMjk0NDgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2019-01-23 05:34:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good guy. Smart guy. Not the most engaging or concise lecturer.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTY1NDky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-27 23:48:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cool guy. Meh professor. Goes on and on about unnecessary proofs and theorems. Like for a long time. Not the best at explaining concepts, but not the absolute worst.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMxMTE0MzEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-12-20 10:37:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"I would not recommend taking Calc 1 with Professor Marshall. He is a tough grader and he does not give much partial credit on exams. His lectures are boring and he constantly talks about proofs that are not required for the exams. He makes intro calc more confusing than it needs to be (I took AP Calc in high school and I was more confused at UW).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3ODA3Njc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-02-06 14:19:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Simon literally would just sit in front of the class and test proofs the whole time. Going to lecture is a waste of your time. Kahn is the man, but seriously this course is very hard if you have not taken Calculus before. Retaking is with a different professor and she is 100 times better.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NzQxMzAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-01-17 10:30:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"The guy knows his stuff. He has a nice New Zealand accent to listen to, even though his lectures are a bit boring (but what math class isn't?). You won't get to use a calculator on tests or quizzes, but the math is simple enough to do in your head or on paper. The tests come directly from course materiel so don't expect something you've never seen.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3Njg0NzMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-01-06 14:21:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very intelligent, but not a good teacher unless you have at least some background with calc. Many of his lectures were theory based and would go off on tangents to complete proofs that weren't relevant to the material. Tests were fairly easy if you understand the worksheets given in discussions but make sure all work on tests is shown clearly.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NjM1NDQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-28 13:45:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Worst math teacher ever. Says he'll curve the class but doesn't in the end. Lectures are super boring and pointless. Doesn't explain what he's doing or how he got there. Would not recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NjE5Mjk2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-24 22:50:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Simon speaks good English and he can get all the topics across to you. He isn't amazing by any means but you can definitely do well in the class with this professor. He spends an annoying amount of lecture time on theory and proving why a rule works, but his tests are overall fair. I will say that the grading did seem harsh at times.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTk5OTY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-22 01:04:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Simon Marshall is a smart individual and knows what he is talking about. I find his lectures to be very theory based as well as his tests. I, personally have had calculus in high school so I didn't think the course was too rigorous. He does use the textbook and posts his notes online.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTgzMDA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-20 17:29:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Marshall is not the greatest math professor. If you have not taken prior calculus classes, his class will be near impossible unless you spend hours outside of class with your TA or watching lots of Khan Academy. The lectures make no sense and he does not give lots of useful help when you need it. Choose him if you want a challenge.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTgyMjUy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-20 16:35:19 +0000 UTC","comment":"When you go to his office hours he is pretty helpful, but in his lectures he doesn't answer questions or tells people to see him after class. He is kind of intimidating, but can be funny. His tests are nice because the practice tests are about the same length or less than the actual thing, but sometimes just as hard.  You also get to drop 2 quizes.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NTUxODcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-12-18 01:46:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Boring lectures. Grading is ridiculous, takes off points for showing too much work.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MjkwNTMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-11-30 18:35:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was terrible. His lectures make absolutely no sense, if I hadn't taken Calculus in high school I would have struggled so much. You might as well not even go to lecture if he is your professor because you won't understand anything he is talking about. I would definitely advise to avoid having him as your professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MjgwMTk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-11-29 22:21:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"If I had not taken calculus in high school, this class would likely be impossible with Prof Marshall. His lectures are very unclear, and he is not good at explaining his methods. Don't bother buying the notes as they are online and don't help anyway. Ask questions during discussion because others are probably just as confused as you.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MjcwMTU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-11-29 01:09:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lectures tend to be quite unclear and very proof-heavy. At times it is difficult to follow the steps he is taking when giving examples, and sort of expects that everyone in the class already has an idea of the topics he is covering. That being said, the tests are quite fair and if you put in the work outside of lecture you will be fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MjQyNDA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-11-22 14:41:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"He teaches math 221 or first-semester calculus. Beware. This class is terrible without previous calculus classes. Many people in the class have taken calc AB or BC in high school and still struggle. He teaches like everyone already knows whats going on, so if you're like me with nothing but precalc, get ready for the worst semester.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MjAzOTk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-11-16 17:59:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Awesome guy","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:05:30.349155+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3MDI1MzM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1972415","instructor_name":"Simon  Marshall","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-10-10 14:01:50 +0000 UTC","comment":"Half the time I have no idea what he's talking about- his lecture notes are all over the place and he doesn't give enough examples for some of the harder topics. He also has a tendency to move on in the material even though half the class doesn't understand what was just covered. He also doesn't answer everyone's questions.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1972415","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:04:41.447106+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2NTg2ODE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1229130","instructor_name":"Steve Bauman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-12-17 17:34:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"This professor really helped me understand the difficult material.  If you do the homework, ask questions and attend lecture you'll do just fine.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1229130","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:04:41.447106+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MjE2Mzc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1229130","instructor_name":"Steve Bauman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-10-02 00:43:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lecture was basically useless...he did more confusing than teaching.  Book was the best source of info","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1229130","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:04:41.447106+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE2MjEyMjAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1229130","instructor_name":"Steve Bauman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-09-30 00:39:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grades and the tests are extremely fair, make sure you study previous exams on the math library website. Lectures are very useful, spends a lot of time using proofs, but also does a lot of examples so make sure you go to lecture. I understood Calc rather than just 'did' it because of him. Probably my favorite professor in the math department.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1229130","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:04:41.447106+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODk5NzEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1229130","instructor_name":"Steve Bauman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-05-26 21:14:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you are not a math major, this is the class for you.  First, if at first you don't understand something, don't panic, Bauman will give plenty of examples.  Second, he allows notecard(s) on exams.  Homework is not mandatory, but can boost your grade.  I bombed the final and still managed an A/B.  He's also a nice guy and lectures are worthwhile","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1229130","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:04:41.447106+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTE1NTU5NzMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1229130","instructor_name":"Steve Bauman","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2009-03-23 22:11:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Likes to show proofs, but doesn't really just show how to do the problem.  Pretty unclear as to where he gets many of the the things he writes.  Previous calc experience is an absolute necessity if you plan to understand anything whatsoever...","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1229130","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDgzOTEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-05-17 14:57:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very nice person who clearly knows a lot about math but has absolutely no idea how to explain it. Just talks about mathematical things he thinks is cool instead of teaching the exam material, and has no problem with exam averages consistently being in the low 70's. Projector or computer breaks at least once a lecture as well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5Mjk4MTAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-04-29 15:21:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very nice, funny guy. Caring as well. As a professor, absolutely not. I have never taken calc, and the way he taught it was like a foreign language. He wrote very fast in lecturers, yet you cant understand his writing. He has a thick accent, and he makes mistakes in lectures all the time. I stopped going cause it was a waste of my time. Dropped it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MjU4NzIw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-04-25 00:19:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"ADORABLE, funny, and kind, but a bad professor. His accent is not bad though like people say. He is disorganized and does nothing but proofs, and makes a decent amount of mistakes during lecture. He is very bad at explaining things. 87% of your grade is based on 3 exams. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMjkzMDkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-06-24 22:13:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is such a funny character it's hard not to love him. He could be hard to understand if you haven't been exposed to a Chinese accent much, so sit up front if you haven't. Haven't been unable to take calc before college, the class was pretty difficult for me, but the TAs were helpful and Tonghai was patient with explaining concepts.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTM0ODM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-05-17 10:38:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is a good math professor whether you have taken AP clac in high school or if this is your first time with calculus. He has a bit of an accent but truly cares about what he is teaching and throws in some pretty great jokes. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to go to his office hours. He really cares that you understand the material.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NzYwMjMx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-04-07 20:16:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is a great professor as long as you have taken calc 1 before. Provides awesome expansion on calculus concepts but does not review the basics. Tests are exactly like the practice exams and less challenging than the content he teaches in class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDg5NzQw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-22 21:12:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Was a really nice guy and easy grader. His accent made it a little tough to understand.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDg0NjIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-21 20:50:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai's lectures were pretty hard to make it through, but he was caring and overall a great guy. His exams were pretty easy if you did some studying.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDczMDU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-18 14:01:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is a really good professor who actually cares about his students. I sucked at Calc in high school and when Tonghai explained it, it finally made sense. However, if you don't have somewhat of a basis in Calculus this class will be hard for you.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDU1ODQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-15 19:44:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is the sweetest man -- it's clear he really cares about his students. He was always positive, upbeat, and humorous during lecture, made me want to go everyday. His accent is a bit hard to understand at first, but it only takes a week to get used to. I did take AP Calc in high school which helped, but he is a fantastic teacher if you try","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5NDIwODY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-09 14:01:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hard to understand at first but you get used to it. Teaching is kind of all over the place. I would recommend seeking out outside tutoring or Khan academy for help.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5Mzk3MTI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-05 19:30:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hard to follow at times but his hilarious demeanour and passion for math makes up for it. Didn't take calc in HS but managed to get an A. Tests are doable as long as you get 100% on the hwk and do well on discussion quizzes. Complete your discussion worksheets! Gives a TON of extra credit. Not the best teacher but if you work hard you'll be fine","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5Mzc3NjI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2018-01-03 01:34:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is the nicest cutest man ever. That being said, if you did not take calc in high school, DO NOT take 221 with him. Lecture is good for refreshing your knowledge, that's about it. Tests are very fair. If you took calc you'll be great. He's so funny and stuff, lecture is enjoyable.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MzU1OTA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-29 12:48:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai's accent is a bit difficult to understand at first but you can figure out what he is saying 99% of the time after the first week. He's a good man and loves his job and mathematics but this class will be very tough if it is your first time taking Calculus.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MzM5MjU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-26 17:40:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Yang's lectures are quite disorganized. He bounces around from topic to topic, and it can be difficult to understand the flow of ideas that he is presenting. It's also difficult to understand his thick accent. The textbook that is required does help a bit but it's difficult to comprehend. Weekly quizzes should be studied for, not easy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5Mjk3MTQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-20 19:58:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is a nice guy but goes through material very quick and jumps around in his work, making following along difficult. Don't bother buying the packet/book the math department tells you to buy, you'll never use it. If you took calc before, showing up to lecture most of the time and paying some attention will get you a decent grade in the class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5Mjg5NDI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-20 10:49:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is a caring guy. He gives lots of extra credits to make sure you have a solid opportunity to get an A in his class. Good choice for first semester calc.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MjAwMTEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-14 14:22:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is a really nice guy and decent professor. I took calc in high school, so his charm and personality made me content with going to lecture everyday (I could've skipped and still got an A). He truly cares about his students, and I think it's obvious.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MTk2MDQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-14 11:08:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"Nice guy. If you've taken calculus in high school the class should be fairly easy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MTg2NTU0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-13 21:05:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Yang is the kindest soul, he is extremely understanding & very passionate about math. You can't help but be excited when coming to his class because he loves his job. At first his accent is very heavy, but give it a week & you'll be able to understand him perfectly fine. He gives lots of extra credit and only wants his students to succeed","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MTU1ODAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-12 15:57:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took AP Calc AB in highschool, but for some stupid reason I retook it here. With that being said, this class was very easy for the most part. The online homework allowed multiple tries so those were easy points, and the weekly discussion quizzes were fair. Tonghai is a funny man and is caring for his students. Accent for me wasn't too bad.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI5MDg4MTIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-12-07 19:48:30 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you took calc in high school, I would definitely recommend Tonghai. He goes fairly deep into the theories of calculus but it usually isn't necessary to learn for the tests. That said, if you have never taken calculus before, he might go over only one or two examples of things that will actually be on the test. He does have a thick accent too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4OTg5MjEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-11-29 14:20:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great guy","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4OTU3NjAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-11-24 13:49:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you've already taken calc in high school and you didn't get credit for it, but you know what you're doing, Tonghai is very entertaining. Wouldn't recommend him if you need to actually learn the material though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDc3NzQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-02-22 21:39:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"He is a little hard to understand, but he does know what he is talking about in lecture. He gives plenty of extra credit which helps out a lot. Not much on the test is a surprise as long as you follow in class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI2MDM3ODI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-02-08 12:31:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Switch profs immediately if this is your first time taking calc 1. This was my third year taking calc 1 so I never went to lectures and still got an A. The TA's are pretty lenient graders and give a lot of partial credit. The online quizzes and homework are based on the highest grade with unlimited tries which is nice.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTgxMjM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-22 15:22:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Yang was a nice professor but his accent made learning in the class difficult. He knows his information and is passionate about math but seems to have trouble organizing the information. There are a few extra credit opportunities which were very helpful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTc4MTQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-21 20:32:54 +0000 UTC","comment":"bad","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1OTcyMzY2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2016-01-20 20:33:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Kind of hard to understand, but if you took AP calc the class is pretty easy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1ODE3NTAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-24 01:27:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took AP Calc BC in high school and found his class easy. But if I didn't, I would likely find his class confusing rather than challenging. Lectures are not very concise and to the point. His accent is thick but isn't a big deal since it's math--I got used to it in two weeks. Pr. Yang is a very kind and warm-hearted man. Ask him about his charity.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NjgyODc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-14 12:44:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tonghai is the worst 95% of the time. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NTMwNDc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-12-02 20:12:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took calculus in high school and got an A, and I am struggling because of the way he teaches, and the TA I have is not helpful at all.  I wouldn't recommend this prof.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NDc4NjM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-11-23 21:24:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"I took calc in high school, so I wasn't overly challenged by the material covered in his class. The class is structured well, and there are numerous chances for extra credit (precalc reviews, research papers, ext). Very hard to follow sometimes in lecture, and he likes to write useless proofs on the board. Tests are easy. Not a bad teaching option.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1NDIwNzA2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-11-16 12:30:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Can't understand a word he says. I've been teaching myself all semester.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1Mzk1NTI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-11-11 22:19:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very hard to understand. Confusing lectures but gives lots of extra credit. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:22.516210+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI1MjU0OTc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2043547","instructor_name":"Tonghai Yang","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-10-14 23:43:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Hard to understand. Explains things in difficult  roundabout ways. Confusing teaching style. Hard to understand.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2043547","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNzc3MzMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2025-03-16 22:35:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is for Math 222, not 221. He's a good guy, but I think he forgets these are pretty difficult concepts for people who are first learning them. Goes at superspeed through examples without explaining that well. I am very lucky I have a good TA that has basically taught me the course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NzE1MzU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-08-29 23:13:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"MATH 221's grade is very exam heavy, The Organic Chemistry Tutor is better than Travis Olsen, it's very easy to lose points on discussion quizzes and homework. My advice for an A is to skip lecture, do past exams and ignore all other content and try to attend all quizzes. There are better conceptual explanations on the internet especially areas. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NTY2ODc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-06-12 14:24:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Grade is mainly based on exams and lectures weren't amazing as he goes through concepts quickly, but they were ok. If you study outside of class and take as many of the past/practice exams as possible you'll be fine. Past exams use similar set up and questions so go through them. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDk2MDE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-05-20 10:17:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"This man will not respond to any of your emails. Avoid at all costs.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDU0OTk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-05-14 00:13:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Olson was a totally solid professor. He's a very clear speaker and is relatively funny. Class is certainly difficult and you will need to study outside of class to get a good grade (shoutout to Professor Leonard on YT). However, the tests are well structured/fair in the sense that they are quite similar to the practice tests. So study those a lot.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDI4NzQy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-05-10 05:52:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"He was a solid lecturer, sometimes went too fast but pace was ok most the time and he'd crack jokes or randomly sing which kept me awake. I ended up doing most of my learning from the TA but the lectures were useful for introducing me to the topic. This class is very exam heavy(29% of your grade for each of 3 exams) so be ready to lock in for exams","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzQ0NTM3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-05-02 20:06:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Olson was great at lecturing, however the way that the class was distributed for grades made it extremely difficult to get a good grade. 87% of your final grade are from two midterms and the final exam. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzE2MjM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-04-30 19:38:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Travis was a decent professor. However, he often gets sidetracked and forgets to thoroughly explain brand new concepts to the class. If you haven't taken calc before, you may struggle with him as a professor. Some things you need to teach yourself. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MjkxNjQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-04-28 20:04:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"I don't recommend Travis as a professor if you don't need to. He goes too fast during lecture without explaining himself which almost makes the lecture pointless. You're going to want a good TA if you have him. You need to teach yourself almost everything. Taking calc before this would maybe make it better, but if you haven't good luck.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MTk5Mjc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-04-18 04:09:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"I think he's a funny guy, and would occasionally make jokes in lectures. He's got a swag dad vibe and I somehow love it. The class is not easy by all means, but I'd say he did his best with the weirdly structured syllabus. Exams were doable as long as you study a lot from past exams as they were pretty similar.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MTI1MDg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2024-04-15 17:25:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Always cheerful and funny during lecture and makes the content as easy to learn as it can be. Yes, the course is difficult, but that's because it's calculus. He said he's taught calc for almost two decades which is evident by his ability to explain things in the most intuitive ways. The mathematical notations he uses are also helpful and make sense","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjM3MDEw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-09-27 01:11:26 +0000 UTC","comment":"Travis was funny and seemed to care a lot, but he was just kind of confusing and hard to follow. He's fine for the class, like you'll do fine, but be prepared to teach a lot of it to yourself. The exams are way harder than anything you go over in class and don't seem to fit the stuff he actually taught.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:01:12.475816+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTkyNzcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2912119","instructor_name":"Travis Olson","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2023-08-28 21:21:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Average professor. He is just fine for Calc 1 since you are probably better off learning most of the material by yourself anyway. Tests were actually pretty hard with class averages often falling into the low 70s and high 60s. It was curved by a letter grade at the end of the semester though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2912119","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:00:24.146487+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI4NDY0Nzgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1503053","instructor_name":"Uri Andrews","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2017-06-18 20:21:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Great funny guy who cares about math but I wouldn't recommend him for calculus 221. The structure was so bad that unless we calculated we didn't know our grades. The class had to be curved so much because the scores were so low on a basic calculus class which should say something about how hard the exams were.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1503053","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:05.298460+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0Nzk4NTQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1780797","instructor_name":"Yao Yao","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-05-11 15:10:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"She is a good lecturer and is very organized. She describes concepts well and the course load isn't terrible. There were these group projects through that were long and didn't help you very much. There was also online homework as well as written homework, which seemed unnecessary. But overall, a really good professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1780797","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:05.298460+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0NjAzMTM0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1780797","instructor_name":"Yao Yao","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-04-15 17:08:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Yao did a really good job of explaining things.  There was little to no curve, so you have to know your stuff.  If you dounderstand the homework the tests are fair, but sometimes she likes to throw in a problem or two that make you think beyond what she taught in lectures.  Discussions were not helpful, you were just given time to do worksheets.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1780797","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:05.298460+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MzEwNTEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1780797","instructor_name":"Yao Yao","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-01-20 14:37:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Yao is a great professor. Her lectures are clear and the exams are not that hard if you worked on the problem sheet. There are other easier 221 classes if you just need math credits, but if you really want to learn something, I highly recommend her. Even I'm not her student any more, she's still willing to help me with my math problems.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1780797","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:05.298460+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mjk4NzEx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1780797","instructor_name":"Yao Yao","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2015-01-16 18:26:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Yao was always very available and helpful, gave you ample amount of resources to pass. Yao was always very helpful in class open to questions, and occasionally funny. My only big complaint all year was that there is little to no curve, so you have to know your material well. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1780797","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:05.298460+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTA5NDE2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1780797","instructor_name":"Yao Yao","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-16 21:08:46 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Yao is great.  Her lectures are well organized and go over the material well.   She is very clear about expectations and good at explaining everything.  ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1780797","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:05.298460+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDkwNTQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1780797","instructor_name":"Yao Yao","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-15 18:56:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Yao is a very nice professor. Very clear in lecture and sometimes really funny! Like any other math class, if you don't do the assigned math homework, practice problems, or don't go to lecture, there is a high chance of not passing. Final was average, expect challenging problems!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1780797","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:05.298460+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MDczNjQz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1780797","instructor_name":"Yao Yao","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-14 14:39:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"Easy lectures","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1780797","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:58:05.298460+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIzOTk5NDI0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1780797","instructor_name":"Yao Yao","course_label":"MATH221","course_id":"MATH 221","course_uid":"course_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5","review_date":"2014-12-09 12:17:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Yao is one of the best professors you can get for 221. Sometimes she's soft spoken so make sure that she has the mic positioned  well so you can hear everything. Her tests are extremely fair and there are no surprises on them. Sometimes she rushes steps in lecture, but if you ask questions and go to office hours you'll be fine. Highly recommend! ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1780797","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0}]