Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Exams are tough but are curved a lot. I probably goy about a 65% in this class but it ended up being an A!Rate My Professors ↗
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ALEXANDER KISELEV
What students say
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Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Kiselev is insanely smart and would really fit better in an upper level math course. He is helpful and provides examples. You will need to put in a decent amount of work outside of class. Exam averages are very low but curved fairly. He is a great guy and really cares about the subject. He has a really cute accent tooRate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
I really liked Professor Kiselev. A lot of people say he tests on proofs but he really only put a couple on the final exam. Plus, he tells you exactly which ones he is going to pick from. I managed an A without too much work. Prior calc experience is EXTREMELY helpful.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
I've always been really good at math but I found him to be a really difficult professor. His exams are so hard and the averages were usually around 50%. He goes really fast in lecture and jumps right into the hardest problems in the book for homework. I ended up spending the majority of my time on this class. Definitely go to your TA's office hoursRate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Great guy! He understands and teaches the material well and I understand the course very very well! But here's the downside. His exams are very very very difficult. He will test on every single thing. If you do not understand one little thing you are screwed. He teaches it as a very high level math class and expects you to preform to that standard.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 5/5
His exams are very difficult for a calc 1 class. He would be much better teaching a higher level class because he expects you know every single rule and how to not get lost in very very complex derivatives and anti derivatives. It's so complex it doesn't show your actual understanding of the equationsRate My Professors ↗
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Classes with ALEXANDER KISELEV
Introduction to differential and integral calculus, plane analytic geometry, and transcendental functions with applications.
No offering record · Spring 2014
with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2009–Spring 2014Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2014 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Fall 2013 | MATH 826 | Advanced Topics in Functional Analysis and Differential Equations |
| Fall 2012 | MATH 921 | Seminar in Analysis |
| Spring 2012 | MATH 725 | A Second Course in Real Analysis |
| Spring 2012 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2011 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2011 | MATH 521 | Analysis I |
| Spring 2011 | MATH 826 | Advanced Topics in Functional Analysis and Differential Equations |
| Fall 2010 | MATH/STAT 431 | Introduction to the Theory of Probability |
| Spring 2010 | MATH 521 | Analysis I |
| Spring 2010 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2009 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Spring 2008 | MATH 828 | Advanced Topics in Harmonic Analysis |
| Fall 2007 | MATH 827 | Fourier Analysis |
| Fall 2007 | MATH/STAT 431 | Introduction to the Theory of Probability |
| Spring 2007 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2007 | MATH/STAT 431 | Introduction to the Theory of Probability |
| Fall 2006 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
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