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instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_97cfaac19f70f97de87d2fbb ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 3784132 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name BRIAN COOK ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 10 #### quality 2.3 #### difficulty 3.6 #### quality count 10 #### difficulty count 10 #### profile id rmp:1946378 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00 #### courses ##### course 364c50303ed83d1234b4ea51 ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5 ###### review count 8 ###### quality 2 ###### difficulty 3.75 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 #### bayesian quality 3.2064571890310636 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 2.979 #### graded 403 #### counts * 151 * 33 * 83 * 30 * 66 * 25 * 15 #### sections 7 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/BRIAN\_COOK ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | | 1172 | course\_364c50303ed83d1234b4ea51 | MATH 521 | ANALYSIS I | | 1164 | course\_3b14f667f980624c1f5bde67 | MATH 461 | COLLEGE GEOMETRY I | | 1162 | course\_3b14f667f980624c1f5bde67 | MATH 461 | COLLEGE GEOMETRY I | | 1154 | course\_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5 | MATH 221 | CALCULUS AND ANALYTIC GEOMETRY 1 | | 1152 | course\_cdb2f6a55df87d2cd0e536d7 | MATH 827 | FOURIER ANALYSIS | | 1144 | course\_bac5b63415c0e4cd6d5c3848 | MATH 629 | INTRODUCTION TO MEASURE AND INTEGRATION | | 1142 | course\_364c50303ed83d1234b4ea51 | MATH 521 | ANALYSIS I | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1142 | 1 | | 1144 | 1 | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 1 | | 1162 | 1 | | 1164 | 1 | | 1172 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:51:14.087454+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI3NjM3NTAx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1946378", "instructor_name": "Brian Cook", "course_label": "MATH521", "course_id": "MATH 521", "course_uid": "course_364c50303ed83d1234b4ea51", "review_date": "2016-12-28 19:46:05 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Brian is there with you every step of the way. Cares about math, but cares more about people. Challenging material made accessible through his articulate and broad lecturing style.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1946378", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "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, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "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, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "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, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "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, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "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, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 10 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_cc1de60e9953cdd9c469e9a5 | MATH 221 | | course\_364c50303ed83d1234b4ea51 | MATH 521 | ### matched true ## social Image false