Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Viaclovsky is definitely one of the better math instructors in the department. His lectures were very clear and straight forward compared to other courses I have taken in the Math Department.Rate My Professors ↗
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JEFF VIACLOVSKY
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Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Material is easy, but small mistakes on tests/quizzes can severely impact your grade. If you do get an A, it will come with a lot of stress. It's easy to learn from the book, and his lectures only make sense if you read ahead. It's tempting to skip lecture, but we were occasionally tested on material not in the book. Would not recommendRate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
The content of this course is not hard. Easy to get an A but also easy to lose that chance. It is not curved and you have to hand in the HW every week or else you lose points. Also, partial credit is rarely given. I was sure I was going to get an A in this course, since all my exam grades were above 90, but my final grade was way below that.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Avoid if at all possible. He's a very poor lecturer; very mumbly and lessons dont make sense unless you've already taught yourself some of it. The material itself is actually pretty simple but he has very strict grading criteria with no curve, making it difficult to get a good grade.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
I got average grade for first midterm, 91 for second and 98 for the last midterm and still got a B. I asked the TA and he said AB was given only to people with 89% and my score is 88.58%. How could this happen? I feel like I am actually curved down and not being rewarded for making the effort along the way. Should have given a bad evaluation.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
I had Jeff for both math 234 and math 320, and both semesters I thought he was a fair teacher, especially for 320. He knows the material well and structures the lectures based off the book. The exams are just like the HW, so they are pretty straight forward if you take the time to do the HW. He also omits unnecessary proofs which is a plusRate My Professors ↗
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Classes with JEFF VIACLOVSKY
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2017 | MATH 319 | Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations |
| Spring 2017 | MATH 951 | Seminar in Topology |
| Spring 2017 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2016 | MATH 865 | Advanced Topics in Geometry |
| Fall 2016 | MATH 951 | Seminar in Topology |
| Spring 2016 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2015 | MATH 320 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations |
| Fall 2015 | MATH 865 | Advanced Topics in Geometry |
| Fall 2015 | MATH 951 | Seminar in Topology |
| Spring 2015 | MATH 561 | Differential Geometry |
| Spring 2015 | MATH 765 | Differential Geometry |
| Spring 2015 | MATH 951 | Seminar in Topology |
| Fall 2014 | MATH 234 | Calculus--functions of Several Variables |
| Spring 2014 | MATH 865 | Advanced Topics in Geometry |
| Fall 2013 | MATH 551 | Point-set Topology |
| Fall 2012 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2012 | MATH 561 | Differential Geometry |
| Fall 2011 | MATH 865 | Advanced Topics in Geometry |
| Fall 2011 | MATH 951 | Seminar in Topology |
| Spring 2011 | MATH 765 | Differential Geometry |
| Spring 2011 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2010 | MATH 320 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations |
| Fall 2010 | MATH 551 | Point-set Topology |
| Spring 2010 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2009 | MATH 320 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations |
| Fall 2009 | MATH 865 | Advanced Topics in Geometry |
| Fall 2009 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2009 | MATH 765 | Differential Geometry |
| Spring 2009 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Fall 2008 | MATH 320 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations |
| Fall 2008 | MATH 761 | Differentiable Manifolds |
| Fall 2007 | MATH 320 | Linear Algebra and Differential Equations |
| Fall 2007 | MATH 865 | Advanced Topics in Geometry |
| Spring 2007 | MATH 551 | Point-set Topology |
| Spring 2007 | MATH 765 | Differential Geometry |
| Fall 2006 | MATH 761 | Differentiable Manifolds |
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