Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Dr. Ivanov was a really great instructor. His lectures were clear and enjoyable, with lots of examples, and exams and assignments were very doable.Rate My Professors ↗
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Mikhail Ivanov
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Amazing prof. Entire class is very organized. Lots of resources to help you outside of lectures. Homework and exam difficulty is perfect. Really good book. Lectures are interesting with a lot of participation. Prof is hilarious, sometimes at your expense. Cares about students. Biggest downside: not very helpful on Piazza. Very Russian 9.5/10.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Excellent Professor! You can attend office hours and ask direct questions about concepts. The professor is very patient and funny. He may poke fun here and there, but his teaching style, notes and guidelines are very clear. Just make sure to ask him to clarify something if you feel confused.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
He is a good lecturer and explains concepts well, and I never had to read that much. The course is very well organized, and the difficulty would be pretty average. Exams are marked pretty harshly, but it's still easy to get a good grade in this class unless you're taking 5 other classes...Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Not a bad professor. He lectures right along with the textbook so if you are confused you can always go there. I also appreciate the insane amount of practice problems we were given. However, he's just a mean guy. I tried to talk twice in class and he made fun of me. Very mean and unapproachable for questions in OH and before class.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Ivanov would have a rating above 4.5 on this website if it wasn't for his accent. He is funny, uploads lecture notes, is extremely well organized on canvas, goes through material at a good pace, and even has a list of extra challenge problems each week if you want more practice. Side note: Math 431 is mehRate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Mikhail Ivanov
MATH 461
College Geometry I
3 creditsCollege Geometry I introduces Euclidean or non-Euclidean geometry, focusing on axiomatic and coordinate geometry, triangles, and circles.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Mikhail Ivanov
Students reported that Mikhail Ivanov's homework was significantly harder than lecture examples and that exams were tough, though he curved grades. While one reviewer found the course the easiest they had taken, another described the teaching as rough due to it being his first year, noting that he was good at answering specific questions despite being hard to follow at times.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026MATH 541
Modern Algebra 1
3 creditsMATH 541 covers groups, rings, ideals, homomorphisms, and vector spaces.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Mikhail Ivanov
Mikhail Ivanov taught clear, enjoyable lectures with lots of examples and a good textbook, while students found homework and exams doable. One reviewer noted the class was organized with outside resources, though the professor was not very helpful on Piazza.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
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