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.Rate My Professors ↗
Historical instructor
ROBERT GRIZZARD
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Truly one of the worst professors ever. Rambles during lecture and does not explain anything. He spends most of his time just doing problems. Went to his office hours and was still unable to help me and give me advice on studying for his exams.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
I like doing RMP for good and bad experience, Robert Grizzard is the worst experience I've ever had at UW-Madison. Infuriating is how I felt taking this class. Content is difficult but Robert makes it more difficult. He is super serious some days and other days tries to crack jokes. If he wanted to do stand up, he should go to state street.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Lectures can be scattered, but the professor's humor helps. Watching recordings at 1.5x and using unstuckstudy for study prep made the class manageable. Textbook is essential - don't expect to learn everything in class.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 1/5
Awful, disorganized, and clueless, and lectures will confuse you more than help you. Only reason I didn't get a D was because I stopped going to his lectures and taught myself.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
He seems somewhat disorganized and can ramble. If you have a phobia of filler words during speeches, he's not your man.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with ROBERT GRIZZARD
MATH 222 covers integration, ODEs, series, and vector geometry.
No offering record · Spring 2024
with this instructor · course overall, matching historical terms
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2019–Spring 2024MATH 390 introduces undergraduate research within the Madison Experimental Mathematics lab, teaching literature review, software use, and technical writing.
No offering record · Spring 2024
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | MATH 222 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 |
| Spring 2024 | MATH 390 | Undergraduate Research with Madison Experimental Mathematics Lab |
| Fall 2023 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Spring 2023 | MATH 542 | Modern Algebra 2 |
| Fall 2022 | MATH 222 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 |
| Fall 2022 | MATH 900 | Graduate Teaching Seminar |
| Spring 2022 | MATH 541 | Modern Algebra 1 |
| Fall 2021 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Fall 2021 | MATH 900 | Graduate Teaching Seminar |
| Fall 2020 | MATH 222 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 |
| Fall 2020 | MATH 921 | Seminar in Analysis |
| Fall 2020 | MATH 990 | Reading and Research |
| Spring 2020 | MATH 541 | Modern Algebra 1 |
| Fall 2019 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Spring 2019 | MATH 340 | Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra |
| Fall 2018 | MATH 222 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 |
| Fall 2016 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Fall 2015 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Spring 2015 | MATH 341 | Linear Algebra |
| Fall 2014 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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