Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
He is most definitely the worst professor I have ever had. This class should have been straight-forward, but he made it so much more difficult that it had to be. Obviously inexperienced.Rate My Professors ↗
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ZEV KLAGSBRUN
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Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
klagsbrun is a young and inexperienced lecturer who makes it far more difficult than needed. Without the curve, most of the class would not have received passing grades. He likes to introduce important material very close to midterm/final exams. He said he feels he needs to winnow the chaff, even tho 211 is not a mathematics track class.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Zev has no idea what he is doing. Despite getting an A in his class, his tests are completely challenging and cause you to believe you have failed as you walk out. However, Dimou was a great t.a. and really made a difference.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Hard grader and doesnt teach the material very wellRate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
The professor speaks clear english which is nice. The only problem is he is not clear on any material. I have had to go on Youtube to watch material on what he taught in class. I would recommend taking this class with a different professor.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Extremely confusing... Made finding the slope sound like the most complex task in the world. Makes lots of mistakes in class. Talks more about the concepts than actually showing us how to apply them. Homework is terribly long every time and only grades a few problems. Would suggest not taking his class until he gets much more experience.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with ZEV KLAGSBRUN
MATH 490
Undergraduate Seminar
Credits unavailableMATH 490 is an undergraduate seminar covering intermediate or upper-level mathematics topics that vary by offering.
No offering record · Spring 2013
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Spring 2010–Spring 2013 · limited sampleMATH 941
Seminar-algebra
1–3 creditsMATH 941 is a graduate-level seminar covering selected topics in Algebra.
No offering record · Spring 2013
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Fall 2008–Spring 2013Recorded teaching history
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