1.4

Abdulkeni Zekeria

Mathematics - Fitchburg State University

1.4
Quality
4.1
Difficulty
4%
Would Retake
85
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1.4
Quality
4.1
Difficulty
1.4
Helpful
1.3
Clarity

4%

Would Retake

85

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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85 total ratings

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What Students Say

Literally the worst professor ever

MATH1700 - 1.0 rating

One of the worst educators I have ever been plagued with

MATH180002 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

89%

Textbook Required

43%

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Grade Distribution
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Based on 31 reported grades
B+: 5
B: 4
C+: 3
B-: 3
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Lecture heavy (11)
Lots of homework (10)
Tough grader (6)
Test heavy (5)
Tough Grader (3)
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Reviews (84)
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4.0
MATH
May 10, 2003

Hard time speaking English. Often absent, and grading unclear.

1.0
3.0
MATH1700
May 12, 2003

Poorly speaks english and typically 15 minutes late. if you are best friends with your book you would be ok, but this man isnt a good teacher.

2.0
4.0
CALC
May 26, 2003

He teaches from the book, which is very hard to learn from, especially in Math. He doesn't speak english very well.

4.0
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FUNCTIONS
May 27, 2003

Had a difficult time understanding him. He was always patient and helpful. You just have to pay very close attention.

1.0
3.0
MATH
Oct 26, 2003

No Comments

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3.0
MATH
Dec 4, 2003

No Comments

2.0
5.0
PRECALC
Dec 9, 2003

Difficult to understand, impersonal also.

1.0
5.0
MATH1400
Dec 10, 2003

No Comments

3.0
3.0
MAC
Feb 25, 2004

He TRIES to help people out, but usually he makes multiple mistakes himself when doing a problem which can be VERY confusing. He is very passive. Many students become aggravated due to the way he explains things & his misinterpretation of questions asked

3.0
3.0
MATH1300
Apr 1, 2004

Very nice guy, cant teach well, makes many mistakes which harm you due to not knowing exactly what to do.

2.0
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GEOMETRY
Apr 28, 2004

usually arrives 10 minutes late to class. VERY difficult to understand. you may get what's going on...if you read the chapter three or four times. labs are mostly busywork.

1.0
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MAC
Jul 15, 2004

Nice guy, cant understand him tho. you have to ask questions in this class bc if u dont u wont have any idea of whats going on, and usually the other students teach the class. Easy quizzes, easy gpa booster.

2.0
3.0
MAC
Aug 1, 2004

Very hard to understand. Makes many mistakes while doing out problems on the board. Almost always takes 10 minutes to set up overhead projector. Gives study guide for midterm, but not for final.Final is cumulative, mostly stuff that was on midterm though

1.0
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MAC
Aug 10, 2004

very hard to understand. some what leinent on grading, which is good beacuse he doesnt know how to teach! not recommended if your struggling in math in any way

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BASMATH2
Grade: C+
Aug 31, 2004

Awful. I'm sure he's a nice guy, but his accent gets in the way of understanding what he's talking about. If you're a bad math student (like me), this guy is NOT for you. I learned the hard way.

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PRECALC
Sep 23, 2004

very nice as a person but not too great of a teacher

2.0
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BUISSTATS
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Oct 28, 2004

he is hard to understand and teaches the entire class off of a power point slideshow that he downloads offline. it takes him 10 minutes to answer a question if u ask him, he has no idea whats going on...

1.0
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INTROTOF
Oct 29, 2004

gouging out my eyes for no reason would make more sense than this class. its a good thing that its wicked easy math that i already kno, but he cannot teach in any way. i feel bad for the people that dont already kno this stuff...b/c they still wont after this class!

1.0
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STATISTICS
Nov 1, 2004

I took 3 classes with this guy... that was enough. Cannot understand his very heavy accent

1.0
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HISOFMATHFO
Dec 9, 2004

Horrible teacher. When a professor gives me a problem, and I identify the pattern, and he can't, there's a problem. And JESUS that TOOTH. So distracting.

1.0
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BUSINESSSTATS
Dec 16, 2004

By Far the worse experience of my college life, students have to teach other students for him because he is to stupid to teach his own class. Very sorry teacher.

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FUNCTIONS
Mar 9, 2005

If there is a reason to not go to college he is it. He is a really nice guy, but cannot teach in any way. Other math students who are math majors are the only way to pass the class. its sad when the math tutor center has to teach his entire class. I do not recomend him.

2.0
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PRECALCULUS
Apr 28, 2005

He's very hard to understand and in math that can pose a problem. I got a 3.5 in his class, but I'm very good at math so I could teach myself if I had to. If you're a student that struggles with math, or can't teach yourself things when the professor isn't clear, do not take a class with him.

2.0
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FUNCTIONS
Grade: B-
Sep 2, 2005

No Comments

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5.0
PRECALC
Sep 10, 2005

had to drop the class because i could not understand a word he said

1.0
5.0
PRECALC
Sep 16, 2005

Cant understand anything he says. When you ask him a question his answer makes it seem even harder than before you asked.

1.0
5.0
FUNCTIONS
Sep 17, 2005

Could not understand him. Each class, I basically read the book instead of listening to him so I could actually understand it, and finished the homework in class. I would not recommend him.

4.0
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MATH1700
Grade: B-
Nov 18, 2005

He speaks with an Indian accent and fairly quickly, and assigns homework regularly (~5-15 problems), but he's very kind, very considerate to students' needs _even when they're rude to him_, and he tells you which problems he picks from for tests/quizzes, which are _very_ short. Read the book, and pay attention to what he writes, not what he speaks.

1.0
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BUSINESSSTATIS
Nov 28, 2005

I took this course in summer school and received a 2.5 in the class. Almost everyone in my class went to the math center because we could not understand him. He is one of the worst teachers I ever had at FSC. The only way you can pass his class is by spending alot of time in the math center because the tutors know more than he does.

1.0
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APPLIEDSATS
Grade: A-
Dec 2, 2005

doesn't understand what he's saying. doesnt know what happening, or what he's teaching

1.0
4.0
APPLIEDSTATS
May 9, 2006

He is a really nice guy but I couldn't understand a word he said. I needed to go to the math center everyday to survive that class. His quizes are easy though because he takes them right out of the book.

1.0
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STATISTICS
May 9, 2006

I took his class last summer. Noboby in the class could not understand him. Only person in the class receive a 4.0. If you are not a math major, please take any math class at another college.

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STATISTICS
May 15, 2006

teacher is hard to understand, but his quizzes and tests are right from the book. His class was an easy 4.0 if you just studied the quiz answers in the book and the test questions too.

2.0
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MATH213
Jan 22, 2008

good luck

4.0
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MATH1800
May 13, 2008

Great professor. Quizes and tests were easy, straight from book or hands out a practice test w/sol the real test is pract identical! He has an accent, by no means hard to understand and you learn from your book, always there to help students. His finals though are usually all inclusive but he lets you bring in notes. He's a good professor.

2.0
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MATH1300
Sep 1, 2008

DROP IT WHILE YOU STILL HAVE THE CHANCE!!

2.0
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MATH1200
Oct 31, 2008

Good teacher, but hard to understand!! now has you do homework and tests online which makes it really easy to ace. Take him if you just need to pass the class, but if you actually want to learn i would say to try another professor.

1.0
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MATH1800
May 18, 2009

DROP THIS CLASS!!! Take it with Michael Stassen he is much better and speaks english!I honestly think the average grade in the class was a 1.0!

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MATH1800
May 19, 2009

Find a way to take this class with anyone but this man. Lectures are insanely confusing, half of what he said was actually wrong and the class had to correct him. Thankfully he did post practice tests, then had the real tests almost identical to them. If you memorize answers you'll do good, but you won't take away anything from this course.

1.0
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MATH2200
May 17, 2010

He is the worst math teacher!!!!!!very hard to understand english and goes through sections like its a piece of cake without asking if anyone understands. and if you dont he does the same problem and move on. When you get into the book he gets to a point where he cant even figure out the problems. then has exam. im an A math student but not w/him

1.0
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MATH1300
Dec 8, 2010

DO NOT RECOMMEND. Unorganized, loses papers all the time, inconsistent grading, doesn't teach the material thats on the online homework and quizzes before they are due, the only good thing is that the tests are based off of the online stuff. Easy to pass but a serious pain to be in this class.

1.0
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PCALC1300
Dec 16, 2010

Could not understand a word he spoke. You basically have to teach yourself, but atleast his homeworks and quizzes use MyMathLab which has very helpful things like Help Me Solve This. I would never ever consider taking him again.

1.0
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MATH1300
Dec 16, 2010

he doesnt teach, gives way too many tests, and grade like a jerk. oh yeah, and he cant speak english. DO NOT TAKE HIM. He is more trouble than he's worth. He makes you wonder who would hire a bad teacher who can't speak english or organize a course at a small teaching college in new england. he is a disgrace.

1.0
5.0
MATH1800
Apr 5, 2011

Horrible. Gives out online homework and doesn't even go over it. The website used for the homework doesn't give you help either. You'll be basically paying the school to teach yourself math, statistics in my case. He also does some stuff on the board and its hard to read and when he runs out of room, he continues to write behind projector screen

1.0
5.0
PRECA1500
Apr 6, 2011

doesnt speak much english, doesnt teach at all, refuses to help students, all homework is online, you pretty much teach yourself the math then he tells you a different way of doing it. way to confusing. avoid at all cost your 90% chance of failing even for a studens

2.0
5.0
MATH1700
May 21, 2011

Terrible professor, my biggest regret is that I didn't drop the class before the deadline! The class was graded off of two quizzes and a final, the syllabus said we would have 8... his homework is meaningless and he hardly even goes over the assignments. When you hand him a homework assignment you never get it back, I think he just loses them!

1.0
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MATH1311
Nov 3, 2011

The only reason I did well was the fact that I took a difficult precalc course in high school. He is a horrible professor, teaches you nothing, and speaks broken English. When solving a problem he will change parts of the function in his explanation making him impossible to follow. He is the plague of the math department, avoid him.

1.0
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MATH101
May 14, 2012

No one could understand him. He gave us quizzes before we had gone over chapters and really didn't know what was going on. He literally wrote on the whiteboard with a marker that had no ink in it. I sent him emails and even left him a voicemail and never received anything back. If I didn't have MyMathLab i would of failed.

1.0
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CSC1900
Oct 2, 2012

One of the worst, if not the worst teacher I've ever had. DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM!! EVER! His use of the english language will baffle any who try to listen to his lectures and he consistently will show up late and hold the class much after it should leave. You will need to self teach all the material. DO NOT TAKE HIM

1.0
5.0
MATH1800
Oct 30, 2012

Probably the worst math professor you will have a possibility of receiving in your life. Tough to understand, lectures make no sense, self-taught, always late.

1.0
5.0
MATH1800
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Oct 4, 2013

Impossible class. Prof is very hard to understand and does not what he is doing. Have to self teach the material and take your own notes to even begin to understand. Doesn't answer questions at all and seems to not understand what is being asked. Just pushes ahead without really giving you a chance to begin to understand what is going on.

1.0
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MATH1900
Oct 4, 2013

Had two classes with him... and in both he is awful. Spits the textbook back at you and provides no explanation at all. Tries to cram in everything he can in one class so he doesn't fall behind. Homework doesn't make sense if you don't understand the textbook. Confuses himself while teaching. AVOID!!

1.0
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MATH1800
Dec 16, 2013

Mumbling through many of the lectures, Zekeria makes the subject more unclear as he progresses. He paces the class horribly, running though four chapters in the last two classes. if there's another teacher you can take a class with instead of him, then do it and don't look back

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MATH1300
Grade: A-
Apr 2, 2014

Do NOT make the same mistake I did. I heard he was a terrible professor, and I didn't listen. Do NOT take a class with him unless you've already mastered pre-cal. Even then, he'll confuse you to the point where you don't know it anymore. I'm withdrawing from the class I'm taking with him now. Take any other section but his class.

1.0
4.0
MATH1800
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 2, 2014

Awful. Assigns final on four chapters that he goes through in the last two classes. Horrible communication over assignments. Emails students at odd hours for things needed the following morning. Requires a lot of extra tools to be bought (online homework access, TI-83, etc). Also uses Microsoft Sam to narrate his lectures.

1.0
4.0
MATH180002
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 15, 2014

One of the worst educators I have ever been plagued with. He is very hard to understand because he doesn't speak great English and he assigns projects and tests due the very next day. He requires everything to be handed in manually not online and makes it hard to hand assignments in when he does not have office hours when it's due.

4.0
3.0
PRECALCULUS
Grade: B+
Aug 6, 2015

He is concerned, respectful, and helpful

1.0
4.0
MATH1300
Dec 11, 2015

He is hard to understand, doesn't answer emails, and the program used for homework is alright but it was not explained how to use it.

1.0
5.0
BSAD220051
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Apr 26, 2016

This was the worst excuse for an online class that I've ever taken. The lectures are hand-written illegibly, and make no reference to the $180 book we had to buy. It took him two weeks to respond to a question about the online class. He wanted the homework scanned and e-mailed to him, or done on paper and physically MAILED to him. Never again.

1.0
5.0
MATH1800
Grade: A-
Jan 6, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Avoid this class at all costs, unless its a requirement. If its a requirement, my best advice to you is to do all of the online homework he gives you and take all of the online quizzes. The in class tests are based on his lectures, so taking notes might help. I didn't take any notes because he's a little hard to understand. And yeah, good luck!

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
GROUP PROJECTS
1.0
3.0
MATH1200
Grade: Rather not say
Apr 27, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Rushes through course material and recites the information without explanation or further detail. Assigns homework online with various due dates and homework to be handed in during class time but does not notify you when the online homework assignments have been posted, and often tries to start a new unit with little to no class time left.

1.0
4.0
MATH1700
Dec 5, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Extremely difficult to understand. Ridiculously fast paved, will not slow down. Very hard to understand lectures and concepts in this environment.

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
5.0
MATH1700
Dec 8, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Literally the worst professor ever. Doesn't speak English and refuses to take the time to teach instead of just doing it all himself.

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
4.0
MATH1700
Grade: B
Mar 18, 2019
Wouldn't take again

He is very difficult to understand. He does not explain what he expects and his assignments are very vague. Lots of group work which I hated because everyone was on different levels of math skills, and getting everyone on the same page was very hard. He never explains due dates or dates of exams. He does out the work but doesn't explain it well.

Group projects
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
MATH1800
Grade: B
Nov 18, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Never take the class. you cannot understand anything he says. His handwriting isn't legible. He basically teaches himself. Gives random quizzes and uses tophat that you have to pay a crazy amount for. Gives random homework assignments.

Graded by few things
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MATH1300
Grade: Incomplete
May 5, 2020
Wouldn't take again

This dude is awful. Had to comeback for a second 0 rating now that its finals season.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Test heavy
1.0
4.0
MATH1250
Sep 15, 2020
Wouldn't take again

This man has just about no clue about what hes doing. He forces us to pay for and use a 3rd party program called tophat that he barely understands the basics of. He barely teachs, he just shows problems and does the work while rarely explaining what hes doing. A student could teach this class better while using discord and a free drawing software

Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
MATH180002
Grade: B+
Sep 30, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Easy the worst professor/teacher that I've ever taken a class with. No communication, completely lost

Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
MATH1200
Oct 11, 2020
Wouldn't take again

This teacher is extremely disorganized, won't tell you what's on the test, mumbles to himself the whole time, and calls it "teaching". Do yourself a favor, and switch from his class as soon as possible. You will not pass. This class will make you unlearn math.

Lots of homework
Graded by few things
Tough grader
3.0
2.0
MATH1800
Grade: A
Nov 19, 2020
Would take again

Zekeria is a nice professor, but hard to understand. He has an accent in which is really hard to understand most of the time. During this class, I had to teach myself a lot of stuff and watch videos about it. The answer to every homework is in the textbook and we would do practices in class. The study guide to the test was similar to the test given

Skip class? You won't pass.
Caring
5.0
5.0
PRECA1500
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 20, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Hes having a hard time adjusting to online learning . Hes a very nice man and respectful. He has no control of his accent, plz be respectful. Class is hard and more of independent learning but hes trying .

1.0
5.0
MATH1200
Mar 4, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Does not teach, makes students install borderline spyware for tests, treats homework like tests, you can't understand a word of what he says. Plays videos for the class and uses that as a sad excuse for "teaching". Rarely answers questions when asked due to him not looking at the online chat. Choose someone else immediately if you can

Lots of homework
So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MATH1250
Grade: B+
May 8, 2021
Wouldn't take again

DO NOT take this professor unless you MUST to graduate. I cannot state enough how incompetent this professor is. It is actually shocking that he is still on payroll. Has no idea how to use technology and does not respond to emails or show up to meetings HE schedules. The whole class was watching YouTube videos. I feel scammed.

1.0
4.0
MATH1300
Grade: B+
Dec 16, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Completely disorganized and bad with spelling/dates. Makes you install this terrible software called tophat that barely works half the time and is always having connection issues. Also has in class quizzes where he tests you on unrlated things like reading

1.0
4.0
MATH1300
Grade: B+
Dec 16, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Completely disorganized and bad with spelling/dates. Makes you install this terrible software called tophat that barely works half the time and is always having connection issues. Also has in class quizzes where he tests you on useless unrelated things like reading

1.0
4.0
MATH1250
Grade: C+
Dec 28, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Terrible professor. Had to pay for an online textbook called Tophat that barely ever worked, and when reaching out to him about it would get no response. Nearly failed the class due to this, and him grading correct test answers wrong.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
MATH1250
Grade: C+
Dec 28, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Terrible professor. Had to pay for an online textbook called Tophat that barely ever worked, and when reaching out to him about it would get no response. Nearly failed the class due to this, and him grading correct test answers wrong. His lectures are more of him talking to himself or playing videos, don't take this class.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MATH1800
Grade: B
Apr 12, 2022

I seriously cannot stress enough how much I don't recommend taking a class with this professor. Although I had to because of a major requirement for my degree. I could never understand a single word he said and the only reason I passed was due to my previous knowledge of statistics. Also, he uses top hat which only ever made things more difficult.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
4.0
BUISSTATS
Grade: C-
Apr 28, 2022

Worst prof ever

1.0
5.0
MATH1800
Grade: C
May 8, 2022

**Do not take this professor ever** Quiz and test heavy. Totally hard to understand. Flies through the material. Doesn't confirm with the class if we had any questions. Constantly incorrect in his class examples to the point where students would correct him and he'd give extra points (yikes). Awful experience.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
BUSINESSSTATS
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jan 12, 2023

Hard to understand, way to fast speaking in order to take quality notes and poorly explains what hw is importand tawds grades and what is practice because be gives both. But a rather nice guy, he is a good person but chose the wrong career.

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
Accessible outside class
1.0
5.0
MATH1800
Grade: B
Oct 24, 2023

I did not understand this professor. His lectures were hard to follow and very lengthy. We also went very fast, even if everyone in the class was lost. Even went to tutoring and it did not help. Would not recommend. Also does not allow you to take the course evaluation at the end of the semester.

Participation matters
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
MATH1300
Grade: B-
Nov 9, 2023

Not hating but this teacher is learning with us no cap. So many times I see bro STRESSED about the assignments he assigns. Not to mention the broken English. Not to mention bro is quiz and test heavy. Not to mention he's on a speedrun challenge when he teaches. Again blud doesn't know what he teaching he's a student in his own class. That's wild.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
2.0
BUSINESSSTATS
Grade: D
May 16, 2024

This professor has nothing going on in his head. Every class was a lecture but there was no point in listening since you can't understand him with his thick accent. Many tests and quizzes but you can easily cheat. Homework is online and there's 10 questions due every Sunday. Went for tutoring and no one could even help me or get the correct answers

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

89%

Textbook Required

43%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B

95% confidence
Based on 22 grades
Most common grades:
B+ (5)
B (4)
C+ (3)
Grade Distribution
A(1)B(7)C(5)D(4)F(0)A-/B+(8)
Based on 31 reported grades
B+: 5
B: 4
C+: 3
B-: 3
Common Tags
Lecture heavy (11)
Lots of homework (10)
Tough grader (6)
Test heavy (5)
Tough Grader (3)
LOTS OF HOMEWORK (3)
LECTURE HEAVY (2)
Graded by few things (2)
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