He is the worst teacher, he doesn't teach. The average grade on our midterms was a 50% and he wouldn't curve it! dont get him!

he is too hard. very arrogant. makes everyone in the class feel stupid. do not under any circumstances take him!

Dislike his teaching very much. Moves very quickly and business math is not something that you can understand easily. Exams are extremely difficult and it is impossible to get help from him. When I would try to go to his office hours they were already filled with many other students. Doesn't that say something? Try to avoid taking him if possible.

You can go to every class and still end up with a D. He shows examples in class that are nowhere near the difficulty level of the test. Helpful but you will still get a low grade. Nice Guy. Terrible Teacher

This guy is great at talking in circles and making even the simplest concepts seem difficult. I feel bad for the kids in his low level classes that have struggled with math for so many years just to be confused even more by this guy. Easiest class, so easy that its a total joke thus.. so easy to fail, unfortunately.

Rushes through formulas and examples without giving the student a chance to learn them. Even if you attend every class and take diligent notes, it's impossible to pass.

I'm admittedly not good at math. I came to class every day, did all of the homework, went to tutoring, and still failed. Dahma was not available during office hours, and told me to my face that he didn't care if I passed or failed. Bad teacher.

Soo hard to understand. He doesn't explain well, just uses the definitions from the book. The notes were at most times, worded vaguely. I never missed a point on the homework but the tests were near impossible. He's a nice guy and very easily excited about math, but too excited to realize that he's teaching some people who have no prior experience.

He told me to my face that he didn't care whether I passed or failed the class, and that he still gets paid anyway. Terrible person and worse professor.

Does not care about student success, as long as he gets paid, he told me so himself, . Horrible professor. He complicates the easiest topics. Do not take any of his courses for you own good.

I'm in Math 105 but its not an option for the class selection. Do not take this class. I'm currently putting 12 hours a week in outside of class and I still can't complete the hoomework.

I have attended every class so far and have studied well over ten hours for each exam. Meanwhile I am still failing the class. On our last exam results the class average was a 44% and the D/F rate was a 86%. His exams are almost impossible to pass, no matter how long you spent studying. If you are not a genius at math, DO NOT TAKE this professor!

You can put a ton of effort into this class and still fail. According to him, most of his students fail/are failing and he claims students typically don't pass his final exam. His exams are really hard and are unnecessarily complicated. If you're good at math, you'll probably be fine, but if not steer clear of Dr. Dahma.

teach fast

moves extremely fast, doesn't teach the material, and won't answer your questions. You can tell that he does not like having to teach the lower level math classes.

This professor is very hard. He is a tough grader. I wouldn't recommend anyone to take his class.

Idk if the rest of these ratings met a different professor or what because he actually sucks. He obviously doesn't enjoy teaching because he does the most minimal amount of effort he can. He's rude too like I asked him a question and he caught an attitude??? Literally, if you have time, drop out because I literally think I might fail bc he sucks.

Either half the reviews are bots or had incredible luck. The work was a bit difficult but he was a nightmare. Incredibly hard to reach via email, especially when there is a mistake on the lab work itself. Feels like he barely puts minimum effort in the class itself. When almost an entire class has to complain to the dean at eberly, hes a poor prof.

This professor was terrible at answering emails. You never meet for class for Math 108 and it is kind of do yourself class. These labs range from 12-20 pages and is too much work for a one credit class. Makes tons of mistakes on labs and when you ask him a question he says go ask another classmate.

This is the worst class I have ever experienced. The exams are nothing like the homework or notes. The amount of work required is unreal and I felt like I spent hours doing homework for one class and didn't have as much time for other classes. I am surprised he has any good reviews. If possible get another professor.

This was the worst professor Ive ever had at IUP, hands down. I took this course and a number of us will be contacting the Dean. This professor shows little care for his Students. He keeps your grades from you & takes months to grade assignments. You teach yourself! 10/10 WOULD NOT RECOMMEND. Save your money & register with a more qualified prof.

Absolutely awful professor. The homework is easy to figure out but is absolutely nothing like the exams. Exams also account for 80% of your grade which makes homework almost meaningless. Ive gone to tutoring after almost every class and even they dont understand his notes. If you want to pass this class, dont make the mistake of taking him.

The homeworks were super easy, but the exams were nothing like them. It was taught like we were supposed to have known how to do calculus with not much explaining and a lot of lecturing. Had to teach myself. He was terrible with returning tests as well so I was unaware of my grade until the end and assumed I was doing okay just based off of the hw.

I am a straight A student at IUP. Had to take this class for my major, 107 & 108 lecture and lab. Dahma went out of his way to make every step of this class difficult for everyone. He makes you download a VPN. HW every single day. No websites can help, tutors were confused. He snapped at students. Workload made me do poorly in all my other classes

Absolutely the worst professor that I have ever experienced at IUP, especially if you take it online. Every exam is 20% and every homework is 20%, he doesn't have a set schedule at the beginning of the semester, you have to check the desired website that he gives you every day to know whether you have homework or not. -10/10 do not recommend.

very smart guy. very poor teacher. the course is designed for you to drown in work and does not give you the proper foundations and tools to learn calc which is what this course is based off of. there is a ridiculous amount of homework and prepare for it to consume your week. there is no warnings of homework and it is easy to miss them. AVOID!!!

Normally an A or B student, and I took this class online. No lectures, no textbook, no videos to watch. You have to teach yourself with no material besides the homework he assigns. You have 4 exams all of which are 20% of your grade, and the homework is worth another 20% as well. save yourself the trouble and DO NOT TAKE this course with him.

He told me that I had a C before adding the points from homework and attendance, and I ended with a F. He never put in one grade in my D2L grade book . He was super unclear with all instructions and disorganized. He told me that I would pass the class with the points I had received from homework and attendance and I ended with an F. DO NOT TAKE!!

This class was extremely difficult for me. Beware it is calculus heavy and an extremely hard class. Many homework assignments are uploaded and it is up to you to check for them. The exams were nothing like the homework and were extremely difficult. He is not the nicest and gets snippy when people ask questions. This class was extremely hard.

If one person fails they should have studded harder, but if half the class fails then the teacher needs to reevaluate their ability to teach. He goes far too fast for most the class then yells if students ask questions. That being said, by far the most needlessly complicated class and worst professor I have ever taken. Avoid at all cost.

Had to drop halfway through because the material was expected to be known by the students. Every time you would ask him a question his response was look at the book. That being said I think Dahma should take up a career in comedy instead of teaching because his jokes are decent. If you want to be guaranteed to not pass a class take this one.

Worst professor i have ever had. 80% of your grade is exams. He is very rude and dismissive. Do not recommend unless you want to waste 1,500 dollars

awful.

I have been a straight-A student my entire life and have never even thought about having to drop a class, however, I could not perservere through this monstrosity. He shows no compassion to his students, even when the entire class is extremely lost. I couldn't even comprehend half of the information he was saying because of his carless instructions

Avoid this class with Professor Dahma at all costs - he moves way too fast, is unhelpful, and makes the material unnecessarily complicated. Try Unstuck study for better prep instead.

I do not advise taking this course with this professor. I went to tutoring 5 days a week, working very hard to be able to learn and pass this course, even went to said professor for advice after classes and in office hours. It's very hard to learn this type of math when the course moves way too quickly and you are not being listened to.

Do not take class with this professor. The whole class goes to tutoring and no one understands. Moves way too fast and can't understand anything.

Dr. Dahma is the type of professor who talks but doesn't teach. He goes over content like you already know how to do it, even though it is an introductory business calculus class. When asked questions, his response is snarky, or he will say to look at his online textbook. His online textbook doesn't go in-depth on how to do the problems.

By far the worst teacher I have ever seen in my entire life. He does not care for his students and does not bother trying to teach the material. Exams are most of your grade and are completely different than any homework you have received prior or even how he goes over questions in class. Funny dude though.

I went to tutoring 4 days a weeks and used online tutors.And I missed a week of school excused by the dean due to a loss of my family but my the professor said it still counted toward my attendance. Describing him: - rude when students asked questions -test look NOTHING like HMW - mocked my disability - notes are sloppy - talks way to fast

Actually a waste of money taking his class. He did not read emails when I was asking for help. Horrible lectures doesn't make anything clear at all. DO NOT TAKE AT ALL COSTS I PROMISE YOU!!!!!!!!

I might have better luck learning from blind and deaf person teaching me the subject whilst having a pencil jabbed in my eye than learning from Alfred. Truly, the most unlikable person on this earth and you can tell he hates when you ask for help.

1. Will not answer emails at all and almost 0 accessibility after class 2. His method of teaching is he does problems on the board at an olympic pace. Never actually teaches just does problems 3. Extremely hard grader when it comes to the tests 4. Puts no grades into D2L so if you want to see where you are at grade wise you cannot

Academically? I was fighting for my life. Homework and the exams had clearly never met, or even heard of each other. First lecture, direct quote: “You're all going to fail.” Fail exam one and thinking you're going to pass is a personal delusion. Exams are the grade. My therapist will be hearing about this. 10/10 would cry again.

I failed the class, :( I honestly think he has potential to be a good professor you can tell he's very passionate about teaching math. But Chile, i'm not taking his again he teaches way to fast, and I think most students are intimidated by him because idk he's just a weird dude. His class gave me PTSD and anxiety baddd was figting for my lifeee lol