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Would Retake122
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What Students Say
“Never had a more out of touch professor in my life”
M2 - 1.0 rating“The man is a terrible professor, he reads through the slides doesn't give any explanation, then he calls on you from the roster to answer something he didn't teach”
M4A - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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100%
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49%
Textbook Required
50%
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MATH13
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5.0
(1)MAT2
5.0
(1)MAT14
5.0
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COMPA
5.0
SHT
4.0
MAT002
4.0
COMPUTERSCI
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EASY CLASS- GIVES 40 POINT CURVES AND DROPS THE LOWEST GRADE...I GOT AN A++++, AND I THINK ANYONE CAN.
IF YOU CAN THINK 1+1=3 AND STILL GET AN A IN THIS CLASS. HE EXPLAINS HIS LESSONS VERY WELL AND THOROUGH SO IF YOU DONT UNDERSTAND YOU SHOULD FIND A TUTOR. HE'S A 5 ALL THE WAY.
I know this guy personally and he is the true definition of buttwagob
didn't mind him
This guy needs to find a new career he sucks as a techer
omg, he talks so much and doesn't even explain anything. he should slow down and explain better.
he is an okay teacher and he is very good looking man
Professor Ari is a very good professor. He helps a lot of his students whenever they need. He does not force you or put any pressure of the grades. Attia
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good teacher
great profesor
Very good teacher. Easy A.
Prof Ari is very helpful and easygoing.
He is a very good professor
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I like him and his classes. His teaching very clear, helpful and useful. Not only explain he clearly and understandably, but he also is interested in his students knowledge. Do not hesitate, trust me and take him,he will never let you down!
hes not bad, its just the compass test is nothing like what you do in class, so its not really about the class, its all about the compass test at the end, he gave out so many handouts which i thought were so helpful but actually werent b/c none of it was on the compass test. but the Porfessor himself, is very down to earth and understanding
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Ari trys to be nice. He is not very clear in his teachings, but will give handouts that help alot. His test are way to long. but he is open to any questions and helps his students a lot. By the end of the class you will get it and do well in his class. Hes also really cute.
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I never would've been able to learn Math without Professor Nagel's help and by the end of the term you'll be able to pass the compass. He was the only professor I had who gave all his students his cell phone number and he was very accessible and understanding. He has a lot of patience and was very laid back and actually made the Math class fun!
ONE OF THE MOST COOLEST PROFESSORS I EVER MET. KNOWS MATH REALLY WELL. I FELT LIKE HES MY FRIEND NOT MY TEACHER
He turned what I thought was going to be a boring math class into one that I looked forward to attending. He was very fair and lets you know exactly what to do in order to get an A. He basis the exams on the HW so if you know the HW then you will ace the exam.
One of the best math professor ever..really nice and made the class fun to be in...
HE MAKES MATH FUNN!! HE'S THE BEST PROFESSOR IN KBCC. TAKE HIM YOU WONT REGRET IT.!!
GREAT PROF>> CLEAR,UNDERSTANDABLE AND FUNNY!
Hands down the best BEST math professor I have ever had during my college years. Keeps the class interested and makes things very easy to understand. Curves grades to help students, as well as makes sure everyone understands everything before moving on to the next topic. I would highly recommended him to everyone who needs a Math 7 class.
Great guy. truly wants to help and goes out of his way to help everyone. Easy to understand and i can not understand math for the life of me but he made me understand. Great guy and person. you should take his class if you need help in math he will help you. Also is understanding and is flexible about attendance.
Very helpful and nice.
Hands down the best Professor I ever had. I never thought I would actually enjoy going to school. He played Jeopardy with us in class to review for the exams with all the topics being Computer related. He gave us his cell phone on the first day of class, we are even friends on Facebook.
BEST PROFESSOR YOUR GOING TO EVER HAVE, ITS LIKE LEARNING EVERYTHING FROM YOUR BEST FRIEND.
he's mad cool
professor is very helpful and a team player. never denies help and keeps the class fun. i would defenitly take him again
ari is a great professor
he is pretty good. make comment that people take as a joke but don't laugh about it.
All in all, I was very pleased with this class. I've truly gained.
awesome professor! really really helpful! really did try his best to teach us. laid back and cool. not strict at all. don't really care about attendance unless we have over 7 of them. i really hate math, it's just not my thing but i liked this class! awesome professor!!!!!!
GREAT PROFESSOR AT KCC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This has to be the best math professor i ever had. he is the best! if you are in need of a M credit, look for him!
cool guy. made computer class fun and i learnt alot.
This man's a clown. His clothes are always interesting and different from yesterday's. Class is fun. You can wing an A with half a brain.
As much as i hate math, This professor is very helpful. Barely uses the textbook and test were fair and simple. Notes was fair and no homework. Take him if just need a math class credit
If it weren't for extra credit labs, I would have never passed this class. Nagel doesn't teach. He shows and expects you to follow. He doesn't define terms and leaves you totally unprepared for the departmental final. Thank goodness I didn't have to take the final. I would have flunked big time.
I knew almost no programming before the class but by the end of the term I was writing advanced c plus plus programs. He is laid back, fair and made the class interesting.
BEST MATH TEACHER AT KBCC!
Gives review sheets for each exam that were extremely helpful. I learnt more math in one semester than i did in all of high school. He drops the lowest grade and was very patient. Exams and HW was always graded by the next class and the exams were curved to an 80.
He lacks the ability to teach properly. Besides speaking too quickly, he just keeps writing the equation on the board and answers them with ut proper explanation. half the class left after day one because noone understands his class. I have a headach everyday, and everyone leaves in a daze..without explaining he calls on everyon to do the equation.
he is all right in my book. he def is all over the place but best part about him is NO h/w and he gives review sheet right before every test. if you do well on his tests, you might not have to come to final ! got an easy A ;-)
he makes everything clear & easy to understand!
The best professor! Will help u past ur compass test for sure!
Best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great Math teacher, doesn't get better then Ari, he really cares about the student's and helps you with any problem areas and will definitely make you pass the final he's great.
Absolutely the nicest professor in Kingsborough. Very respectful
He didn't explain the work properbly,he went through the math problems very quickly. where I didn't understand the math to clearly.
He explains things fast but if u tell him you don't understand he will go over it until u get it.
OMG WHAT CAN I SAY AMAZING TEACHER!! I TOOK HIM IN THE SUMMER FOR EXSPRESS M200 AND HE HELPED ME SO MUCH! VERY KIND AND LOVELY! KBCC IS BLESSED TO HAVE HIM! GOD BLESS PROF!!! ;DDD
best teacher
Good profs have to pay attention or read book. Give a lot extra credits. He is not easy and not hard. Fair gradings. Nice guy! Don't cheat try to do your best and he will appreciate that!
i absolutely hate math. always have. Professor Ari made math so simple and easy in this class i took a few years ago. Hes quick at teaching but if you dont understand he will explain it until you get it.Great guy. the students that have given him a bad rating must be morons because his class is very straight foward and simple. love him!
The best prof i have ever had so far !!! Defff recomend him to my friends...
he is an excellent profeesor an dcan dress his ass off i love this professor. He is a professor that will work with you and understand he you run into a jam
He is the best math professor ever!!!! His class is very easy and makes sure you pass. He is very straight forward, he will go over the math problems if you don't understand and his tests are the exact something as his review sheets. There's no way you will fail! Def recommend him to anyone!!!!
Okay not amazing, tends to be annoying
He is a great proffesor!!!! I would take him again for any math idc. He helped me look at math as not being such a bad subject. I ended up getting a 92 on my placement test bc of him. He is also funny!! and he also made us do videos of how to do problems so we can upload them to youtuebe. Hahaha that was fun. I recomend him a lot!!!!!!
He's a really good professor (although he does run through his lectures a bit fast). If you need help, you've gotta speak up, but he's and easy grader and if you show you you'll pass with at least a C
Had him during the summer and I immediately knew he greatly cared for his students. A great guy and amazing teacher, always willing to help you. Although, he went through the material very fast, which made it difficult for me in the condensed summer courses. I ended up failing but if I had the opportunity to take him again I definitely would.
Professor Nagel is the best Professor ever !. he is very helpful, made the semester smooth for his students. He doesn't overwhelm you with workload at all. His lecture is crystal clear. Participation is a must and he gives good feedback. For anyone taking CP 11 ,I recommend this professor to anyone.
Funny and Interesting! His curves are ridiculous and i'm not talking about is body lol! Got 100's on his first 4 exams, didn't have to attend class anymore or take the final. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Come in, take the exams and you will pass! You don't even need to come in actually, Attendance does not matter after the first week with him!
does NOT explain how to do the problems, does NOT care whether you attend class or not and is NOT helpful when you're stuck , WHAT SO EVER.
take this professor you wont regret it . He makes a difficult class seems easy JUST CHILL! he'll work things out.
He doesn't kind teach you, so you have to work on your own, he just go over power points slides and that pretty much it. You need to read and practice over and over again. Grades fair + easy grading. quizzes are pretty easy if you read the book and power points. labs are ok too. many extra credits - participation! curve grade. drop 2 loses grades.
It was a pleasure taking Professor Nagel's class. Gives a lot of exams but is very specific about what you need to review. If you do review and prepare for the exams you'll do ok. He's very respectful, great sense-of- humor and seems to genuinely care about his students. I would take his class again in a heartbeat!
he was just so amazing
Very nice Prof, maybe his teaching techniques are not the best one, but if you are into programming he will help you, he knows what he is doing, and easy going, no pressure on students, read and do your research, do assignments you will pass
the best professor I have ever taken
to be honest, this was my second time taking m1 since I HATE MATH!! but I feel like I learned more than taking his class than what I learned the first time I took this class during the Summer! He's helpful and even give us helpful hints on how to get the questions right. I passed my m1 final because of him. I would definitely take him again
A nice guy, gives lots of extra credits. Drops 2lowest out of 7-8exams. You have to work on your own a lot, otherwise with his lectures you wont get it!
Very nice guy! Hated math until I took his M1 class. He's funny at times and very helpful too.
Doesn't teach only teaches you tricks to passing. which isnt bad.
Took Professor Nagel for M2 and he is a great professor to take. I have failed M2 3 times in my previous school but after I took him I passed it once! He gives cool tricks to get the question correct. I'm not a math genius but thanks to him I was able to pass this test. Highly recommend him if you're struggling with remedial.
Really cares about his students passing, gives you a lot of practice to get down the problems you don't understand . Teaches you a lot of shortcuts to the long problems that would otherwise waste time
Never had a more out of touch professor in my life. During Hurricane Sandy every professor was kind enough to allow me to continue their classes with spotty attendance due to having no home or transportation, he said "If it mattered enough you'd find a way here every day, even if it takes swimming across the bay" (direct quote). Need I say more?
I took M1 for that one week to pass the exam. But he taught really fast that I didn't understand it at times. But he's a good teacher. He took all his time to help his students one by one.
A type of professor who wants his students to pass, very caring and understanding & he works with you until you understand your work.
One of the best Math Professors
This guy knows his stuff. If you need a remedial class, he is your guy.
Took him for M2, if you are the type to learn through formulas and steps and like things explained to you don't take him, he mostly teaches you short cuts, how to plug in your answer choices to get the questions right , and even though i showed up to class and tried i did not pass the finale, ended up having to take M2 again.
best teacher, cares if his students pass, he will help you till you get the material, exams are exactly the way he says they are
I took the summer courses forM 1 passed with a 95 and then took the m2 and passed with a 96. Probably one of the most caring professor and wants to see his students pass. Just make sure you show and follow his tricks that he shows you to solve the problems. The short cuts are always right and the problems he gives are exactly the same to the final.
(Taken for M200) Prof. Nigal is a nice professor however, Do not expect to need help and actually recieve it. He will go over the material briefly. If you need further assistance, instead of giving you the help you need he will take the easy way out and refer you to a tutor. He doesn't care enough to make sure his students understand.
really easy class. he teaches you how to memorize 25 questions. passing it so easy
Turn up to class learn his tricks. practice the papers he gives. Gives test everyweek for your benefits.
Great teacher. Always available outside of class when needed. He breaks down the math problems so that we can understand them better, and he really cares. I would recommend him to anyone!
The man is a terrible professor, he reads through the slides doesn't give any explanation, then he calls on you from the roster to answer something he didn't teach. He gives a very generous curve on his tests (since he didn't teach anything about it) 3 exams 1 final and he drops the lowest of the 4. giving you the option to skip the final.
Best professor Ive ever had, teaches amazing
Helped me pass M2, very funny and I would definitely take him again
Very unprofessional, he shows you tricks to get certain answers, he texts during class and comes late frequently he is too lax in his teaching style and focuses way too much on tricks as opposed to really teaching you the basics and making sure you pass.
Professor Nagel is such a nice guy and a great teacher. Took for M2 and M4, ended up acing both classes even though I suck at math. For M2 as long as you're showing up and trying, he'll pass you if you pass the final, and for M4 grades on a curve to help everyone get higher marks. Reviews everything, goes over the work till everyone understands.
In the beginning you may judge him wrong by his methods but as the semester goes hes fair and really good. Really cool professor
Im really terrible at math but he teaches in such a way that you can get it. He offers his own website that he has examples videos very helpful. Definitely not a boring class!
literally the best professor at Kingsborough, I wish he could teach every class!
super easy teacher to pass just put in efforts for the test and be present for them. he is super chilled and layed back. also if he isn't present within 5 mins just wait for him he tends to be late for class.
The best professor ever! Always helped us. After cancelling in person classes he was always accessible with phone or email and he always replied fast enough. Highly recommended!
He's a very sweet professor. The reason why I got such a low grade was because I'm not very good at math. He's very accessible outside of class via whatever social media platform and by email and text. His class was the very last class I needed to graduate and I passed ! He's amazing and you won't regret taking him.
Great Professor. Starts off fast but if you ask questions he will give you all the teachings necessary. One of My favorite Professors.
He is a very good professor. You get chances to get a better grade for that specific test. I thought that I might fail this class but he gives you many opportunities to raise your grade like extra credit and simple, easy discussion questions.
I am not a good math student but he really cared and worked hard to help me do well. I took his class online and he was really flexible and understanding with my situation. My favorite professor at kingsborough so far.
The grade on BlackBoard isn't accurate so you're clueless throughout the semester on your grade. I dropped because I was unsure of my grade and the last day to drop was approaching and he still hadn't done grades. He responds best via text, but didn't seem to retain anything I said. I answered the same question 5 times and the convo went no where.
Prof. Nagel is AWESOME. Gives you every chance and consideration to Pass. Easy to approach and a dynamic personality.
He always showed up late to class. Some days 10 minutes or 15 minutes late. He hardly taught the material. Just threw math questions out of nowhere. When you ask him to do something, he says he'll do it, but he never does it. Never believe a word he says. I would not recommend this professor for MAT 4A0.
Watch the latest documentary this guy is in. Dude is c r e e p y and it unfortunately shows in his lectures and punctuality.
Professor Nagel has a good history behind and I don't understand why people judge him for making families happy in the class where you have to focus on math. Sometimes his explanation is not clear, but he has slides with all materials and honesty this is a 1st professor who give students 4 attempts to complete any exam and final as well.
-very helpful, encourages learning -felt like he was mostly teaching to the exam -great class environment -slightly unorthodox, incredibly fair -might take getting used to, doesn't coddle students -generous extra credit program based on homework grade
-A little unorthodox but extremely fair -Could explain concepts more clearly, expect to work with and learn from yourself & your peers -Encourages students to apply themselves -Very helpful with practical solutions, i.e. tech, accessibility -Might be teaching to the exam a bit -Very fair grading system -A real mensch
Professor Nagel is amazing!! If it looks like you are trying, you will do absolutely fine. He's super easy and nice and wants you to do well. Highly recommend!
Professor Nagel has a unique teaching style that takes some getting used to, but he's incredibly fair and encourages learning. The class can be challenging, but using resources like Unstuck AI and working with peers really helps. Overall, a rewarding experience.
Class isnt tedious, the way he teaches somewhat is. he gives you the shortcuts instead of the overall way is. he's always late. he isnt good at getting back to you at all. talks about himself a lot.
coming from someone who has a learning disability, this professor was NOT accommodating at all. he always came in late, rushes through the lesson, and leaves. if you don't understand the lesson, he turns you away to tutoring or chatgbt which is frustrating. he also prefers text as a way to communicate to him which I find weird.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
49%
Textbook Required
50%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.18 avg changeRatings by Course
MATH13
5.0
(1)MAT7
5.0
(3)MATEMATICS
5.0
(1)MAT2
5.0
(1)MAT14
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
COMPA
5.0
SHT
4.0
MAT002
4.0
COMPUTERSCI
3.0
NA
3.0