I LOVE this guy. He has given me a lot of EXTRA HELP and I have gotten an "A" on all of his tests too! Would you believe he even gave be a bonus! I'm expecting in May!

He eases up when you get higher up in math. He's a much more nicer guy than he was in Calc 1. Still a very hard class though.

I went to school with Chuck and he's really a fair guy. I don't know how he teaches, it's just tough watching him get blasted like this. Just tell him that your last grade isn't cauchy(pronounced Ko-shee) for Passover and he'll get a kick out of it.

Never had him for lower level math but for Calc II he was great. Learned a lot, never had problems with his personality. Funny guy with great sense of humor. Makes class fun. Always willing to spend extra time giving help outside of class!

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Good sense of humor, goes out of his way to anwser questions and stay late

Dr. Rocca is such an awesome teacher. He makes the class really fun. He is very fair in his grading and helps any student that needs it. Dr. Rocca does not deserve the slanderous comments previously listed.

Dr. Rocca is a good professor. He is NOT the best teacher for the non-math skilled, however, he ALWAYS goes over any questions and he allows students to hand in late homework and labs (for 75%.) Also, he lets everyone take his tests twice and he takes the average of the 2 tests. I recommend him!

Dr. Rocca is more than fair with those who ask for help. Test corrections, turning in late homework for 75%, etc. Went out of his way to make sure some students were getting some concepts. Humorous guy, I also enjoyed going to his class. DO THE ROCCA WAY!!!

Very difficult class, he makes you do many projects and the tests are challenging. he uses the computer (derive and maple) too much too illustrate things but we still have no clue how to do the work. tries to be funny but only sometimes works. try to take it with someone else if possible.

Rocca is great. He really makes things simple so students arent overwhelmed. There is something wrong with you if you can't do well in his class. The only issue with him is that he can't spell for his life. I swear, I had better spelling skills in 4th grade than he currently possesses.

He was a really good teacher sometimes he wasn't clear but if you went had trouble understanding the material he would stay all sorts of office hours to help you understand.

I feel really bad that Dr. Rocca got a bad wrap from some people. He's a really awesome professor. He goes out of his way to help you, (he helps me even though I've been out of his class for 2 yrs). He's a really nice guy and he's funny too.

Dr Rocca is really nice and he goes out of his way to help, but you have to ask for help. I really don't know what possessed people to give him a bad score, but he's really nice. I really hated calc in high school, but Dr. Rocca makes it really easy to understand and I reccomend taking Calc with him. He's the best!!

I love Dr. Rocca and his classes. Really good at relating to the students and often gave "real world" examples!

I thought this class was going 2 be easy b/c I am good at math.I really liked calc in high school, but now not so much.The hmwrk is ridiculously hard and he grades it,he lets u ask questions,but kinda beats around the bush when answering them if they deal with the hmwrk.He flies through most of the material...so good luck if u dont understand it.

Homwork is a little difficult but the class was overall very informative. I would recommend and take again.

Great guy. Very straightfoward. Decent amount of HW. In your best interest to keep attendence up. He once spelled his name Charales.

This class is real easy if you have any prior skill in math. If you don't try to find another professor. Rocca does not give great extra help during office hours. So if you need 1 on 1 with your professor again find someone new. But if you do take him just do your homework and pay attention and take visits weekly to the math lab or study group.

You need at least an intermediate understanding of higher level algebra to understand the class, but if you do, everything is pretty much straight-forward. I consider Rocca a very intelligent man who knows how to teach what he teaches, and I, for one, find the man hilarious. I would very much recommend Dr. Rocca for anyone in math.

If you actually take the time to understand the material, do the reading, and practice before hand (you know...PREPARE like you're supposed to IN COLLEGE), then he's a fantastic professor. Lazy people need not apply. Dr. Rocca is a true professor. This isn't high school. Step up to the big leagues, complainers!

DR. ROCCA CAN TEACH CALCULUS WITH HIS EYES CLOSED. HE GIVES HUGE EXTRA POINT AT THE END BY DOING SOME 10 OF REALLY CHALLENGING QUESTIONS. BUT IF YOU GET 1 CORRECT, THEN YOU GET EXTRA 0.75PT FOR THE FINAL GRADE. I GOT LIKE 3. HE PRETEND TO BE THOUGH BUT HE'S NOT HORRIBLE LIKE PEOPLE SAY. THEY GET SCARED BECAUSE THEY NEVER STUDY ENOUGH FOR ANY CLASS

Dr. Rocca is the man. He's not easy, but if you go to class, and keep up on the studying you'll learn a ton and really know the material after the class is over. If you don't want to learn anything and are looking to waste your time in a do nothing class, take another teacher, also take another teacher if you are lazy.

I don't get it! all i see is a bunch of people attacking this Dr. if u don't like math y r u in a math class? personally thank God for this teacher who takes things beyond standard levels. he's tough but that's what makes the class more challenging & makes you look for answers.if u don't want 2 scratch ur brain don't have rocca as a teacher.

Good professor. He goes over everything and his tests are fair and he grades them fairly. They are on what is TAUGHT in class, not what he does not go over in the book.

Dr. Rocca is the best math professor I have ever had. Not because it was an easy class, but because he taught the material very well. I struggled in calc 1 and 2 with other professors. Calc 3 was much easier because of Dr. Rocca. He speaks clearky and grades very fairly. If you are taking higher level math courses I would definitely recommend him.

Excellent teacher. He makes the subject fun and easily understood. He will always work with you and make you understand it. Has a very good style of teaching. He has a way of putting things so you never forget it. Take this teacher, you will never regret it.

I must say, Dr. Rocca is absolutely incredible! I have never learned more in a class than I did in Dr. Rocca's Class. I took Calculus I over the summer a couple of years ago with Dr. Rocca. He is very clear and precise when he explains Mathematical topics. He is very skilled and he knows what he is talking about.

Dr. Rocca can move kind of fast sometimes, however he's pretty good at explaining the material clearly so it balances. His grading policy and late-work policy is the best. As long as you turn assignments in on time you can redo them for a better grade, he accepts most late work and if you don't pass the test (they're passfail) you can retake it.

Rocca is great! I am TERRIBLE at math, but I took his Great Ideas in Math class & not only was it really interesting and fun, I got a B. He prepares you well for all the tests, and takes late hw all the way up until the end of semester (which definitely saved me.) He likes to joke with his students and is really personable, and always happy to help

knows his calculus, but sometimes a bit forgetful on his basic arithmetic. Assigns a hefty amount of (do-able) homework, if you need help go to his office or Math Clinic. Quizzes are straight from the book, so keep up with that. Tests are not that hard if you follow along in class, he allows retakes.

Summer class, 5 days a week for 5 weeks. Charismatic lecturer, but could be more organized. LOVES math and will go on tangents. 5 tests weren't horrible and there were opportunities to get points back. First test was review of Calc 1, a freebie. Homework is brutal application problems and proofs. I felt like I did B level work but got an A-

Clearly very knowledgeable and smart. He has overall good energy and sometimes funny. You NEED to pay attention in class. Tests are mid-tier but he gives solid opportunities to bring grades up. Negatives would be that he teaches pretty fast and the day after a test he spends way too much time scolding about common mistakes. but overall a good guy

You'll definitely have to pay attention to his lectures, but he tries to make them as interesting and fun as he can. As a math major, he is my favor professor at the school.