Class is unorganized, no workable syllabus. It doesn't tell you what to study to prepare for class, when tests are, or what he will be covering. You must go to class to find out when the tests are and then he tests you on subject matter not covered in class. Talks about everything except math. By far the worst teacher at Mrpk. RUN !!FAST!!!

worst math teacher ever!!!!! avoid this guy! trust me he is unclear and unorginized!!

Cannot relate to students. Cannot teach so students learn material- cannot level. Knows math but doesn't seem concern in student's education or giving them skills to pass the class. Syllabus & class VERY unorganize. Doesn't guide-homework or examples on board. Talks down to students- discourages. Asked for more examples, he has blind lead blind-us!

Worst teacher I have ever seen. If you want to go to college to waste your money and not learn a thing about math.....Curtis is the right teacher for you. My 8th grade algebra teacher got through to us better in a day than he ever could. HORRIBLE>>>simply pathetic. But he is a nice guy.

absolutely horrible teacher!!!! should not be teaching! is not clear on material, fails to relate to students, no slack on students having a hard time, sets a very poor confidence atmosphere. i seriously do not reccomend him to anyone.

terrible terrible teacher,he has even said if he wasn't so lazy he'd be an English teacher.All he does is write the examples from the book onto the board,only 13 students are left in the class and he tells us that only half of us are going to pass,he also said that attendance is not mandatory,yet he makes comments about when people are absent.

"university style" what a joke. i am a University Engineering grad and can say he is anything but university style. he's lazy and arrogant. Only does book examples and won't grade above a B. Expect a 10 min lecture and homework alone time after. worst worst worst teacher EVER!. he's not even a teacher. stay away.

Cutis Paul uses university style teaching, in other words, "teach yourself." This guy is lazy. He prefers that students learn on their own by reading the text and asking about problems that they do not understand. You don't know what he wants you to learn or what to expect on the exams. Do not take his classes, he suxs big time as an "instructor."

Do not take this teacher! He expects you to be able to graph any given function in your head,the test averages are like 50%, and no opportunity to get hw or quiz points. He doesn't know how to teach and will definitely confuse you.

This guy is AWFUL. I dropped.The first day he says only 10 will pass the class, already giving you negative thinking. He does everything in his head which makes his lectures unclear. You learn a whole section in 2 days which makes it SO hard to follow, never reviewing the previous content. Says his 7 year old son is smarter than us, doesnt care.

DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER. The first day is hell; he goes over what you should have learned in the previous class, but it was all Greek to me. Which is odd since I got a B in the previous class. He doesn't know how to teach, AT ALL. He makes everything 10x more confusing.

Shouldn't be a teacher. Too lazy to collect and grade any papers but the tests are very hard and does absolutely no prep- work. 60%-70% will fail. Don't TAKE it.

Do not take unless you absolutely have to. Skips steps, goes off topic, confusing at times. No set schedule, he just shows up to class and does examples out of textbook. Entire grade based solely on test scores, do not take him if you arent a good test taker. Didnt like it and would not recommend. 2/10

Honestly worst math teacher out there. Most apathetic and lazy so-called professor, pays no attention to student issues, and belittles students for having issue with the subject at hand. Studying is a must but rarely helps because he is so cryptic about his reasoning.

this professor was the absolute worst. he can not teach at all. tests are crazy hard. doesn't answer questions. TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU WANT TO FAIL.

Horrible teacher. Not very clear on how to do things, and tests are much more difficult than what he teaches. Would advise against taking him for anything.

He shouldn't be teaching. He expects you to learn everything straight from the book. He spends the entire class period going over questions people had on the HW. If you want to be taught Math, don't take him. If you want to teach yourself, then I'd recommend him. Overall as a teacher I'd give him a 410. Not being mean, that's the honest truth.

WORST CLASS EVER! DONT TAKE THIS CLASS UNLESS YOU'RE A MATHEMATICAL GENIUS! You basically have to teach yourself. Plus it's calculus! Had to drop the class with a W. : by the time I dropped there were only 7-10 students left with a class size of 40 so that should tell you something about him. AVOID HIM COMPLETELY!!

Honestly, I did well in his differential equations class. However, he does not care about his students. It is obvious. He does not try to prepare lectures, and your grade is only based on several tests. You can miss class and do just fine because his lectures are pretty useless. He requires a lot of calc b and algebra knowledge.

The purpose of any class is to absorb material at hand and to meet tangible realistic standards. Curtis Paul's attitude is that one should not be "spoonfed" (taught methods directly) and that paradoxically one learns more effectively when material is more abstract. He commented that he tries to put things on exams that "nobody has seen before."

WORST TEACHER. I honestly don't believe people when they write that. But Curtis is the most horrible teacher I have ever had. He comes to class asking what chapter and just has the students teach, not him. He walks out of the class during tests and does not care about his students. Avoid him at all costs and believe me. HE'S HORRIBLE.

I've never failed a class before, his was the first. Tests: impossible. does not explain ANYTHING. expects you to be pro @everything before calc. if you want to save yourself the headache, DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. something must be wrong with the teaching if most of the class fails everything. if you wanna give it a go, calc must be your life

Couldn't teach to save a life. Makes you feel like an idiot if you ask a question (especially if he thinks he has gone over it). To pass you must read ahead and do the homework ahead of time so you can ask questions (who has the time?!). Otherwise, he will stand there saying "any questions" while drinking a diet coke until someone asks. AVOID!!

DONOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Super hard, almost impossible to pass. Worked very hard and still did not pass. Class started out full and on the day of the final there was 6 left. HORRIBLE teachers, does not care at all about students.

Class started as a huge class of like 50 kids. Ended with around 10. The teacher thinks that he is doing a service and that these kids are a testament that the material is doable. Funny thing is that I've seen some of the 10 cheating, so really in reality he is only passing (or giving good grades) to kids who are geniuses or dishonest.

Worst teacher I've ever had. And I've already graduated from a 4 year with a BA. He literally does not teach. Just goes through examples from the book. Never knows what section we are on or what we have covered. Doesn't curve tests even when the average was 45!! He always preaches that students need to study but he is the one who needs to teach.

Paul's teaching style is terrible. He expects you to learn on your own from the textbook and doesn't actually teach you anything. He spends time in class answering one or two peoples questions, but rarely is ANYONE on the same page. If you read this review, and take his class, not only will you fail, but I will laugh at you for failing, I warned u.

HE IS TERRIBLE PROFESSOR!!! HE DOES NOT EXPLAIN THE MATERIAL AT ALL AND SHOWS UP TO CLASS NOT KNOWING WHERE WE LEFT OFF. THERE IS NO ORGANIZATION AND HOMEWORK IS OPTIONAL. HE BELITTLES STUDENTS FOR ASKING QUESTIONS AND IF MATH IS NOT YOUR STRONGEST SUBJECT I SUGGEST DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS

This professor is not a teacher! He is disorganized, class time is spent answering a couple of questions and then he belittles and laughs at his students when they don't understand a concept or ask questions. He expects you to learn on your own from the textbook. Grading is based only on four tests, which most students fail. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!

He could careless about any student. The first thing he told the class was that only 30% will pass the class. I am very good at math, it comes natural to me, but after failing the first two tests i had to drop it. It is not the material it is the teacher. I am now taking it with a different teacher and i am acing the class. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!

His lectures aren't real lectures. Instead of teaching he expects you to learn from the book, do example problems (he won't recommend any), and bring all questions to class for clarification. It is extremely hard to pass this class without trying very hard outside of class and learning the material yourself.

This is the worst teacher I've ever had. He may be smart but he doesn't know how to teach whatsoever. 90% of his class failed the test and he said he's not going to curve it, yet he says "I'm not trying to make you fail" as if we're all just stupid and didn't study for the test. When 5 people are left in your class that should tell you something!!

this class is impossible unless you are fully dedicated. calculus is a very tough course, and the class is graded on only three tests and a final without any quizzes prior. would not recommend this teacher.

Most difficult class I have ever taken. He teaches like we already know the topic or like we think exactly like he does. His teaching style and my learning style clashed. The course was only 4 tests and a final. The whole class did terrible on a test (seriously the avg was in the 30's) offered to replace lowest test grade with final grade.

Worst teacher I have ever had. He doesn't care if his entire class is failing and he seems very unmotivated to do anything about it. I was very disappointed in him as a teacher. If you struggle in math DO NOT take him. Trust me you're not gonna pass.

Curtis is a nice guy with pretty good intentions, but I would not recommend taking the class. His lectures are not useful so you'd have to be prepared to teach the entire 7 chapters to yourself. This isn't really a class that is easy to do on your own (or without helpful lectures) and the entire class is based on 4 exams and 1 assignment.

Do not take. Does curve the class and his tests are unfairly difficult. It would be a different story if he's a good professor, but he isn't and expects his students to still do well. His class only consists of examples from the textbook. Whenever he does problems, he skips steps and is terrible at explaining. For the sake of your GPA, AVOID him.

Skips steps and doesnt do a good job at communicating the material to the students. Exams are difficult and are the only things that are graded. If you do end up with him, a lot of studying and YouTube Calc channels is necessary. And sometimes even that is not enough. Give or take, a handful of students in the class passed.

This instructor has WAY TOO high standards for students' skills. He is cynical of students asking any questions about subjects from previous classes and ridicules the student that they should already have mastered it. Grade is based only on minimal amount of tests. Class is only good for the smartest of math students. Tests are pure trickiness.

This professor is definitely AS BAD as the reviews say. I thought I could handle it but I was wrong as long with the 3 people that were left in the class. Your grade is basically 4 exams that he does not prepare you well for.

This professor was extremely difficult. At the end of the class only 3 people were in good enough standing to even take the Final and pass the class. He makes a lot of jokes about getting paid no matter how many people pass. The grade is based on 4 Exams which the majority failed. If you are confident in your abilities go ahead and try: Good Luck

The worst math professor Moorpark College has to offer

I cannot stress enough that this professor is as bad as the reviews say. I took this course even after reading the reviews and thought I'd be fine because math is one of my strong suits. I did the 2+ hours of work per day that he suggested, but I still did not pass. This class was a waste of time and money. Do not take this professor!

Nah G I thought I was good by preparing myself for Curtis. But I was wrong. Tests are the most difficult thing even if you study your hardest (including studying before/after class at the tutoring center). Your grade is only based on four chapter tests and a cumulative final exam. Also, he expects way too much from you. Don't take this prof.

He brags how only 5-6 people pass his class out of 30 people who enroll. I don't think that's something to brag about. Your grade is only based off exams and not allowed to use a calculator. He doesn't teach and tells us to just read the book and he doesn't need to teach us. He literally just sits at his desk and drinks coke.

Makes you think putting in a lot of effort is all you need to pass the class. 2 out of 30 passed ours. Lectures mean going through book examples while skipping past the algebra "your supposed to know." 4 tests, your' entire grade, no rounding, no dropping tests. Doesn't care if you don't understand. Gets mad at questions. Tests different then book.

Whatever you do, DON'T take this guy. Says that calculus isn't difficult but rather simple even though he's dedicated his whole life to that one subject. Tests are brutal. P.S. there are only 5. You also can't cheat in his class because nobody knows the answers. But outside of class, when he isn't failing you, he seems like a chill guy.

Curtis Paul is the single worst instructor I have ever encountered in my 14 years of education. He belittles students, spends much of class talking about himself, and jokes about how many students fail his class. He has a drop rate of 75% and yet Moorpark College still won't fire him. He is not a very nice person and he does not know how to teach.

I would not recommend taking this course during distance learning. He does no teaching, only gives random videos from youtube that barely relate to the topic and all assignments are on Knewton Alta with no real instructions. He doesn't respond to emails and offers no extra help in understanding the materials.

I only took this course because Moorpark was pushing it and at first I thought it was going to be an interesting alternative to an algebra course. The homework and quizzes wasn't bad and same with the discussions. Writing assignments in a math class was just not my thing. He also wasn't clear that he wanted like a couple page paper either.

Shame theres no zero on here because Paul was one of the worst professors Ive had. Prepare to teach yourself because he does not teach whatsoever. Also, he is not encouraging, caring, and in any respectful when it comes to providing his students with nice criticism. I HIGHLY recommend not taking his class.

Just don't do it to yourself, even if he is the only one teaching this class. Brags about how many people end up failing. It's almost guaranteed your GPA will drop unless you're Albert Einstein. Tests are impossible and over half the class ended up dropping. The average for the first exam was a 33%. If u wanna give it a go, you have been warned.

Does not lecture on the material. You will have to teach yourself Differential Equations. He uses class time to solve any problems that people have questions about, but does not actually explain the material. You are graded only on the 3 exams and the final. He requires a lot of Calc II and algebra knowledge.

He did not teach whatsoever. I haven't been to his class in a while because he does not teach, I have learned nothing from him. He hands out group work for you to work on with others while he either walks around or talks to students. You basically have to teach yourself, and I have not learned anything in this class. Uses Knewton Alta. It sucks.

I dropped and retook this class over summer with Jack Bennet at Ventura College where I earned a well-deserved A. Curtis doesn't teach well, rarely shows kindness, doesn't care for all his students, and expects them to find homework problems on their own to study. He also makes it unclear what material will be on the exams. Take Bennet instead.