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Reviews (84)
Henschell is GOD!, brings calculus back to planet earth
he is quite good-looking...
I just don't understand a bit with him
Not too likable. Unclear explanations-heavy course if math not doesn't come easy to you.Not compassionate-although that's not really part of the job criteria anyway.(Nice to look at though)
hard tests and confusing examples
It's not him that's hard, it's calculus
He is so handsome, he's cool, I love him!!!!!!
I totally agree with the opinion 2 below mine. Henschell is a very good teacher, but he is teaching a subject that is very difficult to understand.
He is not bad and teaches clear
very clear examples and lots of patience. great class
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Super nice guy but should not be teaching this course, actually he should be in the class. He knows how to do everything but has issues explaining it to the class which is what the course is supposed to be teaching the students to do.
Great Guy - Great Teacher ...(Sometimes the tests are harder than what you'd expect :|. Other than that, the perfect teahcer! :)
He is a nice guy. However, examples in classes ......um...not useful in exam. Teaching style is ok.
He's the best teacher that I ever had.
Could he be anymore more handsome? he is a nice guy and so helpful and he loves to help students. He is the best math teacher that I have ever had
he is a very kind teacher. his test are grate.
This teacher did not follow through on anything. IE: posting answer keys or even showing up for tutorials. He was never around to get help and showed up late to class almost everyday.
he's not helpful at all..he has the ugliest writing i've ever seen...it's so hard to understand his writing..actually it's so hard to understand wat he's teaching overall..he always end class early..also his tests are not that easy...
he is nice..willing to help students...tests can be easy or hard...
Gave the final, 50% of which were the topics, that he did not have time to explain properly - series and progressions. I went down a letter grade because of that. Willing to help, but cannot explain well. Avoid at any cost!
He was an excellent teacher. Explained the material clearly and moved through the course at a managable pace. He also made the material more interesting by assigning projects that were related to the course. His classes requires you to study a lot so if you're looking for a prof that you can slack off with don't take a class with him.
Pace was horrible and rushed us in the end. Half of the material for the final we had to learn for ourselves.
Dan is a very good teacher and very helpful. i can tell how much he loves math and how much he's willing to help his students. you can't blame him because of your own laziness. math needs practise! take him!
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you might as well take correspondance, this prof gives notes and definitions straight from the text with minimal explainations, and very few examples, and no further explanations of the terminology of the course. good for the hightly motivated, and those with a background knowledge of the couse.
This guy should be an English teacher. He uses more big words than he does math terms... word of the day "intuitive"
worst teacher ever. he doesn even know what he is teaching. he look at the text book and copy it on board. education level in canada sks I guess. who hire these people shame on the system
Honest opinion: Dan shouldn't be teaching Math 1120. He knows his stuff, but has a hard time explainin it. Most of the time he confuses me and by the time I figure out what he said, he's halfway through the next concept. Text book explains everythin much better than Dan himself. He's nice and helpful. But I'm never going to take his class again.
Dan Henschell is actually a very good math teacher. Unfortunately, the individuals who are rating him here are unaware than Calc I anywhere is basically going to be a textbook course. If you put the time in, do your homework, and ask about questions you didn't understand, you will succeed. This isn't an arts course--know what to expect.
Good teacher, its math you have to try the problems to get a decent grade. Nice guy overall, friendly, but the the topics were covered way too fast towards the end. Go to class, do you your homework and you'll probably pass, cause he will test you on book material which is why if you do your homework you're guaranteed to get at least a pass.
This guy is really nice and I know he's trying hard but honestly you don't really need to come to class he repeats everything that is in the textbook and makes everything way more complicated than it has to be...I heard there is a woman who teaches this who does a better job, you might want to try her
Dan really wants everyone in his class to do well. Though he isn't the easiest teacher and is hard to understand sometimes he's a really great guy. I wouldn't recommend taking his as a teacher if your understanding of math isn't that great. If you do have a good understanding, I'd say yes, take him. He definitely makes the class interesting.
Dan is a very good person and extremely understanding. He is always available to help out with questions. He is not the most organized prof I have ever met.........but he is flexible and open to concerns and feedback. His tests are on the more difficult side and he is a bit of a hard marker (expects alot of detail).
The book will teach you everything step by step, Dan uses the text book in class and does examples and teaches the material really fast and is all over the place and confuses the hell out of me and i lose interest and puts me to sleep in class.nice guy but teaching is questionable
Horrible!
Keeps class interesting. Great if you know your math.
Not very organized.
Am I the first who thinks he's hot? He really enjoys his math and makes you to enjoy it. But if you hate calculus, you better take another course.
OMG!! he can't teach at all.. he rarely give break, lots of talk, boring, he's a hard marker, and he can't teach for sure.. he always using the example from the book, and his way of doing it actually harder than the book. waste of time and money.. never take this teacher.. seriously!
Start with the good: he's a really nice guy and can take the time to explain in depth if you ask for it. But overall, he's horrible! He speeds through material and notes too quickly sometimes, and his way of teaching is different (and harder) than the text's way. His tests are also way too tough, he seems to pick the hardest questions possible.
I love math, but the WORST math instructor I've ever had. Cannot stand him. You're lucky if you get a break, lucky if you're out of class "early" or out on-time. Weekly quizzes are easy at first, then he makes them way more complicated than should be. Test questions aren't really ones you can use the text to study for either. Try to avoid him!
Worst Prof ever. Avoid at all costs. Not helpful!!! Be warned!!!
Although he goes over materials REALLY FAST( hard to follow up his notes during lecture), he tries to make everything clear by providing some useful examples and well clarified notes. I don't understand why people think his tests are hard, because if you actually STUDY the materials, you will get a good mark.
You can tell he knows math really well, it's just that, he doesn't know how to teach. Example questions he gives you are even numbers, where the solution is not located in the back of the text. His tests are VERY hard, and has material that was not covered in class. Marks extremely hard as well, even off by a few decimals, still takes marks off.
The proff was not easily approachable for help. Not enough examples gone through class to prepare for exam. I found the tutorials with other teachers were more clear as opposed to his lectures. He could improve his class by giving more examples to help prepare students for questions in exam. A practice exam to do at home would be most helpful.
He moves quickly, but is willing to answer questions, particularly after class. You could theoretically pass with just the textbook, but the extra explanations in class and especially in tutorials REALLY help. On tests, he expects very detailed answers, and marks accordingly. His courses are best taken if you already have some grasp of the subject.
Dan means well but his teaching is all over the place. He never does reviews before exams. He was going to do one for the final but he is so disorganized he cancelled it the day of the scheduled review saying he would reschedule and never did. I definitely would NOT recommend him as a professor.
I'm taking 1220 and 2260 with Dan right now. He has a good sense of humour and is personable, but moves fast. The in-class examples are very good. Beware-exams are tough, so plan ahead. Take Dan's classes if you have a strong mathematical background and are willing to ask questions frequently.
Really helpful guy. He's kind and he will help you if you ask. If you sit back and don't try, that's your problem. If you work hard and do homework he will respect your efforts and want to help you. If you mess up on tests he still gives partial marks.
This is my second time taking the course, and comparing him to my last professor, I wished I tried harder in my last stats class. He will help if you ask. He talks a lot about concepts and less of the actual calculating. I personally don't like the fact that he doesn't clarify the different symbols, because it can be super confusing.
His tests are a 710 hardness level. Do the HW and youll be fine. His class goes quick - easy to get confused. Requires you to have a strong previous Pre-Calc background or youll get lost. MathLab saved me.
He is really a good instructor. He is always there for you if you ask for help. kinda fast paced and if u skip a class you will be lost. sometimes give bonus marks. but his tests are definitely harder and he is a tough grader !!
I suck at math, so learning from him was exceedingly difficult; the way he teaches is like he is teaching review. So unless you are re-taking the course, or you already have an idea of what you are going to learn it should be fine, but if not, its easier to learn from the textbook.
Overall pleasant professor. If you are not familiar with math concepts do not take math with this prof. His notes are unorganized so it can be difficult to learn if you are not familiar with the concepts. If you are taking math with him, work from the textbook, and do all questions in order to get a good grasp.
lectures are all over the place, was difficult to follow. very hard to learn from, disorganized. not an extremely difficult subject but he made it more complicated than it was
Lectures are LEGIT all over the place. Notes are all over the place. Disorganized as HECK. He will spend a million hours giving a million different examples for a topic he LIKES, and will forreal only give you 1/3 of an example and spend 0.999 seconds on a topic he doesn't really care about even tho its also on the exam. He takes attendance.
You miss a class, you miss 3 chapters. Teaches pretty quick and not super thoroughly. If you've never taken a stats class or have a basic understanding of stats this class is super difficult
Dan is a very friendly, approachable and funny person BUT his teaching style wasnt for me. His lectures are not very well organized and he assumes you already have a lot of knowledge of statistics. Its very hard to follow whats going on as he moves through the material very quickly. LOTS of online assignments due multiple times a week.
Dan overall is a nice person. But one down fall is that his class is not structured, he does notes on the board which are all over the place. There are lots of weekly assignments, not too bad once you do the textbook work. Test are actually easy if you put the effort and study hard, the math lab was a great resource. I WORKED HARD TO GET THAT A-
Dan is a very difficult to learn from, during lectures he does not teach us how to do anything or what it means, but simply writes things on the board and rambles. You will have to teach this course to yourself which is what makes this a hard course. Dan is a great guy, just not who I would reccomened for someone who doesnt understand math easily.
tutorials, quizzes and homework bump you up easily(9%ea) quizzes and homework are online with 6 attempts. If you copy the notes and do the homework course is easy u cant expect to do well in a math course without trying. Office hours or math lab helps if you need any questions. overall quirky guy and super nice but literally doesnt check his emails
He makes A LOT of mistakes in lectures. His lectures are messy and boring, so the textbook for Linear Algebra is literally your best friend. I do not recommend.
Good methods of grading
I would rate him somewhere around 3.75, instead of a solid 4 if I could. He's dedicated, supportive and kind. The course itself is challenging but manageable. Tests and tutorials are not too hard if you review and do homeworks beforehand. Biggest cons is that he DOESN'T have SLIDES NOTES! But I took it online so I could watch lecture videos after
Despite his lectures being quite boring, he took his time making sure students understood the content. Do the homework and pay attention during lectures and you should do just fine.
his lectures are boring so i'd usually just mute it lol. pre class quizzes are like 1 question, not hard. tests are mostly questions from textbook, same with final. as long as u keep up with class, ask questions if u need to, you'll do just fine with him. he seems kinda snappy over email but he wasn't a horrible prof.
Dan's a really nice guy, and he obviously cares about his students. However, his lectures were a little hard to understand sometimes, and he would sometimes get confused by his own explanations. Exams aren't too far off from the homework, so as long as you know what you're doing, you'll be fine.
Yes, he makes a lot of mistakes and goes really fast, and yes, he has a hard-to-follow way of teaching. But seeing the glass half full, he's a very kind person who takes his time after class to answer your questions. Also, he's a fair marker. If you pay attention in the class and watch a couple of YouTube videos before the class, you'll do fine.
Statistics is a generally difficult course, but Dan does his part. He gives good class notes, will clear any confusion AS LONG as you ask, and does care for the well being of his students. Pre-quizzes and Post-quizzes are usually 1-2 questions. Hw is pretty easy. Compared to other profs, he lets you use cheat sheets for midterms/exams. TAKE HIM!!!!
Dan's lectures are incredibly convoluted and hard to follow. He tends to wander off on tangents which just end up confusing everyone. His exams are pretty straightforward though.
Dan was amazing! He is very nice as long as you put in an effort. However, his lectures can be extremely boring and often do not make sense, but attending the tutorials helps clear things up. The textbook helped a lot (you don't need to read every detail). Tests are extremely straightfoward so there are no suprises.
its maths and there are so many topics squeezed into one course. homework weekly. attendance not mandatory. mid terms cover a lot of material. but he is approachable.
Dan is approachable due to his kind heart, but at the same time unapproachable because he constantly explains simple concepts in a way that makes sense to him, but is unintelligible to the students. Exams are fair with a few curveballs, but if you don't have the ability to self study via the textbook and other resources, you're in for a rough time.
My biggest gripe is that he assigns all our homework as multiple choice quizzes.(which you need to pay 100 dollars for). he is usually late in terms of uploading it so you don't get the chance to practice the new concepts while its fresh. the question quality is not the best and your better off doing textbook questions. But you won't have the time.
Dan makes discrete math harder than it needs to be. His lectures are very complex which turns an already dense subject into a scatterbrained mess. Tests are quite difficult as there is so much to know, but that is not necessarily Dan's fault. He's a nice guy, but I wouldn't take him again.
pay 100 dollars to do homework, which wasn't helping and you need to read and learn online to do it, so much time consuming. Boring lectures. Dan has a kind heart tho. Tests are kinda hard. You have to do so much learning by yourself.
Releases all practice homework weeks after he teaches the concepts... what's the point? He will not prepare you for any test and expects you to figure out what to do for preparation. His tests are unrelenting and while he's not a terrible person, I did not enjoy him whatsoever. Take at your own risk.
Dan is a gentle professor. But, he does not care about students. He would spend 1 whole class to talk about something irrelevant to class coverage. Questions on test: 1. vaguely worded, 2. faultily worded or introduction of hard questions at the beggining with tricky notations to trip up student confident. Extremely long test. Terrible professor :)
Dan lectures are a bit bland, but I don't blame him since no one talk in class at all. If you ask questions he is super willing and very good at answering. He does get a bit into the nitty gritty of notation a bit much which can be confusing, but overall a great guy and enthusiastic about what he teaches
Dan is a very nice professor who is willing to answer any questions. Although lectures are very long and can sometimes go off track, he goes through a variety of question examples to ensure that you understand concepts and topics properly. There are pre-quizzes and post-quizzes that are pretty helpful as well.
Blud was yapping for a whole lecture wouldn't recommend if your really trying to learn.
Took his course for Calculus III. Very kind and caring, knowledgeable, but just can't teach at all. He just talks and reads over slides rather than actually showing us some work . For university level math this is not good. I had to rely on myself to get by in class.
If you can take anyone else do it. His writing makes no sense, he gives only the most difficult problems there are no easy questions, there are no homework marks either. Only take him if its a last resort and you have to. Even the quizzes and tutorials are insanely hard, be prepared for one of the hardest classes of your degree, he has no empathy.
Class Info
Online Classes
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Attendance Mandatory
56%
Textbook Required
67%
Grade Predictor
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