I had this guy 3 years ago and I still think he is the worst out there

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Terrible professor. I've never got a grade that bad in math before. The whole class has a C or D average and he really d.n. scale that much. The book is awful. Only ones who do well go to his office and suck up and still dn know what they're doing.

this guy is the worst teacher ever...he goes to fast...he doesnt help...and its impossible to get a good grade...do NOT take a class with him...

He doesn't go over any of the problems for homework and when you ask him a question about the homework he doesn't anwer you clearly.

This was the WORST teacher I've EVER had! I am a hard worker; always did my homework, and went to tutoring two times a week. Nothing helped. He does not clearly explain how to do the work, and is unwilling to bend his teaching style to benefit the class, which had an average of a D+. More than half of us failed. AVOID THIS TEACHER!

Awful teacher,more than half the class was failing and all he had to say to us was that the withdrawl period would be ending soon.I went to him for help several times and his response was to 'read the book' and that was it. I put majority of my time into this class, went to tutoring and still ended up having to withdraw to aviod an F.

This teacher does not care about his students. His mostly comes to class with no book. He went to Europe and did not even tell his department head. He is horrible. Anyone who thinks he is a good teacher needs therapy.

This guy is on a power trip. He gets a kick out of flunking people. Avoid him!!!!

Nothing "fine" about him.

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Proffessor Fine is a very rigid man.He spends most of the year building up hatered for his students.Once in his office I asked for help .I left that ****ing office with equations clawed into my face, neck and chest .He hates his students.he has to go to Cambodia for three months a year to torture monkys and diddle boys just to take out aggression

worst teacher every, teaches like its harvard

worst teacher in the world, never take him

Was confused from the first day. Didn't understand a single topic he tried to teach. Only math majors could understand how he taught - do not take unless you are a math major. Did not correlate the HW to the text, the online program he told us we needed, or the notes in class. I withdrew even though I had a decent grade because it wouldn't stand.

He teaches and teaches and teaches...But he loves and he loves and he loves... He will figure it out some day. oh yes he will figure out the one thing he loves the most...when he figures it out we will all be doomed.he will be the one who laughs last. He will touch it..of yes he's gonna touch it.

horrible teacher. his test questions make no sense, he talks in circles. the whole class fails tests and he takes no blame. does not want to help you no matter how hard you try. the only way to get a good grade is if your a genious, avoid him!!

By far the worst teacher on the face of the planet. THE WORST. i really hope that this critique will steer you away from taking his class. At no point this year did he teach me anything about math. each class consisted of him saying how "stupid" my class was. HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE is all i can say about him.

Fine is by far the worst professor ! Start of class 60 students now maybe 10. he doesnt teach he puts a problem on the board and asks you what to do.i dont know you tell me.he an ass.i went for help and it was like pulling teeth for him to get him to do problems for me he is awfull! if you ask questions he doesnt answer it.he beats around the bush

He gives you like 40 calculus problems due in two days. He doesn't help you with any questions or concerns, he ignores my emails, his tests are nothing like what he teaches in class. My class started off with about 30 people and there was about 10 left in the end. Don't trust him.

Do not take class with Dana Fine. Just don't do it. He assumes you know much more than you learned in 101. He barely answers questions, and if he does, he acts superior. Constantly late and flustered. Entire class failed first test and he said "happens to me every year, you guys have to try harder"

STAY AWAY!!! He is by far the worst professor I have ever taken. I am an A/B student and he gave me a C I attended all the classes and did all the HW. Quizzes and Test are impossible he actually tells the class that he makes them impossible...WTF! If you want your GPA to hit rock bottom take him. If you as a question he ask "what do you think?"

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!I took AP calc in high school and got an A year-round but I managed to get a B- in his class. The class started with 35 and by the end only around 12 students remained. On the up-side, the homework is optional but his quizzes and tests are hard. His lectures are useless, I didn't go to half, I ended up reading the book.

sucks as a teacher but knows his stuff.

knows what he's taking about but doesn't teach at all

Absolutely the worst professor I have ever had during my two years in college. He does not know how to teach, he just speeds through the material during his lectures, and does not provide any help when a student doesn't get something. Every week or so you will get a test or a quiz, which will include stuff not covered in his notes or the textbook.

Unless you do not care about your GPA, do not take this dunce. He does not give out any homework, which would be cool if his test and quizzes didn't consist of material you will never see by reading the textbook or going to his lectures. Another words, good luck doing well if you do not devote your life to whatever he is "teaching".

He makes up his quizzes 5 minutes before class and pulls the questions out of thin air (that may or may not have anything to do with the current topic). His tests are tedious and dense. He does not give you the solutions or make any attempt to explain his tests/quizzes. He has this evil little elf grin that he will display at any misfortune.

One of the worst math teachers I've ever had in my entire life. I am now a senior in engineering... back when I took his precalc course he told me that I should drop my major... Please don't take this mans course... AT ALL COSTS

I'm good at math, I'm good at math! but not when I took it with this guy. He is absolutely terrible, he does not explain himself or teach at all! HIs test have nothing to do with the material and he actually told my class that we aren't going to make anything of ourselves in the future!

This teacher is awful! I am good at math and I need calculus for my major. I decided to take precalc as a review before taking calculus. He does not teach, just puts questions on the board and asks people to answer them (seriously that's all you do the entire class). He gives group quizzes that are totally irrelevant.

Do not take this mans class. Unbelievably unfair. He told us 50% of the kids in our class will fail Calc. Cannot teach. Just don't man.

Mr. Fine is probably one of the worst math professor I probably had in my whole educational life. He forces you to understand what he understands and I am obviously not on the same level of education in mathematics has he is. He doesn't see that you don't get it, and his explanations are very difficult to understand.

He's a terrible teacher, he doesnt teach during his class time and makes you watch lectures online that are sometimes longer than the class period. when you ask for help or a question he does not answer it, he just asks you a question in return and returns to what he is doing. I had to teach myself the course and was hard because of my class load.

Just an overall horrible teacher.

Worst math teacher I've had. Doesn't lecture at all makes you learn everything on your own. Just goes over problems in class and doesn't help much when the answer is wrong. If I hadn't already taken the class in high school I would not be able to understand anything that is going on. Gives online lectures that don't work and homework is too easy.

Terrible professor. Expects students to learn ALL material OUTSIDE of class and covers review in classes. Tests are ridiculously difficult and are on material not covered in the review or curriculum. He assumes students understand him and speeds through material. Would not take another class with him again.

All quizzes are "group quizzes" where he makes you count off randomly and puts you in random groups. Most likely you will do all your groups work and they will do credit for it. All homework AND lectures are online. He does not teach. Smart guy knows his math stuff but is mad at teaching it.

Terrible Class had to withdraw because it was obvious I wouldn't pass. Doesn't really teach more or less goes over the homework questions that no one can figure out, group quizzes were only given 15 minutes but they were more like an hour worth of work. Most of everyone I talked to was also expecting to fail. Would NOT take again.

THIS CLASS WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME. I AM USUALLY GOOD AT MATH BUT I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING HE TALKED ABOUT IN CLASS. NONE OF THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE LECTURES HE GAVE. UNLESS YOU'RE REQUIRED TO TAKE MTH 148, I WOULD AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS. GOOD LUCK

To myself, I am very good at math. That class made me not being able to learn anything from him because the professor does not know how to teach that class. The homework assignments had nothing relevant to the textbooks/lectures I have read. He does scale exams, though. This professor is not a recommendation if you are a math major like I am.

This professor sucks, i did bad on the first exam and good on the second and he accused me of cheating. He likes to try to fail students and see them struggle. He will not do review sessions or give you review guides. Avoid this professor at all costs even if that means dropping out of school. He sucks.

Forced us to have our cameras on and recorded lectures but never posted them class was mandatory. The only good thing he has ever done was not make us use honorlock.

Professor Fine is alright I guess as far as teachers go. His big problem is that he posted all of the lectures online and then did review in class. The way I got through the class was by teaching myself how to do the work from the homework as I did the homework. I might as well have bought the textbook and done self study.

After having him for MTH181 and barely scraping by, I have no intention of taking another course of his. The exams are HARD. The review doesn't help. Instead of seeing if you've grasped the concepts/techniques and know how to use them, he quite literally makes 80% of the exam a test of whether you remember every word of his dull lectures. AVOID.

The professor expects you to teach yourself the topic and then publicly embarrasses you if you don't understand. We use our hour and 15 minutes of class time to do about 10 example problems that are not what is on the test. The homework is 70+ questions long. The book only teaches you the concepts and not how to apply it.

This class is crazy hard. One of the things I hated about this class was that there were no notes you basically had to teach yourself the whole semester all the notes were example problems that he makes students do in class by spinning a wheel on his phone and choosing a random kid and if you don't know the answer you automatically get embarrassed.

Professor Fine is my worst professor I've had at UMD so far. The tests looked nothing like the notes and the textbook so I was thrown off guard every time. His class is my only non-A grade. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS!!

Fine is an awful professor! I have had him for two classes and regret both (Pre Calc and Intro to Data Science). He never follows the textbook, gives you tests and quizzes on topics that were never covered, and gives you homework on subjects that won't be covered until the upcoming weeks. Avoid him at all costs if you value your time and grade!

Never had this bad of an experience with a professor before. Very passive aggressive and unwilling to help both in and out of the class. Don't waste you energy and time on this professor. Tried teaching myself and going to tutoring but wasn't successful. Hope Dana finds purpose in his work in the future and doesn't just show up for a paycheck.

I took DSC 101 with him, avoid at all costs. He rarely knew what he was doing, admitting he relearned it the night before. For one of the homework assignments I asked for help and he said he had no idea and to ask one of the other students. Midterm did not relate to in-class work in any way. Stay away

The professor rambles and doesn't know how to use the online side of his course, which is crucial. If the school requires online resources, it should ensure teachers are properly trained. Putting topics on exams we have not covered is not a quirky thing to laugh about when discussing your disappointment in your grades. Avoid this Professor.

Terrible professor. Listen to the reviews because most of them are accurate and aren't exaggerating. Consider taking any other professor available over this professor.