4.3

Dietrich Burbulla

Mathematics - University of Toronto - St. George Campus

4.3
Quality
2.5
Difficulty
86%
Would Retake
101
Reviews
4.3
Quality
2.5
Difficulty
4.2
Helpful
4.4
Clarity

86%

Would Retake

101

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official
101 total ratings

5

70

4

17

3

5

2

3

1

6

What Students Say

Burbulla is an absolute legend

MAT301 - 5.0 rating

His lecture notes are one of the best I've seen

MAT186 - 5.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

31%

Textbook Required

50%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

71% confidence
Based on 7 grades
Most common grades:
A (3)
A- (2)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
A(3)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(3)
Based on 10 reported grades
A: 3
A-: 2
B: 1
Not_Sure_Yet: 1
Common Tags
Hilarious (8)
Respected (5)
Amazing lectures (5)
Inspirational (3)
Accessible outside class (3)
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS (2)
Clear grading criteria (2)
Participation matters (2)
Rating Trend

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Ratings by Course

MAT198

5.0

(1)

MAT180S

5.0

(2)

MAT1867

5.0

(1)

MAT187S

5.0

(2)

MAT200000

5.0

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+15 more courses
Difficulty by Course

MAT246

4.7

MAT335

4.5

MAT18618

4.0

MAT1867

3.0

APS187

3.0

Reviews (99)
5.0
1.0
MAT198
Apr 24, 2002

Boon?

4.0
4.0
MAT187
May 17, 2002

definitely lose the hair, but good teacher

5.0
2.0
MAT187
Sep 26, 2002

cool prof

3.0
3.0
MAT187
Oct 2, 2002

just... blah.

5.0
2.0
MAT186
Oct 3, 2002

good professor

5.0
2.0
MAT186
Nov 7, 2002

short and to the point

4.0
1.0
MAT1861
Nov 11, 2002

sucks!!

5.0
2.0
MAT186
Jan 6, 2003

fair... in remarking quizzes

5.0
1.0
MAT186
Jan 11, 2003

He puts the rich in dietrich

4.0
3.0
MAT186
Jan 16, 2003

he's a burbmatic prof. this burbman derives in any weather

5.0
1.0
MAT186
Jan 16, 2003

burbilicious,burbtastic,burbustic,burbuberant and burbestful..thats al i can say

2.0
3.0
MAT186187
Jan 25, 2003

the most overrated prof in first year engineering

1.0
4.0
MAT18618
Jan 25, 2003

basically, he's weird and demented

5.0
3.0
MAT180S
Feb 7, 2003

Great Guy!!!!!!

5.0
1.0
MAT180S
Feb 20, 2003

have u ever *eye contact* with him?

2.0
2.0
MAT188
Mar 27, 2003

ok. he's lazy and whips through things, NOT fair in remarking midterms.

5.0
1.0
MAT186
Apr 3, 2003

No Comments

3.0
3.0
MAT186
Jun 10, 2003

Although school said we first year students couldn't switch lecture sections ourselves, people do it themselves on Rosi just to switch to his class.

5.0
3.0
MAT187
Jun 13, 2003

Great prof. Ask him about how music relates to calculus sometime, if you want him to go off on a tangent that's not integral to the class at all. (Get it? Tangent? Integral? Hehehe.)

5.0
2.0
MAT187
Jul 7, 2003

excellent prof, good examples, and fair quizzes/tests...lectures are good, so need to read textbook

5.0
3.0
MAT1867
Sep 26, 2003

he is amazing and good teacher .. i wish he teaches 2nd yr

4.0
3.0
MAT188
Oct 7, 2003

i don't even have this guy as a teacher, but i skip my algebra lectures just to go to his because he's better than that luus ****er.

3.0
4.0
MAT186
Oct 29, 2003

ok guy. kinda wierd. scary. good teacher. the tests are the usual trick question. but its not his fault, he's got to keep the grades low, or else he'll get fired.

4.0
3.0
MAT188
Nov 24, 2003

HE is kinda weird.. look at the cloths her wears and he makes 120 grand a year.. thats crazy man.

2.0
3.0
MAT188
Nov 24, 2003

No Comments

1.0
5.0
MAT186
Dec 6, 2003

No Comments

5.0
2.0
MAT187
Mar 26, 2004

No Comments

5.0
2.0
MAT187
Mar 30, 2004

The only prof. i've seen that laughs after every differentiation and every integration and lives in his own world of mathematics while teaching and is still such an excellent teacher.

5.0
1.0
MAT187S
Mar 31, 2004

VERY GREAT...MAKE EXAM EASIER...LOL

5.0
1.0
MAT187
Mar 31, 2004

excellent teacher but needs to behave properly with students

5.0
1.0
MAT200000
Mar 31, 2004

The burb is awesome. Not that i go to his classes at all, but he is a totally wacky guy and the perfect fit for a psychadelic math prof that every first yr. engineer craves

1.0
5.0
MAT335
Apr 4, 2004

not good

5.0
3.0
MAT187S
Apr 5, 2004

great april fool's joker :p... many were fooled until april 2nd

5.0
3.0
MAT187
Apr 6, 2004

No Comments

5.0
1.0
MAT187
Apr 16, 2004

He's very blunt so many find that offensive, but he's just speaking his mind, not insulting anyone or anything. Very clear and very helpful.

5.0
1.0
MAT187
Apr 17, 2004

Good..

5.0
3.0
MAT187
May 8, 2004

The 3 first year math courses were easily the most well organized and well taught of any first year courses.

5.0
3.0
APS187
Sep 5, 2004

awesome!

5.0
3.0
MAT187
Grade: B
Sep 5, 2004

Great prof, funny. Organized, prepares you well for the midterms and exams. Provided lots of help during tutorials.

4.0
2.0
MAT186188
Sep 9, 2004

Awesome Teaching Style...............n bigtime baseball fan.......coolest prof around

4.0
4.0
MAT187
Oct 22, 2004

Cool guy, probably bets in first year

4.0
2.0
MAT186187
Oct 25, 2004

Coolest Prof in First Year Engineering

5.0
3.0
MAT186
Oct 29, 2004

Great prof funny guy

5.0
3.0
MAT186
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Nov 19, 2004

Funny guy, very zealous towards math. Enjoy his lectures very much, best first year teacher I have. Can't say enough good things about him, except he's not hot, no offense though. I mean, girls like guys for their brains right? If so, he'd be people's sexiest man of the year. Smart, passionate dude.

5.0
3.0
MAT187
Jan 24, 2005

after my last term's calc prof, I truly realize how life seems easier with burb!

4.0
2.0
MAT187
Mar 12, 2005

No Comments

5.0
3.0
MAT186
May 30, 2006

Great prof overall. Do not get offended if he makes fun of you (or ignores you completely) if you ask a dumb question. Helpful, but will NOT do your problems for you. Loved his sense of humour, but it is weird how he always 'stares' at the same class corner (whatever that would be in the blue room). Tests are extremely fair if you do the work.

5.0
3.0
MAT186187
Aug 11, 2006

Just a great prof

5.0
4.0
MAT186
Oct 30, 2008

excellent

5.0
3.0
MAT186
Nov 20, 2008

he's totally the coolest!! he kinda reminds me of gandalf, the white hair, and the pointer which looks oddly like a staff complete with a little crystal thingy, cool guy, teaches well even when 85% of the class is not listening!

5.0
1.0
MAT188
Nov 26, 2008

koool dude

5.0
3.0
MAT186
Nov 27, 2008

he loves pizza

5.0
2.0
MAT186
Nov 29, 2008

I think he explains the stuff really clear.

4.0
2.0
MAT188
Dec 26, 2008

His notes are good!

5.0
4.0
MAT186
Jan 20, 2009

He is a very good lecturer. I skipped all my calc 1 and 2 lectures to go to his. Being in second year now, you really appreciate and realize how good he was. (all the second year profs teaching engineering math courses are ****).

4.0
1.0
MAT187
Apr 3, 2009

Lecture notes are super useful..... tests are standard.....He is great but he always said he is allergic to student....dun make him cough..... otherwise ..........hmhm........!!!!!

3.0
1.0
MAT188
Sep 29, 2009

Nice Prof. Very efficient at checking papers!

5.0
3.0
MAT187
Apr 8, 2010

He is standing infront of me and teaching right now. I feel guilty - I shouldn't be at my laptop. I only have 5 minutes of Prof. Burbulla teaching me. <3 BURBULLA

5.0
1.0
MAT187
May 27, 2010

Best calc proff in all of eng! theirs no need to read the textbook his notes are amazing! he provides detailed solutions to past tests and exams! and the ones you write look almost identical to the previous years!

1.0
5.0
MAT187
Jun 3, 2010

notes are available online can download and read those besides that him and his lectures are useless

5.0
2.0
MAT187
Jun 30, 2010

He is good. His lecture notes are awesome, but am kinda scared of him.

5.0
2.0
MAT188
Aug 10, 2010

An incredibly good teacher (this is very rare in engineering math) I went to his lectures for all 3 first-year courses. Somewhat eccentric, not very nice to people asking dumb questions, a subtle sense of humor. His lecture notes >>> book. He's very experienced, and he really makes an effort to teach clearly and practically right from foundations.

5.0
3.0
MAT188
Sep 10, 2010

wonderful

4.0
3.0
MAT187
Oct 12, 2010

great prof..

5.0
2.0
MAT186
Oct 11, 2011

Good prof, his pace is a bit fast when using slides but if you use the online lecture notes you can easily keep track.

4.0
1.0
MAT186
Nov 5, 2011

omg! Burbulla is the man!! He has swag yo. His classes are entertaining as well as his witty jokes! His lecture notes=AMAZING! saved me the cost of buying the calc textbk. lol. He is awesome, but he scares me because he is a "unique" prof. No other prof like him. Burbulla FTW!

5.0
1.0
MAT187
Jan 10, 2012

amazing calc prof

5.0
1.0
CALC101
Feb 14, 2012

nice prof

5.0
2.0
MAT187
Aug 6, 2012

He will teach you the way of Calculus

5.0
2.0
MAT186
Aug 6, 2012

Follow the path of Burbulla and you will succeed

5.0
4.0
MAT335
Dec 5, 2012

Best Math Prof at UofT

5.0
2.0
MTH188
Dec 8, 2012

had burbulla for linear algebra, first year of electrical engineering. He was probably my favorite first year prof. excellent notes and great enthusiastic lectures, his classes are always full because everyone skips their lectures to go to his. if you ever end up having to take any courses that he teaches make sure you go to his lecture!

5.0
1.0
MAT118
Dec 23, 2012

Yo, this teacher has the best website and makes the best exams, love him and he'll love you back

5.0
2.0
MAT187
Apr 22, 2013

The best calculus professor out there, thanks Burbs

5.0
2.0
MAT187
May 9, 2013

Cool guy, AWESOME site.

5.0
3.0
MAT187
May 31, 2013

Amazing professor, always very clear in explaining and keeps lectures engaging. Make sure to download his lecture notes from his website, absolutely worth it and more useful than the text. He posts past midterms and exams WITH solutions, which prove to be the most useful tool when studying. Overall great prof, great guy. Pleasure to be in his class

5.0
1.0
MAT186
May 31, 2013

cooh guy yo! really cool!!!

3.0
3.0
MAT188
Jun 1, 2013

It's similarly, not similarily. Professor Burbulla, this is the one and only thing I found as a flaw from your perfect shwag.

5.0
2.0
MAT187
Jul 11, 2013

Amazing prof!

5.0
2.0
MAT186
Dec 21, 2013

His website containing step by step solutions to his past tests will be one of the reasons why this course will be so "bird-like". You will realize how much of a luxury it is to have him coordinate two of the first year math courses, if you're not in T1/ECE. His lecture notes are one of the best I've seen.

5.0
1.0
MAT187
Apr 26, 2014

Cool prof. You can learn his lecture with his note if you don't want to go to lecture. DO THE PAST EXAM!!!! They help a lot.

5.0
5.0
MAT188
Oct 6, 2014

his course is really funny even though he is not trying to be funny. He is really a respectful professor

5.0
2.0
MAT186
Grade: A
Jan 11, 2016

The king of all the Engineering U of T professors. Probably the most experienced and the most hilarious prof I've ever had. His grading criteria is the clearest one in the first year if you ask me. Everything he tests on is from his lectures and his lecture notes from his site. Really gives into helping you learn Calc/LinAlg as best as you can.

4.0
2.0
MAT188
Grade: B+
Feb 29, 2016

Funny dude

4.0
3.0
MAT186
Mar 11, 2016

Good prof, be sure to do lots of past questions and word of advice: try not to ask for a test remark because ur score will probably be lowered.

5.0
3.0
MAT301
Dec 19, 2016
Would take again

Burbulla is an absolute legend

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS
Hilarious
5.0
3.0
MAT246H1
Grade: A
Jul 20, 2017
Would take again

He is awesome! He teaches MAT246 better than any other instructors in 2017 winter session. If you read and understand all of his slides, definitely getting A.

Gives good feedback
Respected
4.0
3.0
MAT186
Dec 15, 2017
Would take again

Very very clear lectures and lecture notes, unintentionally funny, well respected.

Respected
Clear grading criteria
Amazing lectures
5.0
3.0
MAT188
Dec 16, 2017
Would take again

Great prof. One of the best teachers I've ever have.

Respected
Inspirational
Hilarious
4.0
2.0
MAT188
Grade: A-
Apr 29, 2018
Would take again

For MAT188, his lectures were great, and he made everything a lot easier to understand. His notes were clear and very helpful. All around great at teaching. When answering questions, he could be a bit abrasive, and wasn't very helpful.

Respected
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS
Hilarious
5.0
2.0
MAT188
Grade: A
Jun 20, 2018
Would take again

Amazing prof, a real gem. Going through his lecture slides are enough to get amazing grades on the test without even bothering to check the textbook. He is a real gem, especially compared to Shai Cohen who I had for the 2nd term math course, who is basically the worst math professor I've ever seen. Run away from Shai and into Burbulla's class!

Respected
Clear grading criteria
Hilarious
1.0
5.0
MAT246
Mar 7, 2019
Wouldn't take again

The test is hard, and the problem sets are even harder to do.

Participation matters
Test heavy
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
MAT246
Apr 26, 2019
Wouldn't take again

If you don't prove the way he proved it in his solution, you get a 0. I took Mat315 at the same time with Mat246. I got perfect in 315 using that method, but a 3/10 in 246. The marking says not enough details. but it's just CRT and basic module arithmetic (it's taught in mat246). Applied for regrade, no change in the grade without any explanation..

5.0
3.0
MAT186
Dec 3, 2019
Would take again

Obsessed with him as an individual, funny and charismatic. However, the course isn't easy. Prof may seem intimidating but approach him and ask questions. He answers questions well and it will be helpful.

Inspirational
Test heavy
Hilarious
5.0
3.0
MAT188
Grade: Incomplete
Mar 13, 2020
Would take again

Absolutely amazing. His lectures are totally worth going and the exam is an accurate representation of what was covered, no more, no less. Although he uses powerpoints and a bit traditional, he always manages to have your attention with jokes and fun applications. If you can easily do the webwork and textbook questions, youre all set.

Accessible outside class
Hilarious
Amazing lectures
5.0
5.0
MAT246
Grade: A-
Apr 15, 2020
Would take again

Very textbook oriented, uses past midterm/final questions and problem set questions in tests, making tests easier to prepare for.

Lots of homework
Accessible outside class
Participation matters
5.0
3.0
MAT186
Dec 22, 2020
Would take again

One of the best profs that I had this term! I wish we had more synchronous lectures instead of the readings because he explains the course material well and went over a lot of examples. He also had a lot of open office hours this term and held review sessions for the midterm and final. Overall, a funny and helpful prof!

Accessible outside class
Hilarious
Amazing lectures
5.0
5.0
MAT186
Grade: Rather not say
Jan 14, 2021
Would take again

Dietrich is an actual God. He is a God. Anyone in his presence will be immediately enlightened with a clear comprehension of the incredible divinity of his very essence. Dietrich God.

Inspirational
Hilarious
Amazing lectures
5.0
3.0
MAT186
Feb 3, 2022
Would take again

Very experienced professor; almost the god of math; amazing lecture and notes; always choose him if possible.

Amazing lectures
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

31%

Textbook Required

50%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

71% confidence
Based on 7 grades
Most common grades:
A (3)
A- (2)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
A(3)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(3)
Based on 10 reported grades
A: 3
A-: 2
B: 1
Not_Sure_Yet: 1
Common Tags
Hilarious (8)
Respected (5)
Amazing lectures (5)
Inspirational (3)
Accessible outside class (3)
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS (2)
Clear grading criteria (2)
Participation matters (2)
Rating Trend

Stable

+0.14 avg change
Dec
Mar
Apr
Dec
Jan
Feb
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

MAT198

5.0

(1)

MAT180S

5.0

(2)

MAT1867

5.0

(1)

MAT187S

5.0

(2)

MAT200000

5.0

(1)
+15 more courses
Difficulty by Course

MAT246

4.7

MAT335

4.5

MAT18618

4.0

MAT1867

3.0

APS187

3.0

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