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He is like the best math teacher ever. He gives tons of examples and usually mixes the theory in so you barely even realize it. class is pretty interactive too. Take him if you can
Kelome is great. He's clear, he does at least two or three examples for each new concept, he gives good instructions for solving problems, and he doesn't waste time. Just be aware that he's smart and he expects you to be too. He encourages the class to follow along with questions, so stay awake.
I have no complaints, he was very helpful during office hours, and class was average.
A very clear teacher, does'nt waste time and gives many examples - recommended (especially if your other option is Brown).
the man's writing is eligible - people sit across the front of the class with a textbook in hand trying to decypher his writing - if you do not find math easy - avoid this prof.
Wrote a ridiculously hard final - over half the class failed.
very clear and helpful. Great teacher.
good lecturer but extemely hard midterm and final.
He is amazing. So nice, so helpful. Lectures are so clear you dont even need the textbook. He is open to questions, he does tons of examples. If you can take any math course with him do it, you won't regret it. Best math professor I have ever had!!
excellent teacher. the midterm was kind of tricky but i heard that if you do old midterms it's really easy. the final is completely straight forward. the MC's are mostly from old midterms and the short answers are things he's done in class. never opened the textbook.
He is no doubt the best Maths Professor of McGill. I used to be so enthusiastic before attending his class at 8.30 in the morning. He have a set pattern and knows his material extremely well. He knows what he is teaching and delivering to the students. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND EVERYONE TO TAKE HIM FOR WHAT EVER COURSE THAT HE IS TEACHING!
He is a good lecturer although he can go a bit fast at times. He gives good examples in class which lead to good notes to study from. My advice is come to class with at least a general idea of what he's lecturing on or else you might be blindly copying notes without understanding.
I put in as much effort as my other courses and the result is so disappointing. my other courses are a-. and this one i didn't even get a B. are there people who have the same experiences?
Kelome is a nice prof, but somehow his exam got a lot harder. Very hard to do well on the final due to the ridiculous multiple choice questions. The writing sections is fairly easy. But average is very low.
He clearly knows his material inside and out. Always supplements each concept with at least one example. Tries his best to clarify the concepts and answer any questions. Beware though, his final exam was very difficult (disproportionate to his midterm). Many people who went into the exam feeling very prepared found it quite difficult.
Course itself is not bad, pretty easy material compared to some other math courses I've taken but final and midterm were horrible. The written part is okay but the short answer questions are ridiculous. He won't take into account your reasoning even if it's correct because since we are in McGill he expects us to be some kind of geniuses. AVOID!
The best prof of the semester. Dedicated to teaching which made students concentrate better as well. Clear notes. Fair exams. And with a good sense of humor. He's with a strong accent, but you ll get used to it and start loving it.
Did not respond to any e-mails with questions I had about the course. Tough to meet in person, and was condescending if you did. Avoid.
Great man, knows his material really well and very helpful during office hours. On the other hand prepare yourself to get crushed if you don't work hard.
He makes you feel enthusiastic about the topic and inject you the motive to learn. Outstanding teaching skills... Really enjoyed the class!
He's a good prof but if you come to him for help, he will do the least he can and make you feel uncomfortable for "wasting his time". Make sure you go straight to the point if you have any questions.
Great teacher, but you really do need to pay attention in class and do all the practice exercises he gives out. He does go a little quickly at times (especially over the material that's really trivial) but overall it was an awesome class.
let me start by saying i read the entire textbook, understood it, and did all the practice questions. Midterm easy af, final - bring something to cry in
Final was ridiculously hard compared to the midterm and written assignment. Don't fall behind in the class or you're screwed. The prof doesn't answer emails either.. Also he's very difficult to understand. Avoid at all costs...
This is why I don't like that this website includes "easiness" as a way to rate teachers. Is the class easy? No. Is Kelome still an amazing teacher, and possibly even more so because he gets through a lot of material and makes you work for a good grade? Yes. I love Kelome but DEFINITELY don't fall behind in this class...
Content was hard. Kelome's accenthandwriting was often hard to understand. Tests were pretty hard, the midterm in particular was a bit shocking. The textbook was confusing but fairly helpful. Lectures were helpful but were often long and boring. You need to review and practice the material until you're really good at it if you want to pass.
Kelome is fine until you have a problem and want to discuss it with him, then he treats you like an insect. The difficulty of his exams is not proportionate to the prowess of his teaching. Many fail. This grade was the first I've ever gotten below an 80, and I worked far harder for it than other classes. That isn't "tough love," it's spiteful.
Don't take his class. His final are very difficult.
His lectures are one that you need to pay complete attention to the content in order to be successful in the course. Your iPhone will probably fail this class for you. If attention is paid, with the proper concentration, he is very active and enthusiastic and this helps follow the content in a very good and clear way.
Very good prof, class way overrated, not that hard at all, just need to actually work. Bad reputation due to canadians who've only been doing functions for their entire life and can't face a different theory. Interesting, challenging but put in the work and you will be fine!
Even if you do the work found in the textbook diligently, you are still not guaranteed to pass. I found his exam did not do a very appropriate job of covering the material found in the book in relation to the assignments and even discussed in class. Many of the problems were of high difficulty.
Kelome is an excellent lecturer. Tests require you to solve problems creatively rather than regurgitate material. Make sure you have a Math background beyond the minimum prerequisites (have some discrete structures, analysis, or algebra) and you will be fine.
The multiple choice portion of the final was VERY tricky. Heres my advice- Practising all the problems in the book and past papers on docuum should prepare you for the long answer section of the final. For the multiple choice re-do and go through the webworks THOROUGHLY. I noticed most of the multiple choice were VERY SIMILAR to webwork problems
Super easy midterm, but super difficult final. After curving the grades, the class average: C+.
Quizzes never take into account errors you may have done in beginning. If the final answer isn't correct, no points are given. Doesn't answer questions. BTW starts lectures 5 minutes early and ends 5 mins late so its a 90 minute lecture.
If you have Kelome, it is essential that you go to class. He doesn't have very many resources besides class to learn the material, so you absolutely must go and you have to take good notes, because the textbook is not all that clear. His notes on the chalkboard are very clear, which is good because he has an accent that takes getting used to.
With this professor, you absolutely have to attend to lectures. Not many resources. He also assumes that we know all the answers, leading him to skip useful example. Nonetheless, good professor that is trying his best to help students. Doesn't go too fast in material.
As long as you go to class you'll be fine (keep going even if it feels hopeless because it does make a difference).
the final was the hardest math exam I ever took
He is notary willing to help you. I would ask him questions and he would respond as if I had no idea what I was doing and acted as if I should already know the answer to what I am asking. Also, in class he mostly just explains theorems, so you have to teach yourself how to actually use the equations.
If you skip class, you won't do well. The course overall has a big learning curve that once you get over becomes fairly easy. It's just that most people can't get over the curve since they approach the course like they would a calculus course. The textbook practice problems are useless; instead, practice using old finals - even ones from the 1990s.
Solid lecturer Exams are hard
Hard exams
Kelome is really good at writing tests that weed out students with only a superficial understanding. To do well you need to invest a lot of time and understand the material in depth. Which is great thing, especially for a class like 323. But there are semesters where you need all the extra time you can get. You won't get any with Kelome.
If you attend the lectures and do your homework you will be fine. The final has tricky multiple choice, prep101 does a good job with MC prep.
He offers very little resource outside class so you have to go to class. He doesn't explain well, and he only talks about theorems without doing any substantial problems. We also had to pay an extra 30$ for Lyryx. The final exam takes 70% of the grade.
The material taught in class isn't that difficult. There aren't many resources outside of class, but khan academy has some videos for some topics. The problem is the final's difficulty, in that is it waaay harder than anything done in class. Its like we're taught how to ride a bike for three months and suddenly he expects us to do BMX-type tricks.
Explains math using jargon that 99% of the class had no exposure to. When you ask him a question, you usually become more confused. As the material gets harder, the jargon gets thicker, and it is incredibly easy to get lost in the weeds. The final was the hardest thing I ever did, and I spent four years in a math-based program before coming to uni.
WebWork and previous exams were VERY similar to his final this year.
I felt his class was challenging and engaging. He understands the material very well and I like the way he connects the knowledge and makes students to think. Pay attention to his lectures since there are lots of information . Put efforts and ask questions. He is willing to help.
Nice guy, but very hard to follow in class due to math language used. 70% final with little work throughout the semester. Asking questions in class often results in more confusion. Lots of theory on the exam.
Amazing prof!!! He is very very smart and if you pay attention in class you can gain a lot from the lectures. Very fun class and requires quite a bit of practice but can be easily understood. If you show him that you are interested and putting effort into the class, he is very helpful and kind. Answers questions clearly, does a lot of examples.
He doesn't post any lecture notes or past exams. Thanks to Khan Academy and prep 101 for passing this course.
Prof Kelome is an amazing professor and he expects you to do your job, e.g. to learn by heart theorems and definitions and redo his examples to make sure you understand. Must go to class, but isn't it what college is for? He just won't waste time repeating twice the same thing to students who do not put any effort, which some people may dislike.
He's an intimidating dude. Really smart guy, and doesn't quite understand that not everyone gets math the way he does. That said, this course does require studying and thorough understanding. It's definitely manageable, and the material is not difficult if you put in the work and go to lectures. Quizzes and webworks are easy, final exam was fair.
He's actually not a half bad lecturer. The problem is his exams. Each problem worth 25%, and the assignments/suggested problems felt useless. The questions were super unfamiliar and none like the ones in the book at all. Perhaps this will say more: The class AVERAGE for Probability, Summer 2017, was a D. And a lot of people took it. Yeah.
A slightly intimidating man with a zero tolerance for phones and has threatened students over it. Other than that, he is very charismatic and intelligent. Kelome will not hold your hand in this course, he stretches your understanding and challenges the class with tricky problems. Fantastic mathematician and teacher but hard marker. Know your stuff.
The teacher is good but the class is hard. For sure the best of the math 133 teachers
Learn everything from the textbook. Kelome spent longer on vector addition than he did on eigenvectors and eigenvalues, after having already spent even longer on general matrix addition.
Took both 133 in the winter and 323 in the summer with him. He's a good lecturer and though he can be a bit intimidating he is willing to help you in his office hours and after class. His exams can be BRUTAL and he never curves (D average in summer 323). Overall I think he's a good professor and would recommend, but study hard for his exams.
Great teacher, prepares you well for the midterm and exam. If you do the exercises, a few textbook problems, show up to the lectures and go to him for help there is no reason why you shouldn't pass the class. Midterm was fair, exam was tough but fair.
Savage exams, really need to study outside material to do well on exams. Prep101 book and past finals are great resources. Still expect final to be harder than questions you do there . Class is taught in really unintuative order. (3blue1brown youtube videos good for gaining intuition)
This is really a tough class and there's no way around it. Not that the material is hard, but his exams are extremely theory-related, especially the midterm and final MCQ's. You'll have to put in the work to pass or get a decent grade. He's honestly not a bad teacher, but he expects you to work really hard for the class.
He offers great notes and the lectures are not loaded with theories. He gives a fair amount of examples to make sure you get the material. The tricky part is that you will need to review the notes on your own and do a lot of examples outside of class. His exams are difficult, but fair. The theory part of the final is directly from his notes.
Kelome Does not care about you so make sure you stay on top of things . Take notes each class and prepare for multiple choice which is notoriously difficult. I was very confident in linear algebra and still got an A- due to the difficulty of multiple choice on the 90% final exam. With that said I did enjoy his lectures and the course in general.
heartless, unprofessional in emails
My recommendation would be to NOT take Math 133 with Kelome (or any semester when he is exam co-ordinator). He's a knowledgeable mathematician, but his tests are tough and the experience sucks. That being said, it isn't impossible to do well. Definitely treat this as a 4 credit course + watch Strang lectures and Essence of Linear Algebra on youtube
I don't know why people think he's "good;" at best he's doing his bare minimum. Really hard to understand, tests are convoluted and unfair at times just to make the course harder than it needs to be. Content was explained a lot better by textbooks even for someone who has no experience in linear algebra whatsoever. Also just really rude and blunt.
It is true that he makes you work for your grade which may not be a very popular with the lazy ones...
It's time for summer courses again, and I am writing this review to warn those who plan to take MATH 323 during summer time with prof. Kelome. The prof is really knowledgeable and his lectures are well organized and thorough. BUT, please do yourself a great favor and take this course during regular semesters. His exams are more than brutal.
Here's the truth: he absolutely makes you work for your grade. His assignments took up my entire week. He goes at lightning speed in class. But as he says: if you go to class, if you put in the work, you will succeed. I didn't believe him at first--but I do now. He'll push your limits, but he's an honorable man and a fantastic professor.
I had Kelome for MATH223. He IS a good lecturer, there's no doubt about that. HOWEVER, his assignments, examples & finals are hard. We had an easy midterm but the final was very difficult. A lot of kids failed the class (over 17%! so many kids failed that he had to curve the grade.). I would only recommend Kelome if you want to his class as S/U.
MATH 323 in summer is known to be notoriously difficult and I was advised by many to take it in regular semesters instead. Prof. Kelome's notes are very good and he explains concepts fairly well. I sincerely think his final is not that different from class ex's. As someone who received an A in this class, my opinion could be biased.
Kelome is a very knowledgeable professor and always shows his enthusiasm for the material. His lectures are great. They're very well structured. I've had him for two classes and I've enjoyed both. He is certainly a tough grader, notoriously so. Expect to work very hard.
He is very helpful outside class but the class itself was very hard and fast paced. He is a good professor and the tests are incredibly fair. As far as MATH133 profs go, he is the best one. I went to his office hours every week, every lecture, and occasionally made appointments and that was why I was successful. I didn't use the textbook once.
One word: Fair. His assignments are unbelievably long to do and he really makes you work for those marks. They do pay off though since they prepare you for the tests. His lectures are a bit all over the place. He rarely writes out complete sentences and sometimes leaves you wondering what the example was even asking. Definitely read the textbook.
Kelome is a good choice for MATH 223. Although he can be somewhat condescending in class if you ask a question, lectures provided reasonable examples and explanations and the assignments were a good way to practice. The midterm was pretty easy and the final was much harder but still fair.
Math329 with Kelome was a breeze! Absolutely recommend
I was about taking this class with Kelome since I did horribly in 133. Honestly lectures are clear and he is a funny and good guy. Midterm was quite easy. Assignment are tough but they prepare you super well for the final. Final was super fair and 5/6 were assignment Qs. To do well go to Tutorials and do assignments on repeat. u'll get B+/A- mini
He is a very solid lecturer. I'm scared reading the review here, but it turns out his exams were not that bad. They were pretty fair. He is also a nice guy outside of class, although he refused my hug invitation, citing department policy. If you work on your assignments by yourself, there's no way you could fail the course.
It is important to go to his class and take notes and you really need to treat assignments seriously since all of the tested stuff are from assignments and notes. His past average was low since the final was hard but this year was okay.
Heard so much about him before taking the class but his final is still alright (median was 76). He teaches fine and is very structured in his class but he does things so last minute like only telling us the exam/quiz dates really last minute or even having a surprise final quiz on the last week of the semester
Be ready to work for your grade. Dr K is a v good lecturer, lots of practice problems, often gives extended office hours for students bc he cares. He skips a lot of steps in class bc he assumes you know (material from prereqs). He will take his time to answer your questions and make sure you understand. Tests are meant to challenge you but doable.
So far I have taken MATH 222 with him and he is a pretty good lecturer, and he has very fair exams. If you understand everything in lectures - you will be absolutely fine on the final/midterm exam. On the side note, his notes are a bit messy and it can be hard to understand his accent. Overall, I would recommend him!
He does many worked examples in class. But I find the assignments are a bit hard. It makes me sad that even in an online course, he doesn't post the lecture notes for each class.
Prof. Kelome is a good prof. He explains concepts very well in his lectures. Would definitely recommend taking his class.
"I'm taking this course for credit so I can't really drop it" is what I told myself. What a mistake. The content itself shouldn't be hard, but he is an awful lecturer. He WILL get mad+laugh at u if u have a question - I don't dare to ask anything in the lecture after what he did twds some of my colleagues. I love math, not when it's w him tho. 0/10
I guess the class material follows through nicely in his head, but the sheer speed at which he rushes through everything leaves nothing but confusion in reality. Very clear sense of disconnection between teacher and students, at least for the online class.
Notes have no clear structure (for example, he often gives examples during class time, but doesn't make it clear what the example is about), condescending to students who ask questions, not so clear grading scheme on assignments, solutions to problems and assignments have lots mistakes in them. He is okay at explaining the material.
The course is not easy but he is a solid lecturer. If you study and go to him for help, he will give you all the time you need. He is understandably impatient with some of the nonsensical questions asked in class. I have found him very helpful outside of class.
His notes are messy and he doesn't explain well on several occasions.
Messy notes, unconvinced proof, does not explain well
He is an okay prof willing to help if you minimally do your work and study. Very approchable one on one. Pay attention in class and take good notes.
he was fine prof .he has a high expectation: you must do your work, be up to date in your notes and he is more than willing to help. he would not take any nonsense during lectures.
His midterm exam was too long for the amount of time given!
Does not give nearly enough time to complete exams. Has very messy handwriting. Does not introduce new topics well at all. Will get angry at you for not understanding and asking a question in class.
He is a solid lecturer. Since people complained about his light-speed explanations in Sept, he provided synopsis to everyone. Indeed the midterm is too long tbh. It is easy to solve but time-consuming to write down. Hope he can be lenient with loose proof. For the final, should let TA do it with recorded time and give 1.5-2 x time to students
He is a much more decent prof than some of the comments below would lead you to believe. True that he will make you work but, is always available to help. the trouble with this class is that many as I, are struggling to catch up with the prerequisite. the midterm was fair but long
Just awful. Had him for online class. His lectures were a mess, and if you asked a question he would make you more confused. Basically had to teach the course material to myself.
meh His classes are badly structured and questions about the content are very much not welcomed. Gives off a "I don't respect you and you are dumb" vibe At least ppl help each other out so u'll prob pass this class w the help of other students, but I wouldn't count solely on him for understanding any linear algebra.
Don't listen to anyone who says he is condescending or mean to students. He has a very methodical approach to teaching and doesn't like being asked repetitive or bad questions. Ex: he will get upset if he says to let x 3, and 2 min later someone asks why x 3. If you ask good questions he will never be upset. Exams were very challenging.
The class material itself shouldn't have been hard, but he doesn't explain well and is hard to understand. Exams were on the difficult/long end, but fair.
does not seem likable at first but is very approachable and generous of his time. Will make you work for your grade. I disagree with the suggestion that he is condescending. He will just not take any nonsense during classes.
Good teaching, his concepts in lecture (if you understand them well) prep you well, so are the assignments. He connects some ideas in mathematics smoothly.
He goes through things way too fast. He makes errors during class, which sometimes he catches after people leave class. The course was online for the first month of the semester which didn't help. And he uses the worst way to write notes, on a piece of paper on a machine older than my parents and most of the time the recordings don't work.
Solid lecturer. Fair but very challenging exams.
You really need to attend lectures with this prof. Good lecturer overall. Exams are drawn from some of the challenging class examples. Do not procrastinate. Exams were hard but fair.
Painful Midterm and Final! The class average was terrible. The course material should be creative and interesting but he goes beyond making a reflective exam. It is almost impossible to have A if you just lightly understand the notes.
Fast lectures, really hard exams. If you aren't as passionate as he is with math, you won't have fun in his lectures. Kelome is a really good guy, friendly, caring, he will help you as long as you reach out. If you don't do his practice problems, you won't pass his exams.
His lectures are rather slow and not particularly stimulating, although that is partly due to the material itself. The midterm and final were harder than the assignments, and the class was overall very conceptually based. Probably could have had your time better spent in taking another course.
What a BS course and professor. The lectures were really bad as he rushed through material and made everyone feel stupid for asking questions. The midterm was easy, but the final (Worth 65%) was insanely hard and did not test knowledge from class but rather how well you remember random things from high school math. The class ended up with a C avg !
Truth be be told: great and caring professor and at the same time zero empathy for BS. Put in the work, he will help you and you will do great. Don't and you will most likely fail.
The lectures can be fast at times, so be prepared to read the textbook before entering each class. This will help you stay on-top of the class notes. The homework is very closely related to the exams, and he is always available after class and in office hours to fully explain the homework so you can be fully prepared for exams. Fair grading scheme.
Reads the textbook, unfair in grading.
He's amazing. His lectures are perfect, his teaching is great. He was very generous with assignments and midterm and gave a fair final. I loved this course. It was a no BS, no fluff, straight to the point perfectly done course and you could've have scored 100/100 if you went to lectures and practiced problems.
Be prepared to work hard and he will help and assist you. If you do not, he can appear very dismissive. Zero BS prof who is not a hand holder. Show up to work hard and learn and you will appreciate what a more than decent prof he is. If not do not take a course with him, you will likely fail.
I took this class when it was fully online and honestly was one of the roughest experiences, the class average was a C+, and that is after the curve. But that being said, I don't know if it was because of his teaching style or just the course itself. He is not awful, knows his stuff and answers questions, but can be a bit rude at times.
He is a good prof. The tests were hard but fair. A lot of people felt like he was making the lecture for the top 10% of students, which is something I can agree with. He assumes a lot is already known and mastered. You'll be fine if you work a lot for this class, but his lectures alone are not enough. If you want to do well, use the textbook
Great lecturer but does not teach to the bottom quarter of the class, so I can understand why some students may not appreciate him. You need to be on top of your stuff. Very accessible after class.
The worst math teacher I have ever experienced in McGill. His note is really bad and his lecture is disorganized. I cannot believe the final grade for this 200 level math course is C-. Will not take his course again, really bad experience!
I can see why he can easily be subject to negative ratings. Zero BS teacher, Be ready to work, show some interest and he will be working with you to ensure your full understanding and success. Truly a caring teacher which does not look like it at first.
Do not ask stupid questions. Do not skip class. Do not think the exam will be easy. Do not think you will have resource available for you (literally there was only the course outline and the midterm solution on mycourse all semester).
Such a bad lecturer. If you can avoid his class, please do. So hard to follow his class and acts as if students should know everything.
No notes or lecture recordings. Cannot understand him.
I would avoid
Took MATH329 with him last year. This might be a niche opinion but I personally find him a genius lecturer and I find the class content very cool, exams were indeed tricky but once you get the underlying logic of the course content, everything will be fine.
It seems like Kelome doesn't do much to make the course easier for his students. The course was graded entirely by 4 quizzes, a midterm, and a final. No practice midterms/finals were given, no notes posted, no lecture recordings. Class average on exams was pretty low as well.
.Great lectures. He does seem impatient at times but is very knowledgeable and conveys ideas clearly. very nice and caring during office hours. He does make you work for your grade. Do not take his course or go to his office hours if you are not ready to work hard.
Brutal exams, no practice exams or notes posted online. If you do not pour all of your time into Kelome's class, you won't pass.
coming back to this two years later because I'm still not over it... RUDE, unhelpful... doesn't answer questions...i cant... exams were fine...
The class content is quite interesting, but the exams can be tricky. Attending lectures and using unstuck study for practice are key to doing well. Overall, a manageable course if you stay on top of the work.
Shoutout Kelome
It was important to attend all the classes and participate in class.
Caring and very kind. He clearly loves math and is very passionate for it. Only tip would be to attend lectures
Put in work outside the class and you'll be fine
He was a great professor and very excited about the material. While Math 150 was a very tough class, he was a fair grader and was always willing to lend a helping hand.
. This may not be the most popular opinion: Great prof overall. he does go fast during lectures, but gives plenty of examples. Very helpful during office hours. The first midterm was very fair, based on class examples and tutorials. One can do well by focusing and studying hard.
good prof overall. However, very determined to make you work for your grade. very accessible outside the classroom. You need to be on top of your studying to do well.
This is a tribute to prof Kelome. literally started this semester disliking the guy. He is actually a solid lecturer. Issue was his expectations: "work hard from the start and throughout the semester. Put in no less than 10-15 hours per week." I didn't and failed 1st midterm. Went to him for advice. A true gent. Helped me improve. Aced 2nd midterm.
Get ready to work. Lecture heavy . Test heavy. Reach out to him. He is tremendously helpful and knowledgeable
Not bad lecturer, just tough midterms and finals. First midterm average was a 47 AFTER A CURVE, and final was so hard. I did all textbook question, tutotrial, class examples, but only able to bs my answers. I asked for practice exams before and he said "I don't believe that practice exams help you study." Probs pick 140 instead if you get him.
Do not take this class and avoid this professor at all costs. Midterms went terribly even with curves and the final was impossible. Pretty sure many people failed. Sure his class was good and he had a lot of good examples and practice but just so difficult for no reason.
The worst prof I've ever had. everyone i know failed this course. he is so unhelpful. exams are so difficult. so hard to do well. finds joy in people failing. take 140 if you wanna take calc 1. 139 is not easier its horrible he sucks.
Don't take 139 with this prof if you want to brush up on pre calc, just watch YouTube profs who teach much more coherently and you will get so much more out of it. I imagine he could be a good high level math prof but he should not be teaching 139. 1st midterm avg was a fail, and the final and second midterm were never released making me wonder why
Terrible, unhelpful lectures. Admits that the program used to generate homework is not fine-tuned for the class, assigns it anyway. Rather than posting notes, or recording lectures, prof. Kelome posts lecture outlines and the question numbers of textbook problems. Class average for midterm 1 was in the 30s, blamed the class. Nice guy though.
He did not teach clearly, and the exams were excessively difficult for a first-year math course. The first midterm had a 47% average after the curve, and many students failed again on the second midterm. Despite flexible grading options, many still failed, and he later discouraged writing the supplemental exam, implying passing was unlikely.
To no surprise, many of my peers are complaining after receiving a bad grade on the final. Did not do great, but let's be honest: He posted outlines of lectures and expanded them in class using lot of examples. great prof overall. The long answer questions on the exam were from the textbook questions assigned. Very helpful outside the classroom.
Baffled by some of the lies below, fresh after the release of final exam grades. Anyone who attended all the lectures would be extremely well-prepared for the final exam, whose questions were from the textbook. Great prof overall. Very helpful outside class, yet uncompromising on the need to work hard to succeed.
Clearly a polarizing guy. I love him. he pushed me out of my comfort zone for my betterment. Work hard and you will be fine; he is nice and accessible after class and more than willing to help. If you do not put in the work (which is probably the case for many), you will surely fail and be left with the appeal of a revenge rating.
I withdrew from MATH 139 after consistent effort but no meaningful progress. Prof. Kelome is knowledgeable, but the material was not presented accessibly and relied heavily on self-teaching. Studying the textbook, doing homework, and attending lectures should be enough to succeed, but here it was nearly impossible.
He is far from the terrible prof that some people claim he is. In fact, he is a good prof. While his lectures are fast-paced and geared towards the upper half of the class—of which I am not a part—I continue to seek his help. He has been very generous with his time. However, he firmly believes that one must work hard to earn a good grade.
Kelome helped me understand the unit circle and trigonometric functions for the first time. While I attended every lecture, went to office hours, and did every single suggested problem, I still barely managed to pass his tests. I consistently got every practice problem correct and knew how to solve them correctly, but couldn't do his test problems.
Exam questions were straight from the textbook, as he said. it is disingenuous to claim otherwise. I did not do great, but at least I know I did not try hard enough. Great prof but do not take a class with him if you are not willing to work hard. He makes you work for your grade.
Lectures weren't recorded, and the notes he provided weren't comprehensive. He seems like a nice guy, but he assumes we know things and rarely explains how we got to conclusions. He wouldn't give direct answers to questions. Both the midterms and the final were much harder than anticipated. If he's the only option for 139, I would take 140 instead.
If you Have the option to take Math 139 or Math 140, please take Math 140. Even if you have no Calculus experience only precalculus like myself, who thought math 139 would've fit me better i can promise you it didn't and won't. I know people in math 140 who didn't take calculus and did way better than anyone in this course. I promise it's worth.
Not a hand-holder. Solely focused on transmitting his passion for math and making you work for your grade. Work hard, and you will be fine. Don't, and you will likely fail. I am grateful he gave me a taste of what uni math is about. Quite a change from high school. Very helpful outside the classroom as long as you show intent to work.
Looking for an effortless good grade, avoid him at all costs. Ready to work hard and be challenged, he is your guy. Great prof, but it takes time to come to terms with that fact. Not likable at first because he is demanding, but very kind and accessible if you are willing to work.
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