Explains confusing subject material well. Patient and accomodating.

The labs suck, can go off subject easily, but at least I learn in his class.

labs are dumb, he wants to change the way we learn math, hard grader

Hard grader, but is willing to work with you. Labs suck!

Great guy, hard to understand

tough subject but i know it inside out now, go to his office and he will help

Is a difficult teacher and will frustrate you- but is a major asset, youll see

Labs are hard, but help for understanding topics. Cute guy for his age.

Labs help your grade. Very willing to help. Nice butt.

Very helpful. Willing to discuss philosophy of mathematics.

very good proffessor, I learned a lot.

Very nice guy and helpful. You can tell he is Christian by the way he is willing to help and attitude.

He is always willing to help. He forces you to understand and not just memorize. Didn't like it at first, but now I understand why he does it. And I agree with the other rater, he does have a cute butt.

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the labs seem impossible, they are only worth 20 points but take hours and hours....he is good at teaching though, and is willing to help. if u must take this class...take it with him..but good luck. u can make it!

He is an EXCELLENT teacher. He is not easy, but I put in a decent amount of effort and got an A. He really likes what he does, and you will learn a lot. Do not listen to the bad comments, he is a wonderful teacher.

Great guy. Always willing to help. Take this class with him, you won't be sorry.

Don't take this class with him. You have to do way too much work for little points on homework and labs. He picks favorites, and gives difficult tests. I had taken Calculus the previous year in high school, and this was way too dificult even for me.

Great guy. The labs make you understand the ideas. It is a lot of work, but I learned a lot.

I just finished a tough final, but I feel I learned alot. He was tough, but if you put in the work you will come out of the class with much more understanding than the other sections do.

He is the best teacher, I learned a lot and made my carrer choice from this class. He is also my advisor, and he is very helpful. Take classes with him if you can.

Nice guy. He was always willing to help. He did expect us to do proofs. Yuck! But his tests were fair. He gave us choices for proofs on tests so if we didn't see one right away, we were not sunk. Nice tush too.

Yeah, you have to do a lot of work, but it is worth it in the end. Not for someone who wants an easy A...but if you really want to LEARN calc, take him for sure!!

very nice guy. knows alot about teaching math, will give lots of helping ways to teach math with technology. not alot of grades-very little homework. fair grader.

The rater below must of missed the whole point of what Dr. Lapp is trying to do. I have him for Calc and the labs really help. He does expect alot and that you work to understand and not just memorize. I will take him again if possible because I want to understand the material.

I think the only reason I did well in MTH 132 was because I had already taken Calculus in high school. I sensed that others in the class were struggling with some of the concepts that Dr. Lapp taught. Also, his focus on technology may hurt in Calc 3 if that professor does not use the calculator.

Dr. Lapp is a great teacher! Definitely not an easy A! Labs are done to better understand concepts, but sometimes he relies too much on technology. If you want a challenge, take this class!

Very helpful. He gives review sessions and does everhting he can to help you out. Labs helped me understand the ideas.

Dr. Lapp spends alot of time helping you if you want it. He lets students actually do something during class instead of just listening to someone else talk. The labs really helped me understand things. Take him if you can. Hey girls, he has a cute booty too.

He's a great teacher in the sense that he wants you to understand the concepts, not just go about things robotically. However, his grading is ridiculous. His midterm was ridiculous--everyone failed it. And you stress out SO much about the final. But in the end, it was one of the best learning classes I've ever had. Hardest earned B+ ever.

Dr. Lapp is such a nice guy. He really cares that we know the math so we can teach kids. This class had a lot of very rude students in it. Dr. Lapp had trouble at times keeping them from talking and distracting those of us who actually wanted to learn. I hope those students never get into Teacher Ed because they have no business teaching kids.

Dr. Lapp is a great professor. He cares so much about good math education and is always researching more about how to improve it. You learn a lot of subject matter as well as how to teach it (though you may not think so at the time). Plus, you get to use sweet calculators that are indeed helpful in the classroom. Learn as much as you can from him!

The course requires a lot of work outside of class. It is a math class, but there are group labs outside of class. These get easier as the semester goes on. He cares a lot about his students, but I was in a small class and we all had trouble understanding parts of the material. It was the hardest class I have taken so far, but he's a nice guy.

This guy really knows his Math, but he's TOO SMART for this class. He expects you to understand the concepts after 50 min of class, and you need the $190 TI-NSPIRE calculator because he bases the class purely around that. He goes through things way too fast, but if you need help, just ask him. However, I do not recommend taking him for CALC I

Dr. Lapp is a really awesome guy, really helpful during office hours and really knows his stuff. HOWEVER the class is ridiculously hard! The tests consists of like 8 questions, each worth 10 points. Know the story problems and know how to use your calcularot. If you don't, your screwed. Come to class because the quizzes he gives can save your grade

Prof. Lapp is a very helpful and caring man, but does not know how to convey information to a Calc 1 class. Class is based around TI-89 or TI-NSPIRE, so if you don't know how to work the calculator or don't already have it, prepare to learn. I did not do well but felt that my grade was based more on my calculator skill and not math knowledge.

Dr. Lapp is extremely helpful. I know some student complain about the cost of the calculator, but it really helped me understand things. He gives review sessions before tests and goes out of his way to help you. Like he says, "if you understand it, there's less for you to memorize".

FINAL SUCKS, go to review sessions for tests and study that stuff! Do well on test 1 and 2 because the final is impossible, I studied 2 hours everyday for a week with people from class and I still failed. He tells you why proofs are right but not with lots of examples. Great guy, Okay class.

I passed. Don't know how, don't know what I learned, don't know how it's supposed to apply to the real world of teaching. Still don't know what he wanted on the final project. Brilliant, enthusiastic and likable guy, but disappointing class.

Lapp wants you to pass his class. He is SUPER accessible and there are many places where you get help. No required hw, if you know the stuff you can do the hw quizes on the spot. Borrow an inspire if you can.Its calc so your gonna have to work your but off.he does so much for you,its your fault if you fail the class.I didnt do hw and got a b+

Excellent teacher. Pay attention and you will be rewarded.

He is very nice and wants you to succeed, but it was a difficult class. His tests are IMPOSSIBLE! He moves pretty quickly and offers reviews. He gives pop quizzes about every other week.

Dr. Lapp has to be one of the best professors I've had so far! He does an excellent job going over each section and takes plenty of time to explain harder concepts. His exams are EXTREMELY difficult, but are do-able. As well as you do decent on those and get most points on his HW quizzes and labs, you should do just fine in his class.

Great professor and knows what he is talking about. He tends to keep talking and explaining. He is very helpful in his office hours, but he will work on one problem with you for about 30 minutes. He is all about the CAS calculator which is difficult if you do not know the algebra behind calculus. But overall a good class, be prepared to work hard.

Fantastic professor! Dr. Lapp is big into teaching you the ideas behind math, not "symbol pushing" (as he'd call it), and so you're going to work. But as a result, you leave class with a solid understanding of the material. Great guy on top of it.

Dr. Lapp focuses on teaching the principals behind what you are learning, and often does "math labs" so that you can make the discoveries about things for yourself. Go to class, do the homework, and he is readily available for any help you may need, take advantage of his office hours!!!!

Really not a bad professor, but here's the bottom line. Do you genuinely like math? Go ahead and take the honors version. Are you actually going to do the homework? If not, don't take this class. A big part of your grade is homework quizzes and if you don't do them, it's not good. Don't just take this for the competency.

I took Calc 1 in the active learning classroom, and I learn better in his interactive style rather than a lecture. Pay attention to the facebook group because he'll put up solutions that end up on homework quizzes (you don't turn homework in). Labs are a pain but they aren't impossible. Tests are hard but he adjusts the grades afterwords.

Lapp is a great professor to have and he will be there for you when you need help. Most students in his class do not take advantage of his office hours so therefore they are left confused. If you pay close attention to lapp's lectures you will understand the material.

Dr. Lapp is a really nice guy and wants you to do well if you try, but to get a good grade you have to work your butt off to get it, by doing all the homework and going to his office hours. You MUST buy the TI Nspire CX CAS which is $140 on Amazon. This Class has a lot of physics concepts built in, as well. GO TO HIS OFFICE HOURS, IT'LL SAVE YOU!

Dr. Lapp is incredibly knowledgeable about math and science. His passion for the subject really comes through in lectures. He does not use a traditional lecture format, he enjoys group discussion and group work. Overall, I have a better understanding of math because of his teaching and persistence for group work. Highly recommend.

I highly recommend taking this class over the summer semester! He recognizes that people in this class probably aren't too fond of math and tries to make it fun (ie, we played softball and graphed the parabola of the ball). He took time out of his lectures to explain concepts if people were confused, but he does assign a lot of homework.

He's an amazing professor who does lots of examples, he also does this thing called office hours live where he has his office hours, but does them on facebook live so people can asks questions from the homework and watch it again later to study.

Calculus 2 is definitely the hardest math class I've ever taken, but Dr. Lapp has a unique approach to it that helped a lot. He uses group projects, labs, interaction, and special technological resources to help. He is a very respected teacher for a reason. I recommend him if you struggle with typical math lectures.

He is a secondary mathematics education professor. He has unique and new ways of teaching that help many students. He also talks a lot and goes on rants. Very kind and approachable.