DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!! The tests are nothing like what he teaches in class. So many people dropped his class the first week. He will tell you that the study guide is your book, so get ready to read and so homework problems from the book.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. He is by far the worst math teacher I have ever had. Despite being one of the few native English speaking math professors, he cannot teach math and you will fail the class. SI and tutors my classmates have seen say "this isn't precalculus, this is physics and calc" and he doesn't teach anything SI teaches so you're boned

DON'T.

Hardest math class yet. The textbook only sort of aligns with class lectures. Weekly quizzes that require reading. Weekly group problems that can barely be solved by the most studious of students (worst part of the class). Almost no feedback on said problems. He turns a general ed course into a weeder course. Clear disconnect from the his students.

Be ready to teach yourself pre-calc. The lectures offer no guidance or clearification, and you'll be left with more questions. He teaches out of the terrible book, but goes about problems in class in a different(complicated) way. If you ask a question be prepared to get a long winded tangent without the answer. As he says often "I win, you lose".

DO NOT TAKE A CLASS FROM HIM. He is unclear in class, uses an awful textbook, doesn't answer asked questions, and makes students feel stupid for asking questions (he calls wrong answers 'epic fails'). The group work is far beyond the capabilities of a precalc student, and he often doesn't cover material in class he says he will. Not a good teacher.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!! Only a few people are passing right now and they are passing with a C-. He is unclear in class and his office hours do not help that much. You have mandatory quizzes that are online and only available from midnight to noon, so if your schedule is jammed packed in the morning have fun staying up late to finish the quiz.

Just save yourself the trouble and choose another professor.

He's a nice guy but his class is way harder than it needs to be. Homework is easily the hardest out of any class and you only get one submission per question. His tests are extremely hard and he doesn't teach to the test. He kind of just rants for 45 minutes.

Gives examples that are basically definitions from the book. He then gives homework, tests, and quiz questions that are nowhere near what he teaches in class. Office hours aren't helpful. Online videos, book equations galore, SI, and a tutor twice a week is what I signed up for. Class is him rambling- really wish it wasn't mandatory.

I could teach the class better than this professor. He is nice but has no idea what he is doing. He acted like he had never taught the class before and had to think about each problem before explaining them. Group problems are often impossible and the test do not match what was gone over in class. Do not take his class if you need to pass.

This class is horrible. I have taken a precalc class before, and I am left with no words. Be prepared to completely teach yourself, and be degraded upon asking a question. Dr. Boczko seems to have a good heart, but cannot teach. I highly recommend taking this course with someone else.

This man should not be teaching. Lecture consists of him writing the book on the board for you, but class is mandatory. The tests are worse, and if you don't seek outside help you won't know what to do. Not only that but the tests required knowledge from courses in circuits and physics, classes many haven't yet taken. No respect for this professor.

The guy is a nice guy, but the class is much harder than it needs to be (friends who took the class with other professors had it much better) and takes a TON of time on unrealistic hw for the amount of credit hrs. Just don't do it to yourself.

He is by far the worst teacher i have ever had. The class consists of him standing in front of the class writing problems on the board. His explanations are poor at best, due to him not even fully explaining in a way where you know what questions to ask. I went out of my way for help and could not manage to get the help I needed to feel confident.

He is by far the worst teacher I have ever had. If I didn't have a good grasp on math, I would have easily failed. He is awful at answering the questions you ask and instead explains the opposite of what you need. Don't skip class, points are 10 a day. He basically expects you to learn from the book. His lectures do not help at all.

Terrible teacher. Find someone else who can teach. He cannot teach. I do not recommend him. He also won't help your grade. Do not go to him.

Okay I would like to start off by saying I enjoy math and do not find it hard but he was a terrible grader and did not give partial credit. He was able to make an easy class difficult and expects people to do bad. He also wants you to come argue about your grade. He can also be pretty rude when people ask questions.

Although Boczko is a nice guy, his lectures are miserable. Youll leave lecture more confused than you were when you walked in, and attendance is mandatory. The tests are difficult. The only chance youll have at getting a decent grade is doing ALL of the homework. He has plenty of office hours though! Overall, I dont recommend him.

The worlds worst teacher. He makes you feel so stupid when you ask a question and when he explains things, it makes it ten times worse. The homework is super hard. I would highly recommend you to TAKE ANY OTHER PROFESSOR!

The worst online course I have ever taken. Excessive homework and the homework has nothing to do with the tests. It is also the class I've learned the least in. He hit the buttons on the online platform and that's the extent of his effort. What should have been a challenging but useful class has been anything but.

I dreaded going to linear algebra. He talks down to his students and makes you feel completely incompetent. His homework is a ridiculous, almost impossible workload. His lectures are overly generalized and he doesn't explain anything. You don't go to his office hours, you won't pass. He will wreck your grade if you use your phone in class.

does not care about his students. work is graded by TA but wont tell you what is done wrong. does not care to hold lectures for his class so he records one and just says come, even if you have a different class at that time.

Terrible at explaining things. difficult to contact, when i emailed him be basically said not my problem, talk to the TA. My TA does all the grading and doesnt update grades online. I had to drop this class because i wasnt learning anything.

One of the most annoying classes I have ever taken, aside from the fact that it was all online, the lectures have no impact or influence on the homework. There were two sides of it, ALEKS and also the written homework. The written homework was graded by the TA and besides the fact that he dosent tell you waht you get wrong. By far one of the worst

Took this class online this semester due to COVID. Erik doesn't tell you the grade you have in the class and tells you to basically just figure it out yourself. A week before the final nobody knew when the final would be or what platform it would be on. I left the lectures feeling more lost than before them. ALEKS taught me more than he did.

Assigned a ridiculous amount of homework. Selected a meeting time that was not the same as the scheduled class time. Lectures were not helpful. Wouldn't put any grades in Blackboard. Hard to reach outside of class. Talks down to students. Only plus was he gave extra credit for attending supplemental instruction.

did not seem to care about any of his students and would not tell us our grade, instead said to calculate it ourselves, would not let me into zoom lectures, and did not explain things when help was needed. basically made us do everything for ourselves with little to no help

Worst class ever. We were all forced to take this class online and there was no symptahy for online issues. We were told if we had any technical difficualtes during the final we would not get a redo. He changed the class times and combined all the sections, if you were just 10 minutes late he would not let you in the zoom. Absolutely the worst.

It was a ludicrous and unneccesary amount of work for precalc. Each week was: 4 1 hr lectures, 5+ hrs of ALEKS, written hw, and if you want to pass, recitation and S.I. S.I. wasn't helpful. Doesn't tell you your grade, my entire section didn't know our T.A. until halfway into the semester after asking Boczko consistently. Awful prof.

Very hard class. He talks down to students and the lectures are not helpful at all. The homework is hard and barely relates to what you are learning. I signed up for this class at 10:30 MWTF but he decided that he wanted to teach all math 1300 at 1pm instead of our designated time. Very frustrating class.

ALEKS work and class lectures were NOT related AT ALL. 95% of the semester lectures were about sign diagrams that were only HIS way. Unsympathetic if you needed a deadline extended. Did not stick to syllabus test dates and gave us a second midterm just because the lecture attendance was not what he wanted. Changed class schedule last minute.

He is the WORST. He did absolutely nothing to help his students. The amount of times I had asked him questions, he would direct me to someone else even when they werent able to help me. Clearly doesnt care about his students, just the paycheck.

This dude sucks so bad bro. Honestly the worst class Ive ever taken. He literally laughed at me when I asked a question.

Literally the worst person to have teaching anyone. He laughs at his students when they don't understand a concept, humiliates them in front of hundreds of other students, extremely aggressive, rude, and belligerent. Dude needs to be fired honestly, the class is a hostile environment and I feel truly sorry for anyone who has had to deal with him

Possibly the worst prof. I've ever had. Lectures have nothing to do with what's graded. You don't even meet with him in person because every lecture is done through teams, so good luck asking any questions. He belittles students that are struggling and has laughed at students for asking questions multiple times. Course load is unmanageable.

Hate him. Hate his class. I am not a good math learner in general, but the fact that its a no calculator class for reasons even HE cant explain, and its online with 200 other kids. I plan on dropping this class.

He doesnt teach anything thats actually going to be on that weeks exam. He usually teaches things youre going to be doing weeks later that arent relevant at the moment. One kid in my class asked if he could go over the stuff that would be on that weeks exam and he laughed at him and said no.

Dr. B is the worst professor. He has our class online every day except for Tuesdays where we go in one week and do a worksheet that is due by the end of class and a text the next week. The tests are irrelevant to the subjects we learn on ALEKS and this has caused many people to drop his class due to poor grading and is inconsiderate of his students

He tries. I usually get his lectures more the second time I watch. However, I think he forgets we arent all math professors like him. Its clear he knows what hes talking about, but doesnt explain steps in an understandable manner unless someone asks. Lecture/book problems dont match exams, and HW doesnt relate to material/exams. This class sucks

Avoid this professor at all costs. I ended up dropping because of how ridiculous the class was. At one point he was teaching an online lecture from his phone while walking outside. Tests are nothing like lectures or homework. Last I heard only 18% of the class had a passing grade.

I was in this class and it was a MWF with an in-person TA on Thursdays. You take a test every other week and I just couldn't figure out the material. Me and others consistently failed the bi-weekly exams and ended up dropping.

Prof B. seems to complicate everything he talks about in lecture and the exams are even more complicated. His math class have a cumulative final, but he does not give students back their exams for a chance to review it. SI sessions are for sure the reason I have not dropped this class yet. Your grade will be a mystery until next exam. A nightmare.

withdrew from this course 9 weeks into the semester because there was just no way I was going to pass this class. he does not let you miss class for anything. i had a funeral to go to and he refused to let me make up the exam that was being held that day. most the TAs dont even know what they are doing and the exams dont cover the class material

I hate sign diagrams, and I intensely dislike Dr. B. Most students were failing. We started with 280 students, we are down to less than 150. His lectures are hard to follow as they do not always coincide to the book. There are also a lack of practice problems that would help with the test. He is rude in class if you ask a question.

He is really mean to students and generally unhelpful. He does not answer emails and the class is pretty much just taught by ta's who I don't even think they know what they are doing.

If you are put in to his class immediately switch. He does not explain any of the concepts in class and does not respond to emails or messages. I am in his online and the only time I have actually learned anything is by seeking help from tutors OUTSIDE of the class. Also berates his students for asking questions during the lectures.

Professor Boczko is a smart guy but is a poor teacher. He uses a lot of confusing mantras, skips around to different questions, and is disrespectful to students for not knowing how to do something from high school.

In a class of 300, within the first two weeks, we barely had 100 people left in the class because of how bad his teaching was. Not great at slowing down to explain each step, leaving most confused. The class average on the first two exams was under 30%. He had to curve every test of the year because if he didn't, no one would pass.

He is the worst professor imaginable. When you ask a question he calls you stupid and claims if you are given a study guide you are a spoiled baby. The class was failing misserably and he had to remove another exam and grade on a curve because more than half the class was failing. Save your time and don't take it with him

It was terrible. Im a good student and couldnt pass this class. Ive never gotten an F in math in my life

He is very unclear about things, such as what will be on the exams/class. No true study guides. He can be rude times. He gets upset if you dont ask questions, but if you ask questions he laughs at you or gets frustrated, or says that the thing youre asking about is a prerequisite you should know. Textbook also has incorrect answers to problems.

this teacher has no idea what he is doing. I was very good at math in high school and he made me feel like Im dumb. Doesnt answer questions and blames students bad grades on ourselves and not him. His test was nothing like what we talked about in class.

Switch profs. The lecture material, aleks homework, packets with the TA, book and exams all seem to be going over different concepts. I never knew how to prep for an exam because there was no good way to figure out exactly what content we were going over. Refused to curve exams and only curved the final after nearly everyone failed. ALEKS matters.

Worse teacher Ive ever had. Wouldnt go over the material when we would ask. I had a 59% in his class at the end of the semester and all of a sudden got a C because almost the whole class would have failed. Every test grade was curved and he stopped assigning in person classwork when we would go in because no one was passing.

I took this online in 2020. It was awful because he was not helpful at all and all he did was read the textbook to us. If you asked him a question because you were confused he would just say I don't understand why you don't get it. Also, our exam was 100 questions in 120 minutes. It was ridiculous. He was also just really rude in general.

i literally hated him

DO NOT TAKE ANY MATH WITH THIS MAN!! I took Precalculus with Dylan White, one of the TA's and LOVED it... however Erik made the final. He hardly gave us a study guide and half of the final had content that was not even taught. This class ruined my 4.0 GPA only because of the final.

Absolutely awful, lectures were not at all helpful because he would speed through important material and then get frustrated when someone had a question or did not understand. He would not tell us what was going to be on the exams. Everyone I know dropped the course. He simply did not care about the class or his students.

Extremely passive aggressive. Khan academy/Youtube lectures will become your best friend. Attendance and projects help your grade, but they are not factored in until final grades are delivered. The class average for the whole semester was around 50-70% before attendance points were added. He does not curve.

TAKE THE EASY CLASS HE SUCKS

He's not a bad lecturer, but the way he grades, does exams, and answers questions is terrible. More than half of my class dropped not even halfway through the semester. He makes exams intentionally confusing and hard then berates you and tells you to drop the class when you inevitably do bad on them. First exam average was a 30-40%. Doesn't curve

He was not good at giving enough examples

Horrible horrible horrible… I already know I am going to fail this class because of this professor. He can not teach. He is unorganized in all of his lectures and is very intimidating.

Be prepared to spend more than 2x the time in this class than any core classes. Exams are very difficult and partial credit is scarce. Take it with Uspenski, it's not worth it.

he will haunt my nightmares for the next thirty years (this is not a joke please save yourself)

I'm barely halfway done with this class and this professor is just awful. His tests are not possible. They have insane standards of what to do and questions that you never learned. This class is horrible please don't take a class with this professor, not to mention he doesn't actually teach, ALEKS does it all.

He's the worst, I can't believe this man still has a job in 2025. Heard he is also on probation for how ass he is. Please save your time and don't have this man as your professor. I don't think I've heard any good things about this guy. Should be fired. I don't understand how he's teaching when the class has a 37% passing rate. Terrible.

I drove to class with my seatbelt off in the hopes that I'd crash before I had to go to his class. He barely teaches, and the entire course is centered around an online program, ALEKS. It's practically an online course, and on the rare occasion he does teach, his notes are confusing and hard to follow. Save yourself and test out of pre-calc.

This class is very hard, and the tests are almost impossible. Save yourself and test out of this class. If you take this class do all the homework it will save you. Do as many knowledge checks as possible outside of class so that you can get more topics mastered.

so bad. He doesn't even teach, you'll get a T.A., who doesn't even know how to teach the class.Go to PAL sessions for the bonus points, they'll boost your grade a lot. Literally worst class I have ever done, it's all Aleks. Take it through your community college bc OU's math department is so bad

Avoid this class at all costs. TA might be good if you're lucky. Might as well be an online class, attendance was not mandatory and if it was, would be pointless anyway. The material itself is easy if you have some preexisting mathematical capabilities, but the teaching. Not good. I love math and this course almost made me lose my love for it

This was the worst possible intro to college math. The entire course is based off of an online website ALEKS, he does little to no actual teaching. It is 99% self taught, making the exams impossible to do well on. Save yourself and take it with a different professor or test out if possible. He single handedly dropped the passing rate of MATH1300.