He is a really humorous teacher and means well however I have to say he's not the best at explaining math to those who are not experts at the subject. I have trouble turning in all the homework since it's in bunches and you don't even get graded as much as

started out well, did homework, good grade on first midterm, but Utter started moving too fast, midterms got harder, stopped learning and dropped

This is the WORST teacher I have ever had. He would humiliate students in front of the whole class, make people feel stupid for asking questions and would treat you like an idiot if you didn't get it the first time around. Two tests in a row the highest grade in the class was a 76! Not one student in my class liked him. STAY AWAY!!

Stay away! He gets soooo mad when you are even 10 seconds late, he yells at you when you talk in class, and we have sooo much homework. The homework doesn't even help with the tests. Good luck if you get stuck in his class....

Do not expect to learn anything from him. All he does is stand in front of the class and trip over what he should be teaching, making countless mistakes along the way. Everything I learned, I learned by reading the book. If you are one who can do this, then this class is pretty easy. If you actually need a teacher, this class is very difficult.

Worst math teacher ever. Expects us to know what he is teaching about. Won't answer question and would get mad if you do not get the material. would not recommend him, waste of your time!!!!!!!!!!

5 reasons why not to take futter aka buck futter. 1. He is too lazy to answer ANY HW problems from the current assignment. 2. He makes a plethora of arithmatic errors in lecture. 3. He is too lazy to write up test reviews so he just photocopies them from the book. 4 His tests are very hard. 5. Hes a complete **** over partial credit on tests.

UTTER IS A TERRIBLE TEACHER. He could care less about his student. Math has always been my strength but i recieved a C in the class even after putting alot of effort into the class. You need to be able to learn on your own if you want to take this clas. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

worst teacher ever!!! he was always in a hurry to teach, thinking more of his vacation than actually teaching the students good... He's teaching style is horrible!

Do Math a favor and fire him...

Fred Utter is all over the place in his teachings. He gets everyone confused and basically expects you to know everything. I used the book to teach myself instead of listening to his lectures. I would not recommend if you are the kind that needs extra help. If your gifted or put in extra work to study, then you will pass.

So how can I put this..I would never take him again if he was the last teacher on the planet! Math comes easy to me and I still kinda struggled because I pretty much taught myself from the text throughout the semester to get an A. Hmwk doesn't count much, so you have to do well on exams. I guess he's nice in a weird way, but I dont recommend him!

I would highly recommend that you run the other way and not take this class. He tells crude stories, he does not act like a professional. He does not like to go over concepts or repeat himself. I get the feeling that he does not like being there. He is somewhat lazy at teaching as he does not want to be helpful.

Dont take his class!! Utter is completely confusing. He is extremely intelligent when it comes to math, but his people skills are utterly useless. He doesn't clarify things well and he makes you feel dumb for asking a question to begin with. He get very frustrated very easily and people tend to walk outof his class consistantly. DONT TAKE HIS CLASS

Only 8% of the grade is based on homework, the remaining 92% is based on three exams... all semester. Dr. Utter is condescending & unapproachable. Don't bother asking questions in class, he will look at the clock & make comments about how you should already understand. My recommendation is STEER CLEAR! About half of the class remains,w/a month left

Fred is the worst kind of teacher. He's a high school teacher and doesn't treat you with courtesy or respect. He makes some pretty offensive comments in class and will single you out if you do anything besides sit quietly. He says if you don't pass you can always work at McDonalds. I dropped and retook the math test and got Math 15. Don't take him

Worst teacher I have ever had. He is very unapproachable and condecending.. If you don't understand something he just tells you to read the book. Half way through the class he told us that we should all just drop if we didn't understand what he was saying. I asked for help and got nothing... Stay clear of Fred Utter!!

Fred was the most confusing professor I've ever had. He would start his lesson then half way through realize he messed up. When asking him for help he would repeat the material in the same confusing way and would seem aggravated because It did not make sense to me. Only way to pass this class is teaching yourself from the book.

Do not take this professor. He is extremely confusing in every way and to be honest, I learned way more from the book than him. He will mess questions up half way into it and start all over. Even though he could be funny at times, it does not make it better to have him as a professor. I do not recommend him at all!

Utter is very frustrating teacher. He doesn't fully understand the material he is teaching and frequently teaches subjects wrong. He gets mad at the class for not understanding things that he didn't not accurately teach. I question the intellect the people that gave this teacher his teaching credential.

Teacher clearly knows about the material he teaches. The only issue is that he expects students to know the material prematurely as well. There were many instances when a student asked for help and was ridiculed that they should already know the information. Otherwise this was a basic math class that didn't require participation or class work.

He is the most unhelpful professor I have ever had. You pretty much have to teach yourself and when he tries to explain something he just makes tons of mistakes and the other students have to correct him. Homework barely affects your grade so if you don't test well you are screwed. He makes rude comments to students is just overall negative.

Completely unorganized and rude, he changes due dates each class meeting so you never really know when you will be coming to class expected to turn in an assignment. He will say one thing then change it without informing the whole class. Don't waste your time using his faculty page, he doesn't update it and you'll end up repeating an assignment.

Don't take this class! He is very set in his ways. Even if you get up in class or do one little thing he will stare at you. He also sometimes calls students out in class and uses ridicule. He is very forgetful, moves very fast through material and is unorganized. He doesn't know what homework is due and he doesn't grade the homework himself.

Very unclear about due dates for assignments. Very fast long lectures, no clarification. He is rude and condescending if you ask any questions. Does not let students work through problems in class, just solves them quickly on the board while you watch in silence. Will not give help. Does not except late work and frequently changes due dates.

Would not recommend this class. He is completely unorganized and rude. Offers no help at all and will respond to your question with another question. While teaching he will do problems and skip multiple steps and will act surprised when the class gets confused or doesn't understand the problem he is trying to explain.

Utter's classroom etiquette and teaching method do not facilitate effective learning. If you are someone who struggles in math and needs concepts explained multiple times or in multiple different ways to really understand, you will not do well in this class. If you are prepared to teach yourself out of the book or with a tutor, you may be fine.

Very rude and gets annoyed when asked for help. Do not recommend.

I repeated Math 155 last semester. I didn't find out I had to repeat until after everyone had registered, and math classes are taken fast. Mr. Utter was one of the last choices but I assumed because most teachers at the JC are great it would be okay. His teaching was hard to understand and wasn't kind about answering questions. Wouldn't recommend.

I had to repeat this class and took it with Mr. Utter, and I'm repeating it again after, felt like I barely learned anything even reviewing. Skips steps on the second example and on really hard things like matrices by hand (etc) and didn't usually explain well what he was doing. Didn't answer questions thoroughly and respectfully. Don't take him.

Would constantly make mistakes during lecture, making it very difficult to understand the material. If you want to teach yourself, this is a class for you.