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Reviews (121)
Prof richards is an okay professor. the problem is that he explain on chapter in one lesson once in class and the next time you will see him, he will go off and talk about the next chapter. SO, remember don't forget what he said last time.
Prof. Richard is extremely patient and is willing to work extra with students who need help. He cares and genuinely wants people to do well in his class. Here's a tip: Do all the problems in the textbook and you will do well on his exams.
run! - does not care about nursing students. notwilling to work with you and gives credit to some students and not to others. He has his favorites.
He is not that bad, he does try and help you but to me it just seem a little more confusion for myself. P.S. He loves long numbers number during test time.
He's a good teacher overall.
Profesor Richard is very intelligent and knows the subject very well. He is always willing to work with students who are having problems. I reccomend him.
Prof. Jean is one of the best mat150 Profs. I highly recomend him. He explains th concept very well and cares about his students. If you don't understand a subject he will go it over until you get it. Keep in mind he allows you take the formulas to the exams. Take him..
His is an extremly good guy. He explains complex concepts very clearly. He knows his subjects very well. He is always available to help students. All my classmates love him. He is the best!
His class is hot! You better register early, otherwise the seats will not be available. His teaching style is very very helpful. It's a joyment to take his class.
The best if you need help he will go over it 100 times if need be until you get that "A"
Prof. Richard loves math and he appreciates teaching. Who in BMCC appreciates their work? No other teacher like him! I appreciated his patience, his ability to walk the students through the material and ALL of the help! Pick him for your next Math course.
So nice, so sweet, so humane! I hate math but I was blessed by God to have fallen in his classroom! He is great and will have all the patience in the world to help you out with your problems, he cares a lot about his students and is very fair. Even a math****like me was able to pass his stats class! He is the real thing! I love this man!
i took fund of math. INSANELY AND RIDICULOUSLY EASY! i barely studied and had a 100 average on my tests. he makes it so easy, and the basic concepts are almost a joke. soooo easy! anyway, i got an A. he's also really nice and extreeemeely laid back! i missed around 5 classes but he didn't drop my grade at all. highly recommended.
He is a great professor. He loves what he teaches and loves to teach. He is VERY helpful to answer all your questions and wants to you to do well in his class. I highly recommend to take him.
He failed me. I will take the class again. I feel that he wasn't fair in grading me. I wasn't doing that bad. I failed like one test and I don't know what I got on the final. He was O.K. The rest of the class liked him.
Prof. Richard may well have saved my college career. I have failed EVERY SINGLE math class since junior high,so I was praying for at least a D. He is laid back but very thorough, patient,SUPER smart (speaks 6 languages).His teaching method makes the most obscure mathmatical concept crystal clear. Suffice to it say,I got an A in his class.
Great professor! Very patient and truly cares about helping his students do well.
he is the best prof ever, simply amazing, he takes time to explain the topics and if you need any help he is their at your service...... this class was amazing
i just take this prof for summer 1. he gives curves. 3 quizzes drop the lowest grade. a midterm and a final. in this prof class you have chances to pass than to fail. He does care about nursing students. He explains and explains until you get it. I am a working mom married with children and I have an B in his class.
I just finish math 104 for summer1. If you are a texbook person he is the professor for you. He gives review for each quizzes, midterm and final. he give curves and dro the lowest grade. What he reviews in class will be on the tests. If you do all the problem in the book you will pass his class with an A and a B. I got a B.
He's awesome. I've been doing poorly in math since 8th grade. For the first time in my life I actually understood concepts that I couldn't in high school from taking his class.
take this class! easy A reviews for every test. goes over it step by step.
Prof knows teaching, knows the subject. But class is boring. Do not help anybody to get good grade. You have to earn it by hardwork. Not an easy professor. He makes the quizes harder involving harder multiplication / division figures. If you want to learn this is a good class. If you want an easy grade think twice.
Best Prof if you are nursing students highly recommended clear lectures and review for exams only 3 drops lowest easy class A
he is a GREATTTTT teacher!! the best math teacher!! i reccommend him to anyone because he is clear wit what he is teaching! easy A!!
He is a great professor. He takes his time and tech you all the math problems and he will go over it until you get it. Easy to talk to and very helpful. He drops the lowest grade except for the midterm and the final. I highly recommend him to anyone thinking about taking a math course!!!!!!
BEST MATH PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD!!!1 MAKES U UNDERSTAND IT..CHOOSE HIS CLASS HE IS A VERY GREAT TEACHER!
summer class.late 10-15 every single day. he gave no H.W. you might think its good but it wasnt, didnt give us enough practice to learn everything.quiz every week. didnt use text.waste of $ to make us buy gave a list of what will be on final.when we got the exam less than half was on it. made us waste time studying for stuff not on actual final.HAR
Professor Jean was great. I was in Summer Session I class and my experience was the complete opposite. The Professor was so easy to understand and he hardly ever gave homework and his quizzes/tests were the exact same kinds of questions we painstakingly went through in class. Don't buy book though. You don't need it!
I took summer session 2 and the teacher was great!. He makes sure that everyone understands his lecture. You will never get bored and make sure that you participate at his class. I recommend him to all students who needs to take statistics.
Prof Richard is the best! Helps to understand the subject better if you'll go to his office hours but don't go there unprepared!
Good, fair professor. 3 quizzes (drops the lower grade) + midterm + final..and 5% class participation. Can bring in formulas to exams; lots of revision. Prof is a little quick, but stops frequently if people have questions. Available for help if needed.
He is the best. I wish every professor would be so clear and honest. Drops the lowest grade and he is able to help if somebody need it!!! It was a pleasure to take Statistic with HIM!!!!!
Prof. Richard is very helpful...he explains all the material until everyone understands. There are 3 quizzes (lowest grade dropped), midterm and a final. It was a lot to study, the good thing is that you can bring all formulas to quizzes and exams...Highly recommended.
GREAT PROFESSOR! The material is not very easy, alot of calculations and formulas but he is very helpful. He lets you use a formula sheet during exams so that you don't have to memorize the formulas. He encourages students to ask questions and do problems on the bored. Take his class!
prof jean is one of the best math professor i ve ever known.. easy grader, three quizes, drops the lowest. He explains his materials crystal clear to the class and give as many examples as possible just to make it clear. statistics is not an easy subject, but he makes it very easy and interesting. and he's funny as well.
he was very easygoing. understanding and was very good at his subject. clear and helpful and wants you to succeed. but for me he disliked me near the end of the semester where he killed my grade to a B cause i came late to his class but he didnt care about latenesses before with other students which was kind of stupid.
his is the professor for anybody taking statistics
prof is the best when it comes to teaching statistics, he very helpful inside or outside the classrooom, dont have to memorize any formular, and he is crystal clear in all is explanations. he is the best prof EVER!!!!!!
a great professor with a lot of respect and patience. i recommend you to take his class
HE IS A EXCELLENT PROFESSOR HE TAKES HIS TIME AND TEACHES EVERYTHING STEP BY STEP I AM TAKING HIM NOW AND HE IS GREAT!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Jean Richards is a very professional and patient teacher. He provides you with all of the tools to obtain a great grade. Do practice problems at home. I actually learned alot in his class. I received the grade I worked for. Thanks Professor for your patience and your knowledge. 3 quizes, drops lowest grade.
Take him... If you good at math you will get an A.. If you okay at math you will get an A... I passed all my test with 90s.. He so helpful.. You just get everything when teaches...
Extremely nice & very patient with questions. Math is not my fave subject, so one can imagine how painful it was to sit there for 5 hours on a Saturday. The material in the beginning was easy, but once he got towards the end & started probability was when i crashed. 3 quizes, drops the lowest grade, a midterm & a final. No text book required.
He is so nice. I am glad I took his class. Respectful teacher. Thank him a lot.
HE IS A GREAT PRO. I LIKE HIS CLASS A LOT. HELPFUL AND NOT HARD. IF U STUDY,I CAN GET AN A.
Great teacher. Very patient and nice. Almost too nice. He kept asking people to turn off their cells phones but people kept texting and texting, which was distracting and rude. I would certainly take him again.
Dr. Richard is one of the gems at BMCC. He is incredibly smart, patient, kind and loves to teach. Take his class, work hard and show up. You will be surprised how much you can learn, whether math is easy for you or not.
He's a truly wonderful professor. Wants to answer any and all questions, will repeat himself many times with no problem! goes at a good pace, and gets to know all students. He is so kind and nice about everything, and treats all students equally, knows his stuff and wants you to know it too!
awesome
OMG!! This prof. is just an awesome person and teacher. He knows what he's talking about!! I wish I could take this guy for every math class I need..but Im grading after this fall 11 semester!!In order to get an A ( which I did)..you have to do the HW.ask questions when needed.. participate.and pay close attention.I know it seems hard..but it's not
Yes guys, He is AMAZING!!!! Statistics is not easy, especially, if you are not a math major, but he explains the material very well and gives good notes. You do not need to buy a book. I LOVED the class!!! YOU CANNOT GET A BETTER PROFESSOR:-) HE IS PERFECT:-)
THE BEST MATHAMATICS PROFESSOR EVER! and this is coming from a student who just barely failed every math course shes ever taken. he was so helpful and patient never annoyed if hes asked the same question twice or rushes through material. he is a very fair teacher knows his stuff and its also really easy to see that he loves what he does. GOT AN A!
best teacher of all.. he is awesome explains everything. and over and over again..
Prof was really nice... Only thing I didn't dislike, is that certain people couldn't keep up at the end... The topics in stats were very similar to each other, and he didn't simply get the point, that there are indeed people who have difficulties differentiate them!!! The final was a really difficult, which changed everybody's final grade to worse!
Took him in Fall of 2011, he was alright. Explains everything in depth if needed. I got a C+ but probably could of gotten a higher grade had I focused more. I took his class early in the morning.
Awesome & enthusiastic lecturer. Writes effective & clear notes, provides amble examples related to exams, ensures students understand topics, & is very intelligent & knowledgeable! I'm not strong in math, but he makes it easy to understand. If you're weak in advanced algebra, brush up or you will struggle with the math involved in stats.
He is the best professor of maths. Easy to understand. I am not good in Maths but he made it so easy. I can't believe I got an A in maths. We didn't even use the book because he used to wrote the whole problem on the board. he gave hand outs to practice. perfect professor (Y)
He is a very nice professor. He is willing to explain as much & as long as you need in order to understand. Will go step by step a million times if necessary!! You dont really need a textbook. I got an A and hated math before taking him! TAKE HIS CLASS, YOU WONT REGRET IT!
Take his class!! He is an awesome professor and helpful if you are confused. The class is very easy till midterm, but final is very tricky. Study hard for final!!! There is only one negative point that he does not care that many Chinese students talk during class and even exam.
He's a great professor, I didn't pass the course but that was based on my lack of trying. If you are really interested in math and u have a desire to pass, his class will be a great match for you.
Very helpful professor. Gives reviews for all exams. Took his class in winter semester, he really made learning interesting. A guarantee A If you do the homework, practice questions in the text and focus in class.
highly recommend Professor Richard for Statistics, he is really clarify and very patient when students asking questions. Even though we dont have questions, he still ask you if you have any questions, LOL. Very nice professor i ever have in BMCC, highly recommend him!!!
Took this course during Summer II. Super patient and very clear; always asked if anyone had questions, and was willing to clarify after class if you were confused. Math is not easy but work hard, ask questions, and you'll get an A. Truly cares about his students, and passionate about teaching. Thank goodness he replaced the previous instructor!
Professor J is not helpful . He goes to fast in the classroom. He does not explain clearly. I took this professor by show the comment from rating. He is not worth. If you really know math than I recomend to take him . If you are the student do not understand probably or regression problem he does not teach clearly. He rushes to much
He does't explain the material well. Every class he fills up the board with problems which are not explained clearly by the students, it's weird because the professor is supposed to teach the class not the students. Just don't take him for calculus.
Does not care about students. Goes way too fast and expects everyone to be a mathematician. Tough grader and NO extra credit
He is tough in grading. If you miss a day, it is like missing a week. He grades hw, quizzes look like tests, exams are hard. He sure will give you problems that would you stay for the whole class period. Make sure you know how to use the calculator because it is very important. However, he tells you what to expect on the tests and do reviews :D
Great math professor! Very nice, and helpful! I enjoyed my statistics course.
Richards is a EXCELLENT teacher. He truly cares about his students, he makes statistic FUN! This is coming from someone who failed Math051 twice. If you pay attention and do the work, its easy. This math is the hardest thing class I ever had but professor Richards makes you want to learn. Lots of extra credits . He's helps his students alot.
Makes students solve problems but does not fully explain the steps, and gets annoying when asking for clarification. While the quizzes are straightforward expect double the question surprise midterm and final for which you do not have enough class time to do. This will tank your final grade and GPA. Cannot be reasoned with.
Professor Richard is a very nice and he LOVES math. He teaches with a passion and if you pay attention and try hard you'll pass. He helps you a lot. This statistic class is not easy at all so you have to work hard to earn your grade. Final was the hardest test I've ever taken in my life. Professor Richard was a great teacher. Take his class!!!!
I honestly hated math until i met him. i had a death in my family so i was unable to attend class for a couple of weeks instead of dropping me from his class he showed me what i was missing and ended up passing !
don't miss class!! Take all the notes you can take because you WILL need them to study for the quizzes.
He is a good professor but when explaining he rushes. He will tell you what to expect in the "quizzes" (quizzes look like exams) and sometimes you wont have time to finish them. He gave 3 quizzes and dropped the lowest one, a midterm, and a final. He doesn't like to give extra credit. I would take him if there is no other choice.
He is a good Professor but he moves very fast. I'm not good at math so I spent a lot of time getting tutored. The only reason why I received an A is because I went to tutoring. If you're not prepared to put in the extra work you will not do well in his class. Take him BUT study. Also he gives points for showing your work. Fair grader in my opinion
Took him in the fall of 2015. he was an okay instructor if you pay attention you will do well. What you get out of this class is what u put in. Do all the homework and take all the notes because it will help you. He curved the class grade a lot which helped me a ton! he is a fair grader and the curve actually boosted my grade!
This class isn't easy if you're lazy you'll fail. I'm an A student and getting an A in this class wasn't easy especially at the end when EVERYTHING LOOKS SIMILAR BUT YET TOTALLY DIFFERENT. He goes very fast so take notes and be present , 3 quizzes drop lowest , final exam 7 problems, 1 optional if you do the anova hmw. Good professor I recommend.
Professor Richard was the most helpful professor ever. You could tell he really loves teaching math. He was eh about attendance, cared about class participation. His exams were easy as long as you paid attention, he dropped the lowest grade. Didn't give homework. Overall, he was a super nice and helpful professor and I definitely recommend him.
He explains everything clearly. Definitely one of the best professor I have taken in BMCC. Attendance is kinda mandatory because if you dont go to class you'll be lost in the next class. I highly recommend him
This is 'the' one professor you need for mathematics. Do not hesitate and just enroll to one of his class already!
Such a great professor! He's so passionate about math and even made me enjoy math despite the fact that I use to despise it. He encourages students to participate by solving equations on the board and cares about every single student. He will explain till you understand completely.
He is a very patient professor. If you don't understand, you just ask him, he will answer you until you got it. He wrote all the important notes on the blackboard. He will review for us every time before the test, which is very helpful.
Push students to solve problems he does not explain; during the quizzes expects from you to know more than he covers during his lecture; not always clear with his explanations, it is tough to be really prepared for his quizzes; do not be surprised at the end to have a bad grade that will down your GPA. feel free to ask other students.
He's good and nice but he speaks not clearly. You really have to go to tutoring to understand more his class or else you will fail. He doesn't give extra credit so you better study hard. He doesn't want bad words so be careful when you're in his class
Make sure to take down notes and have one special notebook for his class because you gonna write like a novel everyday lol A good professor but I think you can get a better professor for Mat302. If he doesn't like you he will fail you no matter how nice you are. Make sure you know how to use your calculator in order for you to pass
I got an A- he's a good guy the only problem with him sometimes he misunderstood his students. Statistics is not easy and he thinks it's easy and applicable to everyone. Make sure to study well and go to Math Lab becoz he dont give extra credit. If you fail, you fail. However, he's willing to answer all your question becoz he likes questions
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3 Quizzes (Drop lowest grade) 1 midterm 1 Final 1 Anova test (optional) Attendance Mandatory Participation (optional but have extra credit)
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Best professor ever, I will recomend him 100%. He has an accent, but you can clearly understand him. Very helpful, took him for fall semester, and it was a fun semester. Take him you wont regret it.
Prof. Richard is humorous and knowledgeable, and his lectures are vivid. He is caring about us, and always inspires us to ask questions and also he loves to answer. He is not a tough grader, and he makes you fall in love with statistics. I do learn a lot from him. Take him, you won't regret!
Professor Jean Richard is such a caring man and very understandable. Statistics is not an easy subject but if you put your mind to it you will pass. I got out with an A with lots of studying and paying attention. Dont even show up if your head is not in the game. Overall the best mathematics teacher ever! Great jokes too!!
I had Prof. Richard for MAT 150.5 in Fall 2017, and I really liked his teaching style. He encouraged his students to ask questions. Math has always been my weakness ever since childhood, so I had to work really hard for my grade. I spent countless hours in the Math lab to pass all the four exams he gave. Pay attention in class and participate!
Professor Richard is patient, brilliant and absolutely inspiring. He takes time to make sure all his students are on the same page and he cares so much about his students its so refreshing. He is an absolute asset to this institution. pay attention and youll be ok. he is the best professor i ever took at this school.
Don't take it if you are no willing to spend time in the math lab. You'll not pass. His quiz is really tricky you get confused with so many formulas. He expects that you know everything from one time explanation. Look for other professor.
He is great .. I used to think Math is so hard, I joined his class Math 150.5 and figured math isnt really that hard.. I think it has a lot to do with the way he teaches, loves when students ask questions and he answers directly and clearly. He makes sure everyone understands before moving to next chapter just make sure u dont skip classes tho..
He rushes through explaining the subject and at the end he wants from you to be Math expert. Avoid his classes! There are many good Math professors at BMCC.
Dr. Richard is an asset & a gem to BMCC institution. Hes an excellent professor whos been teaching for years, is experienced in his field especially Stats. Dr. Richard is caring, very patient, well-respected, loves his job. He will keep on explaining and repeating the topics for those who dont understand. Hell answer all your questions. A++
I would not recommend this Professor.
Prof. Richard is the best maths professor you could ever have for Statistics 150 & 209. He teaches the material very well. He is very respectful, cares about his students & loves to answer maths questions. I highly recommend him.
Super nice and funny. He always pauses to ask the class if they are okay, will ask for questions, and check up on people individually. He goes out of his way to explain things if a student asks a question. I have never done better in a math class before!
Real nice guy. Gives about 3 quizs, a midterm, and a final. Just really focus and learn the material from day 1, and you should pass this class. I bombed my first exam, but that was more on me. Couldn't ask for a nicer professor.
One of the best professors I have had at BMCC. I would say take him if you are good in Math or don't have a heavy course-load. He gives 3 quizzes (they look like exams ) worth 25% each and drops the lowest, Mid and Final. Fail the quiz and you'll fail the class. He is hard grader and teaches very fast so you need to attend class.
TAKE HIM! I was always bad in math but Stats is nothing like regular math and he explains so well. Repeats 100 times if needed, stays after class to explain, goes over homework, gives LOTS of partial credit on exams and is very funny! Test are same as review. Show up, take notes, do hw and you will have an A! Doesn't check hw but it helps you a lot
Professor Richard is passionate about the material. He writes and asks if there's any questions. Make sure to ask questions if you don't understand. Very approachable and respected. Fair grader.
OKAY! SO STOP LOOKING FOR OTHER RATES! HE IS AMAZING! He knows what he is teaching! Dont worry about the book you can find it online as a PDF for free and he doesnt care if its a physical book or not. He does not uses blackboard but its ok. HE IS KIND AND HE ALWAYS MAKES SURE YOU UNDERSTOOD! he doesnt check homework! But its good to do it!
I took a class twice a week with him, each class is an hour and 40 minutes. The exams were always in a rush, once the time was up he immediately stopped everybody from continuing and even when he was late he wouldn't give extra time. Not faire! Overall good professor, but I wouldn't take him again.
He is one of the best professors at BMCC. I can not recommend him enough. Explains the concepts so well and allows for students to participate keeping the class fun and provides tons of extra material to help with studying. I loved this class and would definitely take him again. He is an amazing teacher.
He made maths seem so easy and I really enjoyed doing Maths in his class. A real gem and he is so easy to approach. He will make sure you understand the concept before introducing a new concept.
Great professor! Do not miss class, you will miss something important. It is imperative to attend class, no matter what. He explains everything multiple times, no problem. I am grateful that I took this professor, I don't think I've done this well with someone else. Make sure to take all of the notes and ask questions. Practice the problems often.
Professor Richard matches to his surname. Aside from his lack of care for even saying my name right, he is careless and cold, in spite of circumstances brought upon by the pandemic. While he has knowledge, his unfavorable demeanor makes learning difficult. His workloads are intense. He can and should be more sensitive, but obviously chooses not to.
Avoid. He doesn't care about students' knowledge. He has zero respect for students and he is an egocentric man who needs to retire asap. Do a favor to yourself and take some other professor.
Professor Richard is a nice professor for statistics. Although is TBA class, through the PowerPoint, I totally understand by self-learning. Learned a lot!
No lectures. No specific feedback. Waste time & money. Terrible.
If you don't want to teach Statistics to yourself, don't take this teacher. He does not answer emails or questions about the work. I got an A in this class, but it absolutely was not because of the teacher. Very disappointed in the lack of respect to do even the bare minimum to help students. Unprofessional is an understatement.
Don't do it! I ignored the review I regret it.I have always been someone who prefers teaching myself math through videos and notes anyways so I thought I would just ignore all the reviews. The problem is that his instructions are not clear, then he grades harshly, and worst of all HE DOES NOT RESPOND TO EMAILS so you don't even have a chance!
I took his asynchronous stats class. He doesn't respond to emails, doesn't follow the course schedule, doesn't have meeting hours, we have no way of contacting this man. We are all thinking of contact the math department because he is not responding to anyone in the class.
He doesn't respond to emails, doesn't hold office hours, and ignores the course schedule. He announces test dates, then disappears, showing up randomly. He grades assignments incorrectly, takes off points without any explanation, and refuses to clarify when asked. He's impossible to communicate with.
Prof. Richard's MAT209 class is a mixed bag - some love it, some not so much. The course can be challenging, but attending lectures and using resources like Unstuckstudy can really help. Overall, a good professor if you put in the work.
Professor Richard is such a kind and great professor! He's one of those professors where participating will really help you ace your exams and homeworks. He is incredibly understanding and will help you in all the ways he can.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
84%
Textbook Required
38%
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MAT051
5.0
(3)MATH104150
5.0
(1)STATS
5.0
(1)STATS150
5.0
(1)STA150
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302
5.0
MAT1500909
5.0
MAT301
5.0
MAT302
4.8
MATH209
4.5