I HATED TAKING THIS COURSE WITH THIS MAN... he is utterly insane... goes from one point to the next without offering any sort of connection or link... lectures were extremely unstructured. DROP IMMEDIATELY if you have class with this professor

Do not sign up for his class! His lectures are completely disassociated and he gets huffy when you ask questions! His quizzes don't test how well you know the material at all, and he uses class as a soapbox to indimidate students into thinking his way.

this guy gets confused on every example he does. If you ask him a question all he says is that he already went over that and wont help you. I took this class so I wouldnt have to take bus 211. I do recommend this class over bus 211

Very Difficult, unflexible teacher. Would not explain clearly than when you have just about got it after studying on your own, he over explains the material, confusing you even more than you were before.

Jeff is the absolute worst teacher I have ever had. I have never felt like I teacher has wanted the class to fail before taking him. He made tons of mistakes on tests, quizzes, and when doing examples which made the curriculum very hard to follow. His callus attitude was the cherry on the top of this horrible math class that Jeff subjected us all t

ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. Half of the time the students correct his work. He dont recommend this guy to anyone. He cant teach for anything. On his final that he gave only 8 out of 48 finished in the time given. His tests dont even make sense. If you need to take this class and have the grade count DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY!!!

Hard class. He is very unclear and makes math even more confusing. Doesn't like answering questions and get mad when you dont understand the material right away. He thinks he is a great teacher and teaches so great and doesn't like to be questioned. You don't want to take math with him!!

Stats is hard and he makes it even harder! He doesn't answer questions and gets confused all the time. He is very unclear and hard to keep up with. Take stats with someone else!

he came to class high. thats all i have to say.

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if you need to get math 45 over and done with, don't take him. He's almost annoyed to help you even though he sets time aside to do so and the class will constantly correct his mistakes. He hates dealing with people who aren't good at math, so if this is you, take a better teacher.

Don't take stats with him! Very unclear. I had to retake this class and it was so much easier taking it from someone else. He is very rude and doesn't anwser questions.

evil evil man.

one of the worst math teachers i've ever had. since this is a remideal algebra class he expects students to do well. it's obvious that the students in the class are there for a reason...they don't understand the material well enough to pass the placement test. only class at ssu that i hated going to.

very unclear, makes lots of mistakes, scatterbrained during lecture, unhelpful. i hated going to this class. if you're not a natural at math, don't take him - you wont get it.

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he had a damn quiz every week!!

Not clear most of the time and tries to love fast through lectures it seems, also will mess up on problems A LOT and IN CLASS so hopefully you might have some smart people in there to correct him.

Not clear most of the time and tries to love fast through lectures it seems, also will mess up on problems A LOT and IN CLASS so hopefully you might have some smart people in there to correct him.

not clear and just "never minds" on some of the problem that he couldn't solve.... I was afraid of asking questions because he expects you to know soo much from algebra2 and geometry stuff....

I have always loved math, and been good at it. But he ruined math for me, and I got a D!! I am being forced to retake his class again, and DYING to switch professors!

This guy is the worst teacher I've had in a long time. Constantly makes mistakes while teaching his lessons, making it impossibly confusing. Quizes are ridiculously easy, while the tests are ridiculously hard. Stay sway from him. A wasted semester.

This guy would be someone nice to know outside of class, but other then that stay away from this teacher. He teaches as if you have already taken the class and passed it with an A. He doesn't break down any of the concepts. His tests are harder then they should be. Also his group quiz concept is highly ineffective and you'll find it frustrating.

Definitely try to avoid this professor if at all possible. I took this EXACT class in high school and he explains everything ten times more complicated than it should be. He is a total scatterbrain and doesn't know what he is talking about a lot of the time. Worst class I've taken so far.

Most confusing professor. Does not like to help you if you have a question. He rushes through lecture and gets mad if you don't understand him.

Total scatterbrain. Really confusing teacher. Likes to rush through lectures and won't help if needed. Complains that "This should be easy. Figure it out." His only office hours are right before class, so he can't help you if you were confused about something in class. Avoid at all costs!

He was the worst. He was never all there, and actually made me hate math. He's very cocky and thinks he knows everything. He was one of the worst teachers I've ever had, avoid taking him at all costs!!!

He is terrible! Very rude to his students and is a complete know it all and will look at you like you're an idiot if you do not understand. Doesnt know what class he teaches what so you will often give you homework that has problems you haven't learned. Save yourself and avoid him at all cost unless you want a RUDE professor and to retake the class

I just love the fact that his average class grade was a 65% so how is that considered TEACHING!?! his homework is graded on one question chosen randomly by his grader and you only get full points if you get it right. But he doesn't give the answers to all the problems so how do you know you got it wrong to ask him?! DO NOT TAKE HIM

Gets mad at the class when they don't clearly understand brand new topics. Very little help and everything he explains is in a crazy old fashioned way.

He was a poor teacher. Very disorganized, was not helpful at all, and, in my experience, made me feel stupid when I asked for assistance on concepts I did not understand.

He is a rude teacher and is not helpful in class. When asking a question he will give you an answer in a sarcastic way. He finally started to teach the last 2 weeks of class (which is only 4 classes) and during the final review he told us to look up the answers in the book. It was a tough class and was definitely not easy. Study your butt off!

This is the worse teacher I have ever had by far this guy will only answer one question for the homework. when the whole class failed three quizzes in a row he did not go over anything and acted surprised when everyone got a c or lower on the midterm he never comes prepared and quizzes and exams missing part of the problems making it confusing

You're better off learning math from the textbook. If you're a student that wants to be treated with respect, avoid this class.

Weekly hw, as expected for a math class. However, he barely teaches material. i found myself basically teaching myself from the textbook or youtube videos as he only makes sense to himself. Teaches in shortcuts that arent helpful, weekly quizzes, Tests are hard, however he does reuse questions from past quizzes so study from those, 1 midterm& final

He knows a lot of stuff but isnt the right teacher if you want never taken calculus before. He makes you google every single question you don't know and doesn't explain things 100% of the time

Pretty much the worst teacher I have ever had. Doesnt know how to stay on track or how to explain to students. He also is extremely rude to his students as well. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROFESSOR

Look, teaching Calculus sounds really damn hard, so good for anyone who tries to teach it, but Silverman is the runt of the liter when it comes to Calc professors at SSU. He had the semester from hell because of the fires so he deserves a little slack but he was a mess. Due dates are very confusing, constantly messing up board problems, a mess.

By far the worst teacher Ive had, very jumpythrough his board problems over all very unorganized doesnt give many resources, can be rude at times. Avoid taking this class but if youre stuck just deal with it. Ask questions even though e might make you feel dumb its actually not impossible to learn the material

worst math teacher I have ever experienced.

DO NOT TAKE!!! He is unorganized and honestly an all round bad teacher.

By far the worst math teacher at SSU. Do everything you can to avoid having him as your professor. Doesn't teach material wel. Expects you to know a lot of material coming into the class and will not teach topics that he feels you should already know. Unless you have a great background in calculus, expect to pass the class with no greater than a C.

I have him this year. At the moment he isnt very specific on what we should know and what hes trying to teach us. He assigns homework we dont go over as much in class. Then somehow, expects people to do well on the tests. At the beginning of the year(which was three and half weeks ago) there was 25 students, now there are only 13

He is by far the worst professor I have ever had. He does not teach. He will do a problem himself on the board and expect us to do a whole workbook page of them. Lacked sympathy for those struggling and asking questions, he rather told us to look through our notes, which we had none, and left us unanswered.I failed and tell everyone not to take him

doesn't know how to teach, confuses himself during his own lectures, forgets what homework he assigns and will quiz you on the wrong problems. Unsympathetic teacher and hard to reach (he doesn't have WiFi?).

Jeff Silverman lacks the ability to give students decent and clear notes to study from. I strongly recommend you not take any type of math class taught by him.

Jeff Silverman is by far the worst math professor at SSU. His lectures make zero sense, and his way of answering your questions is by making you feel so stupid that you just struggle quietly. Going to his office hours does not help at all either, he explains things in his own way (which is just him saying "you get this by doing this and this).

Hes not helpful at all. On his online class when students ask a question he doesn't even help and humiliates the student. He barely actually teaches in his class. He has videos but puts minimal effort and never really works out the problem only explains it verbally. Don't this class if your a visual learner youll just have to teach yourself

So horrible! I got an A in stats during my senior year of high school and I took early start math in the summer but I barely passed this class. There is 1 quiz every week along with 2 homework assignments every week. The quizzes are nothing like the homework and are extremely hard. I wouldn't recommend this professor to anyone, he was terrible.

The course felt like it was not taught by him Rather than a course called "wiley plus" He just guides you in the steps. Whenever asked a question, he would always seem bothered. His course overall was very bland. The textbook will be your main source of knowledge. You'll. basically teach yourself! Avoid this professor if possible.

He was one of the worst teachers I have had. The class was on zoom and during the lectures, which were usually 10 minutes, he basically just reread examples from the book. He is not very informative and there are lots of homework assignments and quizzes. Most of the quizzes had an average grade of below 60% with no curve. Awful.

Silverman's class is simply not good. He's rude, barely accessible outside of class, and will be very condescending when you do reach out for help. Might be my least favorite class I've taken at Sonoma State.

Took his online course and it consisted of watching a video before attending the zoom to know what you are learning about and15 minute zoom calls where he would show you examples of the problems you were doing. He would offer extra help but when asked he would be bothered. Such a horrible teacher DO NOT RECOMMEND!

Jeff Silverman is a good professor on paper, but in zoom he is bad. Please stop doing zoom Jeff. Best regards. He inspired me to never want to do a single other math problem again.

I took stats and AP stats in high school and ended with a B in this class. You basically have to teach yourself (using an online textbook, which you use for everything else, except for the final which uses different types of questions than you're used to) because all his lectures are, is him reading a few examples. Don't exactly recommend.

He is very rude and condescending. Offers help then is extremely bothered when you ask. Does NOT know how to work zoom then gets mad at the class. He moves very fast compared to other classes. There are 2 homework assignments a week and a quiz every Wednesday. Overall do not recommend.

I am taking Professor Silverman’s class currently, and he is just rude. Has a very scattered teaching style which leads to little material learned, and in a 2 hour lecture he only covers about 2-3 problems. Harsh grader and unwilling to give extra help to students who may need it, even though he “offers it”. don’t take his class

I took him last semester, he is terrible on zoom. Wording on his quizzes is super hard to understand, you can't recheck your answers on the quizzes either. When you asks questions he never really helps or gives you a very good answer. I would never recommend him to someone. If you have the chance to to take literally anyone else, I would do so.

This professor was good at giving us the material right away but would get annoyed if someone asked a question. We basically had to teach ourselves he just guided us through certain problems.

Do not choose this class with this man. He is so unhelpful. When you ask a question he answers with sarcasm or makes it a trick question. He doesn't care to make an effort in giving make ups in emergency cases where even the school council is involved or if there is a technical issues. If something doesn't go his way he is arrogant and cruel.

His teaching style is very confusing. He asks for questions and then makes us feel stupid when we have questions. Would not recommend.

If you'd like a class where you can't ask questions this is the perfect class for you! Jeff makes you feel stupid whenever you ask a question and he is very unorganized. He doesn't teach, he just goes over examples and expects you to understand. I took 2 of his classes and both were taught in the exact same format.

Does not teach material to students who do not know about it rather he teaches by just figuring it out himself and walking through the problem. Not flexible and does not like being asked questions. Never prepared and half the time cannot figure out his own problems.

Silverman does not care about his students, makes you figure things out by yourself and does not care about your issues with electronics or workbooks even if the bookstore printed the wrong thing. I do not recommend his class!

Just as incompetent as he looks. A festering wound in SSU's math department. Should have been weeded out long ago, but somehow remains. Barely literate enough to understand the material, let alone teach it. He would literally just leave class and pace around the building while we were taking quizzes. He's funny sometimes though.

Worst teacher I have ever had. Never had anyone so unwilling to teach or be asked questions in a class. If anything was asked from him he will whine and complain and make you feel stupid for asking at all.

He forced me to take a syllabus quiz on a syllabus I never received since I transferred into the class on the second day since I was waitlisted. He also has terrible handwriting and every day will move onto a new topic so if you miss a class or don't fully understand then good luck. Also is sometimes is abrasive when answering questions.

This professor wasn't very accessible outside of class. They're not very clear what will or won't be on tests. The tests/quizzes were very stressful but he does drop the 2 worst quiz scores. He's a very picky grader. The final project was a very hard project. This has been my most stressful class.

Unwilling to help & when he does is extremely condescending. Had to tell him to stop being so aggressive in his tone. Borderline unreachable, nasty, arrogant, and cannot see flaw in his teaching when over half the students are failing. He holds back the math department decades and when someone called him a festering wound they weren't kidding.

Worst class I've ever taken. Students would ask for questions/clarification and the professor would not know how to solve the math. If you struggle with math this class will be near impossible.

Silverman does not teach. His

Does not teach. His teaching style is walking through problems, expects you know how to do them first try and move on, asking questions feels intimidating. Difficult class, especially if you do not like math, and sometimes does not know how to solve his own problems. Very strict and difficult for what is a lower level math course. Drop or avoid.

I had a very hard time with Silverman, he is not good at what he does. He is very strict and really intimidating for no reason and being in the class just felt exhausting. His grading is all over the place, a lot of quizzes, and the math teaching didn't feel like it was being taught, more so of figuring it out with no other context. Just awful.

Rude He won't help you if you need assistance or have a question. He makes mistakes and gets mad when corrected by students multiple times. Disrespectful towards the class repeatedly telling us"I will see you guys next semester" so he didn't want us to succeed. The worst experience.

Don't take him unless you absolutely have to. Lol

The worst professor I've ever had. Do not take him if you care about your GPA. He's horrible with technology. He claims he's open to answering questions but then responds in a sarcastic manner that doesn't even explain anything. He's so rude, and not willing to help his students. He's talks about how people don't pass his class (hes the problem).

Jeff Silverman should not even be teaching anymore. He is terrible with technology and told us not to email him with questions because the letter C on his keyboard doesn't work. Also only checks his email once a day for one hour. I dreaded coming to this class but attendance is mandatory or else you will miss a lot. Very rude and sarcastic.

He is very condescending if you ask questions, and is very bad at explaining the terms he is talking about. He is always negative and seems to be in a bad mood, and that is definitely reflected in his class. Tests are a huge part of your grade, so if you're even the slightest bit lost in class please get help from a tutor or LARC to pass.

I got 100s on the homework and went to class. The tests were never like the homework, and I never passed any of them. He doesn't teach; he's just doing problems on the board, and expects everyone to comprehend. He preaches to always ask questions, but whenever asked, he looked at me like I was an idiot and never helped. No one I knew passed.

Do not take this class if you require any academic accommodations, he is impossible to reach outside of class and still hasn't put in any attendance grades even though we have no more classes this semester. Projects will come out of nowhere, and he will not answer your questions despite asking for them then gets frustrated you asked.

I stopped wearing my seatbelt in hopes I wouldn't make it to his class. Please listen to the reviews and don't take this class for the sake of your sanity. He encourages questions, but proceeds to look at you like ur psychotic when you do. His grading doesn't make sense and calls you out if you score bad. Choose another professor at all costs.