Be warned, he is very strict. His worst comment was, "sometimes, we forget trigonometry and integration, but, you must...just unforget them." He wasn't kidding. I got a 35 on the first test, dropped the class and retook it and got a 96 on the second go around.

really hard, didnt explain things very well at all, i wouldnt advise taking him for ma 341

70 % of my class received a D+ or below

I don't want to be mean but I don't know how else to say it: he is the worst math teacher I have ever had. He never makes sense, he isn't helpful, and his voice lulled me to sleep on a daily basis. Luckily I have a decent TA so I might actually pass the class.

He is the worst professor I have and is no help at all! I would highly discourage anyone from taking his class! He has only one good TA and honestly the TA should be taking his class. Do the homework because quiz/test questions come from there. Also get old tests because the questions are the same, but the numbers in the problem are different.

His accent is very difficult to understand. Consequently, it is hard to understand his explanations of various topics. So far, I have survived his class by self-teaching, as many of the lectures have been useless. However, all of the homework is out of the book, and the problems on the test are very similar to those in the homework.

Rodriguez was late to class multiple times. His notes are disorganized, he almost never finishes examples, and he is not helpful when asking questions. He might try to help, but it just makes you more confused. To do well in the class you have to learn the material on your own. Just read the book.

Terrible professor. Doesn't explain concepts well, wastes time by going super super slow, and tests on things he neither taught taught nor told the students to review. Avoid at all costs.

He is a terrible teacher.... i failed his class. although he is a nice guy, you cannot understand a single word that he says. please take someone else for ma131.

Dr. Rodriguez is very difficult to understand. Also, if you ask a question in class he will either "come back to it later" and never come back to it, or use a really round-about way of answering it that makes no sense. Also, tests have no curves, but partial credit is given. He's a good guy - just not a great teacher. Do not recommend.

He is without a doubt the worst professor I have ever had. Not only is he wildly unhelpful IN class, he's blatantly disrespectful to students. Going to his office hours is even worse. He grades incredibly harshly, and grades unfairly between students (different points off for exactly the same mistake). Do NOT take a class with him EVER.

He is incredibly disrespectful to his students. Always open to questions, but answers them by yelling and clear frustration in his voice. DO NOT TAKE HIM if you've never seen calculus before. Attendance is not mandatory but less than 6 absences gets the lowest test dropped Does not follow syllabus or webassign. he does not use the text, do not buy.

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! He is very difficult to understand and does not explain concepts well. His tests only contain 6 or so questions and he is strict with partial. He takes forever to explain something in lecture which means you have to teach yourself. The TA I had was good and probably the only reason I did decent in the class. Do not take him.

He doesn't have any good lectures, and the day before a test, rather then reviewing material on the test that he most recently taught, he teaches us new stuff that isn't on the test. Not a good professor at all, 10/10 not recommended, he is smart but he can't teach well at all.

Dr. Rodriguez is very hard to understand in lecture because he rewords his sentences and confuses himself and in return confuses his students. If you ask a simple question he has to go all the way back to the beginning and try and explain it which is annoying because it takes away valuable class time and he was late to class almost everytime.

Rodriguez is outdated and uses old techniques to do calculus. I took honors calc in high school, so i thought I would have an easy time with this class. He uses a method that hasn't been taught since the 1800's and I got every question right on my first and second test but because I didnt use his method i got a 45 and a 50 on them, respectively.

I have never taken a calc class and boy was this a partial mistake. he does not actually explain anything. Look up past tests online and practice those. The actual tests are pretty much the same thing, didnt figure that out till halfway through the semester. Oh well. Anyway hes so confusing and you learn everything outside of class.

Terrible teacher, grades harshly, no calculator allowed. I have always been good in my math classes but barely got a C in this class. Avoid this class.

I am typically very good at math but I was forced to drop this class because I had absolutely no clue what was going on. Dr. Rodriguez is very nice and seems like a great person, but overall the lectures were super confusing and were only taught using examples. No calculators and a ton of confusing homework that was never checked. Avoid this class!

The lectures are long, boring, confusing, and all he does is examples. He moves quickly and the homework he grades does not match the test. He also assigns problems in the textbook but does not grade them. His test are max 8 questions and hard. He seems like a nice guy but I would not recommend taking him.

Honestly one of the worst professors ever. You probably learn 2/3rds of the thing outside of class and when you take the test it is different from the homework and practice tests. He also quickly goes through examples even when we ask him to slow down. His explanations make no sense and he makes tons of confusing mistakes in class. Don't take this.

Very very bad teacher. He might seem nice at first but he has no sympathy for his students and does not make the tests anything like he teaches in class. His practice problems skip through so much of the work and he does not drop or curve any tests. Would never recommend this teacher.

Tests do not line up at all with material learned. Not super accessible in office hours - have seen many students cry after leaving. Harsh.

This is once of the worst professors I have ever dealt with. The tests are nothing like the material covered in class or in the assigned homework. You aren't allowed to use a calculator on a MATH TEST. He teaches using only examples and the only notes are complex definitions straight from the book. Highly recommend never taking this class with him.

Professor Rodriguez is not the best math teacher. He uses examples to explain as opposed to showing formulas and how to get from one step to another. The tests do not correlate with what is gone over in class. Try to stay away from this class.

Taking this class was a mistake. Avoid Professor Rodriguez at all costs. He is so difficult to understand due to his accent and broken english, PLUS he is awful at explaining basic calculus concepts. He doesn't understand genuine questions that students will ask him about the problems he does in class. He makes so many mistakes when doing examples.

This class was supposed to be an easy introductory math class but it is the hardest class I have taken due to the lack of teaching from an actual professor, not even a TA. He teaches only using examples, doesnt answer questions, and his tests have nothing to do with any homework or assignments he gives. If you value your GPA, dont take this class

Honestly bad is an understatement. Dr. Rodriguez shows up to class one minute before it starts, spends five minutes trying to figure out what to teach, and rambles for an hour and 15 minutes. If you are looking to do well, or to understand anything in math, then I would keep looking.

He posts absolutely nothing online. His moodle is empty, he emails a one paragraph syllabus, and important info like test dates and hw are given in class. Lectures are bad so this will be the only reason you come to class

He is the worst most disrespectful professor Ive ever witnessed. Dont even bother going to his office hours, he will make you feel worthless

Dr. Rodriguez does NOT curve tests. One day, he ran out of time to teach a concept, so he had us learn it ourselves, which is odd when you're paying tuition to be TAUGHT a concept. His tests were tricky, he gave a lot of homework, and he didn't understand class questions. He did simple examples, rather than tricky ones. I should have dropped.

I don't feel that Dr. Rodriquez did a great job teaching this class. Everyone that I knew in the class had to teach themselves the information as class didn't help. Near the end of the semester, we were learning things that were far more advanced than we were supposed to be studying. I would only take him if he's the last option.

(MA 121) "No calculatas" he wrote on the first day of class. DO NOT take any math class with him. I'm good at math and had already taken calculus in high school but this guy still somehow managed to confuse me. You teach yourself everything. An A is nearly impossible in his class. do not take him no matter the circumstances!!!

Expect to teach yourself from the textbook for the whole class. Inaccessible outside of class and so hard to understand that I stopped going to lectures. The only upside is homework is not for a grade.

Expect to teach yourself everything for this course and to not have any communication with the professor directly. Yes, the recorded lectures are good, but they are not his, they are Kurtzs and she is a great professor. But he does nothing for anyone.

Lectures from another teacher entirely. Never spoke with him once. You arent allowed to use calculators on the tests after learning how to do the work in the lectures with a calculator. Made no sense and harshly graded my tests. DO NOT TAKE IF YOU DONT LIKE MATH OR IF YOU DONT HAVE TO.

This class wasn't too hard since it was online but honestly, don't take calc with this guy. Never had contact with the man once. Lectures were all recorded 4 years ago by an entirely different professor. All the lectures would show you how to solve problems with a calculator yet calculators weren't allowed on tests.

He was very disconnected during my online class. He doesn't allow extensions and doesn't offer extra credit. He isn't understanding of the pandemic circumstances and just tells you to work harder instead of being nice and allowing for mistakes to happen. He doesn't respond to emails and I actually had to talk to the department head.

He did not answer a 99% of our emails and when he did they were only a few words. He also did not grade or lecture, as we watched prerecorded lectures from someone else. Wouldnt be suprised if he didnt exist. Not sure why anyone would take his course because we all had to learn from youtube

There is so much homework for this class and he is horrible at explaining, so get ready to not understand anything if you take his class. By far the worst math teacher I have ever had.

Literally never take this class, this man ruined enjoying math for me, you wont be able to understand his lectures, very unclear on what is going to be on the test, the only grades you have in this class are the tests and around 6-8 web-assigns per unit, text book is a little helpful but almost as confusing as his lectures.

He does not respond to emails, he does not help with test prep, and also only grades 10 small homework assignments, 3 tests, and a final. So if you're like me and fail one you're barely going to pass. Don't take this class with him.

Awful. Lectures make no sense; he can barely form a sentence without pausing. Not to mention that he physically can't answer questions asked. Super inconsiderate. He'd find a way to complicate 2+2. Only things graded are four exams and webassign work; he doesn't even teach the hw problems on webassign. Avoid at all costs possible, believe me.

Professor Rodriguez makes this class feel impossible. As other students have mentioned, the only grades in this class are tests (which are only 5 questions by the way, and not multiple choice), and homework. None of the material taught in lectures makes any sense, and I've had to heavily rely on youtube this whole semester. 10/10 do not recommend.

Rodriguez is one of the worst professors that I've had. I'm not good at calculus, but he did nothing to help me learn. His lectures are confusing, unplanned and he doesn't allow calculators on tests. this isn't a problem, except that he gives no guides to be able to know that we are solving the problem correctly with no calc. 0/10 don't take ever

Mr. Rodriguez might quite literally be the worst professor I've had. He's extremely unorganized and never answers questions in class. Instead, he'll just tell you to "watch" as opposed to explaining what's going on. He grades off the basis of 3 heavily weighted in-class tests ( which are only 5 open-ended questions), the final and WebAssign. AVOID!

I agree with what everybody else is saying on here. His lectures are horrible and confusing. He comes with nothing prepared, works one example, which he usually does incorrectly, and scribbles out the entire problem and wastes 20 minutes of class doing it. Final grade is 4 tests (each with only 5 questions) plus homework. Avoid him at all costs!

He's very confusing and doesn't seem to know how to articulate his thoughts whatsoever. Also maybe it's not that big of a deal but he wastes SO MUCH PAPER. He will use an entire sheet of printer paper for a single sentence and if he messes up one word or just doesn't like the way he wrote it he will throw the entire paper away and use a new sheet.

Took his class freshman year and thought it would be fine because his lectures were clear. However, the exams are much more difficult and the web assigns are horrible. Need to retake. DONT TAKE!

The worst professor I have ever had. His lectures are very unclear, unorganized, and overall not helpful what so ever. I have learned nothing from him and have relied strictly on the TA problem sessions and teaching myself. AVOID THIS CLASS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE! Will NEVER take hime again.

Lectures will confuse you because of his constant backtracking and the fact that we will go through a whole page of notes for him to say something along the lines of, "wait let me go back". Khan Academy is the only thing that has gotten me through the semester, I wished I used it earlier. Do not take

had to drop the class because he only teaches with examples and sucks. you have to teach yourself everything he "teaches" in class and the homework took HOURS yet had nothing to do with the exam. if you get a failing test grade, good luck getting a passing grade in the class.

Very test heavy

Drop this class while you still can. Final grade consists of the 3 tests, final, and webassign. Gives no extra credit and does not replace lowest test grade or throw any grades out. Lectures are extremely confusing with tricky, short tests. The test averages were around 55s and still would not curve. This class gave me mental illness.

He ever answers questions. Never responds to emails. Take with literally anyone else and you will learn more.

Dr. Rodriguez seems like he doesn't want his students to pass. He's very rude when you visit his office hours for help, and refuses to even help with homework questions. The TA taught us everything. Avoid him if you can because he also doesn't curve anything. I took AP Calc in HS and still struggled to learn from him.

Because I had taken ap calc ab in hs, his class wasn't so bad for me. But, his teaching is confusing IMO and relied on the TA during problem sessions to explain. His grade is 60% of the 3 tests you take throughout the semester, so if you fail one of those it's pretty hard to come back from that. All in all, if you don't enjoy teaching urself.

Possibly the worst professor Ive ever had. His lectures are confusing and hard to follow, his grading makes no sense, and he never responds to emails. Take with anyone else

Rodriguez just does not put in the effort you would expect from a professor at an institution such as state. The lectures were really confusing and at times made me question my own ability to learn. Even the recorded lectures did not help me. The other reviews (imo) are valid. I should not be paying thousands to teach myself.

Worst prof at NCSU. Never went to class. My advice for future students: get a hardcopy textbook and teach yourself! I would have done better if I did this from the beginning. Hard to understand, unclear, and honestly couldn't care less about actually teaching. Pathetic that he is still employed by such a good university, shame.

If youre good at math and understand it then take him. Test are 4-5 questions and final exam was around 11 questions. Its hard when youre not good at math and he doesnt try and help. If it wasnt for the TA we would all be lost. I come out of class more confused than when i walked in.

He never really answers questions, even though many are asked. He also only teaches with examples and does the work for us so no one actually learns anything during lectures. The TA taught me significantly more than the professor.

This class is the hardest class I have ever taken. I went to EVERY office hour available, never missed a class, was engaged, and even went to the Academic success center for tutoring. Still failed. His lecture method is impossible to follow along with. Highly advise any other teacher.

All he does is examples that are not like the test every single class. All of his tests are from the book and he gives no partial credit. The homework due dates don't correlate with what he is teaching. So you could be doing homework on one chapter when he hasn't even touched on it.

This class is awful. He is so rude and definitely the worst professor I have ever had. He doesnt round grades up. I had a 79.7 and he wouldnt round up to an 80. Do not take this class.

Impossible, please take any other teacher available.

Take a different teacher if possible, I watched or went to all the lectures and went to tutoring and it didn't help. He wouldn't answer your questions and didn't go over examples very well. Not a very friendly or helpful professor. Worst professor/ teacher I have ever had.

He did not like to answer questions in class and did not answer emails in a timely manner. He knew his stuff, but he didn't teach it well. :( He was the only teacher available so I have to take him again.

The worst professor I have ever had. You will be more confused when you leave his lecture. He uses the entire class period to go over 2 problems. Do not take this class if you can help it.

I was in this class until right after exam 2 when he basically forced me to drop the class or receive an F after I missed the second exam because i had a family emergency (with proof, doctors notes etc.) He essentially told me he didn't care and then compared it to missing the exam to go on a vacation and how that wouldn't be allowed. So rude.

My whole class has to retake MA 131. All he does is do 2 examples of a type of problem and that is it. Going to class is a waste of time. Do not take if you aren't good at math or can't learn from YouTube.

Horrible! Honestly I have given up on this class. Lectures are hard to understand, and he does not explain well, he knows it but can't show you how to do it. Everyone I know is failing this class, and I am going to have to grade exclude it. Unless you want to go tutoring everyday and still struggle, take it with a dif prof or not at NCSU.

Do yourself a favor and take this class at a community college. You shouldn't have to teach yourself calculus. I took AP Calc and I can't imagine learning calc for the first time from him because no one in his class actually learns the concepts of calculus, only memorizes things for the test because he isn't actually teaching for students to learn.

Just don't take him, I think the other reviews tell you how he is, but I wouldn't recommend him to anyone, not even people I hate.

I wouldn't wish this mf on my worst enemy. Can't teach, rude, and doesn't answer your questions if you ask them. Taught myself and that's the only reason why I did fine. Did not go to a single class unless there was an exam. Oh and a bonus is he takes time out of your 50 mins to take the test to teach you new material thats on it!

I failed this class last semester after taking AP calculus in high school and still made a D+. Currently retaking it and passing beautifully because the tests are identical from both semesters. There are 3 tests, 1 final, and a cumulative homework grade. Each of these are 20% of your grade so if you do bad on 1 thing you cant make higher than a 90.

Lacks instruction in classroom, tells you read text book - can require extensive help, never responds to emails, Test heavy - test are less than 10 questions DONT MESS UP. Nice person poor professor

All I can say is Jesus was not my savior. For real though do not take this class unless you want to violently struggle. The class was unbearable and most people failed or withdrew and have to retake the class.

Worse teacher I have had in my entire school career. Just trust me do not take him.

Jesus can't even speak correctly. None of his lectures were helpful and I honestly learned more by doing nothing.

Professor Rodriguez is a very bad professor and he cannot teach. He is not accessible outside of class, he refuses to discuss Webassign homework problems and practice problems from the textbooks. TAs are not allowed to discuss this either. His teaching is all over the place and he fails to get the concept across. No calculators allowed on exams.

Don't take MA131 with Rodriguez. There's so many bad things about taking this class. If your only option is to take this class in the upcoming semester, it's better to hold off on taking the class, and take it the following semester with a different professor.

I ended up taking this professor because I had no other option and ended up having to drop halfway through the semester after failing one test and being unable to bring my grade back up. Take any professor that you can that is not Jesus.

I am actually serious when I say that the day I picked Jesus as my calculus teacher I doomed my college career. If you wanna be amused then sure take his class he's lowkey funny BUT keep in mind this class has been the bane of my existence. NO calculator, NO curve, & NO knowledge of what my grade is (not that it matters because I am 100% failing).

I took AP Calculus in high school and still couldn't understand what Dr. Rodriguez was teaching most of the time. He was incredibly bad at explaining concepts, did not answer/understand questions asked in class, and there was no room for improvement if you made a bad grade on just 1 of the tests. Don't take this class!

This was the worst math class I've ever taken. You don't learn anything from his lectures and spend most of your time teaching yourself with practice problems from the book. Your grade depends on 3 tests between 5-7 questions. (very hard to pass since 1 question can be 30/100 points) I would not recommend taking this course with Prof. Rodriguez.

This is literally the worst professor at NC State. When I chose this professor, I didn't listen to the other rate my professor reviews. LISTEN TO THEM. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

I would avoid this class at all costs. Professor Rodriguez is clearly passionate about math, but that is the only positive aspect of his character. His lectures never helped me understand the material, so my time was mostly spent trying to teach myself from the textbook. Tests are short and difficult. Please, find a different professor.

His lectures are not that great, which makes you to teach yourself which sucks. There are only 3 unit tests which each are 20% of your grade and as well as the final, which makes it where if you fail one test it can be hard to bring your grade back up. Please avoid this teacher if you are able to, but good luck if you have to take him.

Whatever you do. Do not take his class. Going to the lectures is not helpful at. all. He will take an entire class period to ramble about a question that makes zero sense. If you miss a test you have to wait till the end of the semester for retakes. Only 3 tests that are EXTREMELY hard (only 5-7 questions). I promise u will have to teach yourself.

Jesus Rodriquez really is a good person, yet is the worst teacher I have ever had. When you view his gradient, he has more people making an F in this course than any other grade combined. That speaks volumes. And its speaks volumes that this university allows him to teach here. He is okay with you failing, and has been every semester.

DO NOT TAKE! I took AP Calc in high school and did completely fine yet am barely going to pass. Refer to NCSU Gradient, he has more people failing than even passing his course yet changes nothing about his grading or teaching style. Cannot believe he teaches here just because he is a "researcher."

Refer to NCSU Gradient and never take his class. HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR GRADE. He is strictly here for research, you will regret taking his course.

DO NOT TAKE.

If he is your only option, just wait a semester. Trust me, it's bad.

Terrible. Over half the class makes an F or withdrawals.

PLEASE avoid this professor at all costs. His lectures are not helpful at all, as he does not explain anything. If you have NOT previously taken calc, it will be extremely difficult. The grade is composed of three tests, the final, and a homework average, so if you mess up on one thing you are done for. Also not understanding or caring at all.

I would take this class with ANYONE else. Lectures are very confusing, and it takes forever for him to just do one practice problem. If you haven't taken calculus before, do NOT start by taking it with him. I now hate calculus because of this man, and will most likely be taking calc at a community college over the summer.

The class goes by very quickly and does not cover everything. He will touch on the chapters of the textbook, but you will need to learn more of it on your own. He won't help with homework and will just say read chapters _ from the textbook at the end of each class. You can also find a version of the textbook online instead of buying a physical one.

Please do not take MA 131 with Rodriguez for your own sake. Terrible lectures, topics of homework is assigned at random, tests consist of 80% of your grade, and professor is not helpful inside or outside of lectures. He will refuse to answer questions you have about work. Most lectures consist of him forgetting what he is already taught.

To do well in this class, you need to have a good understanding of calc. His teaching style is not good and he struggles to teach a lecture. The tests are hard and he doesn't give practice. His homework has material that he said we did not need to know which makes the homework hard. Hope you get a good TA because they will maybe save your grade.

This was the most confusing course I've ever taken. I had a lot of trouble understanding what he was trying to say and he gave very poor explanations of how to complete problems. Grades with 3 tests, a final, and a general home work grade. Each of these is 20% of the final grade. Do not take class, but if you must go to tutoring EARLY AND OFTEN.

I advise any and all students, no matter how strong your math skills are, to NEVER TAKE THIS CLASS. Please listen to me when I say its not worth it. Take Calc 1 at a community college and transfer the grade over. Calc 1 should not be this hard. But, if you have to take this class, go to your TA's office hours and honestly forget going to lecture.

Don't take him. Rodriguez is not the best at helping students. Though he taught everything correctly he was disorganized and does not know how to use Moodle. No notes or recordings are ever posted, the textbook is filled with errors, and if you need help on homework neither he nor the TAs will help. Be prepared to teach yourself if you have him.

This professor was absolutely awful. Was a horrible communicator and was not an effective educator. He graded on tests and homework only. He would not help with the homework at all, even though many things present were things we hadn't learned in class. The tests were also only 7-11 questions, so if you got more than 1 or 2 wrong you were screwed.

Super hard to understand his way of teaching and the large lecture halls don't help.

worst professor i've ever had. I took him my first semester at school, and ended up failing and retaking it with him again to earn a B. Your grade consists of three tests a billion web assigns, and a final which has all kinds of random stuff on it. With that being said, if you do poorly on one test, might as well be prepared to fail the class.

Do not take Rodriguez. In his class we were not allowed to ask questions about homework and I had to teach most of the content to myself. If you are not naturally gifted in math and it doesn't come easily to you, Rodriguez is not the professor for you. Long and boring lectures and grade is dependent on three tests and final exam. Do not recommend.

IF POSSIBLE DO NOT TAKE HIM. He won't help with the HW he assigns, it takes him an entire class period to get through 1 problem and then he scratches it out because he got it wrong. Also test are 5-7 questions so if you get one wrong your grade is screwed. Overall an awful teacher and does not care what grade you have. DO NOT TAKE.

This guy is not made for people who have never taken calculus before because he operates off of the assumption that you know the basics and he doesn't explain things clearly. Grades are mostly based on 3 50 min exams with 5-7 questions, but he doesn't let you use a calculator and they're much harder than what he teaches and gives as homework.

Rodriguez's lectures are extremely hard to understand. I took this class after previously taking AP Calc in high school and it was still hard to understand his explanations. The TA did his best. Without prior knowledge of calculus I probably would've failed this class. I would strongly recommend a different professor!

Don't take this class, the content is difficult and Rodriguez makes it even worse. TA's made many careless grading errors on exams. Rely on problem sessions because his lectures are not helpful at all, he tends to make mistakes on his own problems and is not clear on what he expects you to write on exams.

HW, Test 1-3, Final, each 20%, final replaces 1. Impossible to follow through lectures, and expects you to know things he literally teaches afterwards. TA's are hit or miss, usually hit though. Attendance isn't mandatory, but it's the only place where you'll know the details needed to score well on tests (after learning everything individually).

HW, Test 1-3, Final, each 20%, final replaces 1. Impossible to follow through lectures, and expects you to know things he literally teaches afterwards. TA's are hit or miss, usually hit though. Attendance isn't mandatory, but it's the only place where you'll know the details needed to score well on tests (after learning everything individually)

I honestly don't know how I passed this class. My test scores were: 46, 79, 38. I went to every lecture and every problem session. I put in 50+ hours outside of class and STILL barely passed. He struggles to explain simple concepts and doesn't answer questions effectively. He also made many mistakes. The first day, he spelled "throw" as "through"

I dropped the first day, he was the teacher that finally made me drop engineering. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

This professor is the worst professor I have ever had. He does not respect students at all. He refuses to do basic things like post an answer key to an exam to the Moodle page or show the median score for any exam. He presents the material in the most boring way imaginable. Any enjoyment I had for math is gone after taking his class. Stay far away.

He is honestly getting to old to teach and it shows during his lectures. He doesn't post anything on moodle, no notes, no class recordings, no test answers, no test grading criteria. You have to teach yourself all the material from the textbook.

Rodriguez does not know what he is doing anymore. Definition of senile. He stumbles over his words, writes the same things on the board over and over again, makes mistakes all the time. His lectures are useless. Combine that with harsh grading and no partial credit on exams and you have Jesus Rodriquez. I'm sure he was a decent teacher in the 60s.

The entire course grade is tests so one bad grade really hurts you. He can barely get through an example without making mistakes or giving drawn-out and poorly executed anecdotes. I had a formal excused test absence and he was still giving me a hard time about rescheduling my test. I think he even graded more harshly on that test because of it.

AVOIDS HIM AT ALL COSTS. hw is optional which means course grade depends 100% on exams and final. there are 3 midterms each weights 20% and a final weights 40%. he is not good in explanation and teaching, i barely understand the materials and always need to look up online or on the textbook.

primary evidence of dementia

3 tests and a final. Thats it. He assigns ungraded homework from the textbook, doesn't post test answers, and gets confused during lecture. It's time for Jesus to retire, I'm surprised he made it up the stairs on the way to lecture every day. Listen to the reviews on this page, don't take him.

Terrible! Run for your life!

horrible. forget the math. he could barely speak english. he expects you to go to class, go home and study for the rest of the day to be successful. in other terms, you and him are both the imposter. someone reports a dead body and he immediately accuses you to save himself. you get ejected and have to watch the rest of the round in pure rage.

Doesn't post any lecture notes or any recordings. Handwrites the lectures during the lecture instead of before, so 50% of class is him writing stuff down. Has a habit of repeating a similar aspect of a problem over and over. One MAJOR issue is his inability to understand students questions. He turns y/n question into a lecture of him repeating stuf

Doesn't post lectures online, not sure why. Constantly contradicts himself in class and will explain a simple concept repeatedly. Makes mistakes while teaching and scribbles out entire parts of problems. Also teaches straight from the textbook, and doesn't understand any questions students ask in class. Would never take a class with him again.

This course is very stressful b/c your grade is only made up of 3 tests (20% each) and a final (40%). He frequently gets confused and repeats simple concepts over and over. and teaches exclusively from the textbook. The test questions are very closely related to the ungraded homework he assigns. Cannot answer student questions effectively.

DO NOT TAKE. Old snappy professor. Despite attending every class, I had to learn most of the material on my own. Homework was posted late, no practice exams, and minimal feedback. Poor use of technology and unresponsive to emails. Overall, very disappointing and disorganized. This class desperately needs either a new professor or major improvements

Did not understand basic questions, was disengaged and unhelpful. Materials were poorly explained, homework was often late, and no practice exams or feedback were provided. Communication was minimal, and he struggled with basic technology. I attended every class but still had to teach myself. Overall, the class felt disorganized and frustrating.

Worst professor I've ever had... You will not understand him while he is lecturing because he doesn't not enunciate his words. You don't really know whats going to be on the exams. Avoid him!!

RUN! Unless you want to crash out every 4 weeks when you have a test and teach yourself all of the material. He is old and angry, and he knows it. Save yourself and choose a different professor or a different math course. Even if you crawl out with an A in this course, it will take years off of your life. You will regret it. Run far far far away!

Convinced that this is the "weed out" prof at state, because your morals, will, and determination all get tested by him. scraped by because I did well on the homework, which there is a lot of. Can't understand him, he's rude, and the exams are 5-7 questions each and basically determine your grade. bad handwriting too. avoid at all costs. putrid.

Jesus Rodriguez has given me the lowest grade of my college career by an entire letter grade. The way the course is set up is not helpful to students and you will be learning complex math from the textbook. My lowest grade I've ever received before this was a B+. I'm on the way to med school with a high gpa. This is possibly the worst class at NCSU

Not cut out to be a professor anymore, maybe 20 years ago. He constantly stutters, makes mistakes through his lectures, and expects you to learn everything yourself. Lectures are basically just a brain dump for him and he leaves everything on you and expects you to figure everything out yourself. Gives practically no assistance in learning content.

I had him last year but this class was literally impossible. You can try to follow through with his lectures, but it wont get you anywhere. Only way to pass this class is if you use your resources wisely.

Easily the worst teacher I have ever had, late homework post and grade completely determined by test with 4-5 questions. Taught myself everything through the textbook. However, if you do the homework questions and understand exactly how to solve each HW question, then the tests are very easy and straightforward. Start studying very early.

Literally only grades on tests. Very nice person to speak to, but horrible professor. He gets lost mid lecture and gets verryy reparative. Do not take this class if you are a bad test taker or if you like learning from the teacher as opposed to independent reading.

Good luck, youll need it.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I took AP Calc the year before this class and did well, so I thought I would be fine. Big mistake. Professor Rodriguez spends the whole class doing one problem that he does not explain, and half the time he does it wrong or forgets what he's doing. Half of the class dropped and the other half failed. Stay away at all costs.

Always late to class with no explanation, especially annoying if you have him at 8am..., grade is determined by 3 midterms and 1 final exam, NO CURVE, NO EXTRA CREDIT, NO CHEAT SHEET, 0 FEEDBACK. Need extra help? he tells you to read the textbook and says do the HW even though its not graded. if you do bad on the tests, you do bad in the class,

This dude will mumble on and on all lecture. He will make zero sense. The practice he assigns do not at all compare to what he puts on the tests. There are only 4 grades in the entire class: 3 tests, the Final Exam. He does not grade on a curve, when he severely needs to, and does not seem to even think twice about giving bad grades.

Only grades are tests, only hw is ungraded and directly out of the textbook and doesn`t correspond whatsoever to his tests, over half the class dropped or withdrew

The professor himself, I hope he retires soon. He honestly seems nice, but going to class is not even real. Get previous years exams, they're so similar/exactly the same.

Know that his notes are barely readable, he does not curve no matter how bad the class does on the tests, his hw does not help what so ever, and the only way you'll understand the class is in recitation if you have a good ta. His lectures are good for notes only because it's directly off of the teachers text book.

Notes are hard to read, exams (which make up 80% of the grade) are not curved regardless of overall scores in the class for each exam. Lectures are difficult to follow as he goes into more detail than needed for each concept. Best bet for anyone taking this is to practice each major concept extensively on your own to understand it all.