he is hard to understand

He was completely unclear and made very little sense. I would read the book, do the homework, attend class and I still had no idea what was going on. One day in class almost the entire class was angry because they were confused and lost. He made you get up in front of class and do problems and the class critiqued you.

hands down the worst teacher i ever had! i had him for differential equations and its the only time i ever dropped a class. there were many times he would waste the whole class doing one problem and then screw it up and not get the right answer, but yet expected us to be able to do it. avoid him at all costs! his class made me cry regularly!

I have taken several other 300 and 400 level math classes from a variety of professors. However, Dr. Curran is the WORST professor I have had in my entire school career (Elementary-Undergrad). He is very smart but is VERY condesending, flies through complicated lectures, and assigns the hardest homework problems in the book. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!

Easily the most difficult professor I've ever had. He goes through very complicated lectures very quickly, leaving every student confused. The material is very difficult and he does not treat it as such. He is a smart man but is not good at teaching this material. He assigns online homework that took us hours and hours to complete.

Math 170-elementary statistics: never again. If you have to take this class do NOT taken it with Curran. His grading is not only tough but impossible to understand. He stands at the board and presents the information rather than teaches it. If you like teaching yourself, this is the class for you.

He stands in front of the class, writes on the chalk board, and doesn't explain ANYTHING. Just throws a bunch of information at you with NO explanation. Very strange grading scale that also makes zero sense. I would strongly suggest taking a different professor!

Absolutely TERRIBLE professor! You will get nothing out of his lectures, and have to teach yourself everything from the book. Grades homework for accuracy, and has his own grading scale that doesn't make any sense. If you have him I highly recommend you drop or switch to a new professor.

I learned two things while having class with Curran: How to truly hate someone, and where my arteries came close to the skin surface. I learned the second one each time I was in his class, as I was constantly thinking about offing myself in an attempt to not have to see him again.

Hard material, confusing lectures, you won't learn much. However, his grading scale is very lenient. I suffered through 3 of Dr. Curran's classes. Unfortunately for many there is no way around taking him... Good luck!

Alright, so here's the deal. The man can't teach, he doesn't explain anything very well. Many times you'll hear him say "you'll learn how to do this in *insert class*" then uses it do YOUR HOMEWORK QUESTION. I recently studied for and took the P exam (passed) by using an online textbook and teaching myself probability because that class was awful.

Curran continuously makes mistakes during lectures. Super hard and extensive homework assignments. plan to have 3+ hours of homework each week. But if you go to every class and do ALL your homework (trying your hardest) you can end up with an A. his grading system is the worst thing in the world!!

He may be a smart guy but is absolutely terrible at explaining things. Does not explain math concepts from the bottom up but rather reads theorems verbatim from the book. Also the grading system in his class is strange and unnecessary.

he is by far one of the worse teachers I have ever had to deal with and if I have taken another class with him I would rather drop out. the whole class has no idea about what is going on. he often makes mistakes in class and is hard to follow where he gets the numbers. homework takes hours, and is often was harder then it should be for the course.

Prof. Curran is possibly the worst professor I have had. His lectures are theorems pulled straight from the book with no explanation, he gets easily sidetracked, and worst of all he gets upset with the class if we don't know something. He failed to teach us some of what was on the midterm and got mad at the entire class for not knowing it. 0/10

Absolutely horrible! He doesnt explain the problems well enough, messes up what he writes all the time, and taught me absolutely nothing. He goes on tangents every day about stuff youll never need to know, puts himself on a pedestal, AND rounded my grade DOWN to a C even though I was at the minimum percent for B. Worst professor EVER! HORRIBLE

Worst teacher I have ever learned from. He is a very smart man but has no idea how to teach, if you're not interested in having to go to class then teach yourself everything from the book afterwards, don't take him. Heavy homework load and not easy to talk to at all. Most of the time when I asked questions in class I left more confused

Very boring lecturer and doesn't explain things well. He also gives us crazy amounts of homework and gave us TWO assignments over thanksgiving break. He also makes homework count more than quizzes for reasons I don't understand why. Do not recommend in the slightest bit.

Never prepared to lectures. Never responds to emails. Does not help students with issues and on multiple occasions treated students poorly when asking for help. Snide comments to students when asking questions. Overall not a good professor, very unorganized

The absolute worst prof Ive ever taken. No course schedule & dates change on the fly (why??)Hes obviously smart but incapable of teaching. I tried to voice concerns, got 1 sentence responses back. He put 0 effort in. 1st class Ive ever WD. Hate isnt a strong enough word. Do NOT take if you like structure, grading rubrics, or set pace. TERRIBLE.

Hey guys, I am telling you this right now. Please to save 10 years of your life do not take his class. Had him for Lin algebra. Every single lecture he makes some sort of giant mistake and does not re do most of them. He does not respond to emails at all on canvas or regular. Does not post a single grade until the end. exams are 70% of grade!

Dr. Curran is the worst combination of Dwight Schrute and Sheldon Cooper. Brilliant on his own, but has ZERO teaching skills. He is arrogant, but also very lazy (how is that even possible?). Examples are never correct and he just moves on without correcting. Skips 3 steps at a time and talks down if you ask questions. DO NOT take this professor.

He is a nice guy, but that's where the compliments end. He is passionate but incompetent as a teacher, very disorganized and he teaches from a graduate-level perspective despite it being a level 100 class. For Linear Algebra you better be good at proofs. However, he does grade on a 4.0 scale and does offer 2 extra credits that are kind of helpful.

He's a nice guy and knows his stuff, but he expects you to know too before even taking the class. The book we used was also written as if you already knew the material. The number of times I sat in his class not understanding a thing he said is ridiculous. I will never be taking one of his classes again.

His teaching is awful. He teaches as if we are already experts on the subject, has a ridiculous grading scale, mumbles, and is clearly always so unprepared for class. We were meant to have 3 exams but he didn't write 2 of them so 2 random hw assignments were graded as an exam. Save yourselves and don't take this class, I hated every second.

I used to like math a lot growing up, but this class made me question my ability to understand basic concepts that I learned in high school. A lot of confusing homework assignments, weird grading system, and likes to just push info during lecture rather than letting us attempt examples. Will not take one of his classes ever again.

I took STAT 170 last semester with professor Curran. I hated every minute of it. Each lecture is an hour and fifteen minutes of scribbling on the whiteboard while you scramble to write things down while still trying to listen. He barely goes over concepts and relies on you to learn through the book, which most people just Googled. Try to avoid.

If you're thinking about taking one of his courses, don't. His class was very lecture heavy and offered no explanation to anything. He will not take questions during class for further explanation or give you time to attempt problems. Awful grading scale and didn't publish any grades until after finals. Do not take him as a professor!!

Dr. Curran is not organized at all. He didn't grade any of our assignments until after the semester ended! It was very frustrating. He is also very lecture-heavy and has some of the most boring lectures. Try to avoid!

He is totally off-side. I took Elementary Linear Algebra with him. He basically didnt teach us anything because he doesnt know how to do that. Just going over stuff, without even explaining relations, connecting them. Simply computational person, whereas E.linear Algebra should be more a geometrical approach. Heavy lectures and not helpful at all!

If you wanted to pay to take an algebra class and end up having to teach yourself everything because the professor can't teach, I would recommend Professor Curran. The lectures are super vague and the quizzes are nothing like the lectures or homework. The only redeeming part of this class is that his grading scale is very forgiving.

I already struggle with math, and he did not make that easier. I had to attempt to teach myself, because he just throws terms out that he expects you to already know.

Is horrible about inputting grades. I finished the course without anything in Canvas or knowing my final's score. All he does is lecture to the chalkboard and then give occasional quizzes. His grading scale is forgiving and he seems to be a nice guy. He is just bad at teaching. Get ready to teach yourself the textbook.

Told us to get a book and used the book for testing/homework material, but DID NOT have the book on him during lectures.

this teacher stressed me outttt. his grading scale is funny and silly. and he doesnt know how to teach. stayaway from him. i had to drop the class too cuz he wasnt finna mess wi my gpa.

Very lecture heavy and the lectures are not helpful. He does not explain well and skips step then says you get what I did there. Didn't give much homework so you couldn't even check your understanding of the concepts (didn't understand). Had to rely on the textbook to teach me everything so basically if you take him you'll be teaching yourself.

He seems like a good guy, is responsive to messages, and knows the material. However, the entire semester we had two exams and one HW, and none were graded the whole semester. His lectures are confusing and overly procedural. I have never learned less from such dense lectures. Expect to have to learn the entire material independently.

if I could give less than a 1/5 for this professor I would. AVOID taking him at ALL COSTS extremely lecture heavy, gets sidetracked, borderline impossible to learn from him. homework online and two in person tests. doesn't put in any grades and the grading scale makes no sense

Maybe he is a nice guy, but THE MAN CANNOT TEACH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Despite the class being practically lecture-based, I learned absolutely nothing from him. I had to teach myself everything. The class was only based on 2 exams and 1 assignment, and nothing was actually graded. DO NOT expect an A in this class (bro was the downfall of my 4.0...)

Goes through the material very quickly and is not clear in explaining.

For being a gen ed math credit, this class was overly complicated. He overcomplicates simple algebra to relate it to higher level classes that students will never have to take. Doesn't teach by the book so missing class is nearly impossible and the grading scale makes no sense. Few grades are assigned so you must do well on the midterm and final.

He's a good person but it's just that he teaches as if we already know to material. It's too fast and he doesn't break it down into simpler steps. In high school I was a A+ student in mathematics but now it's a different ballgame. He doesn't give us time to process what we learned and I usually have to teach myself the material.

please DO NOT register for this instructor's class, with all due respect this individual is a nice person but can barely teach anything. You could barely understand anything taught in class. Also, there are only 2 exams which make up 70% of total grade of this class so good luck