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I think everyone said it best with "you have to teach yourself the material." although the material is as easy as it gets here, his testing system is ridiculous and will have you wishing he has a very harmful accident.

bad bad teacher stay away from him

STAY away! You will have to teach the course to yourself- and if you have a question, you need to ask right at the beginning of class otherwise he will go straight into his lesson. He goes fast and has quizes two weeks after he teaches the material.

Racquet is the weirdest teacher i have ever had. He is way to weird to learn. he takes simple material and complciates it.His grading sucks. I had the right answers on my test but didn't do it his way and got awarded no points for it.

UA's math dpt is horrible. i got a 70 on a quiz i studied for in this guys class, the next week i got a 100 on a quiz i had no clue about. the way his quiz's are graded is retarded, good luck being able to pay attention to him in lecture

funniest man in the world. he fell down the stairs of the lecture center during the midterm!!! all u have to do is sit next to your friends and cheat to get an A

This guy was the worst. He never showed up for his ofice hours the day of the final, so a few of us went up to our classroom and worked on review problems together and learned more in that two hour peroid than the entire semester.

by far the worst teacher i have ever had. NEVER take a class with him.he never shows up for office hours and took simple material and made it so confusing.i tried to email him several times about my grade and he never responded n changed his email

he was extremely boring and uninteresting. Im usually good at math but couldnt follow a thing. it also didnt help that it was in a huge lecture center. he speaks funny and he is so tall and lenky that he hits his head when he writes on the board. very easy to cheat but still a hard grader!

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Good luck on the final when you take statistics with this professor. First of all, the final counts as 1/3 of your final grade. Secondly, He teaches you by using sections but on the final its all mixed up with problems that look nothing like the problems you got. Even studying 10 hours I blanked!

he is mad jumpy for some reason. idk , but hes pretty wierd. hard to understand wut he is teachin and its only the first week!!!

This guy couldn't teach a fish how to swim. He sucks. He rambles and when he writes on the board he's all over the ****in place. Here's somethin he said the other day in class "technically this is a random variable although its not random and it doesn't vary".

material is not that hard, yet i do not understand any of it because of his confusing teaching style. horrible teacher, does not explain anything, just does problems and you are supposed to sit there and watch him do them.

this ****ing **** made the whole class easy all semester and all the quizzes were similarly set up and then i got into the final and it was all this multiple choice **** and i failed so bad that i went from an A that i had before the final to a B **** that ****

worst teacher ive probaly ever had. trys to teach you a million different ways to do a problem and it confuses the sh*t out of you. Very unclear in his lectures and extremley boring. this guy is a complete mess. DO NOT take his stats class, your asking for trouble.

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Incredabily annoying and dull. Says the same phrases in each class...."This Creature" "For all practical intensive purposes"....I get the urge to throw a pen at him every class...you should do well but it will be horrible time

He was absouletly terrible. You have to teach yourself the material all throughout the class. The quizzes are not bad, and he drops the lowest three. We only have 5 or 6 quizzes all together, so that wasn't bad. The midterm was a joke, and the final was impossible. I honestly think I got less than 25% of the info correct, but i still pulled a B+.

blahhhhhhhh, hes sucha loser, and i cant understand him...he goes sooo fast and assumes everyone knows what hes talkinga about. i better pass

HORRIBLE LECTURER..CANT TEACH..MAKES EAY CONCEPTS DIFFICULT..IVE NEVER HAD A MATH TEACHER THAT I HAD NO IDEA WUT THEY WERE SAYING..HE BLABS ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT IMPORTANT AND THEN HE DOESNT ASSIGN A TEXTBOOK..GIVES POP QUIZZES IF CLASS GETS EVEN ALIL BIT LOUD..ANNOUNCES QUIZES DURING LAST FEW SECONDS OF CLASS..WHEN PPL ARE WALKING OUT...

I took this class in the fall of '04 and i swear everyday i fell asleep and i don't usually do that in my classes. I had to drop the class because his teaching method is just horrible. Doesn't get the message across of what he's saying. Honestly i do feel bad for him because he's kinda weird but overall a horrible professor.

He is horrible, just horrible. Stay away!!!!!!

Iam not exagerating when i say hes probably the worst teacher ive ever had. He simply does not know HOW to teach material. Hes alil retarded and talks to himself. He rambles on and on not caring wether what he says is clear. He throws pop quizes like he wants u to fail. He doesnt assign a textbook. so its purely notes. HIGHLY SUGGEST to stay away!

NEVER EVER went to class. sooo freaking boring. slept or chatted with friends. first exam was easy enough, can learn from textbook. second was harder, should have gone to class to take notes at least. the final was impossible. failed it for sure. ended up with a B+ because of the crazy curve.

He was terrible. Set is up so that we all failed the final. I would NEVER take a class w him again. I attended all of his classes and did all of my work. Got an A on the 1st test B+ on the 2nd and he made the final impossible and gave me a C+ in the class. HORRIBLE teacher!!!!

he never uses the textbook and it costs more than a hunderd bucks,this text was used in high school. never understand what he says in the class,and he never checks attendance. hw is due online,it takes half and hour to set up but the quiz takes only 2 mins which is stupid...and it's getting harder and harder.

first test was easy second was fking hard and final was impossible...his chart is useless, class is boring as hell, u can keep talking all the time abt whatever u want. horrible teacher...!!! if u have psychcol problem just go to his class then u will be fine for sure. he can probably be your best friend ever!..

This is the absolute worse math class I have ever had in my life. He practically demanded us to buy the text but never used it, he makes up his own "sections" and post problems online, ridiculous. I and many others fall asleep, his lectures are impossible to understand and just listening him is annoying, DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!!

He's terrible

Sucked. His tests were nothing like the problems he assigned for hw or online quizzes. Lectures were the most boring ever. He just talked about math. Impossible to stay awake in his class.

This was the worst teacher that I ever had!!! He has no clue how to comunicte with the students, save yourself and don't take his class. He makers us take online quizzes for homework grades and doesn't even use simialr questions on the test.

Worst Professor ever!! He is impossible to understand and when asked a question he just shows you on the board, doesn't explain it at all! and he doesn't check back with you to make sure your following. In the middle of semester he decided to add another test which totally screwed me over!! Run the other wayy and dont look back!!!

Worst teacher ever! His lessons make no sense and he teaches this entry level class as if were all math whizes. As it were, this creature, and uh are his favorite math terms. If you don't want to teach yourself the course, find a different teacher!

Horrible. Awful. Boring. Talked in circles. Too many online quizzes. Annoying. Not a good teacher. Reminds me of Kermit the frog. STAY AWAY FROM THIS MAN!

Worst professor I've ever had. Talks in circles, refuses to give straight answers and refers to complex problems as "big mess" and "creature". He might have OCD. Do not take this course with him if you are unsure of your math skills or desire a respectable teacher. If you must take this course with him then only follow the book and online material.

Horrible. He talks and talks and talk with no end. He does not clearly explain anything. He gives online quizzes that don't compare to the notes given in class and tests. He expects you to understand his blabber, but does not ask if anyone understands. When asked questions he never gets to the answer.

By far the worst professor I've ever had. Makes the easiest things complicated. I had to teach myself the course from day one. Avoid at all costs.

This was a ridiculous class I just read about him I mean if he gives huge curves he's not tht bad but its not worth the stress of his clueless grading. Basically he makes you compete with the class and he is very very pretentious odd and **** hard to follow. I get right near his A zones but jab

By far the worst teacher I have EVER HAD in any class. He loves to hear himself talk and doesn't listen when kids have a question. Did not review for the final whatsoever and didn't put what he said he would put on the final.

He's actually a great teacher. In the sense that you teach yourself and learn to material on your own in an established way as you should in a university. His grading was stressful and suspenseful to wait for, but He's a fair grader and gives great curves I recommend him. I got an A.

Waste of a semester. Does not teach, Just confuses the crap out of you with his boring lecture. Lectures are comprised of doing long problems on the board without stopping to see if class is following him. Tests are hard. I would avoid taking any of his classes at all costs.

His lecture is unclear; he skips over crucial information and focuses on information not really needed. he also has difficulty explaining and breaking down his lecture.

I do not understand anything he says. He talks too fast and doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. I'm not good at math to begin with, but I am so confused during his lectures.

He doesn't teach step by step how to do things, you are required to learn them on your own through the hmwks. This guy slides across the room instead of walking, throws his eraser in the air to show how a parabola looks, refers to numbers as creatures, and says that "if your going to be dividing by 17 you might as well be dividing by a unicorn."

Has absolutely no idea how to teach; he skips over crucial information and focuses on info that really doesn't matter. avoid taking him at all costs.

Terrible all around teacher, not helpful and not clear about what he's teaching. I literally had to spend hours teaching myself stats because he didn't. The class average, (out of over 150 students) on the mid-term was a 54. Enough said?

Professor Racquet treats this class as if it's your only class. Homeworks are lengthy and time consuming, especially since note taking in class is difficult as his lectures as useless. He is possibly the worst professor I've ever had, and made this topic confusing. AVOID!

Hardest math professor at Albany , knows material but horrible at teaching it to the class, moves way too fast and cant understand how to slow down when asked to. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR

Poor communication, Teaching Techniques Are not clear. Basically have to teach yourself the material

Simply the worst prof. I've ever had. Barely understood any of his teachings. He speeds up and tends to jumble up his words when he teaches. Made me hate math even more. Gives waaaay too much homework (practically everyday).

useless

honestly dont take him. his lectures are very unclear, and he goes extremely fast when teaching, to the point where students become lost and just stare blankly at the board trying to figure out wtf he just did.

If you're considering taking this class pick a different professor. Racquet is the worst I've had. There's no order to his class. he goes way too fast for anyone to understand and talks in a way that confuses everyone. I could teach myself better than he did. Awful.

Racquet is one of the toughest teachers I have ever had. No clarity in his lectures not helpful whatsoever in test review. Gives a 50 multiple choice question final but wont tell you that unless you specifically ask if the final is mc. Wording of questions on homework and final is extremely hard to understand. Never want him as a professor again.

Tough class. Half the formulas he gives you don't even work.

I'm not strong in math, of course this wasn't an easy class. What made it AWFUL as opposed to difficult was that fact you teach yourself. Aside from the first two lectures, nothing made sense. Math should be black and white, this was all gray. No clear examples of how to actually solve the problems. Prepare to teach yourself 99% of the content!

He is a nice and funny man, however he will start a problem in class and not even finish the problem he's working on. He talks in theories rather than getting to the point very often and just doesn't make sense very often.

He doesn't even really teach. He likes to talk about random things that don't have anything to do with the materials that you will be tested on. You are better off buying the book and teaching yourself than going to class. He only post information MyMathLab. You have 3-4 online homework due every week that take an hour each to complete. Don't take.

SAVE YOURSELF! At least 1 homework assignment a day which are all pretty hard and can take up to 2 hours if you've learned nothing and only worth 16% of your overall grade. 3 exams worth 84% of your overall so if you fail one of them you're pretty much done. His lectures are boring and pointless. So you basically have to teach yourself everything

Rambles on about nothing. Does not show good examples of material. Terrible.

He repeats hisself and is hard to understand. Does not explain concepts in a way that you can understand. He is a perfectionist, neat freak, and speaks loudly. Writes everything on the white board. So sit in the front of the class to be able to see better. He uses a lot of examples that do not make sense.

Took the course last semester, needed a B got a B-. Retook it with John because its the only one that fit my schedule. Theres no slides and he's horrible at getting to the point. If it weren't for last semesters prof I would've been lost. I still had to google everything for HW. He doesn't answer emails so don't bother. You have to teach yourself.

Speaks way too fast so its hard to follow along. I beg of you, do not take this class unless you can teach yourself. He posts notes and quizzes online so attendance is not mandatory

I don't understand why do we even have professors like him at a public school. You can see that no one learns anything from the class. He doesn't teach you to learn. His lectures are all over and very confusing. DON'T TAKE HIM!

This man, will literally ruin your semester, with unnecessary homework that doesn't contribute to your knowledge for tests. I've came to every single class, and almost have fallen asleep, the others in my class would be sleeping. He tends to talk in circles and will never use slide shows. Racquet will even stand in one spot talking your head off.

If u actually want to pass a class, dont take John Raquet's class If u want to learn survey of calculus, don't take John Raquet's class If u want to get into the business school while taking an "easy math", dont take John Raquet's class If u wish to succeed in life, don't take John Raquet's class If u think this is reverse psychology, its not

Terrible professor. Should not take.

I genuinely never understood his idea behind the grading criteria for the class. It mentions that the top percentile of the class will get around an A the middle a B and the lower percentile a C. However, there is no breakdown of how much the final/midterm are worth and there is no attendance/homework points, how is that applicable in a math class?

Awful professor, his lectures have no direction and I wasn't able to follow any of the lessons. Almost everyone failed the midterm. I got such a low grade on the midterm that I had to withdrawal from the class. DO NOT take this class if you struggle at math in any way at all, you will fail.

Racquet has no empathy. Many classmates have either failed or barely passed his class and he blames students for not grasping the material. He is awful at explaining difficult topics and concepts as he goes on long winded lectures in a monotone voice. I would recommend getting a different prof if you can because everyone wants to drop this class.

I had to drop this class was horrendous. He goes over the same stuff that is already online, and it didn't help when I needed to do the cengage work. The class was way too big and I already struggle with math so I was screwed. Do not take stats with him.

literally doesn't teach for the online class. lecture videos are from another prof. videos are embedded into blackboard so you can't watch them faster or get captions. you literally have to teach yourself statistics for a semester. all the homeworks and exams are on cengage.

Professor Racquet has a unique way of teaching that I was unable to understand until over halfway through the year. 76% of our final grade is determined by three tests that you feel semi-prepared for. I learn most when I am studying by myself because the lectures confuse me more. Has a big grading curve so final grades aren't too bad.

Bro all he does is chat all day. He talks about the same thing for 30 minutes so there is no way you can stay interested in what he is saying. He is so monotone it actually blows my mind. Ive been listening to a video of his to review for a test and he said and has been on the same line for 15 minutes. 0/10 would not recommend

Literally the hardest professor at Albany. He has a very annoying sense of humor, and he only talks about one example for every single topic. There are only 3 tests but very hard. He has online homework on this outside website which count towards your grade but they aren't much. He barely explains topics, and I have to teach myself everything.

I had to drop this class and the class average is between 20-40%. The material is very difficult and the homeworks take a few hours. This professor was not responsive on email either and did not help when needed. Do not take this class!

He's a good guy, but a bad professor. For our exam the median grade was 39 and average was 50. He obviously isn't teaching right if everyone is getting 30-40's. Don't skip lecture, but it's boring/confusing. Tests were worth 84% of the grade but the tests are so hard, which means if you mess up it's too bad (no extra credit, hw counts for 16%)

Grading criteria is like gambling... you might end up in the top percentile, middle percentile, etc. Lectures are useless since he only goes over practice problem questions for half the class and doesn't teach anything. Homework is not comprehensive and doesn't help much. The math department doesn't offer many great profs in 108... so good luck!

lectures made 0 sense, you sit there for an hour and leave barley knowing what he just explained. Grades are made of 3 exams and 16% is quizzes, the quizzes are online with unlimited attempts. He posts notes on his website that are helpful and nothing like his lectures, the class curve is very generous so it's not hard to pass, but you won't learn

These lectures are so difficult to understand, and he sometimes veers off into unrelated topics/things he doesn't need to elaborate on. Tests make up more than three quarters of our grade and the other half is quizzes. He either writes down a TON of messy notes on the board that are hard to copy down or absolutely no notes at all. 0/10 never again.

He cannot teach do not take any class with him. Tests are worth 84% of your grade. Awful professor. Even if you ask questions, he doesn't know how to answer them.

Do not take this class. He writes horrible and illegible notes, he can not answer questions that are asked 95% of the time, loves to go on random tangents about nonsense, and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Tests are 84% of your grade.

his lectures are borderline incomprehensible and the tests (which make up 84% of grades btw) are so hard and sometimes cover topics that weren't taught in class. barely answers any questions asked properly and veers into topics unrelated to class for a long time during lectures. median score for the first test was 20% LOL don't take him if you can!

Horrible Professor, Homework is too excessive and doesn't help with exams. Review test doesn't have the all the same material as actual exam. Doesn't explain how to solve questions to difficult learners. Expects you to understand rules without explaining well.

Racquet is probably one of the worst professors I've had at this University. His lectures consist of him continuously rambling while barely touching base on the actual equations until the very end of the class. His tests are misleading and include things not mentioned in the practice quizzes. Only plus is that he drops 5 online HWs.

Please do whatever you possibly can to avoid this class, The homework's are not cumulative to what he teaches you at all, if you don't use photo math or other math apps the homework's will require hours of stress trying to figure out questions you never had explained to you. This class is the most demoralizing class I have ever been a part of.

one of the worse professors I ever had. - ungraded Homework makes it difficult to even remotely care about the material - hard to follow lectures, he goes from "Probability" to his weekend plans. or something random and irrelevant - 100% exam based grading. I tried but he failed me as a professor.

I genuinely have never learned less from a professor during any length course. The lectures are difficult to pay attention to, because he just talks for an hour before doing any of the problems, and he just keeps repeating different formulas almost trying to confuse you. Get John Habib as a prof., he saved me grade with a final review session.

he seems real passionate abt math and all, but he kinda just rambles about nothing all the time utilize the cheat sheets, write down all practice problems, and his crazy curves will carry

Took his class despite his awful reviews because I thought he couldn't be as bad as they say. He is. Do not give him the benefit of the doubt and choose literally any other professor offering this course. Multiple HW assignments per week and only worth 16%; tests are worth 28% each. AVOID AVOID AVOID PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR.

Talks about the lord of the rings the entire class, which was great! Up until tests came up and everything looked like a completely different language. My first two tests came out to be in the low 20%s after trying to teach myself the content, I dropped out of fear of my grade being affected.

I didn't think he could be as bad as everyone said but everyone's right all he does is talk and erases his board 6 times a lecture. And he talks too fast you have no clue what he's saying. The homework website is difficult to navigate. Take AMAT112 with a different professor stay away from this class.

Before I start, just know if you are considering taking AMAT108 with John Racquet... DON'T. TRUST ME, SAVE YOURSELF. IT IS NOT WORTH YOUR TIME. He talks the whole time and is so hard to understand and you won't comprehend anything. I barely passed, if you want to pass and have him... go work with Emma Z in the tutoring center in Catskill. Good luck

The assignments feel overloaded and disorganized. They don't require high-level thinking, but they involve excessive and unnecessary calculations. Even when I understand the concepts, the amount of computation takes too much time. This makes the class inefficient for both strong and weak math students.