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“Jordan is a very special teacher”
MATH138 - 5.0 rating“the midterm was, we still love Jordan "”
MATH138 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
50%
Textbook Required
20%
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5.0
(2)MATH116
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Reviews (144)
Help sessions were the best thing. I would've failed most assignments without them. Really willing to give his time to help. Funny guy. Loves math.
Extremely helpful... attending help sessions saved my assignment marks.
He cares SO much about his students, he takes time out of his evenings to help us through the assignments. He even tries to spice up the boring linear algebra material with the semi-often math jokepunriddle. I wish I could have him for every course!
He's actually so awesome. He is so devoted to teaching, and that's what makes him a great prof. His help sessions are fantastic. He's open about his past experiences with school, and you can tell the guy is absolutely brilliant. If only he could teach me every course...
Help sessions were the best. Every Tuesday there would be a 50 person turn out. Great guy, and cool hair doo too.
Jordan Hamilton is a boss. His lectures are clear and he explains concepts extremely well. Also, he likes to throw in the occasional fun math joke to keep the class entertained. Great prof for Linear Algebra. 1010
He's a great prof. Even if stuff doesn't make sense in class, his notes are a life-saver.
Professor Hamilton is the best professorteacher I have ever had! He is really engaged with the students, tries to make class fun and delivers really clear and helpful lectures. He loves to answer questions and doesn't mind explaining things over again if necessary. He is also very willing to offer extra help if needed! Great prof!!
Jordan Hamilton is the prof I have ever gotten. He is a wonderful lecturer who is passionate and extensively knowledgeable in mathematics. He explains very clearly, and he is the main reason our class did well in MATH115.
Professor Hamilton is an amazing professor! He made linear algebra super accessible, and Fun Friday was always the highlight of the week's classes. Our class liked him so much we wrote a petition to get him again this term, and lucky for us it worked! Get in Professor Hamilton's classes. Seriously, do it.
Dr. Hamilton is by far the best prof I've had at university. Devoted to teaching and to his students. Clear lectures, amazing notes. Takes time to make sure everyone understands and even goes beyond and has extra help sessions so you fully get it. That "why do we have to learn this?" Well, he shows you why.
Professor Hamilton, was the best prof in first year. He helped students out all the time. He would even have extra hours where he would help you understand concepts. His lectures cover everything from the upcoming assignment. He also does amazing exam reviews.
Amazing REVIEW SESSIONS before exams! Does a lot of examples, always teaches you the easy way out!
The best instructors I've ever met in Waterloo
Awesome prof. He was so helpful and even though the course wasnt simple, he made it as easy as it was going to be
I was lucky enough to have Jordan as my Linear Algebra prof last semester and he was by far my favourite professor that term. The course was difficult but Jordan was able to pare down the concepts into understandable material and his exam review sessions are lifesaving! Jordan is really available to help and is an amazing and engaging professor.
Prof. Hamilton once again proved that he is the best instructor at Waterloo. His teaching is phenomenal and he is constantly trying to improved. He takes the extra time to explain where the material is applicable and makes it interesting. "Math is a game, I'm giving you the tools to win." Thank you for two amazing terms Jordan!
Absolutely fantastic prof! Really good at taking complex problems or ideas and breaking them down into small easy to understand parts. Approachable and willing to clarifyanswer questions.
Great guy. Very approachable.
Made the course material so much easier to understand, and gave actual advice for solving questions on assignmentsevaluations. Best prof at UW by far.
Best professor I've had in first year by FAR. Makes lectures and notes extremely clear and even interesting with his humour!
Amazing prof! Makes everything clear and still ends up ahead of other sections by the end. Review session before exam was super helpful.
Amazing prof that really knows his stuff. He has no problem helping with assignments and makes sure people actually understand the solutions. If you have him make sure you go to his help session before midterms and finals. It's a full out review session formatted around what you need to know and has been super helpful attending them for 115 & 118.
Take his courses whatever mandatory or not! Extremely amusing lectures and always helpful professor! Do not miss any lectures especially Fridays' ! BTW, amazing review session, go to it then you will pass the course for sure ;-)
Best prof ever!
Best Prof ever! The way he organised his lectures and notes is the best I've seen so far. And if you have any questions, he will be there to help you via e-mail or in person. His extra office hours is useful as well. The best part is his exam review session. All in all, if you see him in the list, register under his section straight away.
Professor Hamilton is clear, helpful, and enthusiastic. His lectures are well organized and rarely boring.
Exams aren't the easiest, but this guy is an absolutely phenomenal prof. Yo u the real MVP Jordan!
Absolutely amazing professor
Jordan is an awesome prof. Out of all my courses, I struggle with calculus the most, and Jordan's lectures, amazing notes, and willingness to help outside the classroom just helped me get a 63 on my calc midterm - I got a 43 last year when I failed 1A engineering... thank you, Jordan!
Good Good Good prof, Clear and Fun
the GOAT
This prof is amazing. He is pretty helpful, and he is very nice, he even gave the 1 bonus mark in the final exam. It is very useful to go to his office hours. Also, he has done review sessions for both midterm and final. I like him a lot.
Inspiring.
Simply amazing, we give him a standing ovation after every lecture because he always finds a way to amaze. He makes a boring class engaging and interesting to go to. People line the stairs just to catch a glimpse of him teaching. He is honestly on par with the other great math profs, and is an inspiration to use all.
JORDAN IS THE BEST!!!!!!! He makes everything clear and easy to understand
Such a great and responsible prof! Really helpful both in class and after class. Class notes are clear and easy to understand. Definitely the best prof in Math138.
Best 138 prof! If you are taking math 138, you must go to his lectures
A legend, in the most simplest words. must say without him I would not have done well in Calculus. Also, he gets an amazing applause at the end of every lecture and his last lecture is epic (and kind of sad). If you are looking for an amazing semester I recommend Jordan Hamilton.
Best prof out of all 5 for my first semester. Loves what he does and it really makes a difference.
The best.
Jordan is so amazing. Very smart and a fantastic lecturer. I never left any lecture confused. 10/10 3
cannot ask for a better prof. amazing lectures amazing notes and helpful reviews thank you so much jordan!
Good prof, very clear at explaining and organizing stuff. Saved my calc from my original prof.
Amazing professor. Explains material very well, provides helpful examples in class and creates assignments that prepare you well for both the midterm and final. His exams are quite fair and if you know your stuff you will do well. At the end of every lecture people give him a standing ovation because his lectures are that good! Highly recommend him
Would have to say he is the best prof I have had at this school. Not only are his lectures clear and precise, he goes above and beyond for his students by hosting extra review sessions, etc. I highly suggest going to his office hours whether to get help or just chat. He is one of the nicest guys and overall great person
I think he is one of the best teacherHis note and organization are clearand he can make everything become easier. If you want to take his coursesyou must go to class early otherwise you can't find seats.
This is easily the best professor at the university. He makes even the most complex problems seem simple.
Absolutely amazing. Amazing lectures, amazing notes and super helpful office hours. One of the nicest people as well
Such an amazing prof, take his class if you can. His class was always full with students coming form all other sections haha
Jordan Hamilton has very clear lectures that help in understanding concepts and also knowing how to think about special cases. Very wise and inspiring.
Amazing prof, amazing lectures. Jordan you are the BEST!!!
Why can't he teach more classes
Awesome prof, clearly very motivated and involved. Very communicative and open as well as reasonable in terms of course content, he sticks up for his students. My favorite prof
Simply amazing, I got 90% in one of his courses simply due to how amazing his teaching was. His special tutorials he puts on before the exams are a God send, If you have this prof feel blessed.
Jordon Hamilton is a great professor. Very dedicated and easy to follow in class. Bless up.
Great professor. Always teaches the content and then follows up with a bunch of examples. Great guy all around.
great guy
He is great. He made 138 easy to follow and understand. Also, Jordan holds midterm and final review sessions and they are quite helpful. If you can go to his lectures, definitely do so!
Beautiful man, best calc prof without a doubt. Nothing more fun than fun fridays & super amazing online notes
Great person and instructor. I wasn't in his section but attended all lectures because of his amazing ability to make difficult concepts easy to follow. Lots of love for the way he treats and cares about his students.
An awesome guy!!!!!!!!
Jordan is a very special teacher. Inspiring and charismatic. The way he speaks is very humble, and he tries to make you understand through examples. On the last day of lectures, his class had a standing ovation. He gave us afew life advice, told us how awesome we were, and inspired us to achieve greater things in life. I will never forget that day.
Awesome explanations, awesome lectures, awesome course coordination, awesome person, awesome classes, awesome personality, awesome inspirations, awesome human being, and an awesome professor. Thank you for being awesome and teaching & coordinating MATH 138 this term :). Most awesome professor of my life. Please keep being awesome!
He is the best prof ever. He made Calculus II so easy to follow. His section average of midterm was 7 points higher than the total average. Love his fun Friday when he inspired us to find the beauty of mathematics. In the last lec, he wished everyone to keep being awesome and said that magic is not about knowing,but about wondering what,where &why
Probably won't have a better prof. during my undergraduate career.
Jordan Hamilton is a stud. Definitely the best prof I've had so far, and by a long shot. His lectures are prime and he makes sure to get the material across clearly. Above all, Jordan is a great person and cares about the success of students and their lives beyond the classroom.
Amazing prof! His speech during the last class was very heart-warming and you can tell he truly cares for his students. His expectations were clear and the way he organized his notes was perfect! Also posted them online which was great.
Best prof I've had in UW! So many students from other sections sneaked into our lecture to listen to his explanations! His notes and examples in class are vv helpful for exam prep!
Jordan is the absolutely best prof i've ever had!
Awesome prof . Best prof I had in my first year of university.
One of the best profs I've had. Lecture notes are very well-organized, explanations and examples are clear and super helpful for the exam. He also encourages his students and shares his love of math through Fun Fridays! Overall great prof and great person.
Actually cares about students. His explanations in class were very clear and he encourages questions and participation. Thanks
Lets just say there's a reason he has a perfect rating on this site. Clear, concise notes. Explains things in a simple, direct way. Also super funny.
Truly inspirational prof. His lectures were very clear and directed towards all the useful information we need to know. He also posts all of his notes online, which are very helpful. Very caring and wants his students to succeed! Definitely would recommend taking his lectures!
He's the best prof that ever taught me in waterloo
Fantastic prof!
Terrible course
Best first year math course I took
Best Calc Prof Ever
Best prof ever.
Best first year prof. Clear lectures and exams were fair and assignments were fairly easy. Clear criteria and has review sessions before midterm and finals. I didn't do so well, but that was on me, but if it wasn't for Jordan Hamilton. I probably would have failed.
Amazing professor, great lecture and absolutely classy person.
Top notch prof and top notch person, great all around.
The best teacher in uw
Jordan is absolutely amazing! His lectures and notes are clear, enjoyable, and easy to follow, and he gives us fun Friday problems to which are inspiring and allow us to appreciate the beauty of math. He cares about his students and is super helpful. One of the best profs at UW! Strongly recommended!
fantastic prof. Amazing lecture was given, students sit on the stairs on his lecture!!
Amazing prof! I had him for math 137, and every lecture was full! People had to sit on the floor. He also organizes review session for midterm and final prep
Great prof
The best professor ever. He truly cares about his students, and that translates into his lectures. His lectures are amazing and the class was always completely full. His classes are very engaging and very clear. If you don't understand the concept he is very approachable. Hope to have this professor again.
So so so nice and kind and caring -- definitely one of my favourite profs this term. Considering the course was mind numbingly boring at the beginning (basically a review of high school calculus) he did a great job of keeping things interesting for us. Also very approachable outside of class and always ended friday's with something fun!!
I didn't have Hamilton as my prof, but I was one of those kids that would leave their calc lecture to go to his because he just makes things so much easier to understand! He really cares about his students. Class was always packed.
A passionate and caring prof
Very organized and straight forward. Makes difficult concepts clear and thoroughly explains so that every student can understand. Nice guy who seems to care a lot about his student's success!
Literally the best prof I've ever had. Makes calc almost worth it.
"no matter how rough... the midterm was, we still love Jordan "
he is alright
I just wanna say that I had such a great term learning Calc with Jordan and he is literally one of the best instructors I've ever had in my life. He explains things so clearly in class, holds lots of office hours and answers questions very promptly online. Really clear notes and his review sessions are also amazing. Best prof ever.
It is always a good choice to take Jordan's lecture. Best prof ever
I LOVE JORDAN HAMILTON. He cares so much about his students, his lectures are extremely clear, and he is an overall incredible prof. If you have him, you're lucky. He's the only prof in this entire school worth waking up for 8:30 for. His sections always have a higher average than the course overall, so GO to his lectures. Also, fun Fridays!
Jordan is amazing :) A nice prof! Really like his lectures. No other comment, just excellent :)
Hamilton is hands down the best prof Ive ever had. He respects his students and genuinely cares. He's hilarious and really wants us to succeed, I really wish he taught upper year classes. I don't think I would've done as well as I had with a different prof
Great
Probably would've dropped out already if it weren't for him tbh. I had him for both 137 & 138 and he's the best. Pro-tip: go to his office hours.
Amazing lecturer. Probably one of the best profs I had in first year. He really explains the concepts well. If you go to class and do the assignments on time, it is pretty much guaranteed you will do well.
All-round great prof.
Great prof, but sometimes, he tries to make things TOO much fun that is gets away from the core of the lecutre. However, stellar prof.
Amazing and well rounded prof! Best I have ever had.
Amazing lecturer. Really knows how to keep the attention level of the class high. Did not have a good personal experience with him outside of class when asking questions. He seemed to want to rush me out despite the fact I still didnt get the concept.
Best professor
Really great lecturer but the difficulty of content taught did not match the difficulty of content on the exams. Even though he said that studying what he went through would be enough. Not extremely impressed by that part, but solid teacher.
Really great prof. If you go to class, you will definitely understand the material. His review sessions are helpful before exams.
First of all, Jordan is an amazing lecturer. However, although he does a great job at teaching, there are a lot of improvements to be made in terms of the level of difficulty of the exams. He teaches well and gives review sessions before exams, but the scope of the content does not cover everything on the exams and you get destroyed.
He is amazing
J Hammy is a legend. He teaches material in a clear manner. He also did fun logic problems every Friday. He runs lots of office hours for students. Lots of students respect him. He posts his weekly notes to Learn so students can study them. He also ran review sessions during midterms and finals. All profs should be like him.
This man is a gem. Calculus sucks, but somehow I enjoyed his classes? He explained everything clearly, without rushing through details. I took calculus in highschool so I may have had an advantage, but this is the first time I really understood it. He tells good stories and gives out candy. 10/10 would recommend.
Really good professor, his notes are good, and fun story every friday!!
He is the best prof!!!!!! His lecture is amazing and he explains everything really clear.
Love him!
Jordan's lectures are great and engaging, he listens to the students, and he tries his best to help the class! He holds extra help sessions before the midterm and final and they help a ton. He has a fun activity at the end of every Friday lecture which is enjoyable. Overall, Jordan's awesome and you should be blessed that he's your prof.
He is just amazing
Over hyped. His notes are amazing but he goes very fast during lectures and I never understood much in class.
legend.
Best First Year Calc Prof at UW. His notes are amazing and so are his lectures. Fun Fridays are always something to look forward to at the end of the week.
My class is a sorta disruptive class, but when Jordan started speaking, there was not a single noise made. He made difficult topics into something comprehensible. He is one of the best math teachers I have ever had. He truly cares and will teach in the style the class will understand. It was a pleasure being in his class.
Excellent lecture
I worked really hard in this course and got a good grade. Jordan has good lectures but doesn't really challenge our thinking or explain how something is useful to our field. You'll be spoon fed information, and he pretty much went through the exam questions during his exam review so if you go, you'd ace the exam. Not that useful long term.
J Hammy taught us for Calculus 1 in the fall term. He enjoyed our class so much (and we enjoyed him) that he requested to teach us again for Calculus 2 (MATH 118). His teaching style was mostly the same as before. He encourages questions in class and provides lots of help in the form of review sessions and office hours. He's a pretty chill dude.
Jordan is an amazing prof!!! ME118 got really hard after the midterm so be ready because I was not. You're so lucky if you get him as a prof!!!
amazing
Amazing Prof! Switch into his class if you get the chance.
Jordan was the BEST prof for Calculus!!! I switched into his class partway into the semester and instantly many of my confusions were cleared up. Math 137 is a difficult course but Jordan gets you through it! His extra review sessions before the midterm and final saved me!
he explains things relatively well, I believe he is the best among all other Math 137 profs, right now I am taking 138 with him, and it's been aight
Notes are clear and organized. Extra review before exams are helpful.
Pretty great prof, easy course, made even easier because his notes are god level
Jordan is a true genius. It's obvious that he loves what he does. Applause after every lecture. Very caring of students, especially during stressful times. Office hours are very busy so make sure you get there early. Jordan is an amazing professor, if you get the chance to have him, take it.
Outstanding! He carried the whole course with his notes and his office hours are blessed. Also seems like a really great and chill guy. Calculus is not a favorite subject, but I'll take another one if Jordan teaches!
Nice instructor, always available for extra help. Notes and lectures are pretty good. Has a quirky sense of humour but its never too intrusive. Assignments and exams are more fair than some other instructors in the math faculty, so his courses wont be too time consuming.
Great.
Explains topics very well and does many examples in class to help students prepare for tutorials and exams. Always is helpful at office hours or after class and will help with any question even the most basic and fundamental ones. He wants students to succeed and he is good at making this happen and keeping the course engaging. 100% recommend!
Professor makes concepts clear through engaging lectures and lots of examples. Helpful during office hours and with even basic questions. Uses unstuck study to supplement learning. Highly recommend this course.
Keeps everything fun while making it very easy to understand. Makes you feel like there is no question too dumb to ask. Very comfortable.
Professor Hamilton turned one of my most dreaded courses into one of my favourites.
His lectures are always amazing and he manages to break down the challenging concepts extremely well. His classes are always fun and he keeps the lessons engaging. The best prof I have this term without a doubt!
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
50%
Textbook Required
20%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.25 avg changeRatings by Course
138
5.0
(2)MATH116
5.0
(10)KIN124
5.0
(1)ME118
5.0
(1)MATH138
5.0
(77)Difficulty by Course
ME118
4.0
138
3.0
MATH119
3.0
KIN124
3.0
MATH115
2.8