His class is really easy, it might be a little boring since he redo every example from the book, but his exams are easy. take him and go to class everyday u ll get an A. really cool guy. Not a blonde freakat all! He is really funny; always try to make thi

Great guy! really cares about students! really helpful.

JP's The MAN! Great teacher. Yeah he does copy things out of the book and it can be boring but hes great. He gives extra credit and gives u curves. As long as you attend class you should be able to pass with an A easy.

Very interesting lectures, clothes, computer interests. Also so attractive...

This guy is krunk up the wazuu. If u can't get an A in his class then u'r a dumbass. Gives huge curves. Makes me wish i never went to UT

JP must have gone thought some kind of change with the New Year, the previous remarks are contradictory to his current demeanor. He is a cool guy but; no calculators, the tests do not match the homework, and the test take 2 hours, the class is 50 min. The Dept. may be forcing these rules??

Yes, like the previous statement, the tests take like 2 hours to complete but it's only a 50 minute class, so you end up guessing at the end... he gives extra credit, he's extremely approachable and he'll help you out to understand it, side note: he's extremely hott too, wink* wink*

no homework- but it does help as prep for the exams (multiple choice) but they are kind of long to do (20 quest. usually). he's very helpful too and explains the section with examples during his lectures.

he's really really sweet, and helps you out a lot, gives extra credit, just try your hardest if math isnt your thing... 20 questions on test, lecture is good etc... take him

about previous comment, that is pretty true... but you get the points for the questions he makes mistakes on, so it's cool... tests take a while... he's cool

PPL! whoever find his class is hard, you really need to use your brain, the stuffs he teaches are exactly from the book! Practice!!practice!!that's the one and only thing you could do for all math class!work out the hwk problems, dont ever memorized how to do it, but learn how to do it!

If you work the problems he suggests, this class is not difficult. He answers questions quickly and is clear. Enjoyable lectures.

Guy seems like kindof an ass to me personality-wise, but he's a pretty good professor, I think. His tests ARE really hard because he wants to make sure you understand the material thoroughly, but he explains WHY things work how they do in class. Very clear.

By Far the BEST math professor here. Not sure what the others are talking about. They must not have taken any other math courses here. JP spends time going over things that should have been taught in your high school Algebra classes. He explains in detail every section he reviews. As for the extra credit, 1 time and a few days before the final.

Good teacher, lots of examples, tests are multiple choice plus he works for Apple so he hooks you up with free itunes if you ace a test.

this guy is a great math teacher! i usually am not that good at math but i got an A. You just have to do your work and if you have trouble don't be afraid to ask JP. His tests were crazy and the whole class was pretty hard but if you study you'll be okay. and he offered extra credit for almost every exam. plus you actually learn not just memorize!

JP is a different kind of teacher. Don't be scared if he's your only option. He grades on averages so if your making the same failing grades on the impossible tests like everyone else you'll come out with a B or better. Theres a lot of homework but you get used to it. Its graded on completion so it brings your grade up a lot. You'll learn a lot!

Is it kinda boring? Absolutely. It's Precal. JP knows hes making the class hard but he promises to curve at the end. You might feel like you want to kill yourself but take a deep breath and keep trying haha. The guy actually seems nice despite his tough-guy image on his site. Put forth an effort and you will probably do fine.

jps tests are HARD bc he wants u to UNDERSTAND material,not just redo problems that you've already done in the hw.he seems like a nice guy&is always polite/helpful when u ask questions.i wouldn't take him for future classes bc of hw load and bc the way the tests are written.morale is low in class bc tests r nearly impossible 2 pass.grades on curve

JP is tough but fair & you will either hate him or love him. Sometimes he's a little unclear but everything he says in class is posted on his website, along with a video of each class. He's helpful during his office hours as well. I recommend him if you're willing to work hard & if youre planning on taking Cal I. Avoid taking him if you're lazy.

forget about doing well in a traditional sense; a 45 test average is like a 75 in other classes. average on the final was 24%. does curve a ton...don't be too depressed when you get a 20 on one of the tests and realize a monkey probably could've gotten the same score by guessing randomly

VERY HARD, but once you successfully complete it, you look at precal in a whole other way. It's a good class, and I got an A (i got a 30something on the final exam too...he curve's all his tests based on the class average, so its not too bad). The workload is extremely extremely EXTREMELY heavy, so if you decide to take him, be prepared.

You guys dont know what your talking about. JP is awesome. He is SUPER smart and its pretty fun to hear his thought on society. Its a hard class only if your lazy, man up and do some studying.

He's really good at math. Personally, i really liked the class alot.

I dont know why his ratings are so low, honestly. He knows what he is talking about and i guess it depends on how you learn. Im a bio major and have always found it easy to grasp something if i understood how it worked. im taking his class right now and i love his teaching style, im understanding how math works which makes it sooo much easier.

I gave him a five for clarity because the guy knows his stuff and communicates it very effectively. The problem is he teaches concepts straight from the book, then tests your ability to do crazy problem solving on every quiz/test but never demonstrates problem solving in class...right idea, however expectations too high for his teaching style.

Low ratings are unwarranted and from people who simply don't get it. Lesson - what you've been doing all your life in math is memorizing rules and applying them without any understanding of why or of what the mathematics actually mean. He teaches conceptual understanding, that is, true understanding. Difficult but rewarding class to take.

GREAT teacher. He really knows what he is talking about. Most of his class is made up of quizzes and 2 tests which challenge you in good ways. Gives problems that require thinking, not ones you already can answer. I recommend him if you really want to learn. Posts lectures online. www.mathematicalradical.org is his website. Very informative. Check!

i enjoyed the class. he enjoys teaching, you just have to enjoy learning and listen

He's a great teacher, he really knows what he's talking about. The only problem is that his midterm is nothing like what he goes over in class. I suggest going to the Tues/Thurs class. Before the quiz, he covers what he went over and makes the quiz fairly simple to take. No homework which can be a plus to some.

His teaching methods are different, but he knows his material. You just have to be able to grasp his concepts as he explains them; most of his problems are common sense. His quizzes are a lil more complex than his notes.Form study groups, they help alot! No homework, and the attendance was not mandatory which i liked.

He's VERY tough when it comes to quizzes and tests; unless you have a good test-taking background your best bet is study groups. His website helps too. If you're worried about maintaning that 4.0, don't take your chances, but if you really want to LEARN something, take him. His "math intuition" techniques can really help later on.

This guy knows trigonometry (Pre-Cal)like you wouldn't believe.I took him several semesters ago&happily walked away with the B that I earned.I was very close to dropping but stuck with it.Tests were difficult&back when I took him it wasn't uncommon to have 75-100 questions for a HW assignment.Intelligent man,writes new tests every semester.Goodluck

He is an amazing prof. If you don't like math don't take him, he doesn't teach from the book, but from his amazing understanding of math.. He is not like a regular prof that just gives you the info and then an exam, but he takes his time to make sure you understand ex. why pi is pi. A lot of extra credit, huge curve got an easy A I really liked him

When I took this class, It was the 3rd time I took precal in college. In this class you might not learn much, but your cal basics + understanding will vastly improve. As long as you do the homework and study while everyone else in the class is complaining you will get a "A", as well as a profound new interest in mathematics. I got a 60 which = a A+

I dunno why people say he sucks, I like his style of teaching. (using a very visual method of teaching) and he knows that we suck as math so he makes it understandable for everyone. He does not grade on a 100 point scale but on the class average. If the majority of your class is dumb, then you will pass. The best math teacher in my college.

Although he did tend to rant about philosophy of math, he explained WHY you did things in math rather than simply how, which in the end clarifies so much.

I took business cal with him and he was excellent. Lectures are straight from the book. Homework was online. Tests and quizzes were also online at a set time or within a certain window of time. He made this class easy and was always willing to listen. Any time there was a technical problem he extended the deadlines so we could turn everything in.

You didn't need to attend classes to understand the work, MyLabMath had examples to help with the questions for homework. Quizzes were a lot like the Homework, the tests like the Quiz. You can easily get an extension on any assignment, everything is basically online. Stein himself was nice.

Professor Stein is an outstanding professor and an even better person, he's understanding if you miss a deadline and will give you the opportunity to take the assignment again as long as you communicate with him. All assignments and tests are online on MyMathLab, he does use a textbook in his lectures but you do not need to buy it.

His lectures are good but he is a little quiet, not exactly mandatory to go unless he is counting attendance as a grade as everything can be learned online. In all honestly, anyone who rates him as a bad professor is just lazy.

Stein was one of those math professors who tries to make everything as simple as possible because he understands that the more you talk about a topic, the higher chance you have of overcomplicating it. The actual curriculum is unbelievably hard but Stein isn't necessarily the person who gets to decide the curriculum.

Amazing professor.

I took MAT1133 with Professor Stein in his first semester at UTSA. His instruction of the course was thorough. Though he could get off topic at time, his tangents often included lessons on how to better ourselves as students and people. I would take him for any math class in a heartbeat.

He's such a chill funny guy that makes this class easy. It's more hw heavy than tests but you get to retake all quizzes. Honestly he's really nice and understanding and he explains things better than the textbook/hw vids.

Professor Stein makes this class manageable even for non-math people. Lectures align with the free textbook, and everything is online, so you can learn at your own pace. I found Unstuck AI and other study tools super helpful for test prep.

This course is a set course and the workload is not determined by Professor Stein, like many of the classes at UTSA. There are no tests throughout the semester, only weekly quizzes which you can retake. He is a cool professor but can get off topic sometimes. I'd recommend taking him if you struggle at math but can learn online through videos.

Really glad I had him for 1053. He was an easy grader and cares that you know the stuff. Only downside was the inconsistency with due dates. He constantly moved them back because people were lazy in the class. Outside of that I really enjoyed it.

Great teacher.

The college algebra curriculum is the exact same for all the professors, quizzes and assignments are the same. Prof stein is a chill guy, he didn't make attendance mandatory which was nice. The textbook is free. You get to retake all the quizzes. the catch is the final, if you fail it then you fail the whole class regardless of your overall grade