Avoid this professor unless you enjoy mental anguish

Hes the worst teacher EVER, book blows goat nuts, not willing to help, DEATH !

he is the worst this school has if ur willing to die this is the class

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The #1 Worst Thing at St. Johns with Montgoris finishing a close second!!

I'd rather be shot in the knee and castrated then take his class again.

AVOID AVOID AVOID

Yuck!

He will remind you of the Grinch!!!

Trys to avoid the student's questions, especially female students. I think he is a misogynist.

damn the guyz so ****in confusin! he like races throl the topicz while evryone in class is tryin to catch up...ur best bet is to get out if his class...and all i pharmacy ppl who are tryin to get out..good luck..

Professor Gerber is very unhelpful and speaks very unclearly moving from one topic to another without explaining the material. I feel that his book and material included is not only made up but non-formulary to the main way of doing mathematics.

The trick is to go to SJH tutoring, graduate tutoring in the math dpt, going to his office over & over to let him know that ur trying, put up problems on the board & do those damn excel projects.go to 2 of his lectures & let him know about it.

the worst

Absolutely the worse math professor in school. All the feedbacks below are very true, so I guess I won't have to explain anything else. The textbook that he wrote himself has too many mistakes to be legible textbook.

The worst math teacher at St. Johns if you have him immediately switch or drop the class, he will kill your GPA, he has his own book its cheap and horrible, he also can't be fired because he has TENURE (been teaching here for 30yrs.)JUST DROP THE CLASS!!

Goes WAYYYYYYYYYYYYY to fast...sometimes you dont even know what he is talking aboutif you can avoid him do it...his tests are decent but only because you wind up teaching most of the stuff to yourself...stay away

The worst math professor in the history of St. John's. He goes way too fast and is so confusing. He doesn't answer questions and you have to go to his office for help, or you will be lost. His textbooks are just filled with endless mistakes!!

The Worse Math Professor Ever! After everything I've heard about him, I swore that I would not take him. But one semester I had not choice, and I ended up with a D because he is just so confusing and refuses to answer my questions!

Just listen to the students who have taken him. I gaurantee that everything negative thing you hear about him is true.

This professor is totally unbelievable. It is almost impossible to learn anything from this guy. He doesn't like to answer questions and he is so confusing. His tests are a little easier than his homeworks, but I learned everything from my tutor, not him.

very hard teacher .... his tests are hard...moves wayy to fast...half the class left after the first week..try not to take him

He is by far the worst professor i've run into so far at SJU. I went to class everyday and still couldn't understand this guy. I've registered to take this class again. If you intentionally looking to flunk, then GERBER'S your man.

only went to first class, couldn't take it,his teaching sucks, after that i just read HIS textbook and learned it all on my own, his final is similar to his tests, do excel projects

DROP CLASS DROP CLASS DROP CLASS DROP CLASS DROP CLASS DROP CLASS

Absolutely horrible.his math book was hard to understand and the homework problems were impossible compared to the examples he did in class.Failed 3 of the remaining 11 that were in the class. Drop as soon as possible.

Im taking his class now. Its by far the worst class ever. I cant understand anything he puts on the board. His notes are all over the place. If you have him transfer. My advice is to take Professor Manion. Hes the best Math teacher at St Johns.

HATE HIM!

DROP HIM IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!!

That man shall burn in hell for the way he teaches !!!! God will punish him for what he put us thru

I probably should have never dropped him even though I got an A from Mannion in the summer. He intimidtaed me and alot of other people. His book is confusing but the tests are so much easier. Take him if you cant get Machover or Rizza.

His book is ridiculous. I am a good math student,in highschool got an A in cal, I was completely lost on the first day. Stay away from this prof.

DO NOT TAKE!!! only had him for 2 days but felt like i had him for 2 weeks...im sure he doesnt know what hes teaching because he cant answer a question.

DROP HIM NOW. WORST TEACHER IN THE SCHOOL.

HE IS THE WORST TEACHER IN THE WORLD. STAY AWAY!!!!

Worst class ever. Do not take this class unless you want to fail and not learn anything. Take Machover he is the best.

THIS GUY IS BAD!!! wait let me re phrase that, THIS GUY SUCKS!! If you get him drop out as soon as you can especially if the class you are taking with him is required for your major. I wish they gave me more room to wright about how bad this guy is!!!!!!

Gustavo sucks!!!!!!

This class blows. Showing up is pointless cause it is such an inconveniece. I am dropping this class. Seriously people got to be losers if they think this professor is good. I am going to take either Machover or Rizza where at least I will get a B+.

If your goal is to get an F than take this guy.

this guy is hell on earth

Horrible professor who has a way to make the simplest math the most confusing thing on earth. His tests are pretty easy but it's meaningless with his method of grading. Your semester grade will depend on your final exam. I suggest that if do have him, transfer out now.

The worst teacher I've ever had. St. John's doesn't need someone like this around. Please run far, far away.

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very bad professor

omg we had this guy for a sub and he was horrible! he makes the simplest things torture!

This guy is the worst. I couldn't stand him and was forced to drop the class after 3 days. His examples are very unclear and his textbook has several mistakes and mixups in it. He makes everything very difficult and has no compassion if you ever get sick. RUN AWAY!!!!

His math book is a puzzle. Statistics is easy math but with Gerber and his book it is the worst possible mathimatical combination. He does not help his students at all. Very selfish and rude. Unhelpful. I don't reccomend him. He makes easy things complicated.

worst math teacher, my class had about 20 students and everyone except 6 students withdrawed from his class

he is the worst teacher ever.. almost 75% of my class withdrew. If you don't understand the work that's your problem..... don't even expect him to help you

horrrrible!!..either dropped or failed, ur choice

I love math but I took Gerber and it was the worst way I ever learned math. Be safe and drop the class. His policy is ridiculous. He will not give you a final grade more than 10 points above your class test avg. So if your avg is like 70 for all the class tests and u get a 100 on the final, you would get like an 80 the most. Take Watson!

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DONT TAKE HIM!! u mite think oh, i can read the book, n be ok..no u cant, cuz he wrote the book...he does give extra credit but that doesnt help if ucant get him, n he doesnt explain things rn't arent clear all too well...he will confuse u n u could end up taking the course over the summer...thats alot of money

i dont like leavin bad comments...but he's that bad...believe it or not. he's just an old dude that often make mistakes in sample problems, and class is boring, tests are a pain since no partial credits will be given. it's just not smart to take this class overall.

HORRIBLE!!! Do urself a favor and don't take him. He is very confusing all the time and also is practically deaf. 3/4 quarters of my class ended up dropping the course. The book is also just as hard to comprehend as he is. And if u miss a class it throws u so behind its ridiculous. DO NOT TAKE HIM unless u like to get Ds and Fs.

RUN AWAY!!!!!! OMG he has his own book and is fill with many errors!! So boring and annoyin!! Really hard!! DONT TAKE HIM!!

even if you took calculus in hs before, don't take him. his technique is different and confusing. see if you can get a hold of his old tests. before each test he has a review, where he tells you what type of question is gonna be on it. just look for those type on the old tests and ur good. but he doesnt do the same for the final. good luck.

Very arrogant towards his students. Even though he does offer extra credit from the Excel projects and the homeworks, still not enough to help. He uses the textbook that he wrote, and it was far from helpful. Went to help from him before my first exam with him, it only confused me more. I didn't learn a thing and it made me hate math. Drop him now.

Worst teacher ever! test are only 5 questions and since hes in his own world while hes teaching and doesnt realize the poor kid in the back row has had his hand up for the past half hour; you end up not learning a thing! just drop it as soon as possible!

The worst professor EVER!!! Another example on how St. Johns college does not hire good people. Take courses at CPS..There professors are passionate!!!

I hate Him, he is the worst teacher at ST.Johns, i took him my first semester, Went to every class, did all the HW all the extra credit and went to the board everyday for extra credit, I passed 2/3 of the tests and he failed me. I took the same class over with a diff proff and i GOT a DAM A that says something about the Proff

worst prof!!

Please! Do not take this class, you will just regret it. I can guarantee you that you will understand almost nothing in his class. I know he isn't doing this intentionally, but he doesn't know how to teach. He doesn't tell you what's on the tests. His tests are slightly easier than his homework. In the end, you'll learn nothing and get an F.

It has been about 6 weeks now, I can assure you nothing makes sense in his class. His book isn't helpful at all. He says you have to do your homework to pass tests, but thats not really possible because his book is like ancient puzzle. Avoid this class, just a waste of money.

Oh my GOD! Unless you are a savant in math you should find another class. He uses his own book that requires you to understand his thinking process. 3/4 of the class withdrew. The rest weren't allowed to or the class wouldn't count. Because of his class several students failed out of college. Save yourself.

get out while you still can. im serious. people dont even get double digits on his tests. they get 8's and 9's. switch out as soon as possible.

Do not believe any of the positive comments. I am serious. It isn't worth it to take his class. There is no real way to appreciate and understand his class. You have to fool yourself into thinking his class is great. In the end you will just forget everything you learned and that's a major waste. Look for another professor.

not a good profosser..its true..he cant teach but he's really not as BAD as they make it look. If you reallyy try to study and do well (at least on the final) you can easily pass his class but dont expect to rmr anything you learned

He is a great mathematician, however, he cannot explain math to students who are not on his level, I think if the class would be full of people like him who have a Phd in math then everyone would understand. His book is full of gramatical and other errors, so if you don't understand him in class, the book is useless in clearing things.

RUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

NEVER EVER AGAIN

Alright, i went to this site to check out what this professor was gonna be like...and let's just say I made a mistake not listening to these guys...wanna pass his class? expect to go online, learn it yourself, translate it into his language, and pray, alot.

an absolute brilliant professor.... he just cant teach well. his class is extremely challenging and he wrote his own text book so if you don't understand him the book isn't a place to go. if you can get out of his class if you cant become well acquainted with the math tutoring center. don't sign up for his class unless absolutely unavoidable

HE'S HORRIBLE!!! I DONT LIKE HIM AT ALL. I ASKED HIM FOR HELP ON A QUESTIO AND HE TOLD ME TO DROP THE CLASS AND GET INTO PRE-CALC. SO I TRANFERED TO ANOTHER TEACHER.

He will eat your money and force you to drop the class. Life is too short. Don't let this guy ruin it. Avoid at all cost.

do not take.

he ridicules student who make mistake even though he make more errors when explaining the problems. Avoid if you value your life.....and GPA

TERRIBLE. And i'm being forced to take him again, FML.

Professor Gerber is the worst. He doesn't care about his students. If you value your GPA...run. His text book is of no help as he wrote it. If you go to him for help, he won't. He is brilliant but can't teach. I am an honors student and got a D. I have always had A's in math. Go figure.

He's the worst professor ever, he is a smart professor but he can't teach

This guy is the worst math teacher I have ever seen. He is a genius (he writes his own books) but they are no use to students beginning to do Calculus in college. I took Pre-Calculus in my last year of high school and I got a perfect grade on it (100's on all quizzes, hw, and tests). I failed my first test here. Worst. EVER.

Honestly I think he is quite possibly the worse math professor you could that. I am not against him personally at all or but just against his teaching which i feel is terrible. I tried to go to his office for help and he didn't help me at all. DO NOT TAKE EVER

He smells terrible and doesnt know how to teach. I had a 0 average in his class after like 4 weeks, I dropped the class and now have an A with my new professor. Hes deaf, smells bad, and gives no partal credit... Dont take him... I cant explain how bad this man smells.... its disgusting... plus he cant teach

worst professor on campus....

Worst Professor I've ever had. Extremely unhelpful. If you take him, be prepared to teach yourself everything.

Worst professor ever. He requires you to buy the textbook that he wrote for Stj only so you can't find it anywhere else. And the book sucks; it's full of words, no distinct sections or anything like that. Highly not recommended.

DO NOT TAKE HIM. Worst professor I've even had in my whole life. I'm really good at math but I had troubles understanding him. Grades homework that are way too hard and he always says himself that you don't even need to know that. Still counts on you average tho. :(

Worst professor I ever had! I really tried to do well. I went to the math center and they said they have special tutors for him because he is just weird!! he has his own book that no one understands! he is not helpful! dropped his class after 3-4 weeks. GREAT DISSAPOINTMENT!

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE. He makes you buy his text book and does the problems but he'll do them three different ways than what he did in the text so it's so confusing. Homework is unclear and hard and that's what he bases his homeworks on. It amazes me that St. John's even has him work anymore

I will be very blunt about the issues that I had with this professor. He was a very neglecting man who was either always too fast with his work or confusing. Also another very important issue that hit me hard was his attempt to make money off of his textbooks. He legitimately spent at least ten minutes a day saying that you need to buy his book.

This class was TORTURE!!! If you have taken calculus before then you can handle it. If you haven't it is not worth taking his class. He will RUIN your GPA.

This man is Dr Gero, the creator of perfect cell and androids 13,14,15,16,17,18,19. His textbook has all the plans he used in their making

This man is one of the worst teachers in the world. He keeps saying how easy the final is yet you dont have enough time to finish the thing let alone do well on it. Horrible, AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Not the professor you want to take as his methods of solving a problem is confusing. Tutors don't help. If you're taking this course, be ready to do self study as there will be times where you get lost. His book is wierd to understand. Again, you can take a different professor for the same course but if you want to take him its up to you

Please do yourself a favor and drop from his class within the first week. He is the worst professor in the history of teaching. He did not teach at all and a month during the semester more then half of the class withdrew. A 1 doesnt even do the justice considering he should not even be teaching. Gerber is a disgrace to St. Johns University

Professor Gerber wrote his own textbook, so if you cannot understand what he teaches in class, good luck figuring it out on your own! After several Pharmacy students failed his midterm, he made it clear that they should drop his class. Did not suggest tutoring or offer extra help. Take this class over the summer with a different professor!

don't you ever take his class never do this to yourself

Gerber is by far the worst teacher at SJU. If you are in this class then drop immediately. He does not clarify anything, if you ask a question then he will yet at you for not understanding something so "simple." He wrote his own textbook so you cannot learn the class on your own, and he doesn't teach conventional calc so tutors won't help either.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!! Uses the textbook he wrote himself, which is very unclear. His lectures are unclear, just like his textbook. Impossible to pass if you haven't taken Calc in High School. Even a math major received an F from this class. Do all homework assignments in textbook, they're an easy 5 pts.

worst

Terrible.... just absolutely terrible. Stay away no matter what.

Worst professor ever. Smart man, awful teacher. Math is done his way or expect an F. Don't think anyone passed his tests. Went to the tutoring center for help and they told me he was making us do Calc 3 when I was in calc 1. Never teaches in class just shows you problems with no explanation and gets mad when you ask questions. Awful. Just awful.

Honestly, just don't even take this class. I took calculus in high school and slayed that class. But this guy legit made this class ridiculous. If you have prior knowledge in calculus, you'll be ok. Just do the homework. At first, you don't really need to show up to class, but when he gets into calculus, I would recommend showing up.

WORST TEACHER. Started with 11 kids and 1 week later we only have 6. 2 of which failed and had to retake the course in summer.

The man writes his own book with his "unique" teaching methods. His book makes the courses you take harder, his a very smart man but terrible at teaching.

His lectures are completely pointless. He makes you buy the textbook that he wrote himself. The textbook makes absolutely no sense and has so many errors. If you work really, really hard you can manage to get an A. But if you're not willing to put in the work, don't even bother taking the class.

Very poor teacher. He just writes on the board and doesn't explain how to do it he just expects you to do it. If you think you can pass this class by reading the textbook you're wrong because it is unclear.

Gerber is not someone you want to take unless you're someone who is gifted at math. This was my first time learning statistics and I struggled. All he does is copy problems from the textbook onto the board and "explains" them. The homework can be kind of tough as well. Overall don't take him. One midterm one final, nothing else.

3/4 of my class dropped him the third week. He is rude and does not explain his work. There is a reason there are specific tutors for him at the library. I would bring my homework once a week for them to go over and they struggled as well. Most times he gave us calc 3 questions while in calc one. The tutors coudlnt even solve them. Don't take him.

If you miss any days you're screwed. His explanations aren't very simple or easy to unserstand. Talks too quietly. He's very off putting in that he acts snobbish-ly superior

SUPER HARD.5

AVOID THIS MAN AT ALL COSTS! He is very unclear and doesn't explain things very well. Lectures the entire class time and gets mad when you don't understand a problem. If you see you have him next semester, switch out of that class immediately.

American Horror Story: Leon Gerber's Math Classes. Beware. Switch out. FAST. LEAVE. FLEE. Doesn't even give you a syllabus. You're just left dazed, depressed and confused. Also, the homework doesn't even make sense and he's never able to solve it either BUT HE WILL STILL GRADE IT. RUN FAR AWAY.

If you're in pharmacy and have him then drop/change IMMEDIATELY. worst case scenario, withdraw entirely and take it later because he will ruin gpas. it doesnt matter if youve taken stats before it wont work. hes extremely quiet, grades harshly, doesn't teach well, and only counts the two exams

One of the worst professors ever. Unless you're ready to put in 6/7 hours everyday, don't bother with him. Lectures are useless, there's a lot of homework which is mostly busy work because they aren't like what's on the exam. The review session before test-day is essentially your only saving grace, things he mentions there are what's on the exams.

As I write this his grade is a 1.8, which is honestly a little to high. In all seriousness I took this class it being my first exposure to calculus. His teaching and grading criteria were completely ridiculous. Homework was heavy and he makes you buy his own textbook riddled with mistakes, bad practice problems and poorly written. Don't take!

He's one of the harder teachers I had. He wrote his own book and makes you use it in every class. There are mistakes in the book and he makes a lot of mistakes in class. Wants the work to be done his way and only his way. If you do it a different way he calls it bad math. Also sit very close to the classroom because he talks very softly.

He makes the math way more difficult than it has to be. You can barely understand him. He doesn't make you feel comfortable to ask questions. His teaching techniques are horrible, he moves so quick, very hard to keep up with and understand. He doesn't throughly explain things. He makes it very difficult to do well.

His book makes zero sense and the homework will have you begging for mercy. This is coming from a guy who managed to get an A in the class. He is truly a nice person as well as a genius but a flat out terrible teacher.

He is a math expert. He teaches at an extremely fast pace and is difficult to follow. The textbook is a must, because you will use it in class to follow lessons, as well as for homework (ALOT). The textbook is also hard to understand, so you really need to work for your grade. If you can avoid taking him, than do so, but if be prepared to WORK!

Stay away. Do not even look at this page a second time. Taking this professor's course is absolutely the biggest mistake you could make at any point in your college career. You will not learn anything in this course. It is not worth it to learn his method of calculus. If the prof is reading this; i will continue to succeed in spite of your threats.

Hes the worst calculus professor. He will take off points if you dont do it his way.

ur grade is basically what u get on the final. he is not a good professor. he does not explain anything. when you ask him a question he just does something else.

DONT TAKE THIS CLASS, especially if youve never taken Calc before. I sit in the front row, and I still have to yell at him if I have a question. If you even want to bother getting his attention and ask a question, he wont even answer what you want to know. Its his way or the high way, he swears by his methods and his own book. Dont take this!!

he does not explain anything. i pay to teach myself. his tests are ridiculously difficult. honestly, he should get fired. he gave me the hardest time in calculus and i just don't need to be struggling in this class because the professor cannot teach

If things are not done his way then he will take off so many points for it. He also always talks about how high school teachers and how they don't teach enough almost every day.

Unless you're already a math genius, this class will be torture. I came in with calculus experience but this man managed to make it twenty times as difficult.

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. Will take off points on homework for not doing the problems "his way". "His way" is taught in his self-made textbook. Does not explain concepts well in class, and when asking questions it is very difficult to get his attention. Wasn't a good look when I saw actuarial science majors who already took Calc in HS struggling.

Worse teacher ever. I dropped his class after the first week. I tried so hard to like him and could not. He gave me a 0 on a homework assignment because he didnt like the format I used when all the questions had the right answers. Is insane and probably the worse Professor ever. DO NOT TAKE so glad I dropped his class.

hardest math class i've ever taken and i am good at math. that's all i'm going to say

I don't have enough characters to describe how bad this professor is. Made my life miserable and I had to go to the helping center to get home work done . He is a tremendous jerk, he'll tell you that is "here to help" and then yell at you for no reason. Anyways, get the quizzes' answers to ace the final and you can manage to get a good grade.

we didn't pick him in the first place then the school switch him into our class since nobody pick his class. there were like 5 people left in his class after the first day cus everyone drop out. Dude makes math way harder to understand and demand you to use the calculator as his damn way which was extremely confusing. don't take his class!!!!!!!!!!

lots of tests and homework you cant understand what he's teaching super hard had to drop the class and change my major because of this class haha avoid at all costs he will not help you

Worst class Ive ever taken! Hes very good at math but terrible at explaining and teaching it. He wrote his own textbook that you have to buy for $60 and its no help at all! Because of the lockdown he didnt teach us either, but instead made us look at his confusing textbook. When I found my own methods of solving he gave me a 0 and didnt pass me

Gerber is almost impossible to hear and understand. His handwriting is also borderline illegible as he writes in chalk very fast. I would not take this class ever again.

Through my years of college I have taken many classes more fundamentally difficult than this one, and yet this has to be the toughest class I have ever taken. Homework is so tough, comes straight from the textbook he wrote which contains many errors. So, based off of that you know it is a scam. If you have a chance take literally anyone else.

I have never experienced a class like this before. Not sure what he was saying at any given point of the semester. He talks into the board and rarely explains the concepts enough to understand the problems. He gets irritated when you dont understand something too. I personally would recommend you find any way not to take him. Its not worth it

Gerber does not use the present day math rules or formulas. instead he uses very old methods and he wrote his own textbook based on those methods. we aren't allowed to use new methods

Hardest class ever. He makes you buy his textbook, which is full of errors. He makes Calculus 1 the hardest class. Don't recommend him, take someone else to save your grades.

Hardest class ever. He doesn't even know what he's saying half the time.