OMG, he is the worst math teacher I've ever seen!

He is very boring and stupid. I don't like him. He is a nutty professor! Yikes!

terrible teacher. He should quit, and save everyone else the time and energy. Class should be offered 3 times a week, because he moves way too fast. I dont Recommend anyone taking this class with him.

This teacher is a complete ass that had no personality. He doesn't give a**** about the students and isn't helpful. He is confusing and gives a ton of homework. DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER!

Horrible teacher. The material in this class really isn't that difficult if you're decent at math, but he makes you so confused that by the time you leave class you dont even want to try. He grades picky, and doesn't cut you any slack on any thing. DONT take this teacher if you dont have to,in fact dont take this teacher if you have to. hes creepy

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This man can not finish a logical sentence to save his life. He goes off on tangents all the time and if you have ANY kind of problem paying attention EVER, avoid having this prof. He knows how to do this stuff in his head but can't put it into words that make sense. I vote NO on mark schreiner, thats for sure.

I personally would recommend never, ever, EVER. ever. taking a class taught by this man. ever. I learned more about his wife than i learned about statistics, and i also learned how to form illogical sentences that never end, and i learned how to go off on tangents like it's my job. how this guy got the idea to be a teacherwho knows. he is terrible.

I am currently failing this class and am not that bad in math. He jumps around and does NOT explain anything. I read the reviews here and thought I would be OK, but do yourself a favor and take this class with someone else. Tons of homework, impossible exams, and lecture is two hours long of him ADD talking. HATE this class.

Horrible teacher...jumps around a lot and does'nt explain anything to you..be ready to teach yourself pretty much all of the material..i really dont think he should even be teaching this course because he was so bad

I absoultely dreaded this class! I dont see how he has any good reviews. He seems 2b a nice man but he just can't teach. Teaching and knowing the materials are two different things...he's very knowledgeable but he cant spread the wisdom. 1 guy asked him to slow down and he just looked at him like he was dumb and continued going at the same pace.RUN

Class is ridiculously hard. 5 people on my floor took this class the same time as I did. 4 of them were taking it for a 2nd time. A 1000 level math class should not have half the class failing it. He wont help you, is impossible to get a hold of, and frankly doesn't care about you as a student. Take this class at community college over the summer.

He is confusing and does not explain anything with clarity. He is overall not a good teacher.

awful. doesnt explain things very well, doesnt help students. tons of homework that does not apply to exams.once told my class that nobody will hire us cause we go to western instead of state or michigan.

worst professor i've had at wmu

This guy should not be teaching! he seems kind of smart, but is a horrible teacher, and didnt seem to care whatsoever whether anyone passed or failed. he would make students look stupid for asking any questions, and on several occasions was proved wrong by students.

Very poor prof. Can't teach anyone math. I'm sitting in a lecture now and I honestly can't follow what he is trying to do. Very poor speaker. Also for some reason when I hear his voice I get annoyed and angry. Shouldn't be allowed to teach.

I have never had such an incompetent professor in my entire life. The man spends 50 minutes going over 1 problem and then assigns homework. Brush up on your self teaching skills, you'll need it. Have heard of countless people who have had to take this class multiple times, and the worst part is, he's the only professor here that does this course.

he has some random quizzes to check attendance, his t.a.s do most of the teaching, also there's a homework assignment due every class. his tests are really hard and a lot of the material is ten times harder than the homework and quizzes. really bad professor.

Terrible

Math is not my thing, but the material itself would not have been so bad had he been more clear in his organization of the notes/class. You must check email on an almost daily basis for new assignments. There are at least 4 assignments per week, several of which are reading. Its a very time consuming class for a general education course

I would NOT advise any one take this class with this prof. Speeds through lectures and TA's are not helpful. I already hate math but this prof made me hate it even more.

I worked my .... off in this class. Studied all time,went to reviews, completed every assignment. He is a horrible professor, unclear & confusing. As for his TA Mr. Hardin, no guidance. More concerned that his work load was heavier than us students. There is no excuse for a class this size to drop the ball on student comprehension.

DO NOT TAKE THIS IF YOU CAN AVOID IT. He does not help you. If you can't understand it, he is too busy to help and his TA's barely speak English. Unless you like to teach yourself things AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

This teacher was very bad. one of the worst at WMU. Very disorganized and horribly put together grading scale. I would recommend avoiding this teacher at all costs.

Finally passed this class after taking it 3 times. horrible horrible teacher. this guy shouldn't even be allowed to teach at a University.

This might have been the worst professor I have ever experienced at WMU! Avoid taking Finite with this professor at all costs, he will try to fail you.

horrible horrible teacher. he assigns hours of homework assignments that literally end up being worth a total of 1% of your grade. Tests are impossible. Homework is graded very hard. Overall, I will be honest, I think a 2 year old could do a better job at teaching than he could.

HORRIBLE TEACHER THE WORST EVER

Literally the worst teacher I have ever had at WMU. The only people you might learn anything from is your TA which mine was actually pretty good. The lectures are all over the place. Attendance is worth literally like 1% of your grade, and homework is like 10%. The ONLY way you will pass this class if you get really good grades on tests and quizzes

Mr. Schrenier is a awful teacher who is too smart for his own good. He knows all the material but has no clue how to effectively teach and is the worst teacher at WMU. His class had a %50 fail rate last semester. DO NOT TAKE

I was forced to rate at all 1's, due to the fact I can not put all 0's. He has frequent mistakes in his emails, and often explains the problem HE made in a more confusing fashion, amplifying the problem rather than fixing it. "Would take again" being the class with a different teacher. Online assignment 'input answer' errors fail the hw. GLHF

Super hard

worst teacher I've ever had.

You'll need to learn how to teach yourself.

Professor Schreiner is by far the worst professor I have ever had. He is terrible at explaining concepts and when asked for help, just makes things more confusing. Basically in this class you have to teach yourself because what he teaches has nothing to do with our homework, exams, etc. I have not learned one thing in this class. I am disappointed.

He is the worst prof I have ever had at WMU. Rumor is he has been on academic probation multiple times for failing so many students. I would recommend taking this class with another prof.

Toughest teacher I have to date. Very tought grader and doesnt make learning fun at all. Ive taken advanced level math courses AP all through high school and im pushing for a C. No extra credit is offered and youll prob fail.

If you do not want to withdraw from a class or fail and mess with your GPA do NOT take this class. Tests are weighed so heavily, where as the hours you spend on homework and time consuming written assignments are only worth 2% of your grade. Lectures teach you nothing, you learn from the "view an example" on the online homework. Horrible professor

You spend about 10+ hours on HW a week when tests are 90% of your grade. I am good at math; I am lucky to be passing with a C. His grading is extremely hard. If your work isn't how he likes it expect a good amount of points off. Learned nothing from lectures. Don't take if you can't afford GPA reduction. Heard he has the highest fail rate at WMU.

He is so particular on grading. If you miss one part of the answer, he will mark the entire thing wrong. Avoid him at all costs. Take the course at KVCC and transfer the credits. If you're not naturally good at math, you're screwed.

I thought I was doing well in the class up until the final exam, and then he finally put all the grades in. Wouldn't curve grades when some people missed the passing point by a tenth of a percent.

Horrible Professor and TAs. You have to teach this class to yourself, so read, do the online homework (even though it's not worth much, point wise), and see if you can find videos on youtube or my math lab. Professor does not explain concepts well and lecture is always disorganized. The TA I had was bad too, couldn't explain anything well.

AVOID AT ALL COSTS! This class will torture you and bring you a lot of stress. He doesn't teach well and there's TOO MUCH homework. Not to mention that 80% of your grade is based on exams. I got an E in his class. Retook the class with Dr. Tim Clark in the summer and got a B.

The absolute WORST professor AND class I've ever taken. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT!! He does not explain material well and you will spend majority of your time doing online assignments and teaching yourself the material. Lectures are mandatory for clicker questions and attendance at the end of every lecture so you cannot skip out. SAVE YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!

This professor is very unhelpful, mainly relied on tutors

The professor doesn't care how good or bad the students are doing, he actually encourages students to drop out of the class. You could study all week long for an exam & not even get a D. There's extra credit on the take home quizzes & exams but it is way HARDER than anything we've done in class. AVOID this class at all costs, worst class at Western

Tests are worth your grade. You do bad on one test and you do bad in the class. As a freshmen I recommend taking it at a community college

easily the worst professor or teacher I've ever had. The tests are written so poorly it's almost impossible to decipher what formula to use and his lectures are all over the place with very little organization. You either have to learn it yourself or have a tutor teach it to you. The majority of class either failed or dropped out.

Hardest class and worst professor I have ever had. Homework heavy and its barely worth any of your grade, and the exams hardly reflect the homework assignments. Also very confusing and unorganized lectures. He has admitted that he only has about a 40% pass rate. Save yourself the money and take it at community college instead.

This is the college professor that they warn you about in high school. I hated this class and it was so difficult start to finish. It would be better if homework and online things were more weighted as most of your grade is based off the tests. Take advantage of study opportunities. Good luck, and hold your breath!

He tends to over complicate things when he tries to explain them. There is also a lot of assignments written, and online, which don's count for much of your grade. Everything rides on test, do well on those and you will pass, if not, your going to fail. The tutor lab is the best thing you can do to help yourself

Terrible class

I took this class over a year ago and I'm still pressed about how terrible it was. Just take it at KVCC. The math is simple, Mark just wants to ruin your life and gpa. This class is a 30% pass rate, lol.

4.0 student my first year and I flat out could not pass this class. Undoubtably the worst experience Ive ever had in a college course. TAKE THIS AT KVCC. Youll have to devote 3+ hours daily to this class to earn a respectable grade. You will have to teach yourself. Very harsh grader. 40% pass rate.

Are you trying to have a hard time while doing lots of homework that are not even worth a significant percentage in your final grade? if you answered yes then take this class. This professor is HARD and gives you too much unnecessary work. Tough grader and does not care how you do.

He was so mean. Didnt care about his students. Wasnt helpful at all.

For anyone look to take this class dont. Having gone to both a community college and university, he is one of if not the worst professor I have ever had. He gives so much unnecessary work along with reading and online assignments that they dont help. He doesnt care about students and makes you feel like you arent putting in any effort.

He is the worst professor at Western Michigan University. Does not care about his student what so ever, opens the class up on the first day saying a third of the students will fail. I "failed this class twice and have a 3.5 GPA. That should tell you everything you need to know take it at KVCC or a CC back home this man is doing students terribly.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS AT WESTERN. Take it at a community college and transfer your credits over. Mark is the worst professor. The failing rate in his class is 6o%. Lectures are boring and confusing, he doesn't teach the material well and gives you tons of homework exercises and unnecessary information. Avoid him if you can.

Do not take this class here. He does not know how to explain the material at all and expects everyone to somehow have a base knowledge of the material he is covering that day. Take this at a community college or another university. You will be saving lots of stress and most likely your GPA.

Terrible experience. I was a great math student all through HS... That changed this year. This guy is not clear

I never had too much trouble in math before this class. This is the worst class I've ever taken at Western. In class the way he taught made learning the impossible and I had to get help from friends who took that class in high school. He is a very strict grader and the class has lots of homework. DONT TAKE FINITE WITH MARK SCHREINER!!!

Very bad experience in this class from the majority of my class mates. Class average overall was a 68%. Hes the best example of taking wrongful pride in people not passing his entry level math class, as he bragged about how many fail out every semester on my first day of class. I did everything I could to pass, and did by fractions of a percent.

Gives WAY too much homework. One section may have you solve 10 problems from the book for only 1 point. ex. question #1 may say " do problems 1,2,8,15,20,32,78, and 80." the written assignments take hours, and thats in addition to the online assignments in the stupid MyLab. I dont know why instructors act like they are the only class we have.

He is VERY unorganized, and forgetful. When lecturing, he consistently forgets his tablet so he cannot show examples on how to do certain problems or equations. His tests are very short with 10-15 questions, but are very complex and hard to understand. Normally this wouldn't be an issue, but the time limit for for his tests and quiz's are short.

He is literally the worst professor I have ever had. Along with the lab instructors. I have always been an A student in math and I have never failed a class in my life! He spends the majority of class trying to figure out how to work his computer and then the rest of class is only showing the complicated way to do the math problem. Do not take it!

A really poor instructor who says a whole lot during his lectures yet we still do not learn anything. I was lucky to have a great lab instructor and I relied on him for things that I could not learn myself from the textbook or the lab assignments. There is decent extra credit in this class and it is easy to pass but prepare to teach all to yourself

As someone who took AP calculus AB and BC and did just fine, this basic math was made so difficult for no reason. Mark will ramble about anything except for the practical use of what he's teaching. He will go on and on and I have never actually taken something beneficial from this class. do not recommend.

Does not respond to emails, assumes you remember everything from previous classes (Does not go in depth). Also, every test is timed fast, usually half an hour to 45 minutes. Some students are good at timed tests but most are not.

AVOID THIS CLASS AND THIS MAN AT ALL COSTS

Dont take this class, worst class I have ever taken. Extremely tough grader, doesnt make sense in his lectures. Grades on how accurate and how neat the papers are. Fail a test? You not coming back from it.

Worst Professor Ive had to date, relying on his Teaching assistants to do most of the teaching in labs. Tests are not given a reasonable amount of questions for the time given. WOULD NOT TAKE cant stress that enough.

I actually took this class last year, but I had to come back and warn. He is quite literally the worst professor I have had thus far. I am an A student and I was two years ahead in math and this class got under my skin. The material is not difficult, he is just horrible at teaching. LOTS OF HOMEWORK. If you want to do well, just read the book.

The only way you can pass this class is if you go to the tutoring. Office hours do not help!!! If you do not explain it his way he will make you feel stupid!!! None of what he says ever makes sense so be prepared to teach yourself. He is also a tough grader and will MARK U DOWN FOR EVERYTHING!!! AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! HE WILL RUIN YOUR GPA.

all i can say is DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. EVER.

I took this math class already in high school so I expected this course to be a breeze, and an easy review. I was wrong. Professor Schreiner makes it very difficult to succeed (doesn't answer emails, offerers no opportunity to improve grade, doesn't manage his class time efficiently). He grades EVERYTHING extremely meticulously. Be ready to grind.

don't take this class unless you have a lot of time and are EXTREMELY good at math. i have never worked so hard and still ended with a D-

He would teach lessons that were different from homework being assigned. He also had multiple places to turn in assignments which made it very confusing.

He often times teaches through things really fast and then expects us to know how to do the homework. He always says that no one is watching the videos he sends out and we should because it could help, but then doesn't teach very well in class. He says that people do really good or really bad and I have rarely heard of people who do good. No help

Talk about a lot of work. Too much homework, not worth nearly as much as it should. Tests have no multiple choice, written assignments nearly impossible to get a good grade. Lectures make no sense, he cant form a complete sentence, and puts you to sleep. Only good thing about the class was the lab since it was taught by a TA and actually helpful.

The TA was the only reason I got a good grade. He clearly doesnt care about anyone's time because he gives WAY TOO MUCH HOMEWORK. Every assignment takes at least 4 hours. Avoid this professor.