This man sucks at life

Seems to hate life. Hateful towards students. He made me want to leave furman.

really bad teacher altogether. very unhelpful, very corny, very degrading, and was unnecessarily confusing at times...everything I learned I taught myself

worst teacher ive had in my educational history

condesending--look at the level of the students who gave him smileys; his elitist tendencies make him the worst teacher @ furman and in my educational history

Quite a difficult teacher. He seems to take a certain pleasure in embarrassing and failing his students

One of my best subjects is math, but I'm not a math major and never had calc. I hated this man's class...he was extremely degrading and did not TEACH...and I had him for math 10 and likes math. I hear he's better w/ other math classes, but NOT math 10!

I have not been able to decide if he can't teach or simply chooses not too, but he is by far the worst teacher I have had at Furman. This man does not need to be teaching in the math department, much less the chair of it. Avoid this teacher.

the dude doesnt teach a thing, never goes over homework so you are always completely lost, questions on the test are like nothing he has ever gone over,absolutely worthless,not personable at all,seems like he hates teaching the class,sees u as worthless

Oh Gosh! Where should I begin. I have never been to this site and am now finding it just so I can warn a poor helpless soul from jumping into a sea of wrath, destruction, vengeance, and weeping and knashing of teeth. I'm not even kidding, don't listen

Dr. Cook was not helpful in or outside of class. He was mean to students in class. He did not explain the concepts very well and was not open to questions. I DO NOT recommend this professor.

He was very confusing and made things that were easy seem difficult. His test were impossible and didn't even cover what we went over in class. Plus they were too long, making them impossible to finish in one class. AVOID at all costs!!

This is the WORST class that I have EVER taken at Furman (except Massai). He is very very unapproachable and the test were damn near impossible. I would not suggest this class to Bill Clinton, and I hate Bill Clinton. This class is for Bin Laden and the birds. SAVE YOURSELF- NO COOK!

DO NOT TAKE COOK! LET IT BE THE LAST THING YOU DO. He will screw you over. Problems on the test are hard and long. He doesnt allow extra time and if you dont finish.. too bad. Not fun..if you like your GPA.. stay away.

DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE! I thought that Math 16 would be a bird-class (you know, I'd fly right through it), but not with Cook. Granted, he is a nice man, but he gets really snippy sometimes. He's not very clear, nor very helpful. Most of the time, what he says doesn't even make sense. He seems very knowledgeable, but he's NOT a good teacher.

Just trying to make sure this man's ratings STAY down, which is where they belong. Socially dimwitted, needlessly caustic and biting, especially when students are too afraid to speak BECAUSE he's so vicious. Bumbling, arrogant, impatient, and inept at actually teaching the material. I made it out with an A-, but oh the pain. Hooray for bonuses.

PLEASE BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAY: cook will cook you!!! This man was my greatest fear of college, study all you want but he WILL find a way for you to fail.Tests are unclear,extra credit is useless,&his random tangents during lectures don't help.If you still have the chance, RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!

Worst teacher I have ever had period. Expects you to learn completely from the book, does not teach the material whatsoever. Even if you understand the book material, his impossible test questions will make you feel stupid. Quizzes are easy but test difficulty increases 1000x after a quiz. DO NOT TAKE COOK if you want to live through MTH-110

I cried.... every night.

I got through this class only by the information I learned from my high school math teachers. Nice man, but very unapproachable and condescending to students who bravely attempt to ask for help. DIdn't believe in the phrase "Cook will cook you" but seriously...he does.

AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS! Doesn't help at all. I get extra time and he told me that I didn't need it! Awful professor.

Avoid this class!

Do the homework, participate in class, do a lot of practice problems, and make sure you understand the concepts - don't just memorize problems because he will try to trick you on the test! Explain all your test answers in paragraph form if you have to! He's tough, but if you work really hard you can pull off an A. Avoid his class if possible.

This guy was awful, I recommend taking any other math teacher but him. He can't hear when students call out the right answer and goes on to yell at the class for not knowing. He looks down upon you and goes off on tangents on nothing that are not interesting or helpful.

absolute worst teacher i have ever experienced in my life. Rude, degrading, and short tempered.

Cook really is an awful professor, DO NOT TAKE HIM.

The man does not teach, forgets to tell you about upcoming quizzes and test. for the amount of money most students pay to come here it is unacceptable that he has a job here. I took AB Calc and did well, got a 4 on the exam but decided to reinforce the info before moving on. He confused me on numerous matters that i had previously understood

He shows you how to set up a problem, does not go over the steps to reach an answer, and 90% of the time won't even tell you what the answer to a problem is that you do not understand because "It ruins the fun of figuring out for yourself." Went in to ask for help multiple times and none was given. DO NOT TAKE.

Cook is by far one of the nicest professors at Furman, but he is an older one. Therefore, that means he is not going to change the way he teaches. RUN the other way. He expects students to already know, never checks homework, etc. nice man, horrible professor! My class started with 20 students and half way through the semester we were down to 6

Started out okay, then things took a turn for the worst. He is very rude and confusing. He makes offensive comments towards students and is not helpful when asked questions. Some of the people in my class got C's or worse. I barely got a B and I worked so hard. Avoid if possible.

Marty Cook is a nice guy, but is very difficult to understand during lectures. Unless you are a gifted math student, I would recommend switching out of his class.

Terrible teacher, does not explain math well at all. Writes out a problem and answered it himself without explaining how he did one thing and if you ask a question he comes back in a tone as if you're dumb.

Took him for MTH145 freshman year. Had to drop 2 months in; the worst teacher I've ever had. Did not engage the class in lectures; lectured in a condescending/hostile tone. Only graded by end of unit tests; did not go over homework. Taught by muttering ("It's easy."), facing away from the class, writing the textbook (verbatim) on the board.

He is by far the worst professor Ive ever had. Hes condescending towards every student, he gets mad when you dont already know what hes talking about in lecture, and he doesnt ever explain anything. Asking him questions is impossible because he will either avoid the question or straight up not answer.

Worst professor ever. Never take him. I had an A all year in AP Calc in highschool and passed the exam but managed to get a D in this class. His tests are not what he discusses in class.