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Reviews (95)
Teaches straight out of the book. No point in going to lecture, just read the book!
One of the best professors i've met! highly recommended. extemely eazy quizes
Very good teacher, willing to help at all times, funny funny man. Usually will change your answers on tests to make them right instead of marking them wrong. Highly recommened.
Great!!!
great man. will give you his home phone #...he is that willing to help you. hilarious in class once you get to know him and is EXTREMELY generous with grades. take a math class with him, specially if its not your strong suit.
This is how pre-calc should be. All you business majors who aren't too good in Math should be taking Quabili. Tests/Quizzes are extremely straightforward with no curveballs. He teaches the basics in an understandable manner and will get you through it!
A very straight forward prof. Can be easily persuaded to have open book tests. Hard to understand at first but after a week or two you learn to understand him. Very funny and makes class fun.
He has to be the worst math teacher i ever had. there was no point in going to class and he got confused while graphing y=x^2 and x=y^2 He shouldn't be teaching anything above basic math. He also doesn't know how proofs should work. ...therefore TRUE!
one of the best math teachers ive had. makes sure the class understands everything before he moves on. doesnt want to trick his students but would rather teach them.
hes a pretty cool guy. i wonder if he can ever get angry? the only knock against him is hes pretty tough to understand.
This guy is funny as hell, he had grey hair and a grey beard and then on day he came into class and had died it jet black. He will let you retake any test and turn in to homework after he goes over every problem in class and still give you full credit.
He is the worst teacher I have ever had. I can't understand a word he says. I feel like I'm completely on my own for most of the work. Whenever I ask him a question, he doesn't understand what I'm asking, so I don't get a good answer. He's a really nice guy, but he shouldn't be teaching Calc 2.
Quabs is a great proff. At first he will be very unclear due to his thick Pakistani accent, however he is very funny and you get used to the accent quickly. He is very reasonable about due dates and all. Good guy.
Professor Quabili is THE NICEST professor i've ever had, he wants all his students to do well, he splits up material into several tests, but its good b/c then theres not a lot on only a few tests.
Quabili is the man....he is a very funny guy and hes very leniant on grading....he wants all of his students to do well....i recommend u take him...
This guy is so funny. He makes math fun. He wants everyone to do good. He is the best choice for math.
Quabili is one of those cute old men lol. He cracks his jokes and he makes math fun and easy. The tests are great he gives one point for the idea like a formula, 3 points for work, and only 1 point for the right answer. There is only 6 ?'s on the tests and he takes the best 5 out of 8. hard to fail!
He is onne of the nicest professors in UMD.
I am not a math person, but professor Quabili is great and his quizzes are very straightforward. He likes to make sure that everyone understands the material before moving ahead. He is always willing to help and is the nicest man ever. I highly reccommend him if you want an A in pre-calc.
Professor Quabili wants his students to understand everything - the tests are pretty easy, and only 5 or 6 out of the entire semester are counted towards your grade. Nice prof - I'm not a math person, and I think I'll probably end up with a solid B in this class.
Brilliant absolutely brilliant. ANYONE taking math should take it with Quabili. His class was fun I actually understood math for once. HIGHLY REcommended. Grades incredibly cool
great!!!!!!
by far the nicest guy teaching at this university. take him
He is the best - for the first time in my life math made sence and thats thansk to Quabili. Take him, you will love it.
He's the worst teacher ever,with bad accent and unfair grading.
Mr. Quabili is just the best, he really wants his students to do good and if you talk to im he can help you...math is my worst subject and he made it sooo much easier on me..really great guy!
Very difficult to understand for the first few days because of his accent. After that, he is a very good teacher, explains concepts well, and will slow down when necessary. Near the end it started to become too fast though. Quabili is definitely the best math professor I have ever had.
Quabili is one of the best math teachers I have ever had...true he is hard to understand on the first couple days but his examples are great and he does a lot of them because he truely wants us to succeed.
HE had an attitude problem!
the single best math professor i have ever had. this guy is the man.
this guy is over rated..he may not be as bad as other math teachers, but hes not no easy A...not as good as these comments make him sound...
Quabili is the Best - Thanks to Quabili Math makes sense to me. Take Quabili - not only you will learn a lot, but he is a great person to talk to. HIGHLY recomed QUABILI for all your MATH classes.
He is EXTREMELY patient, went over problems numerous times if we didn't understand! Has a great sense of humor that always made me laugh, he started every class with "this is going to be MORE interesting today..." He was hard to understand the first couple days but he writes everything on the board and you get used to his accent. Great teacher!
Nice guy. Tries to make you laugh. Will stop class to teach you something only if you ask. If you want an A, go get it. It is not difficult to do well, math has never been easier for me to understand. I assume the bad ratings are from the kids who would show up, sit in the back quiet, and not do all the hw. He teaches you tons in the easiest way.
Good prof, make sure you do your homework, which you have to do anyway, because it is part of your grade. Homework done = A
great math teacher. makes sure everyone understands before moving ahead. very lenient on grading tests if he knows the material is tough. homework is mandatory sometimes, so make sure you do it when he says to. kind of a thick accent, but you get used to it after a few classes. highly recommended.
Bottom line you cant understand a word he says! When you ask him a question he usualy ignores it and if you wait at the end of class (which you always ends early) he runs out before you can open your mouth. Now with that said you will most likely pass this class without knowing anything. Which will not prepare you well for Calc
Professor Qualbili is an excellent instructor. I did not find his accent too difficult to understand as mentioned before. He does not progress if someone does not understand the material. He is forgiving on the exams but does count the homework as part of the grade. But you need to do all assigned (maybe more) homework to do well on the exams.
Easy class. only went 50% of the time and still got an A. Just make sure you keep up with most of the assignment and do well on the tests and you will do well in this class. Tries to make math fun and his accent isn't that bad.
Was everyone on here high while taking this class? He teaches straight out of the book. You cant understand a word he is saying or writing. He goes so unbelievably fast that you struggle to even copy down what he is writing. Forget about learning on your own. He assigns homework that have no examples in the book showing how to do them. It's horribl
Good teacher.Hard to understand at times but he is able to get his point across, writes very neat. Do all homework so you understand. Tests are short and not that difficult, ask questions if you don't understand. Sometimes forgets to give back homework.
Quabili is a good professor. He tries to help you understand the material while in class, just don't ask him for help outside of class, because you will not get any. If Math 131 is the only Math you have to take for your major, I recommend him.
Overall easy class. Some people struggled because he expects people to know previous material, but not that hard. Doesnt give much homework, tests are short. He gives about 7 tests but only counts the best 5 for your grade. Our class begged him all the time to push back test dates and let us redo tests and homework and it works. Hes a nice guy.
One word: Terrible.
He is an easy professor for calculus. He is a easy grader because he understands that it is difficult material. However sometimes it is difficult to understand him and its frustrating. I would recommend if you want an A or B.
Good guy. Not hard to understand like some comments say. Good sense of humor. Easy grader - especially homework. Lets you out of class early quite often and you watch a lot of videos. On average only about 8 people showed up to class (and about 3 on Fridays) Final is over whole semester.
This Prof. is on a very short list of the very best I have ever taken a course with!
He wants people to understand the material and is willing to review until they are confortable.
Cant understand wat he says. The course,for the most part easy.He grades top 5 tests. He grades unfairly,not hard. Assigns a writing paper but doesnt read it.Pay attention to hw answer sheet.Sometimes he wants an answer a certain way that isnt in the book. Test are short read directions.He wont answer questions.Teaching urself is the best bet.
Great class! Professor Q is VERY helpful. You take like 15 quizes but he only counts the best 5!!!! He is awesome!You write a paper, but he doesn't read it and you don't have to cite where you got your sources. lol SO EASY!!
Class was so easy, I got an A but I came to class everyday and taught myself from the homework and book examples. He takes your top 5 tests, tests are worth 30%, top 5 homework assignments worth 20%, the midterm and final are both worth 25% of your grade. He's very hard to understand and gets mad if you come to class late or if you don't come.
THE worst professor on campus. In class, he told me not to ask questions about the material because it would "confuse" the other students. I walked out of my mid-term. Lieterally teaches out of the book - no helpful examples.
he crams tests and homework together in a week and he will say something and then everyone in the class looks around to see if anyone understood him DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!
This is the worst math professor I have ever had. This was also the first class I had to drop because of failing test and midterm. Do not take, doesn't teach you at all. MAkes food analogies that doesnt apply to the material at all. Save yourself the trouble and take someone else. He doesn't care about anyone but his self
He is the worst teacher at UMD which is hard to say because most teachers at UMD suck. Did bad on test and asked if I could do anything to bring my grade up because I work 40 hours a week and when homework and tests are crammed its hard to prepare. All he told me when I asked was he doesnt grade a person he grades what I write on the test.
One of the best I have had!
Yeah, please do yourself a favor and do not take Professor Quabili. The last 3 things written about him are true, because i was there to watch him talk trash to a friend in class. Regardless, you can't understand him 90% and talks about food as an analogy to functions.Seriously? If you do take a math class at UMD take someone who speaks english!
He was a absolutely useless professor. And on one of my exams i asked him about a question that i got correct but it was marked incorrect. he admitted he graded it wrong but still refused 2 change my grade final exam. it was ridiculous! Read the book and you will learn more then he can teach you! Do yourself a favor and DO NOT TAKE HIM!
DO NOT TAKE HIM!!
Alot of ppl are intimidated by math so when you have a professor that you can't understand it can be frustrating. let me say he is one of the best math teachers ive had, he grades you on your top five scores which is more than fair because he doesnt have to do that. I think ppl dnt like him because he wont put up with crybabies and nonsense.
Hard to understand due to heavy accent but otherwise a good guy & not a difficult class. He doesn't have patience for idiots but helps those who work hard and want to do well. If you need help don't ask him after class; go during office hours or to Math lab. Do all hmwk and you'll be fine on tests/quizzes. Took in summer and had no problems.
He is the absolute worst professor I have ever had. He won't let you ask questions about the materials covered. He makes the material so much more difficult then it needs to be. He doesn't have a schedule for exams so if you're a planner, he's not the one for you. If you can avoid him, do so because he will make your semester really difficult.
HE IS SOOOOO HOTT!!!! I WOULD DEFINITELY TAKE HIM AGAIN JUST TO STARE AT HIS BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES!!
Prof. Quabili is a good teacher, and although you sometimes cant understand what hes saying hes pretty clear for the most part, and a friendly guy who trys n jokes around which is nice. The class is extremely easy and i hate math. Basically taught myself but he does a good job of expalining stuff too. test are easy and so is the paper and the midte
Mr. Quabili is an excellant math professor. I highly recommend him and his course. As long as you're patient and you listen closely to what he says, you'll have no problem in his class. Make sure you come to every class, otherwise you might get lost. He explains the concepts better than the book. Do the homework and put some effort and interest in!
PLEASE! Completely disregard everyone elses comments & avoid being bias by reading only the good comments as I did. I once looked at these comments and tricked myself into believing I could do it & this guy is easy. This class hit me so hard & is the only C on my transcript. It was so traumatizing that I changed my major & transferred universities!
Pr.Quabili is the man!! He really is a down to earth nice guy who tries his best to help his students. If you pay attention to his notes and do the homework, guarentee A in the class. He is very understandable. Great teacher, I recommend him, he taught me a lot and made me better at math!! For the person underneath me....how pathetic on switching.
Awful.
Professor Quabili is an easy going guy. He's a very generous grader on tests & quizzes, but you basically have to teach yourself all the material. He goes through everything really quickly; the notes are all out of the book so sometimes they really aren't worth taking. I'd recommend this class if math isn't your major & you just need the credit.
His English is slightly difficult to understand but he is very nice and willing to help.
he is a great professor who makes math fun and enjoyable. i usually do really bad in math, but in his class i did very well and ended with A. he is always open to questions and helps make all the hard concepts easy! i would recommend him, ESPECIALLY if you are NOT a math person. he will help you every step of the way!
Leaving a negative rating on RMP is worthless nowadays, they just delete it. So I will just describe the professor in the comment, and say he is horrible. I got an A in the class, but he reads right out the book. Only thing he teaches good is functions. Take it with someone who knows how to teach. Only online homework is important
I have enjoyed Dr.Quabili he is an excellent instructor, who gives every student a chance to succeed. He is available.The only drawbacks are he tends to be an easy grader and he uses the textbook examples instead of giving his own, which I think would be more helpful.However Dr. Quabili is an excellent professor who always encourages his students.
If your expecting the professor to teach you anything, your out of luck. He uses his examples straight out of the book and has a heavy accent, making it hard to understand him. Also, he will bolt out the door after class before most students would. However, he is a VERY generous grader and keeps exams short. He also drops your lowest test scores.
You basically have to teach yourself everything. He has a thick accent and uses all his examples from the book. However, he is a generous grader. Tests are short and fair and he drops your lowest test score at the end of the semester. Also, you MUST do the math lab because it teaches you the material better than he does.
omg, he is a very good math teacher. do the homework and you'll get an A. he pretty much reads out the book, but you'd have to read it by yourself if he didn't. believe me, i just finished precalc with a prof who gave oversimplified examples, and asked textbook questions on the exams. took quabili in summer..best summer class ever
I enjoyed taking him. He is very patient and while he teaches a lot from the book, he shows you different and easier ways to solve the problems. He tries his hardest to help you succeed in the course.
Prof Q was a really nice guy. He isnt that clear, but he is very down to earth and keeps things light. He drops alot of exams, you take about 8 and he takes the best 4. He was a very good prof, that im taking him again
He's ok, nice guy. Has a very thick accent, and is really hard to understand. Fairly easy grader, let us retake a few exams. Not clear with what we should study for exams. Online homework is a pain and very frustrating, but didn't end up including it in our final grades. I'd take him again if I had to, but he probably wouldn't be my first choice.
Great teacher. One of the few that really cares about helping students learn. I was nervous about precalc but he made it interesting. I walked away with an A in the class
Whew-hew! Professor Q is best math professor at UMD! He gives you a chance to succeed by dropping the lowest scores. I received an A. Shocking I know! lol. Take him, & you will pass w/ a good grade. As long as you study, you can do it! I liked that he explained the parts of he book that confused me, good at explaining math. Excellent! Take him!
Quabili is GREAT!! He makes math easy and enjoyable.. believe it or not :) I recommend attending all classes and staying on top of homework assignments. He is always open to questions and very easy to talk to. Recommend him!!
Very easy class! Everything is straight from the book and notes are only needed sometimes. All homework is online and you have unlimited chances. I wouldn't take him again though. He's hard to understand, monotone, and I didn't learn anything from him. Half the time you don't even need to show up because he spends days on one section.
He is very easy we don't even need to use the book. He gives 8 exams and choose 4 best exams. Easy A
Prof Quabili is a good professor. It is very hard to understand him sometimes. Gives you many chances to do good. Barely showed up to class and pulled off an A-. Takes the best 4 exams!
Do not need the book because all the assignments are on MyMathLab. He is pretty hard to understand. Idk if I would take him for any higher math than 090. Like everyone else said he only takes you highest 4 exams.
AMAZING of you do bad on one exam and A's on the rest he's really good about it! I got an A in the class with no problems
His accent is thick. Sit up front if you want to hear him clearly. If you do not understand something, SPEAK UP AND TELL HIM or else he'll move on to the next chapter! he drops two of the worst tests. homework all together is worth 100 pts, there is an essay on Numeration systems on chapter 4 of Concepts and Surveys Math book.
The ONLY complaint I have about professor Quabili is that he has a really strong accent and it's hard to understand him at times but that's something you have to expect at tons of colleges. Just sit up front to hear him closely. Great professor you will be fine :)
Love him! Would not hesitate to take another course with him. Hard to understand at first, but you will quickly begin to understand his accent. Generous on grading, makes class fun and enjoyable (:
He is by far the worst professor I have had at the University, especially from the math department. He doesn't understand the questions we ask him and most of the time no one can understand what he is saying. He stands at the board, writes a problem and says "everyone ok". If you want to pass this class and understand the material, DO NOT TAKE HIM!
10/10 would take again. If you're looking for a math class to take for credit, this is the one. Not many tests at all, and not all of them are counted. Tests are also very easy, as is the material. As an A student, this is one of the easier A's that I have received. Definitely would recommend.
Since I took him for a lower math class, attendance wasn't mandatory and I loved that! The grading wasn't too clear but I figured the more work I did, the better the grade. Quabili himself did not help much, or answered his emailed which always left me with questions.
Very helpful at times hard to understand. Overall was always ready to help when asked. lectures also very helpful.
I wished run from this class because I understand just about 20 % of his lecture. Usually, I spended huge amount of time to study online for to do well on the test. He is not often to take attendence.
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