He is the most confusing math teacher I have ever had!

FYI He was in a ****

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Terrible teacher...luckily, I've taken calc before, but if I hadn't, I would have been lost in that class...From what I hear though, the whole math department is terrible...So pick your poison i guess...

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he is aweful. worst teacher ever

I hate to see this guy get bad reviews because I got an A in his class. He is a weirdo and I didn't really learn from him, but he gives you the test the class before. The questions are the EXACT same with one number changed. I went to class 9 times and got an A. 3 before 3 of and 3 after the test

He teaches with letters and then his tests are with numbers. Very unclear and not helpful. What a psycho.

he wore the exact same pair of pants EVERY single day of class (i went most days because i refuse to spend my afternoons studying math). he is strange, very confusing, but the tests aren't that difficult if you make some effort. but beware, his constant use of letters is ridiculous. numbers, people. if an A can be a 4, why can't a 4 just be a 4?

This guy is crazy. It's like he's in his own world. I didn't follow one thing he said and I'm pretty good at math. The tests are really strange and random, they don't follow the book at all. The only good thing is that he gives practice tests and if you can get those the tests are basically the same thing.

He's a mathematical genius, he just doesn't have a clue when it comes to teaching 100-level statistics. Lectures are confusing, seemingly irrelevant, and he actually laughs at student questions sometimes. I don't think he's trying to be mean, he just doesn't realize that students don't understand the material he goes over in class. Overall, AVOID.

Worst teacher I have ever encountered in my entire academic career. Be prepared to teach yourself or learn from the TA. Tests are just like the study guide that he gives you, though.

This was the biggest waste of time class i have ever taken. The TA is the only reason i even passed because Dupre can't teach... period.. cannot teach

tulane should be embarrassed to employ this man.

Don't waste your money on the book. The class isn't structured. Don't waste your time on Dupre's lectures. They are pointless, confusing, and theoretical. Got to the lab if you want to learn anything. It was my worst class, but not awful. I got a C+ and I'm TERRIBLE at math and did literally nothing besides attend labs and attempt to take tests.

Dupre is one of the worst professors I've ever had. Tips: DO NOT buy the text, GO to the labs. The TAs will teach you everything. Even with a year of experience in Stats, his teaching style is incomprehensible and muddled. Avoid Dupre!!

The material in this class should be fairly easy to understand, however Dupre is horrible. His lectures make absolutely no sense, he has no planned notes, lectures, or examples. His lectures don't match up with the labs whatsoever. I didn't know one person in my class who could figure his lectures out. Do not take Dupre!

Very confusing professor! I had a hard time understanding the course and I had just taken the course last spring in high school. Waste of time going to his classes, he makes no sense, and I have had friends who have had a hard time understanding. Study his practice test if you can find them on his website and the TA [Bierhorst] is very helpful

So hard to understand. I literally did not learn anything from this class, especially since I already took calculus in high school. Most people don't go to class except for Wednesdays when theres a quiz each week. No homework. Don't buy the textbook.

Dupre is just... Doesn't explain anything, nothing of what he teaches pertains to the class material. Don't bother going to class, go to lab, take the quizzes, only study the practice tests and you'll be okay. The class really isn't hard.

He is the worst professor at Tulane. Do not take him if you do not know how to teach yourself math. He will confuse you if you already know how to do calculus. Very disorganized, very horrible.

worst professor i've ever had. dupre doesnt explain anything. he doesnt care that his class averages that are consistently below 50. avoid dupre like the plauge!!!! if you do well on the final he uses that grade. every other exam is horrible... and i've already taken calc in high school!

the most awful, incomprehensible, and unpredictable professor ever.

Like everyone else has said, Dupre is an absolutely awful teacher. What he teaches in class is incomprehensible, and 200% different than what is on the tests and quizzes. Labs are useful and pretty much teach you the right stuff. However, the class itself is very easy and his tests are VERY similar to the ones he posts online for practice.

He is the worst teacher at Tulane. However, by knowing that going to class will not benefit you in any way, you can choose to skip every single class except for the tests and when homework is due. He emails you the practice test before every exam, and in order to succeed all you have to do is take them to the tutoring center.

Probably the worst teacher I've ever had. That being said, if you do take his class make sure to check out the adult film he starred in "11 Days, 11 Nights Part 2." Haven't seen it yet but anyone that's taken Dupre should be able to appreciate it haha.

Worst teacher ive had in my entire life. id rather not take a class than take it with him

Definitely the worst teacher in the history of teachers. Doesn't explain anything well at all, doesn't understand questions when students ask them, doesn't prepare you well for tests, varies from the textbook all the time, doesn't prepare you well for learning Probability and Statistics. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS, EVER! Take any other class. period.

Easily the worst teacher I have ever had. Do anything you can not to take him. I am really confused as to why someone like this is teaching at Tulane. His lectures have nothing to do with the tests and he makes no effort to be clear, it is as if he enjoys confusing his students. This is the most useless class, especially for business majors.

worst teacher of all time. DO NOT TAKE THIS. it makes zero sense. he makes zero sense

Worst teacher, OF ALL TIME. If you're not a math genius and you need any sort of guidance outside the book, do not take this teacher.

Test material completely different from what he teaches. I asked him a 'why' question and he responded with "that's just how it is". Misses class randomly, doesn't answer questions helpfully AT ALL. Class avg consistently below 50 but he never curves. Boring lectures. I only passed because of my amazing TA. If you have a good TA go to EVERY LAB!!!

Don't take him if you have no stat experience. claims the grade is 3 tests and a final. everyone will fail the tests. he then has us take herbert's final and that final is your entire grade. i knew a bit of statistics and got an a on this final. better hope you have a good lab TA. she was the only saving grace. he's also rude and rambles on.

Dupre is awful. I took calculus in high school and barely got a B in long calc. Very hard to learn the material.

Worst teacher ever. He has no life. If you email him you'll never get a response. Has no idea what he's talking about. I learned absolutely nothing from his class. I hope he sees this comment and leaves Tulane.

You don't learn anything because he can't teach. My high school teachers made the subject much more engaging and understandable to all. An embarrasment to Tulane. Not to mention this year's final was not written by him (but a higher calc teacher), and was absolutely impossible for everyone and had material that wasn't covered.

I got very lucky and had all multiple choice tests with Dupre. If you are looking for a class where you don't have to show up, this is definitely it. Be prepared to teach yourself the lesson regardless of whether or not you show up to class. Look at his old tests online, they are pretty much the exact same just with number changes in the problems.

Be prepared to teach yourself the lesson online. Very difficult class even when you look back at his old tests. No need to show up to class, but I've never missed. Good luck with Dupre.

He is without a doubt the worst professor at Tulane. Doesn't teach a useful thing in the lectures, therefore all the learning is done out of the book. Unorganized and just a general stain on society and the education profession.

HE IS TERRIBLE. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. BY FAR WORST TEACHER AT TULANE. He is so unclear in all that he teaches in class and isn't even clear what are on his tests. He also doesn't make the final and doesn't care about his students.

One of the worst teachers I've ever had. Does not teach you anything. I learned all I know about statistics from my terrific TA in the lab. Dupre does not know how to teach. I don't really understand how he even has a job at this school. Practically impossible to comprehend. Very unclear.

TERRIBLE. I took his calc class to complete a requirement. Makes it seem like the material will be easy and then will randomly put stuff on the tests that you have never seen before. The first 2 tests and quizzes were very easy (I got a 99 average in calc in high school) and then the last test and final were things he never showed us! Rude man!

By far the worst math professor I''ve ever had. He doesn''t even tell the class what chapters or sections were in and his quizzes have nothing to do with what he very poorly tries to explain to us. Also he stared in a soft-core in the ''90''s

worst teacher ive ever had. doesnt show up to office hours. tests are completely unrelated to textbook and lectures are random and hard to follow

Dupre is probably THE worst professor I have ever had. He rambles in his lectures, and makes his tests impossible to understand. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES

I read a lot of bad reviews about him on this site, thought he couldn't possibly be that bad. HE WAS. You may as well just read the textbook by yourself because he's not going to teach you anything. Hold onto your lab TA for dear life and study anything but Dupre's lectures for the tests.

This dude is the worst ever. He smells like a gooch and wears the same thing every day. He cares 0 about his students and is oblivious to the sexual advancements I keep giving off to him. I hate this guy. Do not take his class.

Professor Dupre is one of the worst math teachers I've ever had. His lectures made absolutely no sense and I learned nothing from him the entire semester. If you take him, pray for a good TA, they are the only help you will receive in this class.

prof dupre's lectures are incoherent and unhelpful to the course material. attending lecture is not at all useful however- he occasionally gave "pop quizzes" in which he simply took attendance at lecture for a quiz grade. try to get a good TA and make Dupre's practice exams your God and you'll do fine on the exam.

Honestly, he sucks. You learn nothing, and he's pretty hard. With that being said, I ended up somehow getting an A, so it's definitely doable.

I think he's senile. He makes ZERO sense and fun fact: he wears the same thing everyday. If you're lucky (unlike me) your TA will be the one who will actually teach you the material *maybe* Also, it's pretty much all probability (if you can call it that) so, if you take it, don't expect to learn any statistics.

There is no sense of direction in this class. He rambles about random topics and when asked to give an example we can follow, he dances around a response. 70% of what he writes on the board is in Greek letters (all of which he fails to explain ,and , of course, are no where in the textbook). The homework is a joke,it resembles nothing on tests

Absolutely horrible and teacher, impossible to understand. Classes were a trainwreck, labs with TAs were the other way to learn anything.

He is the worst professor I have ever had. His lectures are horrible. He didn't teach half of what was on the final.

I wish I could give him a 0 out of 5. I won't even go into detail about Dupre's awfulness because that's been covered by the 80-something other negative reviews. TAKE STATS FOR SCIENTISTS IF YOU CAN. If you can't, don't bother attending Dupre's lecture, just go to the lab and take the practise quizzes to the success center before every quiz

I signed up for this class despite reading the other reviews, thinking that it couldn't possibly be THAT bad. But it is. It is that bad. The lectures and the book are completely different, and his lectures make mo sense at all. Be ready to teach yourself (he posts old tests online, the only perk of this class,) and pray you have a good TA.

His lectures are super confusing. Unless you get a good TA, you're screwed. Unfortunately he is the only professor who teaches the class, so prepared to get a good tutor.

Do not take this man unless you want to cry over a grade. does not prepare you for anything that is on test. you better hope your TA is god sent because if not good luck even passing the class. do well on the lab quizzes, it is the only reason you will do well. you wont know your grade all semester because he does not put them in correctly.

I do not recommend this class. Dupre's lessons are unorganized and unclear. There is no homework and many times the lab and textbook do not correlate to the tests. His teaching style is so confusing that people stop attending class. The material wouldn't have been so hard .It was just taught in a horrible way. I felt set up to fail this class.

The lectures are not helpful in learning any of the course material. They will confuse you even more. But go for each lecture before every major quiz - exactly what shows up! Solve the Practice Exam problems on Professor Dupre's website and the suggested problems for each chapter from the textbook. Easy A with minimal work.

Absolute garbage as a professor. I don't know why they keep him teaching when he's clearly been senile for decades! This man is the bane of my existence, so horrible at his job, and I didn't learn anything from him. Better off skipping the lecture and reading the book, and hope you have a good TA. Take literally ANY OTHER CLASS.

horrible professor. make sure you attend the weekly TA session. The TA session has a quiz every week which is 4 questions. The quizzes are easy, but the tests are difficult. Make sure to show up to the lecture the day before a major quiz. Lectures go everywhere, but review his old tests on his website.

Easily the single worst teacher I have ever encountered. Does not teach, lectures are not clear, and the worst part is he doesnt seem to care that his students are obviously having a tough time. Tulane should be ashamed to continue to allow him to teach, do they not read the end of semester reports the students provide?

This is stats, he draws triangles and circles the entire time. Worst college experience MAYBE EVER. You dont need to go to class you will be more confused if you do. Good Luck

I feel very bad for Dupre because people leave in the middle of his lectures, but the lectures do not help at all. The tests are impossible to pass unless you have a tutor to help you. People only really show up for the lectures to make sure he's not giving a quiz...

If you have to take stats for your major, take it at a community college if you can. I'm not kidding. I thought this class wouldn't be that bad-it is. You can't teach yourself from the textbook either, because the material is completely different, and the tests are written in the same incomprehensible language. Don't take this class. -5/10.

The only way to survive this class is to use the old tests that he posts online. He copies them almost exactly and just changes the numbers, although you won't know for sure which test he will use. If you don't absolutely have to take a class with Dupre though, DO NOT TAKE IT.

Dupre is absolutely horrendous, but in his defense it seems like he has dementia or something. You can do fine by memorizing the old tests online, but the final is different and harder. Also wasn't in his office both times i tried to go to office hours. Sad!

I read the reviews on this site before taking him, and I thought he couldn't possibly be as bad as the reviews say. I WAS WRONG DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. He doesn't teach, the only reason I learned anything was from my TA. This class took an enjoyable subject for me and made it a living hell. DO NOT TAKE.

This class is one large joke. I learned more from not going to lecture because Dupre draws shapes on the board and talks about red and blue fish in a pond? If you have to take him just hope you have a god of a TA because thats were all the important info comes from. I would recommend getting Chegg for the homeworks. The class is self taught

Dr. Dupre is a lunatic who draws parallelograms on the board and rambles on about perpendiculars while you sit there learning nothing about statistics.

Its the first day of class and all he is doing is drawing several squares in complete silence. the entire class is watching him use a sharpie to make a square and moving triangles around. not looking forward to this at all.

This is the worst class I have ever taken in my life. I figured I would be fine since I did well in the AP stats class in high school. I have never been more wrong. Dupre over-complicates everything. He rambles and "explains" things through the lenses of calculus and geometry, both not necessary for stats. DO NOT TAKE UNLESS YOU HAVE TO.

does not teach/does not explain anything SI sessions and TA are the only things that make sense

hands down the worst professor I have ever encountered. I read the reviews on this site and figured that i would be fine because i took AP stats in high school, but i was so wrong. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS unless you have literally no choice and even then still dont take it.

He shows up every single day in the exact same outfit and draws fish on the board in sharpie. I have learned literally nothing. Tests are ridiculous, even if you knew all of the answers before hand, you would still do bad. Not worth the mental stress. His office looks like its straight out of hoarders, and looking at him makes me want to cry

didnt know he would be this horrible. I got an A in calc and am very good at math. I was a little concerned but I did well on the first exam. the second exam was 'open book' and I failed the exam. I have never failed an exam before lol. not sure why I thought this was a good idea and plan on studying for 30+ hours for the final in hopes of passing

Worst teacher I've ever had. He explains everything like it's rocket science and moves so quickly you can't catch your breath. If 0 stars was an option, that's what I would give. Don't expect to learn anything or pass without intense help from the help sessions.

teaching was bad, his performance in 11 days 11 nights 2 was fantastic

Going to class is meaningless, you will learn nothing. Just teach yourself and show up for the quizzes. I used to love calc, RIP.

I heard that this class was difficult but taking AP Calc in high school and doing decent, I thought I would be okay. Dupre rambles about whatever random concept he wants to, the lectures don't match the homework or the TA sessions. Very unorganized course. So far the curve has been decent on midterms, can't speak for the final yet.

Took calc back in 2006, still angered by his laziness here in 2019. Thank you all for letting me know about his 90's film career. He stole test questions from some random book. He then rounded the books answers such that the tests themselves were wrong. When confronted by the class over getting his own test questions wrong he just doubled down.

probably one of the worst classes that I have ever taken in college. The material isn't extremely difficult but dupre just makes it so hard to comprehend with the way that he explains things.

Took for MATH 1230 - Stats for Scientists. Avoid at all costs. Lectures are useless - make sure you go to recitation and SI sessions or you'll fail. Take any other professor - it's just not worth it to take Dupre.

Not even worth going to class. he makes everything more complicated than it needs to be. the tests are based off the quizzes but with different numbers. he is all over the place. this man should not be teaching anymore, especially at a university like tulane. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Worst Professor I've had. Just rambles. Learned nothing. Went to every class and office hour and still couldn't get him to make sense or teach. Whatever you do, find another professor

Dupres gets up there, talks for an hour straight, babbles for half of it, and sends you on your way.

Terrible with technology, classes cancelled at least once a week, after every lecture I would have a conversation with a stranger about how we had no idea what he was talking about. No one shows up to class anymore. Be prepared to teach yourself stats. He is nice though.

I hate to add to his bad rating but I gotta do this. Hes a nice guy, doesn't really care about how the students do. Overcomplicates things when they really shouldn't be. man loves his fish and bears tho. make sure to get a good good study group coz otherwise life gonna be hard avoid unless you HAVE to take him.

I would avoid taking this class with this professor at all costs. Lectures are over-complicated to the point that it is not worth it to attend class anymore and it's better to teach yourself. Takes a lot of work outside of class for that reason. No organization whatsoever. Tests are online canvas quizzes pulled straight from homework problems.

I went to every class for a month before I realized that his lectures made everything much harder to understand. Nonsensical is putting it lightly. Exams aren't online anymore, so you'll need to teach yourself the material. Lots of graded homework that can't be turned in even a minute late. Can't believe I took out loans to be "taught" by him.

Professor Dupre never holds class in person even though it is an in-person class. He had one in-person class this semester. His lectures make no sense. He doesn't respond to emails. Do not take him. Not a single person shows up to his lectures because you'll learn more from YouTube. Once he lectured on the wrong subject for 15 minutes.

This guy is actual comical, he must be a crazy researcher because Tulane is not keeping him around for his teaching. I did not go to class at all and just breezed my way through the final. Do the homework and the quizzes, the final was like 20 questions, you should be good.

talks slower than a sloth

Worst teacher I've ever had. His lectures make zero sense and you are better off teaching yourself and watching YouTube videos. U will leave his class more confused than when u got there. He makes up a new excuse every week as to why his in person class needs to be on zoom. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. FIND ANOTHER CALC PROFESSOR even if it means an 8am.

Avoid

If you are thinking of taking long calc because you aren't ready for regular calc, I promise you DO NOT. Taking long calc with Dupre is easily the same level of difficulty as being in a regular calc class. You will spend your time teaching yourself on Youtube as his lectures are nonsense.

Professor Dupre doesn't understand how to teach calculus to students who have never taken the class before. He talks in circles for 50 minutes, makes constant errors but won't announce when he corrects them, and sends you on your way. I leave more confused than I was before class. I fully only show up for the exams now.

Technical issues a freshman wouldn't know how to prevent or hospitalization, dupre does not care. It doesn't feel like he wants you to learn math and doesn't care for your wellbeing/ doesn't accommodate extreme circumstances.

If you cannot teach yourself concepts don't take this class, he doesn't teach so no one shows up to class. It's relatively easy if you can teach yourself calculus but if you can't consider another professor.

I've literally had the worst experience in this class. Dupre doesn't teach anything that makes sense. You have to teach yourself calc if you want to pass this class. Do NOT take Dupre!

Do not take Dupre, you will have to teach yourself all of the material because his lectures make no sense.

Calculus as a whole is a disaster at Tulane. Dupre hardly even holds class, and when he does, it is between 2-10 students who show up, as he talks in circles about unrelated topics. Exams are unrelated to the lectures and are never curved despite class averages in the 40s and 50s. Be prepared to teach yourself everything.

If you registered for Professor Dupre's class, drop it and find a better teacher. Dupre never held class in-person and didn't even teach the proper materials. Only take him if you know calc, don't want to go to class, and just want the credit.

One of the worst professors i have ever taken; DO NOT ENROLL. I promise you you will regret it. I am open to giving teachers benefit of the doubt but he is just pure horrible. You learn NOTHING in his class. its a wase of your time. Please learn from my mistake. Also if you try to set up office hours he just is purely rude and treats u like a child

Horrible professor. Cancelled class all the time for really no reason other than he didn't want to drive to campus. When only 3 people show up for a class with 100+ students you know something is wrong. But he doesn't care. Lectures do not align with content.

just don't pick him. honestly. If you take his class live at the SI sessions, tutoring, and math center. Worst professor ive had in my entire life :) p.s. hes a local celeb

Lectures make no sense.

The professor is not helpful at all and do not take his class unless you already know calculus. I did not go to lecture after the first week and still did well because I had already taken calc. A good TA could make the class manageable.

I don't know why I didn't listen to rate my prof or my friends bc this was the worst class EVER. Literally none of his exams are like any of the other stats prof or the final. He makes his own exam questions and them make absolutely NO sense. And he doesn't ever respond to emails on time or ever. Just don't take him. Get on another waitlist.

Terrible professor. By the third day out of 75 people only 5 showed up. He has no plan for his lectures and often asks what topic we are supposed to cover today and then rambles about it for class. Had a great TA, and was the only benefit of course.

Professor Maurice Dupre is the single best professor I have ever had at not just Tulane University, but in my entire life. He is not only one of the smartest professors, but he is also extremely kind and funny, and has a peculiar passion for kittens. Each class Maurice welcomes all students with a warm smile and a handshake.

Dawg is the Joe Biden of Calc bro forgets what he's saying mid sentence.

Terrible professor and no one went to his class. Only take if you already know calc and even then, try literally any other option first.

I attended one class. spoke genuine gibberish. just take him and watch all of mike joyce's lectures online and you will get an a in the class. it's pretty much what every tulane student does for calc. if you've never taken calc before go to SI and office hours but I had taken it before and it's way easier than my highschool class was.

Don't waste your time.

I tried to go to class but the Professor Dupre was pretty incoherent, making it really hard to actually learn anything. Instead of learning through Dupre's lectures, I watched the online lectures made by Michael Joyce. Course isn't too hard if you practice and actually do the homework assignments.

Didn't even attend Tulane, had an online Calc 1 class at different school that used Pearson which provided lecture videos of him teaching. He was so awful I had to google him and find out he has a page on RMP. He speaks in math/english and thinks everyone understands when he talks like that. Worst math teacher I've ever seen. Pick someone else plz.

horrible horrible horrible, doesnt teach rambles about nothing, dont bother going to class you will have to teach urself.

His lectures leave me more confused than I was before them. Wish Pearson would choose a different guy because it's ruining calc 1 for me. He seems smart, but I think he needs to dumb things down a lot for his classes because most students aren't familiar with mathematical english, the way he speaks makes it impossible.