he is the worst monster on 2 legs and loves to see kids fail

He's as interactive as watching TV and he humiliates students that ask questions

you better know your calculus before you do his courses, cuz he can't help you..

Class bites......

HE LOVES TO *FAIL* PEOPLE, DON'T TAKE HIS COURSES!!

He needs to take a calculus course!!! Doesnt know what he is talking about.

take his course if you have $500 to spare cause you're gonna end up dropping it

Don't you need a PhD to teach?? He sucks.

He truly sucks as a teacher. Self-study if you want to pass his courses.

check his webpage for final grades, so many E & F, is he "easy"? don't think

Doesn't know how to teach, didn't know anything about the text, POOR extra help

If Hitler taught Math I think his name would be Puritzky. Horrible teacher, RUN

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You never understood the difficulty of calculus until you've sat in this class.

This man ruins lives. Sure he knows math, but the tests are simply terrible.

Worst prof I've EVER had

Horrible Horrible teacher NO Lesson PLAN Nothing!! Confuses eveyone by confusing himself!! Stay far and far away, I will never take his course again!

One of the worst professors I've ever had. Made learning difficult. It would have been easier paying for the text book and writing the exam!

I wish luck to the person who thinks of taking this class. This guy cant teach for the life of him. His tests are brutal. Whatever you do stay away from him.

Though I recognize that he MAY know what he is talking about, he does a terrible job of conveying this to the class. His tests are brutal and horribly unfair. If you take calc 1505 with him, expect to teach yourself.

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he doesn't teach at all, he doesnt solve anything or answer many queestions, but all he does is prove things...but on the other hand, his tests have been easy, and to be honest, much easier than Kochman's

He is the absolute worst professor of all time. He should be fired immediately. Unfortunately, he and kochman are the only teachers for some math courses, and it's a toss-up between who's worse.

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I took math for non-math majors. Test averages were 40-45%. As people dropped out they got harder as "only the smart people were left" and he wanted to keep averages down. I started with a class of 200 and end with 13 people. 13 PEOPLE!!

who is hiring these teachers? Does York care who's teaching their courses? They may as well have hired a monkey to teach this course...Purzitsky is really that bad.

what is wrong with this guy? does he care if we learn anything or not? i guess we are all supposed to get last years exams study them, ignore his notes not do his homework (which by the way is the most useless list in the world)and pass. Mulivariable calculus? more like multi variable memorization.

This Purzitsky man ended up with one student in his Real Analysis Class MATH 4010.06 in one semester in 1988.

AVOID!!!!! Rude and very confusing lecturer. Tests are overall difficult. Not helpful at all. Overall bad prof. HAlF the class dropped out. If you need to take a class with him, miss the first test. He tries to weed out students with diffcult first test.

Oh man RUN AWAY!!! He actually told us that he expected there to be 20 students at the end of the semester. We ended with 22. He said he'd have to make the course harder next time. Did I mention we started with a class of 156 and this is a course for non-math majors? Seriosuly, the guy is freaking insane. Whatever you do, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!

Does not explain anything! And when I asked him to explain he was mean to me. He did not give enought examples. His tests were hard. I am so glad I am done with that course!

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Do NOT take this course with him.

You need to understand his messy notes, otherwise the text book does not help you with his tests and final exam.

He seens like a nice man, but personality wise....and his teaching skills are terrible! I used to love calculus, alway got high marks in school...with him i barely passed/ Ill have to take the course again....but not with him thats for sure!

The guy's smart, but he can't teach. Doesn't follow the textbook, and provides horrible notes. Tests are difficult. Avoid him at all costs.

I don't know why he evaded the course that prof burns was supposed to teach if burns did not go on a long vacation. He is a rubbish porf I ever had, so if you are struggling, just drop the course he's teaching, because he won't be going easy on you.

Never take a course with him! If you are good in math, you'll get a low score with him - I had an A average and I am a pure math major, I know how to study - but I got a C! He will laugh at you in class when you ask questions instead of answering them, mainly cuz he doesn't know the answer, and his his lecture notes are horrible. Doesn't follow boo

Rude and incompetent. Often ****.

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Attend as many lectures as you possibly can. Memorize proofs (cuz u might spend a decade trying to understand), review examples from the notes. Do not waste too much time using textbook, he himself says it is the worse txtbook ever. He'll ask to memorize definitions

This is the only proffessor I will complain about. Its been since 1999, since I've been in his class and being a teacher myself now, I am convinced this teacher should not be allowed near the students. He was self-absorbed and never made anything clear. The text book he used was not suitable and therefore I was lost in his class.

Worst professor I've ever had! He told us he didn't even look at the textbook. Gave people 0 on a test question because they used the method in the textbook instead of his! Class average was 45%. Spends more time making fun of students than teaching. Avoid if at all possible!

THE WORST PROF! drop the course if there's no other instructor

If you get this prof, SWITCH IMMEDIATELY!He spends 3/4 of the class making jokes about students, and rushing through entire equations in the last few minutes without explaining or fully completing them. His writing is illegible, making note-taking even harder. He does know his stuff, but he has no concept of communication or teaching. Terrible.

THE WORST MATH TEACHER/PROF EVER. You sit in his classes, you will have the same feeling that you will get when you open up a random page of a quantum physics book which you don't have any knowledge on. He speaks his own out-of-earth language! His writings are completely unreadable. I was lucky enough to switch my section before too late!

I am in his class right now. School year 09/10. Hes teaching Calculs for Bio and Medicine. WORST TEACHER EVER. His handwriting is not readable,his notes are useless and he wears the same shirt to class everyday. His needs to be fired. Honestly, IAlready suck at math, and hes making it that much harder.

The course is called "Math for non-math majors". It started out with maybe 200 people and by the end was down to 50. He said that he wanted the class average to be 50% so he kept having to make the tests harder as the "stupid people dropped out". He thinks he's teach some 4th math course but he's just a 1st year prof for non-majors. AVOID!!!!!

He must think he's teaching some graduate level theoritcal matmathics course. I took a first year math course for non-math majors. He said that he wanted to keep the class average at 50% (for a first year course for non-majors???) we started with about 186 students and ended with 18! If you're stuck with him see the TAs, that's how I passed.

Horrible, horrible professor. I took "Math for non-math majors". The prof said his goal was to have a C average for the class. It started out with 180 people and ended with 16! As more people dropped out he said he had to make the tests harder. AVOID

I was in his 1505 math class and i agree with one of the previous comments stated, attend all classes and take HIS notes, do not rely on the textbook too much. his tests are mainly based off of examples he does in class, if you need to use the textbook for clarification do so obviously, otherwise just listen in class. do this and you'll be ok (:

this guy has really unclear writing and you gotta sit in like the first few rows to see it....man his tests are so TF cause little question is worth like 10 marks and he makes the test out of 100 marks and gives only 50 minutes to complete it...its not fair and this guy is so bad at explaining stuff you wont learn anything from him

horrible! switch out! I dreaded going to this class and as a result skipped most of the year. He is NOT clear AT ALL, teaches as though you already know the material, and his TESTS ARE HARD! more than half the class dropped out

hes just terrible, not much else to say, one of the worst at explaining his ideas to students. If you have the chance, pick any other prof

I always loved math, and was a straight A student until I encountered this professor. He was NO help whatsoever, unclear, and had poor grammar. Half of the time I could not understand what he wrote down. To make it worse his tests were brutal, the class was always at a failing average. Avoid him for your sake and your GPA.

Never worked so hard for a D in all my days.

He's a terrible teacher. His lecture notes are unclear and is especially of no help when you ask him to clarify certain concepts. He is extremely rude and belittles those who answers his questions in class incorrectly. Definitely would stay away from him.

Just one pieces advice as a sufferer, - "If you want to pass, please stay away from him." And I mean it.

His lectures are useless. He doesn't know how to explain. He makes the material sound much harder than it is. He doesn't tell which chapter we are in exactly. His TAs don't give partial marks for the work or often don't give enough; however, the only thing good about Purzitsky is that he is a good marker, and that's the only thing good about him.

Prepare to read a lot, practice a lot and get a C+, then cry and cry harder!

Comes to class late and usually isnt prepared very well. Notes are hand written and messy most of the time.

1. This guy has serious beef with James Stewart. 2. Strays from both the textbook and his own syllabus. If skipping class to self study, text someone so you study the right material. 3. Tests have high concentration of questions from one section. So if that happens to be your weakest, GL 4. Way too many proofs that never come up again.

Finds the stweart textbook to easy, so makes up his own questions for test. Super hard.

Avoid if you can. Messy, hard to read writing. Hard tests atrociously graded. Frequent sadistic remarks on how easy the book is and how hard the tests will be. Below average lecturer. Poor course organization. Enjoys picking on students. Test questions are somewhat similar to homework/lectures, if you must take him He is an unpleasant instructor.

Norm is a somewhat different type of professor. He thinks that using strange analogies like the 401 or the 400 will help out with certain related rates questions. He may sometimes ask you to differentiate a question out of nowhere at 3:00 am on Yonge St. There's certain thing that give you no hope that you'll move on from Calc 1 confidently.

Messy when it comes to teaching. He can't even follow along with his own notes that students have to correct him. He expects us to solve integrals easily when he can't teach the class at all. Thinks he is always right and won't admit he's wrong even when he gets caught making mistakes. His teaching style is too old-fashioned loses the whole class.

Horrible, he admits to making his tests harder then the other sections. I got an A in 1013 and am struggling to pass this class. Ridiculous, yells at students when they say they dont understand, and refuses to go back and re explain things. Students constantly complaining and he has zero sympathy. Dont like him at all.

Ridiculously hard tests compared to his own notes and the textbook, really doesn't try to guide you in any way.

Get ready to read and do lots of homework. Lectures are not that good but you make do with what you get. He has a reputation of being a tough grader (with tough midterms) so you'll probably get at least 2 letter grades higher with another prof. Been a straight A+ student in every other math course ive taken with other profs...

Norman is a nice guy but a horrible prof, you try or you don't try you still fail lol

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!! does not care about his students, makes so many mistakes during his lectures. More than half the class fails and he does not bell curve what so ever!!! Do not bother taking a course with this prof, it will save you a lot of stress! His tests use notations that do not follow the textbook and does not give you enough time!!!

Nothing on his tests are taught in class, more than three quarters of the class is failing. Terrible teacher, when doing examples he never completes them. Doesn't care about students. Would not recommend

This is a course that makes you think about your life, this prof just light my world up and makes me realize that how beautiful that math is. First of all you got 6 pages double sided formula to study, second this prof won't ask any question as simple as text book like calculation he wants you to think deep and understand each concept fully.

The WORST prof I EVER had! LEAVE WHILE YOU STILL CAN !! Never clear and seems bored teaching. Doesnt use mic and doesnt have clear writing. Belittles u if u answer wrong and doesnt explain y u r wrong. Doesnt admit to making mistake since he claims hes GOD bc he made the course. Tells class they will fail and doesnt help class avoid failing.

This professor absolutely stressed me out and ruined my semester. His lectures are extremely unclear and he insults the textbook used and does not base his tests on it yet the only questions given are in the textbook. My advice in all honestly is to drop the course and try it in another semester, people are lucky to get a D with this guy.

I was mentally crying while writing the exam and while going home. I couldn't sleep few nights after because I was too anxious about how I did on the exam. Do not take his class, but if you can't escape MAKE SURE you know someone in the other class because their prof will email them about stuff like midterms and exams, this one doesn't.

greates of al timee

All I can say is that I was stressed to the max in 1505. His lectures and explanations are so unclear and I legit had no idea what was going on. I had to go to another professor lecturing in the same time slot in order to understand the material. Please save yourself and avoid!!

I made the mistake of not looking up this professor before joining his class. The lectures were absolutely awful. Clarity isn't his strong suit and he never sent out e-mails regarding midterms/ grades. 75% of the class was failing without the bellcurve after by the time the finals came around. Save yourself the anxiety.

if you didn't take calculus in high school, do not take this course at all. Ifyou do take this course, be sure to do very well on the first two test becausee the last 2 tests are very difficult. First test is review from high school which is why i said dont take this course withOUT A CALCULUS background. Makes mistakes when he marks tests.

Worst teacher/prof I have ever had. Avoid at all costs.

In lectures, he does not explain concepts, rushes through them, and does not give any clarity. Also, when someone attempts to answer a q, he insults them if theyre wrong. The tests are based off of webassign and textbook qs. Majority of the class already failed test 1, and it only gets harder.

Hard marking and overall boring class. Limited help and clarifications provided. Notes are handwritten and very difficult to read. Talks way to fast. End class way too early. Overall had a difficult time actually trying to learn. Highly unrecommend.

you will not understand the handwriting and it was really difficult to learn online.

Because we are online, he is making the tests much harder than if this class was given in person. I feel as if he is trying to make us fail rather than pass. When teaching, he teaches himself rather than the students. When asked to re-explain an unclear concept, his explanation is still unclear

This man does not care about you or teaching the material. He is such a terrible professor that it's embarrassing to the university. Do not take this man, he will waste your time and energy, you'll be better off learning through YouTube and Khan academy.

He does not teach his classes this is the worst class I have taken in my whole life. If you get him as your prof try to move sections at all costs.

This prof teaches the lesson quickly, does 1 example, and thinks we're good. He's a hard marker, basically you show up to class, and after 30 minutes of teaching he has an online quiz, where he makes the question, or in some cases, questionS, way harder than the examples he teachers, and you have 5 minutes to complete it. So Tick Tock Tick Tock

WORST PROFESSOR EVER. He called students idiots and says that all the calculus we've ever learned is "fake calculus". His tests were extremely hard and after the 2nd midterm, only 12/125 kids were passing. He used new notation on the tests that he never used in class/in the text so no one knew what any of the questions were asking. HE SUCKS!

Made an account specifically to rate him. Absolutely horrible prof. He is unclear in his lectures, commonly forgets to record them until a student reminds him, is often corrected by students and says he'll "rewrite the notes later", has completely illegible handwriting with no organization or steps to help explain, too many questions on the tests..

not succinct with explanations, easy to lose track, lectures are unclear, many mistakes too. If you have him and can't switch sections, make sure to be very vigilant and attentive to catch mistakes. I've had to re-watch lectures 2 to 3 more times after class to understand what he was trying to say. Be prepared to teach yourself.

Lectures are unclear and handwriting is illegible. Made 50% of each test impossible and unreflective of any homework he assigned. Class average on first test was a 34. His response to this was to make quizzes harder. Does not care for students success and insulted our intelligence at least once every lecture.

Demeaning and inconsiderate to students, insults the class at least once a lecture. First midterm was out of 100 marks but made 50% of it impossible to complete. His lectures are impossible to understand, and finished the course content in 8 weeks with little explanation. He says the textbook is wrong but can be useful to answer first 50% of tests.

Disgrace of a professor. He will not teach you anything, as he probably doesn't even know the content in the first place. Very sloppy handwriting, lots of mistakes, little to no teaching. He is very lazy, he will not provide office hours or a textbook or any help. Avoid him at all costs.

Online quizzes worth 40% of the mark! They are only 5 minutes long. They're supposed to be easy to be our "bell curve". At first, they were, but they are not anymore. They are no longer doable in 5 minutes. Unfair. Wants to bring marks down after they've been too high, even though HE said they were supposed to bell curve! Very stressful situation.

I nearly have panic attacks writing those quizzes! 5 minutes for them is awful. If they're not some careful calculation, they're a definition instead; which you CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE. It's unacceptable that these are worth 40% of my mark. I nearly did better on the midterm. Only 25/30 quizzes are supposed to count, but he should definitely drop more.

The quizzes are stressful. You can't seriously say that they're supposed to be our bell curve. It would be helpful to have complete, organized, legible solutions and notes from him. Uses two textbooks, that are actually not that similar - this can be confusing. The test was almost more fair than the quizzes - although the average was a low 30.

Does easy examples in his lectures, but you ABSOLUTELY can't follow along because his handwriting is horrible. He doesn't explain that well, and makes online quizzes 5 minutes long, and that is 40% of our grade. The tests are impossible to do. He expects 50s from class, not sure why York keeps him on their payroll, as he is making $200,000+ a year.

He does easy examples in the lectures, and then on the test and homework it is next level stuff, that we don't have any idea how to do. So the homework ends up taking hours to finish, and the stuff on the TEST/QUIZZES, is harder than the homework. Can you believe it? You must ask, how can one attain a teaching's license being a teacher like this?

His tests are impossible to complete. He gets pissed when students ask a question about a concept over and over and says "come on guys it's easy stuff". Yeah, it's easy for him who's been teaching math for 100 years, not for students. He said he expects the class to mostly get Ds and Cs. The Average for both Midterms was BOTH LESS THAN 40.

He's teaching a low-difficulty (for a math course), straightforward 2nd year course - but manages to make it complicated & confusing; he confuses HIMSELF. Every lecture I can't believe how unprepared he comes. Stumbles on what he says/proves, but concludes with "this is really important, you guys should learn this". Treats his lectures like a joke.

can't explain anything! all over the place. hard to ask him questions.

No clue what was going on the whole class, he hated the textbook so there was no resource to help understand his messy notes. He couldn't even solve the problems himself...

Going over 2nd test: he says "This problem was really easy", but then it takes him 40 min to finish - had to start over several times. Halfway through solving, he says to himself "What am I doing..". I can't believe I'm paying tuition for THIS. Never hesitates to put us down, always pointing out how unprepared we are, but doesn't even try to teach.

He is awful. His notes are scratch notes, with countless mistakes in them (he says he will fix them but never does) - it is very difficult to understand. He makes his lectures near mandatory because he has a quiz every lecture that accounts for 40%. He tests us on things he can't solve in a reasonable time himself. He complicates the trivial.

He gives pure math questions from 3001 to tests, and those questions usually worth half of the test, so your full grade is 50%! Class mean around 30%, so good luck!

He is the worst prof and won't let you pass. If you are reading this, take a course next sem or next year with an alternate professor because you will just waste your tuition fees taking him.

-Used notation different from either book -Regularly made mistakes in calculations -Complained about lack of rigour in the book but never proved theorems -5 min quizzes every class, worth 40% The hardest part of the quizzes was deciphering which answer matched each letter that matched with what roman numeral which matched with what drop-menu box

if you are reading this DROP HIM IMMEDIATELY. he straight up doesn't care. He will fail you even if you study your butt off. His notes are super messy and hard to read and he makes fun of people when they ask questions. He won't teach you anything. avoid at all costs.

Have myfinal with him tomorrow. I have had ALOT of bad teachers since elementary & high school, but he has been the WORST EVER. His handwriting in notes is worse than my 10 year old little sister. You literally have toteach yourself the entire course!!!5 min quizzes everyday, and even he can't solve them in 5 mins. Avg is 30 in Midterms. Undoable!

The course is doable with a different prof. He makes the course 1000 times unbearable and that's not an exaggeration. His handwriting is difficult to read. Two textbooks were made available and yet not enough. He includes so many proofs in midterms and final that he hardly goes over in class. I think he intentionally wants students to fail.

Unfair grading

This prof cannot explain what he is teaching. His writing is messy.

HORRIBLE professor. I've unfortunately had this guy for 1013 and 1014, and he is literally the worst professor I've had at York so far. His handwriting is completely illegible, he frequently tells students that he thinks they should give up/drop the class, and doesn't provide support outside of a weekly lecture that's only 1/2 hour long. AVOID!!!!!

You're better off learning out of a textbook than listen to his lectures. He doesn't actually teach the material, but instead reads out his math logic to himself as If he's solving the question on his own. Waste of money to attend his lectures, only 15-20 students in a section of 170+ attended his lec. Got an A by listening to other profs lectures.

The worst professor ever.

DO NOT DO IT! He makes so many mistakes during his lecture, which btw, are literally just his already-worked-out problems with his messy handwriting. Kinda makes you feel dumb when you ask questions. The ONLY reason I passed this course with a good grade is cause I attended another profs zoom lectures.

Let me warn everyone that follows in my wake. If you have Norman for any math class, prepare for a professor that offers no homework help and routinely puts students down for asking questions. Most of my time was soentavoiding class because all he does is read off of scribbled notes instead of practicing concepts (The book is your best friend.)

Old school, i hate his class

tests are on material that is not taught, mostly questions we've never seen before

Had to learn everything by myself because i could not understand this man at all

No communication, Class Average grade 15% on the first midterm, Terrible handwriting, No syllabus, No course outline, No office hours, Frequent class cancellation, Does not follow textbook, Good luck.

Didn't a horrible job explaining the lesson and had quizzes every lecture. During our final, he added questions that were very difficult and was outside of what we learned. So many people failed that so he curved the grade. Even if you attend the lectures, he does not do a good job of teaching the lesson, only take if you need a 4Umath course.

It has only been three weeks, but he hasn't been a good professor so far. He teaches the material like we already know it and says that it's a "no brainer", but the way he teaches makes it the complete opposite. Everything's all over the place, no proper technique of teaching and writing his notes, and just solves the problems by himself.

worst teacher I've ever had, no exaggeration.

Horrible professor, he wrote his notes during class by hand, handwriting not understandable at all, incredibly disorganized. The way he explains is like he thinks we already know all the content, not clear at all. Ended up teaching myself the entire course and using notes from friends who had the class with a different professor.

Avoid this professor if you can. He doesn't teach, just does examples on a sheet of paper which sometimes you can't understand due to his handwriting. In addition, his lectures are boring & lack structure. Students become demotivated & end up falling behind. I regret taking the course, it was a waste of time & money & I should have withdrawn sooner

He actively insults students, mocks those with learning disabilities, and brags about failing students. He still uses an ELMO overhead projector, writing all of the lecture material on pieces of paper. At the end of the lecture, he gives everyone about five minutes to take pictures of all of the papers and then takes them to throw away.

Only had this guy for 5 lectures so far but they have all been shocking. Everyone I talk to in this class hates him and for good reason. Terrible handwriting and overcomplicating concepts. Writes on scrap paper that he throws away instead of on whiteboard. Actively makes fun of students who ask questions or get things wrong. Year long course BTW.

Norman Purzitsky makes up nonsensical questions in class that you can't even understand because is writing is so bad, he makes everything sound harder than it actually is, and he forgets the question he is solving WHILE HE IS STILL SOLVING IT. Avoid this prof at all costs, the hardest engineering course is still easier than doing math with him.

I am taking his class this semester. He does not teach good. Don't even tell us assignments according to chapter. Writes on paper with terrible handwriting. He expects us to know everything and explain everything in the harder manner possible.

Don't take a course with him. Don't do it.

Teacher doesn't even do lessons, only takes up examples. Relies on online assignment for teaching. Supposed to prep students for calc, but makes easy concepts 100000000X harder than they are. Spent 30 minutes deriving the quadratic formula (over half of class) to end off with its this formula you dont need to show how you got it. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

THE WORST PROF he just assumes the students know everything, doesn't teach well at all, there is no flow in the class, doesn't use a textbook, won't even reply to your mails. The lyryx assignment that has to be done, half of the questions there aren't even taught in the class. This prof made me hate the subject by the end of the semester.

Would insult students who were struggling, doing well, needed help, needed no help, got good grades, got bad grades, who showed up, who didnt show up. Nothing is ever good enough for this man, and insulted the class at large for getting better grades than he expected. I went to him during office hours for help, and he insulted me again and refused.

The professor is so bad. I used to attend every class since I struggled in maths but he made me hate every single thing in the class. He does not know how to teach. I will say Don't EVER TAKE HIS CLASS! He doesn't even grade the test properly and then doesn't even bother to reply to my emails.

Whatever you do, don't take a class with him!!! This was by far the worst class experience I've ever had. In the very first class he managed to over complicate the lesson. He belittles people's answers and repeats his question because he doesn't like the wording even though it's correct. Every other review on here is 100% accurate. SAVE YOURSELF!

Avoid him, there are better profs out there First day of class called us all idiots. Would berate us for not being able to recognize properties we werent taught Gives online questions worth 10%, half of which arent taught to us The class average was consistently below 50%, and DOESNT CURVE He would consistently just ramble on

Avoid this professor at all costs! He makes even basic concepts seem overly complicated. Unstuckstudy AI and the free textbook are the only way to survive this class.

When i go to his class i come out knowing less than i knew before. Extremely confusing to the point that I come out of the class thinking everything I knew so far was wrong if that makes sense.

Worst professor ever. Rude and unprofessional—denied funeral accommodations. His illegible handwritten notes are useless, he ignores the syllabus, and adds surprise material last-minute. Tests are unfairly weighted. Avoid him at all costs. 40% final two 25% midterms and learnt more from youtube or textbook.

In the first class it self he was solving questions without explaining what he is doing,he expects us to know this stuff magically without teaching anything. On top of that he writes on papers, deciphering his writing itself takes the whole lesson. If you want to enjoy math and actually learn,PLEASE DO NOT TAKE HIM.

His lectures suck. Learnt more from YouTube. Handwriting barely legible. Would Avoid.

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I have never written a review on here but I had to warn anyone that was planning on taking a course with this professors. Don't ever take this professor for any course, let alone MATH 1510. He won't prepare you for any upcoming Math course. Pick any other section or wait to take this course with any other professor. DON'T TAKE IT WITH HIM!!!

lectures are hard to follow. uses a paper and projector and has issues often. speaks in a confusing way and doesn't seem to care too much about the students.

He's an older guy, uses a docu cam and writes on paper with a pen. He often makes mistakes in questions and draws over the same questions with a pen, making his notes very hard to read and follow. The only good thing I can say is that his tests are similar to the homework questions, and they are fair.

Norman is an older guy. His lectures are near impossible to follow because his chalkboard writing is messy & his speech is unclear.Most of us end up teaching ourselves. On the bright side,his tests are fair & closely match the homework and textbook.I mostly attend now for entertainment he often gets fired up & argues with students when corrected .

Idk what's up with this prof, but he derives a lot of useless equations and then continues to skip a lot of steps because apparently we're supposed to know how to solve a problem, even before it's been taught. He sort of expects you to know how to do everything on your own. And when you ask questions be prepared to be made fun of

Do yourself a favour, don't take his class. Nobody ever understands what he's doing. Also insults students who ask him questions. Prepare to teach yourself all the course content. On the bright side, his tests are not that hard and are very similar to the assignments and homework. I mainly use YouTube to learn all the content.

i often say prof x is a bad teacher but a good person. this man is the worst teacher and the worst person on this planet. bad handwriting- insults students- his teaching method is so bad u will understand nothing in class- doesnt post his notes - 3 midterms and 5 sets of homework if you choose this prof be prepared to chew the textbook on your own

I couldn't read his writing at all, and his midterms were much harder than those given by other professors teaching the same course. I ended up rescheduling this class to the next term with another professor and earned a solid B+.

worst prof i've ever had would give this guy negative if I could.