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The course aint that hard, he just went off topic a lot. He teaches what he needs to teach but can be somewhat condescending at times. Half the people dropped his course; just fyi.
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He is a billiant man, but he cant teach for his life! his accent was terrible and going to him for help (countless times) did not help me pass his class. I took it with another professor and did amazingly 100% better. This teacher screwed up my gpa!
Worst teacher at CSI. He would constantly walk over the window and stare outside for minutes at a time in the middle of talking. He has a very HUGE ego and doesn't like to be questioned. Stay FAR FAR AWAY from this man.
He is the worst professor that I have ever had. He will try his best to make you fail because he feels that a teacher who gives more D's and F's than A's and B's is simply a better teacher. I have spent so many times in his class hoping he would just quit and never come back. No Respect! He SUCKS
I did not like him at all..I dought he was a bad professor, but he did know his stuff, I gotta give him credit for that..but he didn't help me at all in passin his class, and his class is the only class that got me a F =[
whoever sees this man's name on their schedule should drop him immediatly. He is paid to do absoultly nothing.He does not know how to teach and should not be allowed to go on teaching complicated subjects. Why the math department has not done anything about him is beyond me.
He is the worst of all teachers. His name spells him. MISRA for MISERABLE. He made the class soo boring, i wanted to drop. But it was too late, so I got an F in his class. Made me hate Math. Had an advise for you. If U see his name, RUN!!!!!!
if you need help don't take his class. he is so bold in teaching. i got B in his class with hard testing
If you get this professor, I suggest you RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!He is the absolute WORST!If he doesnt like you, your grade will be unfair, even IF you can understand him!Before this class, I was a math major. After having him as a professor I said there was no way in HELL I wanted to take math again!
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horrible, don't like to teach just likes to talk all day
What an excellent teacher!I took him for calc II and later for algebra.I realized the way he was teaching was according to how math is taught in colleges outside New York.You, as a student are responsible for ur homework and then ask him for questions.He is brilliant period,1 word,CHALLENGING!
one of the worst Professors i have ever had. He never goes the extra steps for u to understand him, loves to skips steps in a problem to make u confused. Trys to make jokes to make the class fun, but its not. I advise you to drop this professor like a bad habit.
sux flat out period
Crazy "Miserable professor" that talks about how to prepare for his chicken dinner in class. Sometimes I get confused with the class to be a cooking class.
Awesome professor, my favorite thus far. He inspires you to think and not just spit out answers. He makes the subject very interesting and is willing to go out of his way to help you if you are willing to work hard and want to learn. I learned many things about math that I never knew existed. Really nice guy & great professor, highly recommned :)
He did not understand the material at all.
He is a okay professor. In the begining he was kind of hard but as you go along he good. His tests are easy if you STUDY!!!. But overall he's okay.
This guy SUCKS!!!!! He makes class MISRAble!! I re-took it with another professor and aced the class!
I am a grad student. I recalled I got a C from him. D was the ave.This is one of the worst professor I ever had in my college life. He is from India, it is very hard to understand him in the class. He claims that he wrote books for publishing, I think he is the only one understand the book. I think he should get fire and shame on him as a prof.
--- GOES A BIT FAST AT TIMES... --- HE IS A "OK" PROF...
WORST PROFESSOR EVERR... HE CANT SPEAK ENGLISH COMES IN 15 MINUTES LATE AND HIS TESTS ARE NOTHING LIKE THE CLASSWORKK....... SAVE UR 600$ AND TEACH URSELLFF THAT WAT I DID THEN I DROPEDD IT!!!
Very good teacher for any low level math class, preferably any level 100 classes. Any students taking a higher level math course please avoid misra at all costs. Tests have nothing to do with the homework, so you pratically have to guess how to answer them plus he always strays from the topic which is math not his life in india.
I can't even call this guy a teacher. He has failed at his profession for many years. He is very rude. He never stays on task. He wastes time he could be teaching. Just like any higher level math class.... study your butt off. But, do not take it with him if you want to learn from your Professor. Everything you learn will be on your own.
I used to like Math until i met this guy. awful prof. doesnt help at all and i had to bust my ass just to get a C while mostly everyone fails, AVOID THIS MAN
Miserable, what else can I say.
Just dropped this class. Basically everything you read here is completely true and makes me believe that any of the positive comments are written by friends/family of his. Ego is insane, went to him for advice and all he did was talk badly about the students in my class and assumed just because there was laughing that people were making fun o
he contradicts himself constantly & his tests are nothing like his classwork. he has a huge ego for absolutely no reason because he's the worst professor i've ever had. don't ask him for help because he'll talk about his childhood for about an hour.
Worst teacher in the world. He thinks its fun to fail students and make their lives miserable. He laughs about it. All he does is talk crap in class and doesn't teach. He will tell you one thing and then take it back last minute to make sure you get confuse and fail. Horrible professor. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!
By the way, whoever rated Misra as awesome is probably Misra himself. The topic he's supposed to be teaching (History of Math Thought) is amazing, but he doesn't know ANYTHING about it! He really enjoys making people fail to make himself look smarter! He's really dumb!
Get a tutor. Thats all I have to say.
Do not take his class. I repeat do not take his class.. horrible professor, cannot teach and just tries to give life lessons and tells pointless stories. Read the other negative comments, it's all true. Don't waste your time, this guy def messed up my GPA big time
Wouldn't label this class easy, but I did enjoy it. Unlike most of the predeeding comments, I found Prof Misra to be a very smart, caring professor whom wanted to challenge his students. I do not regret taking his class. Utilize his office hrs, as they are very helpful in your understanding of the material.
NOT A GOOD TEACHER IF YOU DONT REMEMBER THE SUBJECTS
When he teaches a lesson, he was OK. It was hard to understand him and sometimes if you ask him to either explain or go over something, he trails off to a different topic. He's nice to you if you're nice to him. Unfortunately he failed me. But if you want to pass and actually learn, do not take him!!!!
Wow. The worst professor anyone can ask for. When I signed up for this class, I read reviews but figured I have always been great in math and shouldn't have a problem. Out of around 37 people in the class, 25 dropped. Half of the people that stayed- failed. The rest got D's. If you care about your GPA and yourself, don't take him!!!!!!
Don't bother complaining about him. They can't fire him. He will teach you everything but math for the first hour and a half. The remaining time he will rush through a lesson, teaching it the way he would to a person who already knows the material. Don't bother asking questions. He will laugh at you and tell you there's no time for an answer!!!!!!!
He tells alot of jokes, which is good. Don't worry to much about taking notes, just read the material on your own and you'll have no problem getting an A.
Overall, he was a pretty bad teacher. As others have stated, he was always the last one in the classroom, rants about us "not knowing elementary math stuff", skips steps, and goes off topic about 70% of the time. This class taught me to truely utilize a math textbook. Had some of the highest grades and still got a C.
the worst person in the math department. great story teller. no matter how much you suck up, you will not benefit from it. trust me i did it, no help whatsoever. please don't take this as a challange to try to prove to yourself you can do it, you cant... you really cant...
he is a really nice guy but all he does is tell stories and gets off topic, then rushes threw the rest of the lesson. if you ask a question he will get annoyed and say your wasting time, then follow it up with a story about the eye doctor. I'm serious..
horrible teacher, very hard to understand. his methods are crazy! instead of making it easy and fun he has to make it very difficult. btw its very hard to understand what he says
This professor has Tenir at the college so unless you already know the work which is the case if anyone every passed his course, or have a lot time for tutoring, or just like wasting your money it is highly advisable not to take him.
horrible teacher. hard to understand. uses very confusing methods and gets mad when you need help. i had to drop the course. he is no help. do NOT take his class, you will end up wasting your money and your time!
He is the worst professor at CSI. He says he will help you but at the end he is no help he does not stick to his words he should retire. Do not take this professor. Calculus is not a hard class but he makes the exams hard he takes the long way makes it difficult I really hate his teaching methods
Teaches 2 simple slope math questions in 100 mins. Class was pissed and reported him.
Take him he will make you laugh at your own grade or even cry. I highly recommend him best dude ever and lots of jokes.
I highly recommend him best dude ever and lots of jokes. Fair grader if you review for test.
Just take him and you'll have a blast. Lots of laughs and cursing 24/7. Best grader. A 5 star class.
He is horrible. he is beyond the worst teacher i've ever had in my life. he cant speak and you cant understand what he is saying. i recommend that NOBODY takes him
The worst professor in the world of mathematics... I took him for math 230. 6 hours of miserable pain... He can't teach and loves to philosophy about his car..... Btw he asks you to ask him questions when you don't understand anything... When you do he will flat out say shut up don't waste my time on this easy crap.....So if you take him good luck
You really can't understand what this guy is saying 90% of the time, he starts to drift off the topic all the time. When he actually tries to teach, you won't really understand what hes saying
one of the worst prof i have ever taken!!!! has a very strong accent, drifts off topic 99.9% of the class time and when he does teach he speaks very fast and unclear, his test are very hard and i recommend you go to tutoring if you want to pass
I took this class (MATH306) in Fall 2009. Prof. Misra is a brilliant Prof. All these people below are just complaining..yes he is not an easy teacher but hey WELCOME to college...hes not the type to give out grades for free..You get what you deserve. If you pay attention you will pass with a decent grade! There's a reason hes still teaching! -UN
Anyone who bashes Misra is retarded. Misra will always go above and beyond to help his students. Any questions not anwered in class just grow a pair and ask afterward. College is 3/4 work done outside so stop acting like a highschooler and grow up. He helped me in math, and even help me with courses he doesnt teach. Overall hes great and super fun!
Nice person. Bad teacher. I took his calculus 230 class and lab, 9 hours of hell a week. his strategies and approaches to teaching math are very confusing and unless u go to tutoring u will be absolutely LOST. I dropped his class cuz I didnt trust if he would give me a decent grade for my efforts if i failed his tests and final. DONT TAKE HIS CLASS
This is a good professor. What are you guys talking about? If you want to lower down your gpa, take him.
I took this because I had no choice. He is horrifying dont even think even though the reviews are bad to take him. He has issues&thinks every1 is math major.I had to drop&delay graduation.No help,no patience will tell u not waste his time if u have a quest.STAY AWAY!Best advice ever!Even if ur good in math hes just a horrible full stop!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Goodluck in hell because you will need it to pass with D
As said before, nice person. Horrible teacher. I tried teaching myself most of the time and failed. Hard tests. Don't recommend even as a last resort. Future students, beware because you're in for some crazy mathematics. Make sure that you have the chance to drop the course before it's too late. Don't "waste his time", he doesn't wanna hear it.
By far the worst professor I have ever had. Loves to argue with students, hard to understand, gets side tracked way too much. He didnt even learn my name until 60% of the starting class dropped. Also the fact that other professors I had knew how bad he was says something. AVOID AT ALL COSTS
Misra the Misrable. Avoid at all costs. All he cares about is the history of math and then screws you over on tests.
I am a math professor myself now. And take my word if you don't trust other peoples ratings. DO NOT TAKE HIM !
He is a Professor, not a teacher!!! KNows his material really well.
This guy is the most MISERABLE professor I've ever had. Absolutely terrible. Doesn't teach or explain very well. Surprised he still has a job. He is TERRIBLE. DO NOT TAKE if you dont want to waste your time.
If you are reading this don't do what I did, GET OUT OF THIS CLASS. On the first day he actually explained to his class all the bad reviews!!! Constantly go off topic on everything. Homeworks he gives are hard to understand because he gives material that he has not actually covered in class yet. I have plans to drop this class and you should too!
He is a very nice man but his work ethics are lacking, the problem is that he goes off topic,and then jumps in and out of the class discussion and he comes in just starting the topic doesnt tell you what hes doing, AND he doesnt go over the basic steps to solve any of the problems.
Very horrible professor. Extremely rude and has no respect for anyone but himself. He is not willing to help students and makes excuses not to help you if you have a question. Cant teach even if his life counted on it, and skips through material just to say that he got stuff done. Please save yourself time and do NOT take him.
I don't care how smart you are, what your GPA is, or what you want to be. Don't take this class.
He's really fair and very helpful. If you try and you're good in good terms with him, you'll do great.
Read this and take my advice! DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS! Words can't even describe how atrocious it is.
If you don't constantly steer him back to the lesson, you'll end up wasting 45 minutes talking about nothing. You can press him to give review sheets though, and the final was EXACTLY taken from the review sheets he handed out. Just get ready to read the book yourself, since a lot of topics are given as HW before discussed in class.
if you want to tech your self calc1 then take calc2 tests take this prof. when you want to know how to find derivitive hes teaching you the history of the circumference formula cause its "cool". he failed my entire class on 2 exams and tenure protected him. csi did not once question maybe it was his teaching and we were out $1800. Had to drop 4 GPA
He has lots of memories and analogies to tell, most of them not necessary . He lectures are decent, almost 24/7 available to teach. His exams may have harder questions than he solves in the class.
He's is very knowledgeable about his subjects and he will def help you on the h.w and tests during office hours.
The first day of class was very interesting. Professor Misra read some text from the book and expanded on certain ideas. However, for the rest of the semester, classes were wasted going over ideas that could've been explained in 20 mins but ended up taking the whole lecture. Review sheets can be misleading. MUST READ THE BOOK or prepare to fail.
Misra gives incredibly difficult exams that are impossible to get a good grade on, even if you are an A level math major. Some (few) questions are straight out of the notes, but a 85% of questions are IMPOSSIBLE to know how to do based on what he actually reviews in class or even whats in the textbook. Dont take unless no other choice. Wont curve.
-Gives review sheet but doesnt go over them -Review sheet wasn't even part of the exam -Comes late and interrupts(for 10 mins) during the exams -Took the whole lecture just to answer one problem(very slow teaching and wasnt even on the exam) -Needs anger management classes -Doesnt give a curve and not a fair grader
I found Misra very confusing. He is not clear on what he wants you to know and finds anyway for you not to pass his class. You might as well study this on your own because he can't teach. Won't curve even if the whole class isn't doing well. Not fair at all and be aware of his temper- needs help on that. Go to office to be on his good side.
I learned a lot from this class by watching videos on youtube rather than learning from the teacher. He takes a long time to tell a story that doesn't relate to the lesson. My advice is to show up to class and does not listen to him and you should go home and watch videos based on the lessons on his syllabus. But he is caring and nice teacher.
hes very nice and has interesting stories
this professor should not be able to teach anymore, very slow and hard to understand and WILL make your semester much harder than it should be.
DO NOT REGISTER FOR HIS CLASS. If you are currently taking a one of his classes don't "tough it out" nor believe him when he tells you that he will work with you if your test grades are low, Misra holds students to an unfair standard while his teaching abilities are not the best. He is a smart person and knowledgeable but can't teach
Just awful. He teaches math by reading off of powerpoint slides for the 2 hours of class. Barely ever does the math. Very hard to understand and follow. Really disappointing.
Professor Misra was the worst professor I ever had. He taught using powerpoints based off the textbook and was very bad at explaining the math. He gave ridiculous quizzes and tests with questions we never saw in class, and didn't give us enough time to take them. He wastes the first 30 minutes of class ranting & doesn't understand students. AVOID!
DO NOT TAKE!!!!! Trust me this guy cant teach. Hes an unbelievably cruel grader and said he would help us but didnt. He refused to give partial credit because he doesnt have the time.
this class is the worst I took in my life the professor has a very bad accent where you aren't able to understand anything he gives power points from the book and tells you to read. NEVER ANSWERS EMAILS NEVER . he doesn't know how to teach at all. he just uses other professors work. he's exam are noting related to the topics he gives in lectures.
Absolute WORST math professsor I have ever taken. My guy will do everything in his power to fail the whole class, "lectures" are power points from the book which he doesnt care to explain. Doesnt speak proper english. LAZY AF (used leftover work on the chalk board from previous professor to teach us)NEVER responded to a single email anyone has sent
He is the absolute worst professor I have ever had. Spends 50% of the lecture talking about nonsense, then barely explain the topics while writing stuff on the board expecting you to already know what it all means. Takes 45 mins to do a 5 min problem with this guy, and he somehow doesn't explain it well either... If he explains at all.
The worst math professor CSI has to offer. DOES NOT TEACH. Asks if you have questions, if you do he will attempt to do the problem (but is completely incomprehensible).
I'll start with the good, tests are basically the homework, and Misra is helpful when you ask him questions so passing is possible by just going to office hours and doing the homework (which isn't mandatory) My only problem is that he rambles off-topic and is very strict with grading...no he doesn't curve but he is not the worse...not an easy A
Worst prof he can't explain for his life
im not the guy to write reviews but this is the worst professor ive ever come across. I got an A in calc 2 this class ill get a d cause of his wild grading policy. Just randomly deducting 75% off the problem for arithmetic, and cries like a toddler when you approach him about it. He gets lost in his work while lecturing. he needs to retire
Don't Take Him You Will Fail
Did not understand anything and its not just because he has an accent, his teaching was unorganized and he grades tests harshly.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
95%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
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Rating Trend
Stable
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MTH347
5.0
(1)MATH306
3.3
(3)123
3.0
(1)MATH
3.0
(1)MTH231MTH229
3.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
123
5.0
MTH102
5.0
MATH221
5.0
MTH229231
5.0
MTH231
5.0