4.3

R. P. J. André

Mathematics - University of Waterloo

4.3
Quality
2.7
Difficulty
100%
Would Retake
114
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4.3
Quality
2.7
Difficulty
4.4
Helpful
4.3
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Would Retake

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What Students Say

Great teaching style, gotta love his webpage

MATH138 - 5.0 rating

he hated us, we hated him

MATH117 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

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Predicted Grade

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71% confidence
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A: 4
B+: 2
B: 1
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Reviews (114)
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MATH138
Grade: A
Jun 17, 2001

Best math prof I've met. Great teaching style, gotta love his webpage

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MATH117
Jun 20, 2001

What a goon...he hated us, we hated him...he didn't teach us a major topic...

2.0
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MATH117
Grade: B
Jun 20, 2001

the dislike was mutual.

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MATH115
Jun 22, 2001

Had a attitude problem; recited book word for word.

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MATH115
Jun 23, 2001

Terrible prof. Borring!

5.0
2.0
MATH138
Grade: A
Jun 24, 2001

You general math students are just bitter that you didn't get into Honours!

4.0
3.0
MATH138
Jun 26, 2001

Love the course online and web page.

5.0
4.0
MATH138
Jun 26, 2001

funny guy

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3.0
MATH138
Jun 27, 2001

A rarity: likes his job, great effort, very helpful, approachable, website! A-

5.0
4.0
MATH136
Jun 27, 2001

Structured,organized,clear to even the most clueless.Refreshingly understandable

5.0
3.0
MATH138
Jun 27, 2001

He's a good teacher, better than most.

5.0
2.0
MATH138
Jun 28, 2001

Excellent prof, actually has a good sense of humour, provides useful examples

5.0
1.0
MATH138
Jun 29, 2001

excellent prof, good sense of humor, good dresser, and the best web site

5.0
4.0
MATH136
Aug 1, 2001

I never thought Classical Algebra could be summed up so well.

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AM331
Aug 1, 2001

Boring... but a good guy.

5.0
3.0
MATH138
Aug 13, 2001

Awesome website and wery helpfull

5.0
3.0
MATH138
Sep 10, 2001

Got to the point with a little humour thrown in. Good teacher

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3.0
MATH136
Sep 10, 2001

Good summaries, sometimes boring, though. Nice tie !!!

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3.0
MATH115
Sep 16, 2001

Liked him; didn't take any bull from the jerks who couldnt shutup in class

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3.0
MATH138
Oct 26, 2001

Loved his class, good humour and like the others, had the best web site

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1.0
MATH138
Nov 1, 2001

tries to be funny , but is only funny sometimes, still is a great teacher

5.0
3.0
MATH138
Nov 6, 2001

Great prof, his lessons are kinda hard but he's really helpful

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MATH135
Dec 11, 2001

He's my hero

5.0
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MATH117
Dec 16, 2001

One of the Best Prof

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MATH117
Dec 16, 2001

Hiliarious, he knows his stuff quite well

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MATH117
Dec 16, 2001

some humour, not bad examples, good website (pi to a million digits)

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MATH117
Dec 17, 2001

good example cool teacher

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136
Feb 4, 2002

had him for 135 aswell, though he had much better skills for 136.

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MAT127
Feb 9, 2002

Funny funny man

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4.0
MATH127
Grade: A
Mar 31, 2002

he is an awsome teacher, hilarious!

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2.0
MATH237
Grade: B+
May 19, 2002

good sense of humour; AWESOME website!

5.0
2.0
MATH138
Jun 14, 2002

A good prof....

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2.0
MATH237
Jun 14, 2002

Does a good job with this course. He has the best (and most helpful) website.

4.0
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MATH237
Jun 20, 2002

Sometimes not clear enough. Not the best one but totally helpful.

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2.0
MATH138
Jul 25, 2002

hilarious... good notes.... just-right pace

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MATH138
Jul 29, 2002

Good Prof. Nice Explanation. Varied Examples

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3.0
MATH138
Aug 4, 2002

wicked teacher.. give tons of examples and all his notes are on the web

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3.0
MATH138
Aug 7, 2002

Who'd have thunk it? Calculus really can be fun.

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2.0
MATH115
Sep 30, 2002

A good prof. I like his sense of humour and the website!

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MATH135
Oct 1, 2002

Nice Webpage, but sometimes not really clear on details..Proof? Learn by urs

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MATH135
Oct 25, 2002

Not Bad~

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4.0
MAT135
Nov 3, 2002

Very passionate towards his teaching, and of great help!

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MATH136
Nov 16, 2002

He is not willing to help and unclear on the concepts of the course.

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3.0
MATH135
Nov 23, 2002

He makes the course interesting. He is also very helpful

5.0
3.0
MATH135
Dec 6, 2002

It was a tough course. But he made it interesting

5.0
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PMATH340
Dec 12, 2002

This man is halarious and is a real good prof.

5.0
3.0
MATH138
Dec 17, 2002

Funny and effective. His web page is a very useful resource.

5.0
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MATH135
Dec 17, 2002

Taught the course flawlessly, he cant do basic math but that isnt nessecary

4.0
2.0
MATH135
Jan 2, 2003

don't miss ne of his classes boyzz and sit in the front

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MAT138
Jan 7, 2003

tells really terrible jokes. he's not funny so much so that it made me hate him.

4.0
2.0
MATH135
Jan 26, 2003

Very good prof. Very nice/helpful website. Recommended

5.0
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PM340
Feb 7, 2003

He does a very good job, very clear notes. Helps alot with assignments.

5.0
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PMATH340
Mar 28, 2003

Perfect web ressource/course notes. He's a very funny guy. Course is very interesting. Very clear on his proofs. Always there when you need help. Overall, He is one of the best profs I've ever had.

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PMATH340
Apr 8, 2003

Unclear on fundamental concepts. Fumbles a lot. All lecture notes online, so why go to class?

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4.0
PM340
Apr 11, 2003

I enjoyed his course a lot. He has very clear and detailed notes. Was always approachable for help on the assignments

5.0
2.0
PMATH340
Apr 19, 2003

Excellent prof... very down-to-earth and very helpful. Always prepared for lectures.

5.0
5.0
MATH135
Apr 22, 2003

Amazing prof! Great notes, great lectures! Very approachable for help! But I failed the course!

3.0
2.0
PM340
Apr 23, 2003

Sloppy (i.e. error-prone) online notes that can't be printed from anything but Windows, slow-moving lectures that spend way too much time on elementary topics.

4.0
2.0
PMATH340
May 5, 2003

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5.0
2.0
PMATH340
May 9, 2003

Great professor. Maintains all lecture notes on his website. Very helpful and down to earth. One of the best !

4.0
3.0
MATH136
Jun 27, 2003

Andre is a good guy, I just wish i went to more classes.... at least his webnotes are pretty useful. Hard class, pretty good prof.

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3.0
PMATH334
Jul 28, 2003

Very helpful prof. Answers all questions very clearly, and puts his course notes on the web. Assignment's are a bit long... but other than that he's great!

5.0
1.0
340135
Jul 28, 2003

I had him for both pmath 340 & math 135. Great job in both classes. Every aspect of his teaching is very refined, superb!

5.0
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MATH136
Jul 28, 2003

An EXCELLENT prof. He's funny, and has extremely clear and precise lectures and notes. One of the best profs I've had.

5.0
2.0
MATH136
Aug 5, 2003

Excellent prof teaching perhaps not the most entertaining course. Has a superb math website; definately goes above and beyond call of duty. Maybe explains things too many times but I can bare with that.

5.0
4.0
PMATH334
Aug 9, 2003

His lecture and online note are very helpful, but taught too fast in the class, hard to follow

4.0
3.0
MATH136
Aug 9, 2003

All in all, good job. Boring class... but he's a funny guy. Web notes do help.

4.0
4.0
PMATH334
Aug 10, 2003

every lecture cover many new materials, hard to follow, long assignment every week, although he provides online notes, 6-9 pages per lecture in last few week, over 150 defn and thm to memorize in the final... he is a good prof if u can follow what he said

5.0
2.0
MATH136
Aug 11, 2003

Phenomenal professor. Excellent lectures, excellent webnotes, excellent assignments. He gives you all the tools you need to succeed.

5.0
4.0
MATH136
Aug 11, 2003

Andre is the man. The guy applies math big crap-load of stuff. "If you haven't been here before, then this is your first time here. Proof..." All in all, he's an awesome prof. Add him to your ICQ, his UIN is on his website.

5.0
3.0
MATH136
Aug 13, 2003

He's probably the reason I understood his course. Very thorough, took very hard and boring material and added a bit of fun and quirkiness to make it easier to swallow and understand. His web-page was more useful than the textbook or the official site.

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3.0
MATH118
Sep 19, 2003

The courses he teaches are boring, but he has some good jokes to throw into the mix.

4.0
2.0
MATH136
Oct 6, 2003

Excellent prof. Excellent and organized web notes. Sit close as he cannot be heard at the back.

5.0
1.0
PMATH334
Oct 17, 2003

He's a great guy, seems to genuinely care about the students. Very clear and easy to follow, sometimes goes to slowly though. He's great to talk to as well.

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1.0
MATH115
Oct 22, 2003

Excellent prof, found his class easy to understand, explains concepts clearly, and answers questions well. Makes hilarious jokes, great class.

4.0
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MATH115
Nov 1, 2003

good work fred... he kinda looks like fred penner... don't ya think?

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MATH115
Dec 5, 2003

hes reaaly cool

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MATH138
Feb 13, 2004

Compared to Oldford, Andre is clear - you can easily "differentiate" his concepts. Quite useful - you can't *substitute* another teacher for him. Teaches lessons BY PARTS; beware of your TA's though - they can turn your marks into partial fracti

5.0
3.0
MATH138
Feb 14, 2004

Nice guy, very approachable, friendly and understanding. Lectures are good but hard to hear sometimes.

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3.0
AM331
Feb 21, 2004

Excellent website to go along with the course. Sometimes the explanations in the lectures were a bit unclear.

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MATH138
Apr 18, 2004

His sense of humour takes a bit of time to get used to but he's a good lecturer. Words cannot describe how great his webnotes are.

5.0
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MATH136
Jun 16, 2004

Great prof, clear explanation and 1 of the best algeo teacher.

5.0
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MATH138
Jul 16, 2004

Awesome teacher. He has good webnotes. He explains everything very well and the lectures are interesting.

5.0
2.0
MATH138
Jul 21, 2004

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5.0
2.0
MATH114
Grade: B+
Dec 11, 2004

Exellent proffesor, has a great sense of humour, and the webnotes are a the best of any of my classes.

5.0
3.0
MATH114
Grade: A
Dec 13, 2004

such a good prof!! and hilarious! lectures are really informative and webnotes are awesome!

5.0
5.0
MATH114
Jan 5, 2005

He really knows his stuff and teaches it well...every lecture is in his lecture notes excluding examples. Midterm and final were rough but fair. Look out for the random corny jokes

5.0
1.0
MATH135
Apr 25, 2005

Great teacher, great website with course notes, can't recommend him enough.

5.0
3.0
MATH118
Jul 31, 2005

he's an awesome prof who makes it actually fun to sit through a calc lecture. Very helpful, great webpage, nice and funny.

5.0
3.0
MATH118
Jul 31, 2005

He teaches calc really well, it's a good balance.

5.0
3.0
MATH118
Aug 1, 2005

good prof.. he knws how to teach...webnotes are awesome

4.0
1.0
MATH114
Aug 1, 2005

Taught algebra well. Got a 99 in the course.

5.0
3.0
MATH118
Aug 26, 2005

Easy to understand and respects students

5.0
3.0
MATH115
Nov 23, 2005

It is very evident that he likes teaching. Classes were fun, and there was always a joke to laugh at.

5.0
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AMATH331
Dec 4, 2005

He's a good prof. I can't really complain, but the course was a huge joke. I won't take it again... A real analysis course without integration?!

5.0
1.0
MATH115
Dec 14, 2005

Great prof, makes lectures interesting. All lectures were made very clear and understandable. His online lecture notes are also very well organized and easy to understand.

3.0
3.0
PMATH331
Jan 6, 2007

Online notes were helpful, but be careful: they have errors in them. Often the assignments will have errors in them, and his notes given in class will have errors in them. Other than that, he is straight-forward, midterms, finals and assignments are fair. Real Analysis seems to be terribly boring, though.

5.0
3.0
MATH118
Nov 22, 2007

AWESOME W00T

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MATH136
Jan 11, 2009

I have no idea what these ppl are saying below me but this guys lectures are soo boring that u'd wanna throw something at him or something

5.0
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MATH136
Jul 29, 2009

Awesome prof, he's a really funny guy without trying to be. Didn't like the course, but enjoyed going to class.

4.0
4.0
MATH115
Oct 13, 2010

Hilarious prof. He knew his stuff, but yes he did make some mistakes. This textbook was a waste of my time, but his online notes were fantastic - slightly lengthy, but useful. Do not miss a single class as they are all connected - way more than any course i've ever taken. If you understand the theory in this course, inside and out, you'll be fine.

4.0
3.0
MATH115
Dec 12, 2010

Given his material for linalg, I guess it wasn't too bad. To be honest, the textbook we used (lin alg and applications by mcgraw hill ryerson) was completely useless. BUT I never went to his lectures. His notes are better read than listened to. When I went for help, he was helpful. However without weekly tutorial problem sets I would have failed.

3.0
2.0
MATH115
Jan 3, 2011

Hes the course coordinator so that says a lot already. His online notes are amazing, you really actually dont need to attend/pay attention to his classes if you understand the online notes. the weekly labs are challenging, but the midterm & final were not bad. kinda soft-spoken, but he has a good sense of humour.

4.0
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MATH115
Feb 8, 2011

cool professor, he's the most humourous one in my 1st year

5.0
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MATH138
Jun 7, 2011

He is a very good prof and I enjoy his class. He's funny and he can easily make the whole class relaxed.

4.0
3.0
MATH138
Jun 15, 2011

Wouldn't call him the best, but he wasn't terrible either. He was a funny guy, and he was fun. But his writing was sometimes difficult to read, especially from the back. In the first half of the course he was awesome, and it was always hard to find a seat. In the second half, he was very confusing, and nothing made much sense; the class emptied.

5.0
3.0
MATH115
Sep 22, 2011

Funny interesting prof i enjoyed having, however i do not people who were not too happy with him

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MATH116
Nov 4, 2011

This guy is hilarious! He keeps his lectures easy to understand (like seriously, teaches it at a kindergarden level) so you learn the material fast. Hes just awesome, I cant even describe how awesome he is. Fair wanring though, his tests are by no means easy :P

5.0
2.0
MATH115
Nov 27, 2011

probably the best prof you can ask for. makes his lectures so easy to follow, his jokes are the best, and he's always willing to help. go to class, do the homework and ask for help and you will do well. Now excuse me while I go eat a sandwich....

5.0
2.0
MATH116
Apr 27, 2012

His notes are extremely organized. He's a funny guy too. Make sure you actually go through the class examples, because they cover what's asked in the labs. Also, do the recommended exercises and make sure you understand HIS notes. After all, he's the course coordinator. :o

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PMATH331
Dec 9, 2012

Amazing prof. Opening the textbook before the semester started had me afraid of how boring/hard the class would be, but he made the course shockingly interesting and relevant. The midterm was fair, the assignments were challenging. An organized, and absolutely inspiring educator. One of the teacher's that makes you proud of your school.

4.0
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AMATH331
Dec 15, 2012

He gives good intuitive outlines of proofs before rigourously doing it. This course is all proofs. A pretty straightforward class.

5.0
2.0
AMATH331
Dec 17, 2012

Easily one of the best applied math profs I've had. Outlines concepts and proofs in a clear, easy-to-follow manner. Felt spoiled by the fact he compiled a full list of definitions and theorems as the course progressed. Provided a outline of what questions would be on the final. Almost entirely stuck to that.... Amazing!

5.0
4.0
PM340
Mar 14, 2019
Would take again

Good man

Inspirational
Tough grader
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

71% confidence
Based on 7 grades
Most common grades:
A (4)
B+ (2)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
A(4)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(2)
Based on 7 reported grades
A: 4
B+: 2
B: 1
Common Tags
Inspirational (1)
Tough grader (1)
Rating Trend

Stable

-0.01 avg change
Jun
Sep
Nov
Apr
Dec
Mar
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

340135

5.0

(1)

MATH127

5.0

(1)

MAT135

5.0

(1)

MATH116

5.0

(2)

MATH138

4.8

(26)
+16 more courses
Difficulty by Course

136

4.0

AM331

4.0

MATH127

4.0

MAT135

4.0

MAT138

4.0

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