Dont take this class. Hard to follow while staring at his big bald growth. Put class to sleep most of the time with his "JAZZ" about proper programming in "INDUSTRY". AVOID ODT. Avoid or die trying.

Worst teacher I have ever experienced. Not helpful, very difficult, and not good at communicating with the students. Don't say I didn't warn you!!

This guy is one of the worst teachers I've ever had in my entire life. Hard tests, boring class lectures, and terrible grading! Save yourself if you can.

One of the worst math professors that I ever had encountered.

expects you to know the material before hand. Hates when students ask questions, hells at the students. Just find someone else to take.

runnnnnn if you can. He is the worst teacher ever.

do not take him he sucks

he just sucks

He is nice, but honestly not a good teacher at all. It seems like he's just reading from the book. To me, he didn't know how to explain and teach math..!! you would rather study on your own!

he is the worst instructor. never take his class, he is sucks. always confused and act like an idiot.

the worst teacher ever. act like idiot, always put his finger on his chin n say em.......and confused. explanation is really bad, worst ever. never ever take his class. u will regret if u took it.he sucks...........

i think i knew more about algebra by fourth grade than he does now

Will not answer homework questions in class. So he just keeps teaching eventhough the class may not understand what is going on. Doing this makes people fall hopelessly behind. Visiting him in his office is not helpful. He just answers the same way he does in class without showing you different angles. Will not recommend!!!

this guy was absolutely horrible!! i saw the ratings, but still gave him a chance. bad decision. he teaches from the book and does the examples that are presolved, so that's no help. you'd be better off teaching yourself. his tests don't really match the homework assignments. do i suggest you take him? sure, if you wanna take calculus again!!

IF YOU DON'T INTEND ON REPEATING THE COURSE, THEN STAY AWAY FROM RALPH TAYLOR. Most of the students from last semester are joining me for a fresh start with a new teacher. The only exception I COULD make, is take this class only if you know everything about calculus, and just want the credit. Even then beware, HE MARKS OFF FOR ANYTHING!

Plzzzzzzzzz dont take him. Im serious he's the worst teachers i've ever seen dont think im saying it just becaue i was a lazy guy, not at all i wasted a semester my money and i felt fustrated trying to understand him i dont know why el camino still has him teaching

The WORST teacher I have ever had. Comes to class with no lecture material prepared and then "wings" lecture out of the textbook. His improv lectures are confused and bumbling and are worse than not attending lecture at all. It's a crime against taxpayers and disrespectful of students to have him teaching anything. Doesn't earn his paycheck.

I don't usually care where i stand compared to the class, but after i failed my first math test ever in his class i had to know. our 1st test, 17 out of 26ish failed. well, obviiously i didnt feel so bad. i don tlike him at all as a teacher and would not recomend him to anyone.

most horrible teacher ever! thanks to him...my GPA is F***ed up! i hate this teacher so bad! horrible teacher! doesnt teach, doesnt do anything in class except talks about his own life.

Aweful teacher. very stubborn and proud. office hours are a waste of time because if he knows it, he'll lose you and if he doesn't then he'll try to lose you. irritated by questions being asked. average grade of the class is @ a D with the exception of a few who either hired tutors or already know the material. WARNING: DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR..

Ralph Taylor is the worst math teacher I have ever had in my entire life. Homework is not mandatory, but the test questions are straight off of it. The questions are always very difficult, and they usually involve obscure identities that students must remember. Very boring, generally thinks his class is full of idiots, and taught very poorly.

does not understand that different classes require a different approach bc some ppl learn diff from others. for a fairly low lvl math class ppl shouldnt be dropping like flies his rating says it all if he were truly a good teacher but hard he would have like a high 2 low 3 rating but we all know where he stands this guy should be fired, incompetent

just take my word for it, do not take his class wait a semester if u have to or go to a different cc in order to got ur stuff taken care of people who get A's in his class prob had no social life cause they were studying all the time, or will end up with a nobel prize a class this hard should not be on a standard scale he should curve it

i was reading through all the reviews and i came across some that were really stange saying we love Mr. taylor... I think he wrote those in to boost his ratings, cause after reading the reviews i have to say that even ppl who got A's didnt like him, therefore concluding that that half the good reviews he wrote. check out '03 '04 ratings.

I had R. Taylor for Trig. Trig is not that hard but R. Taylor made it very difficult. Does not allow calculators and just expects you to already know and understand trig. If you ask a question, he looks at you as if you are dumb. Do not take his class!

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WHY DID U EVEN CLICK ON HIM U SAW HOE BAD THE RATING WAS THAT SHOULD MAKE UR DECISION INSTANTLY. . DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY

All i have to say is that 1 person got a C and everyone else got a DF in his math 190 class and his Spring 191 class wasnt much better, actually looked at his grade sheet this clearly shows that ur not an idiot he just about failed everyone. like seriously 1 C.. what a joke. maybe we should call up guiness to see if he has the worst pass/fail rate.

Please do NOT TAKE him.

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This is the worst teacher i have ever had. Hands down. I am in shock that he still has a job. I had a 4.0 before i took his class and he gave me an F, thus destroying my gpa and chances to get into a good school... professor taylor if you read this please retire... or change professions... you seem like a decent person but you can not teach...

what can i say about this guy...you all have heard those who cant do teach and those who cant teach teach pe well i dont even think he could teach pe you are prob better off not even showing up to class, bc he will just make u understand things less than when u entered class, so if u get stuck with him, just google everyting and showup on test days

Utterly useless as a teacher... hates answering questions... When he does answer a question the response is usually "come on guy this stuff is easy"... uses class time to play with fortran for his own amusement... went to his office hrs no help there... Also all positive comments are posted by ralphy himself...

Hate to repeat the board but he is completely useless. He teaches new material by solving problems on the board in 60 seconds without explanation and 50% of the time he makes an error which confuses you even more. Wonders why his class attendance drops by over 60% in a matter of 3 weeks. Makes no attempt to ensure his students learn the material.

One of the worst math teachers i have ever been taught by. He is rude when questions are asked and he messes up math problems frequently and tries to play it off as if he was "joking" well guess what? he messed up on my exams by 1 whole letter grade. Prepare to teach yourself and make sure to double check the points he gives you.

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! You wont learn anything. Gets of topic and you cant understand the way he teaches. If you have a hard time in math. TAKE another teacher.

He is probably the worst teacher at El Camino College. He gets irritated with students asking questions and is just about as useful as a monkey. You're better off skipping class and teaching yourself and only go to class for the exams...

In every class this professor has about half the students drop. Even though you might think of yourself as a smart student, this class easy for for the elite few who have already taken CS, otherwise avoid it like the plague. Please listen to my warning and the warnings of the rest of the students here. We are here to save you and your grade.

He encourages laziness. He gives no quizzes so you are poorly prepared. he just rambles on during lecture and cannot stay on track. He gets angry at you if you make a mistake or ask a question. He is probably the worst teacher I have ever had. Ruined my major for me. DONOT TAKE HIS CLASS.

WARNING DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!! And if you do be prepared to teach yourself. I learned absolutely nothing from this man. He rambles on & on about nothing of importance to math, & his examples on the board are crap hardly explains anything. He assigns hw and you get no credit for it & no knowledge on how to do it either. Worst teacher I've ever had.

I would not recommend anyone to take his class. He does not teach well and he always skips chapters. He gives online hw and yet he does not count it. Many people had to repeat this class. He isn't a good math professor especially if you are not good at math.

Awful teacher. Not organized and does not teach well. Gets upset when you ask him questions regarding the material. He expects you to know everything already. Puts you on blast if you ask a question. If you want to pass math 23 DONT TAKE HIM!! I took math 23 this summer with another professor and received an A. I WARN YOU!! DONT TAKE HIM!!

This guy knows nothing about calculus. His final was based on one chapter. He brought my grade down by a lot off of one final. He needs to retire.

This professor expected you to know the material already. He got bent out of shape when you asked a question, which made you not want to ask for help. Oh and he expects you to do the homework assignments and he gives you no credit for it. He says the homework is for you to learn, he has no time to grade papers. This professor also skips chapters.

What an awful teacher. Gives you homework and expects you do all of it, doesn't collect it either. He gives you no direction, whatsoever so you never know what you are going to be tested on. I started off strong in his class but realized how hard I was working to get an A in the class. If you take him, don't show up and teach yourself!

He can be very helpfull one on on but tryign to ask questions in class is like interrupting study hall.... its awkward at best cause he makes you feel like you should already know this. its calc one if you are using calc 3 tricks we wont understand it... i learned more from the webassign than him. Test answers has to be his way.

Looks like Ben Franklin but doesn't have any mental traits associated with the genius. Don't take him. I am a 4.0 student and this clown will ruin your life.

Ralph Taylor is the worst teacher that I have ever had in my entire life. He is incompetent as a professor and lacks decency, compassion, and character. He loves to hear himself talk and speaks in a condescending manner towards students. His lectures are completely unplanned and confusing. There are no redeeming qualities about this man.

Really bad professor. Did not teach anything that wasn't already done in CS2. Gets mad when you can't understand him. Feedback is never given on assignments and won't tell you during office hours. Go-to response is "I'll get it to you soon" but soon never comes. Doesn't review for exams and those exams are completely uncovered by class material.

When you see all the reviews for him you almost feel sorry for him, and then you take his class and realize that he deserves all the bad reviews. Cancels class all the time, takes forever to grade your stuff, and when he does he takes points off of small things for things like "not as efficient as it could be". He has no passion and you'll be bored

Worst teacher ever, do not take his class!

His lectures are streams of mindless talking which rarely helps you as a student, does not explain information well. Just kinda a terrible teacher in every way. Avoid his class if possible.

AVOID! You take his class you will question every decision you ever made in your life!

Do not take this professor unless you have no other choice. His teaching style is very boring and monotonous, as all he does is read the textbook for his lectures. His tests are unreasonably hard, but he basically copy pastes each test from recent years. He doesn't show up to class a lot and takes months to grade tests. Do not take this professor.

This guy looks like Benjamin Franklin died and came back to life. I honestly couldn't tell you if he was pregnant or not. I don't understand how he is still a teacher as his memory is slightly better than a goldfish. Actually that comparison is not fair to goldfish. He wold look at least 100 times better if he was bald. If he bends over, look away.

REALLY bad. super boring and seems like he doesn't do any work for school when he isn't on campus. 0/10 do not take him.

Missed 5 classes so we were 2 weeks behind. Instead of having 5 exams 3 review days and a final, we had 4 exams no review and a take home final. Terrible class.

Older reviews of him are fairly good, but he has clearly gotten much worse over time. Not much I can say that hasn't already been covered. Most of the class dropped which made sense for his unreasonably hard tests. Do not take his classes unless you have to.

Listen to the reviews about him! DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. I thought I could pass by studying hard, but nooo, he grades very tough and some of the test questions don't correlate to his notes or the homework. His voice will put you to sleep and he takes 30 mins to answer a single math question with a bunch of confusing mathematical proofs.

Worst choice to make if u really suck at math, still trying to recover from this class

Ralph skipped 4 classes this semester. We would only met 2x a week, which means we fell way behind... and rather than cut the material he jammed it in and put it on the final... worst final ever. The questions are hard and he is very particular on the answers. You lose points fast and easy and the only opportunity for points are his exams.. avoid.

Nice guy. However, very slow and takes approx 30 minutes to teach you a problem. He makes you buy a book and teaches something way different then what the book shows. I had no choice but to give up on this class.

No homework which is bad for a math class. Makes easy topics hard and hard topics harder. Boring and gives tests harder than the textbook. Would not recommend.

Let me just say that he seems like a nice enough guy. I do not doubt that he is very smart and knows his stuff. The problem is just that he isn't very good at explaining things. If you are looking for a teacher who will go step by step and be clear about what they are doing, this is NOT the teacher for you.

Ralph is definitely a nice guy, but his teaching is definitely the worst. He always sounds annoyed when you ask questions, constantly makes mistakes which he may or may not catch, and always does his own ways instead of off the book he asks you to buy. The only way to keep your grade is by passing his tests which test his methods, not the books.

If you take him you'll most likely have to teach yourself the material. He tends to over explain and go into too much detail of complicated topics before ensuring students first have basic principles down. This often left the class confused.

Would not recommend his class. Does a disservice to math lovers. He's a nice guy but a horrible teacher. Super boring. doesn't know how to explain the subject. You're honestly better off reading the book by yourself. Horrible communicator, Makes mistakes constantly. Sometimes takes one hour to do one question, yet nobody knows what he's doing.

He actually doesn't check his email

Out of all the teachers I've ever had, Ralph Taylor is the worst one by far. I took AP Calculus 1 in high school and even got a 5 on the AP test, but this class somehow managed to be so hard and confusing, even for me. I felt really bad for everyone else in that class, especially since the first exam averaged a 45%.

The worst professor ever, avoid, avoid, and avoid. He should not be teaching anything because he does not know how.