This prof is good at what he does, makes his explanations very clear and elaborates if you need him to. Claims he is a nerd and it shows!!

Had him for the Lab, kick ass. Knows what he is talking about, genuinely loves what he does. Can explain what obscure concepts are and how to apply them. Could probably teach Math to a chimp, and have the chimp get it.

Awesome! He's knows what he's doing and loves doing it. He's honest and very helpful. He doesn't try to make anyone feel stupid and always amswers question no matter how dumb they seem. It's worth going to class just to hear his funny remarks and stories! Highly recommend him!

He is an awsome prof. I think his students rate is one of the highest in the Math Dep. He explain in a such a way that any dumb can get it. If you realy hate Math take his class and you will love it. The best prof in Math Dep.

An excellent prof. For me was the best Math prof from U. of Manitoba

Amazing! What other prof will be completely up front with being a nerd and break out into song?! Funny guy, very helpful and explains things clearly. Would lobe to have more classes with him.

Rob is such an awesome prof. Super helpful and extremely approachable. I hated math going into this class but he was able to help me understand the course so well that I actually enjoyed going to class. While in class, his funny remarks were really great. He had plenty of office hours and actually enjoyed when you came to ask for help.

He's a great math professor. I started out the course hating math and thinking I was going to barely squeeze by. Make sure you go to class, because he always covers important things.

excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! highly recommend him.

Excellent Instructor. Very willing to help students who want to do well. Go to class, go to his office hours, listen to him and you will do great.

You should take his course. He is good teacher who really teaches you. As long as you come to his class, you will have no worry about his exam!

Rob is a great lecturer! He has a way of taking math and explaining it in such a way that is easy to understand. If you have a hard time with math and need to get your math credit, TAKE THIS COURSE WITH ROB!!!

great prof. linear 2 was tough. but he made it a lot easier. great guy. 'the next korytowski'. had to work at the course since you had to be creative and think fast when trying to do a proof on test. but do the work. and you'll do fine.

He is a pretty good prof, goes through good examples and explains things well. knows his stuff.loves wikipedia haha

Awesome Instructor. Explains topics well and then gives examples. This guy knows how to Teach. Take any course you can with him!!! VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

good teacher

Good teacher, but lecture not clear at all. Missed some parts from the textbook. Not recommanded!

Really good prof. Made class super interesting, and explained content really well. Did a fair amount of examples during class, and was very helpful when approached outside class. Only downfall is that his exams are BRUTAL! Put the absolute hardest questions ever on it. I would still recommend him never the less because i did learn alot.

Course as brutal and had over a 50% VW rate. I learned alot and felt I obtained something of value and enjoyed it other than the brutal midterm exam which had a 35% average. His final Exams are easy but the midterms are brutal.

I don`t know what you people are talking about. Rob is the man! If you attend every class and take down all of his notes you will ace his courses. Great, interesting teacher with lots of passion and enthusiasm. I took MATH 1500 in U1 and followed Rob to MATH 1210 in 2nd term. Like in every math course, if you slack off, you fail anyway

Nice Guy. Says he is a nerd and is really cool about. He is tricky with his tests and mid terms - throws alot of theory on tests, but good guy. He is always cheerful and has some funny things to say. Good teacher for the most part but like any class requires alot of work. Make sure to attend this class though- important things get covered.

Good prof.Explanations clear and class goes by fast but beware midterms very tricky and will kill you. Final was easy. For the midterm, study and know every single question in the book. You will see theory and weird questions never covered in class. If you don't do the homework, do not expect to pass the mid term. You must work to get a good mark.

Unlike previous entries, I had no problems with the class. I attended every single one and managed to score well on each assignment and exam. It may be because I took MATH 1010, haha. Very easy. However, he is quite arrogant and it wouldn't surprise me if he did find pleasure in failing students. Just go to class and do the homework.

I don't understand peoples ratings. I loved this course, and Rob is a very good instructor. Yes it's hard, but you shouldn't expect an A+ to be handed to you on a platter. You need to be prepared to work, which I did and earned an A+ in both classes of his in which I was enrolled.

I took the summer session of his class and I thought it was great! He tries to keep the class interesting and he likes it when his students participates in his lectures. He was a lot BETTER than the my previous cal prof; he explains it with much more detail, like step by step while he goes over examples. Highly recommended!

Took his summer course for 1300 and 1500 at the same time and though it was very tough to keep up to both at the same time, he was always available either in his office or by email to help out. Plus a really genuinely nice guy. His tests are tough but not really hard.

I thought this professor was extremely helpful. Anytime help was needed he was always available and even gave plenty of time during class to ask questions. His explanations were easy to understand. I highly recommend him!

Hard to decide if I like him or not. He's definitely a nice guy, and will help you out, but his exams and quizzes are insane. How can I fail algebra when I ace calculus with a different prof? Not because other prof was too easy, Rob was simply too hard. This is an intro course, and I would rather stab myself in the eye than take it again.

Awesome Teacher, I recommend taking this class in the summer. It is a really heavy first year course and Rob helps a lot. He is really approachable, quizes are little tricky but the midterm and final were easy. JUST STUDY!

I'm in my fourth year at the U of M and this is by far the best math prof I've had! Very clear, humourous and speaks plain english. I don't know what else to say but register for one of his classes if you can!

Very clear

Mid terms and Final is EASY! Funny teacher and easy to understand.

From day 1 he makes it very clear that the class may seem slow and easy at the start but gets harder & faster later, so keep up. Very approachable, helpful and kind. SERIOUSLY, if you read/understand the text/math booklet and do the questions there should be no problem getting an A. Great teacher but sometimes gives harder questions on tests/assign

A fantastic class. As long as you take notes and do the text book questions and hand-in assignments most people should be able to do well in this class. :) I would definitely take another class taught by Rob.

Great prof. Do the work and you'll succeed

Wonderful prof, gives great notes, makes everything very clear and easy to understand, and gives math help to any one that asks, would take another class with him in a heart beat , best math prof i ever had !!!!

I went into really excited, and was slightly disappointed that it was pretty much just textbook based. All in all it was ok and relatively easy (the exams were examples from the practice tests, but people still managed to fail...). Just DO the practice tests and assignments!! Also props to him for making a web page for the course, super cool!

Can seem a little pompous at times, but other than that he's not bad.The tests + assignments were very fair, you have to really not try at all in order to fail(the mid-term turned out to be the questions from the practice exams!).In my class you either got an A+ or an F, half the class apparently failed-- I wonder how that happened...

Great prof. Knows his content inside and out, and actually lectures at a pace that you can keep up to. Quiz's were a little difficult though.

Rob is awesome. He is very accessible to ask questions, he has a skype link on his website, the had "Campo hours" as well as office hours. He starts every class with, "Are there any questions, anything at all?" He knows his stuff, and teaches the course exactly like a high school course, perfect for a new university student!

Incredibly helpful, scheduling extra hours to meet with students. He has a Skype account that's often on if you have a question that has to be asked face-to-face but you can't make it to school. Posts tons of helpful info and question sheets on his site. His questions range from very easy to crazy-tough, so it's hard to give him an easiness rating.

Definitely knows his stuff. I think everyone can tell he truly enjoys teaching. I don't usually like math but I enjoyed his class.

Rob is really cool and super helpful -- HIGHLY recommended. Although if you ever take Calc1 BUY GRANT'S TUTORING -- I got an A+ in this course without using the textbook

Pretty easy course in general. Prof really knows his stuff and he is very easy to understand. He doesn't post his notes online but you will want to go to class anyway. Easy A if you do go.

Very good at explaining things, although does take a while to get on topic sometimes. Not technically mandatory to attend all the time but strongly advised because its hard to catch up because of the amount of material covered in class. Good at answering questions and making himself REALLY accessible - uses Skype and appointment booking service!!

overall pretty good teacher, always asks if there are any questions before class starts, the exams were easier than his quizes.

Watch the videos on his web site, very helpful. Keep up with the understanding and practice questions. Study by doing old exams and your notes. Textbook was a bit confusing so take your own notes.

BEST TEACHER EVER! I wish he could teach all my courses.

cool prof.im so glad i took math with him.his website is so helpful especially when i was falling behind!do all the practice sheets on his website and exams would be alright for u!

I thought that Rob was a great prof. who cares a lot about his students and how well they do in his classes. I've had him for both Math 1500 and Math 1300 and I wouldn't hesitate to take another class from him. He's clear, uses lots of examples, pauses for questions and encourages participation from his students. Great prof.

Helpful, accessable and clear in all explanations. Excellent prof. Gotta be one of the best I've had.

He's a great teacher. He's funny, and outgoing and has effective teaching methods. The material is generally pretty easy. You NEED to keep up with reading the textbook and practice questions. He picks HARD questions for the exam. The average was 50% on the first midterm when it was easy stuff. Good teacher but HARD exams

Super approachable teacher, dedicated to helping students succeed. He has a website with all course info and practice q's. Makes content very clear and encourages student participation. I hated math and he makes it interesting and fun! Take his class!!!

good over all Encourages students to ask... Devote his time for his students... But horrible in marking!!! He tends to give low marks in assignments and exams for no rational reasons And that is enough for me to avoid his classes.

Super helpful. Had tons of extra things you could do for more practice. The only thing i didn't like about him was his quizzes were extremely hard. harder than the exams. but overall a good prof, take math with him if you can.

Super easy to follow, pay attention and you should be fine.

Loved having Rob as my teacher! I hated math before I took his class and now I was to take more. He does go fast in class, so make sure you pay attention. He makes himself extremely available to students and takes time to help you. I just wish he would start keeping the class quite. It get quite loud and distracting

he is such good prof! he could help you a lot. the best prof i have never had, especially compare the prof Mendelsohn(i am taking his class-calculus 1), ROBERT IS THE BEST!

Really good teacher!

Robert is a great teacher, he is outgoing, he explains things clearly, and he makes sure everyone understands the concepts before moving on. He also has a website with lots of helpful resources. Only downside was that his "tutorial" quizzes were really difficult, harder than exam questions.

Professor Borgersen is always willing to help students in person or via e-mail. He has a class website with practice questions, assingments, and examples. Overall, his tests and final exam are difficult, but if you pay attention, you should have no problem passing the course.

pretty hard course but prof willing to help. Sometimes explanations unclear, examples specific to one question so didn't help in the general sense. Pretty good prof overall, but quizzes hard and he hadn't taught course in a while so not prepared ahead with notes,would've been nice. Korytowski gave assignments before labs but nothing from Rob

Awesome teacher! Makes himself super available, super nice and outgoing! I definitely recommend him for any math class. Makes you actually like math!

He explains things very well and does a lot of examples. He is very available and the fact that he uses his own website and his schedule is available there is really helpful.

Rob explained everything very well and made it easy to understand. I hated going to math class until i had math with Rob, best prof so far.

Overall good prof!

Talks for the first 30 minutes of class about his personal opinions, and uses up valuable time he could be using to teach extra examples. Midterm was nothing like class time spent on problems, and nothing like suggested homework. He won't answer any questions about the exam or give any kind of outline. A lot of cumulative Calculus 1 problems.

Very good easy going professor. Does spend time at the beginning of every class for students to ask questions which is good. Overall good proff!

VERY helpful teacher, explains things very well and is super helpful. I would highly recommend taking one of his classes!

This prof means well and is easy to understand. He also has a lot of good resources available to you throughout the course. However,he wastes too much time talking about irrelevant topics and the quizzes in his section are not fair,very cumulative and discouraging. Personally I found the exams easier than the quizzes.

He speaks English and has a ton of resources available to you. If you buy the textbook and do tons of examples, you should do fine in his course. He seems like a really good teacher, but as others have said he wastes a lot of time at the start of classes instead of just teaching. Regardless, he still is the best math prof I've had.

Would ABSOLUTELY recommend him for ANY math class. He spends a lot of time in the beginning of class going over questions from textbook if you ask him to. Very helpful, and really cares about students succeeding. Highly recommend going to class, and take notes. Do the suggested exercises and go to labs. Put in the work and the grade will show it.

hes incredibly annoying but he's a good prof that answers any questions you have

Wasted an enormous amount of class time at the beginning of every lecture, probably like 15 minutes every class. Great course website with tons of resources. Did not have any review classes before the final and rushed through the last 2 units in order to finish covering course material. Quizzes were difficult compared to lecture style.

Very good pro!!

I didn't care for Rob's class, mostly because he spent the first 15-20 minutes "asking if we had questions" but really he just complained about how high school hasn't prepared us for anything. Other than that, he is pretty helpful. He allows students to contact him basically 24/7 via Skype, which is really cool. Make sure you do textbook questions.

Great Professor

Best prof I've ever had!! He cares about how well you do in the course and wants you to succeed. There is some unnecessary talk during lectures but math takes practice and the only way you're going to learn is if you sit down and do it on your own. His lectures are more for motivation and clarification. You can easily pass without going to class.

Okay, so I was really impressed with Rob. Yes first name basis is allowed because: he is an honest, personable, prof who is here for you/wants you to succeed. He gives clear notes that go along great with the "textbook" (which btw I used religiously front page to back). If you are willing to put in the time, he makes himself very accessible for you

Rob is a very dynamic and motivated lecturer, and clearly explains the material. However he has high expectations of his students and makes exams very difficult. Practice every day and you'll do fine

Really nice guy, wants you to do well, tests were very fair. Really easy to talk to in person, has office hours, allows students to Skype him, and lets students book an appointment with him online. Chances are if someone said his office hours were completely booked they tried to make the appointment the day before cause I had no problem

Rob is probably the slowest when it came to teaching compared to the other profs. Although, he is very passionate about teaching and makes sure you understand the topic. He is very organized, goes into detail on important lessons although he skipped a lot (useless stuff not on final). I would recommend him to anyone taking MATH 1500.

My complaints about Rob are that he spends too much time at the beginning of class on questions and anecdotes. Sometimes his explanations are rushed and unclear. However, he is funny and really wants to help his students through appointments, Skype, email, etc. I think he's a fairly good prof, but I think I would have done better with someone else

Good professor makes sure his students know their stuff

Half the class will be spent answering students questions and the other half explaining the days topic. Has lots of office hours and really wants students to succeed would definitely recommend.

Not an easy course whatsoever, but if anyone can help you prepare, its Rob. He is very upfront about what you have to do to succeed in calculus and he is willing to help students with their questions. He tries to mix in humor to make the class light and tells his own experience in math class to relate to the students.

Amazing prof, explains things perfectly, makes you understand everything extremely well. Tough grader, but very fair, and tells you exactly what you did wrong and how to fix it.

I'm not too sure why people are saying he's a tough grader, he grades fairly. Furthermore, he courses can be hard for many, but the average fail rate isn't his fault. He does everything in his power to ensure his students pass, offering labs and extra office hours. If you don't take advantage of those your poor grade is not his fault. Great prof.

Great prof, explained everything really well, and if you didn't understand something he would always take the time to explain in other words. Super accessible out of class and a very funny guy. Would definitely recommend this professor for any math course, especially discrete/combinatorics!

Very tough course, but he did an awesome job of explaining everything. For everyone saying that he was a bad prof, he was always willing to explain things again, and was super accessible in and out of class. Very caring towards individual students and did everything he could to help out when I needed help. Passed the course with an A thanks to him!

Uses time to emphasize problems. Just showing up to class and listening to the examples he does can provide you with the tools needed to pass. Is a decently hard and specific marker.

Rob did a great job teaching the course. This wasnt my first time taking this course, but the first attempt did me no favors. Rob has an interesting style of teaching, almost an his way or the highway kind of thing. However this left me with a clear understanding of exactly what i needed to learn, and how to. Overall Rob did good.

Such a great guy! Really cares about his students, doesn't make you feel stupid asking a question. Doesn't post his notes online, you need to write everything but he gives you time. The textbook is necessary for practice. Is impossible to see outside of class. Doesn't have real office hours, and is never available for appointments.

Teaches everyone very clearly. No excuse to get a low grade unless you do nothing. Added to my understanding of math. Very available, even does Skype calls at any time of day. Good prof all around, and a good guy too.

He is a tough marker but he gives very clear marking scheme. So If you follow what he tells you, It will be a easy course. He is also a great prof who knows how to teach. He has good office hours , he may skype with you if you need. Best math prof ever!! You'll like him.

Very clear expectations set at the start of the semester. Great flexibility with lectures, will always answer questions on lecture or assignment materials. If you have the textbook you can miss the occasional lecture and not far too behind. Very eager to help and has lots of office hours. You can even Skype him whenever you need.

Rob is phenomenal Professor everyone who says otherwise is because they didn't do well in his class. Math 1240 is a very difficult class, you cannot expect the prof to teach you everything you need to learn a lot of the topics on your own to truly understand the material. Rob is always available outside of class and answers any and every question.

Fantastic professor with entertaining lectures. Always asking the class how he can make his course better. If you slack off even a bit though, you will be catching up the entire term. Do your assignments early and study as much as you can. He's a tough grader and goes into detail why you lost marks. He supplies a lot of extra study material.

I guess either student very liking him or not. I really liked him, and someone keep saying he grades very tough but there are worse prof who grades tougher so .. if you like to participate in class, he is perfect! You may able to lead whole class. He is nice, also he was nice at his office hour and very helpful!

Great Prof. Best math professor I've had so far. You can see he loves teaching and wants his students to succeed. Has a contagious love and passion for math. He can be tough on his students, but in a way that pushes them to try harder, do better. Great lectures. Made 75 minutes feel like ten. Would definitely recommend him

Great instructor. Math 1240 is difficult, and some think it's his fault, but i know people who said it was way worse with other profs. Loves teaching, is willing to help with concepts/questions from other classes too. Took 1240 with him, and am doing 2030 with him currently.

I'm surprised to see negative reviews for this guy, he's great! He really cares about helping his students. He definitely gives difficult quiz/test questions but that's because he actually expects his students to learn and doesn't just give out easy A's. If you really want to learn math, take a class with him!!!

Passionate about his job; cares about students passing, but makes you aware of how difficult the course is and the work you'll have to put in. Works hard to make sure he's available outside of class, and very organized both on UMLearn and in class. You'll want to attend lectures though because that's where you learn the most content.

Rob made Combinatorics 1 a really fun course to take. He is passionate about mathematics and really wanted you to be as enamoured by the subjects as he is. I would say that the textbook was truly valuable and doing as many exercises as you can would be a smart idea.

overall, ROB is an okay prof, he can be really slow at the beginning of the class and rushes everything towards the end of the class which is super annoying. And he literally takes extra time out of his class hours after wasting time asking for questions. a pretty easy course if you study hard . office hours are never available which makes no sense

Really cares about the students

This course is way too easy and Rob is such a cool prof! Would definitely love to come back to another of his courses.

Rob is really a great prof, I dropped 1500 when i failed the midterm a couple semesters ago, and after taking his class i had a 38% jump on my midterm mark. He really tries to explain things in different ways to help it click for everyone, and is available almost 24/7 with skype calls and hell answer any question, no matter what level (even HS)

Rob is different from my other Math professors such that he is readily more available and willing to whenever you need help. With regards to the material, he teaches you all you need to know - there really isn't a lot. It's really up to the student to know the proofs and techniques and concepts beforehand and practice them on their own time.

Rob was the only reason I was able to pass this course. His lectures and notes (which he posted online without examples) were clear. He was fast on getting back to any questions I had from his class and he seemed like a nice guy that cared about his students. I would take a course with Rob again.

Rob is an absolute Beauty! he is super funny and energetic which keeps your attention. He does waste a lot of time talking at the start of class but e would always have enough time to get through the lecture. He teaches the course very well and if you do the practise questions you will have no problem getting at least an A

Rob is a great teacher. Needs to digress at the beginning of class. The pace of the course is extremely fast but you'll pass w/ an A+ if you work for it. He is very accessible outside of class via Telegram. The reviews that say he's bad because they did better in Track B are likely biased, Track B gets to relearn/study ENTIRE units again.

Rob is a really nice person but just doesnt know how to present his lecture materials in a presentable way. he spends a lot of time chitchatting at the beginning then throws a math problem in for us to solve. Then we start rushing over the lecture material

Rob is really accessible outside of class and cares about his students. He does host beginning of class discussions, yes, but I think that's only an issue depending on the class you are taking and if he needs to rush it or not, mine was not rushed at all. He gets bad ratings because 1240 is so hard but it is not his fault. I found his class fun

Teaches the material well, and makes fair exams (with bonus questions!). He's quite passionate about math too, and seems like a nice guy. As other reviews have said, he does take questions at the beginning of lectures which in a smaller class like this wasn't a big deal, but with a big class like 1240, this might take up too much time.

A lot of people in my course thought he talked too much rather than actually teach, which I too agree on but he's not a bad teacher. He knows his stuff. He may be a little aggressive when teaching, as in, he can sound a bit rude when answering questions but he gets the point across. Makes jokes. All in all, I personally enjoyed him as a professor.

Found the course extremely difficult and he helped a ton. Didn't have the background but I put in the effort which he could see and he was more than willing to match the effort as he could see how important it was to him. He likely saved my degree from falling apart quite early. Went out of his way to help and at all times of the day.

I took precal in highschool and averged in the 70's. I found the course itself hard, especially since you basically have to teach yourself and class time is used mostly for solving problems. Rob does a great job at explaining, super easy going guy that sets very clear expectations. As long as you put the work in you'll pass

He is a great prof, hilarous and he gave so many resources for extra practice to get yourself up to speed. I did applied math in high-school and got in the 70s but this course is so hard and found myself trying to get up to speed. Definitely need to put lots of time into this course. That said it is possible to pass with dedication and hard work.

He is patient, makes sure you understand what's being taught. Is quite clear with explanations and makes sure to notify students what is expected of them. His teaching style is engaging and not monotonous and he is quite clear with ideas and concepts. Highly recommend looking for a course with him as a professor.

Very clear lectures. Don't listen to the negative reviews, even with online classes, he gives fair tests and has multiple safety nets for technology failure. He evidently cares for students, and answers almost all questions he is asked clearly and thoroughly. He could probably teach graph theory to a goldfish and have it understand entirely.

You will have to put the work in if you want to do well in this class. He is good at explaining the material in engaging way.

Rob's lectures were clear and to the point. Additionally, each lecture started with a brief discussion about goal setting, expectations, and general "how to succeed in university". These are very useful.

I was very anxious to take this class, but the professor explained things so clearly that it was not too difficult to pass every test. I did not buy a text book, and it may be different in person, but during my online class I didn't have to. He explained things so well in the lecture videos that I was able to grasp every concept pretty well.

Rob is a very good professor and will teach you the fundamentals of calculus needed to succeed in higher level math courses. He encourages goal setting and overall has very clear and to the point explanations

I liked him but I can see why people wouldn't like him. 3 tests, 50 minutes each for 90% of final grade (for the tests, you get 3-4x the amount of time that it would take him to do the questions). Not difficult content but in order to get fast enough, you'll have to do lots of practice problems otherwise you will not finish the tests. Good Prof.

Great guy! Reminded me of my high school math teacher (in a good way). He was good at answering and questions you messaged him and provided lots of help and examples in and out of class. Fair marker but had hard tests

I had the chance to have him on summer, you better get serious at studying cuz the class moves with such fast pace you may struggle to keep up. Rob is a great prof though and tries to employ his class time on examples and questions students may have on the topics. Whether you take it on summer or winter it is a difficult course so Good Luck.

I didn't do great in this class, but I think that's down to me not studying rather than the prof being bad. I would say that I found MATH 1700 much easier than this class.