He rocks!!!

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Good Teacher. Had him for calc I, II, III Does makes you work! Willing to help

BEST calc teacher i've had yet

Excellent! Extremely organized, clear, fair.

He was a pretty good teacher. Extremely clear and pretty helpful... ignoring me when i see him on campus, the jerk :)

clear and helpful. You have to work hard in his class. I think he's sexy.

Very good professor. Very easy to understand. If you are having problems with statistics and he's teaching the course I highly recommend him. The class is easy as long as you do the work and pay attention because he explains it so well!

Great guy. Teaches proff really really well. Not so good with aplication. I would recomend him to anyone taking Calc I, II, or III

GREAT TEACHER, fair grader, his notes are clear and understandable. Vary willing to give as much help as you need. I was in his office almost every other day for help. Great prof, I would recomend him for any math class :)

I thought he was great and he grades fair and is reasonably easy.

I couldn't pass calc with other math profs, but this one is great. Easy to understand and very helpful! Just do the homework.

Great guy. Even though I fail Calc 2 with him he held no grude and was an amazing help in calc 3. I think he does better with the higher level calcs but overall I would recomend him. Don't ever be afraid to ask him a question he is very helpful and fun

His test are hard but fair. His teaching style is clear and concise, doesn't make many mistakes which is definitely a plus! I recommend him but he is no cakewalk either.

Great professor. Just as long as you do and understand the homework the tests are easy. All material from tests comes strait from homework problems; he doesn't throw any curveballs. I would highly recommend him

a great professor. he always is willing to help during office hours, and is very good at explaining things if you don't understand. a great guy and funny too!

its math 365...expect it to be challenging. but Buchanan will help if you have questions...class consists of graded hw and tests...not to bad tho

explains everything, but goes fast. do the homework and ask him for help if you need it. He seems to comment on the repeat takers in a positive way, so if I had to take it again, I know he's be fair and patient.

He's a good guy. If you have any questions he will answer them. But be prepared to go VERY fast. If you can't keep up, def. get a tutor!!

Great guy. Clear, explains material very well in class, and if you need extra help just ask him. Keep up with the homework and study for exams. Math is not easy - I had to study a great deal for this class but at the same time enjoyed the challenge.

Examples are of letters only, not numerical. His test questions were on things we never covered in class and his make up tests are 15 pages long. He picks the hardest problems to give on graded homework. Goes too fast, grades very hard. If something isnt right with the way he did a problem, he refuses to say its wrong. Nice guy, but horrible prof.

Buchanan is a professor who enjoys challenging his students. He is always willing to help out. His tests are rather hard, however.

Very hard class! The last couple tests were extremely difficult (I went from a B+ to an F in a couple of weeks.) He is a nice guy though, and was able to help me bring my grade up. He's the kind of prof. you need to communicate with in order to be helped.

His tests are really hard, and he doesn't always answer questions correctly.

I actually thought his class was pretty easy. I have NEVER gotten a B or let alone a C in any math class, EVER! I ended up with an A on the final... I would recommend taking it in the summer if you can, I am assuming it is more laid-back, has less students and you have more access to him.

This professor had it half right. His presentations for his lectures were amazing and easily viewable on the web if I were to miss a piece of the notes. Sadly his exams are unacceptable. One exam, nobody finished in the 55 minutes allotted. If you are stuck with this professor, fear the exams. I should've listened to others and not taken this prof!

I took Buchanan for Calc 1,2,3 and also a Mathematica class (MATH 312). The book is really good and he teaches pretty well. DO HOMEWORK! Study hard for his test- some of them were not bad, but he had at least one very hard/unfair test each year. He is friendly when you approach him to talk about how to solve a problem. Work hard for a B.

Buchanan is pretty good. Some of his tests would seem unfair, except that he archives his old tests, and has the answer keys posted - how often do you have this luxury? Take advantage, and you'll do well. Also, he's very organized, has his lectures in PDF form on his website, and will always clarify a problem if you ask him.

He is the typical over-excited math guy, but he is a good teacher. he basically holds your hand through everything, making the class either good or borring, but if you try you won't fail. he doesn't really collect homework, but what he assigns is reasonable and helpful if you choose to do it.

After all the horror stories I heard about his calc classes, I was amazed at how clear and easy this class was. However, grades need to rely on more than four godawful tests.

Buchanan is truly a nice man. He reminds me of a cross between Al Gore and The Agent (Smith) from "The Matrix!" ONE PROBLEM: The weekly quizzes are "all or none" meaning if you get 1 thing wrong, you get a ZERO. NO credit for work done or partials. Fair Guy tho. Likes to wear Black on Friday! Go figure!

Fair but extremely hard. He teaches you the concepts but on the tests, has all the hardest questions. For example he will teach derivatives but instead of having regular derivative problems on the test they will have 4 trig function a natural log and 2 exponents.

Hard professor but he knows his stuff. Study, go to class, and ask questions and you will ace the course... If your good at math and slack off you will get at least a B. Gives great example tests (previous tests) to study before a test. A+ Guy!

He is easy to understand, but is hard. He teaches principles in class and does maybe 5 examples for each principle in class. The rest is up to you to apply the principles to actual problems in homework. His tests are straight up HARD. He chooses the absolute hardest questions he can find. Even if you understand most concepts it's hard to ace tests.

The rumors are true. Dr. Buchanan is a very hard professor, but he is one of the best I've had (and a really nice guy). He explains things very clearly, posts (his own) detailed solutions to ALL the homework online, and is ALWAYS available. I even emailed him after 9 one night before a test and he got back to me with a detailed and helpful answer.

Do the old tests! hes a great professor but it will be worl

Ive taken 3 math classes with him the first one i was forced then i started to choose him if you do his old tests youll be fine!! he is wonderful will always help! and do the homework even if it seems like alot but youll be happy when the test rolls around!

Work smart, work hard. Robert Buchanan is a machine. If you can handle a tough workload, take him, and you will learn more then any other class that doesn't have Robert Buchanan. If you can't handle it, stay far, far away. You will not be graded on effort, only on results. Contrary to popular belief, he has a sense of humor.

Dr. Buchanan was a nice professor, but thats about the only good thing I can say here. 90% of our grade came from tests, including the final. The third test he gave us was SUCKISH and the final was a DOOZY. I was lucky enough to get an A in his class, but BEWARE!

Amazing teacher. I've taken him multiple times. He is so clear and well organized it's great. Do the old tests and don't be afraid to go to his office hours. He is very helpful and really cool.

ANALYSIS; Dr Buchanan is a phenomenal professor; very clear, concise and helpful. Just dont fall behind on the mymathlab homework because it will come back to haunt you. He is always at his office hours and will once a week stay an hour after class to help out anyone who is falling behind and wants extra practice. Very approachable & understanding.

One of the best professors at Millersville!! his power point lectures can be hard to get. But, if you go to his office hours, everything will start to make sense. I went to his office every other day (sometimes outside of his office hours ) and he did't mind at all. he is very nice and caring professor. He always had smile on his face. DO TAKE HIM

This guy is a real homie. One of the nicest, smartest dudes I've ever met, but his class is the hardest class that I've ever taken. I hate statistics with a burning passion but Prof. Buchanan made it bearable. The tests were also absolutely dreadful, but the way this G grades them is that if you show effort he'll slide you potty points.

Dr. Buchanan is a very intelligent man and it shows. If you pay attention, listen, do your homework, and ask questions you will do fine. A lot of people dislike his heavy use of slides, which can make the class dry at times. Don't be afraid to ask questions or to ask for clarification, he is a very understanding and fair professor.

I was warned that Dr. Buchanan is very tough; I found him to be reasonable. His example problems in class and review questions are great practice for his exams. The workload is very manageable, and I thought he was forgiving with the homework. He even explained the real-world applications of the material, which is often missing from math lectures.

Took this class online and it's probably the easiest class I've ever had to take. Weekly homework which wasn't too hard and the tests had multiple attempts so it was pretty much impossible to fail. His lectures can be slow but he really just wants you to understand the material.

After talking with peers who took different professors for the same course, Dr. Buchanan is tougher with exam problems and info students are expected to learn. He is a fair grader on tests and is good with partial credit, and the homework is not excessive. Will answer questions/go over problems if there's confusion so ask questions in class!

I liked Dr. Buchanan. He was a bit dry during lectures, but very nice and fashionable too! I think his exams were fairly understandable, but I can understand why others would have difficulty with the exams. Sometimes he would have trouble "dumbing" down concepts for those who didn't understand. It's not hard to pass his class, just do the homework.