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Extremely hard professor, but a very good teacher. I didn't like him at first, but once I got used to his style, it was an enjoyable class. If you are serious about math, then this is the teacher to get.
Pro Goldwyn is an excellent teacher. He gives quizzes everyday but they are very helpful when it comes to exams because they are the same questions. Study quizzes and you will get an "A" on every exam.
This teacher is not good at all. Avoid taking his class. He does not provide enough time for the quizzes.
Very hard proffesor, but an excelent teacher. Very interested in teaching and always there to help. Becarefull you really need to study for his class, he doesn't like lazzy people, and I bet you he can spot them from a mile. If you take the class with him make sure you study the stuff. If not u'r de
typical FAU math FOOL!
decent guy probably the best you can get at fau
This guy is hard but he is there to teach you. If you are lazy then don't take him, but if you can give a little effort he will pay it off as long as your not a total slacker. This dude has a Phd from Harvard, he is smart. What more could you ask for.
His tests are the exact same questions from the review he gives....number for number word for word..
Took his class over the summer. So easy! At first I thought I was going to fail again because he is not the best at getting the concepts clearly to you and his handwriting is atrocious. But when I found out that ALL his exams including the final are the EXACT questions from the review tests he gives I got an A in the class. Doing reviews = A.
Calculus 2 is generally a difficult math course. This guy makes it tough. He's educated, but doesn't know how to implement his education. Do not take this professor.
TEACHER IS GOOD BUT HE IS HARD..YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE YOU DO THE HOMEWORK BECAUSE ALL HIS QUIZ AND TEST QUESTIONS COME FROM IT..HE LIKES TO REAPEAT THE SAME QUESTIONS ON QUIZZES ALOT THAT MOSTLY EVERY BODY GETS WRONG..
I hear Calc 2 is the harder calculus...thank God. Exams are straight from reviews. He's a really good guy and he wants you to learn. He is so smart that he sometimes has difficulty related to us lesser evolved neanderthals. If you want to know the material as well as you can take him..he knows his stuff..but it's tough class...not****ty you.
he's horrible!!!!I'm good in math, but he made it really confusing. he doesn't know how to teach
awesome...hes tough but and doesnt give partial credit on quizzes but he does on tests...he tends to repeat the same exact problem on tests and quizzes if the majority of the class doesnt get it right. at the end of the term if your final exam grade is higher then your course grade then that will be your grade in the class.
The worst teacher of my life. he doesn't know what he is actually doing. he will just solve few problems in class and then give test which are harder than hw problems. no partial credit will be in his course and sometimes he himself doesn't know how to explain problems. this guy has think that u already know everything. NOT AT ALL RECOMMENDED
He knows every single mathematical problems. Never he got affraid with student questions and replace the poor exam with final which is cumulative. He is hard but try to be fair with every body. I got c+. but I like to take another class with him.
do the homework, no joke, very receptive when asked a question, take the practice tests as gold
WORST TEACHER EVER! I took calc 1 and 2 with this guy and I had the hardest time of my life. If you want to teach yourself calculus, then go ahead and take him. The only good thing about this guy is that his tests are made of problems from hw and sample tests, so at least u r a little familiar w/ the problems when taking the tests.
Hard class but he is very nice and tries his best to get everyone to pass.
very smart guy and very nice. he's a harvard grad and has a hard time relaying his ideas to students. You really have to teach yourself all of the material. It is doable but alot of work. Guy is extremely theoretical w/ his examples and not very clear and showing concepts. I would suggest another teacher.
smart guy bad teacher. but the other emath teacher is worse so i guess there is no way out
brilliant man!also very nice. problem is i think he feels that the rest of us are as brilliant. he is pretty difficult. his test questions are also very hard. if you like a good challenge i recomend you take him. you will learn a lot. just be warned
This teacher is the bomb, im an engineer student and this guy taught me calc 1 and 2, and engineering math 1. He explains really good, the material is really complex so you might get lost but he will backtrack. although horrible hand writing
Great guy, has a good sense of humor and tries his best to make class fun and educational at the same time. I am not an engineering major and I got a B (and that's only because of my final exam!)
Maybe one of the best Calculus 2 for engineers teacher on campus! he assigns homework via "mymathlab" and also does all his quizes and tests with this web application. His hand writing sucks, so be prepaired to ask him to rewrite what he just wrote. He also makes you keep a notebook with all your homework in it and he checks it everytime your homew
Awesome teacher. Very helpful and helps students succeed. Quizzes and exams are the h/w problems with different numbers. Drops 4 quizzes and 1 exam. Relates problems to real life. Every h/w assignments counts for a grade and must be kept in a notebook. Most of the time, get out of class early. DEFINITELY TAKE HIM!
if you are tired of weird accents hes ur life saver.. perfect english and test are easy (HE WORKS WITH COURSECOMPASS) very easy online program you will have a lil quiz every week but the are not worth much... you have 2 exams the quises and the hw.(gift)n aleks (gift) and as grades he drops lowest and then the final.. best of the mac 2253 proffsrs.
Amazing teacher. I am REALLY bad at mathematics, but somehow I pulled through his class. Just focus and do the work.
MAP 3305--WORST TEACHER EVER, IF YOU HAVEN'T TAKEN MATRIX THEORY OR DIFF EQ DON'T BOTHER TAKING HIM. YOU GOTTA TEACH URSELF THE MATERIAL!!! IF I WANTED THAT I'D DO AN INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE!! HE WORKS EXAMPLES HALF WAY THRU, WON'T DO THE CALCULATIONS CUZ "ITS TOO MUCH", FIND ANOTHER TEACHER! BUT LIKE I SAID IF U KNOW THIS STUFF ALREADY GO AHEAD!
EXACTLY WHAT THE GUY BELOW SAID. Had him for calculus class, which was not bad, but what happened here???. Was expecting to learn differential equations, instead I'm trapped in a matrix. Didnt put effort into working out problems, did not cover material very well, and gave a test that did not reflect HW. Wasted my money and time, very disappointed.
I love Dr. Goldwyn! He is very nice! He uses mymathlab and the questions are the same with just different numbers . He always made sure we had enough time on quizzes and exams. On the quiz and exams though, they're always cumulative and he doesn't curve. I DEFINITELY recommend him!
I took goldwyn for engineering mathematics 2, the subject matter is undoubtedly hard, but he made it worse. only did few examples, that were already well explained in the book. Was lazy and unwilling to answer most of the questions. If you like to pass, take another professor.
Had him for Calculus for Engineers I. Homework is online (MyMathLab) and the quizzes and tests are based off of the homework. If you understand the homework, you should be fine. Also, let you use notes on quizzes. He's not the greatest teacher but if you go to SI sessions, you should be alright.
WORST math teacher ever. Had him for College Algebra which he definitely isn't suitable to teach. Pointless iclicker questions. Illegible handwriting. You learn more in Lab then in Class. STAY. AWAY.
calc1 engineers.Nice guy willing to help u out with all the problems when it comes to webassign, but when it comes to math thats a different story. Sets up problems and covers the calc but wont show u the algebra which is the hardest part. tests arent terrible but he dosnt go over the material its up to u to learn it Hand writing Sucks!!
Sure, he's a nice guy and all, but I couldn't stand the class. He talks about the same things, repeating himself, and wasting time. Sometimes we wouldn't start learning until 20 mins into the class. The test problems are from homework but he does make homework annoying. Always something due. Oh and don't expect to read his handwriting on the board!
Here's the real problem- Dr. Goldwyn tries to hard to be nice to the slackers in his classes by making the hw easy. Then when it's test time, most people bomb and since tests count the most, a lot fail out. Plain and simple.
very nice guy. wants students to get good grades. he gives 20 points curves on some test. he uses MyMath lab and takes the tests from there. (just may change numbers) he lets you take in a 1 page not sheet to test. he is a little unclear in his lectures. if you want to do well go to every class and do the hw on math lab on time and study hw 4 test.
He is willing to offer help but as someone said before me the tests are difficult they are generally 6 questions and if u get 2 wrong its a D so i would advise looking elsewhere.
Hand writing is not legible, attendance is mandatory, uses my math lab but he is not the worst teacher out there but is not the best either. You can pass the class if you put in the necessary work.
This guy is the worst math teacher i have ever had. i love math, and i am an engineering major. 1st of all math is not a subject that should be taught online!!! second of all he has THE WORST HANDWRITING!!! he's good at math but doesn't explain it clearly he expects you to use my math lab. you will be sorry if you take his class trust me!
Really smart guy! but not the guy that you want to be taught by... i ended up having to withdraw from this class and pay back my bright futures money. i don't think he knows how to explain very well. plus i took the college algebra 2+2 class stay away from it!
he's a nice guy and smart but there's no point in going to class if you take the 2+2 course. you learn online.
He's the best. Take the 2+2 college algebra class. Jesse and Michael are awesome tutors.
Worst math teacher i have ever had. Expects students to teach themselves calculus. claims to offer help but responses are vague and uninformative. Knows the content but doesn't know how to explain it. SI instructors and sessions are the only reason i have a passing grade in his class. If you are registering for a course avoid this professor!
Terrible teacher. Went through the examples half way, didn't teach far into the chapter, barely gave credit even if you went all the way but made one small mistake. His class is impossible unless you plan on studying for the class all day, every day.
Best Math proff I've ever had. For a 6 week class you had a quiz everyday straight from the hw problems and the final consisted of hw problems too. Made a huge effort to explain what equations mean instead of just solving them. Very fair on grading as long as you explain yourself. Very helpful, answered all questions, very nice guy.
This teacher is terrible. Doesn't seem to care about questions, gives unhelpful answers, doesn't care if you're not understanding and god forbid if the site crashes on you- you should've done the hw earlier...when you didn't understand it. Homeworks and quizzes have to be done before the class discusses the chapter. Rude...I can't even believe it.
This teacher is hands down the worst teacher i ever had. What he teaches in class doesn't help with the hw online. There always a show your work problem on quiz, and test. he doesn't stop the lowest test nor quiz grades. i would not recommend this teacher at all
Good Professor. You might struggle if your not a fast learner. Ask as many questions as you can because he loves to answer them and it's hard to understand the material otherwise. Do all the homework and try to understand it. He did some sort of curving at the end because my low B turned into an A- (recommend)
Hard class. Does not have any test reviews prior to the test like algebra classes have. Tests are almost all of you're grade so there is hardly room for error.
he is terrible. does not care if the whole class did bad on the test and will not give test reviews DO NOT TAKE. quizzes every week online exams are online in the testing center DO NOT TAKE
You're honestly better off taking this on-campus with one of the non-english speaking profs. Goldwyn is demeaning to students and does not care if you pass, fail, or even learn. He will not curve, even if the whole class fails. He wont allow you to review your own practice tests/final after completing them. Do yourself a favor. Find another prof.
Online 2233 much better than in person! All lectures prerecorded, notes on ms powerpoint, weekly homework and quizzes, attendance 1x a week to review hw problems right before quiz, 2 exams (review exams are VERY similar to actual exam) and a final. MML HW w/ "view an example" =HELPFUL! Teacher is more than willing to help! Take this class online!
Professor is very smart and knows the material but has no idea how to teach it and make it easy to retain. Quizzes are 1 question and test 10 max so very little room for error. Do not take this professor unless you have A LOT of time to dedicate because you will need alternative sources to actually learn the material and pass :(
Dr. Goldwyn is an old man with a bad back, (exactly the words he used to describe himself on the first day of the semester). His lectures are SO boring, and if you do not have a background in Calculus before taking this class you will NOT understand because he does NOT explain anything well. He gives no partial credit on math problems.
Extremely unhelpful, extremely long lectures, extremely boring lectures, doesn't curve. Very hard class, if you're reading this, try and find another calc professor.
He isn't the "easiest" professor but you will learn math and be better prepared for the next class. He lectures on the concepts and does a great job at it! He doesn't just reiterate whats in the book. He also does some weird stuff with quizzes and group work but overall the Class was definitely well done. Will be taking for calc 2.
Worst math teacher ever... I'm generally a great math student who received high Bs and As and love math but this professor made it horrible, boring and I couldn't understand a thing. Do not take him... I failed...
If you don't have a calculus background before entering the class then good luck to ya. You will be teaching yourself. Luckily I had a GREAT T.A. who helped a lot. Take advantage of the help you can get.
pretty good !!!!!!!!! Greatest professor ever!!!
If you aren't a math person, the odds are NOT in your favor. After countless hours of doing the hundreds- yes hundreds of homework problems, I still struggled on the tests. What's more, he would email me every time I did poorly, and tell me that I need to do better, yet never gives suggestions. I would never advise someone to take this class.
Took it in the summer. If you're naturally good at math this class should be easy for you. If you are like me and can't do math to save my life, you need to teach yourself somehow. His online lectures are 2-3 hours long & he doesn't interact in the actual teaching, he just uses a pointer tool. I had to teach myself until I got a tutor.
Goldwyn is extremely hard, his exams are about 10 questions long and they do not resemble what he lectures on in class. I know someone who ended up skipping his class and going to the tutoring center instead, since his teaching methods are so ineffective.
Do not take this class with him if you want to take Calculus online. He will not help beside give feedback and quiz/ test performance. The class average is usually a D which is somewhat expected. If you do take him online, get ready to teach yourself the methods of Calculus. If you are not able to understand any of the 7 chapters you will fail.
He seems like a nice guy, but he doesn't really TEACH, he just.... DOES. He this class was for those who took Calc in high school and for those who didn't, but he taught like his students should already know all the rules, functions, etc. of calculus. I am great at math honestly, I haven't struggled since the 8th grade, until now...
Dr. Goldwyn is a great professor. He will help, but he isn't going to hold anyone's hand, because the work has to be done.
Dr. Goldwyn is the professor you can count on. He is very smart and very bright. He will help you if you need assistance.
I took his class online and I personally loved him, he's a great teacher. his test aren't hard if you do the homework and he is always there to help you. this is my first review for any professor that's how much I enjoyed his class
Dr. Goldwyn is a great professor. He is so smart, that every student will be able to pass his class. He will guide his students to success. He may drop the lowest homework grades and one exam grade, but it's not a promise. Take him if you can.
Math wizard! Take him, he may drop some grades if you work hard.
IF I WERE YOU... I'd take him. He can teach well, and he will maybe MAYBE drop some grades.
He will find ways to help you understand. He will maybe drop grades so you can have chances to pass the class.
He doesn't really teach, he narrates powerpoints and points along (his pointer has an awful delay, which makes it even more challenging to follow along). I don't know how he is the director of the math learning center... Be ready to teach yourself. This class is a challenge. Its a shame that this is the only online MAC2233 section.
KNOWS HOW TO TEACH. HE WILL DROP SOME GRADES.
He knows how to teach. He will help you and maybe drop grades, but not an easy A class.
I am a transient student from the University of Florida. I took his class completely online for the summer. He assigns one homework in between exams (max 60 problems) and his exams are exactly like the homework just different numbers. He is very sweet and reasonable. He responds fast to emails and is always willing to help. Learn the HW!
Dr. Goldwyn knows how to provide the information you need, just listen to the lectures and go to tutoring, and you should be okay. He will possibly drop the lowest homework grades and one lowest exam grade.
I took his calc class online. You have to purchase an access code and all of the work is on math labs. The work is easy, homework is whats on the exams. But this man as a professor is trash. He only gives two hours on one day to complete exams, he does not work with you. Hes an arrogant a - hole when you email him. Good luck dealing with this man
He is the absolute most arrogant, unworthy professor I have ever had. He WILL NOT work with you at all! If you need to continue taking math classes after this one, do not take it with him because you will not have the proper knowledge to move on to the next level of math. Overall, worst professor of my college career.
DO NOT TAKE HIM! Consider this a friendly warning! He purposely makes this more difficult than it needs to be. I passed because I got a private tutor to do his job. Its a shame that he is getting paid for this.
I didn't watch any of his lectures online (they aren't the best) get ready to teach yourself the work. Although, the tests are very similar to the homework so if you get As on the HW you can pass. He responds to emails very quickly so if you have questions ask away. Make sure you don't miss deadlines and do all the hw with time.
You basically have to learn everything on your own. Only 3 exams, one including the final and they are graded very harshly. Wouldnt recommend this professor to anyone honestly.
you really need to teach yourself. 2 exams only have 5 questions each that you rarely get partial credits for and they really make or break your grade. avoid this professor at all costs he makes things harder and he isn't the best teacher.
Avoid taking this teacher at all costs. Don't get me wrong he's a great guy but this class drained me. If I could go back I would choose another teacher. You have to teach yourself in this class.
Took this professor fully online. Passed with a 70% and didnt study too much. Hard class for sure but with mathway you can get by
I have never been great at math, but this class was horrible. Goldwyn does not teach, he instead gives you a worksheet and makes you try to do it on your own. The only assignments are homework and tests that are closed book and closed note.
Terrible Professor. During the COVID-19 pandemic all of my other professor were a lot more accommodating during this difficult time. He truly doesnt care about his students. Hes literally like 100 years old and has tenure. His homework and test are impossible and theyre timed. He literally didnt even address the class after the final.
I took class online and i am currently still in it. I just needed to rate this so that people can beware! He DOES NOT BUDGE with ANYTHING. it is a 4 hour class twice a week (Thursday and Sunday) as well as homework that have 40-50 questions that HE REFUSES to answer questions on. He makes you take tests while in a webex meeting and TALKS during....
I'll be very honest this class was very tedious and long ..... i had an 88.99% and he wouldn't even round my grade even if i begged. I took it in the summer for six weeks (three test and one final) .... be very aware he's not nice . It literally took everything on me to pass this class (you'll have to teach yourself).
I took the fast pace methods of calc. online & it was worth it because in just a couple weeks you are taking the final & done with the class. If you do the homework & watch the videos provided for each problem it's easy to understand. For me the lectures didn't really help but were mandatory so you just pretty much sit there & listen on Webex.
I took this class for the first half of the semester and it honestly isn't bad at all. The lectures are mandatory and he gives quizzes throughout them for attendance. The homework is time consuming but if you can do those problems you will do well on his tests.
Taking the class online was a lot easier since tests were not proctored and a lot of the questions came from hw. But if it's in person prepare for the class to be extremely challenging as he cannot explain the concepts very well. The videos on the hw are literally the only way I learnt. Also he gives a quiz every class
ok so i am really good at the math classes at FAU mostly because if i have a good teacher or I understand from my own knowledge. this professor was very challenging because his lecture where hard to understand. it was online so sometimes i couldn't understands what he was righting. my brother helped me better than he did. please think about it.
Do not take this professor if its the last thing you do stay clear! Does not teach does not provide any assistance.
There is no make up for late work in this class nor is there even a late policy. The late policy is that it's due on the due date and he does not budge. You have to earn above an 85% on the homework respective to the exam and if you do not get above an 85% on the homework, then you are not allowed to take the quiz which means you get an automatic 0
Do Not take this teacher unless you are decent at math and can self study. Dont bother with the lectures, YouTube does a better job of explaining the material. Doesnt give any slack, be prepared to study.
I took this class online and passed with an A. I usually struggle in math but this class was easy to understand. He uses MyOpenMath and there are videos for all the homework. Watch them and practice and you will not have any issues with the tests. During the lectures (online) we had breakout rooms and the TAs were super helpful! Take online class.
This class is mainly self taught. He has prerecorded lectures that he posts but the way he teaches on lectures is not helpful and his voice is hard to listen to. Best approach is to teach yourself through YouTube videos. He also does not work with his students to work out any issues and is very rude in emails.
Poor feedback and difficult get an answer longer than 3 words. Make sure to print out the syllabus and read it before attempting to ask any questions and expect very little feedback
Everything is MyMathLab. Exams weren't proctored. Homework is easy, more than enough attempts for each question plus videos. Lecture videos are "blah" but the textbook videos work. 85% or higher on homework to take exams otherwise you get a 0 for the exam. He's really strict, read the syllabus carefully.
Such an easy class with very few assignments. Everything is pretty straightforward and uses Math Lab for all assignments and exams. Gives plenty of time to do everything.
No offense to him, but his lectures are not the best. You might end up teaching yourself the material. Quizzes are easy, as long as you do the homework. He also gives an ample amount of time to complete the homework. I will say that he tries his best, but he's not good w/ technology. He's also very accessible and caring, so if any doubt, email him!
Pretty easy class, and structured nicely. If you put in the time and effort then you will definitely pass.
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Attendance Mandatory
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