Funny guy, excellent teacher. Tests easier concepts without trying to trick you

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Amazing!!!! His teaching style is the best!!!

This is the best math teacher you can get!

Awesome teacher, keeps things simple, very helpfull!

the easiest math prof ever

very good teacher.nicer than his wife

AWESOME!!! I would take anything he offers!! Best teacher at carleton!

Great prof, actually made me want to go to class. Very nice guy too, and funny

GReat PROF!!!!!!! :P

best math prof. get this guy

great teacher

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The most adorable and the best math prof ever! Gotta love him

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Does everybody have course outline??

Good professor... Does everybody have course outliiiine?

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Probably the most understanding prof. around. goes out of his way to help you at ANYTIME!

The nicest teacher I've ever met. He genuinely cares.

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Makes sure you understand before moving on. Do the tutorial questions and understand them and you'll ace the tests

get the old test and practice problems, he reuses the same type of questions

Very kind and understanding with his students. Moves at the pace of the class, and doesn't mind repeating himself if someone is unsure of something.

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TRUST THE TEST!!!

Amazing prof! Real nice, takes his time to explain and teaches at a pace where everyone can understand!

His accent keeps you awake in class...

he's kind to students and using a very funny accent.

great!

Very good prof. Explains everything clearly, and a very nice person. Treats all students nicely

Great

awesome prof

I LIKED HIS CLASS! HE GIVES FAIR TESTS. STICK TO THIS ONE!

Listen past his accent and you'll find that he makes the material seem really easy. A very "don't panic" kind of guy, know what I mean?

Awesome teacher...you just have to adjust to his accent at first

good prof had tried very hard to explain his stuffs. however still quite difficult to really understand him. gives easy tests

He loves linear algebra, and wants everyone to understand what he is teaching. He is a very nice man and his tests aren't hard at all.

Chill guy! His slides are helpful and his tests are easy. However his voice can put u to sleep. My attention span was only a few minutes in his class.

Saban's the man!

If you want a good mark take the course. But the prof is not the smartest guy!

great teacher, he teaches much better than his wife. his classes tests are easy and he's a funny person. cares about his students.

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Amazing Prof. Makes his notes available for easy learning. Tests actually relate to stuff u learn!

I took business calc and algebra, he is the reason I am now a math major. He is awesome and more profs should take note of his teaching methods for first year classes!!!!

DA BEST PROF IN MATH... He IS DA Man!

Mr. Alaca, you rock :D

One word: SHABAM!!!

SHABAN ROCKS MY SOCKS!!! He's an excellent prof and his voice/accent keeps the class entertained for hours on end. I concur with previous rating: SHABAM!!!!!

awesome, great notes, has a helpful website. veyr nice guy, and keeps the class from being deathly boring. take this class if you have to take calc!

Excellent prof for calculus. Is great at teaching and also keeps the class entertained.

All examples he gives are absolutely relevant. No tricks at all. He makes sure that students do well. My marks have never been higher in any math course ever. He's the MAN. BTW, wondering where that unusual accent is from? Hes TURKISH! Do what he gives you, and you'll get an A guarenteed. I couldn't be happier.

Excellent teacher that will boost your marks if needed. Everyone gets an A or even an A+ if you come to every leacture and do the HW. He makes math very easy, and what can i say? He's incredible.

What an awesome prof!! I have never done so well in any of my classes before, let alone a MATH class! He explains things very clearly and goes out of his way to make sure everyone does well.

SHABAM!!! This guy was the coolest teacher I've ever had. He actually makes calculus fun and his accent makes it so much better. He is always there to help you, if you ASK for help. And his notes are clear, concise and ...if you're taking calc, take Saban's class!

THE BEST PROF EVER.

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Talks kind of funny but the most helpful prof out of all of my profs, he actually waits and explains everything until you understand it and his notes are well written also.

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he is the best proffessor so far.

LOVE this guy! he actually cares about his students and wants everyone to get an A!

Saban is the man. The last day of class for our 8:30 AM intro to calc class, everyone gave him a huge ovation. For a calculus class. At 8:30 in the morning. Need I say more? SHABAM!!!

He is awesome

The best prof, tests sere exactly what you study for no surprises + he tells you pretty much the exact questions that will be on a test. Explains everything very well. A+++

Awesome!

An excellent teacher, he may seem a little bit over-simplistic sometimes repeating the same things over and over however at the end of the day you do the excercises and they are a cinch, while if you dont attend one of his lectures you WILL suffer because the book doesnt explain it that simply.

helpful

Shaban the man....that's what we call him. what an awesome prof.

Great prof, his notes are clear and he is always willing to help, his tests are easy and he is up for a laugh in class.choose him for sure

Makes the course extremely easy. His practice tests and exams are almost identical to the ones you have to write. Easiest A you will ever get.

he explains very clearly and gives you very good practice problems. he is always willing to help during his office hours. If you drop by, he'll divert his whole attention to you, be very kind, and very helpful. if you have the option, choose this prof.

WAY too happy--it's almost frightening. He'll be writing madly on the blackboard and then turn is head with a huge smile on his face. He loves to "play with his functions, his niiiice fonkshuns". His accent can sometimes be difficult to understand, but he posts excellent notes and is very willing to help after/outside of class. Great prof :)

Really good teacher and extremely reasonable. I suggest everybody take his class

As a student from British Columbia, I have never layed eyes on a matrix before taking Borat's class. I ended up with 100%. Outstanding professor.

Absurdly long final. Completely unreasonable. Not even within possibility... Also, zooms through lectures with textbook on .pdf - skipping every proof. Not a good prof for upper year honours courses.

Amazing Prof...."You study 5 - 6 hours you get an A...if you dont get an A come to me and say i lie to you" :) Make sure to read his notes and do his old exams.

Saban is such a great math prof. He knows what he is teaching, and he is always there to make sure you also understand. The tests are all based on his notes, but for extra practice go through some problems in the textbook.

Solid class. I learned a lot about number theory and enjoyed myself in the process. The proof of a few quadratic reciprocity-related theorems took a bit of time; that was probably my least favourite part of the course.

Good Professor, he is the best helpful and giving good and complete notes, fair with his students.

1 word, AWESOME

Likes to help. Read his notes, and do the practice tests, they are very similar to the actual tests.

writes out theorems directly from book, occasionally adds some insight or motivation, sometimes tweaks the proof to make it simpler to understand. Very clear, steady speech, and excellent use of chalkboard real estate. Tests are very fair, requiring nothing more than memorisation of every proof in every lecture you he gives.

He's got an interesting accent. If someone is confused about the material he's teaching, he's not very good at explaining it a different way. The student must think outside of their comfort zone in order to keep up. Also the practice problems were labeled "section such-and-such" in the book which made it difficult to follow in any other textbook.

He smiles the most out of anyone I met throughout my entire life. He is a very nice person. He is really slow, but wants every student to succeed. If you stick to his course (not drop out), you will realize that he will reward you with good grades at the end of the course. However, if you are taking an upper year math course, I don't recommend him.

Smiles all the time because he loves math so much. Makes me want to attend the lecture! Reads off of a PDF, and does not show work on the board. However, he takes his time in explaining the material well. Practice tests are posted for each test, and sometimes have the same questions as the test. Posts solutions as well. I love this man.

One of the best profs I have ever had in first year. He is a really kind person and he cares about his students unlike other professors. He teaches you how to succeed in university and all you have to do is to study the material before going into the next lecture and you will be fine. Print PDF notes and pay attention in class and you will be fine.

Smiles a lot; he really loves math which is awesome. He has an accent and speaks really slow and repeats important and difficult information so everybody understands. On test days, he ends lectures early so people can ask him last-minute questions. Excellent prof!

Kind hearted man who just wants his students to learn and succeed. Show up to your lectures, do the suggested problems and you'll be fine. Linear Algebra is simple when you're taught by Saban. Avoid skipping tutorials, as the TA gives you the solutions to the problems and you will see repeats on the test. A small accent but he will slow if asked :)

He has to be one of the best prof's during this whole online mess. Really understands his students and repeats concepts to make sure you understand them, no matter how many times you ask. He really wants to see his students succeed. Due to online classes, attendance matters.

Prof. saban is one of the greatest and most friendly instructor who can ever teach you. his quizzes, exams, and assignments are pretty straightforward. He always extend the due dates for quizzes and assignments, even more than once for the same quiz, just to make sure everyone complete them.

Saban is the best professor in this term, he is very friendly and very patient to every student, no matter what questions you have, he will try his best to help you figure them out. Assignments and quizzes are straightforward, you can definitely do them if attend class and read his lecture notes. It won't be wrong to choose Saban!

I think this class would be a lot better in-person than online. I wish this prof had recorded his online lectures or made more comprehensive lecture notes for us to read. The quizzes and assignments aren't difficult, but I don't feel like I totally understand all of the material even after doing well on those.

The professor has a bit of an accent, but all you really need to do well are his lecture notes which are very detailed and provide lots of examples. His assignments are his lecture notes examples but reworded so they are very simple to do well on. Exams and quizzes are on MyMathLab and he uses the questions from the practice quiz bank.

His lecture notes were very well done and are helpful when doing assignments. He is very accessible and responds to emails quickly.

His teaching style can get monotonous at times, but his grading criteria is very clear and his tests are fair .

For his lectures, he just reads off some notes rather than teach on the board. But his tests are so simple and easy to understand... I would legit study the content last minute and still get high grades on the tests. This prof definitely makes Algebra an easy course.

This professor is amazing and cares about his students. Would take again for any math course.

Four quizzes 50% and a final test 50%. Pretty straight forward questions. He gave practice questions for final. Awesome.

Don't listen to others who say his lectures are boring. What matters is that his lecture notes are very concise and the questions on quizzes are almost directly from his notes. So just study and you will do fine

The lectures were a bit dry but covered all content well. Test questions are very similar to lecture slides with different numbers. Very clearly explained what kind of questions would be on each test and the exam. The lecture slides were well written and all I needed to study from.

Made what was on each test obvious, including the final exam, and very helpful outside of class

Can skip class because lecture notes are easy to read. Easy tests that you can get A+ in if you practice the lecture notes. Easily accessible outside of class and will never leave your questions unanswered whether its on email or in person.

I love his lectures! He gave many tips, inspiring me to learn more about linear algebra.

He is a great prof, he was always happy to answer all of my questions at the end of class, he appreciates participation in class too! His tests were more than fair in my opinion and the final was similar to the review questions. As long as you stay on top of everything and do the recommended textbook hw, you'll get a great grade! Would recommend!

honestly chill guy but has some things like a heavy accent and how he reads off his notes primarily. Unless a student asks a question about step by step solving he won't do anything on the board->Might complicate first couple weeks but tbh pretty easy to adapt to after. Super nice and open to answer questions. Tests match practice. Gives good hints

Awesome prof! Tests and exam are extremely fair and are just like the practice. Not too difficult too. In lectures he explains everything slowly to make sure you understand. Only downside is he goes so slow that it gets boring at times. If you overcome the boredom you will have no trouble with the concepts. Happy to answers questions as well.

He has a very kind heart, if you don't understand a concept he will go over it with you step by step, lectures are very calming lectures are posted ahead online I was worried about this class but he made me understand even the hardest concepts I wish I would take more of his classes you can tell he likes teaching.

Amazing professor for Linear Algebra. I went to every lecture where he explained the content with perfect detail. I would highly recommend taking this professor if you want an easy A+ in this course.

This professor makes Linear Algebra a breeze. Lectures are clear and he's always happy to help. Unstuck study was a game-changer for test prep. Definitely take this class if you want an easy A!

He mostly reads off the slides in lectures, but he also gives a lot of good lessons. He's an easy grader and makes sure you know exactly what you have to do in order to pass the class. If you have a textbook you can feasibly skip the lectures but he answers questions well enough that it is worth attending. Great guy, super kind.

Leaked 2 of his own test. So a win in my book.

Even though the lectures are boring and prof primarily reads off the slides, he does explain small details that I might not catch when reading through the notes myself. Very open to answering questions. 3 term tests + 1 make-up test, all with questions similar to the notes. Final was very easy, similar to the practice questions for the exam.

There are no surprises on any of the tests or final exam, he's very caring and his expectations are very clear. If you follow his advice for studying, it's pretty much guaranteed that you will do very well in this course.

Could not have asked for a better professor, especially for a class I did not have much background in coming out of high school (linear algebra). It is encouraged to go to lectures and ask questions afterwards, they will all be answered. It is evident that his top priority is helping everyone succeed. Test and exam criteria is always crystal clear.

Saban is literally a god at linear algebra as well as teaching it. There was a little hiccup with the final grades roll out but it was fixed within a couple days. I was blessed so hard to get this prof. He makes it very clear on how to do well and does not make any tricks or surprises in the course.

Prof has a sharp accent and wore a mask so it was hard to understand him at times. Although, he gave positive reinforcement when a question was asked and he was lenient on grading. Solid prof.

Awesome professor, really easy to understand the material just by going to the lectures and always tries to help students

Saban was a great professor! You can tell he truly cares about his students and wants us to succeed-- very nice guy. Only critique would be that his lectures can become boring as he solely reads from notes (that are very good) on his computer. If you have a question he is very eager to help and tries his best to help you out though.

Easiest class of my life his notes are good and tests and exam are so free. No point in showing up to his lectures tho, his accent is way too heavy to the point you can't understand it. You can easily watch a yt vid to explain the concepts

Gives course notes at the start of class, covers everything you would ever need. The professor is very, very, very open about what will be on tests as long as you go to class. The practice exam was nearly identical to the actual exam. Very caring, will answer any question, and knows his stuff. One of the best!

really good prof

Reads off notes, but said notes are extremely helpful. He has a pretty thick accent that made lectures somewhat difficult to understand, but also a clear passion and clearly wants his students to pass. Course is laughably easy, test questions are just as difficult as the lecture questions.

He has a thick accent and reads off slides. Exam and tests are exactly identical to the practice problems in the lecture notes and practice exam. No need to go to class, the notes are so amazing you can learn everything yourself. He also trys very hard to explain things and cares about you doing well. Best lecture notes Ive ever seen.