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i'm a policeman,very scared of math,but he was smart and also very handsome
Take good notes & write down everything he says. Challenging. Open book tests.
Best professor ever
Makes his exams much more difficult than the actual departmental final. Few in the class could understand what he was trying to teach and about 50% of the class dropped the class.
He is ver disrespectful and he talks to the chalk board not to his students. If you want to learn from your text book he is an excellent choice. Good luck
HE IS NICE GUY OUTSIDE OF CLASS.THE KEY IS TO SHOW HIM HOW HARD YOU ARE TRYING.YOU REALLY HAVE TO TEACH YOURSELF HOW TO DO THE WORK OUT OF THE TEXT BOOK.
He is a very nice guy but he is extremely boring. I am usualy very good at math but had trouble w/ his class because the work is difficult. If you say you had trouble understanding something he kind of has a sarcastic comment making you feel bad.
Avoid this professor.
you all are just complainin about prof. Graff when yalll are the reason why you failed. if you just try and show some respect you would get an A. my test grades were in the 70s and i pulled an A. why? because i participated and showed that i care. GROW UP PEOPLE.
avoid at all costs! He is walking death. Last semester 18 people dropped and the rest got D,C and few B. Worst choice ever made my friend. Good luck
hes a nice guy if u see him outside class i never got above a 20 on ne of his tests because he teaches u like u already no it but i explained to him my personal sittuation and he passed me but i also got myself a tutor and u might wanna do the same cuz he cant teach
Horrible teacher, if you registered for his class, drop it while you have time. Seriously he's acts like everyone in the class knows what he's talking about. Majority of the class will drop it before you know it. One would think he would get a clue and change he's teaching style.
wow this teacher is horrible, i have no idea what hes talking about all the time and he acts like we all do, all he does is do stuff one the board and talks like we all know what it is, i actually am considering dropping this course becaue hes horrible... i recommend that nobody take him he is bad!!
he starts befor hes supposed to and thinks hes all cool, one of the worst teachers ive ever had. Johnjay needs to read this site and get rid of mr graff, hands down WORST TEACHER EVER. and he isnt even a cool guyyy hes a loser
this guy is confusing as hell, he only pays attention to one kid who actually understands what the hell this guy is talking about, if you aren't patient with trying to understand him, go to the math center, and you will get more help there than you would in his class, avoid this professor at all cos
He is one of the most ignorant people I have every met! I swear to god take him and fail! Just dont !!! trust me !
I'm an A student in math, that is til i took his class. He teaches the class like u've been doing this as long as he has, and no1 understands the work. Every1 is afraid 2 ask ?s bcus when some1 does he makes them feel stupid. So if u like like 2 not know whats goin on in class then he's ur teacher!
HE IS TERRIBLE.I am an A student usually but with him 4get it!When I asked him to help me he said RTFB (read the f** book)gee thanx! He is not helpful and doesn't care at all.He likes to take the hard way to solve a problem making it so much harder to understand.I didnt believe it n now im stuck!:(
i hate this man with every bone in my body..i paided 100 dollas a week for a private tutor just to pass his class cuz i wen i went to him in person he looked at me like i was a fool i killed them on the final tho so he had no choice but to pass me (with a D even tho i got a 90 on the final) + ima real idiot i took his class at 8:15 too...i hate him
Ugh. That says it all.
He's very boring and isn't very helpful. students.
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He isnt helpful at all but i failed 2 of his 3 tests and i passed the final poorly and he gave me a C, he isnt so bad afterwards. I took him This past fall semester.
This man is borring to the point where not only the students fall asleep while he is teaching but he did too.. Now you can see what I'm saying. Anyways the class it self is borring and I don't think he can make it any interesting. He's not a bad guy but realy borring though....
One of the Worse Math Teachers in the School. The only one good thing I can say about him is the fact he, at least, drops one out of the three tests you take. But, at the bare minimium, try to avoid taking him
Three words describe his classes: boring, boring, boring
bad, very bad
About 12 students in my class. More than half of us failed. HORRIBLE TEACHER. Moves too fast, thinks the students are rocket scientists like him?! Does not give you even the slightest hint on what kind of questions will show up on exams. Made us study the whole semesters material and gave us a 10 question final exam?!!
Im in my seinor year and he is actually the worst professor in the school that I have encountered. MAT 400 and 404 will soon to be a memory in this school because of him, the first example is the cancellation of spring semester 400.Also if you try a one on one with him the only thing you will learn is more ways to be sarcastic,that is his one on on
SAVE MONEY, TIME, A HEADACHE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SAVE YOUR GPA...DO NOT TAKE THIS MAN!!
this prof. is the worst....plz do not take him....he thinks the only way to do a problem is his way and if you do it any other way he says its cheating. he doesnt like to listen to students and it makes no sense to ask a question b/c according to him you should know everything already.....if your smart you would take this comment as a warning!!!!!!
RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont mess with this guy. he is the wrost teacher in the dept.
You have to do the homework in order to pass the exams. It's all C programming. Everything you need to know is in the book. The exams are open book and open notes.
Ok. He is not that bad but i say that just because i took Calculus in HS. So therefore if you aint good at math forget him. He will drown you in D's. You have to understand math in order to pass. This dude love smart kids. If math is your hardest spot, take anyone else but him!
This professor is a person who should not be teaching in this field. He demands that all information is already known, is unable to relate to the students and assigns long homework assignments at every opprotunity. If you have a chance, drop out of this class.
Has issues with public speaking when relaying information in terms students can best understand, making lectures boring at best. Paranoid about certain things. Unfortunately is the program director and must be dealt with. If interested in this material, you can still excel in this class by doing your weekly assignments.
This professor is the worst.....he is the head of the dpartment though so if you want to stay in the computer science major you have to deal with him...He wants you to read the book everyday.....he don't follow the book, he nit pics on every homework given...there's a project due every week.IF YOU SEE THIS NAME RUN!!!!!!!!
very hard........
He likes kids to know the connection between different things in math, their 6th sense, he is difficult and veyr by the book about "6 hours of homework a week" he wont meet you outside of his office hours and he favors kids who try and are already skilled in math, if you are 50/50 with math, take someone else or fail
Hes horrendous. Just read the textbook and study it. He doesnt really explain well.
He doesn?t know what he is teaching. During his presentation he switches one presentation to another. Not even organize with his presentation. During the class when he present his slides he jump from slide no. 1 to slide no. 20. He draws everything in the air instead of explaining on the board. GOD bless students. Labs was copied from a different c
He doesn?t know what he is teaching. During his presentation he switches one presentation to another. Not even organize with his presentation. During the class when he present his slides he jump from slide no. 1 to slide no. 20. He draws in the air instead of explaining on the board. GOD bless students. Labs was copied from a different college.
HE is thee worst math teacher i have ever had in my life. rude ad ill-tepered. so many arling such as myself right now. I love math and pretty descent at it too. but now i dead a** hate it. thnks graff......DO NOT DO DOOOOOOO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!!-_- i mean it
HE is the Worst math teacher I have ever had. He is rude, arrogant and not helpful. I love math and I am good at it, but I regret taking this interesting class with him. He will not meet you outside the class and do not even think to ask for help.......DO NOT,DO DOOOOOOO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! If you do prepare yourself to be tortured and stressed.
I am good at math and have never rated a professor poorly before. This math professor is just horrible. He does not like repeating himself, does not like going over the homework, will cram multiple chapters into one lesson skipping important things and expect you to read and learn from the textbook on your own. His class is a guarenteed fail.
I got a C+ in his class and I am very good at math. He is the worst math professor I'd ever had. He will definately make you learn all the formulas !!!!! he will not give them to you in the exams. if you dont know the formulas then you will probably fail all the exams. Good Luck if you take him !!!
worst math professor i ever had
worst math professor ever!!! he makes a big deal about everything from saying "yes" instead of "yeah" to bringing coffee to class! During lectures he just drones on and on and he thinks he's good. He is also very cocky and assumes that, before coming to his class we were all dumb rocks!! Overall, I can't stand this guy!
Horrible teacher, very unclear about everything to do with calculus, and just doesn't stop to do examples or anything. I had to drop out because I got under 50s on both tests. FOT YOUR OWN SAKE STAY AWAY!
lord have mercy on my soul for taking this horrible professor. im so bad at math as it is, so no matter how much effort i made i still did terribly on he tests they are super hard. the hw is easy though so it will give you a passing mark. if you are late or absent youre screwed. he is not enthusiastic about his job or math period. very hard class
He is a horrible teacher,and instead of teaching he confuses his students. He sometimes tend to be rude to some of his students.
Graff+Stress(95% effort)+Hard Quizzes and 12 quesion Final= Fail..... End of story (or in this case, equation)>_<
I'm taking him right now for calc 2 and he isn't as bad as everyone is making him out to be. It is a very tough class, but he grades on a bell curve, so as long as you keep up with the rest of your classmates you will get a C. Also, hw alone is worth 25%, so if you do all of it right you already have a good boost.
I had Graff for both my Calc classes, & I dont recommend him. Once you pay attention in class (his explanations r so high-tech)and do the hw you'll understand the material, but then he gives the exam and its somehow so difficult to get a gd grade. He curves them, but if u want gd looking grades on exams, don't take him.
He is WAY TOO CONFUSING. It's like he's speaking another language and he teaches so complex! Worst teacher ever!
He is by far the most confusing professor I have ever taken. He isn't very clear with his lesson plans and he teaches as though you are already suppose to know the material.
He is overall. If you are not into math, then do not take him as your professor. He knows the content, but sometimes he gets lost. Another thing is that his attitude may not go well with some people.
Well hey there sports fans, hope you all had your coffee today because you are going to need it you want to get through this guy's lesson. Now this guy is a real beast but he really knows his subject. If you are taking his class be prepared to go the whole nine yards because his class is a killerrr...
He is insanely smart but he just doesn't know how to teach. He needs to learn how to go step by step. He needs to slow down when going over homework.
He knows his stuff, but just needs to work on teaching it efficiently.
A truly great Professor! He knows his subject, but hates laziness. If you can't handle a lot of reading and being ready for every single class, you won't get a good grade. And he's strict. If you like math - he's the best ever.
He's actually not that bad. He is really helpful and very clear with his material. 3 quiz through out the semester and the lowest grade is dropped. I passed his class without using the textbook at all but im pretty sure that i would done lot better if i read the chapters as he told me to. If you actually listen to him his really helpful.
He is not good, Whenever he would teach something new he would face the board and basically talk to the board and then expect you to know everything. His quizzes were all 10 questions and you had to get the whole question right to get the point. would not take him again.
Too much stress and pressure from his course. He is not considerate.
He makes Math so easy. Webassign homework, and 3/4 quizzes. He tells you wich chapters to study.
He is very nice as a person, but very bad as a teacher. He makes math way harder than it actually is. His teaching technique doesn't work at all and he is not even aware how he makes students struggle. Whole semester i had to learn everything by myself over the youtube videos. It was one of the most stressful semester, thanks to him.
I used to like math, especially calculus before than him. He is the worst math teacher i ever had !! Lectures are heavy and very hard to understand, i got lost most of the time. Exams and homeworks unnecessarily hard. He is not considerate . It was just a prereq class for my major and I ruined my perfect GPA because of it. Just run for exit!
His lectures are very heavy. You don't understand the calculus part while you're dealing with complicated algebra. He always picks hardest examples for lecture, and hardest questions for quizzes and homeworks. He expects you to do 100+ questions at the end of every section in the book as a review, for quizzes and for final! Definitely not helpful.
when it comes to actual teaching he is not very good, very smart guy, and not good with explaining
Very easy understand, a great professor. You need to do your homework by yourself. If you didn't, you cannot know how to think about the problem.
He is tough with his exams and Homework, but he will teach you how to solve them all. Just attend his class and write down the steps. For exams, just practice more from his notes instead of HW.
I absolutely loved Prof. Graff, but it was the hardest class I have ever taken. I got an A, but half the class failed and that was with a pretty big curve. He is basically ancient but one of the smarted humans I have ever met and an amazing teacher. I wish I could take him again.
This class made this semester the hardest of my life professor graft is the hardest professor ive ever had. gives no review offers no extra credit people in my class have gotten a 13 on his exams that are out of 100. his exams are extremely difficult tells you to study the textbook for endless hours for a 10 question exam such a horrible experience
Calculus 2 is the most difficult out of the 3. Professor Samuel Graff explains it in an understandable way. You are going to have to study, there is no question about that. I recommend downloading a pdf of a Calculus Cheat Sheet and use that as a guide to solve problems.
He will tell you exactly what will be on each test. The practice problems are almost identical to what you'll see on the test. If you don't go to the lecture to see how the problems are done, you won't do well on the tests. He is very clear and does his best to help you understand.
subject is already hard enough and I feel Graff presents it really well, gives feedback on mistakes.
Expected to learn by reading the whole text book. The test are complicated and he does not believe in review sheets. The tests are usually 10 questions and are 10 points each.
The course he taught for Pre Calc was not in any pre calc books I looked at or through Khan Academy. He was unhelpful and made me question my sanity. No calculator in class or exams he would routinely tell you to study based off the HW which was over 100 questions in a month for a 10 quetsion exam. It felt like math history, no examples.Always late
Enrolling in his class is the worst decision you can make! He's always late, keeps class longer, and takes attendance at the end. He doesn't believe in exam reviews, and the homework is different from what he covers in class. Be prepared to teach yourself and know how to do everything without a calculator, as it's not allowed for exams. 0/5
Do not take this class.This professor should have retired long ago.He forgets things in the middle of class and falls asleep. No calculators are allowed on the tests.Homework is also completely different from the tests, He does give long extensions no questions asked only good thing about him,he is late to almost every class about 20 minutes.
Trying to pass this class was like fighting in world war 3. I paid for tutoring outside of the MSRC bc that's how intense this class was with him. His notes are useless and his assignments are nothing what he teaches in class. His tests are horrible and nothing what he goes over in class, somewhat similar to web assign. Save yourself and avoid him!
Terrible just terrible, no reviews before test and forces you to do 100 questions for 10 question exam, just retire.
Excellent and caring person and professor--tough but fair. If you want to pass the class, you need to put in a lot of effort, but he's not unreasonable. If you have any problems, communicate with him and he'll help you. I think a lot of these people don't want to have to try. You get what you put in. Also, basically no calc profs allow calculators!
Would be awesome if Mr Graff gives us some sort of review before the test. None of the questions from lecture or hw are covered on the exam, spent 3 weeks trying to teach myself, avoid this guy, miserable experience
Lectures were often unclear, and tests did not reflect what was emphasized in class. Support was limited unless you already understood the material. Students need to rely heavily on self-teaching.
The professor is consistently late to class. There are no proper review sessions before exams, making it difficult to know what to focus on. I feel like I've had to teach myself most of the material. A more structured and respectful approach to students' time would make a big difference.
I'm not one to leave bad reviews on profs because I dont trust them from other people, but this guy is awful. His way of teaching is "old school" as he says. If you like that good for you, I really couldn't learn at all from it, esp with having to balance with other classes. Please take any other prof.
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROF!!!! STAY AWAY FROM THIS PROF!!! He's constantly late to his own lectures. He constantly holds people after class time, making you late for your next class. His lectures does not make sense most of the time, you have to teach yourself. His tests are nothing like his lectures or homework's, no exam reviews.
If you don't have a religion by now, pick one and start praying.
as much as i love people following their passions, he's too old to be teaching. he fell asleep during our exams, his teaching is like pig latin. his hand writing looks like hieroglyphics, idfk how i passed but avoid him if you can
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