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You can't understand him, he is very unclear, and doesn't explain concepts well.
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Doesn't explain things at the student's level. Very difficult course. Requires a enormous amount of work. However, the curve is large. P.S. Not very pleasant if you ask him to explain something for the second time.
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He sucks...and you can't understand a damn thing he says!
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You can't understand him. He has a big curve on his tests because everybody fails cause they can't understand him.
this guy sucks hard! i fail his classes numerous times cuz he cant teach. i'd like to meet him in a dark alley.
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I feel so bad for him! The poor guy can't even speak English! He's not a good teacher, but he means well!!
*Very hard to understand, teachs at a level beyond the scope of the class, no textbook, refuses to listen to constructive critism. Very little respect for his students.Dropped the course after I got a 30% on my first test. Same coures, differant prof.=97%
sucks sucks sucks...........
very hard to understand
He needs to learn how to speak english!
The only reason you'll get a good grade in this class is because he changes the grading scale. As of now I can have a 75% and it would be an A. But he grades really hard -13 if you forget the negative.
Habib is not very good! Avoid him at all costs!
Not as bad as people say!
Seriously, don't take this guy. His tests SUCK even though he curves like, a million points
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Holy ****... if this guy doesn't have his class notes for the day he's totaly lost... honestly dont take him
has an accent, but he goes slow, it is fine if you just pay attention. talks quiet and writes lightly on the board, but just sit up front and you will be fine. go in w/ a + attitude and you will be fine
Hard to understand but is very helpful. Never seems to want to help students in class but is willing to meet with them out of class. Tests are hard but overall he is not as bad as they say.
TESTS SUCK, CAN NOT UNDERSTAND A WORD HE SAYS, HE NEEDS TO TAKE A ENGLISH CLASS. HE USES THE TERM NOWKA QUITE OFTEN, I STILL DONT KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. DO NOT TAKE HIM UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET A LESSON IN THE ARABIAN LANGUAGE. WORST TEACHER BY FAR
the absolute worst class ever - like someone else said, AVOiD HiM AT ALL COSTS!!! it's torture.
i am job.
Thick accent. Runs through notes by rote, copying from his papers things he copied from the book. Thinks well, explains well. Obscure humor. But his accent makes him hard 2 listen 2.
his accent is impossible he will not help u he will just send u to the math center and dont wate ur time their those people have no idea what to do either he cant speak english he will prolly pass u no matter what but if u want2 do well take someone else.
HORRIBLE! Worst class ever. Accent is hard to understand but you get used to it. He treats you like you are in elementary school, feels the need to explain things for 30 minutes that need no explanation. Avoid this class at all costs.
Very hard to understand, if you take him sit in the front of the room or prepare to fail! Learn how to teach yourself because he doesn't help the slighest bit.
This class was a waste of my time. He is so horrible. You can't understand him, and he can't teach. When you ask him questions about the h/w or tests, he just laughs at you. He doesn't fail anyone on tests. However, if your major requires you to get a C in this class, don't take it!
I took calculus in high school and got in A in there with no problems at all. I took math101 because that is all I need to fulfill my gened requirements. He is by far the worst teacher I have ever had. He gives examples but does not explain them, and his tests make no sense either.
:-( Hate calc 3.
Calculus 3 is the hardest class i have ever taken, I could read the book,never go to class and still do as bad as i am doing now, who the hell gets a 30% on a test and gets a C for it,wtf?...Never take this guy, heard he is ok if you go to his office for help. He thinks experience is everything??!
He is the man for the second time around Face it real math classes are hard suck it up, good intentions with everything THink abu from the simpsons hard to understand but overall a great guy. drives a minivan keeps a black book. If you don't understand his humour your just too dumb.
worst teacher at lock haven
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YOU CANT UNDERSTAND HIM
He mumbles a lot and is very difficult to understand. He also rambles a lot and just doesn't make sense in general.
You can't understand anything he says. He mumbles and over kills everything he teaches. By far my worst class.
This guy is horriable..he doesnt deserve to teach anyone b/c he cant! Hard to understand and even harder to learn from...makes you feel stupid when you ask a question...avoid at all costs
His accent takes some getting used to, just sit towards the front. He does help you if you go to him. The tests were hard, but most of the stuff was useful. If you go to class it shouldn't be difficult. I thought he was really funny.
I wrote a letter of complaint about his method. he doesn't care if you cheat. he degrades students in class in front of others. he messed up my grade because he didnt like me. avoid him at all costs!
Never take this poor excuse of human being's class. he doesn't teach, let alone speak english. If i had to choose between taking his class again or being infected by a flesh eating virus, i'd choose the virus. Compassion and Dignity aren't in this guy's vocabulary. it's people like him that make dropping out of college easier. Save yourself.
1 word... TERRIBLE!! A D in his class is a 40, shows how many ppl fail. You would have better luck teaching yourself
Go to class and you will be fine. If you need help, see him outside class. He is a good guy.
This man is a waste. You cant understand a word he says. If you want to learn nothing and waste a few thousand dollars on taking his class, then go for it. Other wise stay away from this man. He is pure evil and you seriously will walk away from this class knowing that he will give you a curve of an 80 if recieve a 40 or lower. Complete waste!
Habib is the man! Although his teaching style really blows, he honestly is very helpful. You just have to seek out the help versus sitting back and failing. Word to the wise.. If you don't do the homework, you're fu***d!
He teaches one how not to teach. He is difficult to understand due to his accent and low tone. He writes small, so sit up front. He gives problems he openly states he doesn't expect students to be able to do. He confuses the people that KNOW what they are doing nonetheless the people who don't. RUN AWAY!!
Pretty much you are going to want to kill yourself because you cant understand a word he says and you cant read any of his notes because he writes really small and if you ask questions he probably will not answer. His class is honestly a waste of time.
I never hated math until I took basic statistics at Lock Haven. The fact that the entire math department sucks and doesn't like calculators is what amazes me. I recieved a D and the highest grade on a test I got was a 30. He has to curve so much because he can't teach. You can't understand a word he says and he can't understand his own notes.
This man is a disgrace to the entire higher education system. He doesn't connect with students and is unapproachable. In order to attempt to compensate for his inability to teach grades are often curved instead of taking the time to teach the material. How this man still has a job is beyond me.
It's a mystery to me how this man is still teaching. Absolutely the worst professor I have ever seen. If it wasn't for his I would have hadded a 4.0. He doesn't know how to teach,talk, or write on the board. I would drop out of school before taking him again for anything. Stay away from teacher.
He's an okay teacher. You can understand him if you sit in the front row and tune your ears. For me, I'm really bad at math. But, since he doesn't speak English very well, his pace is slow. Therefore, I understood the material better. I took this class during the summer, so we only had three tests. He's not a horrible or fantastic teacher.
He is the worst teacher I have ever had. Besides he accent his method of teaching is bad I cant imagine people who have never had precalc before even understanding anything he says. His curve is proof that hes horrible and he just says well maybe you should take algebra. he never answers questions just makes ppl look stupid for asking.
Ver, very, very difficult to understand. His methods at teaching algebra would be so much better if he could speak english properly. Massive curve to account for terribly low test scores.
I agree his english isn't that clear and his tests are not easy. But, this is the first college math class I've had in 9 years, and I got an A. He isn't hard, just don't look for an easy A. Besides, with his grading system you would have to be retarded not to pass much get anything below a C.
This man is a true disgrace to teaching. Never in my life have I seen such a grading scale, one in which 30-40 percents out of 100 are considered C's and higher. His attempt to speak the English language is laughable at best. He does not care about students, and every time he receives a paycheck, it is a serious waste of state system finances.
worst professor ever, only one that cares ONLY if you have the right answer and ONLY if you do the work his way.
Terrible teacher.. Can not understand at all, and don't try to ask him a question because he won't answer it and will look at you like your dumb for asking a question.. I would only take him if you don't care to learn becasue his grading scale is crazy.. a 45% was a C on the last test.. and a 75% was an A.
The worst teacher I've ever had. You can't understand him. Every test he has is on something you didn't learn. In math you can sometimes use diff. methods, not to him. His way or the highway and his way is ten steps longer than it has to be. Horrible teacher. You're better off teaching yourself. That's what I ended up doing.
He can barely speak english and he is a horrible teacher. His tests have things on them that you never learned. If you learned how to do the problems a different way or use the methods in the book you will get them wrong on the test. You need to do the problems the way he teaches them which makes no sense and you cant even figure them out.
Worst professor I have ever had. Waste of my money, hands down.
I found this professor very hard to understand. It's not just the accent but he mumbles. I was good at math in high school, but I took this as a refresher course and now actually am more confused.
They picked him up at a 7-11 and gave him a teaching degree, He hardly speaks louder then the air conditioner, and he can't speak understandable english
Ugh. I think this man tries, but somehow it just doesn't come out right from his brain to the chalkboard. Homework is a MUST for this class. He is actually quite helpful if you take the time to see him when he's in his office. To be honest, I probably wouldn't take anymore classes with him. He tries his best though.
I don't understand the comments here! His exams and quizzes are not difficult if you pay attention and take notes. He grades very generously and even curves the grade up for every exam. The only problem is all the students who talk while he's teaching rather than listen. They gossip for the whole class then come here and write about how bad he is.
I don't understand what he is trying to teach us. He laughs at his own jokes, which are not funny. OVER NOT HELPFUL! He doesn't even know how many points the class is out of.
don't take it with him if at all possible.
He was a funny guy. I kind of felt bad for him because everyone was disrespectful if he had a hard time getting a point across. If you're out to learn something, don't take a class with him. If you want a really easy GPA booster, take it, he curves grades like crazy, on top of a probation curve.
If you like to teach yourself this is a great class. Its very hard to understand him and he teaches differntly from what you previously learned.
He's on academic probation...
Okay, this guy isn't the best. He is on academic probation. But I went to him during his office hours, and he is really helpful. What frustrates a lot of people is the language barrier, he can be tough to follow. The good news is if you get decent grades (in the 50s) you will be alright because the curve is ridiculous.
He may not be the best professor and he may be on probation but he has a crazy grade curve so it makes it basically impossible to fail!...plus if actually listen and pay attention you can get past the accent and actually learn something.
He's grading scale is very easy but you are teaching yourself the whole time in his class. He asks if you have any questions and if you ask one he will tell you to go look back in your notes or in the book. Worst teacher ever
Honestly, the most unhelpful professor I have ever had. He does not explain things for you in class in any comprehensible manner. Also if you use anything but his EXACT prescribed method for an equation, you lose all points for that test. He should have been fired a long time ago.
Way too easy but, I don't feel I learned anything.
This is the worst class ever. I learned nothing. He marks everything wrong if you don't do it his way. On one of our test I had a variable the wrong way and recieved a 30%. Do not reccomend
Unless you understand broken english do not take him. If you can already Know calculus then he would be a good professor only if you fully understand calc one because he does curve grades. He teachs nothing clearly you should just drop this class know like over half my class did. get out and run now.
Walked into class, sat down, listened to a lot of mumbling that I couldn't understand, watched him draw aimlessly on the board, walked out of class, went to my advisor and changed my class. Didn't even last one day. You'll need to learn your text book and teach yourself for a good grade. (so im told)
Well I have to give the guy credit, he is really good at math. The problem is, he isn't very good at explaining things. So I have to rely heavily on the book to understand. Math was always an iffy subject with me so this doesn't help. He seems like a nice guy though, I do like him as a person. You just can't understand him very well.
love loved loved his jokes
He should NOT be a professor at all! You can barely understand what he says and he teaches ONE way, also he'll get off subject and start drawing random pictures on the board. I can't express enough how useless this guy is!
HORRIBLE teacher, just writes on the board and doesn't explain anything. He teaches HIS way or the highway!
This is an observation coming from 2 points of view. Fernando is a good professor. Granted, Its difficult to understand him at times. But trust me, go to class as often as possible and you will overcome the language barrier. He teaches things a little different but if you need help dont be afraid to go to him. Hes very friendly and helpful!
Fernando is such a nice man. He always comes in with a smile, in a good mood, and ready to teach some math, which he knows his stuff on. The language barrier is something that you can overcome with a few classes. He challenges you a bit but it's nothing you can't handle.
AWFUL teacher!!!!!!!!!
I took trig/precalc honors in 11th grade and got an A.. I was put in Math112 as a freshman and got a C-.. the highest grade I got on an exam was a 30%!!! He contradicts everything he says and used football analogies all of the time. His English is very broken and very difficult to understand. The text book taught me more than he did. NEVER AGAIN!
This professor is AWFUL! I was put into Math112 as a freshman and got a “C” after having high “B” in high school. Major language barrier because you never know what he is saying. Not very helpful outside the classroom. Indicates textbook is wrong. The problems can only be done his way or it’s wrong. NEVER AGAIN will I take him.
Stays on one problem throughout the class period, very hard to understand. Waste f time of class, I will be going to complain to University about how do we be expected to learn and understand the course if we can not understand the professor. I am not paying to have a Professor teach me that can not speak the language enough so that he can teach me
This class is horrible. The professor is hard to understand and he makes no sense half the time. At the beginning of the semester anything above an 85% was an A, now anything above a 70% is an A. NOBODY HAS AN A! We had a substitute for almost 3 weeks and my quiz grades were 100% now they are back down to below 50% again...
He is the worst professor I have ever had! I have no idea how he even went through college. If you ever get him I would advise you to DROP before you start! He does not explain anything and every question he does someone always corrects him he is AWFUL. I would give him a 0 if i could. He is disrespectful and just uneducated. I could go on and on.
Horrible Instructor by all means
I was really good at math in high school. Then I came to Fernando's class. Oh boy. It's rough. Thankfully, he uses mymathlab where I can get an explanation of the material because you certainly won't get in class. His accent is thick. He's on probation so he cannot fail anyone.
While there can be troubles with a language barrier, this man is very helpful if you seek help. He does want you to do math his way, so if you can figure out his method to get the best grades. He tries making lecture interesting, also definitely make sure you don't miss class. He cares about math and really tries. May the curve be with you!
Horrible class will never take it again he refuses to answer your questions he just tells you to look things up because he doesn't know anything about the course. Do not take!!
This class is attainable if you try, many students in this class see the language barrier as an easy way to say he is a bad teacher, in reality I have noticed that as long as you ask him for your help it is not bad. He is a hard test grader, and does use My Math Lab which allows you to seek extra explanation.
This class is easy if you go and learn the way he likes things done. All you have to do is pay attention and take notes, even if you can't understand him because of his accent all you need are the notes he writes. It is pretty self explanatory.
Dr. Fernando was awful. He has an accent that is hard to understand and he doesn't project his voice for the class to hear. When he grades exams he grades how you get the answer, not if you get the problem correct. He said "There's only one way to get an answer to a math problem" and we all know that's not true.
Cool but not cool #five
Easy class if you take good notes. The only barrier is his accent. Very nice to students who he knows take the class seriously and who put in optimal effort. Those who say he is a horrible professor, must not have taken good notes. He knows what he's talking about. Homework is online and an easy 100.
He is not the best professor, does not answer the questions you ask
Fernando is a nice man, there should be no mention of his accent because he obviously speaks good English. However, the material is hard and he only grades you on your test scores. His style needs some alteration. Students who learn math, do so by practice, and what better place than in the classroom where you're being taught. Very Hard Class!
Awful class. I'm a junior and I had a 4.0 until this class. Professor can't explain his examples, so how does he expect us to? He often contradicts the textbook, insisting we do things his way. His tests are difficult and different than the homework problems that he assigns.
Very hard. Took 2 classes with him.
you cant hear him speak. he doesnt give exam reviews. more specifically, doesnt tell you what to study. he just says the things in the exam are the things youve been learning. the program mymathlab is where you do your homework, but the content on the program is nothing like the material he teaches you in class.
Manageable professor if you need the class for a gen ed. Make sure you show up because he keeps track of attendance. Do all the online homework and quizzes and you should be fine. He is a little hard to understand at times, but you get used to it.
The worst. He doesn't allow you to use a calculator and homework is never checked. He doesn't teach, he just writes on a piece of paper and talks. He doesn't explain how to do anything. Your grade depends on four tests, that's it. When I dropped it, the grading scale was curved horribly (65% A). Would not recommend.
Very hard to understand Does not explain anything well
There is a language barrier... I am not strong at math, and I would recommend taking mathematics with another professor.
I have never met a more incompetent professor in my entire life. I am surprised he still has a job with the way he handles things.
I wouldn't take this professor again. There is a language barrier and he is very hard to understand. He writes everything and projects it on the projector but it's very hard to understand what is going on still. You also must do all of the work exactly how he does it or he will take off points, even if you get the correct answer. Never again.
There is a severe language barrier with this professor. If he wasn't tenured I don't think he would have a job. He can rarely explain his own examples but will expect you to explain yours. He talks like he's speaking to an auditorium of 200 students, even though there might only be 10 kids in the classroom. Never stops to let students try answering
Worst professor/teacher I've had in my life. do not take this class unless you want a low GPA and thrown into the AIP program.
I almost feel bad for Fernando for no one can ever understand him.I simply don't understand how he was hired hes very unclear for what he wants in his responses and didn't check any of the homework ever. If your thinking about taking his class. DONT
Everyone seems to have an issue with Fernando, but honestly in both his classes I took, the people complaining were the ones on their phones and not paying attention. Hell, he went above and beyond to be accessible outside of class and his office hours.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
74%
Textbook Required
73%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B-
Grade Distribution
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SEVERAL
5.0
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