4.7
Quality2.4
Difficulty88%
Would Retake145
Reviews88%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“Serge was an amazing professor”
MATH137 - 5.0 rating“Sometimes lectures are too fast-paced, but nothing that you can't catch up on with the textbook”
MATH137 - 4.0 ratingClass Info
Attendance Mandatory
42%
Textbook Required
78%
Grade Predictor
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A+
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+0.30 avg changeRatings by Course
115
5.0
(1)135
5.0
(1)137
5.0
(2)MATH135
5.0
(10)MATH138
5.0
(3)Difficulty by Course
MATH111
5.0
115
4.0
MATH212
4.0
135
3.0
MA136
3.0
Reviews (145)
made classical alg easier (this is the correct spelling)
Speaks well, gives good notes, prepares you well for exams, controls class noise
Nobody can make the transition to university smoother than Serge.
Had horrible prof, would sneak in to D'alessio's - Delightful! A+
best math prof
Lovely
Best first prof to have.
MUST-HAVE prof for first year.. no jokes..
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Went to his class instead of my registered one (so did a ton of others)
Serge is THE prof to have in first yr! He simply is the best!!
He thinks he's all that and that pisses me off.
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awesome-awesome prof for frosh: makes change to university easier. excellent
made calculus sexy
TWO THUMBS UP!!!
Best prof in uw
We need more profs like Serge!
Makes transition to university enjoyable.
Amazing prof. Good balance of theory and examples.
I wish all my professors were like him. He is the best.
tutorials are great....dun miss it!!
serge owns
Excellent Prof. Makes Full Use Of Tutorials. RIBIT!!. NWP
Kermit is the man! keep up the good work!
Great Professor!!! Tutorials actually worth going to, can't be better, Ribbit
One of the best profs I've had. He also looks like Danny deVito. Sexy short man
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Best tutorials I've been to.. really knows how to teach
amazing work, except i don' think he will be as good for upper year courses.
He makes a killer course easy! (well.. may be cuz other profs...)
Best prof in UW. Helpful, clear, really knows how to teach.
He know what he was talking about.
Only problem is I don't have him for 138
****in A
Serge is THE MAN!!!
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he is the best teacher ever! AND SE LOVES HIM!
Serge integrated from D to Alessio..u are awesome..SE loves you!!
best prof I will ever have
His enthusiasm for the material is transferred to students.
Very organized, truly cares about the students.
One of the best profs around
very very very good
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The best prof I will ever have. Poses DYNAMICALLY while he teaches! Very funny
he's why i switched to AM
He's the man! I wish he'll teach in all my math classes.
the BEST math prof UW has.
only good calc prof I had...and very very good
Great Prof! Funny! Loud! =) I never fell asleep in his class!
Great teacher, never wanted to miss a class!
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One of the reasons that Waterloo has one of the best math programs
too meticulous
Good Hair
excellent teacher! wonderful! just don't ****him off..
Very passionate about math. He goes the extra mile 'for the student'.
clear, concise, answers questions marvelously. Maintains a course website.
Cause its not delivery, its D'Alessio
just incredible. very inspiring, passes his passion for math onto his students
I've never enjoyed a class so much.. Teaches with a passion
Most incredible prof!! Really passionate and caring!!
good, better, best
Very nice guy
he's my adopted prof (coz i hate fernando) and an amazing teacher! thanks!!!
He is VERY thorough and clear, but not boring. Also has the neatest printing.
Best prof ever
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He really as a passion for math (it's scary sometimes) and teaching. Great prof!
This man is tutoring us calc this semester because our prof sucked.. for free.. because we had him last semester. I want to have his children.
This prof is just awesome. This course is just a easy piece of cake, he is the only reason that keeps me going to classes and staying awake.
The best prof I've ever had-Made me actually excited about calculus! Profs like this are hard to find!
no PHD
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barely fine enough for university level
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Kind of condescending, but gives really easy tests.
Great Prof! Fun guy, very clear with his explanantions and presentations of new concepts without moving too slowly! Also very fun in class most of the time (how many profs give you Pringles on the first day?)
Really nice guy. :) He's very understandable, explains things greatly. :) The one class of his was FLOODED with people! The other profs couldn't live up to the Danny Davito look alike. ;D.. take him if you can :)
Excellent prof. he really cares for his students.NOTE:- DO NOT MISS ANY OF HIS CLASSES.
The comments below mine say it all. This man is a rare prof. He is a bunch of fun and teaches like he's been doing it since he could talk. A very competent man who knows what he's talking about. No wonder his classroom is jam packed with kids :)
Excellent writing, clear explanation, concise class notes. The best prof I have ever had. Highly recommend to take his class. [A proof of how good he is: 130%+ lecture attendance rate in mid-Nov(the extra ones are from other sections)]
I went to the tutorials and review session that he ran. This guy is a really awesome prof. Excellent hand writing and sketching, with a good explanation of the course content and examples. Take this guy if possible, I would definately recommend him!
GREAT prof every had!! Explains very clearly and is fun sometimes. This is the only class I try to attend. Becareful, b/c most of the time is classes are overfilled with students. Get there early!
amazing prof. one of those guys who can actually make calculus fun because he explains it in a way that everyone can understand. does tons of examples that are not in the course notes and is always willing to help outside of class. amazing handwriting. his tutorials are actually useful!!
The BEST prof I've ever had. I will tell you this: a first year Arts student came to his class and learned vector calculus without having any background in calc. Even if you never have to take math 237, go see this miracle prof anyways.
The first time in my life I actually understood Calculus. (I've done well mark-wise before, but this is the first time I really get it.) Absolutely the best calc prof of all time. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. (the comments below aren't kidding. His class is over capacity until the last lecture)
Excellent prof. Neat handwriting, clear explanations, passionate about the subject area, and an interest in student performance. However, extremely brutal mid-term examination and final exam.
Overrated
Great Calc Prof. Understood everything clearly and made extra effort to bring clarity to confusion. Rough final.
Great to see someone who knows what he's teaching and cares about students understanding the material. Overall a wonderful prof and I highly recommend him over anyone else.
Best Math Prof yet! Incredible
SO GOOD!!! EVERYTHING MADE SENSE WHEN IT SAID, HE HAS A REAL KNACK 4 TEACHING!! Rearrange your schedule to get him!!!
only one word: PERFECT
Awesome Prof
Enthusiatic teaching style. Well prepared lectures, very organized, ran helpful review sessions. Great lecturer. Midterm/final determined by himself and the other profs.
This Prof. rules! He cares about students a lot, and it shows in his eagerness while teaching and conducting very well prepared tutorials and review sessions for the exams. What a great Prof.!
The course would be very easy if you take it with this guy. Apart from that all I can say is this guy is the "strongest nerd I have ever seen". He thinks Maths is beautiful...
He cares extremely about his students' learning. Goes above & beyond to teach and provide help. His tutorials are amazingly useful. His lectures are very helpful. No need to read the textbook. Assignments are reasonable and midterm and final are also reasonably if he is course coordinator. He has drinks in his office for students! My favorite prof.
AWEOSME prof. Attend his lectures, his tutorials and pre-exam reviews. He seriously makes calc 3 enjoyable.
Great notes! He seriously CARES whether we understand or not. He schedules extra tutorials on holidays to prepare for exams! GREAT PROF!!!
this guys the man....wicked prof, makes u understand everything and care if u do or not....
He's a very good teacher. Really care about students. Helpful midterm and final review sessions.
What can I say that hasn't been said? One of the best math profs in Waterloo. His lecture notes are incredible, much better than course notes. Everybody should have Serge at least once before they graduate.
great prof
This guy is amazing!! So helpful in the course and nice to students! GREAT Pro
nice prof, clear notes and easy to follow in the class. worth to take his course
Fantastic prof! Like everyone else has said, his notes are great, and he knows it. His notes are designed so that we can refer to them if we ever need them in the future. Dedicated and patient professor who will skip thanksgiving to hold a review session for you before a midterm.
Words aren't enough to describe the amazingness of this prof. He's super clear, and super organized. Encourages students to ask questions and is genuinely interested about the material he teaches. You can see his excitement when he's talking about Maxwell's Equations =)
Very helpful, though extremely tough. EXTREMELY tough. Subtract 10% from your final grade expectations, if not more...
The best prof in the faculty. Will help or advise his students, lectures are crystal clear and engaging. One of the few profs worthy of going to 9:30am lectures for.
He is the best professor in the world, I swear. If you have chances to enroll in his class, you will enjoy yourselves very much. Trust me.
If you ever have a chance to have him as your teacher, you're damn lucky. (my 137 class is his first time teaching that section in EIGHT years). He makes calculus entertaining, and he's so interested in what he does, w/ a crytal clear voice and best part-empathy for students! Cutting down assign-questions, those HINTS to assignments he gives.. :)
he is one of the best teachers i havent seen for yrs, he really knos cal well and understands his student well, he is one of the teachers that dont only teach the course material extremely well, but alsl truely cares abt his students..he wont hesitate to help u even that means sacrificing his personal time..i'm so lucky to have him as my teacher!
He puts so much more effort into helping us learn than any other teacher I've had.
Great, organized, structured lectures
Best math prof i've had in uw. Amazing notes. Fair exam
Really good prof, one of the best class experiences in my first year. Notes are very helpful, he teaches clearly. He also came in early everyday for extra help for my class.
Excellent teacher with great ability to explain and to manage the lecture.
Good prof overall. A little boring for lectures but his tests reviews are amazing. Anyway, best for MATH137.
his weekly tutorials were a lifesaver, my favourite prof in my 1A term
Awesome professor! Wish I had more classes with him!
best professor forever
He's fantastic. Great at explaining things clearly and answering questions without being condescending. Appears to care about students.
Great Prof. Had clear notes and examples. Definitely helpful
I was not in his section for lectures but I was in his section for tutorials. He's very clear and helpful. Better than my own professor.
Serge is very smart and very nice. He's a great prof who actually cares about his students.
He is an excellent professor who is always willing to help. His notes are clear and organized. His is one of the best prof I met in my first year!
Serge was an amazing professor. He always had amazing notes and explained the concepts really well! He even extended his times by half an hour every lecture (3 times a week), just to go over additional problems in class. He always went above and beyond.
The best best best prof I have in first year!!
Best of the best simply doesn't get any better. If you have him as your prof don't even dare think about switching out, as so many people not in his section already go to his classes..
Amazing prof and amazing person always there for you
Good professor. Sometimes lectures are too fast-paced, but nothing that you can't catch up on with the textbook. He's got many "fancy colours" of markers and "animals" as graphs. :)
Cannot be better. Fantastic prof!
Absolute beast
Best lin alg prof!
Best prof I ever had at UW
To be honest, I personally think that Serge is overrated. Though his handwriting and notes are super clear and organized, not enough examples are provided in the lectures.
Great prof, made me enjoy learning despite a very fast-paced and relatively difficult class. Fair grader, funny guy, and amazing office hours. Love Serge !
Serge is the best math professor at UWaterloo. He is so passionate and organized, always post resources for exams and tests early. His lectures are well structed and easy to follow. Although he teaches quite difficult classes, he makes them very digestible. Love him!! He is the goat.
I loved Serge, by far the greatest prof we had.
The literal Goat
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
42%
Textbook Required
78%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.30 avg changeRatings by Course
115
5.0
(1)135
5.0
(1)137
5.0
(2)MATH135
5.0
(10)MATH138
5.0
(3)Difficulty by Course
MATH111
5.0
115
4.0
MATH212
4.0
135
3.0
MA136
3.0