He is a horrible teacher, I don't go to lecture because he talks into the chalkboard and doesn't help me learn anything. Don't take Math 210 with Dr. Chandarana!!!!

You could barely understand one word that he said and if you could understand it...it didn't make any sense at all. He was a horrible teacher, I didn't go to class and my test scores increased.

i love it when professors talk to the blackboard...makes it real easy to learn....

Horrible. Unless you plan on sitting in the front row seat every lecture don't bother going. My TA did all of the actually teaching of concepts. Tests were fair just count on going to every discussion and forget about lecture.

He is the worst professor I've ever met. His amazing chalkboard skills make you confusing and it is not helpful at all. You will be learned much more from the textbook instead of his lectures.

Don't take a class from him. He is fundamentally unqualified to teach. His lectures are verbatim from the book and he cheated on a test. A student cheater gets an F, but he made a mistake on a test, took points off everybody's exams, and refused to correct his mistake even after being advised by the chair to do so! Unbelievable.

Absolutely horrible. A complete waste of university funds. Do not take him. He won't help you, will insult you, and is more inclined to prove to you how much smarter he is than you than to actually teach you anything.

Not a good professor. He doesn't care about helping you outside of class and doesn't usually answer emails. He talks at the board with unorganized notes. His exams are not very difficult but grading is harsh. He also held an exam on July 5th and was absolutely not flexible about alternative times for prior obligations. I recommend a different prof

Easily the worst professor I have had here at Madison. NO HELP whatsoever when you have a problem. Speaks into the board during lecture and is very difficult to follow or understand. Tests are difficult, which wouldn't be a problem if he would teach well. Know your proofs, he is oddly in love with them. But the best advice: DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS

He is easily the most unhelpful professor I have ever had. I took this class online and his communication skills are poor at best. He rarely responded to my emails and rarely answered my questions. His notes are almost identical to the textbook but even more obscure and are of little use to someone learning the subject. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS.

Took his class online, bought a book, got his notes, which were verbatim from the book. When I would ask for help all I would get is "You need to do the example problems very carefully." Incredibly harsh grader, once lost 4 out of 10 points in a homework problem for forgetting to carry a negative from one line to the next. Would not recommend. Ever

WORSE PROFESSOR EVER. He literally copies down his lecture notes on board and whenever we have questions about the stuff regarding whatever we are talking about in the lecture, he expects you to find the answer by yourself. I'd say try not to have him if you dont want to have extra stress that you dont need to have

Don't bother coming to lectures. Literally reads off his lecture notes he posts online. Use his examples in his notes for the hw. Likes to put hard integrals on his tests when he should test on the concepts of differential equations. Professor not recommended.

Horrible. Unless you plan on sitting in the front row seat every lecture don't bother going. Copies things from notes. Horrible grading and curving.

Easily the worst professor I have had here at Madison. NO HELP whatsoever when you have a problem. Speaks into the board during lecture and is very difficult to follow or understand. Tests are difficult and his grading SUPERHARD!

Extremely Hard class with him. He won't help much. Uses his notes too much and literally copies from his notes. If possible, avoid class with him.

Gives extremely hard question and deducts marks too harshly. Difficult to score centum in any question. His class is difficult . Avoid!

Teaches fast, ahead of his own schedule by 2 days in the 2nd week. Grades are curved very strictly averaging D. I would ask you to avoid, if possible.

Awful teacher. Grading is difficult. He loves proof and if you miss something he deducts large points. Grade is very harsh. Avoid!

His average grade curve is D. Teaches from his notes. Very harsh in grading, miss one negative to carry and 10 marks is gone. Awful, Avoid!

Extremely harsh grade. Doesn't reply to mails and when you ask a doubt all he says is "Refer to book". Avoid his class!

Not an easy teacher. His methods are abrupt like his grading scale and writing everything from his notes. Attendance not compulsory. Hardly 4-5 people attended out of 30 people, since he just wrote things which are on his notes. Avoid!

Grading curve is difficult. Mostly teaches from his notes. His teaching methods are abrupt. He is not yet ready for teaching.

Very odd teaching method. Mostly teaches from his notes. Difficult grading method. Lectures are pretty much not needed. Avoid and save yourself from a semester headache!

i got 80 in 1st exam and 2nd and 3rd i got 60 still failed. half of the lass failed by his marking standards. Dont take his class. Serioulsy, save yourself. Teaches mostly from his notes. No attendance so hardly anyone attends.

Very hard to follow him online. Hardly replies to doubts via mail. Teaches from his notes. Deducts heavy marks for simple mistakes.

Grades harshly. Out of 30 people only 12 managed to pass in the midterm. Out of the 12 8 barely passed . If I were you I would avoid and save myself a headache.

Mostly teaches from his notes. Grading is difficult. If you ask him any doubt, he asks you 10 more questions and at last you leave with no explanation. Class average grade is low (since grading is tough). More than half of the class doesn't attend his class. Midterms were difficult. Avoiding his class is good, wait for some other prof.

Made the entire class very difficult. In preparation for the midterms and exams he would just list problems out of the book. The only issue is he doesn't post solutions to those problems, making it very difficult to study with, and figure out where you go wrong. He also posts his lecture notes online and reads off them. Don't take his class.

Worst professor ever, he basically reads off his notes and couldn't explain anything clearly. Attendance is mandatory but you learn nothing from his class.

His lectures are pointless. He talks to the board and explains nothing. His handwriting is also that of a kindergartner, so be ready to not know what hes writing down. Advice would be to go to outside help as much as possible because his lectures are awful. Hes the worst professor Ive had on campus.

He doesn't provide any true help. I have only learned from my TA and the web. I would advise a different professor or learning from a tutor.

Lectures are impossible to sit through. He mumbles and talks very quietly, but will randomly turn around and tell the suffering room to "be quiet." Also, good luck reading his handwriting. Avoid him at all costs. Lots of people who I've talked to have started going to other lectures. And minus points for his terrible fashion sense.

The man manages to confuse the class on things they have already learned in other classes. He reads straight out of the notes and lectures to freshman as if he's talking with astrophysicists.

His lectures are impossible to understand and his handwriting is awful. On his practice exams, he has an "answer sheet" but never actually give you the answer. Sometimes he will give a step towards the answer but half of the time that hint is wrong so do not trust a single answer on his answer sheets. He is the worst professor I have ever had.

His class is incredibly confusing and contains hard concepts with no actual explanation of what to do. He writes steps on the board, except he skips out on the intermediate steps in the problem and rarely gives an actual answer. The class seems to be graded much harder, and the exam reviews don't have any answers. His handwriting is also awful.

His teaching method is very poor with only time in mind. He crams about a week's worth of material into a 50 minute lecture, meaning he's far ahead of other professors. There were 2 midterms, each worth 25%, and a final worth 50%. Since he always skips steps and constantly writes, I feel like I had more knowledge at the start of the semester.

All he does is talk about proofs and theorems with rarely any worked out problems, and if he does work problems "how wonderful" is always the answer. TA's grade harshly and take more than half of the points away on a question for missing a minute detail. This class is all about tests and discussion quizzes. Also, his "answer keys" don't have answer

worst prof ive ever had. Didn't explain anything and gives practice exams with no answer key, so it's hard to know if youre even doing the problem right or where you went wrong. 10/10 would never take again and recommend switching profs if possible.

By far the worse professor I've had at this university. The only saving grace was my TA. Without him I would have probably had to drop due to Sharad's lack of teaching ability. I would highly suggest not taking 222 with him.

This class is a trainwreck especially with Chandarana teaching it. He lectures too quickly & his handwriting is illegible. If you want to get a good grade be prepared to teach yourself everything outside of class - take advantage of the math tutorial program and also look up "Professor Leonard" on YouTube. The book can also be helpful

I learned more not going to lecture and teaching myself. He would have everything on the board before we got in and I felt behind the whole time. The final was worth 45% and had things that we didnt cover in lecture on it. His accent is also hard to understand.

The worst math teacher I ever had. It's lucky that 222 is such a big lecture and has lots of TAs with lots of office hours. You're done for if you've never seen this calc before. He simply says the exact number or operation he's writing as a way of "lecturing"; he never actually says what method he's using or what concept he's trying to explain.

What a horrible semester. I learned more from skipping lecture and going online for my answers because I would walk into class and all 4 chalk boards would be full of things he was supposed to teach us. I honestly don't think I learned anything and the final was worth 45% of our grade. So confusing absolutely would stay away from him.

Painfully boring. Hard to learn in because its so boring

This class sucks. 80% of our grade is the 3 exams we have. Lectures make no sense and I learned more teaching myself online then in class.

He's a horrendous lecturer. Does not explain any concepts whatsoever & has awful handwriting, making it nearly impossible to read what he writes. I've learned more from the explanations provided on Chegg than from this guy. Would say only about 40 people show up for lecture each period, so this alone shows how bad he is. Exams & HW are easy, though

never take this professor... he makes simple math hard. homework and quizzes do not reflect the exams, which are insanely difficult, especially for a professor who teaches nothing

The worst professor I've ever had- came out knowing less than when I started. He scribbles on the board all class & then expects us to have a super-power that would enable us to read his hieroglyphics AND understand it. Take this class if you wanna never go to lecture and teach yourself.

Would not take again.

Don't even go to lecture, you'll learn more from teaching yourself than watching him do proofs on the board without explaining what concept or method he is using. Tests are difficult.

I get extremely frustrated by the over complication and lack of actual practice problems in his lectures. Keep in mind I have already taken this class. After the first lecture I left very confused, only to later realize I already knew everything he went over, yet I had never seen it explained in the way he did. That trend hasn't changed.

Worst professor I have ever had. His accent is tough to get used to and his handwriting looks like that of a two year old. He talks too fast and writes with his chicken scratch making lectures almost impossible to learn anything from. His midterms and finals are nothing like his practice questions so be prepared to be very angry. Do not take him.

If you have had trig/precalc in the past you will probably be fine because you would have seen this before. Basically learn nothing from lecture, get assigned no homework, and have to do online math lessons called ALEKS which are irrelevant and time consuming. Tests are very heavily based off practice tests, so mainly study off of those. Good luck!

Worse teacher I have ever had do not take!! WARNING HE IS AWFUL!!!

All I have to say is do yourself a favor and AVOID at all costs.

Dr. Chandarana is not the teacher you want to have if it is your first time learning Calc or if you want to actually learn Math. He's not really engaged with the students & his teaching consists of writing his examples on the board (his handwriting isn't good either). You WILL have to teach yourself outside of the class. TAs don't help much either.

Study guides hardly reflect the test, lectures are done the same day the homework is due, Sharad's handwriting is illegible, he never explains what he's doing in his examples, and any examples he does provide barely help when you do the hw. Sharad is also INCREDIBLY rude and condescending during office hours. Avoid him if you can!!!

Honestly the textbook and my knowledge from AP Calc in high school helped me more than this guy. His tests only measure how well you can handle difficult computations rather than if you understand the concept. My TA is what got me through. Use the textbook for examples, they do a better job than him!

If you compare this class to a restaurant, it's sort of like ordering nice steak and getting a burnt Bubba Burger patty: hard, miserable, and putrid in content. Sharad is the waiter who takes an hour to help your table, so you sit there miserable and helpless. It speaks volumes about the University Math Department that this man is still employed.

Sharad is EASILY the worst professor I've had at UW. He comes off as a decent person, but his ability to teach calculus is absolutely horrendous. Our 200 person lecture had about 30 students show up each time, as kids began giving up on his teaching, instead trying to teach themselves. He skims over new topics and assumes you master old ones. Avoid

I firmly believe that Sharads teaching of this material has made me dumber. He never explains anything properly, his lectures are endless and boring, and your exam grade probably won't reflect your other grades (If class grades were dependent on quizzes and homework only I'd have an AB. My actual grade is a C). DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR

Makes simple topics far more difficult than they need to be. I had this exact same class my junior year, and did very well. However, with prof Chandarana I had little to know clue what we was happening or what we were even learning about. He's a nice guy but a very poor math professor.

Terrible lecturer and doesn't keep the room awake. Homework doesn't match up to weekly quizzes nor what we learn in lecture. It is poorly organized. The only reason why I took this class is because it was a prerequisite without any other lecturers available. Stay away if possible.

Lectures are very fast, can't really catch up. I don't think that Linear Algebra is that tough of a subject once you get the hang of it, but this is all self-taught. Sharad is very smart don't get me wrong and he knows what he's talking about, but you can't understand much of what is going on and he expects you to be a master on it the day after

If you're expecting 213 to be business related calculus you're sorrily mistaken. In lecture he consistently explains the material at a pace that makes you feel rushed to learn and rarely explains it in a way that makes any sense. Exams are significantly harder than reviews and both midterms curved negatively (89% was a B). No trig is the only plus.

Terrible lecturer, just copies the textbook onto the board. Seems like he does not care at all about whether his students understand the material or not. Do not take.

I took Calculus previously so the material in the beginning was rather easy for me. But you make one mistake in the beginning of an exam problem and he takes off 12 of the 20 points, which is a lot when the exams only have 5 questions. Try to talk about getting more points and he shuts you down right away saying you're lucky to have gotten any.

Easily the worst prof I have had at UW. It's really sad that every student in my major is required to have him as their professor as of right now. I would say avoid at all costs, but that might not even be an option. I'd absolutely recommend some sort of a tutoring if you end up with him.

Sharad is by far the worst professor I have ever had. I could not follow his lectures. He is too fast and akmost speaks into the board, making it hard to understand. It was very difficult for me considering I had no background in Calc. When I went to his office hours, he explained the problem the same way he did in lecture, which was no help.

Worst professor Ive ever had. Terrible at lectures with students, extremely hard grader, not considerate of students. Going to his lectures result in a worse grade than just skipping lectures and teaching the content yourself.

Avoid Sharad at all costs. Difficult class. Poor teacher.

always complains. his lectures dont help at all, youre basically teaching yourself everything.

Be prepared to teach everything to yourself. I can watch 5 minute videos on stuff taught in class that teach me more that he does in lecture. Lectures are hard to follow and professor often yells at students multiple times a class for whispering that literally nobody can hear. I guess the only plus side is that he follows directly out of the tb.

AVOID IF POSSIBLE! Your discussion will be the only thing keeping your grade alive. I had background so the class wasn't too bad for me, but he makes everything much more confusing.

no. just no. so bad.

Save yourself.

Professor Chandarana is an insult to the quality of education I expected when I transferred to this school!

Ok so Chandarana is by far the worst teacher I have ever had. He likes to write stuff incorrectly in class, wait for everyone to write it in their notebook and then get upset because nobody noticed the mistake he intentionally made. Who does that???He is impossible to reach outside of class and has been genuinely rude to me and other students!!!

I failed Sharad's class the first time around; but passed with what looks to be a B. The class includes little to no help, dependency on TA to succeed, long, boring lectures, passive aggressive lecturer. I would not recommend Sharad to anyone, it is a joke and an insult to this university that he still teaches here.

One of the worst teachers Ive ever had

If anyone left this guy a positive review I can almost guarantee it's Sharad doing it himself. Avoid this guy's classes at all cost if you actually want to enjoy your semester.

The worst professor Ive ever had. Never seen anyone care so little about teaching or do it so poorly. No idea how I didnt do better in the class after consistently doing well on exams and quizzes. Unless you want to be talked down to, feel awful, and pay tuition money to learn a course yourself, avoid Sharad for heavens sake.

Worst professor at UW. He should be fired immediately for how he speaks to students. He is degrading, demotivating, and not helpful at all. Its a disgrace this school is paying him to teach. Ive never failed a class in my life and this guy failed me. He doesnt teach at all, he writes his notes on the board and expects you to be taught from that.

Worst professor I have ever had. Very rude, impossible to contact outside of class, and does not care about his students' succeeding whatsoever. He is not helpful whatsoever when you reach out to him and will just tell you to "Write down your steps." Avoid this class at any cost. It's unbelievable that he still teaches at UW.

Awful!!!!!!!!!!!

If you're planning to take this course for summer, don't. His lectures are basically him just re-reading his hand-written notes to the camera without much explanation. Tips I could give is read the textbook and follow discussions and ask TAs for help when you need it. Even lecturers in my own country are better than this lecturer.

Listen to the 120 students. Don't make the same mistake we did.

His class is sssso terrible!!! As a professor, he is not responsible for his class and his students. His notes are hard to recognize and he never explains his examples and definitions on his notes clearly and deeply. I have to read the whole textbook to learn by myself. Remember, do not take his class!!!!!!!!

Sharad has been one of the worst professors I've had at Madison. He really does not seem to care about students and is very strict grading wise (example: on an exam, students that proved an answer using L'Hopital were graded incorrectly even though their proof was valid). Avoid taking any classes with him.

Sharad truly gives new meaning to the word "incompetent." Never before have I had a prof that's so bad, and I've had Sean Paul. He's thoroughly inflexible (refuses to reschedule exams), passive-aggressive, and can't teach to save his life. Also, his exam leaked, and he didn't bother doing anything. The fact that he's still employed is miraculous

Oh boy. You can study every problem on every homework that is assigned, every review problem that is assigned, and extra problems from the textbook, and still be surprised by what is on the exam. Sharad is the definition of a professor that tries to trick you on exams. Don't even get me started on his lectures. Please, avoid.

The material covered in this course is not difficult, but my god does this professor deliver it in the worst way possible. Inaccessable professor, passive aggressive and rude in just about every email, grading criteria that is all over the place (some students on a test were docked on a proof that was valid but not the way HE wanted). Avoid.

Grading is a nightmare, he will take off points and not tell you why. His lectures are terrible and his handwriting is illegible. Ended up teaching myself all of the material. Would not recommend, there are far better professors who actually care about what they're teaching and aren't so rude.

Worst professor ever had. AVOID! AVOID! AVOID!