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Reviews (111)
Really nice guy, kinda hard to understand what he says when he talks because of his accent. Lectures everyday so take notes, reviews for all the tests, if you have any questions about anything at all he will answer them, explains everything. I only said difficult because I suck at math, but I passed with a C even though I thought I'd fail.
Calculus is a hard class no matter who you take. This professor gives you a lot of opportunity to succeed it just a matter of doing it or not... Reviews are similar to exam!
This professor is awesome!! Teaches everything so clearly. Only thing asked of you is to study and do the homework which is like any other class. Don't be lazy and you should be fine. Definitely taking him for other math classes.
Really, very nice man. He is not like other teachers, Those who just using projectors and there owns paper notes. He is very confident which he teaches and he is using his memory for every single question. He is always writing on the whiteboard. If you need to get a better grade you can write down every signal question which he is writing on the WB
He is a very fast pace professor. In class activities are normal at the end of class and part of the grade. Also, a tough grader he wants everything written in detail, no shortcuts/skipped steps on exams you will be marked off even if you do have correct answer. If you attend class and do homework and study what you're doing you will be fine.
Best Professor ever! If you want to learn take him! Make sure to write all details down, do your homework and review and you should do fine! He is hilarious sometimes, and a ver nice guy! I will totally recommend him!
Best math professor Ive ever had at hcc he is a tough grader though but he is very nice and always willing to answer any questions you have always gives us class activities to help keep your grade up and he is a fast pace professor so keep up and we have 4 tests and drops the lowest and takes the average between the 3 highest.
Dr. O is such a smart and caring guy, you can really tell he wants the best for all of his students. The class is very difficult so you have to really pay attention and take good notes during lecture. I took the 5 week summer class and because of the shorter time its very fast paced. There is 4 tests and a exam he drops the lowest test. DO THE HW!
If you really want to understand Math, take Mr. Osifodunrin. I have never seen a teacher explain a concept like he does. He is simply amazing. I took him in Summer II 2018 at HCC Spring Branch.
He's a great professor, really wants his students to pass. you have to do the homework online, its huge part of the grade. Attendance is required because of class activity. Do the review exams and you'll pass with flying colors.
He is a great professor that really wants every student in his class to understand his teaching. He gives a lot of extra credit but you must show up to class for that. Also, he gives review sheets for each of his exams.
He cares about his students a lot, genuinely wants everyone to pass. Easy tests since there is a review, one is always online. Online homework is due at the end of the semester, Class activities almost every class which matter a lot. reviews help a lot, be attentive and it's an easy A
Just as others have stated Professor O wants his students to pass. Calculus 2 is not an easy class no matter who you take which is why you will need to put in the hours of study. It is quite a bit of homework but he uses WebAssign which helps a lot. He does offer some extra credit. The only con is that he doesn't allow laptops. I got a B.
I am currently taking his class and he is the best. He loves his job and takes care of it. He makes sure if you understand the questions well. Take him !
he is good and explains the question kindly. For precalc, he gave us four tests and final; on exams, he grades above 100. Be aware, he gave a loooot of homework and is 20% of ur grade. Almost every class he gave us one problem to complete; I recommend this professor, and ill try to take all my math courses with him haha
If you see he has a class for calculus 3. you should take him. I thought the Cal 3 would be super hard, but no. He was the best. He wrote every single problem on the board, so it was easy to follow. The homework was solved by his notes. He graded the test over 100. READ AND STUDY HIS NOTE CAREFULLY, EVERY SINGLE THING. TRUST ME, EVERY SINGLE THING
Dr O is great! Although he wants everything written in detail on exams or he will mark you off. Exams are not hard just study but beware of the final since its long & more challenging. Be prepared for the final study to be able to finish the questions quick and get a good grade. I had an A average but the final was too long but i got a B. Take him
Very caring professor, encourages his students to study, but most of his exams are free response and is meticulous when it comes to grading them. If math is not ur strong subject, I do encourage u to take this professor. His teaching style is very precise and answers all questions. Just make sure to invest a lot of time and effort in it.
Professor Osifodunrin is a good, caring professor. I took him during COVID and he gave us constant updates during the transition. His teaching pace is good. The reviews are helpful but do the HW and handouts/quizzes too. 4 tests (1 dropped), a comprehensive final, and lots of homework from Pearson. Email him through HCC email his canvas is weird.
DR. Osifodunrin is a great teacher and a very caring person toward his students he solves every single problem needs to be known . very smooth and easy to understand his lectures . tests are easy same as reviews . homework load is very normal. he also made sure to work a full lecture through webx due to the Covid situation ans provided all notes
I thought calc 2 was going to be hard like everyone said. I actually enjoyed the class. This class requires alot of hours of studying. I work full time and Im a full time student. I got an A. I hope he teaches calc 3.
Took this class online during lockdown. Dr. O provides good lectures and wants all his students to succeed. Do not be so hard on yourself. Ask questions if you do not understand the material. If you do your homework on time and feel confident in each math topic, you will be fine. I would definitely recommend you guys take him. Best wishes!
Dr. O was really great to take online. His format was extremely clear and he made it easy to make a good grade if you put in the work. He also always responded whenever I had questions which is great for online classes.
Great professor gives the best lectures even during this pandemic easy to follow grade book and always ready to help when needed. The homework really helps you to prepare for the exams and quizzes
2/26/21 Here. Tx had that snowstorm and lots of people lost power and water for days. Due to this circumstance, multiple students began to email him asking to push back the test & quiz. Instead of giving us a yes or no he either ignore our messages or began to beat around the bush. His behavior at this time was very insensitive. Online Student.
Was willing to work out questions until it was understood. Though attendance was mandatory, understood early/late departure & arrival. Lots of in-class homework. Hard course, easy professor.
Professor Osifodunrin's class had a lot of homework problems and I wasn't able to complete all of them during the 8-week semester. There are several quizzes and I was usually working on the homework for them the day it closed. He will keep the quiz open longer if you ask him but certainly don't expect an easy class, even if you did well in calculus
Linear Algebra Is a difficult course to comprehend but Prof. Osifodunrin makes it better. He is cut- throat with due dates and exams. Works alot of practice problems in class but will have to practice on own as well. Overall good prof so far. Difficult course none the less.
I took him in spring 2020 for Calc 2. Also for Calc 1. Hes a really great professor. His grading system prepares you for University level classes. Im currently taking numerical methods for engineers @ TAMU and other courses that rely on calculus. its been helpful. TAKE HIM!
He tries to help students but his overall approach is not working to create a learning environment.
WORST PROFESSOR EVER! I took him for his good reviews and oh God i dont trust RMP anymore. 4 tests and one final which are extremely difficult. he laughs at you when you ask him something. webassign homework for every section along with LDB quizzes and LDB worksheets. DOEST NOT DROP ANYTHING!!! DON'T TAKE HIM!!!
I am a straight A student when it comes to math in high school. I took several math courses at HCC and got all A. However, this professor will make sure that you will never get an A in this class or even B. This is my first time I take Calculus 1 and it is not the right choice to take it with this professor. I had to drop it because it was too much
I am so close dropping from his class. There is NO WAY getting an 'A' in his class. He will have a lot of questions on a test within a short time frame. Just like the other reviews said, his real reviews are from Michigan University with 2.8/5. Please avoid getting scammed
First time taking professor Solomon for calculus3. Horrible experience. The average class grade on the first test was 59%. The review test was easy but the actual test was way harder. We all talked to him for a curve and he didn't agree. Half of the class dropped because they didn't want to risk their GPA
This ratemyprofessor is wrong! Look at his reviews from other colleges they are low reviews! He will make sure to fail you
save yourself and pick another calculus professor
Extra credit. Easy test. just do the test review and you can easy get A in math. He is very friendly. He explained all questions.
Best math professor. He replied to emails and messages from Canvas very quickly. The tests are easy. All are in the reviews. recommend this professor.
Do not take this professor if you want a good GPA. Even when you completely explain everything on tests, he will find a way to take points off on the free response. And the other 5-star reviews seem pretty sus.
Very hard to understand during lectures. Criteria of hand graded portions of the tests are not clear. Doesnt help those who are struggling. Late responses when contacted.
I wouldn't take the professor again! Looks of quizzes and lots of homework. Very limited time limit on the exams. He always yells when you ask him a question about an exam. Very disrespectful to students
HCC department hires the most unprofessional staff! Please save yourself and go to another professor. This is a 1/5 RMP!
Everyone is the class is suffering from him, not just me! You can't use other method to solve math on YouTube or other resources because he will lose pints on the exams. Go find another professor because I have been crying midnights because of him!
He feels generous giving us 135 minutes on an exam that has 36 questions. Do yourself a favor and choose another professor. I wish if I have looked on another reviews from different colleges from this professor. These reviews are fake
He does not care about his students and whenever we try to tell him about our concerns, he laughs and does not do anything. His tests are very long with a short time period and he puts questions that take a long time to do on there, it is impossible to finish in the time limit.
Avoid this professor. Very rude and not helpful to students. I regret every dollar I spent on this professor. He will try and fail you and make every test harder than the previous one with less time limit. I will definitely make sure that none of my friends take him. I had to drop out of his class because getting a 'C' is almost a dream
This is my second time that I take Calculus I at HCC, but this time it is with professor solomon. It was the same bad experience as the other professor. For some reason he tried to fail students. HCC hires the most unprofessional staff. I have decided to drop and take math at UT Austin with professors that would respect students
This professor is the most hard-headed, stubborn, and overall impersonal jerk I've ever had. I was arguing with him over a particular test grade, which he gave me 1.5/3 for a correct answer on a problem, and only said that my proof wasn't a "good proof" because of an equals sign or missing "dx"
Just like the other students, I was also scammed by his ratings. I do not recommend him at all. He is not nice and will bring the hardest questions on a test.
I am about to lose my financial aid and my scholarship because of him. I think he likes to see students suffer, but karma is real!
If you would like to ruin to GPA and ur mental peace then go ahead take him. He is the worst professor i have ever had. I am a straight A student and i know calc is hard but he makes it extremely difficult, I know my potential and i can get a B+ in calc easily but this is the first course in my entire academic life that i am failing. DONT TAKE HIM!
Please do not take this professor. Lost of quizzes with only ONE attempt with LBD + Webcam. HW worksheet that he would assign in 2 days and gives you the hardest questions. Exams do do not match the reviews or the HW. He always messes up in the lectures and make mistakes. Overall I highly do not recommend this jerk
He thinks that all students are stupid. He will treat you like a 10 year old. He doesn't respect you as an adult. Please do not take him as your professor for math because you will immediately drop. I dont have the money to take the class again but otherwise I would have dropped.
Professor Solomon doesn't like to talk with students when they need help regarding a previous exam. I took Calculus II with him and I had to drop after the first exam. The exam doesn't match the reviews and A LOT questions I had to skip since I ran out of time. I am not sure how the math department is not aware of how he grades everything unfairly
Oh my gosh he is the worst teacher I have ever had. He made this class extremely hard, and even though I have a A in it, I worked my ass off for it. You can't understand him at all and he assigns so much homework. If you have to take this class, get a different teacher!!
Don't believe the bad reviews. They are hate crimes and hate professors. Maths is one of the important courses in sciences and is not other history or English composition. If you work hard and listen to all the professor's instructions, you can easily pass all the tests with an easy A. Additionally, you will receive a perfect and relaxed semester.
The worst professor ever for math at HCC. He always assigns exams are are way too long and there is no enough time on them. On Exam2, he felt generous to give us less questions BUT more questions for free response. I was not able to finish 4 questions of the free response. Absolute worst professor ever.
His online lectures are very bad. He makes a lot of mistakes on the lectures and we always have to correct him. I have stopped attending his lectures because I would rather watch Youtube videos that would explain well and without doing mistakes. Please avoid taking his course because he is very rude to students. I would not take him for anything
His newest good review is a red flag. "you will receive a perfect and relaxed semester" this is not a review for a cruise trip. There is no such thing a relaxed semester as a college student. But this professor will take you to HELL instead of a cruise trip. Enjoy the ride
I honestly think that he rate himself on RMP to increase his ratings. All his good reviews are literally worded perfectly like they are written by a professor. WORST PROFESSOR EVER. I had to drop the class cuz can't take this burden anymore. Would take away ur points even the answer is correct. No formula sheet and will laugh at u if u ask for one.
All I want to let you know that this professor is racist! He chooses his "best" students and gives them random points on their exam. Please avoid him and you will save headaches from talking to him because talking to him seems like talking to a rock.
WARNING: It is likely that the professor is boosting his score with fabricated reviews. By no means are any of this professor's courses an easy feat like the false reviews might suggest. Exams are extremely punishing. Do NOT sign up unless you are very proficient in math and need the credit - this professor grades extremely harsh.
I would not recommend taking this professor for Calculus 2. He grades all of the assignments pretty bad, and does not give out curve when the class average is low and terrible. He provides almost "bullying" annotations on our free response questions and doesn't listen to the class when they need to discuss with him exam, he would laugh and moves on
Tests are very difficult and heavy. And a lot of homeworks. I do not recommend this professor.
Do not be too happy to register for his course. Trust me, you cannot focus on your other courses if you take this professor. He will give you LOTS of homeworks, quizzes, and too many exams. He is not fair about grading our exams at all!!! Long story short, REGISTER WITH ANOTHER PROFESSOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only lazy students give bad reviews. He is a super good professor.
I usually rate professors by the end of the semester and I couldn't wait hehehe. He makes the class unnecessarily hard and will always have the wrong answers choices on every single exam. I was not respected in the class at all and that include all the other students in the class too The 4.6/5 rating was a lie so good luck failing if you choose him
Tests are ridiculously long, will nitpick your tests and homework, takes forever to grade assignments, class is not engaging, he makes you do hw with at least 10+ question only to grade the whole assignment from a single question. Would NOT recommend.
Really the only good thing about him is that he has multiple-choice tests when most other cal 2 professors don't. His exams are on average 37 questions for very difficult material, and is not accesible outside of class as he rarely answers emals.
ZERO communication!!!!!!!!!! He never responds to emails and does not care if you have trouble!!!!!!!!! If you were lucky enough, he will respond in 3 weeks. Have fun figuring things out on your own!
32 quizzes 4 exam 32 homework Final be ready to stress out the whole semester. I almost lost my mind
Zero communication. If you want to study the class yourself get it but you will not learn anything from him! You are on your own. I understood nothing and wish I dropped it and never took it. Worse experience. Ever.
Save your GPA! He is such a stubborn jerk and very difficult to talk to. He doesn't care about your opinion and will yell at you if you keep telling him he's wrong with something. All his lectures are 100% wrong and he always messes up. You will lose points if you use a method to solve problems on YouTube because it has to be his way of solving
Thank god the semester is over. He grades very unfairly and very rude! Please avoid!
Regret taking this professor. He was always careless about students. Whenever I join his office hours he would also say "oh just email me" and would have to wait weeks until he replies back to my emails. He doesn't care about students at all. It was a big mistake to take the class online with professor unwilling to help
He is the best professor. He response quickly. I learned a lot from him.
Great professor gives the best lectures even during this pandemic easy to follow grade book and always ready to help when needed. The homework really helps you to prepare for the exams and quizzes
Took solomon in the fall 2022 and it was the worst decision ever. I was debating between him and other professor and I wish I didn't take solomon. Would not even recommend solomon to my worst enemies. This is how bad he was. Please take math with a better professor
Professor Osifodunrin was not present for the first two weeks of class. When he returned, he tried to explain all of those 2 weeks plus another week in one lecture. He was hard to understand, and he never asked if we had any questions. He would just do example problems instead of actually explaining how to solve things. I dropped out after a month.
He was the only professor for MATH2305 and i had no other choice. He tries to lecture everything at once and rushes between chapter sections. His quizzes are all lockdown browser and with one attempt. Such a stressful professor to take. He has a very accent and hardly understand what he says.
Looking back at the positive review, you can see how fake they are and they were submitted by the professor himself. Save yourself and save your GPA because I had to drop his course. A lot of students are struggling in Groupme and he does NOT care. College algebra is an easy course but this professor manages to fail students for no reason
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PLEASE AVOID THIS PROFESSOR AT ALL COST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! $500 WASTED ON TAKING MATH2305 WITH THIS PROFESSOR. HE IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MATH 1314 online anytime. Prof was really slow with emailing back students when they need help. His quizzes are very difficult and sometimes one attempt with lockdown browser with cam. It is very stressful to take his class and he does not care if you have other courses or a full time job.
This man doesn't know the material and doesn't know how to teach. Do not take his class. Unnecessary assignments make this class a joke, you will be asked to write discussions every week and he will grade them low without giving you any feedback. Basically he doesn't even understand the meaning of discussion.
Trash professor. Grades homeworks off technicalities, class is super disorganized, makes you show work for simple things like reducing fractions, assigns random participation grades without telling the class, and allows failing test averages every time with no curve. Would never take this again in my life.
Man this prof sucks!!!! The rmp reviews are true and they changed my prof last min to Solomon. His canvas is messed up and all lockdown browser homework and quizzes
Professor Solomon is amazing!I took him for a 5 week calculus class and yes we did have tons of assignments and quizzes but that was only for our benefit since most of those questions were on the exams.He gives really good feedback and always makes sure everyone is on track in the lectures and constantly asks if anyone has question!!
Do not take this class if you value your mental health. He does not curve, when you ask questions he never lets you finish, doesn't respond to emails, goes over questions in an off-brand Zoom called Cisco-Webex that aren't even questions tested over. If you take this class, good luck and be sure you do all the homeworks and discussion board posts.
HW and quizzes heavy, but if u do all of them and understand them well, u'll do well on the test. No trouble getting in contact with him through office hours. U can tell who put in the work and who didn't in these reviews. If u do need to take Calculus 2 and higher, then take him because he will prepare u for them.
Horrible professor that will continue to rate himself "good". I literally had to cry every single night because I was suffering from his class. Calculus 1 is not a bad course but Professor Solomon will get questions that were never seen in this universe before. Be carful what you sign up for!
I did not like his way of teaching the materials. I would just watch YouTube and self study. The HW were okay but quizzes were long and had lockdown browser + webcam, which were very hard to do. Exams are LONG and you would not have enough time to finish on time
Assignments were too much and due in a short amount of time and he just rushes and dont teach properly. I understand it is a super fast paced class but still College Algebra shouldnt be this hard. Wish i had seen the instructor before enrolling for the class. Even had to request leave and use most of my days-off to focus.
DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS I'm good at math and never had a problem with it but this professor was assigned to me last min that I couldn't change the class. he has a strong accent, wants you to solve the problems with only one way, which is his way and if you don't do that on the test he would assume that you cheated. Not organized with his instructions
did not follow the syllabus one bit. difficult to follow in lecture. expects us to learn things on our own when he did not get time to cover it.
Took this class in the summer. It was kinda hard and fast pace so beware. If you have a full-time or part-time job(s), this class will be hell. I don't even have a job and spending most of my day on this class was sometimes difficult. There are lockdown browsers and webcams on some quizzes and tests. He does reply to emails quickly though.
Do not even think about taking him and prioritize your mental health.
Don't take this professor unless you have to. 4 exams and a final. Exams are usually part multiple choice part free response. Multiple choice are weighed ~3 points per question while each free response is ~8 points. At least 14 quizzes with 2 attempts.
Does not teach, basically a self-taught class. Provides no feedback, and no information. Never replies to any emails/answers any questions. Extremely difficult to contact and is extremely rude.
Manageable class but lots of homework and quizzes. Tests weren't like the quizzes given. meh
He is a horrible professor. Homework is nothing like the tests. He doesn't always finish lectures in class and expects you to learn on your own. Extremely difficult to reach and does not respond. Does not answer questions when asked and solves problems in the most difficult way possible.
No one understands a thing in his class!!! I feel like a waste of space and time. He just goes right thru the powerpoint slides and onto the next chapter! I SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO THE REVIEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW I HAVE TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES
Avoid this class at all costs - it's a nightmare. The material moves too fast, tests are overly difficult, and the professor doesn't seem to care about students' well-being. However, using resources like Unstuck AI can help you survive this class.
Review for Linear Algebra: HARD CLASS Cool guy personally, but his lectures at Disappointing and sad. 95% of what I learned was SELF TAUGHT from the Textbook and other sources. TIP: Watch 3Blue1Brown's series "Essence of Linear Algebra"!!! Watch the WHOLE THING. If you can, before the semester. Take notes! THAT SERIES TAUGHT ME 90% of EVERYTHING
This 🥷 sucks
This professor is actually nice despite the reviews. He responds to emails on time and caring in his responses. His tests are not extremely difficult, you need to understand the concepts in the textbook, do the homework and the quizzes. The quizzes help a lot on the test, but you still need to read and understand the concepts as much as you can.
Dont do it
I took him for the mini session he was decent the lecture were boring just be prepare he is nice if you miss a assignment he will go back to open it but just make sure you follow what he said
I had this professor for DE online summer course, he is very straight forward. There are a lot assignments to do and 5 exams. He is not that tough as a grader he will never give a full 100 without taking points out somewhere. Didn't answer my emails however he gave a good grade. Just do the work/study and you should be fine. Drops lowest test grade
Cant even understand him through his thick accent, his lectures are horrible quality and just class recordings from covid, doesn't help at all, your teaching it yourself, all he does is grade and criticize your work. I don't understand how he is allowed to teach.
If you want a caring, respectful and effective professor, then don't take his class. Calculus isn't meant to be easy, but professor O will make it more unbearable than it actually needs to be. His lectures aren't helpful, the online quizzes don't prepare you for the exams, and overall, not a pleasant person to be around.
I took the 4-week class. Many homework assignments and quizzes are due every day. Your hands and face have to be visible during exams and quizzes at all times, or you won't get a grade. Four exams and one final; the lowest grade gets dropped. Pop quizzes during live sessions for attendance; if more than 3 are missed, he will drop you.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
80%
Textbook Required
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Grade Predictor
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MAT2412
5.0
(3)MATH2412
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(14)MATH1316
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(3)MATH2415
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(4)MATH1350
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MATH2318
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MATH2305
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MATH2414
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CALC2413
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MATH1314
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