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Reviews (104)
He is a very nice guy and knew the material very well. It seemed he had trouble fitting all the material into class. But he wanted to make sure everyone was following along. I would take him again.
He knows what he's doing and explains every process well. He can go through notes pretty quick, but as long as you write it down it's well worth it.
best math teacher ive ever had
Great professor!
Also had him for stats. I think he's the best stats prof at Cascadia, by a mile. Very helpful and supportive, genuinely cares. Really nice guy.
BEST MATH TEACHER I'VE EVER HAD! he is very helpful, he explains new concepts very clearly. He's my favorite teacher at Cascadia. I would recommend him to anyone!! :)
Steve is by far the best math teacher I've ever had. He tries to make sure that everyone understands what's going on. But sometimes he puts stuff on hw that he didn't teach in class, but that's what the book's for I guess. Definitely would take him again!
This guy is the most worthless math teacher I've ever had. He doesn't use the book we have, he doesn't answer emails, he doesn't grade HW so it's all on wamap, the HW are ridiculous and he doesn't even grade tests correctly. I understand calculus and this class makes me feel retarded. Only take this teacher if you don't need to learn.
As commented earlier, WAMAP was a joke. Spending an hour trying to figure out why a "CORRECT" answer was wrong was time consuming. However, Steve was fairly quick to respond to such issues and make things right. His on-line material was simply recycled notes from a previous class (could be cleaned up) but informative enough to get the point accoss
Great professor. Tough class (Calc 3), but if you pay attention to the lectures and keep up with the homework you'll do fine. He can go over material a bit quickly sometimes, but if you raise your hand and ask he'll go out of his way to make sure you understand things. Wamap is a bit flaky at times, but he responds to emails quickly.
This was an online class. Very hard class for me, but between Steve's notes (which were pretty good) and the text,(often incomprehensible) it was a good class. Steve was very quick to respond to questions and generally gave clear answers and instructions. If you have him for a math class you should do fine.
he's smart, knows his stuff and is easy to talk to. his name sounds hella japaneese but he's a normal american looking dude. (no accent :)
Steve is american born and speaks perfect english. Math 85 was easy for me since i had taken a similar class before. He is easy to listen to, and assigned our homework on WAMAP (online homework tool). I only used the text book for test studying, but used the second half of the book in Math 95. Great Teacher, always say hi to him in the hall way...
I had him the first time around and I understood nothing. He's a nice guy but if you have very little previous experience or its been a while and you have other classes, you'll fail. He's not very helpful and doesn't really teach. Take Rebecca Burke, she was recommended to me. Great teacher. I aced her class.
Steve is an awesome teacher. always lightens the mood with a laugh and tells some interesting stories. Likes to have fun while getting all of the work done.
Really nice guy and funny to talk to. Very easy grader and if you're decent at math and do the wamap, youll get a great grade. The tests are fair and go over exactly what you do in class and on wamap. Id recommend him : )
Good at teaching but leaves things in homework to come upon that haven't been taught yet. Extremely frustrating. Super nice in stats because you can write a page of notes to use while taking a test. Definitely not okay to do in general college classes so take advantage of it!
WORST TEACHER EVER!! He talks way too quiet so you cant even hear what he says half the time. When you ask questions he looks at you like you are retarded. Very hard
worst teacher. he doesn't allow students to print the slides, WORST TEACHER EVER!! exams are imposible.
DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!!! Espically for Stat..He doesn't teach you anything and his exam are very hard.He doesn't even use book nor powerpoint for the the test. It makes learning really hard..DO NOT TAKE HIM..:)
He is a bad math teacher. Doesn't respond to your emails, all the homework is on Wamap and impossible to do because it is on things not covered in class. Very little is covered in the class and there is no use of the textbook or powerpoints to learn the concepts. I have had Rebecca Burke for several math quarters and love her, I would recommend her
Great teacher. From the reviews I thought he would be bad for Calculus. He cracks jokes every now and then keeping the class intruiged. He posts notes from the class every day. If you keep up with the homework, ask questions after every class session and he'll answer it with clarity. Too bad he's not teaching Calc 2 next quarter!
Sit near the front (he mumbles.) You take notes everyday, but he posts them online. HW is online and due 2-3 weeks after it's assigned, nice for tight schedules. There's group work so missing that loses participation pts (usually the 2nd half of class everyday.) Ask questions and he'll answer more clearly, he cracks jokes and is super nice!
Steve is a great guy and always wanting to help. Classes are fun and he is fair and helpful.
I liked Steve. The quality of his lectures in combination with relevant in-class assignments (done in groups) made the content "easy" to grasp. He dropped most quizzes and one test score(the final wasn't mandatory). He even rounded up my grade. He jokes and throws in personal anecdotes that keep the class from getting dull. I highly recommend him.
Steve is a pretty good teacher and provides plenty of notes (even though his handwriting can be difficult to read at times!). I took him for both 95 and 141. If you pay attention and keep up with the homeowork, you'll do fine!
Steve is a pretty cool guy, the content is hard and sometimes his handwriting is difficult to read, but he's pretty funny and fair.
I had Yramategui for MATH 141 and 142. Pretty good teacher. Sometimes he lectured too fast and I had trouble keeping up with the concepts, but I'm not very good at math so that's probably just me. He knows his material and is very willing to explain something over again if you ask. Lots of homework and quizzes on WAMAP and exams in class.
Steve was a good calculus teacher for us. His lectures were very enjoyable and he is a very witty guy. Also, the textbook isn't really that useful, I would rely on his lectures more.
Unfair tests and quizzes. Questions weren't in homework or lectures. When asked to show where they were in the coursework his respond they aren't. As an online class how do you expect us to know things you never introduced us to? Horrible teacher wouldn't take a class from him again.
An easy class as long as you attend the class and do your homework. He's very helpful and will try his best to explain something. A fair grader and I like how he gave generous partial credits. Take this class from him if you want to learn something!
Don't take this class online! He is very helpful when you ask him a question but his grading is inconsistent. Every single test I took, he deducted points from my final score. Does not tell you why either. I did not open the $200 text book once! The problems on the exams are not the same as the practice sets, hence the practice sets are not helpful
I took this class online and liked the instructor. He had lecture notes to help students prepare for questions in the homework and tests. I had to do a lot of self teaching and used the textbook a lot! If you struggle in math, don't take this class online because of the lack of a real lecture and the difficulty. Exams are moderately hard, so study!
Great teacher, explains things well and posts all his notes online. very helpful. I recommend him if you are a good test taker. VERY difficult tests.
Horrible Teacher. His quizzes were easy and pertained to the lectures, but the tests had problems that did not even relate to the book or the lectures. The chapters he taught had information that was not even in the book. Looking online was more helpful to learn subjects. His penmanship is terrible, extremely hard to take notes.
Steve is by far my favorite math teacher at Cascadia! His work load is perfect, it's nothing too overwhelming, but enough to where you can grasp the concept comfortably. He doesn't mind staying around after class to help with homework and his tests are easy if you have done the homework, plus you can drop one! Plus he's funny!
not a good teacher!!very smart man,just not very good at conveying his points.The class consisited of him showing us about 4 problems which he reviewed, then sent us home with 2 chapters of math we didnt fully understand
Steve is my favorite professor at Cascadia! He doesn't leave to much hw but just enough to review what we learned in class. He's very nice guy, and funny!:)
Steve was one of my favorites! He is very helpful and clear, explains the material well. Homework is online and gives you unlimited attempts to get full credit. Full front page of notes on exams. Really fun and kind person, great teacher. Highly recommend him.
Great guy, good attitude. I feel he goes too fast through lectures, literally impossible to learn anything if you haven't already looked at it before. If you struggle with math and looking for a teacher to actually teach you something in class, this isn't the class. If you're a good test taker I would recommend his class you'll pass for sure!
He's really great if you pay attention in class. PAY ATTENTION MATTERS since his lectures are fast paced. He also allows notecards for test. Though his handwriting is not legible. But he explains it verbally so paying attention is crucial. I didn't even use my textbook since he covered in his lectures. Overall nice guy!
Steve is awesome. Pay atention! DO ALL THE HOMEWORK! There is alot of homework but if you do it you will do fine on the tests. If you dont understand a concept ask before you are too far behind. Great guy. Had Calc 1-3 with him. Would take him for any other course.
Steve is a good guy, but not my favorite instructor. His exams display different info than on WaMap or in lectures. When asked questions he does not answer them directly, but instead gives a long explanation.. so that is a bit hard to follow. Overall, would not recommend for statistics.
He might not be really helpful if you need help understanding the material, but just listening to his lecture is pretty much more than enough to get you a good grade.
Please take his class!
Good guy but its math and I hate math. He had tough shoes to fill and he did pretty well
HIs tests DO NOT line up with the homework at all. His lectures are very hard to follow and he pretty much looks at you like you have 3 heads if you ask a question. Stats is hard enough, don't take it with Steve.
Took his class for math 095. He was never really clear on the lessons and didnt give any feedback. Would not take his class again.
He seemed nice but it's impossible to read his handwriting and most of class is him writing on the board. He skips simple steps when solving a problem, which is fine but he doesn't explain what he skipped so it's really hard to follow. It was easier toward the end of the quarter, I think if I had taken lower math with him it would've been easier.
At first, I really didn't like Steve. I thought the reason I was struggling was because he was a terrible teacher, who had even worse handwriting. However, I think Calculus is hard no matter what teacher you have. So overall I would say he's a nice funny guy but a tough grader, with multi packet tests. He also grades on a curve so that helps.
It's definitely not an easy class. He makes you work for it but he is a pretty understanding professor. He will give extra credit homework and gives 3 exams and if you did well on them then you don't have to take the final. I would definitely take his class again because I really did learn a lot from him. Great prof.
Steve is a nice guy , but I learned nothing in his class which consists of watching him do problem after problem for 2 hours & after 8-10 classes then we get tested. Everything I learned I got from Khan Academy & other math websites. There is a ton of homework due before each test and the tests are VERY difficult & 70% of the final grade.
He seem like a nice guy, his tests are most of your grade & EXTREMELY difficult (half without a calculator) he does grade on a curve at the end (which shows how bad the grades were before the curve), there's a ton of difficult homework, and his classes are watching him with his horrible writing working problems extremely quickly once then moving on
I think he is the best math professor in Cascadia College. His exam is difficult, and he always focus on the details in the exam, which made me I lost many points. But it made me pay more attention to write process. I got two 4.0 in Cal2 and differential equation. I would strongly recommend this professor if you really like math and want to get a h
an okay teacher, allows you to use a flashcard on in class exams but there would be questions that he didnt cover in class on it. He gives extra credit assignments but wont affect your grade if you do all the HW. He posts his lecture notes on WAMAP, but coming to class is highly recommended. He gives alot of HW, but gives it a few weeks in advance.
I would not recommend taking this class online. He adds questions in the exam that are not covered in the text book. Some of the exam questions are so poorly worded it is hard to understand what is being asked. Luckily algebra is fairly simple. If I were taking a higher math I would have probably failed.
The worst professor you could get. His grading criteria is ridiculous ( very, very, VERY tough grader). There is a lot of homework and he does not give time in class to ask questions about the homework ( and the tests are very much based off the homework). Awful experience and I love mathematics
I took this class over summer quarter. There was a decent amount of work. If you take his online course you basically learn from the book. He does provide notes but his handwriting is pretty awful. There are 3 exams and a cumulative final. Your lowest exam score is dropped. If you do the work and study diligently you should be fine.
He assigns homework on WAMAP which show up on tests. He's very picky with symbolic notation, so it's important to write clearly.
Friendly, gives extra credit opportunities, but exams are a huge part of the grade. If you're not a great test taker, maybe his classes aren't for you. A good amount of work, but plenty of opportunities to understand what's given.
Steve is a good professor. The tests are much harder than the problems covered in class so you better study all the additional problems if they are provided. You also get a notecard for each of the 4 tests which is a lifesaver.
Steve clearly knows what he is teaching, and he can be helpful at times when doing in class work. However he is a REALLY tough grader. You can get an answer right but if you didn't solve it the way he did, you can loose a lot of points. The tests are weighted for 75% of the grade and an 80% in the class is still a 2.5 GPA, so make sure you do well.
Prime example of not knowing what you have until its gone. I took his class over the summer and at the time thought he was just above average. I was so wrong. His lectures are clear, he answers all questions, makes sure everyone is good, and explains things in a very easy to understand manner. Hopefully he teaches the next class I need.
Class was ok. Not the best at explaining, but not the worst by far. Quizzes were at home, timed, on Wamap, so kind of stressful. Does not round grades, but drops bad quiz and test scores. A lot of in class worksheets which I liked because it gives a chance to try it & then get his help. Tests & quizzes were exactly like hw.
Steve is really organized and explains things clearly. 4 exams total (incl. 1 final), lowest is dropped, worth 65% of final grade. 4x6 notecard on exams. Show up for group work and youll get 100% in that. No book HWWAMAP HW only. No in-class quizzesquizzes (timed) were on WAMAP and half were dropped. Exam questions were like WAMAP questions.
Not the best at explaining, i was confused most of the time and every time i tried to ask a question he looked at me like i was crazy. His grading scale does not make sense, he takes points off test for no reason.
Overall, hard to understand with the way he taught, ended up having to teach myself, however I liked the homework, quiz and test set up.
I cannot recommend this professor enough. His lectures made so much sense and the hw related directly to them with plenty of time to complete it. The class is: wamap homework (20%), 15 timed quizzes (5%), and four exams (75%). the worst 5 quizzes and the worst exam are dropped. the exams are just like the homework and he curves the class.
Professor Steve was a great guy, really friendly and approachable; however, he was not the best teacher. I have never struggled in a math class like I did in his. His in-person lectures moved fast and he didn't explain things well enough to complete all of the homework. I needed to teach myself a lot of the material which took hours.
Probably the worst math professor I have ever had. His writing style is hard to understand and he doesn't fully explain any of the terms he throws at you. You are also on your own for most of the class as he doesn't review anything for the test and would tell you to just look up at the book. I felt like I wasted my time and money with him.
Steve is a math guy. He gives you a chance to learn the topic, but expects your math up to this point to be second nature, which makes his lectures hard to follow. The 2-3 tests are almost your entire grade and are WAY harder than any of the HW's. Expect to do a lot of studying and khanacademy so math concepts are dumbed down and easy to understand
Steve's lectures are clear and make sense and I always understood what he was talking about. But then I would get to the homework and 80% of the problems were way more complicated than what he showed in the lecture I had to purposely fail the questions on WAMAP to see how to do them. The midterm and final are worth 70% of the grade which is a lot.
Basically grades by tests. His quizzes are ruthless to a slow worker: 20 min to get a perfect 3-4 answers. HW is heavy and worth just enough to matter. Has some HW ex. credit. Basically unflexible if real-life stuff happens. Doesn't give you back your exams. No group work HW. Lectures look like Cuniform and are disorganized, so terrible for ESL.
Almost requires prior knowledge or extra tutoring in order to succeed in this class. Lectures only cover about 20% of what you need in order to complete assignments. Expect hours and hours of hard studying.
I took steve for calc 2 and lets just say it was rough, first things off is his handwriting is so bad that i could not comprehend what he was writing half the time, the second thing is that he goes so fast that once you finish copying the work he is already half way to the next problem, just dont take him unless you have to.
His handwriting is terrible. His lectures cover the bare minimum of what you need to know. The example problems he shows during the lectures are super simplified versions of what you'll see on homework and tests. The homework is always way more complicated than what he teaches so it takes forever and the tests are even more complicated.
Steve makes tests worth 75% of your grade, and then takes of points for no good reason on them making it impossible to get a 4.0. Be prepared to lose at least 5% of your score on every test due to points taken off for silly things such as not recognizing material taught in calc 1 or him making no attempt to follow problem with proper work shown.
This is a hard class; plan on studying everything outside of class. Lectures are useless, and tests are difficult. The final test can replace your lowest score, but it can't be dropped. Keep in mind that you can't use a calculator on the 1st exam. Instructor doesn't tell you this. The teacher never responds to emails and is a tough grader
I worried about his class based on the reviews but it was chill. Steve eases into it, but during summer at least, it felt like we went really fast through the most difficult stuff. Lots of ext credit, LONG hw every night (summer quarter is faster). Tests were like WAMAP. Gave everyone greater than 2.0. Boring but necessary lectures. Lenient grader.
Decent professor but the class is ridiculously difficult. His handwriting is atrocious (you get used to it) and is pedantic with grading exams. The class is super fast-paced and a whirlwind of concepts is thrown at you. If you want a good grade, budget at least 30-40 hrs outside the class. Also, don't wait till the last minute to complete WaMap HW.
I've never struggled to get a good grade in a math class, but this class, prepare yourself. He teaches you the absolute minimum in class, which at first isn't that difficult, then you go to do the homework and struggle for hours because it is so much more advanced than what he taught in class. Then there are the exams, which are even HARDER.
Lectures are terrible. Only cover bare minumum and did a bad job explaining concepts. Basically learn calc 3 on my own. He does not cover concepts shows up in WAMAP HW at all. Quizs aren't that bad if you do the HW but tests are hard.
A really bad review off of ratemyprofessor. I took Steve because he had a 3.5 but my god, the courses are taught through an online textbook and notes. these are handwritten notes which you can barely read. He doesn't help at all and your basically teaching yourself.
If you have the option, do not take classes with this professor. Basically had to learn by myself because his notes are very difficult to understand, and he teaches as if we already graduated in Mathematics. Also, man is a robot and has no empathy whatsoever. Paid the class to learn from YouTube and Khan Academy.
In class lectures covered the basic concept. While WAMAP assignment's were much more in depth, thankfully he has one of the best WAMAP courses by far. Almost every single question has an attached video and relevant explanation on how to solve the problem. This made studying for the tests fairly simple. The tests themselves were not horrible.
If you are considering taking this online asynch class and you find it difficult to get homework done unless there is an approaching deadline, reconsider. If you can't motivate yourself to submit your homework without there being a set deadline, avoid this online class. All the homework is due on the same day right before the exam.
doesn't write very neat
Professor Yramategui is very approachable. He responds promptly every time. The exam questions are very similar to the practice problems we do in class. Even if your answer is wrong, he will still give you points for the correct steps you took to solve the problem. I took both Calc 1 and Calc 2 with him and got an A in both. Highly recommend!
His async classes are not bad because the tests are pretty easy and similar to the homework. But there is a lot of homework assigned, and you shouldn't procrastinate too much. His in-person classes are pretty bad; you can't learn really well from the lectures, so you'll have to spend a lot of time on your own learning the concepts.
Will grade you extremely harshly, taking off points if you forgot to add the integral sign before an equation on exams (which count for the majority of your grade). You will also teach yourself 100% of the material. Will also give you ZERO points if you use alternate methods in finding integrals, etc, or if he thinks your work is messy.
On an exam, I used a different method for finding integrals rather than the method we learned in class, and got 0 points for 3 questions, even though I got the same answer and showed my work. I also got points taken off because I didn't include a "+ C" in a u-substitution integral, BEFORE doing the U substitution.
exams worth 70% of grade LOTS HW (~30 homework sets each take 1.5 hrs to finish). he's not a mean guy, but he cannot teach not worth showing up to class and exams are DIFFICULT bc he is strict with grading even if you get the correct answer. some extra credit and quizzes are easy. but weighted exams + his inability to teach biggest drawback
The only difference between this course and Khan Academy is that Khan Academy is easier to follow along with.
for his async classes, while you already expect to do a lot of self-teaching, he provides almost no guidance. past math professors ive taken async here have provided recorded lectures and review packets before exams, but he kinda just throws you in there expecting you to have read the textbook yourself and done all the hw, which is fine if u study.
Steve's lectures aren't mandatory because he posts all his notes online and he just reuses them in class when he lectures. It's nice, but I wish he made his class worth going to. Almost no worksheets or resources are given in class. It's a straight two hours of him talking with almost no room for students to collaborate and consume the given info.
steve relies on his lesson plan and answer sheets to teach. in his hybrid classes going to class really isn't worth it because he is unable to help students and his lectures are so monotone when he just copies his pre-solved problem/answer sheet. additionally, the marks on exams seem arbitrary and it sucks when he's a harsh and unforgiving grader
he doesn't have an actual understanding of the concepts that he teaches in class. there isn't much merit to coming to class and you won't gain much from attending. better worth of your time self-studying
He's really tough. But he's also perfectly fair, and there are certain kinds of students that will get a lot out of it. It's certainly not for everyone, but if you're up for the challenge and are willing to put in the work (easier said than done), you'll find his classes to be pretty good. Just don't count on being able to read his handwriting.
Steve was an excellent teacher when it came to explaining the foundations behind each mathematical concept. If you show up to class and do your homework, you should be more than okay.
One of the worst math professors in the school, he lectures like he doesn't care about students. Taking his class is a different type of suffering. Even though this was an in person class, it felt as if I was taking it online. I had to teach myself everything. I wish there were better professors for Calculus 2.
I genuinely don't know why he gets such bad ratings. He's a really nice, chill dude. Everything is in WAMAP, he uploads videos explaining every concept he goes over in class. He doesn't give out study guides, but he posts prior exam answer keys. He also hands out worksheets and goes over them in class. The tests were hard, so practice a lot!
Professor Yramategui is an average instructor. His lectures are quite monotone, and it seems as if he doesn't quite know what he himself is talking about. If you are not good with deadlines, do not take this class, as every homework on WAMAP is due the night before the next exam. In contrast, he did respond to emails in the due amount of time.
Steve, when I catch you Steve… I worked my bum off for those exams and got the lowest grade I've ever gotten in my life. He's a good man and good at teaching but his class truly traumatized me. Choose another teacher for calc 2. It's been a week since break started and I'm still having nightmares. Last night, I had two calc nightmares in a row.
He returns tests the class after the test. Please go to those. If you're stuck in the back, don't bother showing up. Just study from home and you'll be just fine. Do the worksheets; they're actually really helpful. He uploads all the materials and some videos, so just use those or YT. He's not too bad.
Class Info
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Attendance Mandatory
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MATHMATH
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147
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STAT01
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MATH238
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MATH142
4.3
STA146
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