He is a textbook reader in math course. Instead of teaching math, he goes on a tangent wasting class time like asking how to say a word in another language, what we are doing this weekend. He doesn't make appointments for office hours so good luck getting help. No curve. HW is hard cause he doesn't show examples in class.

This professor does not have any lesson plans and he is very unclear on his explanations. He pulls up the textbook and rarely shows any examples. He mumbles at the board and it's really hard to understand anything he is saying. His class has no curve. Please do yourself a favor and do not take this professor.

I appreciate how he makes attendance 3% EC. But like, he's really bad at teaching. He focuses on things that are not important, and takes too long on insignificant things. He does get off topic sometimes which can be good (lectures get dry). But considering that this class is very easy, it says a lot that hes a bad teacher for an easy class.

Take Shulman or Olga! His lectures are disorganized and unprepared. He only posts half his notes online, forcing you to come to class. The class is inherently easy, but he makes it 10x more difficult. Unlike the other 310 professors, his midterm and quizzes are harder than normal. Esp for engineering students, it isnt worth it to take him

DO NOT take this class with this professor as he is terrible at explaining basic concepts that you learn later on. Also, he rambles on about random topics not relating to the lesson of the day. Finally, he gives out exams and quizzes that take more time to complete than the 15 minutes given. Overall bad teacher making an easy class hard.

Spends most of this class time reading from the book. Doesn't explain anything in detail or spends time on stuff that doesn't matter. Always goes over class time but during test he kicks us out early. Quizzes and Midterms are unnecessarily hard compared to other professors.

The class was not fun at all.

He wastes so much time during class reading the book and not doing any practice problems. Quizzes too hard for the given time, TA was also very rude.

This is considered by many to be a very easy class but this teacher makes it very difficult. This teacher is very bad at lecturing and rambles on about random stuff in class instead of showing how to so example problems. The teacher grades very hard too. The only thing that he is good at is tongue twisters so ask him about those.

Professor is not good at explaining concepts, and the TA is rude to other students. Class is disorganized, dull, and hard, even though Math 310 should be a relatively easy class. The quizzes and the midterms are challenging and more often than not, you will not have enough time to complete all of them especially the midterms.

this is the worst class I've taken, makes the class so much harder than it needs to be. very thick accent. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS CLASS IS A WASTE OF EIGENSPACE. IF YOU DONT NUL, YOU WILL FAIL.

horrible grader, lose so many points for making a very small mistake. would not take again. A MASSIVE WASTE OF EIGENSPACE

I understand that COVID made it difficult to learn and teach, but how this professor went about teaching this course is a real failure. All this class is is homework. You will have to teach the material by yourself because his online video lectures are too difficult to understand. And his tests are frequent and brutal, only 50 min too. Good luck :/

Very difficult!

Online lectures are pre-recorded and difficult to understand, so no real-time questions. Exams are very frequent and only 50 min to complete.

The experience is horrible. I'm not even done with this class yet and here I am. Test timer is too short for an online math test. Material is hard to understand. Tests throw the most random unexpected questions at you instead of what you actually expect. Takes forever to go through study material because theres way too many and they aren't labeled.

Where do I begin... this class was miserable at best. The professor creates more lecture videos per week than number of days you are in class. Its a MWF class, yet sometimes there are 4-5 lectures all above 50 minutes, sometime over an hour long. Also there is a test every other week. You will basically teach yourself everything through YOUTUBE.

The amount of videos we had to watch for this course was inappropriate. For a 3 hr course we had to watch more than 3 hrs of course materials. The fact that this is a math course and we had to look off PowerP. to figure out how problems were solved, and even worse being read to. only 50 mins for exam. Do not recommend, take this course else where.

this professor really killed my self worth when it comes to math. The class is incredibly hard and his asynchronous lecture slide show doesnt help at all. Be ready to take and submit a 5problem test within a hour every two weeks, weekly MML, and the occasional survey. hes an ok guy but the TAs really save the course this semester

Honestly the worst math class ive ever taken. Unfair course structure with little benefit of the students during a pandemic. Too many exams for no reason! Submitting an exam even a second late will guarantee you a 0, so be sure that doesn't happen to u and submit timely. Lastly you're better off learning yourself because this class is disorganized.

I took math 220 with him online and it was a complete disaster. For starters a majority of your grade depends on biweekly test(100 points) w/a time limit of 50 minutes, this includes scanning and uploading to gradescope. These test consisted of 5/6 questions but every test had at least 1 question(30 or 25 points) not on the HW or barely disscussed

Worst class ever. Biweekly exams that were way too hard and we only had 50 minutes to complete it. Homework assignments are extremely tedious and don't even relate to the exams. I basically had to learn everything on my own because the lecture videos were confusing and made no sense. It's a miracle that I even passed with a B given how hard it was.

I took him in Fall 2020 for an online DiffEq course. In one word, he is "horrible". He uploads a tons of long and non-sense lecture videos. There are seven module tests throughout the semester that are worth 10 % each (60 min to do the problems and scan) and a final exam that is worth 20 % of your final grade (2 hours). DO NOT TAKE HIM!

The bi-weekly tests are insane because the week of a test you can't study the new material because you're busy studying for the test. His lectures are old, I think from the Summer. His lectures are powerpoint, he doesn't really explain things well and his slides have a lot of errors. He seems nice but you really have to teach yourself the material.

Worst professor I've taken at UIC. Others have already explained why it was bad.

He gives a lot of homework that could take hours every day and exam are difficult. There is no study guide but old exam that "could" help on exams. It was very stressful taking this class.

The worst Math Professor you could possibly have. The final exam is really difficult so get ready to lower one letter grade.

Weekly written homework, in class quizzes, MLM homework, and discussion sections. The homework deviates from the book and the lectures. You will spend hours attempting to complete it because it mixes various topics together that aren't covered jointly. The homework is also a poor indicator of what shows up on tests; averages were 62%, 65%, 55%.

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!!! He makes homework assignments and exams very difficult and grades them extremely harshly.

He makes mistakes during lecture, and is incompetent at teaching.

Lots of homework, is disrespectful to students, continues to lecture 5-10 minutes after class is over, I'm sure some people used his lectures but I did not find them helpful and pretty much taught myself this course

During lectures he talks fast, writes fast and messily it is difficult to keep up. He also often goes 5 minutes past class end. Homework is fine though, along with quizzes, which helps us prepare for the exams.

This professor is almost always late for class, rude, and explains concepts in a complex and unhelpful way. He often wastes time during the already limited time during lectures. He refused to take attendance at the end of class for those whose acadly apps didn't work. I would recommend avoiding this professor.

Assigns a substantial amount of work but with drops, which can sometimes be challenging. However, he's a harsh grader and what's more, he doesn't show much sympathy for students facing difficulties. One of the biggest downsides is the limited time he allocates for exams, which is quite stressful.

Was so lost and confused this entire class. In his lectures, he only really does examples, he does not explain much of the basics that you need to solve a problem. A few myLab homework assignments and one quiz a week.Overall, very vague and this class requires you to do a lot of teaching yourself the material.

This professor has uploaded several homeworks late. Instead of doing the common sense thing, i.e. giving us an extension due to his incompetence, he still makes it due on Thursday. Today is tuesday at 3PM. HE JUST UPLOADED THE HOMEWORK AND IT IS STILL DUE ON THURSDAY.

Protsak is one of those teachers that will start his lecture late by a couple minutes and extend it over the end timing for possibly 10 minutes. He also doesn't explain much of the lecture just rushes through it. After doing one question he usually does a poll wasting another 3-5 minutes, then proceeding with his “Rush through the class” behavior.

Protsak is a sorry excuse of a professor. If you get him for Calc 2 you should just drop the course. He wastes 20/25 mins of each lecture on polls on Acadly and discussions of non-calc related topics. When he realizes he hasn't actually taught anything when there are 5 mins remaining he quickly scribbles down on the paper while everyone leaves.

Wouldn't recommend. Usually don't review but his teaching method is terrible and his handwriting is atrocious. Take Will Ash if possible.

He's a nice enough person but he does not teach whatsoever. Everyone I know in his class watches another professor to catch up to the course. Wastes the entire class on one question and is constantly behind every other section. Starts rushing through important content AFTER class has ended and people are walking out. Careless and irresponsible.

If you can avoid taking this professor please do. He goes through lectures really fast but also talks about stuff that has nothing to do with Calculus. He consistently goes overtime and overcomplicates every single lecture. He is a sweet and unintentionally funny guy but you will learn nothing about Calculus if you take his class.

Take a class with anyone else, too much time is spent on polls on useless topics. I wouldn't mind this if it weren't for the fact so much of class is taken up by this. I couldn't really understand him, generally with his thoughts and explanations and more so did the problem and asked if it made sense. He was rude and unhelpful.

Writing is very bad Cannot see clear Paper writing , paper goes away very fast

His handwritting is horrible, didn't explain the concept clearly at all. He has been spending a ridiculous amount of time on unrelavent polls in class. I know a lot of friend ending up simply just skipping his class because they find its useless to go to the class. Avoid taking his class at all cost, you'll learn nothing from him.

Not a good professor. I took both his 180 and 181 course. I didn't necessarily struggle with either class, but attending his lectures are the worst. He doesn't explain the content really well. He's usually behind compared to the other professors. To top it off he has a really thick accent making it sometimes hard to understand what he's saying.

My goodness, he is so hard to understand whether it is his handwriting and he is a jumbled mess. He uses polls in class which makes no sense. He also wastes a lot of time in the beginning. Save yourself the trouble!

One of the worst professors I have had yet. He has a very thick accent, is weird about class attendance, and treats you as if you are a high schooler. Also, he cannot give notes well at all. It is sloppy and he overcomplicates all of the material so you are left more confused when you leave the lecture. He is also always behind on lectures.

It's hard to understand his Eastern European accent when he talks fast, and he will cold-call students when no one participates. Sometimes gets passive-aggressive about no one wanting to sit towards the front.

Would go over class time every lecture. A lot of students had to leave to catch the bus to go home he would get mad if you left when he wasn't done. He would spend so much time in 1 question without explaining. His handwriting is awful. He would do polls during class that had nothing to do with math. Wouldn't teach if you weren't enthusiastic.

Holy cow, he is really bad and wastes your time.

The worst professor I have ever had. Many people feel it in the same way so his lecture is always empty. Do not pick him if u wanna succeed in Math.

I have had some time to reflect to be able to give my professor's fair reviews. I cannot even begin to think about the unprofessional manner of Professor Protsak. He spends the first 5-10 minutes of class with mindless videos (taking away time from lecture material). His work is sloppy, the lectures were not engaging, and he has a rude demeanor

You won't learn math for the first 10 minutes and you'll leave 5 minutes past the time slot unless you decide to leave early

To be honest, whether you got a good grade from him or not. He will waste your time, he makes no sense at all.

He is genuinely not a good teacher. He doesn't start class on time, makes unfunny jokes, dilly dallies and then rambles on for 10 minutes after class ends. His accent and handwriting are not understandable at all. I didn't learn anything in that class and barely got through with ChatGPT teaching me. Do NOT take him for any math

Everyone I know who has taken one of his classes dislikes him, not only as a professor but also as a person. He made everything difficult by wasting our lecture time with useless topics and having illegible handwriting that resembles hieroglyphics. Everything I learned came from YouTube, Chat GPT, and his TAs, who are as great as he is horrible.

Lectures were very confusing. He has a thick accent that is hard to understand and his hand writing is not legible.

He does not provide good explanations, and there is a lot of studying to do outside of class. A lot of the harder concepts I needed to learn on my own time. Discussion was the only useful part of this class.

Do not take this Professor unless it's the only option. Every option is leagues better. You will find yourself learning the material on your own