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“Make sure you show up every day and pay attention he teaches very well”
MATH253 - 5.0 rating“No review in beginging of semester”
MATH253 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
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3.5
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Make sure you show up every day and pay attention he teaches very well.
Very ol fashioned. No review in beginging of semester. Not sympathetic. Very discouraging.
Make sure your in class on time, everday. He tells you everything that's going to be on the test and will go over it with you. Very cool teacher.
Hes a great teacher. He gives us a book he put together that explains everything better than the universal book. He qives out practices tests that mirror the real tests. Be there on time. He's a good teacher but a little wierd
i hate math and i liked his class
alot of homework if ur not good at math dont take this class
this was the worst teacher i have ever had, too much homework and way too old fashioned about everything. terrible class!
very helpful and always slows down if you dont understand something. takes his time out to help you. strict on attendance so show up everday. gives homework but not alot compared to other math teachers who give hwk.
If you show up and do the work (and there is alot) you will know the subject for your next course. Do the work and you'll do great in your next math course.
Very good math teacher. He often goes out of his way to help you. there is alot of homework, but if you do it, and try, you'll do fine. He's kind of anal when it comes to how problems are worked, but otherwise, great teacher.
Very nice guy and a VERY good teacher wants everyone to do well and makes math easy to understand.
This is very easy class!! He gives us a lot of homework, but all tests are so easy!! You should take math class with him!!
This teacher is the most awesome math teacher I have ever had!! With this teacher, this is one class you cannot fail!! It's impossible!! He really cares about his students and it really shows. He really makes an effort to help his students succeed
Terrific and knowledgeable. Expects alot from his student but you will learn! Great sence of humor. Tense in the beginning of the semester but warms up after the class clears out a bit.
I wouldn't be suprised if all these students are the 1% whom achieved A's; because 99% definitely did not. Heh, good luck...
best math teacher i had... and i hate math
He's is the best Math teacher I ever had. You'll certainly get an A if you are up to it. He gives too much homework though.
summer class is very tough but still fun. This teacher expects a lot from his students--no doubt about it. There is a lot of homework, but it helps you on test days. His practice tests are the most important study tool of all! Too many word probs!!!!
Great teacher! Lots of work to do in this class. He explains math so well and makes it easy to understand. I highly recomend this teacher in helping to build your fundamental math skills so you can excell in the higher up classes!
Very helpful, easy to learn from.
Professor Summers, is very nice. Lots of homework, just do it! and tests are just like homework and quizzes. take him he is great!!!
A great man, and a fantastic teacher.
I have never had a better math teacher. I have never been any good at math but he just helps you so much. Alot of homework. I would tell anyone to take mr.summers he's a great teacher.
I have never ever understood and enjoyed math as much as I do with Summers...he's very nice and helpful and actually cares if you dont get something. VERY GOOD TEACHER!
This teacher is terrible, so boring, so not smart on the material he teaches. I would not want my worst enemy to get this guy.
Nicest teacher, takes the time to help you out. lots of homework but its all worth it when you come out with an A from that class and i dont even like math
Excellent teacher, do the work and you'll learn something.
There is alot of homw work, but the class is eassy if you do the home work. He gives you reviews to do and practice tests that are the actuall test,just some numbers are change alittle. so you know exactly what you need to know on the test.
very very nice man very helpful
Cares about students, will help you pass the class. Easy if you do the homework.
Was a decent teacher but very boring and a pretty tough class - but mid term about half the class was gone. almost fell asleep every class. Clear but to smart for his own teaching- hard to learn from and lots of homework. Nice but hard
I went in not expecting much, and I was blown away! Mr. Summers is an awesome teacher, and happens to have taught a previous teacher I had, and she is an excellent teacher!
he is the worst teacher ever. i cant stand him. his tests are so rediculously hard and theres so much hw. take this class if you dont have a life and you love math
tottally laid back, doesnt take attendance, is super helpful, i think hes a great teacher and i suck at math
WORST EVER! easy to fall asleep to his lectures. Tons of homework,grades HW problem by problem. Hard test grader! Too smart i think, he always shows u what NOT to do, so it can get real confusing once you look at a problem to do it. NOT RECCOMENDED
He knowns a lot about math but is not very good at explaning it to others. It is easy to get behind on homework and he grades every problem. DONT TAKE HIM
Mr. Summers has got to be the best teacher i have ever had. I have never passed a math class before or even understood the subject matter. He cares so much about his styudents and he will work with u until u pass. Granted he does give alot of homerwork. For anyone who is bad at math.
he's the best teacher ever!! teachers like him are so hard to find!! he's been so nice and considerate to the students and so helpful!! definitely take him!! he's always there to help in any way possible and lets u know of it!
Good teacher.Thorough in lectures.He assigns homework so you practice& get points for doing this.Take good notes and be on time.Will drop you points for 2 many tardies or absences.Worst test and homework grades dropped, gives practice tests before each exam.Final exam was easy.Stay on track with homework-do not fall behind and easy class to pass.
Hes very helpful when you need it, but in lectures hes reaaallly confusing, he goes all over the place with how to do a problem and u get totally lost. Takes attendance everyday, twice! assigns a ton of homework and grades EVERYTHING.. take it if u want to learn it, not if u want an easy grade
Great math teacher forget what all this other people say. I had a D through out most the semester i ended up with a B because i worked hard and asked for help. He's always around to help you. If you try hard and do the reviews you'll pass with at least a B.
professor summers has enthusiasim for teaching. he goes out of his way to help the student who need help not only for math promblems, but also helps the students who has trouble understanding english. He emphersizes important points during the lecture which helps me a lot. do the HW, get easy A. i highly recommend take the class with him.
DO NOT take Dr. Summers for the summer semester, ever!!! Yes, he is an excellent instructor, but there is easily 4-6 HOURS of homework every day. Test grading is very arbitrary. You can get no credit for not putting a box around your answer. Some students get full credit, others don't - still haven't figured that one out yet.
Summer class or short session class should be avoided at ALL COSTS! In addition to 200 to 300 weekly homework problems, they must be labled, organized by date and section, all work must be shown, and then stapled in proper order - plan on spending lots of time with worthless paper shuffle! YOU MUST BUY HIS BOOK OR YOU WILL BE LOST !!!!!!
the class is ezey peisy but he makes it 2s as ezey to undersatand hes undersatinging and willing to give slack he also sayes really randome examples i think hes a cool teacher and u should take his class
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I really did not enjoy taking this class. This teacher does not give good examples at all. He expects you to know things after only hearing it once. DONT TAKE HIM!
This is the only time RMP has ever let me down. He is the most ANAL person in the world he will mark you off 3 pts out of 10 for putting a paper in the wrond order and I got more confused listening to his lectures than I would have been just teaching myself out of the book. I have never struggled in math before in my life, and I am getting a C
only two things you need to know about prof summers. Never ever ever ever ever take his class during the summer because you will go crazy when you see how many homework problems he makes you do.Also you have to show all of your work on every single problem. If you take his class in the fall or spring make sure it is the only class you take.
This class is ridiculuous and he is a moron!! Get out while you can
Mr Summers should be teaching. He is knowledgeable about math, but unable to properly exlpain himself. He's also an aggressive perfectionist who drove the class nuts. He wasnt fair to the students; testing the class on subjects not covered and puting harder questions on the tests than in the homework. The worst part final was Cumulative!
he treats you like ur 5 don, take this class with this teacher
Hey people, just to let you kow, he is not an easy teacher and he doesn't make since at all. He will confuse you alot. There is alot alot of hw. The testing are haed. I love math, but he is weird for me. I had to drop him and my other freinds did too. So, don't take him.
I'm in his spring class right now, and boy is he a point Nazi. He wants you to right down EVERYTHING that you do in your head on tests, really annoying because he marks you off if you don't! Stickler for attendence and doesn't really help when you need it. Good professor, just a major arsehole.
He is nice but can grade kind of hard, at the same time he does give partial credit for some problems so its kind of middle of the road.
Mr summers is a great teacher. He dose expect a lot from his students, but he is very helpful if you just ask. If you want to pass his class you have to do your homework and come to class. Summers is a very good teacher and I would take his class for 253 if he was going to be here
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Mr. Summers is funny and he is a great teacher
Hands down the WORST teacher I have ever had. I studied hard for every test and only got 1 good grade. Takes points off of the test for ridiculous things like forgetting to put parenthesis around things even if the answer is correct. Do NOT take him!!!
the effort he puts into his teachings is clear and effective. the reviews for the tests are pretty much a replica of the actual thing. take him! he's pretty fair in his grading to marking off ratio.
This guy was HORRIBLE. PLEASE BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THIS... his grading system is terrible. He will mark you down points for the most pathedic reasons. EVEN IF YOU SHOW WORK AND GET AN ANSWER RIGHT...he will still find a way to mark you down. IT'S HORRIBLE...oh and if you don't do you[re homework..plan on not passing.
I hated this class. Not cuz Summers is a bad teacher (In fact I think he's a great teacher), but his grading is RIDICULOUS and if you miss more than 3 class you get 1.5% deducted from ur final grade. If you miss 5 you fail. Pay attention to the notes cuz they help alot. Do the hw and you'll at least pass... even if you don't do well on the tests.
He is the worst math teacher i have ever had. He explains things once. His grading system is terrible. I did all the homework and he marks of if you skipped a problem. On tests, even if you got a problem RIGHT, if you did the problem wrong, you get it WRONG. If you miss more than five class you fail. He calls on you in class on purpose.Do not take
if you go on his beloved website, you wont have to take notes-all the examples are from the ones you print out. the tests are practically the EXACT copy of the reviews hich are due for hw anyways. kind of hard NOT to pass, unless you don't go to class like i did. only bad thing was grading was a little rediculous.
A great teacher. Really wants you to understand material. Goes slow and is always willing to answer questions. Really looks out for his students well being. Take him!
OMG worst teacher of my life! dont take this class unless its a last resort. he goes throught the problems incredibly slow and calls on you just to put you on the spot. his grading system is the worst, hw is worth 5 pts, and you do over 200 problems and you miss a pt. if you forget to even cirle one problem!!!
he's a good guy, but is horrible at teaching. He goes off topic a lot, and tells the class pointless stories, and it only wastes class time, takes forever on a single problem and keeps you in till the very end of class or even past that. he marks you 1/2 day absence if you leave a couple minutes early
Worst instructor I ever had. His grading ruberic is not fair. He grades each student differently. I explained to him that I had a schedule conflict and that I would be missing some classes. He said it would be no problem. What he failed to say is that I would be brought down 2 letter grades during the last month of school.
The first time I took his class I got a D, so I re-took it and studied how he recomended and got an A. Will Summers is a very caring and fair instructor. I recomend his classes highly.
Good Teacher and means well but you have to attend all of the classes, pay attention and take notes. if you are there to just sleep don't take it you will fail. He is a tough grader but if you know your stuff you will pass.
proably the worst teacher i have EVER had. ever. he will go on and on trying to make every detail known and he teaches like you are retarded. WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT GET THIS MAN
He is a fine professor. He has a lot of experience, and can often come up with different analogies to clarify. He is extremely helpful IF you are adult enough to do your part. READ and DO the handouts, do all the homework AS INSTRUCTED for easy points, and ask questions. He is wise and courteous. Be respectful back.
Very caring, helpful and kind. But don't expect him to just pass you without earning it. Do your homework, study and pay attention in class and you'll do fine. Practice tests are much like actual tests and Final is not difficult if you study all other tests. I am horrible at math, but I worked hard and got a solid B. Reccomended.
He is a horrible teacher! You bearly use the book becuase you have to buy his book! he won't help you in anything, he'll just tell you to look at the notes
The guy cannot teach....even if you do a problem on the test and get it right, he won't give you any points if you didn't do it the way he said. DO NOT take his class!!!!
PLEASE DONT'T TAKE THIS TEACHER! YOU WILL BE VERY SORRY! EVEN IF OTHER CLASSES ARE FULL, GO PETITION FOR THEM, BUT DO NOT TAKE SUMMERS! HE IS AN IDIOT WHO DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO TEACH! NEVER HAS TIME FOR HIS STUDENTS! HE EXPECTS YOU TO F*ING TEACH YOURSELF!AND TELLS YOU THAT YOU ARE RETARDED AND SHOULDN'T BE IN THIS CLASS!DON'T TAKE HIM! SAVE UR TIME!
i do not know what this person below me is talking about, they obviously did not do anything in the class and that is their own fault. summers is dedicated and he helped me numerous times during his office hours because i was struggling. summers is a super nice guy, and gives a lot of extra credit and grades fairly. take him!
Professor Summers is a solid teacher, He is really nice and has great character. THIS IS MATH REMEMBER. I am POOR at math but I show up to every class and spend about 10 + hours a week studying and so forth. If you suck like me and do this you will be FINE. I have an A. Take NOTES and make sure you do it HIS WAY!!! no work/effort = BAD GRADE.simple
i took 251 and 253 with him i wish i could take math 10 :[ best teacher, funny, and soo helpfull, office hours are one on one 2 hour tutorials with just him BEST TEACHER
he talked to the class like we were stupid...he makes everything too complicating
Professor summers is a great math teacher. I was afraid to take this class again because most of the other teachers here dont explain things very clearly. He is great at explaining and showing different methods. Take him !
Not excellent, not horrible. He's somewhere in between. He knows his math, he's kindhearted, and he'll help you out if you ask.
he's the best..take him..do the hw and show up to class and you wiil be fine.
Amazing teacher, I failed this class the first time I took it, this time around I got an A, do your homework and the practice tests, and you'll easily be able to ace the actual tests. He does use his own material instead of the textbook, but its SO much better! You'll want to keep your materials as reference forever!
Incredible teacher, professional, humor and proactive. Excellent lecture and teacher; however, retiring after fall 2010. TAKE his course you will not regret it.
Great professor. the first few test with extra credit, I got 100 on average. Paid attention and do your homework, don't skip classes. You're doing fine. Your homework accounts for 13% and a very good guidline for your test. Some of them are almast the same, just different number
A teacher who takes consideration of his students. Whenever he sees confused faces, he asks the class if his explanation was clear, if so, he gives examples that are very easy to follow. This class (MATH 251) helped me comprehend mathematics better and has given me the benefit of understanding other teacher's teaching methods.
This teacher is truly inspirational.He is extremely helpful when it comes to the subject of math. I always struggled through this subject, but his patience encouraged me to really study the material constantly to understand it better.
A brilliant math professor. He uses many accessible resources for teaching, in order for his students to excel. He is a wonderful listener, and very inspirational too. Math was always my weakest subject, until this class I became more disciplined in learning the material.
Class Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A+
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
Declining
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BEGALGEB
5.0
(1)INTALG
5.0
(1)ALGEBRA
5.0
(2)BEGALG
5.0
(1)MATH100
5.0
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MATH521
5.0
BEGALGEB
4.0
INTALG
4.0
COLLEGEALG
4.0
251
3.5