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Quality3.9
Difficulty25%
Would Retake92
Reviews25%
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What Students Say
“Worst professor at QCC”
MA119 - 1.0 rating“Skips chapters and says "hopefully you guys get it"”
MA119 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
89%
Textbook Required
58%
Grade Predictor
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B
Grade Distribution
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MA451
5.0
(1)MA121
5.0
(1)MA461
4.5
(12)443
4.0
(1)MATH10
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
MATH10
5.0
MATH120
5.0
MA128
5.0
MA441
5.0
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Reviews (92)
He cares about his students i just didnt apply myself. Oh yeah show up and expect to do work... pratice if you need it
The worst math professor ever, this guy explain the hardest step in an exercise. He os sucks.
He is sucks, the worst prof. Ever never take him.
This guy confuses you. He makes everything so hard and he makes you hate math! He is the worst!! He write a whole bunch of stuff and you just sit and copy and he talks non-stop which doesn't even help. And, I don't think he's straight.
he is not a good teacher I had him in the sum. and I dont think he's qualified to teach a summer course he doesnt believe in review sheets so we basically had 2 study lots of chapters more than half the class dropped out n most of the remaining students were failing made me wonder how cuny hires teachers that couldnt care less about students
He wasn't helpful at ALL. His handwriting was so small that you can barely see what he writes on the board. He talks too soft, he doesn't go by the book. He uses his own example which was a lot more confusing. I don't recommend anybody to take his class (ESPECIALLY if you are a slow learner). He's a nice guy but I don't think he cares if you drop o
dont take him!, i enjoy math and tis professor almost ruined it for me
He is one of the worst professor in QCC. He's smart but he can't teach. I dropped my class in the summer because I couldn't understand a single thing he was teaching.
Worst professor ever.Goes out of his way too make everything difficult.
Although he is smart,I do not recommend this professor to teach you.He speaks softly.Hand-writing is illegible.Uses his own examples instead of teaching by the text book.His class doesnt start on time.If you have no other choice then i suggest you bombard him with questions out of class as he is available to answer them at those times.
Professor Gurtas is an excellent teacher, regardless of what others say; he will take the time to answer questions after class. If you want a professor to have you mindlessly memorize formulae, then he is not your guy. But if you want someone to explain things with a bit more depth and have you think, reason, and use your brain, then take him.
worst teacher ever. I took him for the summer semester. He has an accent so it hard to understand what he is saying. Does not give extra credit at all. He goes fast in his teaching. He uses the text book for his lesson throughout class. He takes forever in grading his test. He doesn't give any review sheets.
JUST DON'T TAKE HIM. ONE OF THE WORST PROFESSOR YOU CAN HAVE. TRUST ME HE WILL RUIN YOU HE IS THAT BAD.
He is the reason I hate Math. He just horrible and his lectures will put you to sleep. He makes the simplest thing difficult.Stay away from him, you can't say you never been warned.
Omg. Never take his class. I made a mistake by taking his class and ignoring all these comments and i paid for it. He is smart but his goal is to make the tests superhard. So far i was getting A- in math classes but i got C in his. He is the hardest professor.
Prof. Gurtas is a nice guy. But when it comes to teaching, he is the worse professor ever! He puts the hardest possible problems on the exams. He does not care about the student either. If you want to do well stay away from him.
I seriously dont know where all of these stupid reviews came from but ill tell you how it is. Class is easy if you listen and pay attention. Thats how math works. Dont get angry if you fail because you werent paying attention. He is a nice professor and extremely knowledgable in his stuff. You will learn A LOT. These ratings are heavily exaggerated
very smart guy, knows the topic, very good teacher, he makes u think ,if u think math is history or English , quit ....
Cannot teach concepts intuitively. Terrible choice of textbook. Only good thing is he's nice and helpful.
Great prof! He really teach you everything you need. Never late. The people who gave bad grade must never study hard enough. We all got A this semester!
Easy exam!!!
outstanding
He is very smart, not that kind of hard as someone says.But his exams are very easy, grade does not follow the strict 96 get A. so if you study hard, you will be fine!
This professor is extremely outstanding!
he is very nice and patient. His speaking is very logic and clear. Also the hardness of the test and hw is ok. He gives you a lot of ways to pass the exam and course.
I took his class in 2014 Spring.If you preview the course you will find this course is simply amazing!!!! he covered comprehensive materials... take his class
fantastic class...his lecture a little bit hard...but test is super easy...u learn real stuffs and be diligent...it's hard to get A..
great prof. I learned a lot of stuffs. I just finished my third test.It's very easy. He is gonna drop the lowest one...
I took his class summer 2014, the guy knows he's stuff very well... but I think the B- was an unfair grade for getting 84, 87, and 86 on his test plus homework that was complete on mathxl I tried contacting him on several occasion to discuss the grade he gave me and he never reason. but over all he's good teacher just bad with emails
Hes a pretty good teacher
This guy is by far your worst nightmare for 443. The lesson has almost nothing to do with the exams he gives and overall it's really really hard. Well if you guys ever do reach calculus 3 take someone else. From what i heard he lives really close to qcc so he teach, fail students, sleep and repeat. You've been warned..
In calculus 3, expect to work hard, his tests mirror his lecture, if you're planning on perusing a career in engineering or teaching math, I recommend you take him, sometimes he will have trouble trying to explain certain theories but he will sit down with you and work problems out if you didn't understand something. No easy A, but calc isn't easy
Worst professor at QCC. He is boring and he moves too fast. In 1 day he jumped three chapters. Plus all he lectures from the homework we do. He gives very hard tests and he does not help at all.
Worst professor at QCC. This guy teaches 3-5 sections a dayHe moves too fast and he expects you to know everything. Dont take him. hes the worst professor at QCC. he gives tough exams and does not even help you after class.
Horrible! Seriously. Skips chapters and says "hopefully you guys get it". The exams are nothing like what he teaches. Gives no class assigments just homework. I have emailed him this semster about six times and does not reply, he does read it though. DOES NOT HELP YOU! Tells u to just go to tutoring. Avoid this proffesor.
At the beginning of class he said you can get up to 5 extra credit points added to a test, and can complete late homework until the end of semester(20% deducted), but if you get a 95 on a test you can't get the extra credit. Basically, and literally said classes aren't meant for students to get A's. Doesn't teach, you just watch him solve problems
Skips chapters or goes over them out of order. Expects you to get everything in one go. He doesn't give students an opportunity to work on problems alone in class. He demonstrates the problem himself and then moves on to the next topic. Unorthodox method of teaching math and certainly unhelpful.
He is a tough professor when it comes to moving too quick with the lessons and the work may be confusing at first. However, see him during his office hours and he'll take the time to help you understand the material. Also his exams are challenging, yet doable (just apply what you learned). Just put more work into math and you'll do fine. He's nice.
He's a good professor but too many people misunderstand him. He held 8 review sessions outside of class on Fridays or weekends. If you go to office hours, he will explain it to you very clearly. He likes seeing students try instead of slacking off. Also, he's really nice and caring. I recommend him for the higher level class, not 440 or lower.
Gurtas is an extremely difficult professor, in a good way. He will force you to prepare for his exams by assigning challenging practice problems. The practice that you will get from these worksheets will stymie the intensity of the exams, they are similar to the test questions. He took infinite series very seriously....I honestly deserved a C
He taught very good and clear, every week you have a HW sheet for each section. If you are lazy, don't take him. He give tough exams and most of the exams problem are not related to the HW and exams and HW are both very hard. No extra credit and no curve.
My man goes 0 to 100 faster than Flash. but he a good a prof tho. study hard and you be fine fam
hardest calculus 3 class ever. this professor really goes out of his way to make the course as tough as possible!
Worst professor!! Homework every week and exams are not related to the homework :(
Hard material. The class was difficult to teach, difficult to learn. Requires a lot of hours of self-study to understand. Practice the material since day 1 does not fall behind. A lot of homework. If you work hard in his class he will notice it and he will help you. Gives extra credit.
He is very monotone which almost put me to sleep a few times. A lot of homework online and I dont think theyre helpful at all. I feel like he tries to complicate things and it reallt confuses his students. His tests are EXTREMELY difficult.
Excellent with his job! He explains thoroughly. He makes it easy for his student that you don't have to buy any textbook, he give a softcopy. I would definitely recommend.
RUNNN AS FAST AS YOU CAN!! Gives homework on this weird server that marks you wrong even if right. Solves the simplest problems in the most complex way. Most of class dropped before semester over. Also tests have absolutely nothing to do with hw assignments.
he is the worst professor ever cant teach whatsoever he mumbles and doesnt explain criteria and there are so many tests and homeworks to do it was so tough i started to feel sick in his class he grades so harshly and has no mercy. DO NOT RECOMMEND HIM AT ALL D
This is one of the worst Professors I have ever had in my college career. He is unclear and is very monotone and can not hear what he is saying most of the time. He solves the most simplest problems with the most complex way possible that I could not understand. He is the WORST!!!!!
Dr. Gurtas is this child like man who intends on taking his frustration out on his students. His bald head shines in the morning.
One of the worst math prof. ever ! GUYS i have taken all of my math classes at QCC and got good grades in all of them but this guy YUSUF got issues man. ! most of us ended up dropping out . He makes many mistakes and does not provide review sheet , test questions are not similar as class notes ,alot of online hw, DO NOT waste ur time by taking him
He gives online homework. And always put out the hardest questions on the test. Although similiar homework questions are on the test, he tells us to skip questions we dont understand but when he do those are the same ones on the test. Just dont take him if you arent good at math.
He doesnt know what he teaches half the time. He doesnt teach the class he teaches himself half the time he doesnt know what he teaches also I left that class not knowing anything half the class failed
DO NOT take him,cant explain anything clearly. His class has a project & website (which he barely knows how to operate) with homework for each section of each chapter & there were questions he didnt know the solution and suggested a tutor. speaks very softly,unclear criteria, lacks understanding. marks vaguely. half the class dropped him..a mess
This course is a tough one but with Gurtas it gets tougher. Every week there will be homework posted and it counts as a test. Tests follow the lecture and he does allow formula sheets and curves the tests. He tries to make the class easier but his lectures are confusing and get boring so if you don't keep up with the material, you won't pass.
worst professor at Qcc do not take him please. He never explain anything about the material and all the homeworks and test are very difficult, he didn't even give class notes because all he does is talk like we can understand like that. Do not take him if you don't want to receive an F.
He seems to know what he teaches he just doesn't know how to teach! He speaks very low whenever he's explaining something, I literally sat on the front and could not hear him. He's so bad at explaining that you have to go and learn it for yourself. The course starts badly and only gets worse which is why dropped the class. Don't take him
Ok RUN. Save yourselves. I am really good at math. Loved math all my life. He's the reason why I now KNOW I don't watch to major or minor in math. He's HORRIBLE at teaching, doesn't help you whatsoever...I regret taking his class with my whole SOUL. I've been reading, studying his notes, and DOING KHAN ACADEMY! I'm going to fail. First test 37.
He is alright but he knows his stuff pretty well. HE NEVER ASWERS HIS EMAILS SO EXPECT HIM NOT TO EMAIL YOU BACK. He only uses examples from a website but its really helpful and the homework is from the same website.
This professor honestly shouldn't teach. The lecture consists of him talking to himself pretty much and you're expected to know it, understand it and answer questions. Make sure you upload the HW as docx files because if it doesn't load he WILL give you a zero with no second chances. You're better off going to tutoring as your source of learning.
This professor just reads off his notes. Assigned a 10 page paper and gave no instructions on how to do it and didnt even post a due date. If you have questions he doesnt answer his email and if he does he takes a while to. He also takes a while to grade tests. Theres 2 weeks left of the semester and test 1 grades arent even uploaded.
If you enjoy sleeping, take this professor--he has the most monotone voice and will put you to sleep. He take forever to grade things, blows at teaching, and assigns a metric ton of hw.
Dont take him. Its literally a week before the semester ends and none of us know our grades or how were doing. He doesnt answer his emails so if you need help you gotta find another way.
Honestly one of the worst professors at Queensborough. Seriously. He just goes on in the lecture till you get lost and never replies back your email. He doesn't even let you know about your grade till the end of the semester. He starts getting angry at students for not doing their best when literally everyone does try their best in his class.
Very knowledgeable and patient. Slightly monotone but overall a professor who knows his subject and accurately conveys it to his students. There is more than adequate preparation for exams with reviews and relevant homework questions
1st week of a winter 4 week course ( all assignments are multiple questions) 12 hws 4 quizzes and a test? Its a certain kind of weird thatll make you work this hard for a 3 credit level 100 class at a community college.
Gurtas is a horrible professor he has a monotone voice and his test are very difficult almost impossible to pass Gurtas will only giver you a Big F find another professor if you have the chance stay away from from Gurtas!!!!!!
He is very nice. I late for every class, but it doesn't influence my grade. He did many practice with students in class. His course is very easy to Chinese students, because this class we had been learned already in middle school in China. If you are not satisfied your grade, he gave you one more chance to retake it. Final exam I got 98.
I am really good at math every math class which i got all A even thought math 443 451. in first test i got 93 and the second test 63 and thirsty test only 20 which average grade of the courses is 20 . he never test what he teaches . the semester is almost finished and we still have a extra test 4 and finals .
Worst professor at QCC gurtas will only Guarantee you a big F on your transcript
Worst teacher ever i met in my life.
I didnt do so well in his class but thats my fault to be honest, and he can be monotone but i promise that as long as you do the work and show up youll do fine. He gives a lot of oppurtunities to make up exams which was great!! i think hes caring and hes ok!
He is a really kind professor. Overall the class is not hard and his lectures are clear. He tries hard to help all of his students and provides many chances for us. His math class is fun.
Barely gives credit when you show work on test &also a creep when it comes 2 girls. is a very strict professor, i'll NEVER take his class again. was in his class &many people have dropped his class due to his poor teaching style. makes mistakes while he's teaching so he doesn't even know wut he's doing himself which is just so sad.I DONT RECCOMEND!
When I chose the course, it was random, and it was too late when I found out that his grade was so low. I believe that as long as you do the homework and projects given by him in class every day, you can get an A. His exam is also very easy, you just need to review the homework. He's not as bad as the rate said, he's pretty good.
He understands math well but he doesn't know how to teach it in my opinion. The test questions never match the homework he assigns which is frustrating.
He knows the material but doesn't know how to teach it. He is lenient on homework but 90% of the material is self-taught if he rushes through the lecture to get through the syllabus.
DONT TAKE HIS CLASS HES AWFUL
I don't know why he has a low rating. He was a good teacher. He and I got along well. His homework was online and he would do it in class. His tests were reflective of the homework. His final wasn't that hard. I can't wait to have him for pre calc.
I had to retake ma119 three times, i passed his class with a B- his tests are clear. The review sheet was exactly like the test. Come to class, if you are behind go to his office hours it really does help. He lets you make up exams if you miss them but it has to be excused, can't be because you overslept or didn't want to come.
In short term, don't take this class. Why he is professor because professor attitude should be respective and supportive with student. But this professor -100/10 he is no good please don't go for it make sure take other professor.
This is a really tough class, but the professor made good efforts to prepare us for exams, made review sheets and gave extra time to take the exams. He's also a slow grader because he gives extra days for people to take exams if they miss them or didn't finish.
Do not take this professor. If you love falling asleep then take this course because the way he speaks will put you to sleep. He takes forever to grade the tests. His over all teaching method is not that good at all.
I don't know why he has so many bad reviews. I had him for MA121 and he didn't change his method of teaching. The homework is easy and he goes over the homework in class. The test questions are straight from the homework. I recommend him for any math class.
Take another professor if possible. If you MUST take Dr. Gurtas, decide to withdraw after first test. By then, you know his style. What to know: 1. No rewards for effort/participation. 2. Very tough test grader. 3. Tests are very, very difficult. Many students can not finish in time. Demands mastery of the subject.
Be prepared to write a 10 page essay on something that's not really relative to the class discussions, and for him to interview you on the essay. He had us upload drafts, but never gave feedback, and expects you to go to office hours. Lectures are confusing. must study on your own if you want to pass with a decent grade.
He's knowledgeable but doesn't know how to teach that knowledge. Classes are extremely boring as it's lecture heavy. Also, the lectures feels rush even though he claims to be behind in class. He assigns a TON of hw so be prepared to learn through hw videos. He's passive aggressive and goes over class time, takes picture of the class as attendance.
Yusuf Gurtas knows his stuff and is very intelligent, but the way he lectures isn't the best. He cares but not as much as students need. He helps if you ask, but often seems rushed and expects you to figure things out on your own. Quizzes were every day, and I definitely won't take him again.
This professor is so tough. Very hard to understands his lecture.
i hate this guy i never understand what he is talking about and rushes too much
boring class
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
89%
Textbook Required
58%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.08 avg changeRatings by Course
MA451
5.0
(1)MA121
5.0
(1)MA461
4.5
(12)443
4.0
(1)MATH10
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
MATH10
5.0
MATH120
5.0
MA128
5.0
MA441
5.0
MATH440
5.0