3.3

Zdislav Vaclav Kovarik

Mathematics - McMaster University

3.3
Quality
3.4
Difficulty
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Would Retake
91
Reviews
3.3
Quality
3.4
Difficulty
3.6
Helpful
3.0
Clarity

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Would Retake

91

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

Seriously, what the hell does this guy teach?

MATH1H03 - 2.0 rating

He's not hard, I just can't understand him

1H03 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

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Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

B+

56% confidence
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B+: 1
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Reviews (91)
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MATH1H03
Feb 12, 2002

Seriously, what the hell does this guy teach?

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1H03
Grade: B+
Mar 16, 2002

He's not hard, I just can't understand him

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1H3
Mar 21, 2002

hes so cute but you cant understand him or his notes

3.0
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MATH1H31
Apr 2, 2002

He is a really nice person but he teaches a hardest course.

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1H031HH
Apr 14, 2002

He goes sooooo fast, but he's really nice and shells out alot of jokes

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MATH1H03
Apr 15, 2002

i think he is santa claus in his spare time

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MAT1H03
Apr 15, 2002

no prob with him, hard to understand....fell asleep from him

5.0
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1C03
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Apr 19, 2002

santa claus lookalike and always on HSR!

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ENG1H03
Jun 7, 2002

bad writing, can barely understand him .. easy to sleep to his voice

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MATH1M03
Sep 16, 2002

No Comments

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MATH1H03
Feb 11, 2003

So boring I actually went to an 8:30 lecture to avoid him!

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MATH1M03
Feb 12, 2003

Seems like a nice man, but hard to understand and keep awake

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MATH2T03
Feb 19, 2003

i dont know what the hell is going on in during the class

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MAT1K03
Sep 27, 2004

Funny jokes, even funnier when 99% of his class dont get them. Covers good examples and hes a good teacher overall, might have some problems understanding his writing at times.

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1M03
Oct 29, 2004

Good prof.Thick accent, funny jokes... cause they're stupid. Yup i see him on the HSR too.

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MATH2M06
Nov 29, 2004

Holy crap!! I don't know what's going on!!

5.0
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CALC
May 3, 2005

Ver nice guy - genuine care for students. Good job.

5.0
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CALC
Jun 11, 2005

Great prof

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MATH1H03
Grade: B
Dec 9, 2005

KOvaric was my first year algebra prof and oh my godddd! he was boring like hell. But he did try his best and tried to be a good teacher. Easy tests and exam. Sometimes you can see him on the HSR bus, he gets off near downtown.

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MATH1K03
Feb 22, 2006

couldn't understand anything he said

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MATH1K3
Mar 13, 2006

No Comments

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3.0
CALCULUS
May 24, 2006

Excellent prof

5.0
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ADVANCEDCALC
May 26, 2006

Great teacher. Explains concepts very clearly

5.0
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ENGMATH2
Jun 15, 2006

Dr. Kovarik is the most helpful and one of the most intelligent math professors at mcmaster university. He teaches a wide variety of courses at various levels and knows his stuff upside down in everything. His final exams are a bit tough

5.0
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CALCULUSIII
Jun 16, 2006

Very cute professor and cares about his students

5.0
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2A03
Jun 16, 2006

Awesome!

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MATH2A03
Jun 18, 2006

Hard to understand...I took the course in the summer, and I found his teaching style reflected an "upgrade course" style. Flew through the material rather quickly as well because he mostly did examples...I found myself having to go back and teach myself. He does care however, and makes every effort to have fair tests.

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CALCULUSIII
Jun 18, 2006

Very dedicated prof. Knows his stuff upside down.

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2M06
Jul 5, 2006

Cutest professor ever. Fair tests, HARD exam. If you don't go to class, you'll find his final very hard. Especially the multiple choice questions on his exams are tough.

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CALCULUSIII
Jul 5, 2006

AWESOME

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MATH1H03
Aug 6, 2006

He's probably different in the summer... but during the year.... let's just say the class started off with over 200 people, and by the end, i'm not even sure there were even 2 people left. But i feel sorry for him cause he really does try, and he kinda cute - he looks like santa claus.. lol! And his jokes are pretty dumb, which makes them funny.

5.0
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CALCULUS3
Aug 9, 2006

He is kind, caring professor, has big heart. Gave us good sample final exam. TA Jason Haradyn very helpful and always eager to provide extra help. One of the best teachers ever had

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ENGMA2
Aug 31, 2006

He's a very nice guy!!!

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MATH2
Nov 6, 2006

Greatest teacher I have ever had

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MATH3I03
Nov 12, 2006

A great professor no doubt, but more than that an exceptional sweet human being. The multiple choice on his tests are a little tough though.

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MATH3K03
Nov 17, 2006

He is the most angel prof I have ever met. I am so glad I took his course. He is polite, reasonable, and writes fair tests. He's the man.

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MATH2A03
Nov 23, 2006

He was great. His tests and quizzes were totally fair. If you did the homework carefully you would have no problem in them.

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MATH3K03
Nov 25, 2006

Not bad. The midterms were fair. Hope the final will not be too difficult.

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MATH3I03
Dec 18, 2006

Hard to understand, boring, and MAN are his answer notes (more like brief summarys) condesending

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MATH3I03
Dec 19, 2006

Boring and the tests are tough. Maybe just the course is tough.

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MATH3I03
Dec 22, 2006

EXCELLLENT PROFESSOR

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MATH3I03
Jan 4, 2007

Nice guy, knows a lot, but can't teach. Seems to like the most complicated way of explanation. It should be pretty telling that every class I've had him for, the average was fairly low.

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CALC1M03
Jan 19, 2007

This prof skips steps, talks to the board as well as expects you to already know all the material before teaching! He seems to be very condescending. But he DOES seem to love the subject?

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MATH2M06
Mar 8, 2007

Very well organized website. Tests are fair if you actually did the homework and knew your stuff.

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MATHE3K03
May 9, 2007

Easy tests, hard final exam!

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MATH3I03
Nov 4, 2007

Bad teaching, his handwriting is not good, no interaction with the class, lectures all over the blackboard leaving you confused as to what's going on, and very hard tests. Test questions different from homework problems, MUCH TOUGHER IN FACT

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MATH2M
Nov 9, 2007

It's impossible to get anything out of his lectures. He's all over the place keeping you confused. Then people get incredibly low marks on tests.

2.0
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MATH3I03
Nov 13, 2007

I love the way he say "PAADON"....for "Pardon" it sounds like "Paadan" beautiful voice but the test questions are nasty.

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MATH3I3
Nov 17, 2007

An awful professor who likes to fail his students. His tests are unfair and ridiculous. His sample tests are different from the actual tests. Mean guy!!

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MATH2M6
Nov 29, 2007

No Comments

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MATH3I3
Dec 14, 2007

Knows the material very well, difficult course, but you can get a lot out of the material he teaches

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MATH3K03
Dec 15, 2007

He is a beautiful man.

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MATH3K03
Jan 10, 2008

In all seriousness, this guy is the worst prof. His tests are ridiculously hard, 1 multiple choice worth 5 marks, he often puts questions that weren't covered in detail in class. His evaluation style is weird. He seems like a nice guy, but his teaching is unclear, and his tests are kind of stupid. He does maintain a good diary of events on the web.

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MATH1NN3
Jan 28, 2008

Oi. What are you talking about, Kovarik? Get a little organized.

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CALC2
Jan 29, 2008

Goes too fast, and his lectures leave you confused

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MATH1H03
Feb 3, 2008

I knew after the first lecture I would never attend his lectures again. I've had him 3 times, and I think the reason I did well is because I didn't attend. Besides, who walks around campus in a safari hat and suspenders ?

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MATH3I03
Mar 4, 2008

Bad prof. poor testing. His multiple choice are tough. Avoid this professor otherwise you will regret it. He does not give good marks!

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MATH1NN3
Mar 7, 2008

Best professor I have ever had. He is very nice when u see him during office hour and he is welcoming and helpful.

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MATH2M06
Apr 9, 2008

worst prof ever, seriously stay away from him and any course he teaches!!!

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MATH3G03
Apr 21, 2008

Very tough course

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MATH2MM3
Apr 25, 2008

Useless teaching, Hard tests, Overall bad prof.

5.0
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MATH1NN3
Apr 25, 2008

I enjoyed his class thoroughly. Great guy, sweet sense of humour. Genius when it comes to multiple choice tests. Had to remind him when our tests were, but overall his "recipes" made calculus easy!

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MATH2M6
May 5, 2008

The multiple choice questions that he asks are ****ed up

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MATH3G03
May 10, 2008

This horrible prof should be fired from MCMaster. He is so unfair. His teaching style is "Talk to the blackboard", he has major Issues!!! There are rumours circulating he is teaching Math 3C03 next year, save yourself the Agony, DONOT register in any of his courses. Taking his courses will be your biggest nightmare.

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MATH1NN3
Jul 9, 2008

He is the best professor I have seen in first year engineering. His explainations are very good and his teaching style is remarkable.

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MATH3G03
Jul 10, 2008

He is great. This course was very hard but I got A in his class. Math 3G03 is one of the toughest courses ever.

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MATH3G03
Jul 10, 2008

AMAZING PROFESSOR. HE IS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE.

5.0
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MATH1N03
Jul 13, 2008

He is the best prof of MCMASTER University.

5.0
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MATH1N03
Jul 26, 2008

He is one of the best instructors around

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MATH3G03
Jul 28, 2008

Excellent at teaching. Really knows how to get the concepts across to students. Very smart and Intelligent prof

5.0
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MATH1NN3
Oct 8, 2008

He should be a male model! He is clearly superior to his competition! Such a handsome prof!!

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MATH3C03
Oct 16, 2008

Good prof

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MATH3I3
Oct 18, 2008

He writes unreasonably hard tests. NEeds to take it easy on students.

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MATH3C03
Nov 13, 2008

Toughest prof I've ever had

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NOTCLEAR
Nov 23, 2008

He puts unfair questions on his tests. Needs to be a little more clear with students.

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MATH2M3
Nov 29, 2008

Great prof! Went to every lecture and enjoyed all of them FOR SURE!! And he tells the best jokes. Ha Ha.

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MATH2M3
Nov 30, 2008

Oh, I learned so much from this prof. He was very inspirational. I understood every word he said during lecture. Yeah, sure.

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PAADAN
Nov 30, 2008

I agree. He is one of the best profs around.

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MATH2M03
Dec 1, 2008

He is the worst PROF EVER!! If he does not want to help a student, he will not answer your email even. He is so rude that he even ignores people's emails sometimes. He needs to have the courtesy that if someone emailed him, atleast he should answer back. His teaching is unclear and his tests and exams are very very hard. Good luck if you have him.

1.0
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MATH2M3
Dec 3, 2008

terrible teaching. Very unclear during lectures and writes really challenging tests. Not fair!!!

1.0
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MATH2M
Dec 20, 2008

Absolutely the worst professor ever. His teaching is very bad and his exams are unfair. Terrible experience overall.

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MATH3G03
Dec 23, 2008

Very tough prof. U have to be genius to pass his course.

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MATH3G3
Feb 25, 2009

He's cute. It looks like he works out a lot.

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MATH3K03
Mar 1, 2009

What a great professor. He is so great in teaching. He explained concepts upside down and inside out. He actually made you understand it, his teaching style was marvellous.

3.0
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MATH3G03
Apr 30, 2009

He is a really tough professor. The quizzes were so tough.

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MATH3D3
Apr 30, 2009

He needs to go easier on students. For an old person one would think he would care for his students like he cares for his grandchildren, but that is not the case at all.

1.0
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MATH1M03
Jun 26, 2009

Very poor teaching skills. Talks to himself. Low attendance in his lectures. Avoid this prof. People don't like him.

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MATH3G03
Mar 1, 2010

He is the easiest math professor in the history of this university. He has no consideration for academic integrity and makes very easy quizzes. He is throwing free credit for the math 3g3 course. He is also an incredibly easy marker. Shame on him for being so easy. He is really ruining what a math degree has to offer students- brainstorming skills

5.0
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MATH1K03
Jun 13, 2010

Though a tad bit difficult to follow at times, he is a great prof, and what makes him great is his willingness to help the students. A lot of professors don't care about the questions their students ask, but he really is willing to answer any question. I thought his tests are very fair, and people only complain because they don't wanna do the work.

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MATH3C03
Jun 28, 2010

Dr. Kovarik is a decent teacher with a very calm and kind demeanor. His tests were fair (not too easy or hard). Was not perfectly clear when teaching some concepts, but with supplemental textbook reading, class notes were useful.

5.0
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MATH3C03
Sep 14, 2010

Professor Kovarik is the greatest prof. He puts his time, mind and soul into teaching and really cares about his students. He made Mathematics fun for me and I am greatly thankful to him forever and always.

Class Info

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
B+ (1)
Drop/Withdrawal (1)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
A(0)B(1)C(0)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 3 reported grades
B+: 1
Drop/Withdrawal: 1
B: 1
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.33 avg change
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Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

1C03

5.0

(1)

CALC

5.0

(2)

CALCULUS

5.0

(1)

ADVANCEDCALC

5.0

(1)

ENGMATH2

5.0

(1)
+40 more courses
Difficulty by Course

MATH1H31

5.0

1H031HH

5.0

ENGMA2

5.0

MATH3I3

5.0

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5.0

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