Alexander Dolgopolsky

School: Drexel University
Department: Mathematics
Location:Philadelphia, PA
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Pros: Dolgopolsky is not a terrible teacher. He is very lenient and flexible wth grading. Perhaps the easiest math grader i've had at drexel. He lets you take quizzes home if you did not finish, and he also checks your questions before submission to see if they are correct. He is really nice and very approachable.
Cons: He does not explain material well.
Very unorganized with notes.
Great guy, great grader, not a great teacher (average)
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Pros: Nice guy
Take home quizes
Cons: Hard to follow in class
Very difficult exams
A really nice guy, but his tests and quizzes are very challenging. You are better off learning the material on your own and asking him questions then trying to learn it from him. Pretty sure he curved the class because everyone did so poorly on the exams.
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Pros: Nice guy. Gave curves. If we didn't finish a quiz, he would let us take it home.
Cons: Terrible teacher. His exams were hard and his accent was difficult to understand. It gets annoying because I had to teach the material on my own.
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Pros: -he is a really nice professor
-if you fail ur exams, go over it with him he will give u points bak if he knows u tried
-his weekly quizzes are the same way, if you try, in the end he will give you the 2 points
-overall i say he is a really good source to go to for any help in math 200
-the professor isnt hard the material covered in this class is, so no matter what ratings you use..if you acutually pay attention in his class and ask him questions you will get an A in the course
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hard to understand and fast going when it comes to explain problems and makes a lots of mistakes on the board which can confuse you
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Pros: He's a very nice guy that seems to genuinely care about his students.
Cons: Exams are pretty difficult
Hard to understand
I wouldn't recommend this teacher at all. During class he would ramble on about a cetain topic, which you can't even understand, and afterward he will ask, "Are you all with me?" and there is an awkward silence since nobody can comprehend what he says. Also once he did a complicated problem that might have been on the exam on the board and after ten minutes he came out with the wrong answer and just gave up and told us to figure it out on our own.
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Pros: Will give you the grade you deserve
Cons: accent
poor teacher
He is great one on one in the MRC. If you go to office hours he is better. The quizzes are open book, open note and sometimes take home. The tests are difficult.
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Pros: open book quizzes, you can talk to classmates
no hw
Cons: terrible at teaching
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Pros: Very friendly, will go out of his way to help
Fair exams
Doesn't take attendance
No graded homework
Cons: Extremely hard to follow during lectures if you don't already know what you're doing.
Took this course freshman year after taking AP Calc AB in high school, which I did very well in. Did very well on the first test (at which point half our class dropped out), nearly totally bombed the second, wanted to cry during the final, and somehow managed to pull an A (I suspect he curved them but I may never know). The weekly quizzes don't count for much of anything and are just there to make sure you're following along. Most of the quiz/test material comes straight from the homework from the book, however they are often the "tricky" problems. So basically make sure you're doing all of the homework right and you should be fine.
Dolgopolsky, while a sweet and brilliant professor who really truly enjoys teaching, is not really the best teacher. When explaining a problem on the board he frequently makes mistakes (little and big ones). If you're not so good at math and don't have a strong background in Calculus, he will probably confuse you beyond belief. However, he is extremely nice and sympathetic to his students, and during exams you can literally go up to his desk and "ask him for a hint," which he nearly always provides. But he is a very smart and nice guy. He's just not right for everyone.
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Pros: wants to help you
Cons: very lazy when writing on board
very bright but not that great of a teacher...if you do not understand calculus, you will have a rough time
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Pros: Easy quizzes / Gives you the answers. Doesn't take attendance.
Cons: Makes a lot of in class mistakes on problems and has to constantly be corrected. I know everyone makes mistakes but come on, a professor in college is not suppose to make that many.
He's a fun guy in general but just doesn't explain the problems and processes in a way that students can understand easily. I don't encourage taking him. I only did decently in his class because I would go to another professors classes as well to learn the material correctly.
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He knows the material, but doesn't teach it well. He just writes on the board and does examples without thoroughly teaching.
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Pros: He makes u your grade at the end... and if you improve over time he will give you an A. Has a cool russian, yet understandable, accent.
Cons: He really does stink at teaching. He makes mistakes on his example problems all the time. and his lessons are very confusing... be prepared to get some tutoring...
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This guy is the man. He will help you the best that he can and generally cares for his students. Although he makes some math mistakes, he is sill an awesome teacher! I love Dr. D!
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I did not learn very much from his lectures. He presented the material in a confusing way, and often confused himself with simple math errors. He is funny and an interesting man, but not a great professor.
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DOLGOPOLSKY IS THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE MAY NOT HAVE THE MOST TRADITIONAL TEACHING STYLE BUT HE GENUINELY CARES ABOUT THE STUDENTS AND IS WILLING TO SPEND TIME WITH YOU SO THAT YOU GET IT RIGHT!!! HE WANTS YOU TO SUCCEED!!! HE IS BOSS!!!!
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Don't take him if you are bad at math. If you are good at math, take him and you don't have to show up to class to earn the A
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he was ok as a teacher. the thing is if you aren't good at math it will get overly confusing because he can't do basic arithmetic. he'll do the whole problem and get a wrong answer and then go back and try to find out where he went wrong, which wastes time and confuses you. he usually drops your worst exam, which is cool. he has a sweet russian accent and dresses well. just don't call him a commie.
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he's okay, take him if u want an easy A and already know the material.. he gets confsued really easily.. and makes a lot of mistakes. quizzes and tests are easy..
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A very good sir. He is the best professor of drexel and easy quizzes and full points on every quiz. take him, you won't regret.

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