Richard White

School: Drexel University
Department: Mathematics
Location:Philadelphia, PA
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Pros: Teaches very well, easy to understand, always gives partial credit, and friendly.
Cons: Sometimes intimidating to ask a question.
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Pros: He knows the material very well so any questions you have will be answered. Also, he is very easy to talk to if you aren't afraid of him.
Cons: There are quizzes every week and that sucks, but it's math. What do you expect? They usually aren't difficult if you go to class and pay attention.
I would recommend Professor White because I can honestly say that I walked out of class having learned something about Calculus 2. I feel prepared for calculus 3 and so on and so forth...
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Pros: Takes all Hw Questions
Cons: Hard Quizzes.
Brutal Grader.
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Nice guy. Doesn't take attendance. Pretty straightforward class. Do the book problems he assigns. They help
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Take the night class, you get to use your calculator and lets you out before the 2 hours are up. He's a nice guy and intelligent. He's pretty good at explaining the more conceptual problems. Exams are just like the homework, although the final was a little tougher than expected. He's a fair guy.
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Pros: Really smart teacher, knows what he is talking about, always makes sure everyone understand before moving on
Cons: Test can be a little intimidating because if you get one wrong that could be a lot of points off but if you study and go to korman you should be good to go!
He can sometimes come off as mean, but he's actually a really nice teacher who cares if his students do well. If you show him that you're willing to work hard then he'll probably meet you halfway
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Pros: Takes his time to make sure all students understand topics before moving on. Doesn't curve the exam grades but he does curve your final grade by a large chunk.
Cons: Moves too quickly through topics without going through all the theorems.
The class is really dull, but i guess there is no exciting MATH class. He curved my final grade by almost 10 points and is generally a good teacher. Would recommend him.
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Pros: lets us out of class 30 minutes early
Cons: condescending, too fast, exams hard, not in line with the other calc ii classes
I don't know why this professor connotates as a good teacher because in my opinion he never introduced topics just started doing problems without really teaching what it was about, his lessons are hard to follow and his quizzes are only 4-7 questions and 100 points so about 16 points per question, if you get half a question wrong, that's minus 8 points and you're already down to an A-, i would not take the night class but he does whatever he wants and does not follow the syllabus
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Pros: Explains everything really well
Cons: He goes fast if nobody questions him. if you speak up he'll go over in great detail
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Pros: Old school teacher nothing is electronic
Fair Grader / Easy Teacher
Cons: Nothing in electronic
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Pros: Really knowledgeable, helpful and makes occasional jokes. If you study and do all your homework, you'll be fine.
Cons: Hard to persuade to get back points on tests.
Take this class!
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Pros: If you really want to study MATH, take his class.
Cons: His materials and exams often more difficult than in normal class
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Pros: Good teacher
speaks english
allows calculator use
Cons: takes attendance
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Pros: Step by step instruction
Cons: None.
Do the work, ask questions, you pass.
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he knew inverse sin 1.37 off the top of his head
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Really good math teacher.
I usually completely fail in any and all my math classes before.
He taught the material rather efficiently.
As long as you take notes, do the homework, ask questions, etc. you'll have no problems in his class.
Sometimes the work he assigns or the quizzes are rather tough... but the principles you learn in them or strategies you get directly help you solve those extra hard questions on exams that 90% of the takers screw up on.
Heh, saved many of my exams that way.
Anyways, just pay attention and you'll do fine.
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GREAT professor!His exams are much easier than you could imagine and he gives you couples of hours to finish that! He cares students a lot. If students cannot understand a concept very well, he will make it quite easy on exam. I definitely will retake him.
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He is good and knows his stuff.He is confusing in some(very few) topics. overall he is a good teacher.
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excellent teacher - you have to do all the work he assigns and show up to class, but in the end you really know the material. he cares about students, can be a hardass, but he cares
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Cares about students. Introducees and explains material very well. Exams are always fair (some take-home), and grades fairly easily.

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