Dan Singer - Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, MN

Professor: Dan Singer

Department: Mathematics

College: Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, MN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH122
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dan Singer doesn't care if students learn. Over half the class failed. The half that did pass cheated on every exam. The cheating was obvious (phones, notes, even talking during test). Some students slipped him a note about it and still nothing was done. An absolute disaster of a class. I probably should have cheated too, the tests are very hard!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH122
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Singer is very difficult to follow, he makes mistake after mistake and is constantly making corrections on the board confusing us even more so. If asked a question, many times he becomes irritated and will repeat "too many questions" I will not take a class with him again. I would highly suggest checking into SCC for course equivalents.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH122
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His teaching style is unique in the way that he strays from the book in a few cases. He writes and talks quickly. He is very understanding about helping students and will slow down and answer questions to his best ability. He is not the hardest one to learn from, but effort will be required from the student.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH122
• Grade Received: Audit/No Grade
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don't take any mathematical class with him he will let you hit the wall my recommendation take with anyone else but not with him .

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH411
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Avoid him if not math major; if math major: he is easily the best teacher to prepare you for the real world of math. Hes one of those guys who's almost too smart to teach effectively. If you work like you have OCD and take his class very seriously, you will leave with both a decent grade and the most rigorous experience an mnsu teacher provides

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH290
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

If taking a class with Singer, be prepared to consult outside resources for help. He is VERY smart, but neglects to go over the basics of new concepts. I used a lot of YouTube videos and other resources. Once you figure out the basics for certain concepts the problems are not hard, but he rarely goes over said basics before jumping to examples.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is easy to understand, and if you bring a question to him during his office hours he will go in depth and you will completely understand it. His biggest con is that he doesn't go over the basics of each section enough and jumps into example problems immediately. Overall a good teacher and as long as you put in the work you should you'll be fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH375
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Stay away from Dr. Singer. His lectures do not correspond to what the books say. His test problems look nothing like the problems from the book. At least half the class dropped this class (including me) because he is simply a garbage teacher. The material is learnable. I took it with someone else and passed easily, not because of a pushover teacher

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you haven't taken a calc class before I suggest you change professors. He tries to teach in his lectures but ends up just showing you proofs and making mistakes that lead to confusion. One thing that I do like about him is how he grades. He is very generous with giving points for using the correct process. Tests are very straight forward & short

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH290
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

His lectures are not prepared and are just him rambling on. They are long boring and he does not stop to explain anything. Homework is assigned randomly (not on syllabus). The exams are hard, but he usually give pretty good hints about the types of questions on them. The 4 exams make up 80% of your grade. I hope I never have him as a prof again.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH290
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Lectures can feel a little long at times. Class isn't too hard. Weekly homework from the book and turn in notes.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH447
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I would not recommend taking an upper level class with him. He changed the grading scale in the middle of the semester leaving many students in a very bad situation. And he goes over the material way too fast and his exams were extremely though. So were his HW's. Gets very offended if a solutions manual is consulted for help on homework problems.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He was an ok teacher. A lot of the times he would have to go back and correct himself. I had taken the class before and he made some of the easiest topics confusing! I would stay away if math isn't your strong point!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I'm a 3.9 GPA student and I've learned NOTHING from this teacher.. The only way I'm passing the class is because I bought the answer guide to the homework book and I've been teaching myself. He confuses me more than anything else.. Always correcting his own mistakes in class.. Horrible at explaining.. AVOID

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class can be hard but he will tell you everything that you need to know. Although he does cover material quickly he is wiling to go over problems from the book and tells you exactly what to know for the tests and quizies.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Singer teaches way above the normal calc student. When you compare him to other teachers, he is the hard one. Dan singer is very thorough, but he tests you on harder material.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH316
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very nice guy. He is willing to help you if you just ask. He wants you to learn so he doesn't hand out material if you want help you have to work with him. His tests can be tricky at times. He has things that he is particular about but he is fair in his grading. I recommend him for upper level math classes.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

AVOID THIS GUY. Flies through an *introductory* calc calss as if he were teaching Calc 3 students. Test questions look NOTHING like the examples he practices in class... and even his examples are no good because he will always screw up and waste class time finding his mistake.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Singer is an okay professor. The HWK is not hard, 1 HWK a week. He goes over what the quiz and tests will include almost exactly, and long as you know what to do, it can be very easy. His class did bore me alot, did HWK, sleep, or not go to class at times since I felt learning from book was much much easier. But I'm good at math so no problems.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I'm not sure about his 121 class but his lectures were pretty tough to follow in his 321 class, got his example problems mixed up and his lectures were kinda all over the place. Example quotes- "This equals...something, and this equals something else." and "This isn't an algebra class I wont show you how to do the algebra"