David Farnsworth - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Professor: David Farnsworth

Department: Mathematics

College: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PROB351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

By far the best Prob/Stats prof. Gives handouts for each class with examples and explanations. Daily quizzes but lowest 3 are dropped. Quizzes help you understand the material. Tests were somewhat long but he gives you a lengthy equation sheet. Highly recommend.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PROB351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Super sweet man. Had a tough time following his lectures, very dull. Quizzes are easy if you follow the hints he gives on syllabus. Exams were long, but very easy if you did well on the quizzes. Don't be alarmed at first, he's very soft spoken, but willing to help.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STATS1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nicest prof I've met so far at RIT. He is genuinely excited about statistics and insanely smart, as he commonly points out the maker of the book is wrong,and likes to disagree with famous stats people

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PRO351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is really good teacher. I really enjoyed his class....he will help you whenever you have the question. he gives exam and quiz whatever he cover in class. good teacher....take with him.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PRO351
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is a good professor. He explain really clearly and every day you will have a quiz but those quiz form whatever he cover and he will let let you know which one will cover. Easy and nice professor. He loves to help student. Take with him...

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: DATA101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His tests and quizzes are very easy, HOWEVER, he is not clear at all and you literally feel like you are learning nothing. He tells you useless information that takes away from the lesson and at times makes no sense. After the first 3 weeks I felt like I was going to die. DO NOT TAKE HIM BECAUSE HE IS EASY, YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PROB1
• 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:

Very nice guy. The first two exams are easy, but the final is very hard if you don't actually understand the concepts, so make sure you keep your grade as high as possible going into the final. Requires no homework, but does suggest problems to work on for better understanding. Did a pretty good job of explaining the material in class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGST1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Extremely easy class but you'll learn something too. Quizzes and exams are open book and lots of review problems are given to make grades a piece of cake. If you miss a class, Farnsworth will make sure you get caught up and is willing to help you succeed. Definitely the best professor for Engineering Statistics!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STATS352
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Farnsworth is the best professor in the math department. He obviously cares that his students learn and he puts in a lot of effort to help you out. He makes all old quizzes and exams going back years available online. All tests and quizzes were open book, and you can write in the book. As long as you make it to class, you will do well with him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PROB331
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Quizzes are in nearly every class. Posts old quizzes and tests which help with the current one. Speaks softly.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: DA01
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I didn't know how to do any of this stuff before and I still don't. I memorized equations and just barely passed the class. He was horrible at understanding questions. I couldn't wait to get out of that class. He doesn't explain anything at all. Now I have to suffer through DA2

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: DATAANALYSIS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

So easy...didn't do any work! DEF highly recommended!!!! Posts online tons of old quizzes and tests to help out as well. Easy easy!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: DATAANALYSIS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

nicest man you could ever meet in your life, but honestly i cant analyze data after taking his data analysis class. i memorized how to do the problems and had no idea what they mean so the final screwed me

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Nice guy but not a good teacher at all, i know i could have done a lot better under a different teacher.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: DATAANALYSIS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher! Easy to learn from and tests are simple with a little studying and effort.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He's a really nice professor, and teaches well too. Always available for help. Homework was optional and quizzes were easy, but tests were tricky...especially because he chose certain questions to be worth about half the test, and if you didn't know how to do it, you'd basically be screwed. Plus, the final was a beast.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PROBSTATS1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy. Easy class. He hands you an A. But not in the sense that you didn't learn anything. He teaches you too...

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PROBSTATII
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very Easy class. He makes the quizzes just like the priactice ones on the web, just with differant numbers. Skips the Method of Moments in favor of mor Hypthosis testing.