David Harmsworth - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: David Harmsworth

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Can't find anything excellent to say about him. I just feel like he's not like the other profs but this isn't a compliment. I wish he was more credible in his teaching in terms of making himself more interesting to students. Very average.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty unimpressive. I was expecting more from him because he has an advisory position too, but don't think he's right for that or as a lecturer. Needs to work on his communication skills. I just expected more from math profs in terms of their quality of teaching.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH116
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

An incredibly dull lecturer but average difficulty in tests. Would not really want to take his class again unless I had too. Don't really like meeting with him as he doesn't explain very well and doesn't seem to enjoy interacting with students.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH116
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really had some terrible interactions with him - strongly unrecommended. His tests are not the problem - it's the way he deals with students. Quite rough and like a bully - will not admit if he did or said anything wrong.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Quite an unpleasant experience - the course material doesn't translate well when he explains it. Not sure where he studied but it wasn't UWaterloo which is obvious because of the way he explains the material.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Clear and precise lectures; willing to answer all questions with the clear aim that everyone understands everything. Goes through new material step-by-step. Good pace.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's an overall good prof he wrote the course notes so he teaches from them. Cares about the students knows how to adjust the average of the class so he has it where her wants it. Over all a solid teacher.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: AMATH250
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Winter 2016: He really wants you to earn your grade. His marking is clear and just wants you to show that you know what you are doing. midterm and final are fair but have 1-2 more challenging problems to push your understanding. TA's were very helpful and he is outside of class

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: AMATH250
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I like the way how he teaches. My favourite prof til now.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: AMATH250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Pro and amazing lecturer

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH119
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has a great smile

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: AMATH332
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super helpful. He thinks in student's respective.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: AMATH332
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He doesn"t give partial marks. He promised us to give a easy final, turn out SUPER market.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really well organized and knows his stuff. But I found it hard to keep up with his pace. A lot of the people in my class were international students for whom the course was review so it was too fast paced for me. Nice textbook that he wrote himself (more like course notes).

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pros: Very clear, knows his stuff, likes teaching, and very fair exams (Not always easy, but very reasonable). Cons: I feel he is overrated sometimes; he doesn't break down ideas very much, but chooses to describe them "technically" which didn't help me understand them easily.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Harmsy is a good prof, it takes a while to warm up to him though. He is very clear and his course notes are essentially word for word what he writes on the board in class. He is extremely competent, as well as passionate, in the material he teaches. His midterms and finals are tough, but they are graded extremely fairly.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH117
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

One of the best Math professors I have come across. His teaches with great clarity and is highly conceptual

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: AMATH250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

REALLY NICE. good handwriting. explain concepts very clear. very helpful and nice in his office hour. exams are fair and good

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: AMATH350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

David is a great professor. Crystal clear about methods of solving things, and able to teach the material without sounding confusing. Highly recommended.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: AMATH350
• 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:

one of the best prof ever in uw period