Professor: Don Faust
Department: Mathematics
College: Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MA161CALCULUS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Faust is kinda scatterbrained and "down-to-earth" but he is hilarious,good teacher. Don't use the book much, notes are put online. All assignments can be resubmitted until correct, and tests can be corrected for 1/2 credit on those you got wrong. Tough to get answers out of him when you need help sometimes. Easy, don't go over too much material
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MA115
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Terrible teacher. DO NOT TAKE PRECALC w/ Faust. He spends nearly 3/4 of the semester on stuff covered in basic college algebra. Its frustrating because the other classes cover trig much earlier which is more important for calc 1 (MA161). He also makes many mistakes in his own notes and while grading tests. Wont fix it unless someone says something.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MA161
- 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:
Faust is awesome. He is a bit... eccentric. I loved him. He is extremely passionate about math, which really helped me get interested. He takes notes during class on a pen tablet and uploads them to his website so you can look at them any time. He's a bit harsh on grading, but I found it's usually justified.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MA161
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is very interesting and very passionate about calculus. He also has a very different and interesting approach, however, he grades rather harshly and only has 4 tests to base your grade from.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MA271
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don Faust is one of the worst professors I have ever had. He will go on tangents about nothing and would spend all his time on the easier questions, and skip over the tougher questions that should have been covered. I highly recommend not having Faust.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MA111
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Easy class, the whole class consists of 4 tests and he curves them. Also he's interesting to listen to.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MA104
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
VERY enthusiastic about math, but also very anal about it... he took points off of my 1st test because i made my fraction bars like / instead of -, but honestly he does it so its easier to read and understand. the submitted assignments were annoying, he would tell you its wrong, but not what was wrong and that started to get on my nerves.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MA161
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Absolutely hilarious, yet still gets all the concepts across in an easily-understood way. Online lecture notes and not having to memorize anything helped a lot. Use your brain for CPU!
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MA195
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hardly ever opened my book. Tests are all on the notes from in class so make sure you go. Explains exactly what will be on tests and goes over everything before hand which is very helpful. Tests are only 5 questions though so make sure you know what to do.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MATH103
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hilarious and extremely helpful. He will go over something until everyone gets it. very approachable, online notes, understanding of student needs.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MA161
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
VERY STRANGE, to the point where it's hilarious. His odd attempts at humor will keep your attention. Seems like the material is kind of hard but I totally get it, he's not very good at explaining if you have a question but he usually gives a good lecture. You only need to do 5 problems in the whole course but I suggest you do more on your own.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MA100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Faust is an average teacher, lax grader, and looks like a former hippie. Everything you need in a math prof.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MA312
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Terrible teacher. Copied everything straight out of the book for notes. Did not help you with homework at all. Tests were impossible.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MA100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The only issue is his tests are only 5 questions, so dont make any mistakes.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MA161
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Faust is a nice guy with a very weird sense of humor. Easy class. If there are any questions during class he will cover the material till everyone knows it. However, if you have to take Dr. Myers for a higher course, Faust does't prepare you enough for Dr. Myers courses.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MA161
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very intelligent man, but not clear during lecture. Moves very quickly and I can understand how some students struggle. I took this class in high school so it was an easy A for me, though. Exams are easy, and he always curves them. Just study everything he tells you before the exam during review. A bit weird.. unsure of his past.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MA312
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Has not taught much. (By not teaching, I mean he has just rewritten data from the text book onto the chalkboard. His writing often difficult to distinguish, and his grading is based mostly on three tests he doesn't describe. When attempting to ask him a question, he does not give an answer.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MA105
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
easy just make sure you study 95% of the grade was tests but still an easy class
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MA161
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Faust really is hilarious. Often wears odd clothing and smiles 24/7. He loves math, just being in class with him for 5 minutes tells you that much. Makes it interesting (I do like math though..) Very thorough, reviews a good amount before tests. Attendance not required, but helpful. Throws some hard questions in on tests, but they are all curved.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MA105
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Don Faust is hilarious, he likes to make stupid math jokes and always thinks they are really funny! He doesnt care about attendence but and posts notes on the web and he does reveiws before tests. Just pay attention in class and ask questions, he will always explain it for you. Don't get turned off right away by his quirkiness, hes a great teacher
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