Godwin Kotey - Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Professor: Godwin Kotey

Department: Mathematics

College: Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH1401
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a stud. He may not be the best teacher, but he sees the best in people and he really is a great person. It is easy to pass with his grading scale, but you need to put in the work. Do the homework and especially the word problems, he takes them straight from online and the textbook. Lastly, helpful hint: always say yes (if you know, you know)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH1401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy but hard to understand. He goes too fast and is not clear. He does not have an office therefore no office hours. He grades hard, is unclear, and moves through material quickly. I would avoid taking his class. There are better calc professors at SHU.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BQUA2811
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He grades how he likes and won't tell you about it until after the test. His grading system is confusing and at least for me he is hard to understand.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH1401
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The previous reviews might scare you away from Professor Kotey's class. But during semester, most of my fears quickly vanished due to his encouraging words and his obvious interest in teaching his students. In order for you to pass you will have to put in the work!Tips for doing well:#1 Do your homework #2 Ask for clarification #3 Review tests

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

ill be straight up with ya. He is a great professor, cares about your learning, teaches well and goes over problems during class. Just listen to him during class, practice and you will do well on tests. Gives 4 tests including final, removes worst test before final. final is weighted heavily but its usually the problems he goes over well in class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BQUA2811
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Beware that you can be an A+ student in every class and he even is impressed by you for getting nearly perfect on every test, but he forgets to teach certain topics that are on the exam. He also doesn't go by his syllabus, so the final is 40% of your grade and if you do ok your grade is not what it should be. You'll be better off not taking him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BQUA2811
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's hard to understand simply because of his accent. He is not clear in explaining the material he is teaching and just jumps straight into things. Also, don't expect any quick email replies and he's almost never available for office hours if you need help. You can use your computer on exams and he uses questions from the book that are on Chegg.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BQUA2811
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable but does not know how to explain things. He has a heavy accent so its hard to understand him, you get used to it after a while. Made a joke here and there and dropped the lowest test score out of 3 tests, not including the final. No mid-term. If you can, avoid him but if not, you're gonna have to put some extra work in.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH1402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was tough, but I don't blame him. He wants to make sure all his students know the topics well. If you want to pass exams, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, even though it's not required. You can go to him for help although he won't usually check emails. Great prof.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH1014
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Kotey is a really funny and nice guy, his class is just really hard. I personally didn't take calc in high school ad struggled through the entire course. I ended up passing with a C+ after barely staying afloat all semester because he's very generous with the final grades. Go to class, do all the practice probs. Text examples will be on the exams!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH1401
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hes nice but he is hard to understand and doesnt teach material clearly because he expects you to know it. I failed his class but when I retook Calculus next semester with a different teacher I received an A

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH1410
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kotey is a really nice guy but you have to try in the class to really do good in it. He is hilarious, just laugh with him dont get too offended, he has a different type of humor. His grading is really nice like a 70 could be a B in his class if he knows you tried alot. Ask questions after class if you dont get it, he would be nicer then.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CALC11401
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Look, Professor Kotey is a nice guy, but I've had better calc teachers. He's incredibly intelligent, but assumes that everyone in the room knows everything he does so he skips a lot of steps in a problem and makes learning the material more confusing. i wouldnt recommend him to anyone but if you get him its not the end of the world. youll be fine.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CALCULUS
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Kotey will answer any and all questions you have in class. This is the main reason I believe he is a great professor and hes very passionate and funny

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH1401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's just a terrible all around professor. He is unclear with everything. Tests are very hard. Only people that took calculus in high school do well in his course. DO NOT TAKE HIM!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CALC1401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible teacher, I would NOT recommend him. He does not explain material clearly and mocks students if they ask questions in class. He did not follow the syllabus and his tests were EXTREMELY difficult. If you miss a class, he will call you out in front of everyone.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH1402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had him for both semesters. He gave me a new found appreciation for calculus and math in general. He doesn't make things easy because he wants the students to learn & once you have found your motivation to learn the class shouldn't be as difficult as everyone makes it seem.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH1402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really tough. His thick accent is pretty easy to get past, but he doesn't 'teach,' he just gives example after example. He seems nice, but his syllabus makes no sense, and he never responds to questions emailed to him. Overall, meh.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH1401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is brilliant & he will make you work on your critical thinking skills applying everything that you have learned. He may not be the best at explaining, but he is there if help is needed. I would recommend him if you want to learn. If you want an easy A this is not the class for you.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CALC1411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Calc 1 with this man was incredible. He is very challenging but once conquering the difficulties you will win at life. Very help as well.