James Carrell - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: James Carrell

Department: Mathematics

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH307
• 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:

Transfer!!! makes an easy class ridiculously hard. homework is pointless as its so absurd to the course content. if ur a self learner u will survive.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Carrell seems like a smart guy but unfortunately he is exceedingly arbitriary in his choice of lectures and homework assignments. The homework seems totally unrelated to the lectures and very hard. Some things on the homework he never mentioned in class but expected his students to read from his cryptic notes. Marks easy, but teaches nothing.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• 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 had a good sense of humour and tried to keep the lectures interesting, but I felt he sometimes went exceptionally slow on the easy stuff and lightning fast on the hard stuff. He was approachable, and very willing to help, however. The homeworks weren't hard, but the wording was at times unclear. Good prof overall.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I didn't find the online notes (which served as a textbook) helpful and the assignments were very time consuming and -- I thought -- difficult. The lectures were fine -- quite easy to follow and interesting enough. He is approachable if you have difficulties, questions, etc.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Really nice guy, but his lectures were essentially geared towards the small handful of people in the class who actually knew what was going on. Furthermore, the assignments were inordinately difficult. Avoid 223 in general.

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

he is sometimes challenging to understand all right..but at all he is a good professor. reading his notes is not that easy and requires some math background but as soon as you get it, it is very rewarding and self-satisfactory.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He sure knows what he is doing, but he really can't teach. When he lectures, it feels like he's talking to himself, ignoring students. No one has a chance to ask questions, and he assumes everyone has previous knowledge that really isn't taught in Math 322

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

well.I don't know why people complain about his class. He is a typical math prof who masters the material so well himself(doing nxn matrix algebra like ordinary algebra). If follow his lectrure notes and online notes closely, you will clearly predict what's going to be on the final or midterm.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I never understand what he is doing in his lectures. It is a bit easier to learn on your own but the online notes he provides are also confusing. I ended up having to pay a tutor $30/hour and learned more in 6 hours than I did the entire term in Carrell's class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Learn to teach yourself. He can't teach. Going to his lecture is a waste of time. It's better to stay home and read the online notes.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH317
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lean to suck up to him and you will be a happy camper. I didn't suck up to him and he didn't scale up my mark, but I am certain that he scaled the "teacher's pets" up. His MTs and Finial are more of concepts and proofs, and yet the class isn't p

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH317
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he doesn't know how to teach!!! his answers to question = make us think and not answer at all. Doesnt know what he is talking about in class!!!! Always screw up on his notes!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

To succeed in his class, do the following: 1. learn to teach yourself 2. forget the text, and learn from his notes :( 3. Read the section and do the problems prior to attending the lecture, else it might be tough for most ppl to follow. 4. Ignore pro

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Oh man, Carrel must be one of the most unclear professors that I have met. He's a nice guy, but his notes are much to sporadic, and he expects you to magically know things prior to the class starting. I found it hard to learn.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 322317
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A very nice person. He's always willing to help you. If he sees that you are working hard, he will scale up your mark.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A nice person... but he's not very organized and skips many steps when teaching... likes to prove everything... the midterm is pretty fair though...

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His notes are difficult to download. Too many pages of notes.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH253
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Failed.....not because I suck at math but because he sucks at teaching. Couldnt teach a fish to swim. An alright guy though....

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

i flunked it =.= well mainly cuz i was too slack but then of course he's quite ****ty as well..since i did well in other courses~ though i was slack~ but he really does'nt know how to teach =.=

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he doesnt know what he is doing but his class is really easy. i passed without knowing anything!