Joe Repka - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: Joe Repka

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MAT157
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A really good teacher who cares about whether you enjoy the course and understand the material

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MAT157
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Joe is the best! Makes morning lectures endurable. Has a great sense of humour and the first prof I've had who genuinely cares about our success.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MAT157
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Joe is an amazing professor, and especially good for a course as challenging as MAT157. Really friendly and approachable. The tests are hard, and be prepared to spend hours on homework especially in the first few weeks. Don't give up too easily if your raw mark doesn't look too good, because he will adjust it a lot based on the difficulty.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Joe Repka is the only reason that I survived UofT. He was the utmost caring and attentive professor I ever had at the school, and I was in 4 seminar courses! He really cares about his students and their grasp on the material. He wants you to do well. He is there for you extra hours. And he is highly intelligent. Thanks for everything.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MAT157
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Repka is amazing. He is genuinely a great person and I would highly recommend his course(s) to anyone. MAT157 is lived up to its reputation as being a challenging course but Joe made it completely worth it. Also, the stories this man has are incredible so definitely attend your lectures.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MAT157
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Clear lectures. Carefully crafted assignments complemented and enhanced classes. Lecture style follows the textbook (just focus on understanding what he says rather than worry about writing everything down). By far the kindest professor I could have hoped for. Lots of very hard work, but he'll be there to guide you and make you love math. Have fun!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MAT157
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Joe is a good teacher but his writing is a little hard to read and he jumps around a lot but he is smart af and pretty much knows the material amazingly well

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MAT157
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very approachable and understanding. You won't regret his course.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: JMB170Y
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He saved my life in the course.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Joe Repka is a Saint. He is a wonderful teacher, especially if you dread math. He is approachable and helpful and his classes are necessary to attend if you want to do well.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing prof. My main reason for being alive after first year. Very helpful and approachable, be sure to go to his office hours if you need help.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: JMB170Y1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

very nice! lots of enthusiasm and help, really cares about his students doing well!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• 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:

Prof Repka was the best prof I ever had! Extremely friendly and approachable! Use his office hours whenever you need help! His test and exam were exactly like the practice ones. Weekly problem sets were great way to boost average. Material content was very interesting. Overall, I give a 10/10! Best substitute to MAT135/MAT136.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• 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:

Great Lecturer and amazing topics, the best course I have taken in U of T. For those who interested in biology and math, I highly recommend this course

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Didn't spend nearly enough time covering the most difficult concepts/problems and spent too much time on the easier stuff. In addition, the course (esp. the calculus part of it) needs more examples specifically from biology. I was disappointed overall.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: JMB170Y
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The professor makes more strictly than the TAs if you write the make-up test.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• 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:

He is a good professor who first acts like he doesn't know how to solve it, and later gives us the steps.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• 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:

Great prof! Be prepared for weekly assignments but they're really easy and boost your average! He's also very helpful in answering any questions you have, so visit him during office hours. And all the tests are open book and there's no textbook to read so you must attend all lectures. Overall great class!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a good lecturer. He's definitely knowledgeable, and a good communicator. But I wish he would have covered more advanced problems in class, and the final exam was inhumanely long. Fun course though!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: JMB170
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

WONDERFUL PROF!