Juan Jorge Schäffer - Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Professor: Juan Jorge Schäffer

Department: Mathematics

College: Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CONCEH
• 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:

Took Concepts and Graph Theory from him... If you've already had a normal class in or have some background in whatever Schaeffer is teaching, and want to gain a more formal, rigorous understanding of the material, his class is for you. Otherwise, wait for someone less pedantic.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is the man. All you do is write one paper and his standards for writing quality are low. Pretty easy if you show up and listen.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Fun class, really easy. About a month of cool stories about math, and a single large paper about like any topic.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MANYSECT
• 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:

I love him, but he's a horrible teacher. Most all students aren't as smart as him, but he doesn't compensate. He likes abstraction too much to help most students. It's possible to get a good grade in his classes with little work if he trusts that you're bright, however that doesn't help learning either. But try to get him off-topic; he's hilarious.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CONVEXITY
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took this guy 30 years ago, and he could not teach then. Seems some things never change. I am a college math professor in spite of the fact I got a "D" in his class my senior year.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: LINEARALG
• 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:

Good luck. I came to every class, diligently took notes, read the book, tried the HW... and got nowhere. Dropped the class, took Matrix the next semester, and suddenly everything actually made sense. Maybe it's b/c I prefer numbers and closed solutions to random garbled letters, but maybe it's because no one understood what he was trying to teach.

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He is the awesomest man alive. And his wife makes great breakfast.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MODERNMATH
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MODERNMATH
• 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 thought I was the only one that was completely out there. He sounded so smart, looks like albert einstein, and most of the class appeared to follow him. It makes me feel so much better to know that i'm not alone. It was much easier to retake this one in the summertime. I feel bad for wasting my parents money.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ALGEBRAICSTRUC
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

By far the worst teacher I've ever had, and that's saying a lot considering this is CMU. A classic example of a guy who has no business being in a classroom.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PROJGEOMETRY
• 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:

I was a sophomore in 1970 in a class with a bunch of grad students. I don't know that anyone had any idea what was going on, but if you didn't drop the class you got an A. It was pretty much way above anyone in the class at that time.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ADVCALC
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very challenging, and his style is not for everyone. If you love math (and can learn from proofs), he's your guy. If you need more structure, look elsewhere.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He didn't seem too bad...unfortuneately I have had worse teachers...

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Horrible teacher.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATHSTUDI
• 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:

Really looks like he enjoys teaching the class. I have no idea what's going on.