Leonid Vulakh - Cooper Union, New York, NY

Professor: Leonid Vulakh

Department: Mathematics

College: Cooper Union, New York, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

a really good homie. prof vulakh is a super nice guy and has a great sense of humor. when you're stumped on a homework question don't be afraid to ask him! he explains it right to the point. his tests are easy if you did all your homework.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Vulakh is an incredible professor. Great at lecturing, straightforward and honest. He goes through concepts and homework problems, and does a mini-review session at the beginning of each class. Exams are very fair and I would highly highly recommend taking his classes. He also has a quirky brand of humor that you will find extremely endearing

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• 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:

Prof. Vulakh is one of my favorite professors at Cooper. His teaching is very methodical and he gets to the point right away. Although it can seem somewhat intimidating to ask a question in class, do it anyway! He's happy to help you and if you still need help go to his office hours. He's also hilarious.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing guy. He is engaging, clear to the point when he teaches, and has an interesting what? Sense of humor. Quotable too. Exams are fair. If you study and do your HW, you will be fine; watch your calculations! Granted, he teaches series in a crazy way, but he taught everything else with no complication. Intimidating a bit but caring overall.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Quotable, experienced at lecturing, and engaging. The exams are fair and align well with material covered (extra credit going beyond what was covered, but in a way that makes it reasonably solvable with a solid understanding of the covered content and a small amount of intuition)

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A very clear cut professor. Nothing will be a surprise in this class, but the tests can be quite challenging. I would take other classes taught by him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Little partial credit Do the homework and pay attention

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MA111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is an awesome professor. He is hilarious! However, he really makes you work for a B. An A is exceedingly difficult But overall good professor.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MA111
• 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:

"If you bring graphic calculator you vill vat? DIE!" "Vy? Because I love you." "This question will not be in the test. It took me 20 minutes to solve - you will take at least three hours. Maybe you will not solve at all. Then you vill vat? Cry." - A few quotes from the awesomeness that is Vulakh

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• 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:

Great Professor. Nice guy. extremely difficult but not impossible to get an A, not that difficult to get a B. Knows everything. Highly Recommended. (also, he's funny)

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Vulakh is a very knowledgeable professor. It's not easy to get a B and you have to be a prodigy to get an A, but you are going to learn a lot from his class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His teaching ability is OK, and he's a pretty fair grader but a lot of the stuff on the tests was not covered in the homework or only covered very briefly. He really tries to make you learn but to be honest he is tough.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Best math prof at Cooper. Not crazy like Kondo, not easy like Baylin; Cares about students; i still remember his graphic description/warning about expanding holes in knowledge (long time alum)

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

VULAKH! Brilliant, awesome prof. Teaches clearly and thoroughly. Very mathematically rigorous. Has at one time taught every math course in Cooper. Take him if you want to know math. Tests are not nearly as hard as people say, just do the homework.

Rating # 15

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Whether you like him or not, know him or not, if you have to take a math class, and he is teaching a section of it, take it. He knows his math very very well; he is clear/concise; he is humorous. His grades are strictly based on average of the tests, with a little curve if you have shown your effort and/or ability.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

One of the best teachers in Cooper. Funny, interesting, probabaly the smartest person I have ever met. Very fair grader. If you do the homework and understand, you'll be fine. If not, then you'll deserve your grade.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CALC2DISCRETE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very knowlegable professor. Great lectures. Hard to get an A, though.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

taken numerous classes taught by him. NOTE: you will earn the grade that you truly worked for in his class(his grades are that honest). if you are not interested in math, take his class. if you are into math, DEFINITELY take his class!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

a really really good teacher. helps to have taken calculus in HS, but even then it's not an easy A. loves epsilon-delta proofs and you have to know them for the test. i think i remember him being funny as well.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CALCII
• 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:

Honestly, I can't understand all the hype about him. He goes way too fast in class and embarrasses you when you have questions. He also gives really hard tests.