Marshall Leitman - Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Professor: Marshall Leitman

Department: Mathematics

College: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• 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:

I'm just so done with this guy. He's such a terrible professor. His lectures are misleading and confusing. Also, his tests do not reflect the homework problems or the materials he "attempted" to cover in class. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I really have nothing to say. This guy is the worst teacher that I have ever met. Never take his class please. His teaching is too confusing and his pace is too slow. Just think of that, we have been left behind by a whole chapter compared to students in other sessions. The questions in his tests are also weird. Anyway, he is too bad.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I failed the first test (my fault), but afterwards, I had a meeting with him to discuss what I did wrong. At the meeting, he called me stupid at least 10 times during the course of an hour. So, I don't know about the other professor that teaches MATH201, but you might be safer there. (Also he consistently lectures past the end of class)

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FSSY112
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

AVOID FSSY112 AT ALL COSTS. He and his wife 'coteach' the course, which just ends up being them bickering about how to run the course. His grading criteria was never clear, and he would up moving the date of final presentations to the next day with no warning. On top of it all, he's my advisor now and just jetted off to Italy for 10 months :(

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great math class and great professor. He cares about how you're doing in his class, and is helpful during office hours. The homework is long, but he doesn't assign any problems that won't help you understand the material (Read: mindless repetition). Tests are hard, but he gives you 60% of the questions ahead of time. Difficult but rewarding class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: M201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Class averages on tests are extremely low and because he "doesn't believe" in a grading scale, there is no way to tell what your grade is. Also, take-home quizzes are difficult and time consuming and lectures are extremely boring.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FSSY112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You read a few shakespeare plays, talk about them, & write 4 papers that are about 4-5 pages long. He only likes ideas if he agrees with them. The essay instructions are confusing & vague & he grades randomly without any real feedback. If you go to talk to him, he will just read each line of your essay to you instead of giving a holistic review.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lectures only serve to further confuse you on whatever material he attempts to cover. His teaching in no way prepares you for his tests, which involve material you can only teach yourself from the textbook.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His tests are absolutely unfair. They are 13 pages long and cover material not covered in the lecture. You definitely have to read the book in order to do well on the homework and exams. His lectures are not helpful and merely cover introductory material. Also, the wording he uses is confusing and unhelpful.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

worst teacher.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

i have nothing to say. don't take his course only if u wanna learn how to draw matrix or u are a genius. the exam is extremely and unfairly difficult. 13 pages per exam in 75 min. normally, we learn a theorem and then we use it to solve problems. but in his exam, we need to use different ways to prove all the theorems. u can never follow him.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FSSY112
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class was interesting but there was a lot of expected reading, also the grading criteria for the papers was unclear and often I was confused about why I received a certain grade on a paper. He is also a tough grader.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FSSY112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took his SAGES class. If you like Shakespeare, and enjoy writing, go ahead. I didn't love the class, but I did well in it. The lectures get boring, and often go off topic. The coursework is pretty simple, just four papers.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FSSY112
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His syllabus was rarely up to date. He would give several due dates for essays and no one was ever sure which was the correct one. He never actually read my essays, put words in my mouth, hated points in essays that weren't generic responses. Basically do not try to think outside of the box with this guy cause you'll get downgraded hard.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH 324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

AVOID! I took 324 with Leitman and had to withdraw. I'm now taking 324 with Langer with at least 5 other people who also had to withdraw/retake. HW is assigned but never graded - impossible to know if you're doing it correctly. Don't expect to go over any example problems during lecture. As the other reviewers have said, Leitman is a mean man.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FSSY
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

As a SAGES teacher, he was v easy. the lectures are given by both him and his wife, so btwn the stories & squabbles, they end up pretty ok. most of your grade comes from 4-5 longish papers, but so long as you show general improvement you'll end the semester w an A. the seminar is watching movies. so long as you dont hate shakespeare youll be fine

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• 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:

Calc 3 from the textbook made perfect sense to me, however his lectures and tests are terribly confusing. 6 out of the 13 students in my Calc 3 class dropped the course because of the overwhelming difficulty and frustration.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• 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:

Hard to follow, test averages range in the 50s, very strict grader. highly recommended to choose different teacher.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• 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:

DON'T take this class. It will be the worst mistake ever. I pride myself on being pretty studious and quite handy at math, but he is literally the worst professor I've every had. His lec.s are vague; he goes off on tangents. The homework takes hours and tests are really hard. Half of my class dropped by the end and test avgs were in the 50's.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: FSSY112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very stoic and expressionless, but he's the complete opposite from his wife whose hilariously talkative. They both teach this class and bicker back and forth for most of it. Not too hard of a class though. As long as you have some understanding of the play and spend a little bit of time on your essays you should be fine.