Professor: Marty Cook
Department: Mathematics
College: Furman University, Greenville, SC
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MTH150
- Grade Received: D
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Worst professor ever. Never take him. I had an A all year in AP Calc in highschool and passed the exam but managed to get a D in this class. His tests are not what he discusses in class.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MTH150
- Grade Received: D+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is by far the worst professor Ive ever had. Hes condescending towards every student, he gets mad when you dont already know what hes talking about in lecture, and he doesnt ever explain anything. Asking him questions is impossible because he will either avoid the question or straight up not answer.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MATH150
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Cook gets a bad rap because he is a challenging professor, but if you do the homework and get a good tutor off the bat you will be just fine. You have to do a lot of the teaching yourself (go over the chapters with a tutor!!!), but the class is definitely manageable if you put in the work. He teaches you how to be a good person. Love him!
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MTH145
- Grade Received: D
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Took him for MTH145 freshman year. Had to drop 2 months in; the worst teacher I've ever had. Did not engage the class in lectures; lectured in a condescending/hostile tone. Only graded by end of unit tests; did not go over homework. Taught by muttering ("It's easy."), facing away from the class, writing the textbook (verbatim) on the board.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MATH150
- Grade Received: WD
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Terrible teacher, does not explain math well at all. Writes out a problem and answered it himself without explaining how he did one thing and if you ask a question he comes back in a tone as if you're dumb.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATH150
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Marty Cook is a nice guy, but is very difficult to understand during lectures. Unless you are a gifted math student, I would recommend switching out of his class.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MTH150
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Not good at teaching, very few grades. If you have taken calculus before go ahead, if you struggle with math turn back.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MTH110
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Started out okay, then things took a turn for the worst. He is very rude and confusing. He makes offensive comments towards students and is not helpful when asked questions. Some of the people in my class got C's or worse. I barely got a B and I worked so hard. Avoid if possible.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MTH150
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Unnecessarily hard in my opinion. The only students who really excelled were those who had taken BC Calc in high school or were required to take this class for their major. Most people walked away with a C+, but it was one of the hardest C+ 's you will ever work for. He is a very particular grader; full credit is difficult, but so is no credit.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MATH140
- 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:
Cook is by far one of the nicest professors at Furman, but he is an older one. Therefore, that means he is not going to change the way he teaches. RUN the other way. He expects students to already know, never checks homework, etc. nice man, horrible professor! My class started with 20 students and half way through the semester we were down to 6
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MTH150
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He shows you how to set up a problem, does not go over the steps to reach an answer, and 90% of the time won't even tell you what the answer to a problem is that you do not understand because "It ruins the fun of figuring out for yourself." Went in to ask for help multiple times and none was given. DO NOT TAKE.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MATH150
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
BEST PROFESSOR EVER! Makes everything so easy and understandable! LOVE THIS GUY!
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: 15002
- 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:
The man does not teach, forgets to tell you about upcoming quizzes and test. for the amount of money most students pay to come here it is unacceptable that he has a job here. I took AB Calc and did well, got a 4 on the exam but decided to reinforce the info before moving on. He confused me on numerous matters that i had previously understood
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MTH110
- 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:
Cook really is an awful professor, DO NOT TAKE HIM.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MTH14001
- 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:
absolute worst teacher i have ever experienced in my life. Rude, degrading, and short tempered.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Cook is a good guy, but a terrible professor. While good math teachers are hard to find, Dr. Cook is particularly bad; boring, confusing, rambling, etc. I'm not taking the next level math class, and while I think I'm prepared, little of that is due to him. Take this class but with a different professor.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MTHMTH
- 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:
He teaches you how to be a good person more than be a good student. The class is not hard if you preview every section as he requires. I only used an 1hr break before every class to preview and do my homework and I am doing fine. The funny thing is he really wants good reaction from students when he is teaching. You will have fun in his class.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MAT140
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
By far the worst teacher I have ever had. this guy is terrible. Do not take this class
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MTH150
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
RUN AWAY!!!
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MTH140
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy was awful, I recommend taking any other math teacher but him. He can't hear when students call out the right answer and goes on to yell at the class for not knowing. He looks down upon you and goes off on tangents on nothing that are not interesting or helpful.
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