Mohan Putcha - North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Professor: Mohan Putcha

Department: Mathematics

College: North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 520
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was really helpful. He was really concerned bout my performance since I was the only undergrad in this graduate class and used to check on me every week and see how I was doing and how I could get better. He was understanding about extenuating circumstances and I would have done really well had I tried hard from the beginning.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MA403
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Putcha is the man. He has an accent so hes a bit hard to understand sometimes, but he is very sweet and willing to help. HW not graded. Tests are very similar to HWin class examples, sometimes exactly the same. If you study the homework and his notes you will do fine on his tests. Tests are simple and if you know the material you will do well.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MA403
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He does not explain material well and he's hard to understand. You will have to learn the material on your own. He doesn't take attendance. He assigns homework which he goes over the next class but does not collect it. Tests are easy and straightforward. Questions come directly from homework and the review session. Easy A if you study!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Class is incredibly boring. If you have taken AP calc in high school, you should be fine as most the concepts are the same. You don't really need to go to class until the review days and test days. No graded homework so you don't really need the book unless you want to do the problems to practice for tests, but he gives examples during class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lecture is downright boring and if you have some knowledge of math and can teach yourself fairly decently I recommend only showing up on review days after the first week as his exams are literally the review questions just different numbers. He is difficult to understand at first and his writing isn't the best. 4 exams 1 final, no graded hw.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Its difficult to understand him when he speaks, but if you can follow what he writes on the board. You are going to have to do a lot of observing as he is teaching. But its not a difficult class at all. It's not the most engaging or interesting but over half of his students get A's because the tests are exactly like the homework.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He does not speak loudly, nor does he look back to see if someone has a question very often. When people do ask questions, he often doesn't know how to explain WHY something is done a certain way, so he gives a run-around response basically saying "well this is this, so this is that" while pointing. But tests are easy, so an easy A.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MA405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's incomprehensible, has bad notation, and really just...sucks. You might get an easy A, but you won't learn a thing unless you do the proofs and examples yourself. I definitely don't recommend him, especially not for a math major who is genuinely interested behind the theory of linear algebra.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MA405
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not good teaching quality, but the tests are easy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MA407
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Go to class when he goes over the homework and pay close attention to his test review and you'll get an A.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MAT520
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is the worst teacher I have ever had. No one goes to his lectures. He's impossible to understand and he doesn't actually 'teach' anything. He just stands there and writes on the board for an hour. No one should have to pay for his class

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MA241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very easy class, tests are extremely straightforward and are usually very simple problems and exactly like his review. however you cant understand most of what he says and some of what he writes. you will most likely need to teach yourself. doesn't track attendance but make sure you go to review its pretty helpful.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MA241
• 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:

sucks

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MA241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I had already learned the material in my AP Calc class which made this class simple. He's hard to understand I just copied the examples. But his test are extremely easy. As long as you have a decent understanding and someone to help u if u get stuck you will have above a 90.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• 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 very soft spoken and speaks to the board. Sometimes he did not realize students had questions because he did not look back. However, his reviews are excatly like his tests. As long as you study that, this class is an easy A. I recommend him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MA305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is soft speaker. Sometimes you can't understand what is he saying, but the class easy, and he does review before each test, most questions like the review. Easy class!! if you didn't do good in one of your tests and did well in the final, he will take that into account. Recommended!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MA225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty easy course, but hard to understand and a very soft speaker.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy and helpful professor, though he is often difcicult to understand

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy needs to invest in a microphone. You can't hear a word he says!!