Professor: Robert Israel
Department: Mathematics
College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MATH215
- Grade Received: INC
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Best professor I had at UBC for a math course I took. Always grade homework assignments I worked on my own and was able to slip it through the crack of his office door. Sadly failed to defend him while I firmly and calmly told a male Caucasian student in his class to "Please keep quiet" who terrorised not only the instructor but the whole class.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MATH102
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Worst professor I've ever had at UBC. He didn't explain concepts he just did examples all class and didn't explain how he did them. And when I tried to set up an appointment because I couldn't make his office hours he completely ignored all my attempts to contact him.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MATH102
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Most useless lectures ever! no point in going. he will just make you confused about topics you already understood! Avoid him at all costs!
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MATH102
- 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:
I enjoyed and understood this subject before going into his class. He managed to confuse me on topics that I already knew how to do very well. If you didn't take calc in high school and have those notes to refer back to, you're in huge trouble. My nightmare course
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MATH102
- 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:
transfer out. now. I used to enjoy math before having him as a professor. He's a nice man but does NOT know how to lecture. Though he is a highly educated and knowledgeable man - none of that matters to me when I don't understand his teaching!:(
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATH102
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Absolutely useless lectures...Did not understand him AT ALL, even if you try your absolute best.. you'd be going home with ??? everytime
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MATH102
- 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:
most useless lectures ever. talks to the board so that you can't hear him. Takes forever to explain very basic concepts, and even then, doesn't really make sense or help you understand. To make things worse, he gives assignments every week, which can be challenging because you don't learn anything from his lectures.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MATH103
- 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:
Dr. Israel has trouble translating his knowledge from ideas to words that are comprehensible for students to learn. You would probably get more done just reading from the textbook on your own.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MATHMATH
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
if you are a math major student, you will have him one day. be aware. but he's a nice man.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MATH210
- 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:
nice guy but not a great lecturer. course contains extremely difficult concept, yet exmas (2midterms+final) was not that bad. assignments are annoying though.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MATH103
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
While Mr. Israel was nice, I could not understand any concepts in his class. I ended up just re-reading Dr. Keshet's notes to learn. I do believe he is smart and knows his subject, I just don't think that he can teach very well.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MATH102
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Yikes. That's all I have to say.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MATH102
- 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:
If you want to have a class to sleep in, this is the one. Actually, just hand in homework and go home to sleep. Boring lecture, doesn't help much
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MATH303
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
so so so so what a *** prof.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MATH303
- 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:
One of the worst professors I've had in my four years at UBC. If you have the choice, DO NOT take a course with Professor Israel! Midterms were fair, but the final exam was far from fair - everyone thought their marks went down the drain after writing the brutal final! The short answer is to stay away from Israel's class if you can!
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MATH303
- 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:
Horrible professor! Homework assignments were difficult to keep up with because there was one every week (literally!). Midterms were do-able. Final was absolutely nothing like the midterms or the homework questions! This course is not easy by any means - do not take it with him if you have the choice!
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MATH103
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Midterms are easy but his lecture can be extremely confusing at times. Take his section for the midterms and go to another section for lecture.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MATH303
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
math 303 is hard course itself and he made things even HARDER. He gives homework even if we have a midterm the same week. final was BRUTAL...A KILLER....it was unfair cuz he never taugh it in class and the questions were NOTHING like homework/practice that we did
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MATH102
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Boring lecture. Cant really teach.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MATH103
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
midterms are pretty easy
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