Roy Heatwole - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Professor: Roy Heatwole

Department: Mathematics

College: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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 one of the sweetest profs you will ever have. Although attendance is mandatory, he is very understanding and rarely counts you unexcused if you let him know you'll be absent. The material is VERY confusing if you've never taken stats before. He likes to read straight from the book. He is willing to work with your schedule for exams :)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

Heatwole is the nicest and honestly cares a lot! Spends most of class telling stories! Love him

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

He is a good guy and will go above and beyond to help you, IF you force him to. Although his classes were not helpful and he really struggles to communicate the information. I took stats in high school and was still completely lost majority of the semester, after reteaching myself everything i somehow managed to pull out a B. take at your own risk.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Okay....Heatwole is a nice man....sweet old grandfather but to be completely honest, he cannot teach. Maybe 80 years ago,he could have done a could job. But he is way too old now. He wanted to help during office hours and he did his best to reward effort but I did not understand the material AT ALL. I somehow got a B but he saw that I was trying.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STATS220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Heatwole's class is not too bad. If you are struggling, he is willing to help. I went to his office hours everyday, which helped so much. If you do your homework you'll do good on the test because he takes homework problems to put on the test. You can always have a note card for test too. I got an A in the class. He was a great guy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATHSTAT
• 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 have never taken Stats before then take someone else! If you have taken it in highschool then this class is extremely easy. You get a notecard on each test and if you never miss class then you get extra credit! There is also a HUGE curve. If you have a B than it is really an A and so on! Roy is always willing to help you!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Roy is great guy, he's really nice, but he's not the best professor. He tries his best to help his students though. He gets a little lost in trying to relate the material to life, but allows an index card of notes for every test.It wasn't a bad class though.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

Heatwole is not a good professor. He curves so that the university won't notice that none of his students understand the material. Teaches straight out of the book, on the rare occasion that he's teaching. If you want to learn something, get a different prof. Really nice guy, but he is not a good teacher.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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 is such a nice person. Have an A in the class, (even with the 52 on my first test), very helpful in his office hours. Gives HUGE curves! take him. :)

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STATS220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is really a nice guy. They way he teaches is LITERALLY out of the book, might as well teach yourself. If you go to his office hours, he basically helps you a lot, what you haven't learn in a week, he can explain one on one in 5 minutes. I would recommend take him especially for the big curves he gives

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STATS220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this guy. He is nice, but the worst teacher I have ever had. Goes off on random speeches and does not know how to teach at all. You will be reading the book and teaching yourself if you take him and most likely getting a C or B if you have never taken stats before.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

Roy's a nice guy. BUT he doesn't teach. I took stats in high school (and it was a legit class) and I'm only doing okay in Roy's class. Get out if you can class is beyond boring. Only take this class if you can teach yourself from the book or had a really good stats class in high school.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

only reason why i would recommended this professor is because of his ginormous curve. I literally never paid attention in class, just studied for each test the night before and taught myself everything. He gives pop quizzes but you can make them up if you have an excuse.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

Worst class ever. He clearly should not be teaching. Goes off on tangents that are impossible to follow or care about. DO NOT TAKE.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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 would be better as a grandfather than a professor. He always goes off on tangents about nothing and when he does teach, it's straight from the book. I end up teaching myself more than I learn in class. I gave a test back to get a question looked at; he gave me points back, but took off more for a question he "forgot" to grade. AVOID.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

Everyone says he is a nice guy and he is. But if you want to get a good grade in Stats DO NOT take him. He rambles on all class about useless information that pertains only to his life. He does not teach anything thats not directly from the book. he does curve his entire grading scale but grades so strictly it doesn't help do not take if first time

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

If you have taken stats in high school I would say take him, if not take someone else. He does not teach at all, but if you do the assigned problems you will be fine. All of his test questions come from those problems and an 83 and above is an A!! Overall an awful teacher but if you already know statistics you will be fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

im sorry, but its an absolute disgrace this guy is allowed to teach at jmu. he probably teaches for free because hes way too old to not be retired already and thats the only reason jmu keeps him. his class is terrible. do not take.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STAT220
• 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 looks like santa, don't let that fool you. Teaching yourself is the only way you can pass this class. The only good thing about him is the fact he curves test and your overall grade. He is big on rambling.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• 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:

nice man, horrible teacher. wastes most of class time talking about everything unrelated to statistics.