Russell Steele - McGill University, Montreal, QC

Professor: Russell Steele

Department: Mathematics

College: McGill University, Montreal, QC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH545
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Chaotic good.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH204
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His exams were not hard as long as you use the textbook. The textbook explains everything in a more clear way than what he taught in his class. He is good and respected but what he taught is more advanced to the exams and harder to understand. Textbook is enough to get an A

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not the best prof. Calls in sick a bunch of times and doesn't know when the school's transcript updates. Decently easy exams though. Avoid if possible.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH204
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing prof!! Very clear about what he expects from students and really gives you all the resources you need to get an A (posts all notes, records lectures, optional tutorials, literally tells you what will be asked on the exam). Really wants everyone to do well. Also an entertaining lecturer and really cool person. Totally recommend

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH447
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Steele is a very cool guy, energetic, well prepared for the class. However, his notes is messing all over the place. You can feel that he seems really nice at the beginning of the term: posting notes, grading assignments, etc. But he seemed tired and lazy as time goes: rush through the end, no assignment solutions or any grades, nothing at all.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH204
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Really Great Professor. He is very helpful

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH204
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Steele is probably the most energetic prof I ve ever met but he is really good. Though sometimes it seems like no body was responding to him in class so he just talked to himself. But anyway his lectures are helpful if you re gonna take Stats as your major.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not the best prof, he thinks his students are math geniuses. Midterm was hard, final also hard for a subject where the material isn't even tough. Prof. Steele simply makes it more tough than it should be. Never showed up to class post-midterm and did the learning of my own using the slides (works better). A is still definitively manageable though

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 204
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is a professor who is demanding but cares about students.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great prof. Brings good energy to the classroom, cares about the students, and tries to be as clear as possible. Exams are tough, makes you work hard for your grade.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STATISTICS
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH204
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Steele has great energy. He made statistics enjoyable. He should be a motivational speaker; I always felt really good about my stats skills after class. His midterm was easy. The final was fair. Overall, great prof.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• 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:

Great professor.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's really got great energy and excitement. Besides being smokin', he's a great teacher and I really loved stats after the class! I highly recommend him!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• 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:

Great professor. Helpful.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• 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:

yeah, totally didn't go to class.... and I got an A in the course. That being said, he's a good prof and answers questions well, and from the three lectures I attended, teaches well too. The textbook is REALLY helpful too though, and it's actually difficult to not get an A in this course.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• 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:

He's a really good teacher. His notes are clear, his assignments are easy, and his tests are pretty simple. You get a cheat sheet for both the midterm and final so it's really hard not to do well with this guy.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• 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:

Great prof; goes a little fast, it definitely takes some work to keep up with him, but well worth it in the end.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Funny guy. Stats is a sleep-inducing topic, but those in the psychological/biological sciences might want to pay attention (especially in hypothesis testing). The prof might rush quite a bit, but he keeps me (mostly) awake, which is commendable. Honestly, this is such an easy course, especially to those who have taken MATH 140/141/133/222...

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I think Prof. Steele is a bit over-rated. He is definitely entertaining and funny, but does a poor job explaining the material. He goes way too fast and assumes that eveyrone knows what he is talking about. He is also very disorganised- homework/reading schedules are not on the syllabus and change many times. Exams aren'T too hard however.