Terry Gannon - University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Professor: Terry Gannon

Department: Science

College: University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Terry Gannon is a God among men in the U of A maths department

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I have had so far (I'm a third year student). He is very interactive and dumbs things down like crazy, making them super simple and easy to understand. Barely any memorization required, and the math is basic jr high level. Practice often and you'll be good.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's the best prof I've had so far. He's funny, engaging, and does many examples. The best thing though was the homework and exam review. The homework was excellent practice, and before the midterm and final he gave us a sheet of every concept that we might need to know and that was a wonderful help when studying.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH227
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Gannon is an amazing Proff. Honors Algebra isn't easy and neither were his assignments or tests but they were fair and he curved us all up. He was always willing to help if you asked and his lecture was very entertaining and informative. Very much hoping to have more classes with him as my academic career continues.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 227
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Enthusiastic about his subject, but very unclear notations and explanations. You will wind up learning everything on your own and the notes and assignments are confusing. Not a lot of feedback.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 227
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing! His love for math is contagious. Was forgetting why I went into math in the first place until I had him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This man is hilarious. One of the most ridiculous people you will ever meet. His writing was very messy and he sometimes made no sense, but still a solid teacher. His odd quirkiness made this class awesome

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I've heard horror stories about linear algebra, but Terry made this course very easy. He's very clear, gives lots of examples, and he's also a funny, laidback guy. The offline assignments are very important to understand in order to do well on the midterm and final. Don't send him emails, visit him in person or go to Decima Robertson for help.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Terry often used interesting analogies to describe the concepts of linear algebra, space, dimensions, vectors etc. which was quite amusing. His midterm was more difficult than the final, but the average on both exams was in the high 60s, typical for a 1st year math course. The offline assignments are very much indicative of the exams.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a nice Prof, made some jokes, and tries to make everyone understand the subject. However, the 1:30 lecture feels like forever.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Absolutely atrocious instructor! He likes to inform his class that teaching distracts him from his research and paid vacations. Could not be bothered to assist students outside of class so you are on your own. Textbook was also pretty useless. Questions from assignments and the final exam were hardly covered in class. Avoid this guy at all costs!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Was disappointing at the end. I felt like he was good just to get positive reviews but then things fell apart. Has no conscious for being a teacher else he would have given us office hours and prepared us for the final. What the heck was with all the proofs? We did almost none in class. Very disappointing.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I was beyond disappointed. While Dr.Gannon is a good teacher, he gave limited time to get help and was standoffish. The midterm was easy, but the final was awful. A lot of proofs and nothing like what we did in class, since no one finished he even extended the final by 30 min. He gave us no final exam office hours & had a sub for the last day.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Prof. His midterm is hard but final is easy. However, 17 questions with 2 or more sub-questions in 2 hours is a bit struggle. His class notes are a bit mass. Overall, nice and great prof.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH411
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I really felt that he is not for this course. His skipped lots of proofs in class, which made the class very hard to follow. He could not explain things clearly. He said biweekly homeworks, but actually he always gave the challenging assignment on friday while the due day was the following Wednesday! For advanced courses, avoid him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best professor in the university so far

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Unlike other professors, I actually left his classes feeling like I understood almost everything that he had said. He really has a gift for teaching, and I hope to take another one of his classes one day.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great prof, does a good job of explaining everything and is funny.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

awesome

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

loved this guy! he was hilarious and on top of that a really good teacher. i didn't even take the pre-req (math 125) and i still did really well. he was a really funny teacher which made class alot more bearable. definitely recommend his class