Professor: Andrew Tierman
Department: Mathematics
College: Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MATH120B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This professor expected us to know math almost to his level. He would often skip over things, assuming that we already knew them. He does not explain things clearly and is all over the place during lectures. I ended up having to teach myself a majority of the material. He does let you use notes on all exams, the only reason I passed.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Went on tangents a lot; found it difficult to pay attention because he switched topics so much. Although, he was very smart.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He's not the best but not the worst as well. I have had worse Math professor. He genuinely cares for his students and respects everyone and tries to explain clearly but that doesn't go well. He gives weekly quizzes and group projects. If you attend the class and take good notes then it's easy to get an A as the tests are open book open notes.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Biostats is going to be challenging no matter what professor you have. Overall, prof Tierman is a good teacher, just needs to understand that we don't know everything he does. One quiz every week, about half are group, and we get to take quite a few home. Need to take good notes in class because all quizzes are open note. Will meet out out of class
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is well known here for being someone that you will get an A with but you will not learn much. The lectures are very disorganized as well as the class. It is an easy class, and if you teach yourself from the book you can get an A. Many group quizzes for a lot of points. The lowest test was dropped, exam was open book/notes.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Tierman is a kind professor and I could tell that he cares about his students. He is not a good professor though. During his lectures he would get confused and forget what he was saying. To pass the class, try and pay attention because some things he says is helpful and do your own practice problems out of the book.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MATH120B
- Grade Received: D
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Worst professor Ive ever had. Is not respectful when you ask a question. Has a hard time staying on topic. Lets you use notes on exams,but they make no since and you dont learn anything in class so its pointless. Not helpful in office hours. Good luck getting a straight answer out of him. Has no rubric for exam grades. Takes forever to grade.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MATH120B
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I went in to this class worried because of the reviews he had. I took bio statistic with him. I ended up getting an A and he was one of my favorite professors. He is very funny but he does sometimes get off topic but is fair and knows we won't know everything he does. He will go around and help in exams but he is just very caring I would recommend.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MATH120B
- Grade Received: C
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I would never take Tierman again. He gets off topic a lot and is hard to follow. If you have a question, good luck getting an answer. If you want a professor that will actually teach you this topic, DO NOT TAKE HIM.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MATH120B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Unless you are willing to teach yourself or spend hours outside of class to understand material I would not recommend.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Tierman is very intelligent and a good professor. There are 10 quizzes that are typically open note/group quizzes. Many students unfortunately slack off in this course, but if you actually listen to him and take notes, the material makes sense and he is a good teacher. He also care about students. I recommend him.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: 132B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The entire class period as he's trying to teach you, he pauses to try and figure out the problem and back tracks a lot. He's very unorganized, mumbles a lot, and jumps around so much you can't follow along. He also hand writes all the notes and Its nearly impossible to read. All quizzes are open note which is nice but would not take him again.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He mumbles making him hard to understand. The class was very frustrating and hard to grasp. Textbook was never used. I would recommend a different prof if math is not your strong suit however, he can easily be persuaded into giving group quizzes. He will always allows use of notes and the textbook on them. Curves the final tremendously.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: 132B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Terrible professor. impossible to relate to him and his "notes" he posts online are impossible to read. Lectures are very boring and it is almost impossible to distinguish between things needed for the class and his MANY MANY tangents.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This is by far one of the weirdest classes I've ever taken. I did not learn a single thing the entire semester, yet received an A in the class. Prepare to receive hundreds of handouts that you may as well throw away. Just bring your book to class and ask him for help when you need it. Most quizzes and the final exam are done in groups. Just weird.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Be prepared to sit in a class where you are scared the entire semester that you are going to fail. You will learn absolutely NOTHING the entire semester. He is so unclear in his teaching, and he makes zero sense. Good luck deciphering his handwriting. The only reason you will pass is because all quizzes are open note and open textbook..
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MATH132B
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor is hard to understand. His written notes in class are impossible to read. His teaching examples often directly contradict the textbook, and are often unneccisarily complicated.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: 132B
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If you skip, your going to fail. I missed one class and it was a downfall from there. He doesn't explain things good at all and makes it very confusing. He tries to help but it stills confuses you. Lots and lots of quizzes. You pretty much have one every Thursday. The only thing that helps you pass is that the tests are open book or take home.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MTH120B
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Lectures are very long and boring. He lacks organization skills but is willing to do anything for his students to help them pass. You may use 8.5x11 in paper on all tests as a cheap sheet and use all cheat sheets on final. Offers 30 extra credit points on all exams (very helpful). Never miss a class unless you want to teach yourself the lesson.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MATH120B
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is definitely not the easiest professor to take. His lectures are very long! However, he gives a lot of extra credit on the exams and allows cheat sheets as well. You can basically write the entire homework on a cheat sheet and you'll get 100+ on the exams.
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