Barry Cherkas - Hunter College, New York, NY

Professor: Barry Cherkas

Department: Mathematics

College: Hunter College, New York, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH156
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The reviewer below said it best, the first half of the class is fairly easy since you can follow along with the textbook. Once the material shifts away from the textbook the class does get more difficult because Professor Cherkas' explanations are not as thorough as they can be. It's new material and a new way of thinking so it can be hard for most

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH156
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was not very clear during his lectures. The textbook (which he provides for you) is used for the first half of the class and is helpful. Second part of the class is strictly just epsilon-delta proofs and is based on his notes, so the class gets harder. There is an extra credit assignment that really helps with your overall grade.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MAT150
• 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:

Horrible hand writing, speeds through explanations, does not curve a lot on tests, and makes exams extremely harder because of the index cards he allows. Highly do not recommend if you have not taken calculus in high school.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Likable very nice person. He's a very considerate grader, curves a lot. He gives extra credits, lots of opportunity to get your grade up. He allows limited notes on tests. Having said that, only take him you are the sort of person that likes to self study because you will not learn much in his class, he has the worst handwriting imaginable.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CALC150
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Cherkas is a nice person, but i wouldn't recommend him as a teacher. His teaching style is very fast paced. During the lecture he would just do practice problems from the textbook, but rarely answered the students questions. In this class you must self study, hard. Attendance isn't mandatory but he gives pop quizzes once a week, randomly.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CALC150
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

IF YOU HAVE NOT had any exposure to calculus before, you MUST dedicate time to study personally (watch videos online). It's essential to understand that the course itself is pretty tedious in certain areas and prof. Cherkas goes over the material VERY quickly and may not explain things in depth. His hand writing is pretty bad. Also, participate!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CALC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unless you have taken calculus in highschool, don't go in to his class expecting him to teach you the material. He merely practices what comes out of the textbook. But if you have taken calc before, definitely take him because he's very generous about tests. He allows index cards that you can write anything on. And pop quizzes are easy to ace

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH150
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Teacher! Easy going and kind. If you like to learn independently, pick him!!!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CALC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a terrible teacher. His handwriting is terrible, he breezes through the material, will not solve problems to completion, and is lazy when it comes to teaching. Unless you had prior exposure to calculus 1 or are good in math, I would ENCOURAGE you not to take him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CALC150
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A MUST FOR CALCULUS STUDENTS. I'm not sure if he treats all classes the same but he is one of the nicest professors i've had at hunter. He allows index cards and phones during the tests, he prepares you for the tests in a good fashion. He tells you exactly what you should be learning for every chapter. Pop quizzes are based on last lesson.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The other comments do not do justice to Dr. Cherkas as a professor. Yes, his handwriting isn't the neatest, but he clearly knows the material and is willing to help you, if you ask questions or during office hours. Homework is not mandatory, but necessary for practice. You create your own question for pop quizzes. Study review sheets & notes.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His lesson is basically doing the practice problem with you and shows you how to do them. buy/rent the textbook. He can tell if you are actually doing the practice problems or attending the class by going to the class sessions. He does gives pop quiz from the previous lesson. Overall, as a professor, he is doing his job correctly. Recommend him

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

As others said, be prepared to self study. He just goes over a ton of examples in class very very fast but doesn't breakdown concepts and explain things well enough. It's hard to understand his handwriting as well. Grading system is fair, though wish he curved tests. Could be worse, but could definitely be better.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• 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:

you actually learn during the lectures. Usually teachers assign homework then go over it the next day. He doesn't. He goes over it the day he assigns it. Which means that attendance is mandatory, but I think it's a better way to teach HOW to approach problems you've never seen before. web assign is a pain.Use the ebook video explanations instead.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Easy class ....... just study for what he taught in class and practice his suggested problems and easy A and even A+ is possible!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH156
• 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:

I LOVE HIM.. REALLY GOOD PROFESSOR AND LIKE TO HELP WITH GRADES... TESTS ARE SAME AS YOUR NOTES... EASY A

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't really answer questions but explains around them, which is annoying. Attendance is a must because if you miss one lecture you're way behind. Hand writing is hard to read but as long as you keep up in class & copy notes, you'll do alright. If you aren't the best in math, STUDY!!! a lot, most of the problems in class are on tests/quizzes

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• 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:

Prof. Cherkas is phenomenal! I went from a B- in Math 150 to an A in Math 155! Its a must to attend all of his classes, miss one and you're way behind. His grading system is very fair. You can replace your Webassign quizzes for in-class quizzes. Exams are fair too. He is a must Have!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, an ok teacher. My only gripes are 1. the final was a lot harder than his exams 2. his handwriting was hard to read on the bb. If you need 155, take him, but be prepared to learn the material on your own as I did.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has a dry personality but other than that he's a smart man and he is straight forward. He give 10 quizzes that average up to an exam grade, 2 midterms and a final that counts twice. The average of 4 grades determine your grade. You must be willing to dedicate time at home to go over everything because it is calculus 2.