Daniel Otero - Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Professor: Daniel Otero

Department: Mathematics

College: Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not impossible to do good grade wise, impossible to learn though. I have had been learning experiences from watching a fish swim then anything this man can teach. I should not be the only one that is upset that my tuition pays this mans salary. I think he is honestly just such a great guy. SIKE!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He gives lots of assignments. 2 weekly assignments plus a weekly quiz. Basically had to do these on the weekend and Monday nights.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He assigns homework before teaching you how to do it. He also assigns a ton of Excel stuff without really going over how to do it. There were 2 tests throughout the semester and your final grade replaced your lowest test score. I got A's on both of the tests and a B on the final and he replaced my A with a B. Would not recommend

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wants you to do well in his class and makes it extremely difficult to do poorly, he takes attendance & it's part of your grade, but going to class is worth it because he explains the excel hw & online hw. Frustrating bc he explains online hw after you do it, but you can get q's wrong as many times as you want and just keep retrying.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Otero is an ok professor. I say okay because he pushes me to understand the math which I appreciate not being so hot on it at all in the first place, but overall he is not a welcoming person. There isn't much homework, but the homework that is given can take hours upon hours/or days to do if you procrastinate like me.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Otero is an ok professor. He is challenging and I spent hours doing the assigned 3-5 problems. During class he is dry, not engaging. Basically, you have to learn on your own and do not expect him to go over any of the problems. Make sure your homework is perfect, he takes off points if you do something wrong, even the slightest. Not a fan

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he is flat out awful do not take this class. your welcome. Danny O you need to rethink what you are doing in life.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I know what you're thinking. You're looking at the rating and thinking it's not that bad I can do it. DO NOT. He is an absolutely terrible teacher. He himself often doesn't know how to do the problems he assigns and his lectures are absolutely terribly boring. He makes you stay after class has ended and assigns an 8 page paper for a math class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was so terribly boring and so weird. The math was neither relevant nor did it make sense. Otero is rude to some students and assigns two 5-10 page papers for a math class.. He grades tough and his tests are super short so if you even miss one question your grade sinks. Would not recommend.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This class was the worst. I highly do not recommend taking any class by Otero. He was generally very rude and not understanding of outside circumstances such as getting sick. Class was boring and he graded extremely hard.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was not helpful at all. He was always super late at grading things. He never could explain things in a way that could help.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Otero is stingy with EVERY single homework assignment. He lists problems that aren't actually in the book and the homework makes up a lot of your grade. Also he assigns an 8-15 page paper for A MATH CLASS. That is the most ridiculous thing ever. Not to mention the lectures are confusing and be prepared to teach yourself how to do the homework.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He's honestly a good guy and if you approach him he will try to help you. However, he does not know how to teach. He will go on for 20 minutes before he realizes that what he was teaching us was wrong. His lectures are extremely confusing, even on simple subjects. You just simply cannot learn from his class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Literally thought it was just me being exhausted, but this man has talked me to sleep in two separate class meetings. Forget the subject matter, good heart aside this man needs to go back to learn how to teach.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH225
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Go to his office hours and he will be very helpful. He won't answer your questions, he will guide so you can figure out the answer by yourself. Overall, he is a great teacher. If you are going to take Math 225 be prepare to study a lot!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STATS210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take him. This is the worst math class I have ever taken because of him and I love math. He does not make anything clear and expects us to know everything about excel and stats before we learn it in class. For example - I had a question about homework so I asked him for help and mid question he left and said, "I have to go." And just left.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH116
• 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:

Don't take this class unless you understand the basics to stats already. He is not very clear with teaching stats and focuses more on using the calculator but does not explain what he is doing. This was really hard. I recommend to going to the math lab if you end up taking this course.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• 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:

Does want to help you learn, although I found it easier just to learn from the the textbook. Didn't really care that I didn't pay attention in class and gives you the benefit of the doubt on test answers. Solid professor, you should like him if you are indepedent and good at math.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's a graduate-level professor and has a tough time teaching to undergraduate students and making for an extremely difficult introductory level stats course. He's nice enough and genuinely does want his students to learn. Be prepared if you're in his course.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH06
• 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:

This professor does not teach. He puts chapters on the test we haven't talked about and he's rude to students. He is not helpful at office hours and has a tendency to make you feel really stupid. I have two tutors for this class and I'm still doing bad.The amount of homework is ridiculous. This is the worst class I've ever taken at Xavier.