Daowei Ma - Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Professor: Daowei Ma

Department: Mathematics

College: Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MA555
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ma's lectures can be a bit tough to follow, but he is very lenient on grading his exams, and even allows 2-3 notecards to be used. Not the best to take if you really want to get a handle on the material, but not difficult to pass his class at all.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MA555
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ma, is a pretty good instructor. But he will definitely make you work for that grade.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH511
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Participation is mandatory. Lectures were extremely boring. I never paid attention in the lectures and still got A's. He gives clear problems to study for the test and allows a note card. Prepare for the tests. Do your homework and you should be fine.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH555
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are fairly easy to understand. He is a funny guy. Exams are hard and he grades each step carefully for a correct solution. So if you did the arithmetics slightly incorrectly, he will take points off for each step, so you might end of missing half of the question. Make SURE you practice well on your calculation steps.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH555
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you take his class, prepare yourself for a huge workload. He's really hard on grading and attendance. Do your homework! You can't really mess up in his class even a little bit or your grade will plummet. Best to choose someone else for this class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH555
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough grader, rude and overrated. Not recommended.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MA555
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Clear, nice prof. Pretty funny and lectures are straightforward. A lot of homework, but do it if you can -it's hard to get a good grade without it! He gives you suggested problems for tests and the final. You get notecards. Work the problems, it helps for tests. He will help you if you ask. Attendance is counted for the grade. Very quick grader! :)

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MA555
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Takes attendance, count as part of the grade, extra credit, DO IT! Homework also count almost half of the grade, SO DO THEM! 4 regular exam, drop 1. He makes weird joke, but funny, and lectures are clear and by steps. Notes uploaded online. Tough grader, but he gives study guide, so make sure you practice those problems before an exam.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH555
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy is really overrated. His lectures are off of the PDFs he posts online. Really strict on attendance to the point where he'll count how many students are in the class. He's rude if you go talk to him and is not too lenient with the partial credit. Overall this class is average.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 511-555
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Decent

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH555
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Overrated, not sure why everyone says to take him for Diff Eq. Doesn't really seem to care about his students. Not very encouraging. Also very tough grading on exams. Miss part of one and you're already at a C.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH555
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Ma does not stand out to me as a great instructor, but he is very smart and quite funny. His class is very straight forward. Tests are easy; he tells you exactly what to expect. Homework is easy and prepares you for the tests. I wouldn't highly recommend him, but for those looking to pass a relatively hard class with ease, he's your guy.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH555
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Daowei Ma is the ultimate Math professor. He wants everybody to pass, so the class is straight forward and somewhat easy. DO the HW, as it prepares you for the test. You are allowed a life saving cheat card. USE IT. Tests are not bad at all. Just make sure to attend EVERY lecture and study his notes hard.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH511
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

For what most would consider a rather dry subject, Dr. Ma makes it fun and keeps you interested. Best math instructor at WSU by far! Sign up for his classes eraly as possible because the fill up fast, and for a good reason.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MA511
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing guy, Definitely the best teacher at WSU. You will enjoy every minute in his class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH511MATH555
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed professor Ma. He's relays the concepts very well and lets you know what will be on the test. I got an A in 555 and will be getting a B in 511. If you turn in your homework and go over the study problems given for the tests, you can easily get an A. Easiness is based more on material than teacher.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH511
• 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:

Dr. Ma is awesome! I regret not taking Differential Equations with him. You will definitely learn in his class. His tests are just like the review problems and he lets you use two "cheat cards". The only thing I didn't like about the class was the homework. He assigns a lot of problems but he usually gives "hints" or the solution in his lectures.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH511
• 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:

Simply awesome.Great Sense Of Humor and a great teacher

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH555
• 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:

Good guy. Humor works. Class is reasonable with some effort. Everyone else has it right

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH555
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely hilarious! Test questions are usually exactly like the types listed on the review sheet. Allows a note card for each test. Always tries to do examples like the homework problems assigned. Homework was 25% which was nice. Very helpful and understanding man. Always looked forward to going to this class. And I actually learned the material!