David Bressoud - Macalester College, St. Paul, MN

Professor: David Bressoud
Department: Mathematics
College: Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MATH377
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Well, he's one of the best math professor at Mac. Very knowledgable and helpful. If you're truly a math person, go for him. He's the best that you can have at Mac. But if you plan to take a math class just to fulfill some requirements, you may not like him. I will definitely take another class with him if I have a chance.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MATH377
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's the best math professor at Macalester.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MATH377
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He makes no effort to build relationships with his students; I ended up unmotivated to learn his material because I felt disconnected from him and his field. Having students do reading responses was good pedagogy. However, classtime was stale lecture. Feedback on tests was unhelpful and condescending. He's somewhat helpful in his office, but terse.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MATH237
  • 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:
Professor Bressoud is brilliant and always enthusiastic in class. He is very organized and well explains everything. Very helpful after class. Although his class is hard and with high workload, it is still a good choice if you really want to learn something. He is also nice on his exams. Awesome professor, awesome class!
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MATH236
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he knows a lot about math, loves the history behind it, and loves challenging his students. Lectures are sometimes un-clear but a pretty easy grader on hw and projects. Take-home exams!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MATH237
  • 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:
Super helpful, always very understanding and willing to work with you. Really not that difficult at all considering the difficulty of the material he is presenting (especially for Number Theory)
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MATH136
  • 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:
He is awesome! A genius in math. Extremely accessible and helpful.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The subject is very difficult, but he guides you through issues if you ask. He will never give you an answer but helps you find it yourself, which is helpful to really learn. He also gives points back on corrections for tests.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MATH237
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
AWESOME
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • 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:
Great Math Teacher. He really wants you to understand the material and he's great at explaining it.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MATH237
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Always takes extra time to explain things as thoroughly as possible and is available outside of class.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: NUMBERTHEORY
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The legend of Math teaching, who knows and inspires. His class is real tough though. But take it if you want to learn some real stuff.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CALC
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The man is clearly a math genius, but he's also intimidating. Never felt comfortable in his class.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MULTIPLE
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome teacher, passionate about math
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: REALANALY
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Hardest but best math professor ever! Don't take his classes if you're quick to give up. He's friendly and available to help, but it's best to rely on study-groups for assigments. Don't graduate without taking a Bressoud class!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: UPPERMATH
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Bressoud is amazing. There's a certain aura about his office, one of revelation. However, that feeling doesn't always extend beyond...no matter. This man will teach you math like no other.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MATH140H
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Taught Calc 140H/141H at Penn State 1993-1994 before going to Macalester. Superb math teacher.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MATH26
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: CALCULUS
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
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