Professor: David Kelly
Department: Mathematics
College: Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: NS117
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Just don't. Kelly is disorganized, scatterbrained, and possibly senile. He never gave us a syllabus, and sometimes would skip class without explanation. Our TA ended up teaching most of the material while Kelly rambled on about 17 and told stories about being an academic half a century ago. Interesting and funny man. Terrible professor.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: NS333
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Kelly is brilliant, but you'll be lucky if you actually learn what you took the class for. He spends most of his time rambling about 17. You will probably never get your portfolio back from him. Take Complex Analysis with him, but if you're just getting your Calc requirement done, take it with a different professor/not at Hampshire.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: HCCSM101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Definitely the most intelligent professor at hampshire, although seemingly disorganized he is incredible passionate about teaching math to people and quirky math things like puzzles and such, although very old he is always willing to sit down with anyone to work on problems and hes funny!
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: NS112
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very disorganized. He has his own style of teaching, and it works well. He speaks quietly and is almost deaf, so if you sit in the back you won't be able to hear him and he won't be able to hear you. Kelly tells great stories. Sometimes you don't even know what he's talking about, but it's still interesting.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MMS1
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Amazing after-hours seminars.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATHSECT
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awsome teacher. Dont know if all we learned was what we signed up for- but there was a lot of it.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: NSCS0316
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He doesn't plan his lectures, which makes hiim a bit of an acquired taste, but once you get used to following his thought, he really is a brilliant person and an amazing professor.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MATH
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
OK, the best NS DivI I could imagine. I ask why 1/0 isn't defined. Kelly: "Puzzle it out 'til you get stuck. Then come back and ask me some questions." My brain spins. We talk. My mind explodes. He hints. In the end, I (a non-scientist) leave with the best sense of what math is(n't) that I could've hoped to get. Thanks, Kelly!
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: PUZZLES
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Get into the rythym of learning with Kelly and find yourself thinking in new ways. Great teacher for non-math wizards, too.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: CALCULUSII
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good Professor, but he is the evaluation'al equivalent of snail-mail with super glue. He also has a good sense of humor and is fairly obviously smarter than every other Professor at HC.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: CALCULUS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: HCSSIM
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Kelly is a good mathematician who is very passionate about what he does. He is notoriously disorganized, but he teaches effectively.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: PUZZLES
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
In the classroom, he's scattered and unclear about his expectations, but brilliant and great if you ask questions. Work with him one-on-one.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: NS210
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I love Kelly!
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: NS260
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
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