Doug Riley - Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, AL

Professor: Doug Riley

Department: Mathematics

College: Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, AL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CAL
• 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:

Hard, he talks well over your head. Recommends you attend tutoring, but majority of the tutoring is done by students who do well and also talk over your head. Had to have it but never understood it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MA317
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Super fast class pace. Should've been a MWF, not a TuTh. Was pretty hard and stressful for me all the way through. Riley is, however, super thorough, I finished the class feeling accomplished and excited about future math classes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very fast pace in class. Man could be crazy, but decent teacher. Shows concern for every student and tries to help. Would only take MA-231 with him!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Riley's a very nice guy and he teaches very solid material.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

hard class, examples are not that clear, but he will work outside of class if you ask

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MA150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's very approachable outside of class and clearly expressed his expectations for assignments. I don't really like math all that much, but I didn't dread going to class. Also, don't be afraid to ask him to explain something another way. Decent teacher overall.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MA310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really nice, helpful teacher. Teaching could be better, BUT also could be much much worse.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MA150
• 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:

He is really nice

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CALIII
• 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:

i thought it was a well taught class. Extremely helpful outside class. be ready to work...

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MA231
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I absolutely hated the class. If I hadn't had my I high school calculus notes I would have never servived. Hope you like talking about his daughter, though that will NEVER be on the test

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MA335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he teaches like its straight out of the book and everyone know how hard math books are to understand

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MA254
• 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: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Riley's teaching style was hard for me to follow sometimes, but he was really willing to help when I came to his office.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CALCULUSI
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I can't really say if the course was well taught. I will say that if I hadn't had my high school calc notes I would have done much worse. Maybe it was just harder for me to adapt to a different teaching style. REALLY cool teacher though!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MA311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Riley gives good explanations, but he can be extremely disorganized.