Professor: Francisco Alarcon
Department: Mathematics
College: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I took my Math 101 online with him and I hated it! He expected us to know how to use logarithms and sigma notation without ever explaining any of it and when I'd email him for help, he would not respond. The only reason I passed was extensive help from a Calc student Avoid at ALL costs.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He was honestly awful. I had him for an online class and he wouldn't help me insult the program on my computer until 2 weeks in to the class. He never graded any assignment until weeks after you did it. He changed the final syllabus and never gave us a copy of the changed dates and I ended up missing the final exam. Never take his class.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's one of the best teachers i know at IUP. His grading is lenient and he tries to help people. Also he's a very nice guy to talk to
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- 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:
I enjoyed his class!
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MATH271
- 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:
Great prof! Dr. A was always super helpful and willing to answer questions in class. I learned a lot.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATH353
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Despite Dr. A's low ratings he is extremely professional. He was always prepared for this class, gave clear and understandable presentations, and transitioned into new material at appropriate times. Though he is quite anal about points and can be scant about giving hints during office hours this is an upper level course. HW helped a lot too.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I am taking the winter session of Math 101. He is very on top of grading, emailing, and if you click the link "Course Content," you will find that he is VERY well prepared to teach math long distance. He has many examples of the work and video tutorials on how to do the problems. I am terrible at math and am acing the class. He's a great teacher.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MATH271
- 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 is the worst professor I have ever had! I am an A/B student and I am barely passing his class. He moves very fast and skips over a lot of stuff and expects you to still know it. Gives tons of homework that is typed and grades it harshly. Tests and quizes are very difficult. Is terrible when it comes to partial credit. Avoid him if you can!
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I currently have him for summer session math 101 online. We are on the last assignment and last test and nobody has any idea what their grade is because he has over half of the assignments not graded. He thinks by giving you the example to a problem that you will know how to do it without explanation.. avoid him if possible
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Well the class has been over for 3 1/2 weeks and he STILL hasn't posted grades like every other professor has. He has now delayed my entry into my major because he can't do his job! I don't even have an idea of what my grade is seeing that he graded 7 homework assignments and NO tests!!! Worthless.......
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MATH271
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
this is one of the worst teachers at iup, no question. he is disrespectful to students and constantly wastes their time having them type math assignments and always, always keeps you late in class. he teaches fundamentals and then tests on overarching concepts that were barely touched on in class. avoid!
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MATH217
- 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:
Unless you are GOOD (not questionable at all) at math, do NOT take his prob & stat online, you HAVE to know what the heck you are doing or you'll drop it. He goes right into it expecting you to know whats going on, very difficult, I do NOT recommend the online class.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MATH217
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I had Professor Alarcon for half of a summer session and I hated every second of it. I had Dr. Colon for the other half and had a 98%. I just barely got an A after Alarcon was through with me. Don't take him if you can avoid him.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MATH121
- 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:
I was skeptical about taking calculus during the summer, but at the end I leaned more than in a regular-semester math class. Dr. Alarcon make is funny, extremely helpful and explains everything you ask, and he tells you the easiest way to do things in the right way. I will take him for another class. Recommend!
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MATH217
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Being a non-traditional student, I was not looking forward to Prob. & Stats. Dr. Alarcon was extremely helpful in class as well as during office hours. He was very patient and helpful. Attend clas, ask questions and LISTEN. The text book, though, was extremely obscure. I would recommend taking Dr. ALarcon for MATH 217.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
if you aren't a math fan...take his course online. it's really easy, and im no math genius trust me!!! i got an A in this course and it was only for a month!
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
his 101 course wasn't algebra or anything i learned in high school, but it was really easy to learn. he doesn't really try to get to know anyone too much, but he explains everything and if you have questions he'll talk to you about it. he's decent.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MATH101
- 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:
Francisco Alarcon is a poor excuse for a Math Professor. His teaching style is horrific, and he is unwilling to assist in helping any students who he doesnt feel deserve it. He has an annoying voice and hasnt pernounced my name correctly yet this semester. His jokes are horrible and and so are his tests.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: DISCRETEMATH
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Well at least according to the others, Alarcon is not just terrible at upper level math. In my class he kept pronouncing the word circuit as ser-kwit. Man that was annoying. I ended up getting an F with this guy and took the class over with Balenovich and got a B. It wasn't just me either. Many people had the same opinion of this clown.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MA300
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Not very helpful or clear
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