Gove Effinger - Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Professor: Gove Effinger

Department: Mathematics

College: Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MA214
• 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:

He's a good professor in general. My only grievance is that some of the lectures come straight out of the textbook--the most interesting times in class are when he breaks away and presents more advanced theories and applications.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• 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:

Everything you want in a professor: brilliant, teaches things well, available if you need help, friendly, the list goes on. Really wants you to succeed, and makes the effort to make that possible.

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Good math teacher, forgiving about tests (gives points for test corrections), jokes not funny. I liked how he allowed you to bring reference sheets to class and he was good at relating mathematical ideas to real world situations.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MA111
• 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:

Professor Effinger is AMAZING. If you put the effort in, he will do everything in his power to help you. Obviously if you don't go to office hours and review sessions he can't help you, but he really does everything in his power. He also does not make you feel dumb, no matter how base your question is. I would recommend him to nervous students.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MA111
• 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:

Gove is an awesome professor that loves what he does. Take his class, his jokes are amazing and his method of teaching is easy to follow. <3 him!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MA113
• 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:

Awesome professor! His was the only class I enjoyed going to. Very clear and always ready to answer questions. Great guy!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MA112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

best math teacher i've ever had

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CALCII
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

this guy rules hard. one of my fav profs

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CALCIANDII
• 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:

not a bad guy at all, just has trouble relating the harder topics to non-math minds, but you can get by with an A with minimal work if you study hard for the exams!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MA111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

smart guy, doesn't know how to teach. gives out powerpoint presentations every class you get new info, but he doesn't fully get the point across, and the book blows

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

ive heard hes a good math teacher (being a math professor) but he had no idea what he was doing teaching computer science. i wish i had a more solid foundation of programming but dont due to him.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CS106
• 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: N/A

Comment:

When I had him, apparently it was his first time teaching C++. All I can say is: it better have been, he had no idea what he was doing. It was kind of empathetically embarrassing.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MA111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Was a good professor. Explained things well and lets you use 1 sheet of paper for the 2nd test and 2 sheets for the final.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

comp sci rules

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ALGEBRA
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Def. one of the toughest profs here.