Harbir Lamba - George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Professor: Harbir Lamba

Department: Mathematics

College: George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Lamba is the best math professor I have ever taken. If you pay attention to his lectures and do all the homework assignments, you WILL understand linear algebra at a theoretical level and be able to understand WHY each theorem is true, not just how to do arithmetic with matrices.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MTH203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you want to remotely pass this class you will need to have linear algebra as your region. This professor makes it this difficult. He also makes jokes towards how us "Americans" were taught incorrectly our whole life. He makes you feel stupid as well. Not sure how he is still at Mason, maybe its to scam students.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Harsh indeed! Understand that Lamba has a very high ego and at times indirectly ridicules the class for failing to understand high level concepts. It's as if he is teaching advanced linear algebra instead. One of the most strict professor I have ever seen. He's also going to ask proofs on the exams. Worked too hard in this class. Just avoid him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH113
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The right thing to do for yourself is to pick another professor. He doesn't explain things properly and the only way you would understand his lectures is if you already knew the material beforehand. His tests were ridiculously short 5 questions and really hard. btw calc students,get the pdf version if you don't want to pay over 300 for the book.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Do not take even if it is your last semester. This professor grades based off of what you think deserve which you honestly wouldnt find out until the last day of class. He guaranteed on the first day of class that 40% of students will fail. He generally rude to students every class. Lectures are not helpful. All info can be found in textbook.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Not a good teacher at all, may be a good professor but his teaching skills dont explain what students need. Makes stuff harder than usual for no reason. Uses mathematical definition to define limits and other stuff because English is a vague language, defining in maths is better, all of which are useless and extra burden

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This is the one time to actually listen to Ratemyprofessor, this dude is terrible. He picks random small concepts out of the book and tests you on it. So if you read and understood the whole chapter but didn't catch one term in it, then you get a 0 on that question. He's not worth taking, do well in Linear and not stress over it this much.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very difficult and contemptuous professor. Looks down on students and unhelpful over email. He has an intricate grading system and has only 3 tests and a final. Not many grades in this class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He has no homework for points, he spends most of his lectures talking big to sound important, and his grading system seem purposely designed to give you an F, even if you did well before then. You get three tests, one cumulative final, no curve on any of them. If you ask a question get ready to be more confused than you were. Never take him!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This is not easy material, but he does a great job teaching it, happily answers questions, and goes over every test in detail after the fact. His sense of humor is dry and a little sarcastic, but he's a nice guy who wants you to achieve more than a surface understanding. Do the homework, pay attention, study, and you'll do well.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH203
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He was not terrible. I wanted to write a review for him for future students planning on taking the class. Professor Lamba will make you work for it. His tests are very hard and broke down as 1-2 problems you'll have to think about while the rest are the material in the hw. He makes you write proofs, but just relax, work hard and you'll do fine.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH112
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

What an amazing professor! "Said no one ever" I would highly recommend him if you want to fail and lower your GPA, besides that there is no other reason to take him.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH112
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I registered really late and I had no choice but to take this guy.. oh man what a big mistake. I have never failed classes and this will be my first and last class to fail. This guy is so terrible. he goes everything by the book. What is the point of coming to the class? wasting gas and time. He hands out homeworks which does not relate to any test

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH112
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a very sadistic grader. The Final in this class will make or break you. Coming into the Final I had a C+, going out I had a F. The same thing happened to most of the students in my class. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS The class consists of 4 exams and a Final, he drops the lowest score and grades on a curve but the average for his class is a 40%.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH113
• 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:

Great at explaining concepts but doesnt allow students to ask many questions. He is degrading to his students and will let you know if the question your asking is dumb, in front of the class and during office hours. Tests are tough, average usually around a 40%. Take him if your motivated and want to learn, otherwise take another professor.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Brutal exams. Study HARD before exams, and know the fundamental concepts in and out. He drops one, so as long as you are trying hard each time you will probably be fine.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lamba is an absolutely RUTHLESS tester. His exams were near impossible to do well in without prior knowledge. Averages were consistently below 40 for his tests. He is extremely smart and does a good job explaining some hard concepts but his CRUEL tests were way too much for me...he expected people to figure out new concepts during the test!!!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor explains things simply, however he goes VERY FAST. He does downgrade people, he never blames himself for failures, and he doesn't believe in curves. Don't let this get you down though. I never got above an F on his tests, yet with his grading system I walked out with a B-. So if you're stuck with him don't worry, just ask questions.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• 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:

Horrible professor, extremely rude and very MEAN! Believes that if the class average is a 30% then it's the students fault and calls the entire class dumb. I don't understand how people like him keep jobs...

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I don't know what else I can tell about this professor, I love math, but he really makes me hate the class he taught very much. I studied so hard for his class, but still end up getting a bad grade. I never get below B from all of my math classes from GMU until taking with him. Avoid this prof. He is one of the worst