Hector Sussman - Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

Professor: Hector Sussman

Department: Mathematics

College: Rutgers - State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH311
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sussman is a very rigorous lecturer and grader. It is not an easy class. The averages for the midterms were very low, but he will curve. The exams are designed so you can't finish all the problems, so work on the ones you can do quickly first. The most important thing is to do the homework every week, it is worth a lot of your grade

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MAT300
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Just drop the class between due date, you won't pass. Tons of homework and tons of note. The exams are fair but his grating is so strict. If you didn't follow his instructions to solve the problems, you will get no points even though you get the right answer and procedure. DO NOT TAKE.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a tough professor, but fair. He teaches the material very thoroughly, but you can't afford to skip class. You also need to keep up with the homework which he gives every week and is worth like 30% of your grade. Overall, he is a good professor, but only take him if you are willing to put the work and actually learn.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH350
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Totally love him. He is very strict with the logic. He is a mathematician. His course is challenging! He is very willing to answer any question you ask.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sussmann loves math. This course Is the gateway to higher level mathematics, naturally this course should be very tough. He makes sure by the end of the course that you can write a well thought out and concise formal proof. He is definitely very tough and can be assertive, but if you apply yourself and ask for his help, you can succeed.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 300
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

All these comments are correct, but he is a good professor if you really approach to him. He scolds, this is true, since some stuffs are very obvious. He will tell you wrong, wrong , and wrong, but he wants you to think more about that since Math 300 is a serious course. If you send him an e-mail, then he will respond you a very complete answer.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 625250
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

64 on first exam. 35 on second exam. Got an A. Was told I would be lucky to get a C. The only reason I was passing was "not because I was doing well but because everyone else was doing terrible." His overall rating is ACCURATE. He also scolds his students. Don't particpate you will be just told you're wrong anyway.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Sussman is probably one of the worst professors Rutgers has to offer. He's condescending and belittling, and his teaching style involves more talking down to his class than explaining math. He is a harsh grader, and everything from "chewing gum", "writing your name too small" and "leaving the frilly stuff on the edge of the paper" annoys him. AVOID

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MAT252
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

How in the world is this guy a teacher? Impossible to understand accent, extremely bad at teaching the material, and very condescending towards students who ask questions. How he fails to meet any of the criteria is beyond me, and how he is a professor since 1970 baffles my mind. God bless to anyone who has him as a teacher (PROTIP: DON'T.).

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hw is extremely difficult, he is of almost no help if you go to office hours. He will just tell you you are wrong, wrong, wrong, and doesn't tell you what is right. His teaching method is VERY ineffective. Book is incomprehensible. He gives proofs ZERO points if the SLIGHTEST detail is off by a word. I have never had a worse prof in my life.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

FIRST F EVER. NEVER EVEN HAD A D

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• 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:

had him for 300 and it was really difficult. Luckily, I read all these comments beforehand and was well prepared, so I received an A. He's tough and you have to earn his respect, but if you show a strong interest he can be very helpful. Good Luck.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• 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:

He's rough and hates questions but gives some emotion to advanced classes. That's why he rants like a lunatic when you don't do things exactly his way. Prepare for the worst, and you'll get a nice treat slightly above one star. But, he's not so clear that class will work great- you need comfortable progress to work out with this guy.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CALC151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you get him, haha sucks for you. But seriously, its not the end of the world like the previous person said. He seems like a genius in his field, but he should NOT be teaching Calc 151. He forgets that some of us have never taken Calc! DO THE REVIEW PROBLEM SHEET, it helps alot with tests! His tests were so hard, the final looked like a JOKE.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CALC151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I would never take a course with him if my life depended on it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CALC151
• 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:

Tough professor, but he's not the end of the world. He has an accent, but it is manageable. If you pay attention and practice problems you should be able to do okay on the exams.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• 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:

Worse professor ever. He is unclear when going stuff over in class, uses long winded confusing proofs. He prefers you use his proofs on exams and even if you use a comparable proof from the book he gives 0 credit. If you write one word that is different from his proof say for example "let x be" vs "assume" he gives 0 credit.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy may be the worst teacher ever. I had no idea what i go into he is so strict with the tests and everything, if you are off on one thing in a proof, the whole thing is marked wrong. I'm a math major and decided to drop this with a W to try to find any better teacher the next semester. I suggest anyone else drop this the first day.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• 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:

It seems to me that the problems are not really his fault. The Textbook is the worst part of the class. It helps with nothing, and the problems in it have zero relation to the topics. Tests are not bad. HW 6 hours a week and it is worth 30%. Go to him for help, DON'T us the Text. I am a math major and didn't understand a word in the book

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CALC152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst.Professor.Ever. He expects us to write answers to an integral...IN ESSAY FORM! And took off points for no essay. He berates the students and can barely speak English. I passed the class by sitting in another section of Calc 2, and only going to Sussman's class for exams and workshops.