Jeff Cohen - El Camino College, Torrance, CA

Professor: Jeff Cohen

Department: Mathematics

College: El Camino College, Torrance, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH80
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor, make sure you do the homework and ask questions in class, go to the office hours and you will get a good grade.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

if you are good at moving symbols around and not knowing the theory behind math you will suffer in his class, his quizzes and exams require paragraph explanations. To be able to do good you really need to understand the material or you will fail. If your happy with your grade before the final you can choose not to take it. (just for 220 students)

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I guess he is good... Every semester he has given extra credit but he didnt give our class any. At the end of the semester he made the quizzes stupidly hard making our grades drop. The quizzes would take 20 minutes and at the end more than 1 hr. Many people were in the border line of 79 and 89%. It was really sad

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is the best professor I have ever met. He is specific at concepts. However, that is how his lecture goes also. He trains students to be ready to tackle the problems by making us think. I am very happy I took professor Cohen. I learned a lot. He is very generous at giving time during tests or quizzes.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Just do and understand the homework and come to lectures to understand the concepts and you should be fine. He's a pretty tough grader so make sure you understand how he wants you to tackle the problems. Try to do extremely well on the first 3 exams and the quizzes so you don't have to take the final.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cohen is a fantastic math professor! He really tries to make sure that you understand his lectures. The concepts he's teaching might be hard to grasp at first, but Cohen really goes above and beyond other professors in truly explaining the concepts so that you can understand.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

By far one of my favorite mathematics professor on campus. Rather than teaching students how to do long and boring algebra, he instead focuses on making students understand the concept of the chapter. This is also reflected on his quizzes as they are fair on assessing the student's understanding rather than their cleverness on manipulating numbers.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Possibly one of the best math teachers I've ever had. His lectures are really clear, he tries to keep things pretty light hearted, and makes you feel pretty comfortable. He'll take even the dumbest questions seriously and makes sure that you understand. You still do have to work and make a really solid effort, and he'll recognize and reward that.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very good lectures. Focuses on students understanding the concept of math rather than going through long problems. So tests include a lot of conceptual questions, and a few problems you have to actually work out. In my class (Calc 3) we had the option of not taking the final if we had a good grade. Plays chill, relaxing music before class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH80
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

AMAZING TEACHER. He really wants everyone to understand the concepts. Do all the homework because he randomly checks for it a couple times. He gives quizzes every week which you MUST study for because they're hard. Attend SI Sessions, they're so helpful. Participate in class & he'll respect you. Try & you'll pass. Don't be scared of him, he's nice

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

AMAZING teacher overall! Can safely say that he's my favorite math teacher thus far, and maybe teacher of all time. Simplifies material, gives great notes and homework assignments for practice. Would definitely recommend to anyone, but keep in mind that the class material itself isn't easy.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH80
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took him back in Fall 2016, but just had to rate him. Excellent professor, a true professional, and you can tell he loves his job. He gives you plenty of chances to improve your grade, does his best to make sure you know the material, and is willing to walk you through what you still don't get. PS. He looks like Prof. Grant from Jurassic Park. :)

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH80
• 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 puts you on the spot but for good reason! This is his way of teaching but it does get you to remember concepts. I loved him and I will take him when I have to to take 191.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy is amazing in almost every way ! He really dumbs down everything and explains it from the bottom up. This is great for me since I easily forget some concepts in the previous class. The only downside is he is really picky about how you show and write your answers. I would've done better but I had to get a really intense job ):

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

YES! He is the real person who wants you to know knowledge. He explains everything clearly and thoroughly. You can learn a lot in his class. If you attend every class and do all the homework. You will be find on test. Quizs are weekly, but you can work with partner. He just likes a real version of doctor who, funny and cares about everyone.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH220
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'm not sure if this guy's the best math teacher I've had or the worst. He comes off as rude and shows favoritism, but he does try to make you understand the underlying concepts more than just the number crunching. The exams are fair. I found that, personally, I had to supplement/compensate a LOT of the material to actually grasp the concepts.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

To get an A: Do all of the homework, come to class everyday, and study the hardest questions on the homework and the hardest examples on the packets he gives you, because he will reuse those questions on his quizzes/tests. Doable to excel if you put in the work, but be prepared to do hw and go to his office hours quite a bit.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH80
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

not a good teacher. he's very rude. he motivates you by insulting you. he is good at math but he's a tough and a tricky teacher. not very helpful. i dint like his class. do not take him there are many other better teachers out there in el co. this guy is rude and not even a good teacher honestly.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH191
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Clear Lectures Helps you if your stuck Fair Exams Tries to treat everyone fairly

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH80
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You're better off trying to learn everything yourself. Do not take his class.