John Bland - University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Professor: John Bland

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Toronto - St. George Campus, Toronto, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MAT354
• 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:

Good volume, even better office hours. Problem sets are pretty hard.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MAT354
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His puns aren't too bad, but his lectures are bland.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MAT257
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Favourite class this year. He is very passionate about teaching, and always tries to make the lesson more interesting with his creative titles.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MAT257
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great prof, my favorite course so far at uoft

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MAT257
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nice professor but very tough. He even gave homework for the holidays!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MAT257
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not much help is provided on the problem sets, which are quite hard. Lectures range from hard proofs to confusing examples, more the former than the latter.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MAT257
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The professor needs to slow down a bit on the theoretical topics.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MAT257
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

A bit hard to understand since his writing is so messy. Is willing to help during office hours though.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MAT257
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are confusing and his writing is hard to read.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MAT257
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good guy just not easy

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MAT237
• 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:

Clear teacher, and a pretty nice, friendly guy. Kind of sounds like Kermit the Frog when he is talking. This aids the calculus.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MAT237
• 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:

A fun prof, teaches calculus well