Michael Kramer - University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

Professor: Michael Kramer

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH1320
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr Kramer is a slow instructor, which has its ups and downs. If you are bad at math, his slow lectures can be good, but it also bites you when he only goes over basic examples in class and then on quizzes and exams they are MUCH harder. Does not prepare you very well. He is a very nice guy though! A bit scattered and messes up problems often.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH1310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Slow and too much homework and no due date until last minute

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH1310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He skips around while teaching and He'll teach in chapter 2 then the next day he'll be teaching chapter 5 which is confusing and He teaches so in depth and talks about the most simple concepts andThe tests are way more complicated than what he goes over in class aNd His style of teaching didn't work for me

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH1310
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Slow and lots of homework and he never put due date in MML until the last moment and He teachs pretty well but the way of teaching is bad

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH1310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Slowest class I ever took and His class will made us too fall sleep and he made mistakes sometimes and If he saw you are using phone or taking to someone while he is teaching he will tell us to get out and Sometimes Gives extra credit upto 20 points or more and I would say dont take this class if you bad at calc

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH1310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Teaches in a "put you to sleep tone." But if you find calculus hard to grasp, he is the way to go

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take. Prof Kramer is very unorganized. Does not prepare students for exams and is always following behind in class. Lectures are very boring. Skips steps in problems assuming everyone is math expert. Makes mistakes while doing problem on the board. Take someone else.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH1310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

professor Kramer is an interesting character. He cracks a lot of jokes that may or may not be funny but laugh any way? You can tell he cares about his students in a way that no other professor here does, which is nice. he always provides practice exams and quizzes so take advantage of those.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH1310
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't follow the syllabus; slow with grading. Slow teaching, resulting in suffering exam grades due to lack of preparation; exams are 45% of final grade. Gives extra credit on quizzes Glazes over difficult concepts but goes in depth with simple concepts. If Calc isn't your thing, consider a different professor with a better teaching style.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He skips around while teaching. He'll teach in chapter 2 then the next day he'll be teaching chapter 5 which is confusing. He teaches so in depth and talks about the most simple concepts. The tests are way more complicated than what he goes over in class. He is a nice guy but I had to drop the class. His style of teaching didn't work for me

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Kramer is a super funny and nice guy, but his style of teaching is all over the place. He can go from teaching section 3.2 to 4.6 back to 3.7 all in one lecture. He also hates when you use your phone at all and I've seen him kick students out over having their phones out.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH1310
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is probably the worst math teacher I've ever had. He goes extremely slow and constantly makes mistakes in teaching Calculus methods. He doesn't like phones/computers to even be seen. Had I not taken Calc in HS I don't think I'd pass. He honestly doesn't know how to teach. He never knows what's going to be on the test until the class right before

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He works very slow. Probably too slow for most in the beginning of the class, but very helpful pace for later. He has occasional quizes that arnt too difficult and a couple tests that cover a lot a material and can be daunting. avoid if you are a bad procrastinator, homework is all due at the end of semester which can hurt you a lot.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor. So clear in teaching.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I had Prof. Kramer my freshman year and he made a 5pm class super fun. He wants his students to pass and makes sure the material is understood by all. His quizzes were easy and there were extra credit questions. The Math department is in charge of exams and those are harder but Prof. Kramer is willing to help. Definitely would take again!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH1310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kramer greatly cares about his students learning. He did not give too many quizzes and always wanted to make sure that his students greatly understood the material he was teaching, He was not afraid to spend extra time on certain subjects that were difficult and has a great understanding of the Calc 1 material.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Although Kramer goes very slowly and can be forgetful, he makes sure his students know the material. His quizzes are easy and he grades them fairly, but the tests and finals are through the department so those tend to be harder.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He works quite slowly through problems, in many cases way too slow and way too in-depth. It gets to a point where we don't cover the stuff required for each test... like miss entire sections that we need to know for the exam and you have to teach it to yourself. With that said, he is a great guy can be quite generous with grades.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CALC1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Works very slowly through example problems, but that's kind of a plus since you won't get lost. He's very fair with grading and homework due dates. A practice quiz will always be given before quizzes and he's pretty much always available for help outside of class. Try not to use your phone in class too much. Not the best, but definitely good.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CALC1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He wasn't very good during lectures but was a great guy. He gave examples that were much simpler than what we were tested on, though. He will help if you need it and that's good.