Michael Samra - Hunter College, New York, NY

Professor: Michael Samra

Department: Mathematics

College: Hunter College, New York, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH160
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Samra is a ok/good professor. Make sure you come in ready to write because he will write notes for days. If you have a question stop him he has no problem in explaining . Hand in hw basically the same concept as test. Take points off test for little errors. If you have your own way of doing problems he wants it done his way especially on test!

Rating # 2

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Okay, so he is a great professor but be prepared for taking notes non-stop. He teaches in a way that ensures you understand the material, solving several problems with the class as well. His review sheets help A LOT for his exams. He is obviously very passionate about teaching his students which I respect a lot. Enjoyed the class a lot.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Even though he basically teaches math by providing examples of problems, he was very straight forward. EVERYTHING ON THE REVIEW SHEET FOR THE TEST WAS ON THE TEST. He is kind of boring, but always answers our questions. I got a B, but it was mostly on my part. He did his job correctly.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, I highly recommend. The math professors at Hunter College are known to be pretty bad but Professor Samra was not. For most of the class you will be writing notes but all the notes will help you for exam. There is homework due a week after each class online. He gives a fair amount of extra credit which makes this course an easy A.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH160
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome professor! The class is super straightforward, there's only 3 homeworks the whole semester, and those homeworks are enough to prepare for the exams. He tells you exactly what types of questions to expect. Extra credit questions on exams too. Very nice guy. Class is mostly just writing for an hour and 15 min though.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• 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:

He usually speeds through the lectures, only stops if someone has a question. If you don't have prior knowledge or experience taking pre-calculus before this class, you might struggle to keep up.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

As long as you take all the notes he writes on the board, ask questions if you don't understand anything, and do the reviews he gives you, you're set for the homeworks and exams. Better to have a study group right before exams with people who actually understand and will explain it to you in a simplified manner (it was me), and you'll pass

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Decent professor, explains stuff very well and in a simplified way. It was just difficult to focus in that setting with a hundred other students + no windows or personal space. He is also a bit of a harsh grader BUT the review sheets he gives are literally a copy of the exam so if you know how to do EVERY SINGLE review problem, you're set for 100.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ah I used to love this guy. He taught me so much pre-calc, but when it comes to testing, too bad you wont ever be able to apply what you learned to get a good grade. Forget to put in an x in the answer? Thats minus 5 points. Graph not perfect? Minus 4 points. When I tried to talk to him about it, he rudely pushed me off. Never taking him again.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MAT125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Samra goes very fast as he only writes and writes. He is nice and calm but he is probably the hardest grader I have come across. He takes every points possible off during exams and it is discouraging as a student.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A decent person but his lectures are way too fast. He continues to do a lot of lessons within one day and will only stop to explain if you ask to. He grades literally everything so make sure you clearly write out every step or else points will be taken off. He does give review sheets but make sure to study and review all your notes carefully.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He was great. Classes can get boring because all he does is write a lot of notes on the board and everyone copies. Then he gives you a problem to do on your own while he takes attendance and walks around. He gives you everything you need to get an A. Exams come directly from the review sheets, there are no surprises with him. Take him.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MAT125
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best math professor ever. If you take good notes and do every problem on the review sheet then you should be getting 100+extra credit points on his exams. The questions on the exams come directly from the review sheet.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MAT125
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I meet in my freshmen yearextra credit and review sheet will be given before the exam. Very nice and gentle person

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MAT125
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is a decent professor, definitely one of the better math professors at Hunter but he is severely overrated. His pre-calc class is extremely hard and he zooms through lectures but will stop to quickly explain things if necessary. His exams are hard but he does give good review sheets. He takes off many points for the smallest mistakes.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He goes super fast but will go back if you ask, no tolerance for cellphones, gave us great review sheets before tests and ample time to study, you can leave early after tests, stay on top of the homework and the tests should be easy

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Samra was quite possibly the best professor I've had at Hunter. He's detailed and clear in his lectures. He gives a review sheet before each test that has every problem you will encounter so there are no surprises. He also gives EC on every test so do them! I highly recommend you take Samra if you struggle in math like I do.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MAT125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He ZOOMS. There is no way to possibly keep up with him it's almost 2 hours of non-stop writing and no processing time to actually understand what he is saying. Gives about 5-6 points of ec per test and will stop to answer questions, decent guy. But unless you're amazing at math on your own, you won't get what he's saying cuz it's too fast.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MAT125
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you understand everything on the review sheet he gives out appx. a week before the exam, you'll do well. No surprises and he gives extra credit for exams. Although there is always a lot of HW due on MyMathLab, and it's kind of hard to keep track.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Samra is a very good professor who will clearly teach you the math material but isn't going to inspire you or push you in any way. It's two hours of math lecture and it gets boring, like very boring but that's ok because he is actually a really good teacher. Very clear and is willing to take questions even in a large lecture hall.