Paul Friedman - Union College, Schenectady, NY

Professor: Paul Friedman

Department: Mathematics

College: Union College, Schenectady, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MTH112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Friedman is a passionate professor. He is always willing to explain topics again if need be (although not always during class, but always at office hours). A professor that really cares!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MTH112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Paul Friedman is very knowledgeable, articulate, and genuinely cared about how well his students do. I was in his class for 110 and 112. His review sessions and homework are extremely valuable. I would recommend his class to anyone.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MTH110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! He explains things thoroughly and clearly, I was always able to understand and keep up with the notes. He is a very fair grader (definitely not as tough as the teachers I had in high school) If you do the work you will do well.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MTH110
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! He explains things thoroughly and clearly, I was always able to understand and keep up with the notes.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MTH110
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Try to take this course with any other professor. I went to office hours multiple times a week during the whole term and it did not help me or my grade. Worst class of my term and brought down my GPA tremendously. Avoid this professor at all costs.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MTH199
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Doesn't explain things in different ways.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MTH100
• 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:

Prof. Friedman is an inspirational, albeit difficult, educator. He works hard to ensure he's doing everything possible to facilitate your learning - and he expects you to do the same for yourself. Put in the hours outside of class, and reach out to him when you need help (responds to emails quickly, and occasionally offers extensions). A great guy.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CALC113
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Friedman is not a bad professor by any means, but he wouldn't be my first choice either. He is extremely smart and knows the subject inside and out, but beware; he isn't afraid to belittle you in front of the whole class. Homework can be long, but very useful. Tests are very fair if you do the work, but grading can be harsh.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MTH054
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor who is willing to answer questions and clarify further concepts. He assigns homework but lets you know in advance when he will check/collect it. Very straight forward with his grading criteria. Study before quizzes or tests and youll be fine.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MTH110
• 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:

Makes you feel stupid by yelling at you that you are not trying your hardest if you ask for help. Teaches like we are all math majors and expects you to put 30 hours of work in outside of class every week

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MTH115H
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough class all together, but if you work for it and go see Paul for extra help, it will be doable! He is clear in his notes and will explain any concept until you can understand it. Had the most well thought out lesson plans of any teacher.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MTH115
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Friedman is a fantastitc teacher. He does assign a lot of homework but for my class it usually wasn't checked so it was mostly there to use to understand the material better. He's great with office hours and being available to help and not making you feel stupid for asking questions. Hard work but reasonable.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MTH336
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Friedman will challenge you past your boundaries. While he is difficult, it is how a college level course should be. He makes you think beyond the answer into why each sentence of your proof flows and makes sense. Those who want to learn, grow, and be challenged should definitely take a course with him.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MTH113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DIFFICULT CLASS for 1st time freshman. Tons of critical thinking with the way he explains. Make sure you have taken AP Calc before you take the 113 class because it will def help you. hes kind of arrogant in class but hes helpful in office hours, its easier if you go with a friend to office hours

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MTH224
• 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:

He is extremely arrogant and has really bad attitudes towards his students. Not helpful at all. Tests are tricky. Avoid him at ANY COST!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MTH199
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very demanding class, but if you put in the effort and go to office hours, you'll def do better. Taught me how to LEARN. fantastic professor. wish we had a textbook though, bc course is tough. Really overall a great prof though, hard grader though but I matured as a learner

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MTH112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Most challenging prof I've had at Union. That said, he challenged me to a point where I was forced to do the homework and attend every class--and PAY ATTENTION. I took more from this course than any other at Union thus far, and Friedman is the reason for that. He is very hard but an awesome teacher. He is NOT an unfair grader if you do the work.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MTH332
• 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:

He's intimidating at first, but as long as you come to class, do the HW, and even the reading while putting an obvious effort into all of it, you'll be fine. He'll make sure you understand the material very well so you can do well on the hard exams, which he actually grades fairly leniently. Nice once you get to know him and you learn a lot.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

ive had friedman a bunch of times. he basically expects full dedication to the class. a bad attitude will leave you with a bad grade. on the flipside, sometimes his focus on the precise linguistics of math-speak during in- class dialogue leaves students feeling upset and annoyed. best prof ever? nope. a nice guy in the end? yeah just do hw&shutup

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH128
• 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:

Worst teacher I've had at Union. Not helpful at all/unfair exams. My GPA prior to taking his class was 3.82, I don't want to know what it is now. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS.