Phil Hirschhorn - Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

Professor: Phil Hirschhorn

Department: Mathematics

College: Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He goes through the material very quickly and actually tends to spend way more time on the easier stuff and breezes through the hard problems. He is a very smart guy but this hinders him from being able to explain things clearly sometimes. He is not terrible but certainly not the best professor.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH116
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I am not a math person but I found his explanation to be very clear. Sometimes the pace of the class was odd (we would whip through some topics and spend ages on others) but there was never new stuff on the tests and his grading was fair.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH205
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hirschhorn is absolutely lovely! His teaching style is pretty old fashioned- every class he lectures while writing everything on the board. He does talk fast and has pretty bad handwriting, but will clarify. There was nightly work but the course grade was solely based on test scores. And the tests were straightforward and didn't include proofs.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He talks really fast, and his writing his hard to distinguish. However, he has a very clear and systematic approach while teaching. And he do write everything down on the board,which is very helpful once I learned to read his writing. Office hours are very helpful too.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

DO NOT take his Math 120 class if you are just taking math to fulfill the requirement. DO NOT. He's a really nice guy, but his classes are not for those who are not into math

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is insanely hilarious. Though he is quite a fast when lecturer, he is always willing to help you after class or during his office hours. Plus you get chocolate if you go to office hours

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Fantastic professor! He's really funny and makes entertaining comments while he's lecturing. His lectures are very clear, though he writes really fast. If you miss something during class just stop by office hours and he will explain it to you repeatedly until you understand, while feeding you peanut butter crackers.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is extremely helpful and provides a lot of examples during class. Always willing to help during office hours and after class. Entertaining, engaging, and funny.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is really entertaining and is always willing to meet with you during and after office hours. Also, there are no surprises on tests.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH223
• 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:

A great professor!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• 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:

He was an amazing teacher, he was also really funny. He wrote everything out crystal clear and would stop and figure out anything you were confused about on the spot.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH120205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Hirschhorn is not only incredibly nice but icnredibly funny. He is very quick but gives tons of examples- if you're confused just ask, he'll stop and help you!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's great! Very helpful in office hours and willing to stay for as long as it takes for one to understand the topic. *Extremely* patient and pretty hilarious.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I thought Professor Hirschorn was terrific and though he was fast, he was always willing to help.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hold onto your notebook, because when Prof. Hirschhorn starts, he goes off like a rocket. It can be difficult to follow his lectures because of the speed and quantity of information presented.