Professor: Phillip Parker
Department: Mathematics
College: Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MATH344
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This was one of the worst teachers I have ever had. He spends most of the time talking about himself and contradicts the book. If you ask questions in class or say you don't understand he belittles you in front of the class. I ended up dropping the class to save my GPA. Avoid if you can.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: CALCULUS344
- Grade Received: C-
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
How can any educational institute in the world let someone like him teach?! Trust the other reviews and AVOID!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: CALCULUS344
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Abysmal.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MATH344
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Avoid him if you want to pass with a good grade.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MATH511
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Avoid like 2014 Sierra Leone. Tests are difficult, long, and unpredictable. The average was usually around 60% on them. Wasted class time on numerous occasions talking about how intelligent and "exceptional" he is, without ever demonstrating how intelligent and exceptional he is. If you want to learn the material, you will have to teach yourself.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATH511
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He only reads from the book and avoids writing on the board at all costs. He only has very few office hours due to his disability. The only grades in the class are four tests and the final. I do not recommend taking this course from him at all.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He reads straight from the book and asks questions during class. More than half the class dropped, 6 remained. No rounding exams scores and tests are based not on the book but rather on creative problems he came up with. Not recomended and avoid.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MA511
- 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:
Had to purchase supplemental material, watch any instructional video I could find, and spend excessive hours teaching the subject to myself. Seems to know the subjects well, but doesn't relay the information in a manner that somebody who is unfamiliar with the subject can understand. I feel I spent a lot of money just to have to teach myself.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MATH242
- 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:
I was the only student out of 35 to pass calc I. Examples are all proofs. Tests are unnecessarily difficult. 4 tests and the final are the only grades. Some days only had 2 students even show up. I had to teach myself the stuff in order to survive.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MATH242
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Worst professor I've ever had. Absolutely worthless.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MATH242
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Shows up to class late. Assigns homework but does not collect. Takes any questions you have over homework but gets sidetracked while doing them and spends 30+ minutes rambling on. Only does a few examples during class period because he wastes so much time. Tests are impossible. Does not care that nobody is passing his class. AVOID AVOID AVOID
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MATH242
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he doesnt understand that reading the text book aloud is understandable for most people. we have not bee in calculus for thirty years so actually teach dont just read...if i wanted a reading class i would have taken won. in my opinion this guy is an idiot and should have been fired from his position years ago!!!
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: CALC253
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He knows his stuff. Because of his physical handicap, I think he gets tired easily. This sometimes is interpreted as his unwillingness or laziness to teach. His tests are hard. 10 questions in 50 minutes. All tests are comprehensive! HW not collected so it's easy to slack off. Be careful and do your HW!
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MATH513
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Wow. Its amazing they let this guy teach. You will never learn anything about math. But, you will get a disertation on how microsoft is part of a national conspiracy theory. His 'better than thou' attitude is a major setback on any positive attitude you may bring to class. Avoid him at all costs. Again...AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
OMG, Take Math 555 From this guy if you want to die in an unholy fire! This guys is, without a doubt, the WORST professor I've ever had! He is demeaning and outright rude. You'd probably learn more from staring at a bottle of Mustard for 2 hours. This guy needs to do something else besides teaching....like sitting in a dark room in solitude...
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- 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:
Not helpful at all. Extremely hard tests. He will treat you like an idiot if you ask any question that he deems unecessary.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MATH547
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Boo
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MATH243
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The class starts out as calculus, but after about an hour it always turns into a history class. Tests are hard, and he doesn't give any partial credit. O, and he gives crazy h/w assignments but doesn't count them on your grade. (crazy as in 60-80 problems)
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MATH3
- 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:
he rambles so much that u find it difficult to understand what he's saying...he always talk nonsense instead of saying what's important... his tests are ridiculous too... i wouldnt recommend this guy at all!!! AVOID HIM AT ALL COST!!
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MAT243
- 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:
Very difficult to learn from this instructor, Rambles on about non-relevant subjects, skips over pertinent sections, and has that "I am better than you becsause I am your instructor," attitude. HIGHLY un-recommended.
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