Richard Askey - University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Professor: Richard Askey

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH221
• 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:

Professor Askey was the best teacher I had in college. period.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH222
• 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:

mean, compared up to students in Japan saying American students are lazy and way behind.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH221
• 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:

My ta was the one who effectively did all the teaching because he was such a bad lecturer. He would often ask students to close their eyes for no particular reason.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH475
• 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:

Totally agree with the Rosay comment below. Both absolutely suck.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CALC222
• 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:

Being brilliant doesn't make you a good prof if you don't care about your students. Didn't seem interested in helping so much as intimidating.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Askey instructed me brilliantly in calculus, common sense, and courtesy. He taught me how to conduct myself as a student and how to think about mathematics naturally. Yes, he is difficult and challenging, but so is college. And life.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CALC201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Honors course with him was tough! No I mean Tough!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH222
• 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:

Smart guy, but looked down on all the students b/c they don't have all the answers. Seemed to go out of his way to make you feel bad whenever you asked a question or didn't understand.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANYMATH
• 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:

Close second to Jean Pierre Rosay as the absolute worst professor, not only is he a poor teacher, but he is also just a cruel person. Not professional at all.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH371
• 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:

By far one of the most brilliant people you will ever meet. He was amazing.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was by far the worst professor I ever had. He made it apparent that he did not care at all about our progress. I went to his office hours once and he made me cry by telling me that I was not smart enough to be in that class.