Richard Pappas - Widener University, Chester, PA

Professor: Richard Pappas

Department: Mathematics

College: Widener University, Chester, PA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Curves your grade so much by the end of the year but I still don't know what I was taught in this class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this professor. Took him twice in a 3 year span and failed both times. I went to his office hours multiple times and the math center with little to no help. He gives almost no partial credit even if your work is 95% correct. He expects students to understand the material he teaches on a very very very high level

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• 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:

Even if you fail the first test, he drops the lowest test grade. The first test is by far the hardest, and things get A LOT easier. Very hard material. He gives good notes, which is very helpful. Combined with PatrickJMT on youtube, I learned quite a bit from this class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH273
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I've spoken to a lot of people who have taken probability to courses at other universities. I can say I have a better and wider understanding thanks to Dr. Pappas. His notes are logical, clear, and tell you everything you need to know. They're like a textbook. Just do your homework and use his office hours when you have questions. You will learn.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH273
• 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 Professor Ever. I went to his office and he said "I can't help you if you are too slow to get it." I've gotten A's in 300 level math courses but he failed me in a 200 level? He has something against math majors that are unfamiliar with computer science, he constantly criticized me for not knowing programming.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH142
• 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:

For calculus being as abstract and difficult to teach in regard to notation and verbal representation, I thought he did a great job. He was concise and straight forward with his methods. Sometimes it is difficult to stay focused just because of the material's content. Stay focused and do the hw and you will be fine.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH242
• 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:

Worst teacher in the whole school, makes up his own homework so you can not use the book to find answers, does not explain what you did wrong on the homework. TESTS are you kidding me? hard to understand the questions let alone actually do the problem. and it isnt like I haven't tried in the class, I do hours of work for it a week

Rating # 8

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:

I spent the entire semester asking for help, having two different intelligient tutors, and still managed to fail his class. when i went to his office, he made me feel like the dumbest person because i did not understand the material. he does not care about the students, nor how they do. you basically have to teach yourself..so goodluck!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• 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:

Horrible Professor. We started with about 25 kids in the class, and ended up with 5 of us at the end. I think he has OCD with his erasers and chalk. Do your homework, because sometimes at the end he gives points if you did your hw well throughout the course.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• 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:

Started out with about 23-4 people and now there is 10 people left. 9 tomorrow because I am dropping it. 'nuff said.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• 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:

worst math teach i have ever had

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very straight forward class. Do the homework and study the notes and his exams are a piece of cake. I was all worried when I took his class because of what everyone had told me, but the class really isn't that hard at all.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• 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:

Very hard. Tests were nitpicky. Over half the class dropped due to failing grades. Lack of personality and not very approachable.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

the worst teacher i had come in contact so far, he does not explain anything and when asked a question he just mumbles to himself, only 3 people in our class passed out of 30 and more than half dropped him.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH273
• 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:

Hear from a lot of people he's a good teacher. Can't really see it myself. ODC to a fault, and takes off of tests and homeworks for right answers because of this. One step away from Penmanship counts. Homework is hard, tests are harder. Little help when gone to and doesn't have prior information. Repeats himself constantly due to inflexibility.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH242
• 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:

Honestly the best teacher I could imagine for this class. It's not easy, but if you do all his homework and go to his office hours when you don't understand something you'll be fine. He follows the book very little and lays out the material in the clearest, most efficient way I can concieve. I've never so fully understood a class as I did afterthis

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I failed Pappas the first time I took him and I was convinced he was the worst teacher in the world. After I took the time to actually show up to class, do the homework, and do textbook problems, I found out his class isn't impossible. He teacehs at a collegiant level but it only takes some effort from you to pass. Very helpful in his office use it

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pappas's teaching way is hard to follow in class, but if u bring questions to ask after class, it becomes more understandable. His note are pretty clear. Homeworks and exams are exactly based on his notes. Students who blame Pappas, his homeworks or exams, they just do not study his notes and are lazy to come to ask questions outside of classes.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH132
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I will admit that he is a brillant man, but he just can not teach. He does not want to get involved with students and he could care less if you existed at all.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• 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 teacher, what else can I say.