Rida Mirie - University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

Professor: Rida Mirie

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: DIFEQ234
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

While he may have transcended our puny and tactile realm, he still has a great influence my life EVERYDAY. Not a day goes by where I don't feel him tugging away at the strings of destiny. If you have a chance to take a class with him in the beyond, take that chance.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH2340
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Difficult to understand, used strange metaphors. Also, assigned homework but never gave a solution or feedback, so doing homework became meaningless. At least the class was heavily scaled

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: DIFFEQ234
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Expect to have an exam every other week.. thank goodness for cheat sheets. If you miss class, prepare yourself for a bunch of notes. The man goes wicked fast and covers a lot. He usually gives the same q's on exams as the examples in class, & his scaling works in ur favor. Final is cumulative and had like 25 questions, kind of felt like torture.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: DIFEQ234
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

the analogies lead to more confusion. I still don't know why a cat that ate a dog relates to u substitution. The analogies go onto tirades that don't relate back to the math well enough to stick into memory.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH.2340
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Uses weird analogies to explain things, making the math memorable. This class is difficult as far as understanding the material goes, but his somewhat lenient grading policy makes an A readily available for the taking if you put in more than minimal effort.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: DIFEQ234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is genuinely a nice guy. But honestly I can't understand him at all and he tends to skip steps thinking that everyone understood what he did. HIs grading for the exams are scaled on how the class do as a whole. All his classes will be taped and online. His practice exams are very similar to his exams.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH5630
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very nice guy, and teaches the material objectively.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: DIFEQ234
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Must attend class if you want to pass! Scaling is ridiculous and makes no sense but it does help. Do the homework every day and that is how you will pass. Went into the exam with a D and my final grade was a C+. If you score 90 or higher on the final he told us your final grade would automatically go to an A even if you were failing before...

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: DIFEQ234
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class is difficult, but he scales. Wonderful guy - will genuinely help you. Homework is graded 100 if an attempt is made. GO TO CLASS. Participate - he will give you bonus points.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: DIFFEQ234
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Exceptional mind. It takes some time to learn how he thinks but once you're there it is hilarious and informative at the same time. He is the only professor who has mastered the art of teaching without the need for a textbook. But you have to do your part - homework and taking a lot of notes. Will definitely take his class again.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH2340
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Taking him for differential equations, he is hilarious but will call you out if you skip class or text. He has always responded to emails and his practice exams are similar. He gives homework every class but they are not hard and consist of 3-5 questions. Exams have bonus points and curves them

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH5630
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is out of his mind. Assignments make no sense, and require running Matlab programs that don't even work half the time. He wasn't even good at using Matlab, but expected us to be without teaching it at all. He would go off on nonsensical tangents and unprofessional rants about other students. Very easy grader, but you will learn nothing.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH2340
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Rida is an extremely intelligent professor. That being said, he cannot teach. He assumes way too much and students get lost very quickly. He uses SMART Notebook software that lets him do digital lecture notes instead of using the board. His handwriting is atrocious and illegible. He also likes to insult his students when they aren't there.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 92234
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Mirie is a bit odd but he knows his material and in the case of differential equations he was able relate the material to real world applications. His tests are tough, but he allows notes. The final is long, expect to be there the whole time

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CALC3
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very difficult to understand due to language barrier. Rambles on and bounces all over the place. He does know the material very well, just cannot get it across to the class due to the difficulty to understand him and his teaching style.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CALC3
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His explanations make no sense. In calc 3 I had him for the summer session. He moved so fast there was no time to go back and ask questions. He recommended not to get the book but his examples and notes on the smart board were so broken and hard to read. not a bad person but a really bad teacher

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: DIFFEQ234
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand but odd jokes make up for it. Sometimes does not understand students' questions. Lots of homework, but is very helpful for studying. Posts all lectures on Echo 360. Pace of summer class is very fast so try to take during the normal school year if you are not good at math. Has a weird scaling system, but usually helps.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 92362
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Before taking Numerical Analysis, I had no idea what MATLAB was. It became very interesting to learn. Attendance matters otherwise you won't understand what's going on. Gives a lot of bonus points.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: DEFEQ
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is very smart. And helpful. He give makeup exams for those who can't attend test. He gives bonus too and accept late hw. He has a perfect memory. You can use cheat sheet during exam. He explains fast, for example, he skips steps in solution coz he thinks you should understand every steps but you can understand that from the video he posts

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 92234201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lots of homework but problems are his own and has similar problems in class. Class gets recorded on Echo 360. Class is scaled but if you have very smart people in class does not help much. Very bad at math and got a C because I always asked him questions and attended office hours on a regular basis. Allowed cheat sheet with anything on it for exam