Rudy Gunawan - Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA

Professor: Rudy Gunawan

Department: Mathematics

College: Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH98
• 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:

Worst teacher Ive had at spokane falls. Told me I should get therapy for my anxiety on his test. We had 23 people the first day now we only have 8 people in class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was terrible he doesnt explain how to do anything he expects you to know how to do it yourself

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH152
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Rudy's class was unbelievably hard. He is a smart teacher and knows what he is talking about but he expects you to know everything that he does. He's not very good at explain concepts and will do no review over pass strategies that would help you solve the problem. Test questions are unlike any problems seen before in class. Few examples given.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Rudy expected us to know everything from past math classes. Very fast paced. We learned something new each day and would go through examples very fast, not stopping to explain how he went from one step to the next. Got upset with the class on review day because we asked to review something we learned early in the quarter and didnt remember it.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH151
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So far, Rudy is my favorite professor. Do your book exercises or you will fail the tests. Also don't put off the online homework, it takes longer than you think. Other than that, he explains all expectations and topics very thoroughly if you are in class. He has specific office hours but I'm not sure about flexibility as I haven't need them.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Expects you to know everything. No review over things that are complex.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He treats students badly and does not like answering students. He is rude and not very helpful. He has very hard test that does not match his teaching. Not a good teacher and you will really need to learn on your own. His tests are harder then the book or his teaching prepares you for. Do not take him!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH093
• Grade Received: Audit/No Grade
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty much just read book definitions and solved problems without explaining them, then assigned homework. Made numerous efforts to meet with him after class for help, was told he already explained it in class. Still had to pretty much teach myself the entire course. Out of all my classes, this is the only one I have received below a 3.5 gpa.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH254
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Before you are allowed to talk to him about an assignment he wants you to Do a bunch of problems in the book. He advises doing problems on your own seperate from problem sets, which is good, but he gives alot of homework out as well.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH151
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I suck at math but he's literally the nicest teacher ever!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH254
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He will teach the most basic elements of the section, say that you can do everything in there now, and then give you the hardest questions from that section for homework and tests. Unless this is the only class you take, he will say you are always unprepared for the class because you don't do every exercise in the book. I basically taught myself.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PRECA142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

What he teaches isn't on the test. Teaches the basic principles but expects you to understand the hardest form of that principles using methods not taught to us. Not the most friendly and is a very test heavy class with lots of homework

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH151
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Math must be precise & accurate. If you do make small mistakes though, you can still sometimes get partial credit. The problem sets are QUITE challenging, but he encourages students to work together on them instead of everybody asking him, which I hated at first, but loved by the end. Autonomy is important. My biggest issue was punctuality.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He straight out refused to help me when I did not understand how to solve a problem. He obviously knows his stuff, but can't comprehend how someone else doesn't understand math like he does.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He really understand math but he is very hard on students. His tests are really difficult

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is a good class if you're really really involved. His grading is very harsh and he accepts only perfect work. You can easily fail a test with all correct answers but sloppy notation. Also, he's not easily approachable. Ask for help and I doubt you do it again.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a good teacher for those who are really invested in the math class. If you are straight out of high school, I would not recommend this class with him. He expects his students to read each section the day before and to do problems or homework on their own. He does not assign homework which can hinder some from getting good grades in his class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great prof if you want to learn by the book. It's just I wasn't the best student during this quarter. Personally, for my learning style, I much rather prefer Greg Cripe. He teaches in a metaphorical style and only stuff you need. Give him a try if you struggle to understand in Gunawan's.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I can understand how Rudy could be a good teacher, unfortunately his teaching style and my learning style were day and night so I did poorly in his class. That being said, I might have done better if I had him for both Pre-Calc 1 and 2 instead of just 2. He's a nice guy but you should pay attention and take good notes. Take both classes too.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH151
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Rudy Gunawan is the best math teacher I've ever had. I've taken him for Pre-Calculus II and Calculus I. Very intelligent and extremely good at making complicated topics easy to understand. You WILL have to work in his classes and you need to be there every day but your reward will be a better understanding of math than you ever thought possible.