Satish Bhatnagar - University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Professor: Satish Bhatnagar

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH330
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bhatnagar is perhaps the friendliest, most inspirational professor that I have taken at UNLV. However, his teaching practices are mediocre at best. His expectations are unclear, lectures are disorganized, and his handwriting is extremely illegible. You will have to put in a lot of time out of class to succeed. Get used to tons of homework!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH251
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bhatnagar simply loses his charm. He has extremely high pride with a desire to keep his job to continue his research, which is irrelevant to Math. In order to stay, he picks his favorite students and grants them extra points; even though he shows the grade report for everyone, you won't notice it. Can't teach but expect the answers like his.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MAT251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pop quizzes every week. A LOT OF HOMEWORK. Do your homework ahead of time and ask the TA on Friday discussion about a problem you are stuck on. He grades homework all at once based on EFFORT. So you will only know if you did something wrong by asking questions in class. Study, take good notes, practice, & asking questions is the only way to pass.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr Bhatnagar is a great and different from all other UNLV professors. But Must attend lecture to pass his class. No study guide and no exam reviews. You will have to go through each and every problem in the book to prepare for exams. He should provide study guide, which he did not; because Discrete Math is a vast topic.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH251
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not recommend taking him. He assigns all the homework in the book to be all turned in on test day, where he sits and "grades" 40 students worth of easily 10+ pages per student to hand back to you when you finish the test. The homework is devoid of corrections, so your test scores are your only way of knowing of if you understand the material.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MAT251
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dont take him. His explanations in class are hard to understand. Makes you do ALL the hw problems in the book and it doesnt help much when studying for exams when theres no way of checking if all your answers are right. Lost a lot of respect for him when he gave a pop quiz THE DAY AFTER the Las Vegass massacre too. Theres other better profs.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He kept getting lost in his own equations, definitely should not teach during the summer term. Assigns all HW probs (300+ problems a week in the summer). He cannot explain math, but is great at explaining his life philosophy. He is more suited to be a philosophy/history professor, not math. He confuses students more than help. You've been warned.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MAT283
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He teaches with a passion and enthusiasm really seen at UNLV. Has been teaching for 30+ years and is willing to help his students. I took the class in a 5 week summer session and there is a lot of material covered quickly. Focus on learning your limits of integration and the class is easy. If you do the end of chapter reviews the test are very easy

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MAT283
• 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:

Did not teach Calc iii at all. Rambled about his life experiences and history of math. Assigns ALL the hw. Pop quizzes. 1 test a week. 5 days to learn extremely dense material. One hour for the test and lectures the second hour. 2 days after the test he's on the last section of the chapter. One example per chapter, messes it up anyways. Unprepared.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH314
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class was useful for one purpose: it allowed me to fulfill my Math minor as a Computer Science major. The class was mostly impromptu lecture regarding the topics assigned from the textbook. During my semester, we had bi-weekly reports (400 words) and 2 exams (mid/final) with 20 essay style questions. Expect to teach yourself the materials.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH314
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It was an interesting class that really inspired me to incorporate the history of math in my class

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MAT251
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is extremely smart, but overall a pretty bad teacher. He skips around the chapter's content quite a bit and when performing examples he doesn't explain his work or methodology for his answer. Very often strays off topic. Assigns every problem. He is an extremely caring person and very nice, but given the choice I wouldn't take him again.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH251
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

More of an inspirational coach than a teacher, but if you make use of him and the grad students, you'll do fine.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH330
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class and the material taught was not hard, but the homework given is what made this class time consuming. The professor was clear in explaining and his lectures do jump around in chapters but it is relatable and can be followed. I learned a lot and would take the professor again. Show up to class, do homework and tests won't be hard.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MAT283
• 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:

I have taken him for two courses at UNLV in pursuit of my math degree. It is hard to find professors who have such a genuine love for what they teach. He really is a great teacher. He gives a lot of HW simply b/c repetition is a key element to truly learning math. Highly recommended, go to lecture, study effectively, and you wont regret it!!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MAT283
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He expects you to learn the material. The class requires work. You don't have to do all the homework rather go through the problems till you feel you understand and move on to the next problem set or section. Reasonable and respectful. I have had bad experiences with math professors at UNLV. He is one of the better math professors.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MAT283
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

2016 summer course. HE ASSIGNS ALL OF THE HOMEWORK FROM THE BOOK. get ready to spend COUNTLESS hours doing homework. I have a 3.6 gpa and I love math. I hated this class. Unless your a genius. Don't take this class for the first time over summer. Get ready for political rah rah... i paid for a math course, not a ticket to the democratic convention.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Expect to learn from the book. It's hard to follow his lectures and direction of his train of thought. If you ask a question in class, he never addresses the question and instead goes off on a tangent. He assigns all the problems from the book, so there is a ton of homework. He has a unique teaching style, but it doesn't seem to be effective.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH330
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

GREATEST CLASS I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF TAKING.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH330
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you take this class be prepared to learn everything on your own. The few times Bhatnagar actually taught something he was very good at it, but he did not do that very often. His exams, though they may be challenging, are graded fairly easily. You'll have an asinine amount of homework, but if you do most of it you're good for the exams.