Theodore Faticoni - Fordham University - Rose Hill, Bronx, NY

Professor: Theodore Faticoni

Department: Mathematics

College: Fordham University - Rose Hill, Bronx, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FINIT1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Faticoni is a well-meaning professor. Though a bit scatterbrained and vague in his explanations, he carries about him a genuineness that is hard to overlook when judging his character. He can be too absorbed in what he is doing to make sure students are keeping up, but it is only because his love for mathematics is so great he can't help it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CALCULUS1
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

AVOID HIM. Save your GPA. He's careless and awful at teaching.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH1100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS!! I'm serious, I saw all of the horrible reviews over the summer but thought that people were just bitter over a bad grade or something. He is just a horrible professor; doesn't talk to the class, doesn't explain what he's writing on the board, and it just overall rude. Please, do not take him for the sake of your sanity.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH2006
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Faticoni is possibly the worst professor you could have. I am a good Math student, and did very well on the first test. However, the second test and the final were just carbon copies of the review sheet, and if you did not memorize the answers to the review questions to the t, you did not get any credit for that problem. He frankly doesn't care.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH1100
• 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:

save yourself is all i have to say. unless you want to be clueless and never know what finite really is. He leaves in the middle of solving problems that he doesnt understand. Just save yourself please for the good of your mathematical knowledge. As he said himself he would "rather die then teach us another math problem"

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I love this teacher!

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Alarmingly disinterested, abrasively condescending, and unapproachable. More than half the class dropped within the first month. Stay away.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH1206
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Try not to piss him off, he gets pissed off really easily. If he thinks you're trying and somewhat interested in the material, it'll help you out considerably. I took Calc 1, there were quizzes probably every other class but they're not that hard. He wants you to do problems EXACTLY as he does them. Just play his game and you can get a good grade.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CACL1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid at all costs. Class was for 50 minutes, 3x a week, but we were lucky if he stayed more than 20 mins. When we do problems on the board, he just says the answers while writing (with no explanation) and his body covers most of the writing anyway. Regardless if you understand the material or not, if its not done his way, its wrong.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CALCULUS1
• 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:

If you see this guy on your schedule, get rid of him and do not think twice. Some will have mixed reviews about him, but don't fall victim to his facade of corny jokes. He requires that you work out of a textbook but it is useless. Condescending and unhelpful. A believer of no-partial credit.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH1100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had the worst learning experience in this class. He avoids questions, teaches with his back to his students, will make at least one mistake per class, and then he will leave the room. If you are an incoming freshman, he is on your schedule, and you are not the best at math. Drop him as soon as possible. You will not regret it.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Faticoni is an extremey difficult prof, to say the least. However, his subject of Combinatorics (using a textbook he wrote) was so fascinating that it became one of my favorite subjects of the semester. He doesn't show up for office hours, but the subject he teaches is incredibly interesting and useful for everyday life. Not a typical math class.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If there is any possible way to avoid this man please do it. Even if all classes are filled and his isn't try to plead to the math department for another class. IF you were placed in this class first semester freshman year...God help you. Avoid at ALL costs, his grading is crazy, doesn't give any attention to students, and 50% of his class drops.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH1206
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a smart man, but he doesn't care about his students AT ALL. You have to follow exactly what he teaches in the class or you get no credit even you have the right answer. Makes mistakes sometimes in the class and does not admit. Avoid him. Choosing him is my biggest mistake in this semester though the content in class is easy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH3005
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A math major's professor. Excellent for anyone who's serious about math, and considering grad school in math or a related field; but he doesn't dumb down the class very much to accomodate students who aren't math pros.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH1203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

if you intend to end the semester with a D or below, take him. he's unapproachable, doesn't answer his e-mails, can't teach, and has a painful sense of humor. avoid him... it's for your own good.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH1203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Umm, I would recommend not taking him especially if you are not very strong in math. I took him for applied calculus. The material wasn't very hard but if I ever misunderstood I always went to someone else. He hates being asked questions in class and wants everything done a specific way. Overall, he's just not very pleasant.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH1203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The class isn't too hard. Just stay on top of your notes and keep up with the homework, though it isn't required. As far as personality goes, he's a jerk. But I'm a jerk so I found his sarcasm and his dismissiveness pretty funny.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: FNTE1000
• 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:

worst professor i've ever had. not only unhelpful but goes out of his way to be a jerk. miserable old man wish i never met this guy let alone take his class

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't like to meet outside of the classroom. If you go to him for help, he will make jokes and put in no effort to help at all. When a student asks him to clarify or explain something he usually says either, "that's how it has been done in history, so it is tradition" or "I'm the professor, so I have the advantage of being right."