Professor: William Ma
Department: Mathematics
College: Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, PA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MTH340
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He made a hard subject easy to understand. As long as you go to classes and do homework, you will be fine.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Has some language barrier to overcome. Gives ample extra credit and rewards hard work. Difficult subject for online, but practice versions of each exam allow for prep and gives multiple attempts to get max grade. Rewards completing practice exams with 20% of practice exam given as bonus points on actual exam. Final letter grade rounded up for me.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- 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:
Tools stats online, so you have to expect to be teaching yourself a lot, but he had great feedback time, good info online to aid in the book work. You must put in A LOT of hours for this class but with the bonus and practice exams he gives, it's hard to not pass (coming from someone who is horrible at math and came out with an A)
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MTH153
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Ma is an excellent professor. It's been 10 years since I took a Math course and he taught as though it was the first time learning the material. If you study it's an easy A.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MTH153
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I would definitely take Dr. Ma again. This was probably the easiest math course I've ever taken. His lectures are long and boring and his accent it a little bit heavy and hard to understand, but gets easier as the class goes on. Plan to definitely do a little bit of studying though. Overall, very easy course and very nice guy!
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MTH153
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
His lectures are really dragged out. Gives at least one example in class for each new topic. HW for each section is assigned but never collected and will not review in class if you ask for help. Tests are short and easy. If you are good with math he is great to take. If you struggle you may want to consider a different instructor.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MTH153
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Great professor! Difficult to understand at times but uses power point which makes it easier. He knows the material and how to teach it multiple ways so that you understand! Great help at office hours also.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
great teacher of the material. definitely makes you want to learn the material
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MTH153
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Ma is a genius, he brings the math down to a level that is understandable. There is a slight language barrier but once you get over that you will be fine. If you pay attention and put a little effort in learning you will do fine.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MTH153
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very hard to understand and does not speak correct English so some of his test questions are hard to figure out what he is asking.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Ma is a great math instructor, he has a genious mind and is able to deliver this difficult content at a level that one with no prior statistics knowledge can grasp. I emailed him several times when I had problems with the practice exercises. Dr. Ma was always very helpful. You have to pay attention and listen when he speaks,but I recommend him.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MTH340
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Ma is seriously the best math professor this school has! He structures the class very easily gives a formula sheet you can use on every exam and breaks each exam up to give you a take home part to make it easier. Had him for two classes and they are both the same way. Only thing is it takes about a week to get used to his accent
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MTH242
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great instructor, the best at Penn College.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Probably the best math teacher I've had yet. Never collected homework or minitab assignments but you'll want to do them to understand the material.The notes he gives you makes more sense than what the book tells you. Overall, very good teacher.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher, gotta pay attention to understand him and without him writing most of it down youll be lost as to what he is saying. Never collected our book homework so I never did it but did all the Minitab assignments and he didnt collect those either but do them so you learn Minitab. Pretty anal about computers in class and where you sit.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- 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:
I took this DL. I recommend that you don't. Especially if you are not good in math. I struggle the whole semseter and even got help from the tutoring center. I barely passed. He is willing to help, but its hard to understand him with his accent.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MTH340
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is the hardest course I need to take at Penn College. But Dr. Ma made is clear. Make sure that you do not miss many classes and do your homeworks.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is a hard class and there's no way around that. But if you have to take it, take Dr. Ma. His grading is very fair and you should do well on the tests if you go to every class, pay attention, and take notes. I know people who have taken the other MTH160 teachers, and this is definitely the guy to go with. You'll get used to his accent.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The class is so easy as long as you pay attention and do the homework. Just pay attention during minitab and do a good job on the final project. He is always happy to help and even though he is difficult to understand at first, you will get used to his accent after the first couple of classes. Take him!
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MTH160
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A very good professor.
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