John Dauns - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Professor: John Dauns

Department: Mathematics

College: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CALC115
• 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:

Worst teacher i have ever had. ever.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• 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:

He's not helpful and is a very poor teacher. I would recommend taking any other professor before choosing this class. The first test is an easy A and the next 2 are near to impossible to get a C on.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dauns knows his stuff but has no idea how to express it to the class. He does not follow the book, and his test questions are much harder than anything asked in the book.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dauns speaks with an accent that not only is impossible to understand but is ear piercing. You grimace at the sound of his voice and are constantly shaking your head when he is trying to explain things. I cant believe a guy like this is actually a teacher. Hes a smart guy but ultimately he cannot keep the class occupied.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you visit with him after class, he will help you come to understand the material & answer your weird math queries. A bit standoffish, but if you are interested, he will respect you and be more ready to help you. He is a confusing teacher. He does not serve up the material for quick consumption. You being OK at math + sincerely reading ahead = A

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ok I dont want to sound mean but I think he should be retired . A very very old Professor that doesnt explain just writes on board, his teachings are very weird . I mean he teaches , from resolved problems he did at home and goes straight to the answers without explaining how he got there and doesnt even ask if we understood or not. Carefull guys.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very hard to understand. he would just walk in and start scribbling on the blackboard- no explanation for anything he was doing. i'd never taken calculus in high school so i had to learn it for myself, but the book was useless too. worst class ever

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH221
• 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:

I would not reccomend Dauns. He is pretty terrible. He means well, and is a sweet old man, but that doesn't really matter when he can't teach you. Lectures are extremely hard to follow. You're on your own for tests and hw (which is due every class). I had to teach everything to myself, but still go to class b/c he's strict about attendence.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He takes attendance (you have to sign in so essentially you could have a friend sign you in every time), but i'm not quite sure if it meant anything. I found this class pretty easy, but I took calculus my senior year of high school. He's a bad teacher, but he grades all his tests with a huge curve, so he obviously wants his students to do well.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

prob very smart, but bad teacher, an old german man sterotype

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dauns is old German man who explains nothing, and rambles on with no explanation of any notes on board. His back is always turned to you while taking notes, and is blocking what he is writing. extremely annoying. I suggest going to ERC or getting a tutor, 85% of material covered in class nothing like HW from book. Gives test reviews but no answers.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was impossible to learn from. He gives practice tests, but won't tell you the answers to the problems so you have no clue as to if you are doing them right or not. He writes on the board, back to us the whole time, and won't answer any questions. Go to the ERC from day one for help if you expect to pass!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CALC2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dauns is just a bad teacher. You can't understand a damn thing he says, he handwrites his (difficult) tests, making them that much harder as his handwriting sucks and he sometimes uses weird notation. Will sometimes give you breaks on grading, depending on how bad you are doing. About 2/3 of our class dropped over the semester.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CALC115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dauns is simply a terrible, horribly boring teacher. He is obviously very smart, but he teaches as though you know as much as he does. Do not take this class unless you either already know the material, or are okay with teaching yourself the entire class from the book.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CALC100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He does not know how to teach. He just solves problems on the board without expaining any of the steps, why he's doing what he's doing, or how he's doing what he's doing. I had never taken calc and I didn't have a clue what was going on.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: LONGCALCULUS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This is a bad class if you are going to take more calculus than this. He is nice...hard to understand because of the german accent. I got a B and I couldn't go on to the next calculus because I wasn't prepared.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I got an A in calc one, and then had to drop the course later in the semester. I went to class and tried to do the homework, but his lectures are literally impossible to follow because he teaches like you already know the subject. He grades easily, but if you have to take calc 3, get a new prof

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dauns is a nice guy and he is very smart, but he is not a good teacher. Your grade is the final exam and not any of the test. Test do not matter. If you have to take Calc then Dauns isn't that bad b/c the math department sucks.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are pretty confusing but he's a better teacher than one would think. He offers plenty of chances to pass the class if your test grades suck. His test are also pretty hard but they prepare you well for the final. Just do the homework and you should do fine.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

very nice, helpful, and lectures well (if the accent doesn't throw you)