Professor: Victor Isakov
Department: Mathematics
College: Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- 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:
BEST & smartest professor at WSU; known worldwide. Has a heavy accent, but I was able to overcome it. Allows notes for tests. Usually 4-5 regular questions and 1 extra credit question. Gives 1 make up test. Gives out HW once/week, due Mondays. Absolutely no late HW. Does make a few arithmetic errors, but he's a mathematician, not a calculator.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- Grade Received: WD
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I took this class with him because it fit my schedule but dropped out the first 2 weeks due to his accent. I can't barely understand when he was talking at first I thought maybe i sit too far from him but still cant understand when I moved to the front sit. I tried to focus on his mouth for get to know what he said and still cant read it.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MATH511
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Heavy accent. Lectures seem a bit scattered. Most of the test material is very similar to homework or lecture problems. Allows SHEETS of notes on the tests. I took 8 sheets in with me to the final.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MATH511
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His accent is very thick and his lectures are very hard to understand. He knows the material but cannot seem to relay it properly. A lot of people don't even show up to class. No mercy when grading tests. Be prepared to teach the subject to yourself because lectures are useless.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MATH511
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He's just alright. His accent is very hard to understand most of the time. His grading criteria is a bit unclear. He is a very tough grader on tests. Overall, not too bad but not that great either. If given the choice, pick someone else.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATH415
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Isakov is clearly brilliant in his field and this class was very interesting. However, be prepared to read the material over a few times if you want to understand the lectures and homework. His tests are difficult, but have a lot of room for extra credit, so don't stress if you feel lost in the class at times.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: ADVANCEDCALC
- 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: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He knew the material he taught but couldn't really relay it. Very thick Russian accent and barely went over examples. I would recommend trying to avoid his class.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
It takes a while to get used to his accent, but he is a decent professor. All exams were virtually revised homework questions with one bonus question added. Overall I would recommend him, but you do have to do a lot of independent studying to well in this course.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
great teacher, this guy is a true genius and he knows many things, very highly recommended
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He did a better job at teaching Diff EQ than my first professor
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MAT640
- 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:
Great teacher, he's amazing.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: ADVCALC
- 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:
Math 547: Was very difficult to understand and of very little help when asking him questions. Gave review sheets before exams with so much material to cover they were actually useless, and gave you no clue what you should focus on. He's a researcher not a teacher.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MATH657
- 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:
Brilliant professor, really knows mathematics. Easy-going and helpful to those who show an interest in learning.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: PDE10
- 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:
Brilliant man but I agree I couldn't understand a word he said (heavy russian accent) and had trouble reading his writing. After three class periods I realized I wasn't going to understand and dropped the class. Finally realized him saying factor sounded like the f-word: f***tor. Very disturbing until I realized what he was saying.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MATH511
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
i don't which teacher the other guys are writing about, but my experience was horrible. nobody in the class understands his english. when u ask a question u can't understand his english. awful teacher, shouldn't take class from him
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MATH511
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Very good teacher. I can learn a lot from this guy!
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- 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:
he is a fantastic teacher. his homework assignments and tests are very reasonable. he is an incredibly intelligent man who teaches TO you, not DOWN to you.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If you ask him what you need to know for the upcoming test, and study what he tells you, this class is not difficult. You learn alot and he is a pretty funny guy. Probably the best Professor I have had at this University.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MATH555DIFFEQ
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome teacher, he's extremely smart and his lessons are clear and organized. He can fill a chalkboard with a DIFFEQ proof off the top of his head without breaking a sweat.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MATH555
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very Good Professor. Well Prepared and very good in teaching
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