Curtis Herink - Mercer University, Macon, GA

Professor: Curtis Herink

Department: Mathematics

College: Mercer University, Macon, GA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MAT260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I have ever had. His lectures are terrible and make no sense. They do not help with tests or homework. Also if you go into office hours you will get yelled at for asking questions and ultimately get told you are stupid. For his tests he takes off for everything. If you dont write exactly what hes thinking youre wrong.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MAT260
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Basically This man loves math. Pure math. The issue is he is also the type to want things exactly his way (nice and old school) He writes too small and switches between cursive and print. The lectures are not entertaining nor are they useful. This class would still be fine if the grading made any sense (takes points off for ANYTHING!!!). Avoid.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great man, but nearly impossible class for first time calc students. Tests are tricky. Writes in cursive, very small. Webassign homework problems are irrelevant most of the time to the class, but are still assigned to us. If you have previous calc experience you'll probably be fine.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MAT330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He talks very quietly and writes very small so sit in the front of the class. Also, his lectures can get quite boring. Gives a lot of homework. A tough grader on tests and homework.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Herink is pretty much the worst! He teaches a hard subject and makes it pointlessly harder on purpose! you can't read anything he puts on the board, he rarely uses technology and his explanations put the world's most boring and long winded person to shame! Try to avoid at all costs!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Herink is really nice and a super smart guy. I think most student under appreciate him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• 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:

I feel bad talking bad about him because he is a sweet old man who is just passionate about math but yeah do not take him as a professor his class made me cry a lot

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Herink is a really nice man. Very friendly and approachable... however he teaches as if the whole class is on a high math level and everything is understood by the class. Little does he know, over half the class is struggling to understand what he is talking about. He is extremely unorganized, not great at explaining and writes too small.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Herink is a nice man, but is way too smart for anyone's good. He is a professor who cares more about theorems than actually working problems, but you are still expected to know how to work problems. You never know what to expect on his quizzes(every Wed)/tests. I took AP Calc, but still struggled in his class. I would not recommend!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MAT104
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

While Herink is indeed a nice man, he is unable to relate mathematics to anyone aside from math majors. Myself, as well as roughly 75% of my class, had a hard time in the class due to his teaching method. he does not understand that not everyone understand mathematics at as high of a level. Many people failed that semester, not just in my class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MAT402
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you are serious about mathematics, he is a great professor to work with. His advice is generous and very often helpful in doing research.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STA106
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DON'T DO IT. He is very bad at explaining everything and even when I asked questions, I still didn't understand. His lectures are unorganized and I just stopped going to class because I wasn't learning anything. First B I've ever gotten. Bad decision. Don't do it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH133
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is such a nice man but not so much of a good teacher. 90% of your grade will come from tests(seriously 90%) I appreciate his effort in his teaching, it just does not translate well for students. Our highest test average for the the entire class is a 75 out of the three tests so far. Dont take unless you already know math.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Herink is one of the most brilliant people I have ever met. He is thoroughly excited about mathematics, but he does not explain the material well. I had him for Calculus I and I was forced to learn much of the material on my own or with help of the Student Instructor. I would suggest not to take him if you can help it, but he is not awful.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 191
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good at explaining where things come from. He doesn't just throw formulas at you.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Horrible professor! He rambles on and is not clear when teaching. His tests are really hard and when you go in for help, he treats you like you are stupid. Do not take a math class with him, especially if you want to do well!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• 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:

He uses proofs to teach. In other words, unless you are extremely math-oriented, you will have no clue what is going on in class. On the bright side, his tests are easy and he loves it when you ask questions.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MAT480
• 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:

Brilliant and very intense. His love for math promotes interest in every subject he addresses. Take his classes if you want to really learn.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CALC191
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The extent of his teaching is writing a problem on the board in a very unorganized way, skips around a lot and doesn't cover all the steps. He does stuff in his head without telling you what's going on.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MAT191
• 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:

Everybody is commenting that he is boring, but I don't think he's the problem. The topics are boring. I like Math and I think its boring. I think he's a good professor. My only complaint would be he doesn't seem to understand that not everybody is as smart as he is. Sometimes I ask questions and I'm more confused afterwards than before.