Alan Safer - California State University Long Beach

Professor: Alan Safer

Department: Mathematics

College: California State University Long Beach

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STAT118
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's actually not as bad as people said. It's mostly their fault if they do bad in his class cuz he already provided a lot of extra credits and helps, like his TA's tutoring session which is very helpful. He doesn't teach you how to do the problems w/ the calculator(no shortcut), so that's one thing to be aware of if you prefer using calculator.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: STAT118
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very smart but cannot leacture at all. Class is bring because it doesnt seem he even knows what he is talking about. Tests are very easy if you go to the TAs tutoring session day before exam. He offers lots of extra credit because so many people do bad. I would take him again.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Safer was always very nice. He offers extra credit and as long as you do the homework you will be fine. He provides study guides that are basically like the exam. He provides lots of help and genuinely wants you to pass the class. It was a class in which I taught myself the material so if you're not okay with that. Then he might not be for you.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH309
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I'm still not sure what this class was. We did some projects using different software to find patterns and trends in data but even he wasn't that familiar with the software. Syllabus said we'd have quizzes and a final, but those never happened. Nothing we turned in ever got graded. I did the work and got an A, but have no idea what determined that.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STATS108
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I have nothing against safer but this man cannot teach at all! his lectures are extremely dull and he loses himself trying to explaon. However this class is managable to pass on your own! i recieved an A because I would go to tutoring with his TA which was amazing! honeslt Katie is the only reason I got an A in this class safer is basically useless

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Safer is very smart. However, he has no idea how to teach. He is confused while lecturing and does not know how to answer questions. I skipped class almost the entire semester but thanks to Wiley plus and his T.A. I was able to manage this class. You can learn by yourself if you put in the effort. He offers some extra credit.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Safer knows his stuff he just cannot teach it. His lectures are extremely useless and he is so boring, hardly ever teaches and gets nervous when students ask questions. I tried visiting for office hours and he was never there. The TA is the only reason I was capable of managing this course she was extremely helpful.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was so hard. Lectures are boring and useless. TA was more helpful than the actual professor. Go to tutoring, it helps if you're not the best at math. There was three test, two midterms and one final. There was also homework online, worth a portion of your grade. If you can take another professor, do so. Do not take this class!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

VERY MONOTONEEEEEEEE. Boring lecture. He does not go over how to do the problem physically, he just explains as he reads lectures. He requires you to just fill in the blank on the PPTs as you go over it in class. You will learn better from the online homework and textbook. Unless you're a quick learner in math, I don't suggest him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

his voice is extremely monotone and his lectures are boring. all you need to do to do well in his class is: do the online homework, extra credit opportunities, show up to class the day before an exam to get the answers on the practice exam, go home repeatedly do those problems and ur good. 2 midterms, 1 final, ec after midterms, & online graded hw

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you've never taken stats in high school, you are going to STRUGGLE in this class! His lectures are extremely boring (he is very monotone), making it hard to pay attention. You're most likely going to have to teach yourself. I would suggest tutoring/SI. His study guides are exactly like the tests, so make sure you do well on those.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'd only recommend Dr. Safer for those who took AP Stats in high school. I took AP stats and found the class easy to follow, but don't take the class if you have no prior knowledge of statistics because you will be lost. His midterms weigh a lot and the final was kind of hard. He's also very monotone and goes off track a lot.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• 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:

If you took stats in high school and was great at it take him but if you did not take stats like me, don't! You will end up teaching yourself all the material because his lectures are not the best. The online homework was a lot but useful. Not much to be graded on besides hw, two midterms, and final. Midterms count for so much of grade.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you took AP Stats in high school, you can sleep through all the lectures/not show up and pass with flying colors. His study guides are exactly like the test and this was the easiest class I took my first semester. Plenty of extra credit. Likes to wear Hawaiian shirts and talk about fruit.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I am familiar with statistics but Prof. Safer made this class very difficult. The lectures are long and boring. The homework is due weekly but takes about 6 hours average. Tests are kinda hard and he grades harshly. I recommend another professor or lots of tutoring.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lectures were long and boring, so it's hard to pay attention in the class. Although he does give you a formula sheet for midterms, and he gives a lot of extra credit on the midterm exams. Tutoring helps A LOT! You have to put a lot of work into the class if you want to do well. Do the practice exams before the midterms. There's no gradebook. GL

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• 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:

He gives many clear practice problems in lectures and in exam reviews. It was not too hard.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STAT381
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really good class. I learned a lot and also how to solve problems on the computer which really helps me at the job I'm working at.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STAT381
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm not a statistics major, but I surprisingly liked this class. He went over many examples that I could see how they are useful. I also learned how to use the computer statistics program to do what we learned in class.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STAT108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'm not that good at this stuff, but I tried all the homework and went to the classes which helped. There is a lot of online homework, but it really helps as you get several tries on each and find out right away if you did it right. My friends who didn't study much didn't do as well as me.