Alexander Wentzell - Tulane University

Professor: Alexander Wentzell

Department: Mathematics

College: Tulane University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH2240
• 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:

One of the worst professors I've ever had. Lectures are confusing and hard to follow, Wentzell is never there during his posted office hours. Tests are impossible and one tiny mistake can make you get the whole problem wrong.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 1210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand what he says. He acts like he wants you to participate but he has difficulty understanding questions and difficulty responding. Tests are very hard (quizzes are written by the TA). I've taken Calc before and he uses the most confusing and complicated explanations possible.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH1210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst teacher in the universe. I took calculus last year and high school and expected to understand the material however he made it unnecessarily difficult. On our first test every single student failed. I had to drop the class out of fear of destroying my gpa. I've never had such a bad experience with a teacher being incapable

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH705
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

he is a strong mathematician and a good teacher.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CALC1210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class!!!!!! Lectures are pointless, I haven't learned a single thing in class. The quizzes are written by the TA and are the only reason I'm not failing. Tests are impossible, even if you study and do all of the assigned problems. Shouldn't have been a hard class bc i took calc in high school, but Wentzell made it terrible.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 1210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Simply do not take this class. This is the worst teacher I have ever had. Does not explain or teach anything.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH1210
• 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 is the worst professor i've ever had. gives absolutely no partial credit. got a D on every test but did good on the final because it was department wide. he makes no sense and doesn't help you learn. he expects you to teach yourself how to do problems

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH1210
• 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:

For the love of all that is holy...avoid. No one in our class ever received higher than a B on any of his tests, which do not correlate to any of the textbook homework given. I attended every lecture and math lab and still felt completely out of the loop. Before this class, I had never gotten below an A in any course. That soon changed...

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CALC
• 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:

This guy is terrible to say it nicely, if I had used rate my professor it would have saved my life because this guy is the worst teacher you will ever meet. got a D- D and F and his tests then an A+ on the final because he didn't write it

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I personally thought he was hilarious. He's a nice old russian (or something) dude, who clearly doesn't care about teaching. Lab sessions (where the weekly quiz's take place) don't line up with the class, where he makes constant, blatant mistakes. His projects are borderline impossible. And he expects you to be able to use MATLAB. Ridiculous.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH2240
• 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:

Disgusting class, terrible professor, lectures are useless. Basically don't take a class he teaches, grading was very rough, nobody in our class did well. Have heard other teachers say he is awful.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATHALL
• 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:

THis guy is terrible. It doesn't matter if you're an engineer, a math major, a physchology major who's good at math, you'll get a terrible grade. The average will be low and he grades inconsistently at best. Two kids can do the same work on a problem and get different point values.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• 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:

The infamous teacher you are told never to take. Makes an A calc student a C student... at best.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH309
• 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 professor I have ever had. Insulting and unhelpful. Incomprehensible lectures, impossible tests. AVOID!!!!!!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand (accent) not helpful or available outside of class. Uncooperative to me while I was seriously ill.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

i took ap calc in highschool and got a 3 on the test, yet i still got a b in his class. his tests are impossible even for the TA. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS NO MATTER WHAT.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

i registered late for classes and i got stuck with this guy. he is from some foreign country because he speaks english like a 4 year old. he is a terrible teacher. even if you think you are good at calc, you wont do well because the tests have nothing to do with the textbook. AVOID this nut!!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is simply the worst teacher. Ever. His lectures were incomprehensible, as he rambled on in a thick Russian accent, skipping steps and frequently writing upwards and backwards over earlier steps. On one memorable quiz, the entire class scored 0/10 -- except one person who scored .5/10! Avoid!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CALC3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this nut at all costs!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Can hardly speak English, skips large chunks of problems assuming you know it already. Actually called the class dumb. We started with 18 and ended with 3.