Boris Schein - University of Arkansas

Professor: Boris Schein

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Arkansas

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• 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:

The difficulty of the class was much harder than any other linear algebra teacher. He also is extremely hard to understand and lacks communication skills to properly teach his students. I talked to him at his office hours and he didnt answer a single question that I had for him because he cannot comprehend what students ask of him.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• 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:

The difficulty of the class was much harder than any other linear algebra teacher. He also is extremely hard to understand and lacks communication skills to properly teach his students. I talked to him at his office hours and he didnt answer a single question that I had for him because he cannot comprehend what students are asking of him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you don't teach yourself you will not learn. You will find it very hard to follow the lectures as he seems to skip from random point to random point. The homework assignments are extremely hard and prepare to work on homework for 6 hours just to get the three problems you did incorrectly graded. Also there are lots of random pop quizzes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It's obvious he knows what he's talking about, regarding linear algebra. It was the way he taught the material that made it hard to learn in his lectures. He assigns recommended HW problems at the end of the class which I basically used to teach myself. If you knew how to do those problems then you'd do well on the test. Look him up on wikipedia

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH3803
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Extremely unhelpful and unclear. Grading policy was nonexistent and not clearly based on his syllabus. He disappeared for two weeks, expecting the math department to pick up a lecture schedule he didn't clearly explain to them. Refuses questions or input from students, and doesn't speak directly to the class while giving lectures.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The material discussed in class is not hard, but Schein does a horrible job of explaining it. His notes are hard to follow. The worst thing about Schein is that it is impossible to talk to him. I have never been able to get my questions answered or even start a conversation about a certain topic. Do not take Schein if at all possible.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you register for his class, do this early. He sends messages on how to buy the text real cheap but you need time to do that. Doesn't grade exams and quizzes himself, uses a grader.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Rambles purposelessly, very difficult to follow. Jumps from topic to topic in broken english. Refuses to answer questions. Doesn't follow his own syllabus. No structure.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you wish to learn Linear Algebra don't take professor Schein, if you wish to have a blow off class that you can get an A without too much work in, then Dr. Schein is perfect for you. The few issues I had with Dr. Schein were his stories were irrelevant, his quizes were over old topics, and he didn't answer one question correctly all semester.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I started thinking he wasn't bad. However, he hardly ever let students get a question in throughout his lectures. I've made all A's and B's so far and I'm a junior now, but I really struggled with his teaching style. I ended up dropping because I had much more important engineering classes to worry about rather than teaching myself linear algebra.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

10 years since I had his classes (3 semesters in a row)! Visited the campus, saw him. Advice: he was the guy who taught me how to be successful in life but I saw that a few years after I got my degree. If all you want is a high grade, don't take him (although he is generous with grades). If you want real success in life, he is your teacher

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH3803
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He clearly knows what he's talking about; however, it does not always translate very well. He is more than generous with grading. If you fail his class, then you didn't attend class and never did any homework. I would have an A if I hadn't missed a homework assignment. Just do the work and he is more than willing to help you with the grade.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't depend on him to teach you what you need to know. Reading the book helped me ace the class. Material is difficult comprehensively but tests are not bad

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, most of the people who have rated him on here must have been really lazy or unintelligent. He's a very helpful teacher and gives plenty of bonus problems and opportunities to make up work. As long as you just do the homework he gives you won't even have to worry about extra points. He's a smart guy too, way beyond that of mathematics.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH3203
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great Mathematician. He does know what he's doing. You don't have to solve too many problems, but the few he gives will keep you busy for days. You really have to be smart to pass this class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CALIII
• 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:

Tests have no relevance to the material taught in class and his accent makes it very hard to learn.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH2103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough class cuz avg score were always around 50% and actually half of the class dropped. Nevertheless, I liked this class very much since I found he is very smart mathematician. He never made us remember formulas but rather explains and shows proof how we can get those. If you want to really "study" materials, take his class. that's good for you.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH3083
• 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:

Extremely good if you want to study. Awful, if you don't. During his office hours you may ask him any questions, not necessarily in this course or even in Math. Always gives very illuminating answers.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH2043
• 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 not really that nice of a person and can be somewhat picky. Really thick accent so if you can't understand outside accents better not take this class. His way or the highway. So not lenient in anyway. so just be careful if you're taking him. You better be good at Math

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CALIII
• 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:

He has a very thick accent and is hard to understand sometimes. Very VERY picky about his test, its his way or the highway. You have to show you know exactly what you are doing. Test are very hard.