Safwan Akbik - Hofstra University

Professor: Safwan Akbik

Department: Mathematics

College: Hofstra University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH071
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is the WORST professor in the math dept. When he writes on the board he's teaching himself instead of the class (covers board) & if u try to ask a qstn he ignores u or gives attitude. He's so oblivious & just a horrible prof. The exams are just like the practice ones but it's still not enough. pray for a TA bc that's the only way u will pass

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

NO PHONES, not even to get pictures of the board. Hope you can type/write fast, that board is getting taken down quick. You'll end up teaching yourself the content. Use the class as note taking time and submit the homework. The Homework costs $100 for access to the Cengage portal. No paper homework. No online feedback. His English needs some work.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH071
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Ok so if you listen and practice in professor Akbiks class you will get an A or B. Students who say otherwise didnt put effort and blame the professor lmao. I took him for calculus and he teaches the subject VERY well because he loves math. Hes very easy going and loves to see his students do well. Very pleasant person and excellent professor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH071
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

hes a great teacher

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH071A
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Did not have any clue how to teach and would say that a certain group of students were very distracting despite everyone else on the other side of the class were talking.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MTH129
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a great professor. His tests are straight forward and similar to the questions he gives on the review.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH40
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Take Professor Akbik!He is so amazing and outstanding and really helps you understand. I took him for precalc and teaches you everything in detail! Hes so great and he has a slight accent but it is super understandable I promise you ! He gives easy tests and lets you use an index card every one!Theres only 1 hw every week!Take him hes amazing!!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH128
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a really good professor. I had him for pre-calc at farmingdale state college. Gives out review sheet which is very similar to the actual test. There are 2 exams and the final which is cumulative.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH071
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a fantastic professor. I just had him for Calc 1, and he really explains everything. His tests are fair, and always has a practice test which is very similar to the real thing. Homework counts as a large portion of your grade. He is very respectable, and a great person. I highly recommend him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH71
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a nice professor and tests were reasonable, do the online homework and study his test reviews and you'll do good. He allowed a cheat index card on the final.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH071A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The professor is such nice man but his teaching abilities really disgruntled the class. His tests were extremely difficult and his lectures were very confusing at times. Despite this, he would extend deadlines on homework, give us more time on tests, and would understand where we were coming from. There are three exams, a final, and online hwk.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I am not great in math but this course helped me & offered a lot tools to help. The professor is great & if you have to take a math class you should take him! Well, really even if you don't have to you should!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH006A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

complete the assigned homework by the due date and you will pass. one midterm online and one final that you have to come in for. Pass/Fail only

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MAT40
• 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 online professor ever extremely rude and thinks he is always correct and you are always wrong. scheduled an in-class final for an online class which I could not attend so I had to go out and buy a webcam just to take the final also stated that you need a 55 on the final to pass the class so I guess HW means nothing

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH06A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

learned alot from this online course and the professor was very flexible.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH006A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Akbik is a good teacher. He is a little hard to understand and gives a lot of homework.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH30A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Akbik is a fair and nice professor he gives you a second chance if you miss a homework or a quiz. The material is not so familiar to students but he explains it again and again also the textbook and power points all come with access code you buy. I recommend him if you are willing to do all online assignments.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH30A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Akbik is very quiet and hard to hear in the large classroom, but ironically you don't need to hear him at all since most classes he reads right out of the textbook. I used my class time to do homework, take quizzes, and prep for tests since all the work and the textbook are online. I'd advise anyone to do the same.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH06A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy is a very terrible teacher. I would not recommend him for anyone. Especially if you already know math is your shaky ground.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

by far the rudest professor I have ever had at hofstra, if you want help or extra time due to an emergency, just expect him to ignore your e-mails because in all honesty he couldn't care less, and he couldn't care less about his job or students//avoid at all costs especially online he's not helpful and downright rude to students