Dmitry Zenkov - North Carolina State University

Professor: Dmitry Zenkov

Department: TBD

College: North Carolina State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• 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:

Dr. Zenkov is an amazing professor. He has an accent, but you get used to it. He is very straight-forward about what will be on each test. He is also very nice about moving deadlines when they needed to be moved.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is super straightforward and great lecturer.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MA242H
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I don't think he knew any of our names, but he was still really kind. He definitely understood that we had a life outside of class. He often moved hw and tests. His tests were far easier than the webassign and most other classes. He was really fair. He would always answer our questions in class. Take him! The accent is NOT that bad. Truly a legend.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MA242H
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The man is an excellent teacher, its the web assign (which is set up by the department) that you need to watch out for. Work together with the others in your class and you'll be fine. On multiple occasions he extended the HW deadlines for us. He also responds to emails very quickly, which helps a lot when working on said HW.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• 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:

Zenkov has a very theory heavy approach to Calc III. His lectures are boring and he doesn't project his voice very well. If you can, get the tests from the previous semester because he barely changes them. Also, he gives a ton of extra credit. Overall, I liked him because it was not hard to receive a good grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very difficult to follow what Dr. Zenkov says, though it gets easier as the semester goes on. Learned most of the material from youtube videos, lectures in class were very meandering and theory heavy with little application. However if you can stand all that, I thought the tests were fair and VERY similar to practice tests. MAPLE IS EXTRA CREDIT!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Zenkov knows his stuff but he needs to learn how to speak up or use a microphone. He has a thick accent but I could understand him after the first day...I would advise sitting close to the front. If you get a seat in the back you are screwed. Grade comes from 4 test, final exam, online homework, and EXTRA CREDIT MAPLE. Test's aren't too bad.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He has a very thick accent and does not project his voice well. His lectures are very heavy on theory and don't cover how to do the specific problems well enough for my taste. That being said he is more than willing to explain things after class one on one or at his office hours, but if given the opportunity I would take calc 3 with someone else.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor really needs to speak more clearly when giving out lectures. Having an accent is not something to be criticized, but if the professor can't deliver the message to the students well, it becomes a problem. I basically had to learn my materials through YouTube videos.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MA242040H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Long-winded lectures which often don't explain how to do actual problems. Rather, he repeats himself and is very concept-heavy. Tests often include problems we did not review. I relied on teaching myself the methods on problems.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were often useless as they were unclear with sparse examples. You have to fumble around on your own to complete assignments/study. He also mumbles, good luck hearing anything past the third row.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MA242H
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Zenkov is obviously a brilliant mathematician; however, I had trouble understanding his methods in class. Although he does have an accent, it is not distracting or hard to understand. My main problem was the way that he taught because he doesn't explain why things are done the way that they are, just that they are done that way.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MA242H
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Zenkov is a nice man is willing to help. He is very enthusiastic about teaching Calculus and he encourages questions. To pass the class, you should be on top of online homework and keep up with the suggested textbook problems he gives you.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Zenkov has an accent that takes a little getting used to but it's not as bad as some other professors. His tests are straightforward and most of them are just "set up" problems, so make sure you know how to start every time of problem.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MA242H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Zenkov is a very helpful, thoughtful, and brilliant guy, who often sneaks in some great humor to compliment his amazing Russian accent. Not only that, he is very knowledgable about math and physics, and wants to see his students succeed. Do yourselves a favor and take his class. Tests very fair. You won't regret it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MA242H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He has an accent and mumbles. His test are what would be expected for calc 3 but his grading is horrible. There was one question where I got 2 out of 12 points (60 pts total for test) and the two points were for the correct answer. When I asked if it was a little too harsh, he did not budge.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Heard he was a great professor, but he has a thick Russian accent so it's very difficult to understand him. It seems like he cares about his students, but when you ask for help, he tries to explain but it still doesn't make sense. He also grades tough, and doesn't offer much partial credit. Calc 3 is hard enough and he doesn't make it easier.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MA242H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

A helpful professor. Very good at clarifying the course material. His tests are very reasonable.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MA242040H
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor. He has an accent, but it is easy to understand after a few days. The tests aren't that bad. He seems like a nice guy, and he wants his student to succeed.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MA242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I actually really enjoyed this class. Zenkov is funny at all the right moments. It can take a while to understand his accent but when you do it just makes everything better.