Isom Herron - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Professor: Isom Herron

Department: TBD

College: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH2010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I do not know what he is talking about even after I have read the book in advance. Awful writing and messy ideas. But the exam is not very hard, if you learned the topic he talked about from reading the text by yourself, and know what the methods are to solve all the review problems. And TA is more helpful and clearer than professor.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH2010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Personally, he is not a good professor. Also, he gives a lot of quizzes and iClicker questions. He is really confusing. Just don't choose his courses, please. That would be my every advice for people who's gonna to take multi-var.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH2010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Exams are really easy, just do the practice exam. Quizzes are hard. They are usually four questions and there is no partial credit.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH2010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'm sure he does a lot of really cool research.............

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH2010
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

bad lecturer

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH2010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is the worst professor I've ever taken with at RPI. He's one of those professors that think that can teach but really can't. He has a very messy handwriting. Half of the students don't go to his class because he's teaching style is so poor. Exams are mediocre if you somehow manage to understand his poor lectures. Why is he even a professor?

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Herron is frankly a genius and his expectations correspond. He expects you to do outside reading - essential to following lectures and you will teach yourself. Homework is graded and quite challenging, tests are very easy - the two effectively balance one another out. Hope for a good TA because they make your life infinitely better.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 2400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

By far the worst professor I've had at RPI. His lectures are boring and he doesn't explain anything he's doing, he just expects you to understand it as well as he does. His homeworks are also very long and challenging. Had teach myself differential equations through recitation and the textbook. Avoid him if at all possible.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH2010
• 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:

Avoid at all costs. Very difficult professor. Can't read his handwriting. Wish I took it with another teacher.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MULTI2010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Does not make any sense. Worst handwriting possible... Makes a lot of mistakes.. I have to rely on reading the textbook & going to recitation to understand anything at all.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH2020
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is the absolute worst professor I have had at RPI so far.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH2010
• 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:

homework is ridiculously hard. idk how people can give him 4 out of 5 on easiness. he cant teach. alotta mistakes during lectures.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH2010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was a terrible teacher. I stopped going to lectures entirely once I realized I wasn't learning anything during them. I had to learn entirely from the book and recitation.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CALC1020
• 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:

Long, Monotonous lectures consisting of only going over examples of the book. A genius, but cannot teach/explain

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH240
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His handwriting is horrible and his speech is hard to follow (not due to an accent, but his thoughts are scattered). If you take one of his classes, make sure to use your book and hope you have a good TA.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH0000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

We learned about meat cleavers. And that's about it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

The nicest professor one could ever have. Very clear in class and never boring. Alwayas available for extra help.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MULTIVCALCULUS
• 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:

Horrible Multiv. Prof. If you are a geek, have fun in this class or else hit the books and study very hard to get a good grade. His final is very difficult and his HW's are very very long and challenging.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MULTIVAR
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Don't expect Herron to teach you anything. Read the book and go to TA sessions. Herron is useless, can't even read what he writes. And he goes way too fast through the material. The tests are pretty easy though. Unfortunately the homework is incredibly hard.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MULTIVARCALC
• 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:

Worst writing and teaching skills ever. Would only assign the hardest homework problems possible. Tests are easy though.