Pencho Petrushev - University of South Carolina

Professor: Pencho Petrushev

Department: TBD

College: University of South Carolina

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH242
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Petrushev is a really nice guy. Sometimes the way he explains things is confusing but he was always willing to work with you and scheduled review sessions before every test. If you did well on the final it replaced your lowest test grade.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH242
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His accent isn't bad as in you don't need subtitles if he was on TV. Just think some ex-Eastern block nuclear physicist is now teaching math. He knows the material by heart. Examples are helpful understanding new concepts and quiz/tests are straightforward with a curve that still won't throw you out of A if you get everything else right.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH554
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There are a lot of bad reviews on here, but regardless of how he may have been in the past, he is now an amazing professor. So concerned that students learn the material that he's willing to do 5 hour review sessions and skip faculty meetings. The best math professor that I've had, and perhaps the best math professor at this university.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH554
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Literally the best math professor i have ever had (im a math major) he is always willing to meet outside of class to help, a group of us would go to his office for hours and he'd help us for as long as we need. analysis is a really hard class and he made it so so much better. take him for any class you can, he really cares and wants you to succeed

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

At first he seems hard because of his accent, but he was one of my favorite professors. He made a difficult course extremely easy and held review sessions that were just like the tests.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hard to understand. Class isn't too hard itself, but don't be surprised if YOU end up teaching yourself more than he does. Look elsewhere for a better teacher.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very difficult to understand. He tends to skip a lot of steps so he is hard to follow. Material is not always adequately covered before the test.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH544
• 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:

Pretty good professor. Grades tough but looks out for the class as a whole. Overall, material is easy but it has its rough sections. Expects students to be VERY thorough on the exams. Very helpful in preparing for the final. "Questions, Are there any?" Would recommend.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH544
• 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:

Another OVERPAID worthless professor in the math department at USC. This man has no business teaching. When you try to ask any questions he treats you like an idiot & tells you should know this stuff. His accent is thick & just tells you to know everything for your tests. No calculator allowed in this class, mainly just proofs on all the tests.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH554
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible professor. We spend the entire class watching him write proofs on the board even though he gives you the same thing on a handout. His tests are brutal because he just tells you to "know everything". He gives very little partial credit and his final counts 40%. He does not curve anything ever. Avoid if possible.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH554
• 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 not helpful and with a proof writing class you need a helpful teacher. He forgot a part of a proof and said oh this is trivial and skips it. Then he puts it on the test without ever explaining it to us.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

doesnt explain anything. ask a question just says "thats obvious, u went to bad high school" but never answers the question.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not a bad class overall. His accent is thick, but understandable. He doesn't always understand what you are asking when you ask a question, but is very helpful once he gets past that. For vector calculus, the class was quite straightforward.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The tests were in an easy format, but because he is too difficult to understand it is hard to do well. If you are innately good at math this is a good course, if not -take a teacher who speaks english.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mainly, the course material is difficult. However, Petrushev is very willing to help, if at all possible. We had 4 hour review sessions before the (straightforward) tests. His accent is a little thick, but understandable -- very smart guy.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH241
• 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:

Difficult to understand--he's Bulgarian or something. After everything he writes, he says "Questions--are there any?" and keeps going without looking up. If you really do ask a question he will only say "It's obvious!" Not too h

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

difficult to understand because of his thick accent and he turns his back and writes on the board the whole lecture, he's very helpful if you come by during office hours...calculus is hard no matter who your professor is

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The only way this class will be easy is if you've had some calc background or you have a really good TA. Nice man though, just not a very good prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

this is a hard class! a good ta will is necessary

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hope you get a good TA, he doesnt speak english very well and no calculator allowed in this class either