Tom Banchoff - Brown University

Professor: Tom Banchoff

Department: TBD

College: Brown University

Rating # 1

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I took freshman calculus with Prof. Banchoff at Brown in 1969-70. He was by far the best math professor I ever had. Creative, clear, interesting, adequately demanding, and always willing to meet individually with students.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH0010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His first-year seminar is hilarious and fun if you're interested in math but not great at it. He's an inspiring man. I'm not sure how he'd be in an actual calc class though, because he's hard to understand.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best class ever!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brilliant professor! He makes math look so entertaining. Too bad he is not teaching next year.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MA17
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Banchoff is a nice guy, but he should not teach beginner/freshman classes. He assumes his students have a level of understanding that only a few actually have, leaving most of the class confused.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MA54
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

ONE OF THE BEST @ BROWN! Professor Banchoff is truly a fantastic educator. He is able make the most difficult math concepts seem like third grade arithmetic. He has a great personality that not only math nerds can appreciate. If you really want to learn something, take a math course with Banchoff.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MA18
• 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:

obviously brilliant, but disorganized teaching style. difficult to follow train of thought, and horrible writing. fairly written and graded exams. online homework system is inefficient - youll spend half your time typing up or scanning your homework.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MA19
• 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:

awful.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MA0054
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors at Brown. He works you twice as hard as any other professor is likely to, but you learn twice as much in his class. He is not interested in non-serious students, but if you want to work hard he will motivate you to love math.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MA8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Banchoff. A passion for math, and math for passion.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MA0054
• 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:

If you are really good at math, this class is fine. But if you have the slightest confusion it is really easy to get lost because he just assumes that you know what's going on.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MA18
• 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:

one of the best at brown

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MA141
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best class ever, hands down!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MA8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is very knowledgeable, if a little discombobulated. And what a great guy!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MA35
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Even though I'd done the class material before, I had to work hard and learned a lot. MA35 with Prof Banchoff isn't for slackers, but is definitely worth the time for those who are interested.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MA0035
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He loves it and makes you love it, even if it's a little scary and overwhelming at first to be challenged. He grades such that if you know the basics, you'll get at least a B. He's fair, very interesting, very passionate.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Banch Rules!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MA35
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hard but really really good

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MA35
• 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:

I'm sure that he is a very nice man, but his teaching style is completely wacko. Everything is done on the computer including tests.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MA35
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tough teacher, but he knows his stuff.