David Ritterskamp - University of Southern Indiana

Professor: David Ritterskamp

Department: TBD

College: University of Southern Indiana

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

During his in-person class, he is really nice, but his teaching style is hard to understand and follow. You have optional homework and he doesn't use the book which causes your entire grade to be based on tests. When we switched to online Ritterskamp was even harder to follow and his tests became significantly harder due to the lack of lectures.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He did not teach to teach. He kind of just worked out problems for himself, and poorly explained the reasoning. Homework is pretty much optional. There aren't many chances to receive points except on quizzes and exams. Would not recommend.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Ritterskamp is a very fun guy, and I feel like if you went to his office hours he would help you. But in class, i dont find his teaching style to be effective. With such an easy class, he makes simple concepts seem like rocket science. During lecture, he often talks about whatever comes to his mind. I do not recommend taking him!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very very very bad. Always rambled about random things that had nothing to do with class. I took calc in high school and this class is killing me. He doesnt teach and then the test is over things you never learned. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH111
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ive never failed a class before but this will be my first. This is the type of class where you have to go home and teach yourself and spend a lot of time in academic skills if you want a good grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

optional HW was never mentioned. doesnt use blackboard or input grades. no book. you have 3 tests and a final & thats it. easy math, but some seemed like english to me lol. he WILL round your grade if youre close & gives partial credit on wrong answers. take good notes when hes talking & youll be fine. very nice & approachable

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Ritterskamp is a super friendly and nice man but is a so-so teacher. During his lectures he gets largely off topic and talks about things that won't help you prepare for the tests. He also doesn't give many example problems during lectures either. Homework isn't mandatory but really the only thing that will prepare you for the tests.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

test heavy. Class is based on your test, no homework or quizzes.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I dont know whats going on, how my notes pertain to anything, why I even bought a book, etc etc. this is guy is funny & will keep you awake, but the random stories & analogies make you confused. most of the lecture is verbal. no powerpoints or lecture review available on blackboard. homework isnt ever collected. you have a few tests over ??? ya

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH215
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I loved Mr. Ritterskamp as a person, but not as a teacher. The graded coursework consisted of a few online homework assignments, 2 tests, and the final. We were not given our 2nd test back until exactly 3 weeks after we took it. At that point, we had forgotten what was on it and it was 1 week from the final.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• 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:

Really enjoyed it

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH215
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He gives a lot of partial credit on tests. An A is also set at an 88. He is very open and helpful for office hours. He rushes when he teaches, but he also has A LOT to cover. Overall, he is a decent instructor (and better than the alternative professors, I've heard).

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH215
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not a bad professor. I got a B in the class. 3 tests and some online homework as well as a final exam. As long as you go to class, do the online homework, and study some, it's really not bad at all.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH215
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I didn't even get to choose my instructor since the one I signed up for moved Universities, I ended up getting stuck with this professor and disliked his teaching style very much. He made this class much harder than what it really was. The only "good" thing about this professor is that he skews his grading scale for example: 85-100 A, 72-84B Etc.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH215
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible professor and that is all that needs to be said.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH215
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Taking this professor's class will be the worst mistake of your life. If you want to ruin your GPA, take this class.. WORST PROFESSOR I have ever had and I am a junior & have had plenty of professors. The subject is NOT THAT DIFFICULT but the professor has VERY POOR TEACHING SKILLS and makes this class more difficult than it needs to be.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH215
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I dropped his class in the first week. If you're a freshman like I was when I took it, then boy you're going to hate it. It's an extremely difficult course, and it will likely destroy your GPA. He's a cool person, just a rough teacher.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Ritterskamp does not explain things clearly. He does things once and expects you to understand. He tends to ramble about things and uses a lot of excell for examples therefore when it's time for you to do that problem on paper you have no idea what to do. When he writes on the board write it down and try to pay attention. He goes quickly.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH215
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was very difficult for me. I found it very hard to follow along with what was going because he would work through a problem and wouldn't explain the process. The tests are very hard! The tests were only a couple questions each. Since the course grade was based off of the tests, you have to do good or you fail. However, was a nice person.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class was absolutely dreadful. Although I have an A, some of the topics he doesn't explain very well. Your grade is completely based off of your tests. No homework is assigned. Prepare for a long, class where he just talks about random life situations..