John Dye - California State University - Northridge

Professor: John Dye

Department: TBD

College: California State University - Northridge

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MAT140
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took his online class, it was good but i mainly talked to his T.A which she was very nice and helpful. Really recommend going to talk to her for help in homework. He wasn't that bad, i just never had a talk with the professor lmao. oh super surprised i got a B since i missed Midterm 1.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH140
• 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:

Professor Dye is such sweet and understanding man; it's very hard to come across professors like this. He is encouraging to all of the students to pass this class. Just like any other class, invest your time and you'll get what you want. Stats online requires double work since you are basically teaching yourself with Prof. Dye notes as guidance.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH482
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His lectures aren't the most organized lectures, but as long as you put in effort, you will pass with a good grade. He is very helpful during his office hours, so make sure to get help from him. He pretends like he doesn't know the answers, but what he's really trying to do is to make you work for it!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: M482
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dye is the most unorganized professor I've ever taken. His lectures are hard to understand and he will constantly interrupt his own work to tell a random story about past students or his interactions with other math professors. Most of your learning will be done on your own by looking through past exams he gave on Canvas.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH140
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took his online class which was of course hard because its stats but if you put in the work you will pass. The good thing is that his grading system is VERY curved you need at 75+ to pass with an A like whaaa but overall good teacher.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH482
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really like this professor. Tests are very hard and stressful but he provides back exams and study guides. If you put your time in, you'll do fine. If you don't do fine, he offers extra credit to boost your grade. Take good notes in class. Much of the material is not in the textbook. Wants you to learn heuristically. Scattered lectures.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MAT140
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Hes really nice only met him once since I had online course, answers emails right away, easy exams if you do the quizzes before the exams most of the questions are from there.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: M482
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very hard class. Very unorganized professor. beware.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MAT140
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Dye is an amazing person and very approachable. There is a generous curve of 75+ ( A ) & 81+ (A+). Midterms weren't bad at all, 40 easy MC questions . Just do the chapter readings, know how to use a Ti-83/84 and you'll be set. GL

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH140
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I really liked the professor, he always answered questions on the online forums. This class was hard because it's online and it can get confusing if you don't do a good reading of the chapter. The 2 midterms are online in a computer lab and are open book and the final is the common final on paper. You have 3 chances to do the homework.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH140
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took his online stats class and it was hard because it was stats. online. not because of him. Whenever I did see him for midterms or the final he was really nice and genuinely wants to see his students succeed. 75% and up is an A which is very lenient

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH326
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Either your right or wrong, gives no partial credit even if the steps are correct, but the final answer is wrong. He even told the entire class your either right or wrong, that we should know this! You have to teach yourself because he goes over easy problems in class, but his exams are hard! He will hurt your GPA! Final Exam is really tough!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH482
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He tends to rabbit trail/jump around topics, so you'll need to make sure your notes are better organized than his lectures. However, if you do that, you'll find that he goes over everything he wants you to know in lecture. He makes many old exams available, and gives an overview of the questions on each exam, so there's never any surprises.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH482
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very nice guy and knowledgeable, I took math 482 on summer and it was fine for me and most of student in class

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH482
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Essentially Dye is teaching you how to think instead of giving you a direct answer. He always pretends he doesn't remember stuff and needs help from class but in fact he is trying to make you think as hard as you can. Really cool guy overall. But you will get rekt pretty hard if you drop your guard in this class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH320
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

As long as you pay attention in class and take notes on what he wants you to know, you will be 100% ready for the tests. Good grading scale, always there at office hours, and responds to emails. He enjoys teaching the subject and honestly tries to make it fun, enjoyable, and actually applicable to real life problems/jobs.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH320
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

It's not free A by default. As you all may know he is a really tough grader:rarely gives partial credits unless mistakes are really minor. But in his 320 class, your grade is base on 3 mid-terms and 1 finals., and if you get 75% or above A. Make sure you understand all the examples he shows in class and check csun emails a night or 2 before exams

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH140
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took this class online so the only times I saw the professor was during the midterms and final. Statistics is going to be hard regardless of the professor so be prepared to STUDY! Since it's online there's a lot of homework and quizzes. If you have any questions email or meet him during his office hours. He's quite nice and will help you out.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MAT140
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hardest Online Class EVER!!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH326
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

bleh