Louis Rossi - University of Delaware

Professor: Louis Rossi
Department: Mathematics
College: University of Delaware
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MATH426
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
A really cool guy, even if he grades harshly at times. You can tell her really cares about his students. He's good at explaining tough concepts, and the quizzes are usually pretty easy. There is a lot of really hard homework, but he'll help if you go to office hours.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MATH351
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The class work was hard but he was a very helpful teacher who did his best to ensure that his students succeeded. If you put in the effort to go to him with questions he will take as long as you need. Nice guy, would take again.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MATH353
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
NO TESTS, hes doing the last differently as of last semester. the class sucks no matter who you take it with. weekly quizes on the homework so if you do the homework their not that hard. labs suck but he helps you alot if you got to office hours
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MATH353
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
horibble teacher. too smart to explain the subject to students. knows it very well, just cant teach. accused me of cheating on an exam because he didnt believe that he graded it wrong and thought i wrote the work in after the exam was handed back. lots of matlab work, which is not thoroughly explained
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The class isn't too bad. Prof. Rossi is really good at explaining math. The wiki definitely got on my nerves and I did not care for project we had to do on it (making math equations apply to a picture). I actually didn't have too much of a problem with Maple TA. I think most people that issues with it, were actually doing the problems wrong.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MATH503
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Book is horrible, Calculus of Variations, I suggest getting a book that has better examples. Good teacher though. Very nice and tries to make you understand. I suggest going to office hours for examples if you truly get lost. Confusing notation for Calculus if you're not a math major.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MATH351
  • 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:
Don't take him if you can take someone else. I switched teachers and it was a great choice
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • 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 thought he was a great prof. There was work involved, but I learned a lot and his class was one of my favorites even though I hated math before. If you know what you need help with (specific problems), office hours are very useful.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very nice guy. I am sure when he is not your professor he is not condescending! I would go to office hours and ask him questions and the feeling I got being in there was a sort of lonelyness. He did not really help that well at all. Very distant. That said, his lectures were clear and he is funny but tests are extremely difficult. Good luck
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MATH353
  • 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:
Probably okay as a calculus teacher but awful at teaching MatLab. I had no experience with coding going into Math353 and he wasn't able to help me learn. Just gave really difficult tests and projects. Only take with Rossi if you are a coding guru
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • 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:
sucks
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • 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:
Tests are impossible. HW on Maple ta is time consuming and grades incorrectly. He is not willing to help w/hw or test prep. No review sessions. Moves onto next topics w/out the class being ready. AVOID as much as possible. All he cares about is research and taking about math. He forgets to teach... aka do his job!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CALC241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Possibly one of the hardest classes. He refueses to help you out when you ask him a question. His response will be one fo two things: the answer is on the wiki, or have you checked the wiki? He insists on using MapleTA, one of the worst and most unstable programs ever. It will mark you wrong even if you arent. Avoid him at all costs!!
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • 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:
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! I thought calc in high school was really easy and math is my major but now i might be switching because of this class. I dont even know if i will pass.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took calc before in high school. I have to say that I struggled with this class a lot. He insists on using MapleTA, which is the biggest piece of crap way to do homwork. Although he explains things somewhat well, his homeworks and tests are insanely hard. My reccomendation is that if you have to take 242 and 243, do not get him.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • 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:
The 40 year old virgin.. is possibly the worst math teacher anyone has ever had. The homework is ridiculously impossible, he goes off on tangents and makes no sense, and his tests are insanely hard compared to his lecture notes. All in all, just buy a gun and kill yourself if you're in this class b/c you're dead anyway. "The wiki is quiet lately"
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • 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:
dont take rossi if you dont have to. he doesnt teach anything and goes off on random tangents about crap that does not relate to math at all. he gets to easily distracted by things that happen during class. also he is not good at all at answering questions in class. bottom line DONT TAKE ROSSI AT ALL
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
if your looking for an easy grade, dont take rossi. I took calc in HS, got AP credit and know my stuff. I wanted an easy first semester grade. due to his 8 question exams, i am now sitting at about a C plus. He is a good teacher and knows what he is talking about, unlike my TA
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Rossi was a pretty good professor. His test are hard and some of the homework is hard but go to every class and discussion. Go to his office hours, i went every week and he helped me everytime. However, go with specific questions about problems. Its calc you have to expected to do work
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MATH241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Rossi is definitely a challenging teacher but he isn't impossible! You should try and attend all lectures, he goes over everything well. HW isnt that helpful, but def. do the old tests as practice before exams. I put a lot of effort in the class and made sure i knew everything before exams and ended up with an A (even after a poor first test grade)
Add Your Review Below:
Search Professors:
Welcome:

Before signing up for classes every students should gather as much information as possible to make a decision on which professors as well as which courses to take. This website will help you make this decision easier.

Here, the students can rate, research and cross-reference the overall performances of the professors to select the best ones, and always be informed and up-to-date with what’s important.

Join the fun! Visit all pages and get all the information you need to choose the best class and best professor that you’ll enjoy listening to and learning from.

Our Friendly Sponsor:
Schools:
Our Friendly Sponsor:


Celebrity Net Worth Visa Bulletin