Takashi Kimura - Boston University

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Takashi Kimura - Boston University

Professor: Takashi Kimura

Department: Mathematics

College: Boston University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kimura is extremely underrated and I would recommend him to anyone looking to take MA124. He uses plenty of examples in his lectures and covers concepts thoroughly. He clearly cares about his class and is passionate about what he teaches. Not giving him a 5 as he began to rush near the end of the semester. Great professor overall.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, really good at getting straight to the point. Teaches you what actually needs to be taught. No shenanigans, only teaching. Just the way I like it.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MA225
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kimura is very caring and will take time to ask you how you are doing, and actually listen! His lectures follow textbook but are very clear (unusual in math department haha) Homework is on my lab math which has its ups and downs. On one side you can get steps to help you solve the problem, but on the other it is just a pain!

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MA225
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

First of all, here are three more tags I'd like to add as the maximum count is only three: Amazing Lectures, Caring, Test Heavy. While some of the tags may make it sound intimidating to take his class, he is truly a passionate and caring man. He explains the concepts really well. As long as you keep up with the lectures, you'll be fine.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: MA225
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pretty average professor. As another reviewer said, it seems like he is lecturing to himself a lot, but he was able to explain most of the concepts well. Lectures were a little boring and there was pretty much no class participation. Overall, just a fine professor. Not bad, but nothing special.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MA412
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Kimura talks and writes so fast, it's like he's racing with the hour and 15 minutes. His lecture is the textbook verbatim but he covers so much that going to lecture helps. His exams are hard but somewhat reasonable. The homework is fine ... with Chegg and sometimes w/o. I won't take him again if I can help it.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CASMA124
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:

A really nice Prof but sometimes his lecture is like talking to himself...

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: EK102
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Basically - if you come to the lecture knowing the material you are golden . Otherwise, don't expect to learn anything from him.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: EK102
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: N/A
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Taught and spoke very fast. I learned more from the textbook and didnt benefit much from lectures.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: CASMA124
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kimura has a wealth of knowledge on the subject. However, be prepared to write, erase, rewrite, and watch several places on the chalkboard at once. Professor Kimura speaks clearly, answers questions well, and cares about the knowledge of his students, but his messiness on the board makes his lectures hard to follow sometimes.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Awful, doesn't explain concepts well especially when it comes to series and sequences. If you have to take calculus 2, go for Panth.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Smart professor but that doesn't mean he's good at teaching. If you don't understand what's going on in lecture, don't bother asking him a question in office hours. He'll just tell you to look over the textbook. Overall, not very helpful.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wouldn't always explain concepts thoroughly. He seemed flustered at times.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not very helpful at explaining the concepts. Seems nice during lecture but that's obviously because he has to be. He's actually rather condescending and rude. Don't expect to do well on the exams. Grades are based on the class average, creating a competitive course dynamic.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not good at explaining topics in lecture, mostly just goes over the textbook. Exams are nearly impossible. Professor Panth is 100X better and actually cares about his students.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He complicates basic concepts. Most of this stuff I learned in calc 1 but sitting in his lectures confused me on things I already knew. He focuses a lot on deriving formulas than how to implement them. Not helpful in my opinion. Learned most on what I know by watching YouTube videos tbh

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MA412
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

worst professor ever! In lectures just copy the entire book on board without explain much. Tests are impossible. Practice exam is useless. Stay away!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I like him. Do problems in class. Review the problems he did in class, you ll get extremely good grade

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MA124
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:

Somewhat clear during lecture. Absolutely useless during office hours. Condescending, not really willing to help students. Liked the class, but the exams were impossible.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MA124
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Polite but unclear during lecture, rude, condescending and unclear during office hours.

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