Dan Weiner - Boston University

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Dan Weiner - Boston University

Professor: Dan Weiner

Department: Mathematics

College: Boston University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: MA113
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took stat in HS but by no means was I "great" at it. This class was great as a sort-of intro to statistics. Weiner is super nice and teaches very well. He always answers questions and repeats himself throughout problems to keep everyone on track. Really enjoyed this class! If you're looking for a Quant. Reas. II class, this is a great one!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: MA582
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Weiner is easily one of the best math professors at BU. Make no mistake, this is a very challenging course and you will have to put in the work to get a good grade. But he is so great at stimulating interest in the subject that I found myself enjoying the work (even though I hated MA 581). Take his class!

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MA113
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

CUTEST AND SWEETEST PROFESSOR. PLEASE TAKE HIS CLASS! HE'S SUCH A GEM!!!!!! <33333 Grading is straightforward, and he tries his best to make sure the entire class is understanding the material.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MA113
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Weiner is honestly a gem. Great teacher and great person. Made everything really easy to understand. He is very straightforward with what he expects us to know for exams. I would definitely recommend him for MA113 and honestly any other math class. I have no regrets taking his class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CASMA113
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

SUCH A GEM! dan is such a genuinely kind professor and is so good about explaining different concepts in a clear and concise way. to get an A, all you need to do is take extensive notes during lecture and study them- he puts all the class notes up on the board!

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MA113
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dan was so great! Very funny and charismatic, made the lectures go by quicker. Really good at explaining concepts as well. Grade is made up of 4 tests, each worth 25%. No homework, just make sure you show up to lectures and pay close attention because thats what will be on tests, in my opinion you dont even need to read the textbook.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: MA113
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Just show up and take notes!!! Awesome, hilarious guy. Now I love stats!

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: MA113
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:

talks way too quickly and assumed everybody knows math as well as him and the math-savvies in class. You won't understand a thing from him if you can't keep up, which is not easy to do since he seldom stops when talking in lecture. He refuses to slow down when asked to, and his final is cumulative so beware.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: MA582
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dan takes some getting used to, but he's a great professor. He cares a lot and tries to present things in an easily digestible way. Be sure to attend his lectures and the discussion sections - if you do, the exams will be no sweat.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MA582
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I struggled a lot in the class, especially in the beginning because it's so fast paced, but Dan is always available and happy to help his students. He really wants everyone to do well, but you have to go to lecture and pay attention without a phone. Great lectures and he's really funny, but he gets serious when people are doing something wrong

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: CASMA113
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I was terrified to take stats because I failed math in high school, but Weiner made it the easiest class I've taken at BU. If you go to every lecture and pay attention/take the same notes that he writes on the board, then you will get A's on the exams. His examples that he puts on the board in lecture are the exact same format as his exams!

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MA113
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Weiner makes the concepts easy to understand because he teaches the material slowly and gives lots of examples that are very similar to the exam questions. He's funny and makes lectures interesting. His exams are fair and you can do well in the class if you go over the material learned in lecture (I didn't use the textbook once).

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MA582
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I want to say how incredibly fair i think Dan is. I completely failed my first 3 exams but he kept giving me hope and saying he knows how much of a good student i am. I went to office hours 2 times a week which were super helpful. i got an A on the final so he passed me with a C. Doesnt give up on his students if he sees youre actually trying

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MA113
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors at BU. Extremely fair and and explains all concepts in full detail. He makes sure you know what you need to succeed in the class

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: MA113
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are great, he explains concepts very well and is really good at preparing you for the exams (which are pretty easy). The online homework is a bit harder because he doesn't write it himself but it's still easy. His jokes can be annoying and repetitive though, I never want to hear him say "nothing to sneeze at" again.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: MA581
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best professor at BU. Super funny, helpful, lectures are always clear and grading is straightforward. Had him for MA113, MA581 and MA582, succeeded with flying colors in all the classes just because the class is really set up well. Its a must that you go to lecture to succeed because his exams are only based on the materials he covers in lecture

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MA113
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Weiner is very entertaining and manages to make statistics engaging. There's a lot more information than you'd expect or desire from an introductory course, or for that matter a gen-ed. He assigns online homework that is not made by him and is, suffice to say, pretty unfair (contains unlettered material, poor question wording, very poor solutions)

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MA582
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the best experiences of my academic career. Professor Weiner has a talent for making difficult material accessible. Brilliant lecturer, who knows the material.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MA582
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Enjoyed taking 582 with him much better than 581--the material is less dense, so he explains everything more thoroughly and clearly. Might take a few rereads of your notes to grasp them, but he basically gives you everything you need to understand the concepts, and is helpful in office hours.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MA582
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Take stats with Dan if you want to learn a lot and learn well

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