Godwin Kotey - Seton Hall University

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Godwin Kotey - Seton Hall University

Professor: Godwin Kotey

Department: Mathematics

College: Seton Hall University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: CALC1401
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid him, your seriously better off taking Laura Schoppmann (sometimes in the summer). Tests are next to impossible to do good on and there are only 3 total, which is extremely dangerous. He does curve hard and bumps you a point or two at the end but still bad idea. My buddy got a C-, retook calc and got an A with the other professor I mentioned.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: CALC1
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took professor Kotey in hs for AP calc and stats. One of the best human beings you can come across. His methods in unorthodox, however you leave his class knowing more than when you went in. The bad reviews I see above breaks my heart hes a genuine great teacher

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: CALC1401
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is not a good professor. I did okay in the course but seriously avoid taking his class. I took AP and still got confused on things I had previously learned. He makes everything confusing. And has very few grades in the gradebook so if you do bad one time, it will haunt your grade. He will not teach you calculus well. Avoid at all cost

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MATH1401
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I asked him what topics were going to be on the final, instead he yelled at me like a crazy person. Definitely take this class if you want to work with mental patients as you will learn to be a psychologist through this class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CALC1
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Yells at your for asking questions and pulls random topics on tests

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: CALC1411
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:

The math Dept at Seton Hall is a "pick your poison" situation, you can never win. Prof Kotey's syllabus and grading is clear, but that means nothing. This class is run like 6th grade, he will literally YELL at you. The smart ppl get A's/B's, avg ppl will get a C-, and ppl who struggle with math will prob fail. He has tenure, he will fail you, sorry

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: BQUA2811
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Seems like a decent guy but not a good prof. Avoid him if you can. He flies through the material in the lectures and makes everything unclear without following the syllabus. There were at least 3 or 4 tests and a good amount of quizzes. He'll sometimes assign problems that weren't even discussed in class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CALC1411
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very passionate about Calculus, however I do not agree with his teaching method. Yells at students for taking notes when he is lecturing (it's my $ I'll do what I want), and can come across as plain rude (made a girl cry in my class after accusing her of not doing her hw). Textbook terrible. If you aren't good at math, stay away. Funny guy though

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CALC1401
Grade Received: D+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst teachers at SHU. Does not explan anything and goes extremely fast. He will teach new material and then put it on a quiz that same day. I strongly recommend to find anyone but him. You cannot understand him due to his accent, he laughs when you ask a question, and does not seem to care about anything but cramming material.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MATH1401
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a stud. He may not be the best teacher, but he sees the best in people and he really is a great person. It is easy to pass with his grading scale, but you need to put in the work. Do the homework and especially the word problems, he takes them straight from online and the textbook. Lastly, helpful hint: always say yes (if you know, you know)

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: MATH1401
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy but hard to understand. He goes too fast and is not clear. He does not have an office therefore no office hours. He grades hard, is unclear, and moves through material quickly. I would avoid taking his class. There are better calc professors at SHU.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: BQUA2811
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He grades how he likes and won't tell you about it until after the test. His grading system is confusing and at least for me he is hard to understand.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MATH1401
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The previous reviews might scare you away from Professor Kotey's class. But during semester, most of my fears quickly vanished due to his encouraging words and his obvious interest in teaching his students. In order for you to pass you will have to put in the work!Tips for doing well:#1 Do your homework #2 Ask for clarification #3 Review tests

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: CALC1
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

ill be straight up with ya. He is a great professor, cares about your learning, teaches well and goes over problems during class. Just listen to him during class, practice and you will do well on tests. Gives 4 tests including final, removes worst test before final. final is weighted heavily but its usually the problems he goes over well in class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: BQUA2811
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Beware that you can be an A+ student in every class and he even is impressed by you for getting nearly perfect on every test, but he forgets to teach certain topics that are on the exam. He also doesn't go by his syllabus, so the final is 40% of your grade and if you do ok your grade is not what it should be. You'll be better off not taking him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: BQUA2811
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's hard to understand simply because of his accent. He is not clear in explaining the material he is teaching and just jumps straight into things. Also, don't expect any quick email replies and he's almost never available for office hours if you need help. You can use your computer on exams and he uses questions from the book that are on Chegg.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: BQUA2811
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgeable but does not know how to explain things. He has a heavy accent so its hard to understand him, you get used to it after a while. Made a joke here and there and dropped the lowest test score out of 3 tests, not including the final. No mid-term. If you can, avoid him but if not, you're gonna have to put some extra work in.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MATH1402
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He was tough, but I don't blame him. He wants to make sure all his students know the topics well. If you want to pass exams, DO YOUR HOMEWORK, even though it's not required. You can go to him for help although he won't usually check emails. Great prof.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MATH1014
Grade Received: C+
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Kotey is a really funny and nice guy, his class is just really hard. I personally didn't take calc in high school ad struggled through the entire course. I ended up passing with a C+ after barely staying afloat all semester because he's very generous with the final grades. Go to class, do all the practice probs. Text examples will be on the exams!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MATH1401
Grade Received: F
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hes nice but he is hard to understand and doesnt teach material clearly because he expects you to know it. I failed his class but when I retook Calculus next semester with a different teacher I received an A

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