Alexandru Nica - University of Waterloo

Professor: Alexandru Nica
Department: Mathematics
College: University of Waterloo
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • 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:
The only prof whose written notes are so good you feel like you're getting your money's worth without video lectures. He's super chill, funny, and really knowledgeable. He wants you to be successful, and it shows. Truly a great prof, would love to take another course with him.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Clear structure, nicely organized math course
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I can't even begin to describe how good prof. Nica is. He is very caring, very enthusiastic about teaching as well as funny. The only prof whom I visit during office hours as well, as is very welcoming. Assignments provided great insights and the course content has made me like analysis for the first time in my life. Highly highly highly recommend.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MATH138
  • 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:
Great prof! Makes you love math and be good at it! If you don't like this you probably shouldn't be at Waterloo.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: PMATH351
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Best prof ever! Ez midterm, hard assignments, and the final was like a slasher :(
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His exams are trivial. Trivially 100%.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is the person that lets you question why you have talent in mathematics. And the answer, at least for me, is no.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
OP got deleted. 1. His exams are really hard and makes avg very low for an advanced course 2. Lots of things in this course he didn't cover, not recommended if you really want to learn PMATH. You will have to pick up lots of materials to make up for this course.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
His lecture is very well organized and goes very slow and you thought you have totally understand everything (in fact not) , but the exams are extremely difficult, and do not have curve. It is good to take this course to learn something but do not expect a very high grade like Math 147 and 148.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I literally spent my past week studying math 247 and was still not able to do well on the exam. Except his clear representation in the class, he covered so much less material and expects you to know everything from scratch. On exam, He expects you to be a copier and Gauss at the same time. In addition, He is not reachable most of the time.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MATH137
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Read the textbook before class. He expects you to do this and trust me it helps a lot. Didn't enjoy lectures as much because of his accent, and whenever he lectures he sometimes speaks to the board so it can be hard to hear at times. Nice guy though!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: MATH137
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Nica is a funny guy. He goes into great details for certain topics and he really cares about his students. He has a somewhat strong accent but you'll get used to it real quick.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MATH137
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is a nice prof, but getting his email reply will take you weeks or so. Besides I would say the textbook helps more than the lecture. I don't know it's for the whole MATH 137 course or only for the instructor.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MATH137
  • 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:
Nica is an amazing prof. He has quite an accent however it does not take long to get used to it. His notes and explanations are incredibly clear and makes the class fun. He seems like he was a child prodigy in Math so he is very inspirational.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MATH137
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He seems too slow and write everything on the blackboard, but his lectures are perfect. He is Simply The Best
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: PMATH351
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Mr. Opponent gives you an Epsilon.... Great prof. One of the best. Not much else to say.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
A wonderful professor. Superb teaching skills. This was my first advanced-level course, and he made it fairly enjoyable and highly satisfying. Moves at a fairly fast pace during lectures, but is super helpful during office hours. Russian accent, but you'll get used to it quickly. The course itself could benefit from printed lecture notes, but w/e.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
His lectures are highly organized (he numbers every theorem and remark), the clearest prof I've ever seen. Lectures are fun. Easy homework and midterm, helpful at office hours. And the homework really helps you understand the stuff. Also he does have a funny accent, but I had no problem understanding him.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very organized! The lecture, the assignments, the exams are all very well-prepared. He went through the material in a very systematic way. Awesome. Highly recommended!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MATH247
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
His teaching is very systematic and clear! He really made my hardest course turn out to be the most enjoyable.
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