Alfred John Menezes - University of Waterloo

Professor: Alfred John Menezes
Department: Mathematics
College: University of Waterloo
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CO331
  • 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:
Menezes is an absolute gem. Holds tons of office hours so that students can always get the help they need. Puts in lots of effort into his recorded lectures to make sure students are getting a good learning experience. Assignments and tests were somewhat difficult, but definitely fair (so if you study, you'll do well). One of my fav profs
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CO331
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I like the way that he present his material in class, he use blackboard and not course notes. Engaging lecture and lots of office hours.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CO487
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Amazing Lectures. Lots of office hours. very care .
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CO487
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Best prof in the CS/Math department at Waterloo. Holds lots of office hours. Really looks to help you. Memorizes names if you go to his office hours! Learned a lot.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CO487
  • 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:
Outstanding dedication. He cares about his students to the point where he can remember a lot of our names. Extremely helpful and patient in office hours and eager to help you learn. He continues to ask for feedback and acts on it to make his already excellent lectures even better. 11/10 would take a course with Alfred again.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CO487
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is one of the best professors I had at UWaterloo. He really knows his stuff and is very approachable and helpful in his office hours. The assignments and exam was fair and he likes to challenge his students to think.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CO487
  • 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:
Professor Menezes knows his stuff, and it really shows. All of his assignments and tests are fair, and he really knows how to give a lecture! Highly recommend!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • 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:
Outstanding professor. Really hope I have several more classes to take with him for the rest of my studies.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • Grade Received: C+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Alfred is an amazing professor, and an even better person. He is extremely friendly, knows his content very well, and loves helping students. Even outside of his office hours he will often help you, and he's very clear to follow when he does. 135 is a hard course no matter what, but he made it much easier by explaining the concepts so well.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • 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:
Lots of office hours to help you, great prof.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Really great prof, made the lectures interesting. I couldn't have asked for a better prof.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Menezes is one of the best Profs I've had in my university career. Really cares about his students and explains thing very well. Always available for help. Make sure to go to class, I would say it's worth it since many examples he does are related to the assignments.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Great prof who cares for students, and does his best to teach one of the hardest first year courses for math.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Great professor, came to class prepared and rarely messed up in lectures. Lectures were engaging. Was available outside of class, even outside his office hours. Glad to have had him for my first proofs based course.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: CO487
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Truly amazing! Crypto is a really hard course but his explanation made everything clear. Slides were really concise yet informative. Exams were fair, only the core concepts were tested. Talks a bit too fast. Writings on the board were neat and clear. Assignments were very useful. Replies very diligently on Piazza. Need to post blackboard notes tho.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CO487
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The best professor I have ever had! You can tell that he really cares about his students. What I loved the most was that you truly truly never felt dumb for not understanding something or for asking a question. -He is VERY knowledgeable and helpful. I would definitely recommend taking a class with him if you can!
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is everything you want from a teacher: Smart, clear, patient, funny, and friendly. He makes classes super interesting and very helpful during office hours. 100/100 would take his class again.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CO485
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Best prof in this department when it comes to clear, organized lectures. He prepares in advance and never looks at any notes to write on the board (100% of what he teaches is on the board). Midterm was a breeze (take-home) and finals were a bit hard/tricky. Assignments were well prepared and he is always helpful outside of class. Verdict: 5/5
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MATH135
  • 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:
10/10
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MATH145
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Absolutely phenomenal teacher. Very interesting and very funny. His lectures cover all the material, so you don't really need a textbook (I found his explanations better than the textbook anyway). The course was difficult, but made a lot better by the prof.
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