Brian Snyder - Lake Superior State University

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Brian Snyder - Lake Superior State University

Professor: Brian Snyder

Department: Mathematics

College: Lake Superior State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: MATH251
Grade Received: B-
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took calc 3 and college geometry with Dr. Snyder. He is an interesting character, and not in a bad way. You may fall asleep during his class, but he is actually pretty funny if you like straight up dumb humor. He is very knowledgeable and for some reason is obsessed with random trig identities like the half-angle formulas.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: MATH102
Grade Received: D
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Random tests and exams, unclear test questions, rarely at office hours, unwilling to help at all, poorly answers questions, rude toward students

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MATH411
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, not as bad as advertised. His teaching style takes getting used to, but that's more his personality than anything. Would avoid in the Calc sequence if possible (he's the only one who does pop quizzes,) but decent in other classes. Tests are hard, but not impossible, and he's always willing to assist you in his office.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MATH131
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

As a person, great guy. As a professor, one of the hardest ever. Lectures take getting used too. Material is confusing, exams are brutal, pop quizzes are always when you least expect them. Has given 2 pop quizzes in a row. Highly recommend a getting a tutor, forming a study group, and/or watching tutorial videos. Will fail class if you don't.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: CALC152
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Just awful. Run away.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MATH131
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

By far the worst professor I've ever had. His lectures are incredibly boring and useless. Lectures don't help with the homework, and the homework is nothing like the questions on his tests. I actually enjoy math most of the time, but Snyder is apparently trying his hardest to make me hate it, along with myself. I recommend avoiding him at any cost.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: MATH151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

VERY BORING

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: MATH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He will help you when you ask, but his lectures are very short and aren't super useful when it comes to the homework. The tests have questions that are completely unrelated to the homework, and are worth too many points a piece. If you miss two questions you pretty much fail the test. I would recommend getting extra help outside of the class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: MATH131
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He teaches only the concepts but not at all how to apply them;you have no examples of how to do homework problems. His inability to "dummy down," doesn't make him a genius - it makes him incompetent as a professor. If you end up with him - get a tutor ASAP and expect to spend lots of time in the math center or using khan academy videos (youtube)

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MATH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brutal teacher. Seams to have an issue with talking to females and doesn't seem to know how to reply to emails.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: MATH215
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Love the sweatervest. He is a little tricky to understand but the 215 class was great! Most of the class was teaching yourself. But that was the point

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MATH215
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Make friends fast and work with them. You might as well get the textbook early and teach yourself over break because that's all you'll be doing. He will give extra credit if asked so ASK! It's a bad class but you can make it through.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MATH151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

What can I say about Snyder? Well, for starters, he couldn't teach dog to bark. Every class was 50 minutes of useless lecture in which he tried, and failed, to explain calculus. He consistently makes mistakes on problems and fails to correct them.Had I not taken AP calculus in high school, I would've failed this class. AVOID HIM IF YOU CAN!!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MATH151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

What good things can be said about Captain Sweatervest? NOTHING! He spent a whole class period talking about his cat and the cats crazy shannanagains. I had to teach myself calculus to get a high C in the class. Otherwise I would have joined the other 24 students in the class with a D- or lower. Avoid this professor.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: MATH152
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

this man is impompatant. he cannot teach calc to save his life. he doesn't know the difference between integrals and derivative. he asked one of the students if they liked his sweatervest. i mean come on, no one does. i dread going to any class that he is present in. avoid taking a captain sweatervest class. your life depends on it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: MATH152
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

i am sure that he came to class half high one day. starts the class five minets late and never follows the syllubus and cant use the calculator. cant belive that it took him ten mins to figure out how to clear the calculator. heres a tip there is a big button that says CLEAR push it. will stop talking mid sentance. and you wont learn anything avoid

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MATH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He shouldn't be allowed to teach any class. He doesn't know what the hell graphs look like and can't graph with a calculator. He should be fired. And his teaching method is poor quality. I think a deaf, mute can teach math better than Captain Sweatervests would. DONT TAKE A CLASS WITH HIM! SAVE YOURSELF AND DONT GO THERE!

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MATH151
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This man is creepy as all get out. He pulled out his camera phone and took pictures of all the students, individually. He wears the worst sweatervests ever. He has this doppey-ass look on his face whenever he's thinking of an answer to make up. AVOID AT ALL COST!!! Especially if you have suicidal thoughts, cause they will become suicidal actions...

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MATH111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

this guy made my freashman year suck. i would have loved going to math but after 10 mins of the ugly sweatervests and the "umm i supose..." i wanted to jump into a burning building.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MA111
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy had no clue what he was doing. One of the most unhelpful professors there is. Also he wears these stupid sweater vests every day haha Stay away from him.

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