Joel Spruck - Johns Hopkins University

Professor: Joel Spruck
Department: Mathematics
College: Johns Hopkins University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MATH108
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Extremely disorganized lectures. Before this class, I had never had a lecture that was more confusing than the written textbook--now I have. He takes simple, often already known concepts, and buries them in such deep layers of mathematical jargon you would already have to be a master of Calculus to understand him.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CALC3
  • 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:
I've had Professor Spruck for two math classes now. His lectures are thorough and well-paced, and I never felt lost during lecture, regardless of the size of class. If I ever did get confused, he happily and readily answered my questions.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CALC202
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
The professor is nice and good with sharing class materials but his lectures are not very organized. The quizzes and exams are quite straightforward but he is a very mean grader(!!!). A lot of students ended up with C or below.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CALC202
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
he doesn't know how to teach and he's very disorganized. Doesn't explain anything in depth and would sometimes write a topic and forget about it, only to go to the next topic. Being in lecture made it harder to understand material than learning on my own. Also the only calc 3 professor in recent years to curve to a B/B- rather than an A.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MATH439
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very easy-going, wants you to learn, is pretty lenient about exams.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CAL3
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's smart and helpful, but you need to be attentive in the classes to fully understand what he talks about. The class is hard but useful.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CALC203
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Seriously a horrible teacher. But somehow lecture is still helpful. At first I stopped going because I thought it was a waste of time, but after I started going to lecture I did really well. Use the learning den!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CALC3
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Nice guy, but a horrible professor. He does know what he's talking about, but he's so obsessed with math that he does not clearly explain anything. The Marsden Vector calc book is equally useless, and the tests/ quizzes are definitely harder than other teacher's calc 3 stuff. Watch the MIT OCW videos and hope you get an easy TA.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: SINGLCALC
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
run.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CALCII
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dear god, this guy was an IDIOT. ABSOLUTE..... ugh!!!!!! WORST proffessor I've ever had at Hopkins. Could not teach AT ALL. Unorganized, NOT helpful... avoid!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CALC
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
ahahaha, stooge...
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: 101103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
complete stooge.
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