Leon Gerber - St. John's University - Jamaica/Queens

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Leon Gerber - St. John's University - Jamaica/Queens

Professor: Leon Gerber

Department: Mathematics

College: St. John's University - Jamaica/Queens

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: MTH1730
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hardest class ever. He makes you buy his textbook, which is full of errors. He makes Calculus 1 the hardest class. Don't recommend him, take someone else to save your grades.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: MATH1020
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Gerber does not use the present day math rules or formulas. instead he uses very old methods and he wrote his own textbook based on those methods. we aren't allowed to use new methods

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MATH1020
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I have never experienced a class like this before. Not sure what he was saying at any given point of the semester. He talks into the board and rarely explains the concepts enough to understand the problems. He gets irritated when you dont understand something too. I personally would recommend you find any way not to take him. Its not worth it

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MTH1050
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! He is a horrible teacher and it's almost impossible to understand what he's saying. The textbook was made by him and is also impossible to understand. He has handwritten hw due every class, and it's NOT graded on completion. Quizzes every week and he is not afraid to call you out when you hand it in.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: MTH1210C
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Through my years of college I have taken many classes more fundamentally difficult than this one, and yet this has to be the toughest class I have ever taken. Homework is so tough, comes straight from the textbook he wrote which contains many errors. So, based off of that you know it is a scam. If you have a chance take literally anyone else.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MTH1210
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Gerber is almost impossible to hear and understand. His handwriting is also borderline illegible as he writes in chalk very fast. I would not take this class ever again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: MTH1220
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Gerber's class was a lot of work. He wasn't the best, but he wasn't the worst. I had taken calculus in high school which honestly helped me out a lot with his class, so if you took calc in high school and somewhat understood it, you should be fine for his class. There is homework everyday that takes hours to finish. Many people still pass with an A

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: CAL1210
Grade Received: INC
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst class Ive ever taken! Hes very good at math but terrible at explaining and teaching it. He wrote his own textbook that you have to buy for $60 and its no help at all! Because of the lockdown he didnt teach us either, but instead made us look at his confusing textbook. When I found my own methods of solving he gave me a 0 and didnt pass me

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CAL1301
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

lots of tests and homework you cant understand what he's teaching super hard had to drop the class and change my major because of this class haha avoid at all costs he will not help you

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MTH1250C
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:

we didn't pick him in the first place then the school switch him into our class since nobody pick his class. there were like 5 people left in his class after the first day cus everyone drop out. Dude makes math way harder to understand and demand you to use the calculator as his damn way which was extremely confusing. don't take his class!!!!!!!!!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: MTH1730
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I don't have enough characters to describe how bad this professor is. Made my life miserable and I had to go to the helping center to get home work done . He is a tremendous jerk, he'll tell you that is "here to help" and then yell at you for no reason. Anyways, get the quizzes' answers to ace the final and you can manage to get a good grade.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MATH1050
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Gerber is hard to understand in class but if you go to his office hours they might help you. Homework due every class and quiz every week. The final is similar to all the quizzes. Its possible to pass but it takes a lot of work and dedication. Also, his textbook is next to impossible to understand. I would recommend not taking him if possible.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MTH1730
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

hardest math class i've ever taken and i am good at math. that's all i'm going to say

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MATH1020
Grade Received: WD
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worse teacher ever. I dropped his class after the first week. I tried so hard to like him and could not. He gave me a 0 on a homework assignment because he didnt like the format I used when all the questions had the right answers. Is insane and probably the worse Professor ever. DO NOT TAKE so glad I dropped his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: MTH1050
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you are good at math you can get away with an A. He is hard. He goes fast. His office hours are only 30 minutes so go to tutoring sessions. Homework is due every time the class meets. No tests and there are quizzes once a week.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: MTH1730
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. Will take off points on homework for not doing the problems "his way". "His way" is taught in his self-made textbook. Does not explain concepts well in class, and when asking questions it is very difficult to get his attention. Wasn't a good look when I saw actuarial science majors who already took Calc in HS struggling.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MTH1730
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unless you're already a math genius, this class will be torture. I came in with calculus experience but this man managed to make it twenty times as difficult.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MTH1740
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If things are not done his way then he will take off so many points for it. He also always talks about how high school teachers and how they don't teach enough almost every day.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MTH1740
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

he does not explain anything. i pay to teach myself. his tests are ridiculously difficult. honestly, he should get fired. he gave me the hardest time in calculus and i just don't need to be struggling in this class because the professor cannot teach

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MTH1730
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

DONT TAKE THIS CLASS, especially if youve never taken Calc before. I sit in the front row, and I still have to yell at him if I have a question. If you even want to bother getting his attention and ask a question, he wont even answer what you want to know. Its his way or the high way, he swears by his methods and his own book. Dont take this!!

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