David Pruis - Grand Rapids Community College

Professor: David Pruis
Department: Mathematics
College: Grand Rapids Community College
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MA131
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof Pruis was amazing. Had a dry but amusing and funny sense of humor. He truly made me understand calculus. I love how he broke things down so we couldnt understand then and he didnt assume you knew more than you should have. I would highly recommend. I dont think he really teaches anymore though. I wish I could finish my calc sequence with him.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MA131
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Pruis is a great guy. Very forgiving and breaks down topics so you can understand them. He shows up to class 30 minutes early every day in case people have questions. Likes to tell jokes in class. Some people think theyre corny I thought he was pretty funny. Easy to get ahold of as well.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MA131
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
David Pruis is a solid professor, and I very much enjoyed the class. My one complaint is that by the middle of the semester, I was getting bored by how slowly the lectures were moving and found myself disengaged. However, bored as I was during class, I didn't find the tests much easier than anyone else. Get ready for some dumb dad jokes.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MA131
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Pruis truly cares about his students. He is always a half hour early for lectures, and is willing to stay as late as needed to answer questions. His feedback on homework, quizzes, and tests is very clear and useful. His grading criteria is both very clear and very forgiving. I hope to be able to take more courses with him.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • Grade Received: C
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
EXCEPTIONAL, as I struggled on tests. He saw all my efforts and understood I truly wanted to learn the subject. Highly recommend for those who may lose hope in being successful with test grades in calculus.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dave Pruis is the guy you want for Calc. He does notes and examples in a sometimes laughable step by step breakdown but if you are struggling with a topic, this will save you. Very good about partial credit. There are 4 tests, 2 projects, daily homework, HW quizzes, trig cheat sheet on every test, "help" sheet on the final. Overall superb teacher.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is the math professor you've been looking for. If you need help, you can get it effectively. He does go over ANY hw problems as a class, so you will see material constantly and the teaching method works very effectively for how the class should be run. He is a professor that gets it from a student point of view and understands students.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • 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:
Great professor! He is very helpful, and very funny too! Every couple lectures, he quizzes students based on their homework, so if you do your homework, you'll do well on the quizzes. However, when a test comes, be prepared and make sure you mastered the material!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Terrible professor. Spent the whole time going over the last day's homework because no one understood it because he taught so poorly. That left little time at the end to teach the material and this was an ongoing cycle.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MA134
  • 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:
Good teacher. Very dry humor but that kind of makes it fun. He knows what he is talking about. He is willing to help you out if you have a question. Their are random quizzes but they are over the homework you did. So if you do the homework then you passed the quiz.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Probably the best math teacher at this school. They need to fire Dersch so they can give Pruis a raise. Its work no doubt if you suck at math, I studies 36 hours straight for his final and only got a B, but mostly because I'm terrible at math.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: MAT133
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
BEST TEACHER EVER!!!!1!!!!!!!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I would definitely recommend this prof. He is extremely helpful. He'll answer any questions you have and he gives easy quizes almost every other day which you can use the homework on. Basically freebies. He even goes over the homework before-hand in case you have any questions on it. Notes are easy to take and if you study, tests aren't too hard.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MA134
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof Pruis is a GREAT teacher. He's whitty, clear, and very intelligent. Excellent for a math teacher!!!!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MA131
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Such a good teacher :) definitely recommend him!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MA134
  • 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:
I took his Calc I and II classes. He was extremely helpful, clear, and concise. His dry humor put the icing on the cake. Do not hesitate to register a class with this instructor. In fact, seek him out! He's a hoot!
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Amazing teacher, alway willing to help any student. He gives homework quizes which he lets you use your homework. Basically it is a free A for quizes if you show up and complete homework. Test are not extremely hard but still hard. STUDY HARD
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MA133
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is really clear and organized in his teaching. The class is difficult, but what do you expect from calculus? He answers all of our questions and if you do the homework and check it, you will get A's on all the quizzes.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MA134
  • 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:
He's a great teacher, I now love math because of him.
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