MATH 8
SCHLEY N B
Nathan Schley
2.5
103 reviews

104
2.5
MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

His lectures aren't organized, he has poor time management and expects us to know almost everything already so he teaches us as if we're reviewing the topics, never really getting deeper into how to do problems. He's very nice and wants his students to succeed but he is just horrible at teaching

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

This professor is absolutely horrible, he teaches only by giving examples and is horrible at explaining any of the concepts. The average on all of the midterms have been extremely low and he is claiming that he will not curve the class

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Schley is one of the worst teachers I've ever had, for ANYTHING. He's very nice and personable, but his teaching style is impressively horrible, teaching the whole course through example problems and only briefly explaining core concepts. The homework is also useless and unhelpful, as he likes to jump around without ANY consistency whatsoever.

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

bro everyone said this was an easy class but there is no curve and the average on the midterms has been consistently below 60%

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Horrible at explaining, and the homework and tests do not correlate to what we learn in class. this should be an easy class but he has made it extremely difficult

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

This class is terrible. The TA is unkind and not helpful whatsoever, he also is extremely judgmental. The teacher is nice but the lectures make zero sense and neither does the homework. Compared to the other teachers that teach this taking this class with him is like taking a completely different class.

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

He's a very caring professor and you can tell he wants his students to succeed but I don't think he prepares his students well because his lecturers consist of examples on topics he expects u to already know. I don't think he's good at teaching only because I never felt prepared enough even with CLAS, you basically teach urself all the material.

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MATH111A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

If you want to truely learn and grasp Abstract Algebra, stay away from this professor.

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Does not explain anything and only uses examples to teach. I am always confused in lecture

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

I just started this course but genuinely wtf

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Lectures were very helpful in understanding the content. Walked students through each step. Practice exams were very similar to the real exams. Explained concepts clearly and offered to go over hard homework questions before they were due. Book isn't the best, so youtube will be your friend.

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MATH102A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

This is a COOP class so make friends. All HW and even the final can be done with friends so make some. Also, go to his OH he will help you after the 20 other ppl in line.

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MATH102A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Investigation heavy course but all work can be submitted as groups making this a COOP class (minus tests). Go to his OH, he will help you a lot.

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Nathan is a great person and very kind and you can tell he does want us to do well and pass his class. However, he just does not explain concepts and problems clearly. You end up just teaching yourself on your own time. Wouldn’t recommend to people who already struggles in math, you’ll just end up more confused.

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MATH111A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Study with him. You can learn a lot. And his exam is doable.

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MATH34A . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Man does not know how to to teach, only sets up practice problems for each lecture. It is a self taught course and be ready too be mad. I did not enjoy his course one bit at all

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MATH34B . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Nathan is a very nice and caring Professor but should not be a teacher. Although he does want his students to do well, he is not a strong/clear lecturer. I ended up having to teach most of the material to myself. Exams include abstract concepts/rules that he expects you to know just because he knows them.

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MATH34B . Schley N B 2 Years Ago

Schley is a great person. He's kind, nice, and really wants his students to succeed. However, he is not a good teacher. He is horrible at lecturing. He tests his students on topics that he never really taught before. Most of the time, I would have to teach myself all the topics.

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MATH34B . Schley N B 3 Years Ago

One of the worst professors I've ever had. He covers basic topics during lectures and then tests us on extremely abstract, conceptual concepts that we never learned. No practice midterms, pretty much need to teach all of the the material to yourself in order to do well. Would not recommend!

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MATH34B . Schley N B 3 Years Ago

Absolute worst professor ever, lectures are completely useless, nothing on the homework is covered by lectures, no practice tests for exams, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

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MATH34B . Schley N B 3 Years Ago

Hands down the worst professor Ive ever had. Super nice guy but an awful teacher. He explains nothing and assumes you know everything.

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MATH34B . Schley N B 3 Years Ago

He's nice but that's about it. Not good at explaining things and is VERY conceptual, so if that's not ur way of understanding things I would avoid this prof. Oftentimes he will subtly go over new material in lecture and expect us to catch on without clearly indicating new rules or equations. No practice midterm before this first midterm too. Ugh

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MATH102A . Schley N B 3 Years Ago

This class was mainly based off of group work. A lot of the students felt like they lacked direction from him. Lectures were minimal, and he is not very good at explaining things. He tries to help but often leaves people more confused. Workload is heavy for the quality of teaching. Makes an otherwise fun and interesting class difficult.

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MATH102A . Schley N B 3 Years Ago

This class is designed for people who are interested in getting a minor in high school math teaching. Personally, I didn't find the teaching style to be that impressive since the majority of the time was done via student group collaborations. This class is an easy A class if you want to raise your GPA. Anyone can teach better than him.

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