Reviews of professor Herbert Edelstein

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Took his class for math 181 calculus, homework is online and a lot of it is not based on the exam, don't focus on his slides, also doesn't give study guides for exams. He also gets annoyed when someone asks a question and doesn't understand right away. Please don't take him unless you're really good at math and don't mind a bad professor.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is a very nice person, sometimes you have to be a little intuitive because he is not very clear with what he says. If you do not consider yourself a math person and need long explanation for stuff I would recommend you to tanka another Professor. You will have a quiz everyday about the topic but he gives an example at the beginning of the class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took his seven week class and it was kind of a struggle. He just reads off notes, while he edits all of his mistakes. He gets mad and has an attitude with his students for not answering his questions, but when they do answer, he scolds them for not getting the answer right. Then he questions why his students don't answer. Just save yourself.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I liked prof Edelstein overall as a person but he gets really off topic and I learned everything from his power points, not so much from his lectures. However, his quizzes are always EXACTLY like the warm-ups and that makes doing well easy. If you have him, make sure to participate, take notes, and STUDY HIS POWERPOINTS. Good luck!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
ALWAYS goes off-topic with unnecessary joking and telling meaningless stories. NEVER clears off what he is going to put on the test and all he says is "study what we've done." Tests are RIDICULOUSLY long and HARD. More than half the class failed his tests and still didn't go over them or the answers. Very unorganized and be aware of pop quizzes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He has a wacky sense of humor, he goes into tangents in class, much welcomed as it is a 2.5 hour lecture and makes things more interesting. He's a fascinating guy. Very knowledgeable about statistics and I've learned more than I expected to. Strict grader, sometimes delays quizzes til tomorrow. It's a tough class but a fun and friendly professor.