Reviews of professor Daniel Hathaway

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dan is an affable and organized instructor. I enjoyed taking Applied Linear Algebra with him. The course material was a bit tough for me to grasp at times and the tests were much more difficult than the example problems, but maybe this was just me. He is very thorough in his explanations and provided a notes PDF for the entire course from day one.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class was well structured. He tells you what going to be on the tests and quizzes. bi-weekly quizzes of 1-2 questions and two midterms that take 50 minutes. bi-weekly MATLAB assignments that take about 20 minutes and weekly WebAssign that take about 30. His lectures are clear.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
very organized, all class notes are on blackboard to follow along with. quiz every thursday and homework/labs are due at the same time every week. pretty lenient grader and always gives partial credit. lectures the whole class and moves very fast. the class is easy if you take good notes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing professor, and gives great lectures! I was concerned after my final and sent an email, and he responded by telling me what problems I got wrong and what points he took off for each. Class is very difficult but rewarding, the weekly quizzes are easily the worst part.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Clearly a genius but oh my god he's so bad at teaching fundamentals of math. So bad. We'll do worksheets in class and when he asks who got a problem, usually 2-3 people raise their hands. Everyone just googles answers to homeworks as his lectures simply don't help at all. My least favorite class by far.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
People seem to get on Hathaway a lot for not explaining the material well enough, and to an extent I understand, but I don't think fundamentals of math can be explained easily the way that other types of math can be. I believe that he does better than the book does. Also, he is just a nice guy!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He goes fast but hes awesome

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Saw some people who must have been my classmates post some less shining reviews, but I found this professor's lectures to be very effective in teaching course topics. He is very organized, and posts all his notes before the course begins. If you pay attention you should receive a grade that reflects your own skill as I did.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class although the material is a bit challenging, he makes it really easy to learn and understand. He is always available during his office hours and the homework is a little hard but you can go see him for as much help as needed. The labs can be challenging and the weekly quizzes. Overall I enjoyed this class. I would definitely recommend.