Reviews of professor Jacob Rooney

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took AP Calc AB and BC in high school and got 5's. The homework/quizzes were easy. The second midterm and final were fairly difficult and nothing like what we've seen in lecture/quiz/homework. Weekly homework online does take a while but just time-consuming. Lectures are fairly poor and inefficient, did most of my learning from the textbook.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I found his teaching methods really challenging to learn much from. His classes are mainly just him copying his notes onto the board and you then copying what's on the board into your notes. There is very little interactivity or opportunity to ask questions in classes so if you're unable to keep up with his notes you'll quickly fall behind.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Rooney is pretty young, and is kinda awkward with the students, which translates when students need help. He rants about math sometimes. Also, beware of the second midterm, as the average went from mid-eighties on the first one to mid-forties on the second, completely blindsiding the entire class as it was covering problems we hadn't had in class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm taking his class this semester and plan to drop the class. He didn't respect his students at all. He doesn't care us. He even doesn't know how much we got at our midterms. It seems that he doesn't like teaching. So my questions is why he chooses to be a lecture?

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
First year professor, decent guy. Can be pretty awkward especially during office hours. Not the best professor, you will definitely need to self teach. Midterms are insanely difficult. Would recommend fining a different professor if this is your first time taking calc, or if math isn' your strongest subject if not you should be fine regardless.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was nervous since it's Prof. Rooney's first year teaching, but his lectures are really clear, and he's super nice and helpful after class and in office hours. I didn't go to office hours until late in the semester, and I wish I went earlier. My only complaint is that the second exam was more difficult than the first, but he curved the grades.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm taking his class for math 118 and honestly I LOVE professor Rooney. While the class material can be challenging at times, he makes sure he does his best to help everyone understand the topic and it's evident that he cares a lot about his students.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you have taken AP Calculus, this class is review. Rooney is such a genius that he is incapable of teaching to where anyone understands. He does not know how to make tests and gives way more homework than other MATH 118 classes. I highly recommend finding sources outside of class to learn from.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took his class for math 118 this fall semester. To be honest, he is not a good teacher. He is very mean to students and reluctant to help. Also it seems he didn't know the material well, he has no logic about the material. I couldn't feel his ethusiasm to math. Overall, I do recommend to taking his class.