Reviews of professor Neil Dantam

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
First a positive I took him for 400 and he seems to have improvedTo the negatives His lectures are difficult to follow He takes pride that his class is difficult and chooses to make it more difficult The notation and content is made more complex than needed I dont care that I got a C unlike every other class Im just happy I passed.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
After taking PL in Spring '24 I can confirm that negative reviews are spot on. A few days ago numerous students repeatedly asked he record a review of the practice final. He completely refused even as we practically begged him to post any kind of help. Doesn't care about students and is actively working against their education, avoid at all costs

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Neil does not like teaching, nor does he seem to care about his students. Do not rely on Ed to get help from him or the TA's, it takes them days to respond (if they do). Do not expect HW or Lab grades to be posted in a timely manner (despite some labs building on each other). This class is graded on a curve so do not expect to know your final grade

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dantam is the worst teacher I have ever had the misfortune of experiencing. It's clear he doesn't care about his students or their success. If you ask a question, his response drips with condescension, so much so that I'm shocked anybody would choose to ask a question at all. He's required, though I wish he would quit like he so clearly wants to do

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
5.5 years at mines and time for my first RMP review!

Neil is a smart person. Neil is a knowledgeable person. Neil is not a nice person. The content is challenging, but he artificially inflates the difficulty of the course. He will make as little effort to work with you as he possibly can unless forced to by the university.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The practice exams are much easier than the real thing and don't include an answer for each problem. He arrives for class late most days. Every class has a quiz which must be taken in class. He won't respond to Ed posts or emails. His exams have tougher questions than the homeworks or lectures. Homeworks don't get graded until several weeks later.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
A small, insecure man. He oozes pent-up middle school bullying aggression and regularly quotes Donald Trump in his half-baked lessons. Frankly, his unprofessional demeanor make him a liability to the school.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
By far the worst experience I've ever had at this school. A dismissive, uncaring, and not at all understanding professor. Known for doing the absolute bare minimum!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I've never left a review before, but Neil's incompetence and disdain for teaching prompted me to. Neil is extremely condescending, delays grading until after exams, is bad at communication, and provides wholy inadequate practice materials. Furthermore, he's arbitrary accused several others of academic misconduct and censored feedback on Ed.