Reviews of professor Karl Schmidt

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you have the option of taking someone else, do it. His midterm and final was nothing like the study guide. He doesn't explain anything on the homework and makes you figure everything out on your own. I definitely wouldn't take again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had him for fall 2020 and wanted to post haha, but he has amazing notes. Was easy to understand and pay attention because he specifically states what he wants to see in terms of work. Midterms and finals were okay but as long as you put in the effort and show steps, then you'll be fine. Also, gives a five min break in class!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Avoid at all cost.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I don't understand those who say negative things about Karl. He is a great professor. He is fast with emails and GREAT help during office hours *which I recommend. He truly cares about student success. If you stay on top of the class, you should be fine. Exams are similar to homework/lecture probs as he SPECIFICALLY states. Would def. take again!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Awful professor, not sure how he even manages to keep his job to be honest. Doesn't care about his students, the whole class will be failing and Karl will still see no flaws in his teaching. Expects you to know how to solve the problems beforehand and will teach you a complex method. Whole exam will be super difficult, but the sample exams are easy

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do not recommend. I had him for math 006a and struggled and then again for math 007a and again struggled. His teaching style is poor and he expects you to already understand the material. He also will only teach basic level problems and possibly one or two complex problems and then the entire test will be complex problems. Be prepared to be sad.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's the first professor that made me make an account to leave a review. I would highly advise people to avoid him if possible. The difference in difficulty between the homework and the midterms are immense. The class average for the first midterm was 69%, yet he does not see any problem with his teaching. His teaching is confusing.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor only taught some vague concepts but tested on questions way more in depth than we had ever seen. His lectures were literally him reading from his online powerpoint. Never felt prepared for the weekly quiz because they would always be some question type that we had never seen. Blamed students when the midterm average was a 33%.