Reviews of professor Maksym Derevyagin

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Maksym is a really nice, unintentionally funny guy and he clearly cares about his students. There are probably better professors from a teaching standpoint as he does mumble and will sometimes do a problem wrong and have to backtrack, but generally he teaches alright. Learning from the textbook outside of class is useful.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The exams were a bit long but he was a very lenient grader. The writing portfolio was easy and gave students free rein of their topic of choice. In order to succeed, be aware that you need to put some thought into the assignments. He is always there to help if need be. The textbook was only needed if you take the W course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is the second course I have taken with Professor Derevyagin. The course has 5 quizzes (drop the lowest), a midterm and a final. Quiz problems are taken directly from homework and he outlines the types of exam questions ahead of time. Overall, he is a great professor who gives many examples, and I would recommend.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a nice guy, but his teaching isn't engaging and he kinda just does the problems during lecture without explaining what he's doing. Would not recommend if you're not a math type person or if you have no prior experience with Calculus, because personally I relied on my knowledge from high school to get through this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Maksym is the GOAT. He explains concepts so well that I didn't even need to study for any of my midterms this semester and have gotten a 100 on both midterms thus far. He is so funny and caring of his students and even gives out candy if you correct him. He is the absolute best professor ever and I am so lucky to have had the GOAT professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Graded on 5 quizzes (drop the lowest), 2 tests, and a final. He has a very dry sense of humor that I very much appreciated. Posts notes online but would still recommend going to lecture. He was very encouraging and genuine, an overall solid professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Derevyagin was barely present, to be honest. He didn't do any grading and I can tell my TA was pushed to do all of it. During this online course, he uploaded lecture videos from another professor and you really didn't get to hear from him besides his office hours. He seemed a bit annoyed when students asked for help during office hours.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had him for MATH3146 and MATH3710W, he was excellent. he may seemed annoyed at times, but he does whatever he can to make sure students understand the material, always asking "is it more or less clear" during lectures. he grades VERY leniently, not taking many points off for wrong answers. i would take him again in a heartbeat

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is really nice and was helpful during his office hours.