Reviews of professor Patrick Shields

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very tough grader. On our first takehome exam, the average was a 50%. Midterm and Final makes up 70% of your grade. After our midterm, our class went from a 20 person class to a 7 person class, take that as you will. Patrick Shields is a very nice guy and lenient, but his course is difficult. No notes on Blackboard, so you NEED to go to class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He was so amazing. The most gentle and caring guy ever. He would stay with you after class for as long as you need and ensure he explains everything to the max. I was never confused or lost during this class. I always felt comfortable asking for help. Easy grader and will help you out. He wants you to succeed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Shields is arguably the best professor in the math department and while the vast majority of math professor in this school are mediocre, Professor Shields is anything from it. He genuinely cares about his students (which is rare in this school) and he's funny too. Whatever they're paying him, it most certainly isn't enough.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The best and great Professor I ever have. He always cares about his students, you can ask him any questions you have.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He won't give you a hard time. He is very kind and cares about students.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It is obvious that he cares about his students. He is a lenient grader and a very nice guy in general. That being said, his MATH221 needs some serious reworking. For an introductory course in Discrete Math, he doesn't cover many fundamental topics like Number Theory, Logic, Set Theory, etc. I didn't feel like I learned a whole lot in this course.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great, informative lectures, Answers questions if you have them. Only complaint is he can sometimes take a while to grade the weekly quizzes