Reviews of professor Jordan Watts

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Watts is a gem! Many say his lectures were too fast but I thought he did an excellent job explaining things. He clearly understands the material at a very high level. Honestly the best professor we have at CMU. Even adjusted the grading scale at the end of the course to reward students for showing improvement by weighting later assignments.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Watts is a very nice professor and is pretty decent at teaching pre-calc, at least from my experience. I took the class 2 years ago in high school and had to take it again and it was mostly review for me up until the later weeks. Be sure to remember the quadratic formula and the unit circle.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I dropped out of his class after two days because I had no idea what was going on. You can tell he is smart, but he did not do well of teaching it to those who were new to the material. I am very good at math & took AP Calc in high school (and got a A), & I struggled in his class. It was very overwhelming, and he thinks you already know everything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Honestly the favorite math class I've taken, and most of that is due to the professor. Is obviously very enthusiastic about math, and does an excellent job covering material and inspiring a passion for the subject in students as well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The classes are long and lecture heavy, but Jordan is a great professor is accessible, and responds quick. Not too much homework but very frequent quizzes that are only 2 questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Watts is an EXCEPTIONAL professor. I will admit the class was challenging and lectures moved quickly. He is very knowledgeable about the subjects he teaches and is always willing to work with you outside of class. If you are willing to work hard I STRONGLY recommend taking his classes as you will learn a lot!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Since this class is half new material and half prep for the Major Field Test, it is somewhat unusual. That being said, the prof did a good job making it a reasonably laid back class that still had some challenges. Due to COVID-19, the second half of the semester has been moved online, and the Prof has done an excellent job with the transition.