Reviews of professor Shawn Burkett

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If you haven't taken some type of calculus before, do NOT take it with Dr. Burkett. He makes calc so much more complicated than it should be, especially for people like me just trying to pass calc 1 & not go to calc 2 because i'm not an engineer major. He has a tendency to belittle you and make you feel unintelligent.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This professor is a good professor sassy in that he wants you to learn material He overestimates the class drastically. The exams are super difficult but will curve to the highest exam and will help if most of the class fails. Great office hours. Only had twelve people left in our class. Very Difficult Class rants about dry eraseboards and weather.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Burkett knows his stuff, there's no question about that. But, he expects everyone to have a perfect knowledge of all math concepts and understand their theories. For an application-based class aimed at engineering students, this class was almost pure theory. Homework took 12+ hours every week and the exams had nothing to do with them.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
No matter how much effort you put into this class, it's still not enough. His hw asks you to solve problems that have not been discussed/not in the notes/not in the book and he takes off a ridiculous amount of credit. He can be condescending when you ask a question. Reading quizzes at the beginning of every class. This class in unnecessarily hard!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Easily the hardest class I have taken at KSU. If you want to actually learn take Dr. Burkett for any math class. I could have taken an easier professor and gotten a higher grade, but the depth and breadth we went into prepared me for what is to come in my future endeavors. He can make you feel stupid in office hours, but it is never his intent. 5/5

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
My opinion, he was a very good professor. He was very tough but helps you succeed. Even though he has way to high expectations, he knew what he was talking about. His lectures are very detailed and helps prepare you for Calc III

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Awesome professor, would take again! Extremely difficult, so use his office hours!! Make sure you read each section before class as youll have quizzes over it. Your book is your study guide, so let that sink in! No practice exams, no calculators, no notecards, no formulas given.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible professor! I've never worked harder in a class and my grade doesn't show it. Gives many different forms of homework that take many hours. Plan on spending at least 20 hours a week on this class to even pass. Don't bother going to office hours, he will make you feel like an idiot. Gives quizzes every class over material he hasn't taught.