Reviews of professor John Griffin

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Griffin is an incredible teacher in my opinion. His lectures were comprehensive and easy to understand, something I appreciated especially because I kept hearing how difficult other professors were making the class. Highly recommend taking Math 140 with him.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
John is the kind of professor who loves the concepts behind math, so you will sometimes get a long detailed answer when asking a question (not necessarily bad). There is homework for every section we cover, take-home quizzes for each chapter, and a timed quiz for each chapter. The timed quizzes are the most difficult but they only count for 10%.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He's very accessible and passionate about math yet lectures do not help to learn the material. You must self teach outside of class. He teaches like students have a previous understanding of these concepts. He assigned lots of homework and quizzes, yet they barely count for anything toward the overall grade. Partial credit is given on exams.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Most boring guy i have ever met. Hard to talk to, with unclear lectures. 10 out of 10 do not recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Signed up for in person class and he did not teach, he made us watch his summer class videos from the previous summer online. Home work is due before the class where we go over homework so if you have questions it is late and won't get full credit. When we did well on tests he said we did "too well" and preceded to make tests harder from there.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
John was a great professor for Math 131. Id never done calculus before and I am leaving feeling very knowledgeable. He stressed that outside of class work would be critical to learning, which was true. There is effort required on your part, but John is VERY accessible outside of class, responds quickly, and wants you to succeed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I just took this class and got an A. What did I do? Went to class, asked questions, did my work, read the syllabus to know what's expected of me, and took practice exams. I wouldn't say I am the best at math, but I did work hard and my grade is a result of my effort. Be smart with your time and try to understand the material. Not a hard class!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class, or at least the way it was taught, was just so boring. There was no energy in the classroom, no enthusiasm in the lessons. Only very fundamental concepts were covered in class, while homework, quizzes, and examinations were far more complex than what was covered, with some sections not being covered at all in class. Nice guy though,

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you think John isnt a good teacher good luck with the rest of college! Answers every question you have in a timely manner outside of class, offers extra credit for the final, and drops your lowest quizzes. Not all profs are this generous/helpful...