Reviews of professor Steven Heilman

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very difficult class. Heilman is a nice guy but struggles to make his lectures clear to undergrads. Lectures go off on tangents and are hard to follow. Homeworks are insanely difficult and time consuming. He is funny and kinda goofy though. However, I'd recommend another choice for Math 408. Save yourself the headache.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is my second semester taking Professor Heilman's class. He taught in a very analytical way (a bit like analysis at the end of the semester), but the proofs he walks through in lectures and HWs can really improve your math skills. He even has LaTeX HW docs for you to practice. He is there if you need any guidance or help. Super nice guy!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
While I wouldn't say Heilman is awful, he's certainly not the easiest to learn from. Granted MATH 407 is a rather difficult class, but it didn't help that some of his homework was a bit too long, and he gives next to no direction on his final project for the semester. If you have another option, I'd pick someone else, but if not, he'll be okay.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Good prof, entertaining and clear. Not sure what the negative review down there is saying. I don't think he made any mistakes in class. Also had my exam regraded, no problems with that.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the best math Professors at USC. Extremely organized and you will learn A LOT. The homeworks are a bit more time consuming than other math classes, but exams are fair and curved leniently. I do think the class needs a few more coding pre-requisites however, and make sure to brush up on linear algebra before taking the course!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Absolutely amazing professor. I have not had a great experience in terms of math professors at USC, but Professor Heilman completely went against that trend. Despite the difficult content in Math407, his lectures were easy to follow. He is always so receptive to questions, and he always tries to genuinely answer them. Exams were very predictable.