Terry, Ray  

Proffesor Terry does have a very boring monotone voice, but he is a very nice guy, and for a math professor he explains the material clearly. Taking quizzes every day can be nerve racking. He avoids giving any specific tips on the topics that will be covered on the final, and the final was damn hard. I wouldn't take a priority to avoid this guy, but I'm sure there are easier teachers out there. I had to bust my ass to get an A in this guys class.

Dr Terry is the man. Don't listen to everyone talking bad about him, he's hilarious in the way he holds himself, I also am easily amused by the fact that he stands in front of the stuff he's writing on the board so you can't see it for a few minutes. The class is very slow paced which is good for Calculus 1. It is also almost comical how he demo's the hardest problems in class, then gives out a worksheet with some medium difficulty problems, then the test is based off the worksheet but is comprised of very basic problems, just making sure you understand the content. His teaching methods involve both the written out laws and meanings of different methods, and examples of how to use the problems. This class is great for people who are new to calc and a very easy class to take if you already have some calculus experience! When in doubt, take the derivative.

I had a really bad experience with this teacher. I am not just ripping him because I recieved a bad course grade. He grades on 3 midterms and a final and that is it. No quizzes and no homework. His lectures are very fast and hard to understand. He almost seems intimidated when you try to ask him to explain what he is doing. All of the tests needed to be curved greatly so that everyone didn't fail the course.

don't be fooled by my grade, I wish I never took him He is by far the worst math teacher in poly. he doesn't collect homework and his midterms were curve ball of proving theorems he wears the same suit every day and does these stupid conversions when there's extra time in class terry will pass you but you will not learn anything

Terry is the worst math teacher I have had in my life! I got an A in 141 because my professor actually taught us something, unlike Terry, who I am convinced is nothing more than a math proving robot. His lectures were so boring that I found myself looking at the clock every 5 minutes, and I even like math. He never answered students' questions, instead he just reverted to scribbling proofs on the board. His tests were so off the wall that the class average was terrible, and he had to put a huge curve on them. I learned much more from the book than I did from him. One funny thing, however: he wears the same suit every day. Do yourself a favor, avoid Terry for 142.

WOW. i had no idea that anyone could be this boring. terry also has no clue whats going on. all he did during class was prove formulas. he speaks in a monotone voice. he never collected homework, so nobody did it. he was boring and dry. not the best prof, but if you managed to stay awake you could prove any formula for anything.

I read the evaluations previous students gave professor Terry after enrolling in his class, so I expected the worst. Professor Terry must have changed his ways of teaching since the 1999 evaluations, because I think he did above average in teaching my class. I admit that many people struggled, but that was a result of their lack of participation and determination in the class. Terry is a fair teacher, his tests reflect the homework assignments, and he even let us use a 3 x 5 card on the final. Unlike other teachers, Terry did not throw any curve-ball questions on his exams. He is always available for help. Do not believe the other evaluations from before winter 2000, Terry has improved. I would recommend taking Terry, because I am an average student, and I got an A.

Honestly, I don't see what the big deal is. I got stuck with dead last priority, so even though I was dreading the class (thanks to ye olde polyratings folk) I took what I could get. Yes, he does have a tendancy to ramble in his lectures, but he covers what needs to be covered. I didn't find his tests to be THAT bad. They were hard, yes, but he gives out review sheets that cover everything that might be on them. He doesn't collect homework, which I like, but a lot of people use it as an excuse to slack off. Personally I didn't do much of it, and simply listened in lecture and studied well for the tests and I did fine. Overall, his lectures can be a struggle at times, but I like the guy, and I'd take him again, if he didn't have all late classes, which basically means I don't go on Friday =D.

Professor Terry is by far one of the worst math teachers I have ever had. Not only is he as boring as everyone said, but he completely disregarded his students problems. I attempted to go to some office hours, but he showed no interest in hearing me out and very arrogantly made me feel like an idiot. A quiz every class period and the final accounted for your entire grade. The quizes were a breeze, but they were on the homework from the night before and we never even mentioned that material again so after you took it you forgot everything which made the final brutal. AVOID this professor at all cost!!!

Professor Terry was an okay professor. He is very monotone and most will think he is boring. You have a quiz everytime so you always have to be prepared, but it also forces you to keep up. Homework is not required but you need to do it to be ready for the quizzes. Terry can be really confusing when explaining new material. He writes really fast on the board and its hard to keep up with his writing let alone understand what he's saying. I had to teach myself most of the material this quarter. Terry was, however, very generous when the end of the quarter came. We had a total of 260 points for all our quizzes and he let us drop our worst ones until our point total was 180. I would take him if you understand math really well.

Terry sucks. I was always lost in his class. I had to hire a tutor in order to pass the class, and my tutor is the person who made me understand the material. We had quizzes every night (2 times a week) but they were never very difficult. But since we had no midterms, the final was worth 40% of our grade. Overall, Calc 2 is a really hard class, but if you do the homework and get extra help (no in terrys office hours, because he makes you feel stupid) then you will be fine. It just takes a lot of effort.

I pulled a C straight by learning from the book, without going to his class except for the last 15 minutes in order to take the nightly quiz. The final was the hardest thing i could ever imagine, and i was for sure that i would have to retake the class, but it just brought me down 10% or so... If you go to class a) yoiu will fall asleep and not learn anything or if you don't fall asleep b) you won't learn anything because he is a formula deriving robot who never teaches by example...ever. so if you want to learn by yourself, and go to class for 20 minutes a week, take terry.

Dr. Terry is the most boring teacher i have ever had, and i wouldnt be surprised if he is the most boring teacher that i will ever have. When he lectures he will not look at the class and when he talks to you he will not look you in the face, it is almost as if he is afraid to be in class. Do not take terry if you can avoid it, you will end up teaching yourself the entire class, despite going to office hours my study group is the only reason that i got a C.

First off, let me qualify this polyrating, I struggle with math, and I took this class two nights a week from 6 to 8. That is the worst way to take a math class. Now, onto Terry. He gives quizzes every day, on a week ago's material. Your grade is 60% quizzes, 40% final. Since the quizzes are on material from a week ago, I spent all of my time a week behind the class, so I could pass the quizzes. There are no midterms, so you are never forced to review old material until the final. Another thing I did not like was his teaching methods. He would say "Tonight were gonna do (choose a topic from the book)." Then all he would do is do sample problems. He wouldn't give any general rules or tips or anything. His sample problems were always really hard to follow, he would always skip steps, and only tell us if someone asked how he got from one step to another. He goes really fast in class too. I suppose you could ask him to slow down, but then he gets frustrated and overly simplifies stuff and makes you feel dumb. If I knew what I know now about him, I definitely would not have taken him last quarter. The final was very hard. I couldn't do many of the problems, but I remembered the steps on how to do them. I wrote out all the steps, and at the end of the final I wrote him a note begging for partial credit, so I could pass the class. I dont know if that helped any, but I do know that I passed, and its possible I shouldn't have. Anyway, consider someone else.

Doesn't collect homework (yeah!), but goes over "assigned" problems in class. He will prove almost everything you go over (which I think was a huge help). Great guy and I definately recommend him. I will be taking MATH 244 with him next quarter.

professor terry was probably one of the worst math teachers i've ever had. not only are his lectures long and boring, but he goes really fast. and if he doens't feel like finishing a problem, he won't do it. his teaching is not thorough at all and everytime i went into his office hours it seemed like he didn't want to teach and he wanted me out of his office. his quizzes were easy, you get one every day, 3 problems each. i never did homework and went to his office hours an hour before class to learn the material and i got b's and c's on all of the quizzes. watch out for his final. he doesn't give out any midterms so his final was super hard and contained material that we didn't even go over.

It\'s true: this professor is really boring and dry as a desert. HOWEVER, he is a very generous grader on the tests, and knows the material well. I\'m not entirely sure if I\'d take his class again, but if you\'re saddled into it, it\'s not too bad.

True this guy is reeeeeaaaaally boring, but his 142 class is really easy. doesnt take roll! doesnt collect homework! your grade is basically 3 tests and the final. and the tests are really easy. he gives you study guides which help alot. if you struggle with math i dont think hed be a good choice since i doubt he\'d help you much during office hours

Well, i had been placed into this class by AP exams so i was expecting something new, but not too challenging. I guess i could've done better, if i had a different professor. LECTURES: generally the pacing is pretty fast for my taste, but the main beef i have with the way he lectures is that he barely scrapes the main idea of the topic and jumps straight to examples. Hard examples. That is not an effective way of teaching. you don't give a new driver a 2-minute explanation of the controls and then ask him or her to drive a stick-shift car in san francisco. That's basically how i felt going to his lectures. he should start with easier examples and ramp up, not throw a 110degree rock wall in your face and tell you to scale it. and to make it worse, he's got this terrible habit (which i'll explain at the end) PERSONALITY: until i took this class, i never thought that dull teachers like you see in movies existed. Well, i guess they do. come to his class feeling fresh and awake, or you'll definitely doze off during the lectures. FINAL THOUGHTS: He's got this terrible habit where he'll write on the board and simultaneously walk in from of it, blocking it off from view, so that if you're taking notes you'll always be about 1-3 minutes behind what he's currently writing. He curves his tests, which i guess is a redeeming feature. (not really)

Dr. Terry is misunderstood by most intro level calc students who just want to get in and out of his class because they need it to get by in their major. He has such a deep rooted understanding of mathematics that it often time takes him a little more time to get easy points across. He is extremely helpful if you utilize his office hours effectively. Do not misinterpret his old-fashioned mannerisms for him being rude or demeaning, it is simply the way he comes off and I can assure you he means the best for all of his students. Overall I had a great experience in his class and learned everything extremely well, and I found myself helping friends with other Calc teachers. He is a great guy, just be nice to him and he will return the favor!

This guy is awesome. His class is really boring and I didn't do any of the homework but since I did really well on the tests he just removed the homework percentage from my grade. I realized how much he likes mathematics when he told me that he's kept every single paper, homework assignment, quiz, everything from his undergraduate years all the way to his doctorate years. If you can take someone else who is better then go ahead but don't avoid him. He is a smart dude and he does look like the grandpa from Up which makes him even cooler

I am currently sitting with an B+ in the class from studing my ass off by reading the textbook and seeking outside help, so this review is not being made out of rage from failing. However, I do not understand how a teacher can be so poor at presenting information clearly. I have retained absolutely nothing from sitting through Terry's lectures. He does examples on the board with no context, never provides any tips or tricks to solve problems, and spends much of class proving complex theorems that completely go over everyone's head. While Terry is a nice man, he should not be allowed to teach calculus. I am shocked that my school would even employ such a terrible professor. He has made calculus a living nightmare for me. For those that do not care about receiving an A or B, its not as bad. He curves the class so a C is a 60% and a D is a 40%, due to his inability to teach. There is no other curve given.

If you like to teach yourself then yes take him cause his lectures does not help. He spends the class time proving theorems in mathematical terms which no one understands. He answers your questions in a very unnecessary lengthy way. For example, ask him about a graph in the homework and there goes 20 minutes of class. Does VERY easy examples of the lesson, which does not prepare you AT ALL for trickier parts of the lesson. My grade rn is a C, but believe me when I say I filled 20+ papers worth of problems for the final and it was still hard. He does curve tremendously so I guess that’s ok?

The absolute worst professor I have ever had. This man has no idea how to present information clearly, prepare students for exams, or be even remotely engaging. Really ruined my quarter

This. This is the review you need to listen to. Seriously, do yourself a favor and trust me. Terry is the absolute worst teacher on this planet. You will not learn in his class, you will only get to listen to Terry’s complex theorems and witness a example problems on the board that Terry solves incorrectly about 1/3 of the time. Even when he does them correctly, they will be completely without context and solved in bye most complex way possible. Terry curves low grades so you will pass (I’m assuming he does this to avoid being fired) but he literally does not curve higher grades. Basically, 90 = A, 80 = B, 60 = C, 40 = D. I don’t think anyone got an A, I’m convinced the positive polyratings are fake. Don’t even think about taking this guy, CAL POLY HOW HAVE YOU NOT FIRED THIS MAN

Dr. Terry is an adequate instructor. He seems very intimidated when asked questions and his lectures are very boring. His tests were straightforward if you did the review sheet and homework. He let us use a sheet of notes on the final...the only reason I got an A in the class. He shows no sign of a personality, but he does know his math.

Terry knows his stuff but is extremely boring. He is very straight forward and follows the syllabus to the T. Grades are based on 3 midterms and a really long final. No homework is collected. Take him if none of the good professors have open spots; it wont be a mistake but know that the class will be lots of work and will take lots of motivation to go to.

Don't take this guy. Just don't.

He never asked for class participation on any level. There is a quiz every single day but they end up helping your grade if you do well on them. Just do the homework assigned right before each class and you will do alright. He drops your 3 lowest quiz scores too so if you miss a day of class or bomb a quiz you can still survive. There were no midterms and the final wasn't that hard. He let's you bring all the equations you want to the test. I wouldn't recommend him if you have an option though. You will teach yourself everything.

For most of the quarter I thought that Terry was a good teacher, aside from the fact that he probably came to class more stoned than I did. He would occasionally lose his place during his examples, but he was pretty thorough in covering all the material that was on the quizzes that we had every class (with the exception of week 1 and week 10, 16 quizzes total). Homework was assigned, but not mandatory, and at the beginning of each class we had half an hour for questions, followed by an hour long lecture on new material, and then the quiz. The reason that I gave this professor a bad score is because half of the final was on material we had barely covered, and the rest did not even cover probably the most important parts of what we were supposed to learn in the course. He did not prepare us well for the final, and basically lied to us when he told us what he would test us on for the final. I would not take this professor again.

I took CALC III as one of my math/stat electives, knowing full well that it wouldnt be easy, but the MATH department switched the professor for my section and I got stuck with Terry. He doesn\'t make CALC III any easier at all. First the bad: he\'s an old, monotone, boring professor. He feels compelled to prove EVERYTHING. He only does like 4-5 exercises an hour. The homework is a nuisance, and Terry can\'t answer questions well. He really socially inept. Now the good: he curves everything, which is three midterms and a final. I failed the second (series) midterm, but got curved to a C, so that turned out well. He funny to laugh at, as he\'s such a stereotypical old guy... the cons outweigh the pros though: DON\'T TAKE TERRY IF YOU CAN AVOID HIM!!!

Dr. Terry is a great teacher. His tests are reasonable and he is a fair grader. I think he has a bad rap here because since day one of his class I have never heard him talk about anything other than math. Literally not a single word on the weather, life or any other subject has come out of his mouth. This doesn't make him a bad teacher by any means, but I think its why a lot of kids don't like him. He is very helpful in office hours and his final was not cumulative. For my class he allowed us to retake one of our midterms for a better grade as the final. He also allowed an equation sheet that you could basically put whatever you wanted on. His lectures can be boring, but he teaches the material well and you will understand if you pay attention. There is no reason for him to have such bad ratings, don't let freshman doing poorly in there first college math class, who then go write a scathing review, influence your choice for math teachers. Its what makes Poly Ratings so unreliable.

First of all he sorta looks like the old man from the movie UP so that can be distracting but overall he knows the material very well and is extremely intelligent but he can teach for shit. You WILL HAVE TO TEACH YOURSELF IN HIS CLASS. That being said his tests are relatively easy and if you screw up horribly on one test he lets you retake it as part of the final. If you do better it will replace you grade you previously got. Take this class if you have a friend that goes to class and can get the handouts and homework for you periodically so you never have to go to class. You can just read the book and you will be fine as long as someone hands in the homework for you.

Terry is a gift.

Terry is a gift to us all. Anyone who doesn't realize that is a heretic and a scoundrel. I love this school

VIVA LA REVOLUCION long live the king

this guy is so old. this is the third week of class for me and i'm already giving him a polyrating because i'm so frustrated with his teaching style. his voice is really kinda small and meager, so if you're in the back, it's hard for you to hear shit!!! second of all, he's really short so he doens't know how to write shit on top of the board at the very top. it sucks because if you're in the back or even in the middle, you always have to move around to see what the fuck he wrote on the board. and also, he's totally confusing. his lectures are really boring, and really unclear. you can't learn anything from his lecture notes, (if you're the type that likes to just study your notes and hw, rather than the book), because they're totally fucked up!!! he sucks...just do yourself a favor and don't take him. and the only reason that i'm giving this polyrating is because i know what a great math teacher should b, and he needs a lot of work!!!

If you ever get the opportunity to take a class from Ray Terry......pass. He is one of the most boring profecessors I have ever taken. He can't explain anything clearly, the class has no structure, and God forbid you should ask him a question in class because it takes him half the lecture hour to answer it. The only plus side is that he doesn't collect the homework. Take my advice and don't take Terry!!!!

Do not believe the other evaluations. I took Calc 4 with Terry and I thought the structure of the class was great. We had a quiz everyday, so you only had to know how to do one type of problem each day, the quizes were easy, and they were worth 60% of our grade. The mid term and final were hard, but the easy quizes and the curve made the class easy to pass. I think he presented the material pretty clearly too. Basically, you have to not try to fail this class....Come to every class session, and you'll pass

Terry seems like a nice guy on the street, but when it comes to clarifying a anew subject or answering a question, all hope is lost. he has a monotone voice that is deadly to the brain cells. To be honest, I stopped going after the first midterm, only showing up for the homework sheet or the review sessions and I still pulled a B. If you can learn well on your own, go for it, but if you need help with unfamiliar material, avoid Terry.

Where to start with this man. I think we saw him wear 2 and a half outfits the entire quarter, one for each midterm. He has the monotone voice of a white noise machine. If you want a guaranteed hour of nap time 4 days a week, then take him. If you want to learn even the tiniest bit of material in class, this is not the professor to take. He starts every lecture by just writing an example on the board with absolutely no context, will get about half way through, confuse himself, and stop. He then will proceed to either announce that he does not know what he's doing, remind us that he has not taught this course in 20 years, ask us if we know what he did wrong and how to fix it, or say something along the lines of "well we don't have time to unpack all of this," and write the answer on the board. He doesn't understand how to directly and helpfully answer a question, and if you ask anything in class, he will, without fail, leave you more confused than you were when you asked. He'll tell us that he doesn't do these problems in his free time, so he just can't help with some questions (that were asked about the content he was currently teaching in that lecture!!). We basically taught ourselves the entire course with no help from him (like seriously, I want a refund on this. He didn't teach us ANYTHING). Helpful hint: know names of theorems. He thinks those are cool and will ask about obscure theorem names on the midterms and expect you to know exactly what they are. He would also assign homework by just drawing random numbers out of a hat, I'm pretty sure. We would ask about a homework problem and he would just be like "huh, I don't really know. Maybe you can figure that out in a more advanced class." Overall, avoid him as much as you possibly can. He'd make a good grandpa, but is an awful professor. Maybe his teaching methods worked back in the 60's when he probably started, but I have no clue how he's still making any money teaching here.

Terry is not the best teacher, but he really is not too bad. He grades fairly and tests are mostly similar to the homework. He gave us a whole page front and back to make our own note sheet for the final, which helped a lot, but the final was still more difficult than the midterms. All I have learned about him as an individual over the quarter is: 1) he does not own many outfits, 2) he started teaching at Cal Poly in 1974, and 3) he likes wintergreen Altoids. He also likes to go on these funny tangents about how everyone keeps changing math and he doesn't like it.

This is not the professor you want if you actually want to leave the class with a good feeling about differential equations. He isn't a teribble professor because he does know the material, I just don't think that he likes to teach the class. He comes into the classroom every day, and just starts writing on the board. You are lucky if he even asks if there are any question. But then again, you aren't lucky if you have questions because he tears you apart for asking them. So in general, unless you know differential equations before entering the class, I would not recommend him.

Prof. Terry should be avoided unless you are a math wiz. One of the worst prof's Ive encountered at Poly [and that says a lot!]... If you are like me, and require lecture to be thourough and slow when covering new/difficult subjects, avoid this guy at all costs. He made me HATE math. He has a napoleon complex as well that rears its head every time someone asks a question; its almost as if he's insulted. HIS LECTURES ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOW, as he sets a new speed record for scribbling -and I do mean SCRIBBLING- mathematical equations all over the board. Only 3 midterms and the final, no other points, so you better not screw up once. He has a poor attitude and in general is very unapproachable. His test material is unfair; usually NONE of the questions are in the same form as the homework. He definately lives up to his nickname "Terrible Terry"...

I don't know why people dislike this guy. I know his lectures can be a little dry, but he does have a sense of humor. His tests are straight forward and just like the homework problems. He even passes out solutions to every homwork set, last quarter's midterm and solutions, and a study guide. He also has supplent packets of notes that he sometimes hands out. If you go to class to get these you will do fine in his class. He also passes out like five or six different finals for practice. Overall, he is a good professor.

He does not explain things well. Moves way to fast. He just writes stuff on the board and does not say anything about what he is doing or where things he writes come from.

Are you kidding? I don't know why anyone would dislike this guy. Sure, his lectures are a little boring, but he assigns homework and doesn't collect. The next day he'll do any problems you want. For the midterms and the final, he hands out several practice problem sheets (sometimes with answers) and then gives you the same problem on the test with a few numbers changed. The only reason you wouldn't do well in this class is if you didn't show up to half the lectures and didn't pay attention to the sample problems he does. I would definitely take him again...

i don't understand some of the evaluation's for this guy. like other people have said, i was dreading him because of what i read on here, but i had to take whatever i could get. it seems like peole want the teacher to hold their hand through the whole book. well, that's not gonna happen, AND differential equations is not an easy class, so don't expect that from any teacher. yes, his lectures are dry and boring, but i've never had an exciting math class. differential equations is not a fun class no matter how you look at it, but if you're willing to put some effort into the class, terry is more than fair.

Is it just me or do math teachers need a lesson in personality? I'm convinced that all math teachers are robots from another planet who perform nothing but calculations 24/7. Terry is no exception to this rule. Although I did pretty well in his course, I could have aced the same course with a different teacher. The lectures aren't bad(just boring) and you really do need to go to them if you want to do well. An occasional office hour doesn't hurt if you can deal with this hermit-like fiend. He gives out several pre-tests for his exams and you would be wise to do all of them. The one thing you have to watch out for is his grading system which seems simple enough- just an average of three tests. Yet, when all the exams are on different curves, it makes it difficult to compute your grade. He couldn't even tell me my grade going into the final- and this guy calls himself a math professor. He gave out very few A-'s and I don't think he gave out any flat A's. I didn't want to take him, but I really needed the course. As a last resort, he isn't that bad of a guy- but I wouldn't take him if you've got a decent priorioty.

I failed his class, but I'd take him again my second time through. Yeah, let's face it, he's boring. His monotone voice, speaking in a less interesting tone than the textbook with the occasional "mmmkay, next..." to break between proofs puts the class to sleep in the first ten minutes. However, his lectures really are well-organized, and he never forgets to mention an important point. He explains everything from beginning to end, and fully works out a couple example problems after each new proof. He does any homework problems on the board that you can't figure out yourself, and his first test (I failed the second two, so I couldn't tell you much about them) reflected the lectures and homework exactly how you expected it to. So long as you're up-to-date in the class, his explanations should make sense. He started a new grading policy now in which there is no "final," but if you want to you can re-take one of the three "midterms" you did poorly on during the final examination period. He assigns, but doesn't collect homework, which is either a blessing or a curse, depending on whether you want the extra points or the extra time. This professor is one who you should critically look at when signing up for 242. He could be exactly the kind of professor you're looking for, or a complete disaster.

terry is not a very good teacher, he knows eveything there is about diffy q's but he can't teach it to you. The class is easy though, so if your looking for an easy grade, I guess you could take him. However, I didn't learn anything and I hated the class the whole quarter. Also e doesn't know how to answer questions.

Terry? Is that the name of my proff? Shit, I went to class, couldn't stay awake. Terry can't, I repeat cannot teach. I've contemplated inflicting severe injuries to this man. You don't learn anything in class and to make it worse the book is horribly written. This man is a chalk in hand, monotone lecture, same clothes wearing, ugly umbrella carrying, word inventing, hermit who I seriously think wouldn't know what to do if I threw something at him let alone asked him a question. I have been seriously scared for life, whenever I hear, even read the words Linear, Basis, Operator, Matrix, etc. I get a headache and try to jump out of a third story window. Ok, But seriously, all kidding aside, for the love of god do not take this guy, if he's your only option, wait a quarter and take someone else. It's a waste of your time and your money, oh yea and your DAMN SANITY! But I did get really good at the crossword, if it's any consolation. Oh yea, I didn't fail.

Ok, he may be kinda boring, but its Math 244, not the most exciting stuff. Basically, he gave us 2 midterms and a final, and all the prblems came from a sample test given out the week before. He's grades on a funky curve so its really hard to get an A, but if you do some work you can pull a B. Overall, not too bad.

Boring, out of touch, but knowledgable. If you can get past his annoying voice, you might learn something, and his tests are pretty easy (he gives a sample packet of questions which basically have the test questions in them somewhere)... I never did homework, just made sure I knew how to do the sample exam questions and I got an A.

Its my third day of class and im already writing this. I have no idea what he is talking about and i fell asleep already. DO NOT TAKE HIM. If you can learn from the book then do it. CUz thats where i see this quarter going

Terry is really a robot in disguise. He comes in at exactly the same time every day, rain or shine, to his class and to office hours. Have never even seen him stray one minute from the designated time. Aside from his strange punctuality, he knew the material so incredibly well a robot would have trouble competing with him. When reviewing, sometimes he just asks if anyone has a problem they want solved. Whether or not he's ever even seen it before, within 30 seconds it'll be solved without him saying a word and while you frantically try to copy it down he'll move on to another. His office hours comprise of him doing the same: "Give me a problem, watch me work it out, now get out of here I have work to do".

I havent finished the class, but all i know is that terry is not a good teacher. His idea of teaching the class is doing example problem after example problem. He goes at a quick pace and it is hard to keep up with him. He doesnt explain anything, just does problems. Also i have noticed that he does not really change his clothes. He wears the same clothes for about a week. I almost feel bad for the guy though because he seems depressed and angry. But anyway, dont take terry unless you plan on teaching the class to yourself.

Proffesor Terry was probably the least interesting and least interested teacher I have had yet at Poly. All he does in class is lecture out of text book and does the sample problems that are in the text book. He does this without really having a personaliy. He is just grumpy and it is more like he is forced to be there, rather than him wanting to be there. He never talks about anything other than what is in lecture and he is an intimidating person to ask questions to. However there is a pretty good curve in the class and no homework to turn in.

Note-takers beware! This guy does example problem after example problem. My notebook is practically full already and its not even close to being the end of the quarter. Sure this guy is boring and monotonous but if you put in the effort you can get alot from him. Office hours are helpful. He will answer HW questions at beginning of class. People just don't like him because he doesn't waste class time with stupid jokes or stories.

He goes over material thoroughly in class and it's really not that difficult if you pay attention and attend ALL the lectures. There is material that he test that is NOT in the book. Also, don't plan on skipping classes and getting much help in office hours. If you disrespect him by not attending classes or don't show that you've tried to learn the material before you ask him, he won't be much help. Go prepared and he's great.

Welllll, what can I say about Ray Terry? Awful pretty much says it all. You may be wanting to take 244, see a bad professor such as Terry as the only one left, and you'll think you'll be fine...you're wrong. Just postpone taking 244, it's not that big of a deal. In class he's not that bad. He pounds through a million examples, but if you ever need clarification on a problem, you're hosed. His tests are technically easy, but unfair. He gave us an extremely basic circuit analysis problem on a midterm, but when he only had one problem from the homework on it all quarter, and he never discussed it in class, then it is a cheap shot. What's worse is that while you may do all the homework and goto every class, you are still responsible for what is covered in the book...whether he covered it in class or not. I did get an A- in the course, but I had to work a lot harder than I did for any other math classes here at Poly, about 8 hours a week. I got a 73%, 99%, 100%, 85% on the midterms and final respectively, and I still got the A-...kinda harsh I think. Don't take him, it's not worth it.

Terry is an interesting character; "befuddled" is probably the best way to describe him. His lectures are fairly boring, but nothing a cup of coffee can't handle. He doesn't ever collect homework, which is nice. In linear your grade is based on three midterms and a final, before all the tests he hands out two or three practice tests which are basically the same as his exams. Also he is VERY big on partial credit. I heart Terry.

DO NOT TAKE THIS MAN! Pretty much his only good quality is that his voice sounds like the dinosaur from Toy Story. (which, I have to admit, was the main reason I ever went to class)

He actually told me this: The final in his class is designed to bring people's grades down. He said that an A student would have to work hard to keep an A, and a B or C or worse would have no chance of improving their grades with the final. I found his lectures too be incomplete and disorganized, and would not ever reccomend him.

R Terry's class was incredibly frustraiting. The book that the math department chose to use is difficult to understand, and when you combine this with a teacher who doesnt understand students problems and can only lecture in one style without any consideration for other methods to do the problems it is incredible difficult. I recieved a B in the class because he chose to use the exact (numbers and everything) same midterm two quarters in a row. Also the class had a very nice curve. If you want to learn linear analysis do not take R Terry, his class is very difficult to learn in and it is almost better to try to teach yourself with the incredible difficult book.

The good: he gives fair tests, nothing outrageous pops up. The bad: he can't relate the information to you, he just doesn't know how. The worse: he is useless to go to for help, he gets even more befuddled in relaying information to you on a one on one basis like in office hourse. The worst: you have to teach everything to yourself.

first off he talks like the dinosaur from toy story and has about the same IQ. he cant do the examples from the book without messing up at least 3 times. doesn't give you definitions or explain new vocab/concepts. he just does examples from the book the whole time and doesn't explain how to do it or where the equations come from. DONT TAKE HIM EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO WAIT AND TAKE THE CLASS ANOTHER QUARTER!!!!!

Oh dear lord. Ok, trying to be objective. I haven't been at poly long, but of the 15ish professors I've had, this guy is probably the most boring lecturer. He is seriously old, and comes to class in a tweed suit every day, no matter how hot. He is smart though because math is his life, seriously knows his stuff. That being said, he can't seem to relate to students questions at all anymore and since you are going to be dealing with a terrible book as well you are sorta screwed if you don't get the material. He is a nice grader though. I thought I got a D or F on the second midterm and somehow got a B.

Ray Terry has more or less the personality of a used napkin, and that's being generous. The best thing about this guy are his small class sizes, only about 15 of the 38 students showed up, except for test days. That being said there is absolutely no reason to avoid this guy. He doesn't collect homework and pays no attention to the problems he assigns, so there is no reason to do them. Unlike the homework the problems he covered in class were very similar to what was on the tests, scattered as his lectures were. The best thing about this class was the sample questions, a week before each test he'd pass out a packet that had basically every question he asked on tests from the last 5 years. I only did the sample questions the night before each test and got a B+. As long as you can learn the basics of this class on your own it will be very easy.

I failed his class, but I'd take him again my second time through. Yeah, let's face it, he's boring. His monotone voice, speaking in a less interesting tone than the textbook with the occasional "mmmkay, next..." to break between proofs puts the class to sleep in the first ten minutes. However, his lectures really are well-organized, and he never forgets to mention an important point. He explains everything from beginning to end, and fully works out a couple example problems after each new proof. He does any homework problems on the board that you can't figure out yourself, and his first test (I failed the second two, so I couldn't tell you much about them) reflected the lectures and homework exactly how you expected it to. So long as you're up-to-date in the class, his explanations should make sense. He assigns, but doesn't collect homework, which is either a blessing or a curse, depending on whether you want the extra points or the extra time. This professor is one who you should critically look at when signing up for 244. He could be exactly the kind of professor you're looking for, or a complete disaster.

soo....i did my hw the week of midterms and just did the review sheet for the midterms and final....i got an A. Its not that hard and the review sheets and hw are harder than the exams. Terry isnt very social but he has funny awkward moments that make coming to class worth it. Gives a ton of partial credit. Went to his office hours once and he does give clues on the midterms. Not very hard, would take him cause hes pretty easy

I admit its my fault for failing this class, I probably could have been able to scrape by with a C.... but I haaated this guy. WAY too boring. I would definitely not recommend.

I should start off with the good parts of Ray Terry's class. He looks like the old man from Up, and he has an endearing smile in the handful of awkard/funny moments we had in the class. His midterms are also pretty easy. Also, in my class, if you didn't feel confident about a midterm, you could simply not show up and then those points would be reallocated to future midterms and the final. That saved my ass because I would have done horribly on the second midterm had I taken it. That's about it. Ray Terry is by far the worst professor I've had at Cal Poly. I signed up for his class because I was 12th rotation and was desperate for another 4 unit class. I understood everything at first because I'd learned it all in high school, but after the first midterm, the class went downhill. Terry's teaching style revolves around doing example problem after example problem, without any sort of structure. He often doesn't explain the steps he uses throughout the problem and isn't clear about what we're actually supposed to be finding in the solutions. It doesn't help that he throws around vocabulary words from the sections without explaining what they actually mean, making his lectures even more confusing. I expected that even if Terry was as bad as he ended up being, I'd be able to teach myself out of the book. I was wrong. The textbook's examples are also hard to follow as there is little explanation of the concepts and in some cases, the book approaches some differently than Terry does. I got the impression that Terry has been teaching this class in the same way for years without changing his teaching style to better suit the book. I managed to get an A, but honestly don't feel like I deserved it as I don't understand most of the basic concepts of linear analysis and all I did was learn how to answer problems by looking at a lot of examples on the internet. If you want to effectively learn linear analysis or feel as if you've accomplished something by the end of the course, do not take Terry. If you want to possibly get an easy A without having to turn in any homework, his class won't be as bad, but unless you're 11th or 12th rotation like I was, you can certainly do better.

Terry wasn't the worst professor but unfortunately I can't learn from his teaching style. Maybe if I hadn't taken so many units this quarter I would have had more time to focus on this class and wouldn't have failed but since i have to go on to linear two, i actually wanted to understand the material. All he does is come into class in virtually the same suit everyday and start scribbling examples on the board without ever turning around or explaining where he is going with the problem. I had no idea how to pick up on what he was teaching, not to mention his monotonous and annoying voice put me to sleep. Almost half the class never actually showed up each day. His tests I could tell were fair and were not trying to trick us but really i didn't know what i was doing so i didn't do well. I tried using the book for help but quickly realized that its actually the worst textbook at explaining (I often use textbooks when i don't understand but this one is just really bad). So essentially it was impossible to understand the material. I don't blame him for my failing, but i don't think he's the best teacher either.

Professor Terry made me want to skip class. Most of my classmates only showed up for the tests and the homework turn-in days. After completing the class (I can't believe I got a B), I have no understanding of the material or when I will use it in my career because Terry never gave us any sort of applications for the material. I feel that he is the worst professor I have ever had or ever will have here at Cal Poly. Please take anyone else.

Despite his monotone demeanor, Ray seems to empathize with students which in turn leads to reasonable adjustments to the course outline. He is very diligent about sending the students supplemental material via email, to encourage learning outside the classroom. Ray's organizational skills were apparent on the first day of the course. A professor clearly in his 70s or 80s, Ray tends to exercise a very slow pace. When this is combined with his aforementioned dismal disposition and the 4:10-6:00 p.m. course structure, absolute apathy ensues. The course would be much more effective as a one hour lecture some time in the morning or early afternoon. Fortunately for me, I have been able to retain enough information between minesweeper bouts that I am not forced to remain attentive during the lackluster lectures. As if Ray's dreary dialogue and the monotonous material of the course weren't enough, professor Terry wears the same blazer each day. A blazer with a pattern just interesting enough to doze off and get lost into, but just bleak enough that you find yourself questioning life for what seems like hours. But wait, only five minutes have passed and Ray is still talking about the fundamentals of matrix multiplication. I would advise any students with a history of existential thoughts to avoid this course, as the lethargic limbo-like classroom can lead to dangerous, life-shifting views on subject such as: evolution, divine intervention, the dangers of alcoholism and whether or not we are truly alone in the universe.

Unlike many people who have reviewed Professor Terry, I found him to be a pretty good professor. Even though class was relatively dry most of the time, and more than half the class would constantly be on their phones it really wasn't as dreary as it is made out to be. Personally I liked, Terry's teaching style as he often went over many examples in class, sent out supplemental material, and always spent the first twenty minute of class answering questions. While he did not curve the class he dropped C's down to a 60% with B's at 80% and A's at 90%. In the two hours twice a week format, grades heavily relied on quizzes and there were no midterms. I would and have actually recommended him to several people but it really comes down to whether or not you are able to learn from almost strictly examples.

Long live the king. Terry is the shit if you don't believe me take his god damn class. This guy can break down the mechanics of the mathematics to make it far easier to absorb, and 60% of your grade is just the quizzes you have every class (if you take the 2 hours twice a week option) plus another 10% is just homework. Getting 100% is not difficult in this 70% segment meaning you've just passed the class without attending the final. In addition Terry will help you with whatever you need throughout this course, so if you get spacey and miss a topic in class ask him at office hours and this guy will make sure you leave understanding the material. Now most of you are reading this trying to decide whether or not to take the class as your required linear mathematics, definitely do it. No midterm and plentiful easy quizzes, with a final that is exactly what you expect. VIVA LA REVOLUCIONE PS: he's like the nice twin of the grandpa from UP

This guy definitely knew what he was talking about but not one person sitting in the class did. He was boring and only talked using complicated math terms that noone understood. Only reason I got a B is because he gave us study guides that were exactly the same as our tests. I just spent hours the night before every test learning all of the practice problems from the book.

Terry is a very fair professor. There were never any curveballs on any of the midterms or finals. You definitely get the grade that you deserve. However, he isn't the most exciting lecturer. He mostly goes over example problems in lecture, but he also derives theorems and equations in class (he doesn't expect you to derive anything in tests). I'm going to take him again for linear 2 next quarter.

Don't take Terry. He should be a computer, not a math professor. He may know the material well but he can't teach it. He just throw continues example problems on the board at breakneck speed. One of the worst professors I have taken at poly so far

Highly recommend taking Terry. After taking Calc 1 through 4, I had the most success in Terry's linear analysis class. Two midterms (around week 4 and week 7) and a Final. Homework is 10% of grade, collects homework every single class. Pretty helpful in office hours. Lectures can be boring as he tends to overly explain or meander through material. Never any pop quizzes. Would highly recommend.

Raymond Terry is an absolutely horrible professor. He does little to no teaching, and the only thing that kept me going to class was that the graded homework had to be turned in during class. Oh, and by the way, he grades the homework incredibly harshly. I only got full credit a handful of times throughout the quarter, even though homework was due everyday. The only two things that made it possible for me to pass this class were Slader and the study sessions that Cal Poly provides. He is such a bad professor that one day in the study session, a girl who was also in my class just looked up and said "He [Terry] couldn't teach less if he tried." I am not a student who expects to be spoon-fed material, but Terry was an awful teacher. When he "taught," he would just do examples on the board without giving any context to what he was doing. I wouldn't even know what the methods we "learned" in class were called until the homework named them and I was forced to teach them to myself at night. Additionally, this is a no-calculator class, which would have been fine, but we were expected not to leave our answers in fraction form and when we covered the physics portion of the class, we did problems with non-standard units like pounds, slugs, and feet. Don't take a class from Terry unless you want to spend a disproportionate amount of time teaching yourself the material.

His homework and tests were very straight-forward. His class was hard at all. However, he spoke in a extremely boring tone. I had him from 6pm to 8pm. It was really challenging to try to stay awake during his class, especially when I went to his class after my dinner. There was definitely a lot ZZZ's flying around in my class.

I've noticed he teaches a lot of 6pm-8pm two day a week classes. In that setting, I can't recommend him. He's simply too boring to carry a class for two hours. And when he starts doing computer problems on the projector with the lights off, forget trying to stay awake. Not a tough teacher at all, but in a 2 hour setting I do not recommend him.

Ok, so Terry isn't the best of teachers, he does speak in a monotone voice and doesn't collect homework. He teaches with a lot of proving of formulaes. But I'm really grateful to him for passing me in this class. I as averaging below 60% and it was mathematically impossible for me to pass but I still did. If you don't plan on taking anymore math, then he is the guy to take.

I found Dr. Terry's lectures to be straightforward and easy to follow, and his tests were very reasonable. He doesn't try to trick you on his exams, and he is very generous with partial credit. My only complaint is that he focused solely on proofs and theory, though this should have been more of a "practical" math course. Overall, I would recommend him.

homework - collected only a few problem sets. nothing extremely difficult tests - fairly hard but managable if you study lectures - boring. sorry to say he is not the most interesting guy. he presented the material okay, but i found it hard to pay attention. book - the book he used for the class was bad (class consensus).

2 hours twice a week at night is rough. His class is not hard, though. If you're this far in math, you know what you're doing. Homework was not collected or checked in any way. We had nightly quizes, which covered material from the lecture a week prior. Quizes instead of midterms. To compensate for not being able to quiz the class on the last two sections of the book, he made our entire final (2 hours long, 6 problems) cover those sections--Fourier series as it were. I don't think that's the best way to end a math class, but if you're an engineer at the end of your math career, it's not as large a problem. We got to drop two quiz scores from 17 total. 8 10-point Maple lab assignments (VERY easy, since he hands out the code) were also given, and ended up being 80 free points. Staying awake is probably the most critical part to doing well. He lectures for 75 minutes, then shuts of the light and turns on the computer to demonstrate Maple for 20 minutes (this is where you curl up and go to sleep), the rest of the time is alloted for the quiz. While the problems are not hard (think basic homework), there are numerous computations--carried out by hand, no calculators. I cannot count the number of *simple* algebra mistakes I grogily made (-3*1=4!). Overall, the class is not difficult and I think his grading is very generous (9 or 10 people of 17 had A's going into the final), but you will come to dred Tuesday and Thursday nights.

This guy has no people skills! I wonder how he talks to his wife and son. He never makes eye contact and seems intimidated with every question. Half the time the class did not know where he was going in lecture. He never collects homework and has weird grading procedures. I would avoid him because he is a math robot.

Terry is a very strange guy almos too smart for his own good. This class is a joke and only teaches you 5 or 6 other ways of solveing DE's. He gives a quiz every class and does not give midterms. He will review what is going to be on the quiz the day of that quiz so its almost imposible to fail the quizes. His final was long as HELL and took almost everyone the entire three hours. I got a C because I did not put one ounce of effort into the class, never even oppened the book. If you do the homework you will get an A.

This guy is a hermit. He comes to class and goes nuts with matrices, just doing simple calculations for HOURS on end. I had him 6-8 at night and let me tell you, it was tough staying awake. I had to screw around the whole time to avoid killing myself. We had quizzes every period, and they were very easy as long as you pay some attention at the beginning of the hour. I didn't open the book after the first week and did fine, and wouldn't waste my money buying it if I were you because the book sucks. Bad. We didn't have a final because he was feeling lazy and the class decided not to, so that was sweet, not to mention he threw a curve at the end and gave a lot of people higher grades then they deserved. Don't expect to be entertained or even mildly enthusiastic about the class but you will learn the material and it doesn't require very much work. If it's between Van Lingen and Terry, take Terry (no brainer).

So terry isn't very sociable, but I did hear him crack a joke once. We were so shocked we didn't know what to do...laugh...cry, it was emotional. Anyways, he totally made up for being poor at portraying the material, by allowing me to work relatively little and I got an A-. You have a quiz everyday, and if you study for 30 minutes before class or ask him to do an example of what will be on the test you can OK on the quizzes. Luckily I have an uncanny ability to learn a lot for a very short period of time. You know exactly what will be on each quiz. Work hard at every quiz, and you might just get a suprise come final time. THat's all I can say. I would only take Terry for this class. IT's a welcome relief for your last math class (ME). GO BUSH!!

This is the second quarter I've had Terry for Math, last quarter for Diffy Q's, and this quarter for 318. I couldn't be happier in this class, I've had "great" Math teachers before, and he definitely isn't "great". He explains everything in lecture in detail, it's very understandable, and he's always willing to answer a question 'cause he wants to help, even if he doesn't have time. I went to his office hours once and he was very helpful, he may be a quiet guy and sort of mumble sometimes but I would highly recommend him. I don't know about in his other classes, but in the two I've had with him he hasn't collected homework. He'll assign homework problems so we can do them if we feel we need practice, but he said he doesn't collect homework because he's observed that it generally doesn't make a difference in overall student grades. He never gave our classes any quizzes, so our grade was basically made up of midterms and the final, (we didn't have a final for his class last quarter) and his big tests are really easy. I was always able to get a 90+ with only two days studying. If no homework and an easy A or B sounds good to you, take Terry.

Prof. Terry isnt very talkitive in class, and he can be downright boring frequently. However, he has a VERY well thought out and organized course plan. For his MTRF class, there is NO homework due, and 4 take home quizzes. Overall, it was worth it for a quarter with very little homework, and a mild amount of studying for the tests.

Super boring, but super smart. It's tough taking him for two hours twice a week, but on the bright side his quizzes are super easy. The final was crazy hard, but most people seemed to have done fine in the end. Not too bad for an M.E.s last math class, but you may want to gouge your eyes out by the end of week 2.

I must say I was pleasantly surprised with my overall grade in this course, most likely the product of a generous curve on the final. I felt like Terry was approachable and glad to solve my questions for me. His office hours from what I saw were very accessible, rarely was anyone else waiting. His teaching style never bothered me, but I do suppose he is rather monotonous and I did even fall asleep a rare occasion or two, mostly due to exhaustion from the quarter. A good professor, I wouldn't shy away from taking him, and actually I'd even reccomend him.

I havent yet completed this class obviously, however, i am inclined to write to you and let you know what is going through my head midway through the quarter, and im not talking about Laplace Transforms. If your continuing your math and going straight into this class you'll probably be alright. If you havent had math in a while, your screwed. Its been 3 and a half years for me and im feeling it. The quizes arent to bad but no calculators and no notes so you need to know how to do each of the types of problems he assigns or your screwed. As far as lectures go, he just flies through this stuff. Shoves it down your throat and expects you not to choke. Since i havent had any other math instructor at Cal Poly maybe this guy is really good. I have nothing to compare him to. I say take him if you still remember Math 244

Geez ... this class was rough. Dr. Terry did a good job, in my opinion, with material that was difficult to comprehend. I recommend him completely however, i havent had another math instructor at calpoly.

Terry was a decent finisher for my math sequence . . . he certainly was not the best math teacher I've ever had . . . but he was decent. This guy will not attempt any humour whatsoever. Exhibit A: I said something relatively funny from the back of the classroom, then qualified it by "Just trying to inject some humour into the class." He replied, "Ah, Trying to interject humour into an otherwise professional lecture." Apparently he thinks lectures should be humourless. Regardless, I would have been sorely disappointed if I didn't get an A for this course, and I got an A, so his grading must be at least somewhat on track. Anyway, I'd try and take Hesselgrave if you had a choice, but Terry is a good finisher for the Math sequence for ME's.

I dont know what all these people are talking about. Terry may have kinda been monotone, but he sounds like the dinosaur from Toy Story, which made the class awesome. Well, not awesome, but survivable. He isn't that boring, and actually does sometimes make really nerdy but laughable comments. He is a pro at the material, and if you just go to class and pay attention you will probably learn it. Doesn't collect homework, doesn't give quizzes, entire grade is based on 2 midterms and a final. If you are a good test-taker, take Terry.

Terry was born a math teacher. Math is obviously the man's life and you can tell it is the only thing that interests him. That being said he doesn't share this excitement very well but does teach the class pretty well. The higher the level of the course Terry teaches the more animated and excited he gets about the material. I had him for calc 3 and struggled to stay awake, but in linear analysis 2 I struggled to keep up with him. He does a ton of example problems, a lot of times working them out completely when it is just simple arithmetic/algebra which can be extremely tedious because it will take like an extra ten minutes while he sort of mumbles to himself and adds numbers in his head. He really does explain the material pretty well if you are able to think and copy notes at the same time (its easy to zone out and write without thinking about what you are writing because he goes so damn fast). The class has a new structure with all quizes and a 40% final. There is a quiz everday at the end of class which sucks, but if you tried a few of the assigned but not collected homework problems the night before they are pretty easy. Do some of the homework and try and pay attention and you will be fine.

Professor Terry was one of the worst professors that I've had. The class structure was simple--two midterms, a final, and a very involved homework assignment. I did not understand any of the material he presented because he only exists in math world, not the human world. I tried to get help repeatedly in office hours, but it was no use. Terry's main problem...he doesn't understand human interaction. He cannot understand students and therefore cannot understand how to teach them, no matter how well he knows the material. Despite not understanding a thing, I was able to pull a 98% on the first midterm and a 100% on the second midterm. I also got a 100% on that one homework assignment. I did not do well on the tests because I knew the material, I did well because I memorized problem solutions and the problems he put on the tests happened to be the ones I had memorized. The final did not go well for anyone in the class and that is how I ended up with a B after going into the final with over a 99%.

Pay attention to lecturs because that is exactly what Terry puts on the tests. He throws no curve balls though. The class covers a lot of material, but he pretty much just tests you on the basics, although he pretty much tells you everything is fair game for the tests. I found the tests to be pretty easy, but you really do need to learn most everything he coveres in class to feel good for the tests. He is kind of boring, but he gives good staightforward lectures. He isn't the most friendly person at office hours, but he could pretty much help me with any question I had. All around decent teacher. definitely not somebody you need to avoid

Mr. Terry is by far one of the smartest math instructors on campus. While being this smart it seemed that it was hard for him to present the material. I nomally get A's in my math classes but not this time. The material was not that hard just the way he presented it (fast, out of order, etc.). His grading was not consistent because some quizzes I lost 1 point due to an incorrect sign, whereas other times I lost half of the points.

I read the reviews for this guy and thought, "How could he really be as bad as they say?" Well... he is. He is by far the most difficult and awkward professor I have had to deal with at this entire university. He is difficult and awkward in the sense that he completely lacks the ability to socially interact with people. It's like the guy is completely afraid of talking to people and is too intimidated to even look you straight in the eye. Makes dealing with questions both in class and in office hours more of a pain than they need to be. Besides that, he is an alright teacher. If you like the teacher running through a substantial amount of examples rather than the explanations and derivations then this guy is just for you. He does hand out review problems and review tests, which are a HUGE help. My advice would be to focus all of your studying attention on these problems he hands out rather than the homework. I'm pretty sure he designed the homework assignments 30 years ago and doesn't even know what's on them. Oh yeah, it was awesome when he decided to not test us on the last quarter of the material in class that was from some stupid supplemental handout book. That stuff was a huge pain in the ass and it was a godsend not to study for it. In the end, I received a B+, which was due to a generous curve.

I took Linear Analysis II with Terry, and he made it pretty easy. His lectures can be hard to follow sometimes, because he talks to the board and not to the class. But he has been very helpful during office hours - he always answered all my questions and pointed me in the right direction to solve the problem (without actually solving all of it for me). He makes his class easy to pass (but it would take work to get an A). There are quizzes after every class and one cumulative final. He gives a lot of partial credit on the quizzes, but he won't give you full credit unless everything is perfect. So it's easy to get C's and B's on everything. The quizzes and exactly like the homework for the most part (we had a couple exceptions), so as long as you do the hw problems you'll be fine.

Alright look, Linear 2 is hard class and there's no way around that. A lot of students think that Terry doesn't teach well enough or that he teaches too much but I think of it differently. I walk out of that class everyday having learned something, and its incredible that he can fit all of the material in. He occasionally does proofs but generally teaches through examples of problems, which I always found incredibly helpful. His office are basically adequate, he will go over what ever problems you want but he won't give all that much explanation or clarification. His tests are generally fair, and if he thinks the average was too low for one he will curve it. I think he is in general pretty fair with grading, giving a decent amount of partial credit and making sure that not too much of his class fails. That being said, you will have to STUDY for his tests, most likely like you never have before. Just hours. So many hours. I don't know, definitely take Easton if you can because he's way easier, but Terry isn't all that bad. You're just going to have to try pretty hard, but you'll come out knowing more than the Easton folks.

Terry is not as bad as some of the reviews say. His lectures consist of him rambling on, sometimes about pointless proofs that engineers don't really need, but he the examples that he does in class are really helpful. There's homework due every class which is a pain, but you've got to do it to keep up with it because otherwise you'll get really screwed by all of the material. The material for the first two midterms isn't bad at all, and the midterms were fair and very similar to the sample problems he hands out in class. The material after the second midterm is when shit really hits the fan though. My class had all of this new material on the final which was probably the hardest test I've taken here at Cal Poly, even though he lets you bring a cheat sheet front and back with whatever you want on it. Still pulled a B in the class though probably from banking points from the previous exams. Overall, I'd recommend him, not as bad as the other people say.

The course to the left pretty much sums up what this class will be like