Todorov, Todor  

He's a really nice guy and is willing to help you if you are having difficulty. I had him for trig and had trouble getting a lot of the concepts. I also found it hard to do the homework w/o it being collected. I wish he would ask the class questions from time to time to see if we were understanding. But it sounds like he is knowledgible with higher math classes.

The course material in the lecture is somewhat hard to follow because he has a very strong foreign accent. The material in not incredibly difficult, so it is possible to learn it out of the textbook.

Thick acent, but is a real kool teacher, just do the homework and go to class, and youll be fine. He covers the materials real slow, anyone can get an A with some effort

Professor Todorov is a very nice man. His accent is a little difficult for some in the beginning but you get used to it. His exams are really easy so if you just do the homework you can get an A. Also if you do well on the quizes it is helpful. He also allows for some make up points so talk to him if you are having difficulties.

This teacher has a thick accent that is difficult to grasp, but half way through the quarter you can understand him pretty well. He doesn't collect homework, which is good and bad. I didn't do much of it which hurt my grade. He is an easy grader, with a huge grading curve. You can get a 70% and still get a B-. However, if you plan on taking Calc 142 and 143, I would suggest that you not take him because he teaches calculus really wierd.

This guy sucks!! He can't even speak english, if you ask him a question it's as if you were insulting him. He is not easy to follow at all. The class was taught in a very boring manner and he never asked if students had any problems or questions. He expects you to know every thing he goes over in lecture. BY ALL MEANS AVOID THIS JOKE OF AN INSTRUCTOR.

Todorov is alright as a professor. He understands the material very well, and teaches really slowly. The only problem is that he often does not understand questions the students have about the material, but he thinks he does, so he will go into these long explanations sometimes, and manage to not answer the question. The thing about his accent...it can be a little tough at first, but you get used to it after a while. Overall...I would say he's an okay professor...but if you have the opportunity to take a better professor, do it.

Todorov is one of the best math teachers that i have had hands down. Some might see him as slow and methodical, but when you get to the midterms and final you will see that it was all worth-while, because everything makes sense. Also he as a very generous grading policy, for example you can get C- with a 55 percent in the class. Also he does not collect homework, but quizzes are either staight off the homework or notes in class, so it is benificial to actually stay awake. I have to say though, he has a bit of an accent but after the first week you know exactly what he is saying. I recommend him highly.

Todorov is by far the worst math teacher I have ever had. Maybe I disliked him so much because I was one of those students who had Calculus in high school and, he hates that. He takes it personally if you do not follow his format EXACTLY. He is more than willing, however, to help you during his office hours, but if you ask a question during class, he takes what you say and mixes it around so he ends up answering something completely irrelevant. No homework is collected, which I liked, because I never did it. I got through just fine (aside from meaningless points lost due to the fact that i had a slightly differnt format).I recommend taking him only if you have had Calculus before, AND if you are willing to relearn everything so it can be expressed how he demands it to be expressed.

Todor is great. The first day you might have difficulty understanding bulgarian, but after a while you'll get it and its kinda fun when he says stuff is illegal and misspells things. If you have the opportunity to get him, you should try. His curve is huge, he teaches very good, very clear. DONT ask questions during the class, he wont understand without rephrasing your question several times, and you'll probably just end up looking like a fool. He always is welcoming to his office hours if you need them. I didnt need any because hes pretty good at explaining. His weekly quizes arent hard, straigt from the homework, and his tests are usually variations of a few quiz problems. He always tells you the type of stuff that will be on the exam, so just make a note in the margin of your notes, he does some of the homework, and a side note, its fun to see the clothes he wears, cuz its usually the same day after day and it has a pattern, math teachers...who gets them. Overall, take him if you can.

Todorov isn't a bad teacher but by no means great. His accent can be difficult to understand at first but within a couple of weeks you get used to it. He repeats phases like "makes senses" and "do you understand?" I wouldn't try to avoid him because he is a fair grader. The tests and quizes are very easy if you do the homework, but the final was much more difficult. He does have a hard time answering questions in class, so you should instead go to his office hours. Overall, he is a decent professor.

If you took calc in high school and did well then this is an easy a, but for everyone else be careful. He has a strange way of explaining things. I'll never take him again.

Everyone complains about Prof. Todorov's accent but, he's not that hard to understand. I think people just rip on him because they got a bad grade or whatever. What you need to watch out for is his hand writing. Its impossible to read at times. Also dont ask him questions in class because he never understands what you are asking and you will end up hearing "stop now! stop now!" a bunch of times. Overall he wasnt a bad teacher. His quizzes usually have problems directly from, or very similar to the homework (which isnt collected) and his tests were pretty easy as well. With his grading curve (50% is still a D) its almost impossible to fail this class.

Todor is a misunderstood guy who just really loves math. Unfortunately, he can't teach all the stuff he knows. The only way I survived this class is that I took Calc 1 in high school. He never collects the homework and his tests are not super hard if you study. He will provide much enjoyment in class and afterwards when you can share stories with other victims of Todor.

Professor Todorov is a poor lecturer, mainly because he's so hard to understand with his accent and language skills. He does do a good job clarifying lectures in his office hour, but that's not a very good (or time-efficient) way to learn the material. If you've ever checked the text, you'll know it's no help at all, so this leaves few options to pick up the stuff. You REALLY NEED a study group for his class. He does go slower than most other 142 teachers, but it doesn't make up for the bad lectures. You're expected to memorize a lot of equations for tests and quizzes, which are not curved at all. The tests are a significant margin of difficulty over the quizzes, so you had best know your stuff. As for homework, he assigns so much that you'll never get it done (and often gives quizzes on the material the day after). It's not collected, but it's so much that you'll be disinclined to do the harder problems.

I have no idea where Todorov got his degree, but he certainly didn't get it in the US. When a student asks a question he usually will try to answer it, however his knowledge of the English language is such that he really doesn't have the slightest idea what the student asks, so he just confuses the person more than anything. I am now taking MATH 143, and find myself two chapters behind everyone else.

Todor Todorov has made me racist against Bulgarians. Never again will I take a class from a man WHO DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH. Even if you're fluent in the Bulgarian language, I still I doubt it's possible to understand a word he's saying. His final exam was beyond comprehension and did nothing to test my actual abilities. He makes Calculus both boring and uncomprehendable. His average nightly homework is approximately 50 questions, none of which will be collected. Although that sounds like a good thing, DOING THOSE QUESTIONS ARE THE ONLY WAY TO LEARN IN THE CLASS. I honestly believe that if I were to cut class and study in the library for an hour each day, I would easily learn more than ever learned in Todorov's class. The only reason to take Todorov's class is to learn to speak English with a Bulgarian accent and to enhance your vocabulary with the terms "Section Seven-Two-Staaaaaaaaar", "Rosie-colored", and "Stop now, stop now".

The only positive thing I have to say about Professor Todorov's Calculus 142 class is that it moved fairly slow. Todorov is extremely difficult to understand because he can not speak english very well. He has a very thick accent, and he puts words out of order. Don't even bother asking him a question because he won't even know what you are asking, and if he tries to answer it, it is something totally bogus and you will be extremely confused afterwords. One time in class, Todorov thought that the thermostat (the thing that controls the air conditioning) was a smoke detector. We tried to explain what an air conditioner was to him, but that did absolutely no good. I'm sure to this day he still thinks it is a smoke detector. Todorov assigns an incredible amount of homework. If you do the homework, you will do fairly well on the weekly quizes. The tests however, are insane. They have nothing to do with the homework assigned. I strongly advise against taking Professor Todorov.

Prof. Todorov is actually a pretty chill professor. But I dont recommend you get his class if you have trouble motivating yourself to do homework without having it collected. If you do all the homework this class is cake!!...His lectures are really pretty interesting once you get used to his accent, and the weekly quiz is EXTREMELY EASY! I didnt miss a single point on one of them the entire quarter, and the quizzes are how he checks if you do homework. Anyways his class is like any other math class--the grade you get is just a function of how much effort you put in.

I found mr. Todorov to be an unsatisfactory teacher. While he did seem to know the topics he taught very well, there were many aspects about his teaching that I found frustrating, and that put me, the student, at a dissadvantage: he did not cover all of the necessary material; he was not a very engaging teacher, he just lectured from his notes and rarely interacted with the students or asked questions of us; he has a thick accent, and this hinders his ability to teach; he never checked homework; his tests were not fair (i.e. making one of the problems on the 3-problem-long midterm worth half of the test's value); and so on... in short, he was a poor teacher, and I would suggest avoiding him at all costs.

This guy is funny, he teaches slowly but still not too well. I haven't found a teacher better than him, but I would recomend him if you want an easy a.

The class was actually really really good, if you like not learning anything. Well He does not assign Homewordk which can be a good and bad thing. If you are a studios kid then this will be no problem for you but if you are like me and need someone to kick you in the pants to work do not take this class. So basically if you are lazy do not take him.

Dr. Todor Todorov is an AWESOME teacher! Although in the beginning I was very scared of failing the course because of his thick accent... I managed to learn his language also. I enjoyed his class so much I decided to take his class for MATH 143 also. Don't be discouraged just because he has an accent. He is a nice person to talk to outside of class also. =)

Todorov is interested in helping you pass, but you have to help yourself. Do yourself a favor and do the homework every week because the quiz is always from the homework. He is hard to understand on some numbers but he knows it so ask him to clarify. He wants you to pass so he is a generous grader but he doesn't give out a grade

This teacher is terrible. "Do you understand this" (in Bulgarian accent) is the only thing I remember about this class. This guy teaches calculus different from any other teacher. He constantly asks the class "is this correct" when he writes things on the board because he doesn't know how to spell in English. This teacher speaks and writes in Bulgarian, maybe he needs to go back and teach in Bulgaria.

OK, He has a very strong accent and swears that it will not be a problem because his math is so great, yea not so much!! He does not know how to explain the material clearly, nor will he answer any of your questions. He never even knows what you are asking. Unless you have a very strong backround in calc (like you do not need a professor) than i'd suggest you find someone else no matter what the case!

The most important point to make is that Todorov CAN NOT TEACH. I don't care how well he knows math, he is incapable of presenting that material in a format that a class can comprehend. I'm not talking about his accent, there's nothing about "Makes sense, this?" and his other idiosychrasies that can't be deciphered (though it can get distracting). I'm talking about material presentation, plain and simple. I'm talking about basic copying errors in his prewritten lecture examples. I'm talking about an inability to understand questions asked, resulting in a 10 minute digression about something already clear that's more likely to confuse everyone in the room (including him, like as not). If you can, avoid getting him. If it's too late, do yourself a favor and learn on your own - only bother showing up for quizes and exams. In the worst case, if you are stuck in the lecture and don't understand something, ask somebody else in the class - DO NOT give Todorov chance a chance to confuse you and everyone else.

This teacher is not for students who are impatient with accents. That being said, Todor Todorov wants you to pass. He makes the curve so low that it is almost impossible not to pass. You must do the homework. It is not collected, but all the quizes and tests are based 100% on the homework. This is not a class for people who are lazy about doing the homework. He will answer your question once he realizes what your question is. He tries to help you on the tests. He has a very thik accent. Do not take his class if that is going to bother you. He is a very nice teacher if you can deal with his accent.

Todor Todorov rocks. I'd take him again for sure. He presents the material very clearly. It's important to go to class.

He is fair and if you go to class and know the material you will do fine. Homework is not required but theres a quiz once a week from the homework. Two midterms and the final, and the problems are straightforward and from lecture. He always tries to help, but sometimes its funny because he never understands what you mean when you ask a question and ends up not answering it at all. Besides that, his accent really isn't that bad and only makes class entertaining.

he straight up just lectured. had complex formulas and talked with a weird accent... after the first midterm i did quite poor around 40%. i talked with him and he basiclly said... if you can do it... you can do it... retook course with different teach passed easy... moral of the story- if you do bad on the first midterm get the F out of there

Prof. Todorov presents you with difficult challenges, but is a good teacher and very willing to help. His accent is easy to get used to .

Dr. Todorov knows the course material very well. However, sometimes his presentation of the material is not as good as other calculus professors. Before his tests, he hands out a "pilot" exam which is virtually the same as the exam itself. He gives weekly quizzes that are not terribly difficult, but require you to keep up with the material on a weekly basis. He is an easy teacher, but I didn't learn as much in his class.

If you want an A take this teacher. Homework is not collected, and the weekly quizes are a breeze. The exams often have homework problems so if you do the homework you are set. The final is optional if you like your grade. He has a pretty thick accent, but it is easy to get used to. I went to class, but I might as well not have. I taught myself everything out of the book and Math Workshop. You will not learn an incredible amount in the class, because he goes very slow (didn't cover all of the material) and doesn't test you in detail at all. TESTS ARE EASY if you put in any effort at all. He even gives "hints" on tests and has been known to help you work through an exam problem! I would not take him again unless it was the last course in a sequence and I didn't care about the material and just wanted a good grade. I know that I am way behind other 143 students.

I coulnd't stand this guy as a professor. He's nice, and will answer questions, but he takes forever to explain the simplest idea. Going to class seamed like a waste of time. Sure text reflected the examples he did in class, and quizzed were exactly the same, but to sit through class was unbearable, and every little mistake cost big points. At first there was little home, during the easy section. Then we got 40-80 problems a night in the harder chapters. Aviod this guy if possible.

Professor Todorov is the worst math instructor I have ever had. He uses examples and explanations for the easiest problems and teaches memorization over understanding. He takes forever to teach a lesson and our class even missed a chapter that was required for the course because we ran out of time. I recommend that if you want to learn anything at all not to take Todorov.

The easiest MATH 143 class ever!

This guy is the absolute worst. You don't have homework, but instead you have weekly quizzes on the material that he has lectured about. The quizes are simple and easy to get an A on, and even the midterm is pretty cake. But then comes the final, which was worth 50 % of our grade...I have no idea where Todorov got the questions he did for our final. They were definetly not from the Calc book, and not calc 3 questions. I went into the final with an A and got a C in the class. He is also a pain to listen to because of his accent and his odd phrases. He does not understand any questions that you ask, and he is very unhelpful in his office hours.

Todor Todorov has made me racist against Bulgarians. Never again will I take a class from a man WHO DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SPEAK ENGLISH. Even if you're fluent in the Bulgarian language, I still I doubt it's possible to understand a word he's saying. His final exam was beyond comprehension and did nothing to test my actual abilities. He makes Calculus both boring and uncomprehendable. His average nightly homework is approximately 50 questions, none of which will be collected. Although that sounds like a good thing, DOING THOSE QUESTIONS ARE THE ONLY WAY TO LEARN IN THE CLASS. I honestly believe that if I were to cut class and study in the library for an hour each day, I would easily learn more than ever learned in Todorov's class. The only reason to take Todorov's class is to learn to speak English with a Bulgarian accent and to enhance your vocabulary with the terms "Section Seven-Two-Staaaaaaaaar", "Rosie-colored", and "Stop now, stop now".

Todorov isn't as bad a teacher as people make him out to be. Sure, he has an accent and his writing isn't perfect, but both can be figured out well enough to understand what he's trying to get across. One note is that he doesn't comprehend people's questions extremely well, so it's good to consult the book or go into an office hour where he is less rushed. The grade is based on two midterms, weekly quizzes, and the cumulative final. If a problem can't be figured out or the grade on a midterm or quiz is really low, it's good to go to his office hour, where you could possibly make it up (I raised my first midterm score by 20% by going in). Overall, the teacher is very knowlegeable in math and the most aggravating part of the class isn't his accent, but the other people in class (who are too stubborn to try to understand him or acknowledge that he makes mistakes).

He did a great job of doing examples and proofs for different problems in each section, but failed to understand that many students were having difficulties with the more difficult concepts. As far as answering questions, he sometimes doesnt understand what you mean, so he'll either ignore it or talk about something completely different. If you had to take him, it wont be that bad as long as you keep up on your work. But try to get another professor if possible.

I am gonna miss this teacher. I know that his grading system is hard and tht sumtimes he explodes and starts yelling, but his way of teaching was always clear and to the point. I never left class with a doubt in mind, and since he doesnt check homework, i knew that as long as i understood the material i didnt need to do it. I would say he is a great teacher, and only those guys who put effort in his class appreciatted him. Get this teacher if u r serious about math.

Flocks of doves and shirley temples aside, Professor Todorov's class will challenge you. Yes, he does have an accent - this is an issue for many people. I had a hard time getting around it myself. However, the accent isn't so bad if you just pay attention! He is an adequate lecturer, but he has a hard time addressing student questions in class, and will often not be able to adequately answer the student's questions. He grades fairly, and the tests are straightforward. The bottom line is, if you want to do well in this class, you must make the effort yourself, because Todorov will not be much of a help. Only take him if you have to, and be prepared for a challenging quarter. He is a nice enough guy, but he is definitely an inadequate teacher who leaves much to be desired.

He might be good for 244 but for 143... get the hell out. I took this class with a supplemental workshop and still got a D... Thats because he wouldnt talk to the TA or whomever lead that workshop. I was a little pissed about that because she had no idea how to prepare us for midterms or quizzes and so we wasted 4 hours a week studying random stuff. What really pissed me off about this class was that he ran out of time to teach us chapter 12 and so he made us teach it to ourselves and MADE CHAPTER 12 50% OF THE FINAL. WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKIN TODOROV... i havent taken him for anything else besides 143 so he might be better teaching those classes... but for calc 3... SCREW THIS GUY, GET WHITE IF YOU CAN

Todorov is sick, he does not deserve this low of a rating i was a little worried goin into the class that he was gonna be horrible but not a big deal at all. His accent is not to crazy and he seriously sounds like borat which is awesome and very funny. His quizzes were very easy, midterms were straightforward and fair. He also curves 75 to b- and 55 to c- for overall grade so its kinda ridiculous to not pull at least a c-. Go to class and its not a big deal

This guy has a huge accent...that u can get used to. He is a great grader because i did bad on the tests and still pulled out with a C. I did alright on quizzes, so that might have helped. He has no homework. With all this being said, I would NOT recommend him as 143 teacher. He does not do a good job explaining things and he will never understand your questions. You will find him asking you questions once u ask him a question. He will not understand what you are asking and he will wither not answer your question or just confuse u even more. I hear he is good/easy for 244 though.

Dr. Todorov is extremely knowledgeable in Math. His lectures are definitely worthwhile and have taught me alot. If you are not a very good student, don\'t do homework, and don\'t go to class you will not do very well. This is not Dr. Todorov\'s fault, it is yours. If you do what you are supposed to and don\'t expect a professor to individually hold your hand and tell you what to do and when you will do just fine. The accent is not as pronounced as others claim and Dr. Todorov is perfectly understandable. Great teacher!

Todorov is my favorite teacher ive ever had at poly. he is up front and consistent. weekly one problem quizes on tuesdays, one 10 question midterm, and a 10 question final. we didnt do any in class practice but his lectures were very clear some people might complain about the accent. my grandpa is from eastern europe and has virtually the same accent so it wasnt a problem for me. the only issue i had was that he taught taylor and mclaurin series in the last 20 mins of class and it made up 30% of the final which translates into 10% of your overall grade. i was near perfect the whole year but got those 3 questions wrong and got a B in the class. its too bad some nimrod ruined the accuracy of this system but he is a very good teacher. i am taking him again for linear this quarter and highly recomend him.

Well, Todor is pretty easy. I had him for Linear Algebra, and he gave us one quiz a week, which were all easy. If you pay attention in class you can get the quizzes and the midterms. His curve is really nice, so its pretty easy to get a decent grade in the class. A decent teacher.

Linear Algebra is pretty boring but it's a lot easier than the calculus series. The quizzes and midterms are pretty easy if you pay attention, although he does tend to focus a little bit more on theory than mechanics. When doing proofs in tests it's pretty much his way or the highway. The curve is generous, a 70% is the cutoff for a B-.

If you're a CSC major, take 206 as your second math elective (not calc IV) and take Todorov. Linear algebra is a piece of cake, go to class and take good notes and you'll be golden. The only thing that bugged me was a group of rude students i had in my section (freshman math majors perhaps?) who thought it would be funny to make fun of Todor's accent and his style of teaching. It got real old real quick. He's a good guy, really cares about the students and really wants them to understand the concepts. Hey, i got an A.

One of the worst professors at cal poly. By the time most of the class figured it out (those that were awake), it was too late to drop. If you have any chance of avoiding him, do so.

Wow what can you say about Todorov?? besides horrible!! he just can't present the material clearly. we spent five days on chapter 1.1. 45% of the stuff he taught(or tried to teach) us was irrelevent. He's from Bulgaria and it was very hard to understand his talking as well as his writing on the board. He doesn't recognize students problems very well in fact he does not recognize them at all, he would rather move on to a new section then reexplain something. He doesn't grade homework which is a plus, but he rarely ever gives partial credit on his tests and quizzes. His tests are very very hard they focus more on theory that on the basic mechanics of the math. I wouldn't reccomend this guy to anyone not even my worst enemy. avoid him at all costs!

He's really, really easy. He moved so slowly through the material I don't know how someone could not understand it. But, he is pretty bad about understanding what someone is actually asking when they ask a question. He doesn't collect homework, only has a HW quiz once a week and it's really really easy. He grading policy is great (I think 55% is still a C He's pretty boring but you can go to class every other day and still catch everything.

I loved Todorov! I have no idea why he has such a low rating. Todorov is clearly concerned with presenting topics as clearly as possible and drawing on past topics in calculus to draw parallels and clarify questions. He warns students of common mistakes and is very clear with notation and eases students into proofs. The class was extremely straight forward, weekly quizzes, 2 midterms, and the final. The only complaint about midterms is that they were only announced a week beforehand. Quizzes are straight from homework problems (which are not turned in) and not difficult if you spend some time looking over lecture notes and homework. He basically tells you what types of problems and how many will be on each midterm. He was a little bit more ambiguous with the final, which included a few proofs (which were easy if you studied). The only reason I got a B was because of careless algebra errors. Lesson learned: use your calculator to avoid stupid errors since they are allowed one exams! Side note: his accent is awesome makes lectures so much more entertaining.

He's a shitty teacher who does shitty lectures and can't teach his students the shitty assignments and won't take questions because he's a shithead

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Todorov is great. Everyone says he sucks, but that's because they make fun of his accent. Half my class hates him because they think he can't teach, but when I look over, they're sleeping in class. It's their own fault they say he sucks, but he is awesome. He teaches the material well, despite his accent. He does say "Do you understand this?" a lot, but its for a reason, perhaps asking if you understand? He's an easy prof with easy tests. (I don't know about the final, but the rest were easy). He's funny because sometimes he'll be lecturing and then say "In English, how you say this?" His transposing of words adds character to the class. Take him if you have the opportunity, but be patient. You will learn something, so don't forget to bring your pen and paper.

He's a good lecturer, or at least as good as a lecturer with a sickly thick accent can be. He presents everything clearly if you can understand him. But his problem is he can't understand YOU. If you don't get everything from the lecture or don't go to class, he will not be able to explain things to you because he won't know what you're asking about. His grading is odd too: a 90-94 is an A-, the B's range from 70-89. It's his style of a grade curve, and it only works if you want a B. And you must do your homework (even though it's not collected) if you want to do well on his tests.

This is the WORST math teacher i have ever had. He has extreamily sloppy writing on the board, barely knows english, and messes up on his pre done examples in lecture daily. He is extreamily un prepared for class and will not answer questions. I went up to him and asked why my test was unfairly graded, and with out answering my question began accusing me of not doing my homework and stormed away from me. He basically does not care about his students and most people in the class would agree. Once again you will REGRET it if you take him, or you will realize going to his lecture are pointless after the first day. DO NOT TAKE HIM!

C'mon, his name is "Tordor Tordorov"... that alone should be reason enough to take him.

Well, you come in the first day and you think he's speaking a foreign language. Then you get used to the accent and you understand about 75% of what he says. You laugh at his phrases like "make senses" and the way he says "aypeerbula" (hyperbola). The homework is not collected, so if you make the mistake of not doing any of it (like me) you will sometimes be lost on the quizzes. Have no fear, you will still make the grade; however you better study for that final. Teach yourself the material, because if you have difficulty you won't find help from this guy. Chances are he won't even understand your question if you are so bold as to ask it in the first place. Oh, and one more thing: don't schedule the class for lunchtime, especially if right before it you have to work all morning.

If you are good at learning math on your own, go ahead and take Todorov. If you expect the teacher to teach you something, go find another teacher. His grading policies are good, there is a huge curve. You can understand his accent, but his writing on the board is horrible. His teaching is slow and straight forward, but his tests get harder and more vague as the quarter goes on. If you sit down and do the huge amount of homework that he assigns(but doesn't collect) then you will do better than I did in his class. Just don't expect to learn anything from his lectures

TODOROV IS THE FREAKIN MAN!!! i love this guy. he presents the material FLAWLESSLY (well he has a slight accent ;P) but he really is on the ball. if you go to class and just pay attention you never ever have homework. he gives one quiz a week on a "homework problem" but (lol) he always gives the quiz on something he has heavily prepped you for the week before. he sometimes even gives a quiz problem that he has already worked completely through in class. TAKE THIS GUY ABOVE ANY TEACHER - i almost started crying when i found out he doesnt teach 244 this quarter. YOU ROCK TODOR!!!

Because of his thick accent, i was forced to really pay attention. His goofy foreign ways are what kept me awake. no HW and everything else is predictable.

Todorov is the worst. Although he's relatively good at explaining the material, he is the worst with respect to grading. If he made a mistake grading your test, there is no chance your getting points back. This guy is addimate that you simply don't understand the material or you don't do the homework. To illustrate my point, I got everything right on his midterm excluding one error. I forgot a plus sign and it dropped me from an A to a C. My work clearly illustrates that I simply dropped the plus sign somewhere even though I understood the material. The more enraging part of the story is there were two typos on the midterm. DON'T PENALIZE OTHER PEOPLE FOR FORGETTING A STUPID PLUS SIGN WHEN YOU YOURSELF MADE SEVERAL MISTAKES WRITING THE TEST.

Todorov is a much better professor than his polyrating indicates. He has an accent, but at no point did that ever make it difficult to follow his lectures. The lectures are a good mix of conceptual explanations of the section and step by step instructions on how to solve problems. If you don't understand something he says or writes on the board, he is typically very good at breaking down your question and answering it thoroughly. Todorov knows the subject material very well, and is lively enough to make the class enjoyable. Overall, he's a pretty easy going lecturer, but he does get annoyed if you ask a question when it's clear you haven't attempted the homework or gone to class. There are weekly quizzes consisting of one question each, which are extremely easy if you have done the homework. There are no curveballs on these, and they consist of problems pulled either straight from the homework or similar problems. Often, but not always, he will tell you exactly which section the quiz will be on. Some have said that he grades harshly, but he gave me more points than I expected on the ones I didn't do correctly. Our class had only one midterm, and the day before, he reviewed all of the topics that were on it, and the problems themselves were well represented in the homework. The final was a bit harder, but once again, he didn't throw any real curveballs designed to trick you. As for the curve, in my class, to get an A, you needed a 95%. 90-94% was an A-. So getting a full A is hard but it's definitely possible (I did it and I'm not exactly a math genius). From there, the curve greatly helps the student. The range between a B- to a B+ was 70-89, and between a C- and C+ was 55-69%. In short, it may be hard to get a full A, but you'd have to be stupid to not pass this class.

If you are an engineer or math major and get something lower than an A in this class, you are a scrub. Take notes, ask questions, do the optional homework sometimes, study for quiz every tuesday, study for final. Wash, rinse, repeat you know the drill. Underneath all that Russian, Todorov is a total bro who hooked me up with an A.

Todorov is a really great professor! He teaches by the book, which is helpful when you're reviewing for midterms and quizzes. He's a really nice, approachable person in his office hours, so definitely go! Quizzes every week, they're normally around 2-4 questions. The homework isn't too bad. He curves on the midterms/class which saved most of the class!!! Thought I was going to get a C+ but ended up with an A- TAKE PROFESSOR TODOROV - ciao

The quizzes are extremely easy as the problems come straight from the homework, but you need to actually do the homework. The midterm problems are pretty simple in comparison to other professors. During lecture, he often rushes and you cannot read what he writes half the time. He is mean when you ask questions during class and often doesn't even answer the question, instead telling the student that they would know the answer if they had done the homework. There is only one midterm so it is easy to get behind in the last half of the course. The concepts tested on the final were focused on what he individual taught in class and not what was important in Calc 4 as one of the ten questions, covered something that he had done once in class and that never popped up in any quizzes or homework questions, or in any other calc 4 professor's class. Going in to the final, I had missed less than 5 points during the entire course, but I ended up with a B.

Professor Todorov was not my favorite teacher. He has a thick accent that was difficult to understand. He didn't seem to understand most of the questions we asked. Often he would answer a question, just not the one which was asked. Eventually, most of us stopped asking questions because we didn't want to waste the class time. The class moved slowly most of the time, which for some people was a benefit, because it gave them lots of time to learn the material. I, on the other hand, wanted to move faster. Oddly enough, we were able to get through all the course material (I'm still not sure how we pulled that off.) He was not a mean or unfair teacher, just difficult to learn from. I would recommend taking another teacher if at all possible.

i'm not sure if it was the material, but even with a c, todor made the stuff seem easy. he seems very slow and deliberate in teaching differential equations, but this just helped me to understand it more. so i understand it. if you take dif eq, i recommend todor, he's not THE BEST, but there are certainly worse teachers out there. the drawback is his book costs a fortune...it's huge.

Well.....Professor Todorov taught me differential equations. I learned the most in his class than with any other math professor back in the HP28S days. Now I'm a rich lawyer and can calculate damages better than any of those buffoons who studied art history. My brother and I used to crack up at Professor Todorov's quotable quotes. Glad to see he's still there. Some of the whiny posts are a bit much - try listening to a bloviating opposing attorney who went to Harvard.

Yes, he does have a thick accent, but he understands this and he will explain things very, very clearly. Todorov is extremely smart and very willing to explain concepts, once he understands what you are asking. His tests and weekly quizzes come from the homework he assigns but never collects.

Don't take this guy's class. He does everything he can to screw you over on the weekly quizes. The material is actually pretty easy, but he always finds a way to destroy you. For example, an easy differential equation except you need to remember the inverse tangent integration formula, Which hasn't been in any classes since 142, at least a full year earlier. In the 3 quizes so far, he's had a way to screw you over built into each one. He's very stingy with partial credit, and doesn't understand that someone who isn't a math major, might not remember obscure formulas from years before. Be prepared to learn everthing from the book, his lectures are near incomprehensable, He has a very thick bulgarian accent and his handwriting is so bad that you sometimes wonder if he's still writing in english. He is either extremely incompetent, or a sadistic sociopath. I'm sure that by the end of the quarter, I'll be praying for someone to have their brakes fail when he's in a crosswalk in front of them.

I think once you start blamming your failures on Todorov's accent, it's time for you to look for a new major, because your obviously to stupid to learn the material in the first place. This guy is the man....he is extreamly helpfull in office hours. If you become buddy buddy with him, go into his office hour the morning before an exam and he will pretty much tell you EXACTLY what will be on the test. Do well on the weekly quizes because they add up to one full midterm score. He will also go over plenty of examples in class....make sure you copy these down because these exact type of problems will be on the tests. What more can you say about a man who wears the same outfit for a week straight and wears finger condoms when using chalk! This is one of the most UNDERRATED teachers at Cal Poly!

Todorov is a beautifully designed math-ah-magician. He takes differential equations and makes flocks of doves out of them. His words are sweet like shirley temples. I couldn't get enough of his accent. It made me hang on his every word like it would cure me of all the wrongs in my life. If I had ot pick three people I would take with me on an adventure to unknown lands Todorov would be one, and I would let him pick the other two, because he knows what is what. If you get the chance to have him, oh man, cherish it.

Todor is a great man, a great bulgarian man. i had him for mathh 244 and although it was his first time teaching, he did a great job. people will bitch and moan about his accent or how he cant explain the material, but you have to be dumber than a chimp not to understand him. his weekly quizzes are a cake walk and he tells you what kind of problems will be on his midterms, so take note of that. the only reason i didnt get an A was because i dicked around and got cocky before his second midterm and got a 70. also if u want an A it is hard because you need 95%, or 90% for A-. i ended with B+. i honestly thought Todor was the funniest teacher ive had at cal poly, cuz a lot of the time he would trail off or say the wrong word becuase his english is so so, and his facial expressions are priceless. please take todor if you want to have a fun time learning math.

Okay, this is his grading scheme for 244. Each variable worth 100 points, he takes (Q + M1 + M2 + 2F) / 5. And that is your grade. Q is quizzes, M1 and M2 are the two midterms, and F is the final, multiplied by 2 in this case. 95-100 is an A, 90-95 is A-, then B+ 85-90, B 80-90, B- 70-80 !!!! Really easy to get a B-. The grading scheme for C's is very similar...basically it's really hard to not pass the class with a C. If you know what you're doing and you do the work and check your work and if you work systematically just like Todorov, he sees your work and understands it, he will grade your midterms very nicely. I had a lot of red on my 2nd midterm, but my methods were clear and i got a 90. I had a 98 on the first midterm, but my quizzes were so bad that I needed an A on the final for an A-, which I managed to pull off. Don't slack off, take notes on all his methods cuz the book methods often suck compared to his. Do the homework too, do all the odd problems at least...doing every homework in its entirety is a stretch. Buy a TI-89 as well...to help with the matrices. I highly, highly recommend Todorov, he was very clear and very concise, and very funny mannerisms. lol....basically dont do a problem and with "rosy optimism" expect it to be correct, check your work.

lectures are super boring, dont expect to get anything out of them except possible test questions.

Todorov is awesome. He wears the same clothes for a week at a time and has a crazy accent. I would ignore anyone that says he's a hard teacher. There is no homework, and the weekly tests are directly from the material he teaches in class. Also, he let's you use calculators (that includes programmable!) on quizzes and tests, which makes things really easy with an 89 :) The two midterms are usually on things he did in class (make sure you write down the example problems), and the final is the same way. His accent is funny and the expressions he uses are classic. The class can get boring, so bring a newspaper or something to pass the time. Otherwise, I'd take him over other professors for his ability to explain the material

Todor is a good man. He's a Bulgarian dude with a really heavy accent but he KNOWS his Math. He was a great teacher for Linear Analysis. He HEAVILY preps you for Quiz and Test questions. I mean the dudes name is Todor Todorov...that says something right there. He gets a little pissed when students have a lot of questions. He says some funny stuff too. Todor is a great teacher for 244, I will take him again if I have the chance

The first day of class was scary. he speaks with a heave accent and makes the class sound difficult. after that, you realize that the class is freakin EASY!!!! his lectures make the material easy to understand, and his accent and word choice make the his lectures interesting and funny. you don't have to turn in hw, there is one easy quiz a week ( if you get it wrong he'll give you a 9/10 for showing your work), and the midterm is easy as well. even so, a 55% in the class is still a C- Todor Todorov is a FUCKING PIMP ASS MATH TEACHER!!!

This guy is the man. One of the best teachers I've had in math ever. Not only does he present lecture material clearly, but he is hilarious as well. If you can, take him for 244.

For 244, this guy is the man. One of the best math professors I've had. Has a great ability to explain the material. He's also extremely funny. Take him if you can.

Coolest guy ever! Nonstop entertainment and I came out of class with such a good understanding of the subject matter.

Todorov may have his trademark phrases that always get the class giggling, but that's no reason to take this guy. He's from Bulgaria, but his accent is not the problem. He wasn't able to clearly and effectively communicate to me some of the concepts. I don't doubt he knows his stuff, he just was not the best teacher to me. I went to office hours for help and I told him I had been teaching myself from the book, he got offended and didn't give me full credit on a quiz.

Best math prof. I have had. Took him for 143 and 244, brilliant for both. Take him any chance you can get.

While his Bulgarian accent may deter non math-minded people, I actually found it helpful. I found myself listening more intently to his words because of the accent, yet I also found my self better understanding the material because of that added focus. While he does assign homework, he does not collect it. Your incentive to do the homework is that the weekly quizzes are taken directly from a homework problem. I love math, so I really didn't have a problem doing the homework, and in turn did well on all of the quizzes. Because he does not collect the homework however, some people I knew did bad on the quizzes as they didn't do the homework. His first midterm was very easy, so much that I think 70% of the class got an A, but his 2nd midterm was significantly more challenging. Make sure not to slack off on the 2nd midterm! Overall I really enjoyed the class and would strongly recommend Dr. Todorov to anyone who is self motivated and enjoys learning.

This guy is by far the most hilarious teacher I've had at Poly. He's a pretty good teacher, and his tests are extremely easy. I remember for the first midterm, there were 4 questions. One of them was on one of the weekly quizzes, and he had re-done it in class the day before the test. I really recommend taking Todorov, as not only will you be thoroughly amused, but you will learn the material well and good a good grade in the process.

Underrated prof. I largely agree with the comments below, but he is REALLY good at teaching the material. Somewhat less good at answering questions. Easy grader overall. Beware the second midterm!

Many students do poorly in this class because it is so easy to ignore the homework. His test and quizzes are difficult if you haven't at least taken a half hour per lecture to practice homework problems. You will enjoy Todorov's class and his witty sense of humor.

Good teacher, hard to understand at first, but you'll get used to it. A lot theory but helps with hw if you ask in class. Doesn't like people asking questions but he is great in office hours. Fair tests and final, he tells you what will be on the test. Good teacher, fairly easy class.

Todor Todorov is awesome, I have no idea why he has such a lay rating on here. Probably a bunch of slackers unhappy with the results. If you put in the time, do the homework, you'll be fine. Plain and simple. He's a very interesting guy to listen to. I have no idea really what the point to Linear Analysis I, seemed very introductory, but nonetheless, Todorov had one of the easiest math classes I have taken at Poly.

Todor is the man. I really enjoyed his class, He knows his stuff inside and out, and his exams are very straight forward. If you absolutely have no idea what to do, start writing stuff that you do know down, he offers generous partial credit. Weekly quizes, 2 midterms, and a final. Tells you exactly what will be on upcoming midterms, and told us how many problems from which section would be on the final. Make good use of the storage of notes on your calculator, especially the specific cases for each type of problem.

He explains things well, is hillarious, and an overall good teacher. If you\'re one of those babies who cry about an accent and can\'t handle it don\'t bother. For the rest of us, his accent is barely there! He takes off a lot of points for mistakes, which freaks a lot of people out because they thought they got an A and got back a \"67%\" or w/e... and he says he doesn\'t curve, but that\'s because his grading scale is already TOTALLY CURVED (bell-curve style) by default! We were ticked because we knew the material but made small mistakes... but it turns out a 67 is a B or something like that. I didn\'t notice it until the end of the quarter which is why I got a C (I stopped caring) but my buddy was in the same boat, thought she FAILED the class, and came out with a B+!

Although he presents the material pretty well, he is absolutely terrible at making and grading tests. You get two tests, one midterm and a final. Each is worth 33% of your grade, with quizzes being the last third. Now, there are only 4 problems on the midterm, while there are 6 or 7 on the final (they are still worth the same). He doesn\'t care if you understand the concepts. If you forget a negative sign in one of the many matrix calculations you do, then you lose 12 points. There goes 4% of your overall grade. He tries to fix this with a really odd grading system, but know that an A is nearly is impossible.

this guy is an absolute G. one problem hw quizzes on tuesdays and one midterm. 70% is a B-. take him.

Todorov is the shit. You know you are in for a treat when his first name is practically the same as his last name. Todorov will drop priceless lines throughout the quarter, the best of which I would write in the top margin of my notes to tell my friends later. If you want to laugh harder than you ever have ask him about his love for napkins. As far as teaching, I feel he is one of the best math teachers I've taken because he simply does examples almost the entire period. His only drawback is he is sometimes a little harsh on grading the midterm. There was only 4 questions so each was 25 points and a simple mistake could land you a 0/25.

He's slow, not as in mentally incapable, but as in he teaches at a snail's pace compared to other professors. He has the same ability to recognize and correct student difficulty as a lamp, but I was entertained most days in class by the funny way he says things like "activate the differential!" He's from Bulgaria, and is basically a grade nazi though, his major defect. I went into the midterm (there's only one and its 1/3 of your grade) feeling very confident and left thinking I might have gotten an A on it. I found out 2 days later that he docked 20 points (out of 25 for the whole problem) because I hastily didn't add the numbers 2 and 7 together in a matrix and thus got the wrong answer. Every step of the problem was executed correctly except for that one algebraic mistake, yet he cared so much about my ability to go through robotic arithmetic and the fact that because I made a minor error, got the wrong answer, that he dropped my whole midterm grade 2 letters for just that one problem. I also made an algebraic mistake on another problem, and ended up with a 63% on the midterm. He wouldn't accept the concept that maybe he graded a little hard when I went to talk to him about it, just said that algebra is important and I shouldn't be so careless. By the way, I have an high B in quizzes, and now need to get almost 100% on the final to finish with a B in the class. I wouldn't suggest taking this guy he's too stuck in his own world to be understanding

"Do you agree with me?" that Todor Todorov is the best. Class was super easy. Midterm was really easy but i screwed up on 2 problems and he gives little partial credit. I ended up getting a 39% on his only midterm. But quizzes were easy and final was easy and got a B in class even though it was mathematically impossible with a 39% on midterm. He goes over only the sections he finds important, so skips about 2 chapters everyone else does. Thanks Todorov for an easy linear quarter. Take Todorov for Linear 1 if possible.

I would recommend Todorov. Todorov describes his problems in detail. He goes very slowly, so students will understand what he is talking about. However, I’m pretty sure that more than half of the class is asleep as he lectures. Sometimes, he would ask questions to the class with only a few people (the same people every day) raising their hands. He first gives the proofs and then a lot of examples. Todorov is very structured in his teaching. Everything is organized on the board and he writes big which is especially helpful if you sit in the back. You know what to expect on his quizzes, midterm, and final. There are no surprises. They are all pretty easy if you review some of the problems from the suggested homework. The quizzes are just taken straight from the homework. Even though it is “hard” to get an A, since an A is 95-100%, it is definitely possible. On almost every quiz, I got 100% and on the midterm, I got a perfect score as well. The key to doing well is to triple check your work. He gives you plenty of time to finish the midterm (4 problems) and the final (10 problems). Hearing from other people, I heard that he was a harsh grader if you do simple calculations incorrectly. However, if you take the time to keep checking your work, you should be ok.

Todorov is the worst teacher I have ever had. To start off his accent doesn't help to make any sense of what he is saying. He has weekly quizzes which are pretty easy but there is only one midterm and a final. He gives barely any partial credit on the midterm and if you make a simple mistake he will say you don't understand the concept. Even in office hours he just talks down to everyone and told me i don't understand the concept of math and didn't offer any help but just told me it will be very hard to pass his class. So I was forced to withdraw and take a teacher who cares about teaching the students. Even in class if students have questions he does not know how to explain it and just gets very loud and frustrated. Don't take him unless you are perfect at every aspect at math.

Todor is an amazing professor; he actually knows what you're thinking! For example, I made a simple mechanical error on a midterm problem and he gave me a zero. Now, this problem was 25% of the midterm, which itself is %33 of your final grade, so I went to try and get some partial credit. Now here's the amazing part; I thought I actually understood the material, but professor Todorov saw right through my charade and declared that I actually have no idea what I'm doing! No matter how many times I tried to explain or angles from which I approached the problem, he adamantly insisted that I did not understand the concept and probably relied on my calculator anyway so I deserved the zero. He also explained that this means I should do the homework and go to class. Again, I could have sworn I was doing those things, but professor Todorov showed me that I was only fooling myself. Absolutely amazing. This ability also shines through in class when kids ask a question and instead of answering the question, Todor instead answers the question he knows the student actually wanted to ask. Indeed, his knowledge is absolute. He'll give an answer that the entire class thinks is wrong or tell me that my calculator is at odds with the actual answer because he knows the truth even if no one else does. Hard as hell, demeaning, unyielding professor with an unintelligible accent and a definite language barrier. Avoid at all costs.

"Watch me now," as I explain Todorov. The culture he comes from makes him a very loud person. He doesn't yell because he is angry. He yells because he's asserting attention or passionate. English is also not his first language and it might not even be his second language. To communicate with him, you need to learn the technical math jargon. This is your best shot for him to answer a question. Otherwise, he may just say you need to review the definition or redefine your question. Should you take this class? This depends on what you want to learn. He teaches the MECHANICS of the problems. If you want a step by step algorithm of how to solve a problem, he is your man. He does not understand English well enough to explain conceptual applications of this subject to students. Homework is ungraded, but checked for your benefit. Quizzes are once a week. One midterm and one final. As far as difficulty goes, let's say the first 10 problems at the end of a section are the easy range. Next are medium and last are hard. His quizzes are problems 2-5 as far as difficulty goes, putting them in the easy range. The midterm and final are problems 5-12, harder easy to easy medium. No tricks here. It's a test of do you know the steps that he taught "like robot." For this reason, he does not give much or any partial credit... even for arithmetical mistakes, which is wack. Ultimately, I found his mannerisms amusing and although he is condescending at times, it's because he's a cynic who thinks you are trying to get out of honest work. I'd recommend him to those who work better with step-by-step learning and aren't very interested in the concepts behind math. I didn't do any homework, C-average quizzes, C on the midterm, and probably a B on the final for a C+ in the class. "Do you agree with me?"

I took Todorov's MATH 244 (Linear Analysis I) course a couple quarters ago, and as I progress through higher math and physics courses, I'm becoming more and more appreciative of Todorov's class. Todorov managed to present the material in a way that's both practical for engineering usage and interesting from a mathematics standpoint. On the engineering side, I'm mostly applying the differential equations content to a bunch of different physics areas (because of Newton's second law, you get a lot of linear second-order differential equations), and this previously-intimidating topic is now a breeze. On the other hand, Todorov's advice to learning math concepts--by "going back and forth between the abstract definitions and concrete, familiar examples" while slowly, over time, the material clicks--is indispensable for higher math classes like topology, abstract algebra, and the like. In terms of the actual class, the course certainly isn't easy, but if you put in the work, you *will* get a good grade. For one thing, Todorov is crystal clear about his expectations. The grading couldn't be simpler (one-third quizzes, one-third midterm, one-third final), and there aren't any trick or surprise questions, ever; it's all on the covered material. For another, the book is pretty good, and Todorov is actually surprisingly helpful during his office hours as long as you come prepared and have put some demonstrable effort into the problem you're asking about. As far as his teaching style goes, I'd say that he's quite understandable and doesn't rush the material. It's true that he's not good at answering general or vague questions, but if you think about your question and formulate it in clear, mathematical language, then (a) you'll probably be halfway to figuring it out yourself, and (b) he's much better at answering questions phrased in this way. His grading curve makes it easy to get a B (75 is a B-, 80 is a B) but harder to get an A (90 is an A-, 95 is an A, so take your time on those exams). If you're a native speaker of English, you'll absolutely be able to understand his accent (and in my opinion it's much better to have a hard-to-understand professor who knows the material cold than some native English speaker who doesn't know what he's teaching or how to teach it). Overall, I would highly recommend Prof. Todorov for MATH 244 or any other course.

Listen up. Yes, Todorov has an accent, and yes, he has some entertaining mannerisms. But you'd be wise to heed those quotes that are so easy to smirk at. When Todorov says "watch me now," he's about to do something that's either especially important or that might be confusing if you were zoned out, so you'd better watch. When he says "do you agree with me?" he's asking you to really think about the material at a deep level, to see if it matches with your intuition. When he reiterates for the nth time that "the constant functions are also functions," it's probably because they could answer about 40% of your "what if?" questions, one of which you just asked. When he says "students often forget to do this," then you'd better write it down. A lot of this class does revolve around practice; you can go to class and get a feel for the material, but it's only through solving problems that you'll identify the common patterns of mistakes and learn to overcome them. Try again, fail again, fail better, and you will pass this class.

First off I would not recommend taking todor unless you already have a fairly good understanding of whatever class material. He knows his material well but he doesn't know how to teach. He doesn't answer questions, he will normally just say. "I don't understand question. You need clear question." And then go back to doing his thing. So don't take his if you feel like you might have difficulties in the class. Oh and he does not give partial credit, make a little mistake and he will give you a zero. TL;DR He knows his stuff really well but is a horrible teacher and doesn't care about his students.

Todorov is a great lecturer. He presents the material clearly, choosing the lessons he finds most important, and then explaining how to solve the general problem with a list of steps. He then follows with examples. It is a great balance between the theory of the the problem and the actual technical work you may run into. I understand all the concepts very well as I go into the final. The issue is that he gives absolutely NO partial credit. On the midterm, of which there is only one, I received a 49%. There were four problems, all of which I was completely comfortable with and could easily solve. EXCEPT that on two of the problems, I made simple integration mistakes. I got 0/25 points on these two problems, even though if I had integrated correctly the rest of the problem would have been right. The other point I missed was for a small mistake in writing the answer. He will not fight you on this - his policy is his policy, and he won't change it. A lot of people were in the same boat as me. Better check your work five times before you turn it in. Pro tip: Treat the quizzes as a problem you may find on the midterm. They are equally weighted with the final and midterm, so if you have a good quiz average and screw up on the midterm like me you still have a chance to pass. Good luck.

I thought Todorov did an okay job teaching Linear Analysis 1. If left to his own devices, he would do a pretty good job going through the sections of the textbook and explaining the parts that you need to know. I could do most of the homework (which was not graded, but I highly recommend doing it anyway) without reading much of the textbook, which was different from my previous two quarters of calc with Sze (who I still liked). The only time he would struggle was if someone asked a question or pointed out an error. English is not his first language, which is probably the reason he could never understand what a student was asking. His general strategy when faced with a question was to ignore anything the student said, and take a random guess as to what the student might be asking, and then answer that question. This usually ended up with him explaining literally everything that could possibly cause confusion, even if it had nothing to do with the question. Additionally, if he happened to actually answer the question by chance, he would still not stop clarifying random things, even after the student said the question was answered. I should also mention that this class was very very easy. I'm not sure what I got on the final but I did have 100% going into the final and the final wasn't very hard. He lets you use graphing calculators to check your work, which is very helpful as graphing calculators can solve all of the matrices he gives you instantly. He has weekly quizzes, which as far as I can tell make up 1/3 of your final grade (?) and usually consist of 1 question taken straight from the homework. I think the one midterm makes up another 1/3 of the grade (?) and the final makes up the rest. He doesn't ever post any grades anywhere, but he does give you back your quizzes and midterm so you can have a general idea of how you're doing.

@ first he started answering Q's, but then he wouldn't. Quizzes every week and 2 mid and final. He was a hard time understanding questions and the book sucks big time.

Taking a class with Todorov often feels like a one way street. While he is a very nice guy and will help if you if he understands you there is definitely a language barrier. He often could not understand the class questions which left us feeling frustrated and stranded. His grading is tough, but he has a major curve. The quizzes are right off the hw, and the mid-terms are out of the hw and notes.

Dr. Todorov is one of the nicesty guys you will meet at Cal Poly. He is always willing to work with you in office hours. However, he is not very good when it comes to presenting the material. His lectures can be confusing, and his accent does not help. The class had two mid-terms, a final, and weekly quizzes. His pace is painfully slow the first half of the quarter and way too fast the second half when the material gets harder. The book used in the class is a joke. It is by far the worst book I have ever had to use, but because it was written by Dr. Wolf, a friend and fellow faculty member of Dr. Todorov, we get screwed. Make sure you take the workshop and go to office hours as much as you can. That will be the only thing that will help you.

Umm... Take this guy if you need to. It's not too bad if you know how to approach it. If he teaches other classes like he did mine, there's one simple way to do well. Completely ignore everything you read in the book and focus only on what he lectures about in class. A group of people from my class did a proof exactly how it was done in the book and got 5/25 (each problem is worth 1/4 the test). He expects his students to do problems how he teaches and nothing else; the book is useless.

First of all, methods of proof is not the easiest course to teach. On the other hand, Todorov was not up to it. As much as I enjoyed his applications to other areas of math, his exams were difficult and unfair. Personally, I got lucky. I somehow studied the right (semi-random) proofs. Others did not and got burned by very difficult problems and did badly despite his altered grading scale (55-70=C, 70-90=B). Be carefull and try to get a read on what will be on his exams if you take him.

His tests are pretty much straight forward. He teaches extremely slow at the beginning of the quarter and then right after the second midterm he starts to go pretty fast. But he is pretty helpful during office hours. Just go every time before tests and you should be fine. And what he emphasizes during class will most likely be on the midterms and final.

Todorov is an interesting teacher. Definitely go to office hours on Mondays and he will tell you what to study for the quiz. He is very proof oriented so if you haven't had him before, be prepared to prove everything and be really descriptive. Overall, just make an effort in his office hours and he will tell you what you need to know, pretty straight forward.

He dives deep into the theory, so ask questions. Go to his office hours with specific questions. I did not practice enough, and therefore I received a bad grade. No homework, a quiz every week (take advantage and redo all examples from notes),1 midterm, and then the final. You need to go to his lectures, to have any chance.

I didn't think Todorov was a great professor. He didn't make it entirely clear what was important for us to learn. MATH 304 is not difficult at all. It was essentially a repetition of Calc IV except with vector notation/interpretation. His quizzes were often times taken directly from the in-class examples. Only having our quizzes, one midterm, and one final each be one-third of our grade was not too forgiving, however. I should've gotten an A in this class, but I slacked off and focused on other classes because of how easy the material was.

If you take this professor for Math 314, BE PREPARED TO WORK YOUR ASS OFF!!! This guy assigns BRUTALLY hard homework and tests. Don't Even bother to read the book because its garbage (I have mine holding up my coffee table right now). Office hours are a waste of time too because all he does the whole hour is tell you how STUPID you are at math. I give this guy two middle fingers up! /"\ |\./| | | | | |>~<| | | /'\| |/'\.. /~\| | | | \ | =[@]= | | \ | | | | | \ | ~ ~ ~ ~ |` ) | / \ / \ / \ _____ / |--//''`\--| | (( +==)) | |--\_|_//--|

Toorov is hard to understand most of the topics. Most of the time you are just solving equations. The class moves slow which at time can be good and bad. I found that questions I had, he did not answer very well, and at times made it more unclear. If possible, I would take it from another instructor even though he only teaches this coarse once a year.

Professor Todorov is a good instructor. He moves slowly but he conveys the material in a way that is easy to understand and he tries very hard to make sure that everyone is clear on what he's doing before he moves on (one of his favorite phrases is "do you agree with me", and if you say no, he tries to clarify). I would recommend taking his class if you are not in a hurry to rip through material, but want to thoroughly understand the subject matter.

Todorov is a good prof. Hard to understand at times, and gives very difficult tests. I didn't do very well in the class, but I don't think it's because he's a bad teacher-- it was just a really hard class. He kinda assumes that you know what you're doing, though. he can be pretty funny, too. very thick accent.

very very thorough teacher - the only way you'll not understand what he's explaining is if you fall asleep in class. his thoroughness is sometimes painful, since you're thinking "ok already, we all know how to do this" pretty often. but he's a good teacher, understands what students can get stuck on, has easy tests and a final (if you do your homework), and has an AWESOME curve!

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Lectures where hard to follow at times. Exams and quizes are as hard as the examples he does in lecture or the homework, but they are VERY time constrained. Must know how to do everything quickly or will not do good in coarse. Word of advice - GO TO ALL LECTURES, if you don't you'll end up with a grade like mine.

I think this professor presented the material very well. His quizzes are easy- straight from lecture. I had problems on the midterm and final because he does not give partial credit if you hake algebra mistakes that prevent you from completing the problem. Even though I probably have a D in the course- I would still recommned this professor because he moves slow through the material and will try hard to make it clear to you. Just don't screw up on his exams. I feel like I really understand the material and can site all Fourier transforms and realted equations by memory but I still have a bad grade. I'm not sure if this is all my fault or the professors.

Todorov was an average professor. He explains the material clearly, states what he wants you to know for the exams, and tries to help you during office hours. The only thing I did not like was that he went really slow throughout the whole course. Although some students would like this, he fails to cover some material that are important. He never finish teaching the required material in the course. However, most students find that they'll learn the things they miss out in their upper division classes later.

This guy is nothing special as a teacher, and the accent doesn't make him any easier to understand. He takes waay to long to answer questions because he repeates the answer 24 f****ing times and by then we've all forgotten where it was that he was going with the lecture. This guy is not a bad teacher, and if you try hard you can't go wrong with him, but he has many quirks that I couldn't stand and his teaching abilities aren't anything special. He doesn't grade on a curve, so don't get D's on tests and expect a B. Oh yeah, he sounds like steve martin and dan akroyd in that SNL "two wild and crazy guys" sketch.

Todorov is a really good teacher. Don't get tricked by thinking he will go over everything slowly as he does in the begining though. If you do you put off the homework and in the end it will get you.

Todorov is a pretty good professor. He does have an accent, but it is not that hard to understand. His tests are very straightforward. He is willing to help and answer any questions, but a lot of the time he doesn't know what you are asking. i would definitely recommend this teacher.

Just like any other teacher, Todor Todorov has his strengths and weaknesses. He gives you all the material you need to learn for the tests and quizzes in lecture...SO PAY ATTENTION! On the other hand, he sucks when it comes to listening to his students. And don't bother showing up for office hours if you have a question because he will spend the whole time telling you how much you suck at math! Another piece of advise, don't bother using the book, it is worthless (mine is being used to hold up an end table in my living room...tee hee).

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Todorov is a nice guy, but clearly unfit to teach this course. He spends the entire lecture on proofs and theories and rarely gives examples of the applicable material. I have spent the entire quarter reviewing the material from videos online or from other teachers as I have found lecture almost entirely useless. His accent isn\'t so much the problem as is his handwriting as all variables (t\'s from Tau, delta functions to test functions) all look the same, resulting in constant interruptions due to need of clarification. He may suffice in 244, but for any higher level math course, I strongly advise you find another teacher.

Despite what his \'ratings\' on this website may suggest, Professor Todorov is simply superb when it comes to conveying the material. My only complaint is that we had to skip a few sections from the power series methods of solving ODEs. This was because we had spent too much time covering Laplace transforms. Although he explains things very well, I also think he holds the hands of the students who are clearly behind too often.

At first I thought Todorov was going to be a challenge, however he grew on me! He is actually a nice understanding guy, he assumes that you do not remember very much of the previous math courses that you have taken and does plenty of review, which helps a lot! Also, a big plus is that his tests are VERY manageable. He grades on a bell curve, so it would be hard to fail the class. 1/3 of the grade is quizzes, 1/3 a midterm, and 1/3 a final. Nothing unpredictable on any of those.

I had the highest grade on the midterm, studied hard for the final, turned in all my homework, had a B+ average on the quizzes, and received a B- in the class! You think your doing well but the final will rape you.

Oh Todorov, the lecture in this class lasted 3 hours everyday I swear. He is a boring teacher, as expected with Math, but Todorov took it to another level. His lectures are decent, but he'll focus on a lot of proofs instead of examples, so you end up trying to connect the dots between your HW and his minimal board example notes. Don't bother asking questions, he'll either say that it's too elementary of a question to ask in such a high class and move on, or simply not understand your question. We had times where someone would ask a simple clarification question, and it would take literally five minutes for us to help him find where on the board we were talking about. Then he'd misunderstand and start talking on some other tangent. Weekly quizzes, one midterm and a final, each worth 33%. The curve is pre-set to make a 70 a B-, but an A is 95+. I can't say I would recommend him, but I'm sure there are worse, at least Todorov can teach decently.

This is my first evaluation on Poly ratings, but as a Engineering major I would strongly advise not taking this course from prof Tedor. he is extremely rude at times and skips important questions in class that pertain directly to the midterm/final. If you want to Do well in this course and LEARN the material try taking this from Another professor at Poly (Like. Hesselgrave, I had him for 244 And really liked him)

His grading curve is as follows: A: 90-100, B: 70-89, C: 55-69, D: 50-54, F: <50 He does NOT curve exams, and the final is exceptionally difficult. If you are used to getting A's you won't get one in this class, but if you are worried about passing the class you shouldn't worry because anything higher than a 55 is a C. Take this class if: You think you might fail or have trouble with linear analysis in general. Do not take this class if: You have any hopes, dreams, or aspirations of getting anything close to an A.

First off Todor is a great person but as a professor he sucks. He understands his material, but most of class his back is towards you and he talks with a really bad accent. The questions you ask never gets fully answered. His handwriting is also so horrible you have to ask him a couple of times to clarify what he is writing. Unless you are willing to learn linear 2 by yourself, do not take this professor

Todor was a very sensible instructor with reasonable expectations. He is very good at communicating with the class to ensure everyone follows him, and if you don't he is very helpful during office hours. Quiz every Tuesday taken straight from the homework(which is not collected). HOWEVER, his final was insane because at the very end he shoves in some material that can be hard to grasp, and (at least for my quarter) the final was just more difficult than the rest of the class had been. BUT he must've curved the final because I walked into the final with an A-, thought I failed the final, and got an A- in the class. It took me the full 3 hours, didn't finish, other people walked in and out withing 45 minutes. It was stressful, but Todor knows his stuff and was enjoyable to have as a professor. He also has a thicc Bulgarian accent that I thought was hilarious and didn't get in the way, all in all an enjoyable quarter.

Harsh grader and there is NO arguing with him. Its like talking to a wall. His lectures are ok but dont even try to ask questions. One of the most frustrating professors I have ever had at cal poly. Does not relate to students. I would never take him again.

Todor is...pretty bad. He only knows how to explain things one way...HIS way. In a difficult proofs based class where there are multiple ways to skin a cat, this is not only frustrating for students, but unacceptable. To be fair, the grader that he has for his class is a FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT COCKSCKUER DOUCHEBAG CUNT who doesn't know a good proof when he sees one, and when Todor's class grade is 30% quizzes, that's a big deal. At least his tests are fair and somewhat on the easy side. Todor also has an extremely difficult time answering questions, and cannot be reasoned with with regards to getting the points you deserve when the dickhead grader destroys your paper. On more than one occasion during office hours he reduced students to tears. Avoid this teacher whenever you can

Worst math professor I've had at poly

Todorov is great! You can tell he knows what he is talking about, because he speaks clearly about the topics. He doesn't race through things, so this is the first math class at Cal Poly I feel like I can actually absorb some material. I feel comfortable to ask him questions, he never looks down on me for asking a question. He doesn't seem to be judging me and is very open to help. It seems like he really enjoys teaching. He stays organized and to the point. He makes learning enjoyable, and therefore makes learning at this speed (Cal Poly's high pace) possible. I would highly recommend taking his class.

Definitely the worst math teacher I have ever had. He teaches irrelevant information daily; its week 5 of classes and we havent seen a single partial differential equation yet (MATH 418 is titled "Partial Differential Equations"). He cannot answer a question to save his life, and sometimes he will reply rudely, it seems as if in an attempt to make the asker incompetent. The grading is ridiculously harsh, and the tests and quizzes are simply lessons in note taking, because all you do is replicate his notes from class (which are irrelevant to the topic). If you want to learn anything about a particular class, I would not recommend him at all. Especially for applied based classes, as he makes sure he proves everything before applying it to a specific problem (which takes at minimum a full class period).

watchme now! He is good. Do you agree with me?