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HOFFMAN J (MATH)

Grading History

The grades listed below are the actual grades assigned by this instructor over the last few semesters, based on official records from LSU.

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Course Average W A B C D F Enrolled
MATH 2065 B (2.689) 8% 36% 23% 23% 8% 10% 132
MATH 4036 B (3.313) 6% 56% 25% 13% 6% 0% 16

Review Summary

92% recommended (13 of 14 reviews)

Category Average A B C D F Reviews
Overall Instructor B (3.214) 6 5 3 0 0 14
Overall Course B (2.571) 2 7 3 1 1 14
Communication Skills A (3.500) 8 5 1 0 0 14
Personality B (3.429) 8 4 2 0 0 14
Course Content B (2.714) 6 4 1 0 3 14
Exams and Grading A (3.571) 10 3 0 1 0 14
Time Required B (2.929) 4 6 3 1 0 14
Grade You Earned A (3.692) 11 1 0 1 0 13

Courses Taught in Spring 2010

Section Course Days Start End Enrolled Avail Type Average W-Rate Distro Instructor Room/Building
1 MATH 1553-1 MTWTh 12:40p 1:30p 27 0 HOFFMAN J 0112 LOCKETT
3 MATH 9000-3 TBA TBA 2 97 RES HOFFMAN J

Reviews

Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #1 / Course: MATH 3355 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Hoffman is a very good professor--very clear to understand and his exams are very straightforward. Highly recommended for any class.
Posted: 5/16/2007 12:46:04 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #2 / Course: MATH 2058 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Hoffman is a great teacher and puts a lot of emphasis on understanding the geometric aspect of the problem. Good class.
Posted: 12/22/2006 3:53:29 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
B Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
C Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #3 / Course: MATH 1551 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Though Hoffman is a bit strange (but funny), he's a good teacher and explains well.
Posted: 5/10/2006 4:08:15 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/A+ Course
B Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #4 / Course: MATH 1551 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Hoffman was a great teacher. I took Calculus AB in high school and didn't pass the AP exam, so I decided to take the honor class in college. Hoffman is a wonderful person and is willing to help anyone that need help. GREAT TEACHER!!!
Posted: 12/29/2005 1:11:41 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Not Recommended/C Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
B Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #5 / Course: MATH 1552 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Dr. Hoffman is absolutly halarious, his mannerisms will crack you up the whole hour. He is a very good teacher, he has no trouble teaching the material.
Posted: 8/2/2004 4:01:05 PM
Recommended/C Instructor
Not Recommended/D Course
C Communication Skills
B Personality
F Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
C Grade You Earned
Review #6 / Course: MATH 2090 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Hoffman really blabbed on in class, but his test were ok and final was exactly like the old test.
Posted: 5/18/2004 10:21:10 AM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
B Exams and Grading
A+ Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #7 / Course: MATH 1550 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Good sense of humor, lectures are easy to grasp.
Posted: 10/28/2002 10:53:30 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
B Personality
B Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #8 / Course: MATH 1550 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Hoffman is a good teacher. His tests and grading are very fair. He is also very funny and he gets chalk everywhere.
Posted: 8/11/2002 3:34:22 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
B Course Content
B Exams and Grading
B Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #9 / Course: MATH 1550 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
No review provided.
Posted: 4/15/2002 1:27:05 PM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/B Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
A+ Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #10 / Course: MATH 2057 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
great teacher...make me enjoy math than ever before... the tests are same level as the homework he gave...
Posted: 4/12/2002 11:53:53 AM
Not Recommended/C Instructor
Not Recommended/F Course
A+ Communication Skills
C Personality
F Course Content
D Exams and Grading
C Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #11 / Course: MATH 2057 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
One: He Sucks!! Two: The Math department at LSU is sad they all suck
Posted: 3/16/2002 3:29:12 AM
Recommended/A+ Instructor
Recommended/C Course
A+ Communication Skills
A+ Personality
F Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
C Time Required
A+ Grade You Earned
Review #12 / Course: MATH 2057 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Excellent teacher. Just do the homework.
Posted: 12/10/2001 2:09:11 AM
Recommended/C Instructor
Recommended/B Course
B Communication Skills
C Personality
C Course Content
A+ Exams and Grading
B Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #13 / Course: MATH 1550 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
He comes off as being tough at first but his tests and quizzes are very basic.
Posted: 10/30/2001 1:51:20 PM
Recommended/B Instructor
Recommended/C Course
B Communication Skills
B Personality
A+ Course Content
B Exams and Grading
D Time Required
B Grade You Earned
Review #14 / Course: MATH 1550 / Instructor: HOFFMAN J
Exams were just like homework; he likes his subject and is kinda funny
Posted: 10/26/2001 6:18:07 PM

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