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Rawlings, Don

Cumulative GPA: 2.80/4.00 with 56 evaluations
Presents Material Clearly: 2.89
Recognizes Student Difficulties: 2.57

Mathematics Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 1:26 pm, Mar 28, 2013 Report Evaluation		Really recommend Dr. Rawling. His lectures really helped me learn and remember the material. He's very enthusiastic and overall a very nice guy! The quizzes are helpful and don't have much impact on your grade. He almost always answered all homework questions, or at least explained how to do them.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 2:03 am, Mar 26, 2013 Report Evaluation		As mentioned earlier, Rawlings is definitely passionate about math and what he teaches. He does like to spend time reviewing proofs which to some people might be a bore but sometimes critical to fully understanding the course. The class isn't about memorizing formulas and how to bust them out during the test but truly understanding the material as it is presented to you, which Rawlings, in my opinion, does a fine job of doing. Quizzes and homework are due biweekly and is actually a good thing. This ensures you don't fall behind and is a great tool to review for the midterms/final. Rawlings is lenient when it comes to grading and will give you the grade you deserve. Be prepared to put time in and make sure you are doing well on his quizzes because his midterms are centered around the quizzes. Overall, Rawlings gave me the impression of a very educated professor who cares about the success of his students.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 6:45 pm, Mar 25, 2013 Report Evaluation		Hard when grading and didn't answer my questions about things I got wrong, I ended up going to another teacher to help my with things he didn't explain well to me, I did poorly in the class and I believe alot of it was because he didnt like the way I did my work. It wasn't his way and in his eyes that made it wrong even though I was doing all the work.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 8:11 pm, Feb 19, 2013 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is okay. If you have a solid background in previous calc material, then his class should be fine. If you're like me and struggled through the calc BC AP test and by some miracle tested out of calc 1 and 2, then don't take him. He does not review at all and he skips through old material assuming that you know it and doesn't say when he skips steps in his procedures.

MATH 341 Junior Grade Earned: N/A Required (Major) 11:55 am, Jan 6, 2013 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is very passionate about what he teaches. He knows where his students will struggle and always works through the hardest homework problems in class. He is very approachable and almost always smiling in class. He works hard to know get to know his students and overall his tests are very fair - he always reviews the main stuff before hand.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Required (Support) 11:53 pm, Dec 6, 2012 Report Evaluation		Professor Rawlings is extremely easy-going. He's very helpful during his office hours, and his lectures are very easy to follow. He's a very fair grader, and he gives A LOT of partial credit for wrong answers. I really enjoyed his class, and I totally recommend him as a teacher!

MATH 335 Junior Grade Earned: C Elective 9:53 pm, Dec 19, 2011 Report Evaluation		Rawlings was a good teacher. I had a good time in his class and would highly recommend taking him if you can. He's extremely nice and you can tell he's one of the teachers that cares about his students. Sure some lectures could have been better and I times I was bored in the class, but I never dreaded going to his class. I didn't get the best grade because I didn't do well on the weekly homework and I absolutely suck at proofs, but overall his tests were very fair and I have no complaints about work load or grading style.



MATH 336 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 7:42 pm, Apr 10, 2011 Report Evaluation		Math 336 was a very interesting class taught by a fantastic instructor. Dr. Rawlings is very passionate about what he teaches, and is more flexible than most teachers when it comes to the curriculum. When the class had trouble with a certain topic, he wouldn't hesitate to review it until we all understood. The length of the homework assignments was a bit inconsistent, but the problems themselves were fairly straightforward. Combinatorics lends itself well to thinking about a question for a long time and playing around with it; unfortunately, the tests in this class didn't harness that nature well enough, in my opinion. Instead, they were somewhat memorization-based, which was a bit unfortunate. But in the grand scheme of this class, every issue was small. I highly recommend taking combinatorics with Dr. Rawlings if you get the option. It is the most interesting math class I have ever taken.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 8:22 pm, Mar 24, 2010 Report Evaluation		Dr. Rawlings was a fabulous professor. He presented every topic clearly and went over any questions that were asked in a great manner. We had 2 quizzes per week but this really prepared me for the midterms and final. He also gives you a lot of credit for doing well on the final- he claimed if you had a C in the class and got an A on the final that he would give you the A in the class. I highly recommend Dr. Rawlings. :)

MATH 142 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 9:29 pm, Aug 18, 2009 Report Evaluation		Doctor Rawlings is the most likeable teacher I had this year. He is very fair and extremely flexible. He explains the material clearly, does examples, and is really good about answering student's questions. His quizzes are sometimes tricky but your grade won't change a whole lot because of your quizzes. He really will look at your test grades. Great guy, great professor.

MATH 142 Senior Grade Earned: F Required (Major) 9:09 pm, Apr 29, 2009 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is a decent teacher, but he is SO unlikeable. He is pretty cocky about what he knows, and always says stuff like "you should already this". He's the type to bring you down if you don't know something. He also gets off on proofs, its disgusting. He makes the tests extremely hard as well, by selecting problems from the very end of the chapter to put on his tests, rather than basic ones. Only take him if you do better in a class where you hate the teacher

MATH 241 Freshman Grade Earned: B Elective 3:48 pm, Aug 18, 2008 Report Evaluation		Very good professor who is overly excited about math. He explains everything very well. There are weekly quizzes which are very easy if you attend all of the lectures (he even drops the lowest quiz). I recommend him.

MATH 336 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Major) 10:53 pm, Apr 1, 2008 Report Evaluation		This teacher did a really great job of explaining the material clearly. This is the second class I've had him for and he does a great job of letting you know what you need to do and how to do it. Relatively easy class and interesting.



MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 5:14 pm, Jan 7, 2008 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is very enthusiastic about what he's teaching, which can make an early morning class that much more bearable. He also uses plenty of examples and begins each class by asking if anyone has questions from the previous assignment. In my class, homework was not collected, but I highly recommend that you do it as there are biweekly quizes based upon your homework. There are two midterms and one final in the class, so it's important to give it your all and study hard. Rawlings is also readily available to help during office hours if you have any questions. I enjoyed the class and I wouldn't be disappointed to have Rawlings down the road in a future class. Best of luck to ya.

MATH 141 Sophomore Grade Earned: F General Ed 2:27 pm, Nov 29, 2007 Report Evaluation		I do not recommend Rawlings for 141 unless you have already taken calc before. He taught under the assumption everyone in the class already understood the material (only about half had already taken calc.) He's one of those teachers who asks "Are there any questions" and the teachers pet in the front row says no and he doesnt bother to look around and see if anyone else has questions or has the glazed over look of confusion. This literally happened on a daily basis. He rarely went over examples in class and his twice weekly quizes didnt help you to predict material on the midterms/final. I didnt find his explanations of key concepts to be helpful at all. If you already understand calc go ahead and take him, you'll probably do fine. If you are new to calculus stay away from him for calc 141! Having a good solid start with a good teacher is the only way to start the calculus series.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 6:40 pm, Aug 7, 2007 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is an interesting guy but is a decent teacher. He clearly explains the concepts well on the board but he doesn't adress questions very well. He is also anal about how you go about solving the problems. He also gives biweekly quizzes which are annoying but doable if you do the homework. Tests are very hard (there are two MT and a final) so do all the homework and study. Also make sure you go every day because he moves quickly. Lastly, he doesn't do any example problems while lecturing so IF YOU LEARN BETTER THROUGH EXAMPLES DO NOT TAKE HIM.

MATH 336 Junior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 10:54 am, Jun 26, 2007 Report Evaluation		Dr Rawlings is a talented professor who delights in teaching mathematics. Several of my classmates took 336 from a different instructor and were miserable. He wrote the 336 "text" in order to teach from a basis of application which was crucial to truly digest and learn combinatorial mathematics. He is not afraid to challenge you and see how far you can get on your own, but in the end he'll help you get the whole way there. He is extrememly approchable and willing to help. I watched him explain the same material three or four times in several different ways in order to make sure the whole class could understand. I also took 341 from Rawlings and was successful in learning that material from him as well.

MATH 142 Freshman Grade Earned: B Elective 10:48 am, Mar 28, 2007 Report Evaluation		i looked on polyratings first before i took him, and i decided to take to class kinda late, so i thought i was getting stuck with the hardest professor, but he really helps you to understand it, and GO INTO OFFICE HOURS!!it made such a difference, and i've never been the type to go. Unlike a lot of professors, his exams test you on what you expect, very fair, doesn't try to trick you. take him.

MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 5:30 pm, Feb 17, 2007 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is a very effective Calculus instructor. He explains the material thoroughly and provides examples that are engaging and keep the class interested in the material. He has a sense of humor, which is a nice feature in a Calculus teacher.



MATH 341 Junior Grade Earned: C Elective 2:33 am, Jan 8, 2007 Report Evaluation		This was a fun class with active students and an entertaining professor. I think the mark of a good professor is being transparent, acting as a conduit between the material and the student without making the math harder than it needs to be. Math is difficult enough already. I had a love-hate relationship with this class. I loved the content and the teaching. I hated being tested on the material. I found myself more the tortoise than the hare. So many of the proofs require little touches of divine inspiration (ie dirty tricks) to solve. This is challenging and rewarding in a homework setting but frustrating on a test.

MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 2:38 pm, Nov 30, 2006 Report Evaluation		I am amazed that professor Rawlings grade is not higher than it is. He is an excellent teacher who truly cares about student difficulties and is availble to help you when you need it. Additionally he presents the material in a new and interesting way to me (I have already taken a year of calculus), and the rest of the students in my class agree. His class is amusing as well as educational and if you put even the slightest effort into it, you will receive much more than what you put in. Also, homework is not collected but is reccomended to do in order to get practice for his bi-weekly quizzes and the tests. DO THE HOMEWORK (at least some of it), it helps alot. He lets you drop your two lowest quiz scores over the quarter, and is a cool guy all around. I chose to take his 142 class next quarter, which should show you that I'm not making this all up.

MATH 244 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:06 pm, Aug 15, 2006 Report Evaluation		Rawlings makes linear analysis bearable. The quarter starts out really easy if you took AP calc in high school, it has a lot of review. He started out giving homework, but stopped collecting it because he felt that people were using the solutions manuals too much. He switched to giving quizes twice a week. The quizes are pretty easy if you go to class, you don't even need to do the homework, but it helps. When the tests come around they are almost identical to the quizes. He tests on what he teaches. Put in a little effort and you'll do fine.

MATH 244 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 6:41 pm, Jul 17, 2006 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is a good teacher and doesn't make you work too hard for a math class. His rating should be higher. Some of the material is confusing at first but he helps make it click. For example, before quizes if nobody understands it he would give example problems very similar to the quiz problems so pay attention to that. Just don't blow off the final like I did.

MATH 244 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 12:49 pm, Jun 14, 2006 Report Evaluation		I read some of these reviews prior to taking this class, and quite frankly, I expected a lot worse, but it wasn't that bad. Seeing as this was probably the first time he taught this class, he tended to bounce around chapters a lot (that, and he doesn't seem to like the book for this class too much, and of course, neither do I). After the first week, he stopped collecting homework and instead gave a quiz on the homework (every Tuesday and Friday whenever homework's due). The quizzes themselves aren't that bad, and it isn't too hard to get 100% on them. The two lowest quiz grades are dropped. Your grade consists of the quizzes, 2 midterms and a final. Most of the abstract topics are handed out on notes that he wrote himself, so it saves a lot of time, without having to really read the crappy textbook. The midterms weren't too bad, but I completely blanked out on the final...... I had like a 95% throughout the class, then after the final I came out with a B+. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that he put a bunch of true and false questions that were worth like 5 points each (hit or miss... and those can add up), but other than that, not too bad of an instructor as some would say.

MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 2:33 pm, Jan 3, 2006 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is a good teacher ONLY if you've taken Calculus before in high school. If you go into his class with no previous knowledge or practice with Calculus you will have a very difficult time. He tends to present things with too much complexity, and grades his tests with unevenly and unfairly distributed point values. A good teacher if you have little other choices, but definitely not a top pick.



MATH 143 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 4:58 pm, Oct 4, 2005 Report Evaluation		Rawlings test are very fair and a little easy. If you take notes in the lecture, study them and do the homework you will have no problems. He does get pissed when people arrive late and takes students actions personally. He is a good teacher and I would take him again.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 2:05 am, Jun 19, 2005 Report Evaluation		This professor, what a joke... if you get him don't even bother going to his class, you might as well stay at your house and read the book. Even if you do show up, if you show up late he'll yell at you in front of the entire class. His tests are horribly set up, he puts in fill in the blanks that should take 2 seconds and makes them worth as much as the problems that take 10 minutes to solve. He also decided that right before the last final, HE WASN'T GOING TO CURVE THE CLASS! What a jerk! Over half of our class failed and it was because he was upset because he didn't think enough people were showing up to class. Better off taking someone else. Rawlings, if you read this take it seriously, your class sucks, learn to teach and don't put stuff on the test that you haven't taught. YOU'RE A DISGRACE, do yourself a favor and leave POLY, we don't need you.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Major) 12:00 am, Jun 15, 2005 Report Evaluation		seriosuly, if you are going to take this course, use this man as your LAST option. he is a very nice person, he just can't teach as far as I am concerned. go to his office hours and it almost seems as though he wants you out of there as soon as you sit down, he will scribble things onto paper hastily and then shove you out the door clutching his scrawlings and confused beyond your wildest dreams. His tests are pretty much impossible, plan on looking around the class and everyone just laughing at the fact that no one has any idea what is going on or where to even begin. I would say stay away from him,unless you really don't like passing math and getting a good grade that is...

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 2:41 pm, Jun 15, 2004 Report Evaluation		Do not take Rawlings. He is a big jerk. He gives the hardest tests I have ever seen and fails the whole class without a curve. There are 2 midterms, a final and 18 homeworks. He would yell at people who were late and wouldn't accept their homework. BIG JERK. I want to cut off his mullet too.

MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: A Elective 12:50 am, Mar 11, 2004 Report Evaluation		I don't know about this guy. It helped that i had already taken calc in high school, and i was able to not go to class for 4 weeks and still get an A. i like his laid back attitude, but if you need dicipline to succeed dont take him. he is also generous on the final, and will raise your grade if you do well on the final.

MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 10:27 am, Feb 18, 2004 Report Evaluation		This is one goofy bastard. I would have done well in the class if i had done better on homwork, gone to class more, and not slept in class on the days i did go. He graded homework a little to hard i though, making each assingment out of ten. I also wasnt a fan of the carved-in-stone style syllabus which didnt make any room for class difficulties on sections. Tests were a bit weird in the sense that he made you know definition of theorems as much as how to use them in problems. If you go to class, work hard a HW, and study for the test you sohuld do well, but there are better teatchers out there. I'm taking wite this quarter, and he is a much better teacher, so look around before you decide on Rawlings. Damn he's goofy.



MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 1:02 am, Jun 27, 2003 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is not a bad lecturer at all, he is very enthusiastic and passionate about his work. He really likes showing proofs, and will make you do at least one on each midterm and final. He takes plenty of time to answer questions in class about the homework, of which is due every other day. The difficulty of his tests are average, although most people don't do too well (mainly due to the hard material of this class). When giving you your final grade, Rawlings does look hard at your final and gives you one last chance to show him that you know the stuff. I got a D and F on the two midterms, and studied hard for the final, did well, and passed with a C in the class. BOTTOM LINE - not a bad guy, stay on top of the material and if you show him you understand the stuff, he'll cut you some slack.

MATH 318 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 2:43 pm, Jun 7, 2003 Report Evaluation		Rawling is a nice guy who likes his tea. However, he should not have taught math 318. This was his first quarter teaching the class in several years and it showed. His lectures were inconsistent and did not apply to many things we did (swinging chain anyone?). He assigns an above average of amount of HW (2-4+ hours an assignment) and you will most receive many 3/10 for switching signs. His test were hard, but he did a decent job of preparing us for them. Overall, I put more work into this class than any other math calss to receive a B and I walked away from it confused. My choice of teachers was dissapointing because the other treachers at the time were getting good reviews and the students were actually learning.

MATH 318 Sophomore Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 9:57 am, May 13, 2003 Report Evaluation		I don't think Rawlings is a bad teacher but what he taught us in class was nothing like the homework. The test were mainly focused on lecture but did cover homework-like questions that we basically had to teach ourselves. I would only take rawlings if there was no one else better.

MATH 242 Junior Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 2:34 pm, May 4, 2003 Report Evaluation		Prof. Rawlings wasn't the worst math teacher I've had, but he definitely wasn't the best (that'd be Alongi, he's so cool!). He was way into proofs, making you proove everything you learned. He'd make you do them on the tests, which isn't too bad if you just memorize them but towards the end there's a lot. To me, math involves numbers so it'd be annoying to proove everything theoretically. As a person he's nice and all, but kind of wierd. And if you get a math nerd in your class they'll just sit there and have conversations, telling each other bad jokes and cracking each other up. He collected homework twice a week and is cool about going over tough ones in class. Overall not a bad teacher.

MATH 242 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 9:45 am, Apr 16, 2003 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is a great professor and can really convey the material well. He is totally awesome. He does assign homework collected twice a week, so if you can't get it done watch out, I will bite you later. He does give two midterms and they are very difficult. He really gets the material across well, and he writes his tests accordingly, they are difficult. Overall, you will learn with Rawlings even if you don't get a stellar grade.

MATH 241 Sophomore Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 1:57 pm, Mar 9, 2003 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is one of the best Math profs I've had at Cal Poly. He has a way of presenting the material that is really clear and you'll understand it very well. He gives an average amount of homework that is due twice a week. He grades fail, but his tests are usually a little on the long side. The one thing about Rawlings that I don't like is that he puts proofs on test of the theroems in the book. So make sure that you review your notes because if he did a proof in class chances are it will be on the test.



MATH 481 Junior Grade Earned: C Required (Major) 12:05 pm, Dec 25, 2002 Report Evaluation		Dr. Rawlings has a true passion and gift for mathematics. This instructor demonstrates his loyalty to students by providing homework solution handouts for the class. Also, he always returns homework and exams the very next class day. I have never seen such a dedicated and disciplined professor; nevermind him being a tenure. I won't deny Dr. Rawlings holds high expectations for his students, but he is definitely not a hypocrite. I used to think grades were only relevant in selection of the perfect instructor. If you share this belief, then maybe Dr. Rawlings is a professor you should avoid. Having taken Dr. Rawlings a few times (not always by choice), I have since learned that both the letter grade and the way in which it was "earned" matters more. Dr. Rawlings strict policy, while simultaneously being a likeable character has inspired me to change my views and attitude of learning. Dr. Rawlings will train you to be a well-rounded student and it will pay dividends in later courses. (Also MATH 482: course grade: C ; MATH 341: course grade: A)

MATH 241 Sophomore Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 1:13 pm, Dec 18, 2002 Report Evaluation		Dr. Rawlings is an awesome teacher. He presents the material clearly and in a way that makes sense. He's always willing to stop in the middle of class and answer someone's question. That said, here comes my beef with him. His tests are extraordinarily hard. I couldn't, after putting fair (but not a lot of) amount of effort into the homework couldn't connect the concepts to the questions. I don't know if it was just me or a combination of the early mornings (9am lecture, 7am Monday final (gah!)), but the tests are what shot me down. Regardless of the tests however, I still feel that I know the primary concepts (partial derivatives, multiple integrals, intro to vector analysis) down. I think that's to Dr. Rawlings' credit. I recommend him, if you do take him, be sure to do the homework faithfully and study the notes (especially the proofs) he puts on the board. Good luck.

MATH 142 Sophomore Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 8:00 pm, Sep 24, 2002 Report Evaluation		Dr. Rawlings was a good professor, this class is in no way easy but he managed to teach in a way that helped make the information a little less overwhelming. It is important to go to class everyday because the book is not helpful. He prepares you well for his tests, which weren't so bad, and is willing to help you. I definitely recommend him.

MATH 142 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A Elective 10:00 am, Mar 20, 2002 Report Evaluation		Professor Rawlings is TERRIBLE. Every day, this chump walks into class with his ugly bird nose and sips on his tea from the thermos cap all class long. He is so incredibly weird, and he appreciates proofs a little too much. He sometimes gives more than 20 homework problems in a night, and expects you to spend hours and hours on each assignment, and then he gives the homework to his grader and allows him to rip you a new one. He tries to cover way too much in class. In one day, he'll teach you about inverse trig functions, then how to differentiate them, then how to integrate them, and then he'll move on to something even more ridiculous. His tests are extremely difficult and he is not afraid to fail over half of his students. He expects you to spend so much time on his class alone...as if you don't have any other classes here at Cal Poly, so if you are interested in putting in the hours of a part time job without getting paid, then go ahead and take his class.

MATH 142 Sophomore Grade Earned: Withdrawn Required (Support) 12:36 pm, Feb 27, 2002 Report Evaluation		Nice guy, although a bit dry. Dosen't collect homework, which is a big problem if you have no motivation to do it since it's not due. It's your average math class, if you study hard and go to his office hours you'll pass. Nothing extra special about it.

MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: F Required (Major) 11:18 am, Feb 25, 2002 Report Evaluation		This professor was completely terrible. Every morning he would walk in with his stupid thermas and drink out of the cap all class long. He would try to cover too much material in one hour. Dr. Rawlings talked as if he was talking to mathmaticians, not as if he was talking to students. Everything went over my head, and he didn't bother to care. His tests are impossible, and even homework is impossible. DO NOT TAKE HIM!!! This quarter I am taking math 141 again with a different professor and getting a solid 'A'. So it wasn't me, it was Dr. Rawlings...he is the worst...



MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 7:03 pm, Jan 6, 2002 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is a professor that knows what he's talking about and tries his best to convey it to the students. I liked how he was always friendly and would take the time to go over questions that students have. I didn't pass the class because of lack of studying and not understanding the concept in general, not specifically because of him. I would recommend him to students who are willing to study the material before asking questions in class about it. It's a tough class, but he makes it possible to do well with calculus as long as the student is willing to put in the effort also.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation		I had an exceptional learning experience in his class, although I'm not sure if everyone will. His class formatis as follows: Homework due Tues and Fridays, Two midterms, and a final. He curves the tests only 2% or so, but they are easily passible. He has a great enthusiasm for Calculus and it shows during lecture. A very approachable guy and is very fair. The homework is not overwelming but you must stay consistent with it, especially because his test questions are very similar to the homework problems. His class comes down to the homework, if you do it all, you'll be well off. If you slack, you'll struggle. If you feel you can keep up with homework twice a week (its only 8 problems or so each), I highly recommend taking his class. He'll also prepare you very well for Calc 4, although now I'm screwed because I have Colvin for Calc 4 this quarter (Don't ever take him!). Overall, great instructor always in a good mood and ready to teach an organized lecture. Take him if you get the chance.

MATH 241 Freshman Grade Earned: F Required (Major) 8:42 pm, Aug 1, 2001 Report Evaluation		I may have failed this class, but Dr. Rawlings had nothing to do with it. He demonstrates a tremendous passion for math in his easy to follow lectures. He seems to emphasize proofs, so his tests are more than just re-hashed homework problems. Homework is collected twice a week. His tests are hard, and no calcs allowed (but you wouldn't need them anyways). He's quite helpful in office hours, and always had plenty of students in there whenever I'd go.

MATH 206 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A Elective 4:33 pm, Jun 1, 2001 Report Evaluation		Dr. Rawlings is an interesting guy. Very calm, soothing voice - not a good thing for an 8 am class. Don't copy notes from him verbatum - he likes to use a lot of verbage, plus he probably made a handout about the theorem or example anyway. Tests are straight forward. As for the grader, she tends to be slightly picky, but no more so than I am (I also grade for the math dept.); show your work clearly and you'll get nearly all the points. Oh, and don't take his class immediately before another - he tends to run over (I think we finish on time ONLY when we have exams).

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 11:17 pm, Apr 9, 2001 Report Evaluation		Rawlings is one of those professors who are very tough but very good. The grader is extremely picky. I was happy if i got 7/10 on the hw. However, homework was only worth 50 points out 350 total points for the class. Midterms were 100 each, and the final was 200. Yes, he likes his proofs. On each of the midterms there was one proof, and on the final there was two. Asides from the proofs, the rest of the tests were hard but fair. He is fair on giving out partial credit. Rawlings gives a lot, but expects a lot. If you want to be prepared for the future, take him. You want an easy A, look elsewhere.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 9:00 pm, Apr 4, 2001 Report Evaluation		There are two midterms and a final in this class. Be prepared for a pretty long test, the midterms took the entire hour for a lot of the class, and I know that I personally didn't finish either of them. Rawlings puts a HUGE emphasis on proofs, about half of his lectures are devoted to them. Most of the time I would just sit there and stare at the floor when he went into "proof mode", because I'm pretty sure no one in the class knew or cared about what he was talking about. Some of the proofs are doable, others are possible only if you're really truly interested and like to memorize stuff. BEWARE, he will put the most difficult proofs on the tests among others. I hated his lectures when he did proofs, but when he was teaching about the applications of the math I could follow along pretty well. Overall, I would probably like his class if I were a math major because he gets into theory and stuff, but if you're not a math major, you probably won't appreciate him too much. This is not an easy class, and overall I didn't really enjoy it.



MATH 241 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 3:55 pm, Nov 30, 2000 Report Evaluation		This guy is awesome! Probably one of the best Math teachers I've ever had alongside Weinstein. As said in the first review homework is due twice a week with 2 midterms and a final. If you do the homework and understand the basics behind each problem the tests will be cakewalks. His lectures are very well organized and easy to follow. He usually spends the first 15-20 min of class to go over homework problems which I think is a very good thing. On the tests and homework he might throw in a proof but he doesn't care much for proofs. During class he usually gives us a theorm or equation then shows us how to apply it, unlike many other profs in the Math department that spend very little or no times with examples on how to applythe learned concepts. He has a great enthusiam for Math (241 especially) and it really shows in the way that he lectures. He really cares about how his students do in his class and is always very willing to help out during office hours or even during class. A+ teacher in my book. Now there is always a bad side to a teacher, and Rawlings of course has a bad side and this side is his grader. She is EXTREMELY picky and will often not award any credit for homework problems that are off by a tiny bit or not evaluated the whole way like big messy integrals that would take 20 mins to do. We're supposed to get points for knowing the concepts not doing stuff we learned in 142 right? Apparantly his grader thinks differently! At least homework isn't worth much and if you gets A's on the tests you'll get an A in the class.

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: D Required (Support) 11:55 pm, Jul 4, 2000 Report Evaluation		DR Rawlings is big in proofs. If you are an engineer don't take him. He should only teach math majors or something. He is an okay professor, but he wants you to prove everthing you do. If you are a theory guy- go ahead take him, if not take someone else. At least 15 studuents in my class got D's so take your chances/

MATH 143 Freshman Grade Earned: C Required (Support) 2:21 pm, Jun 26, 2000 Report Evaluation		Dr Rawlings is very smart and sometimes he will just expect the students to understand the material as well as he does. The tests and very challenging (only two and the final) and the homework that's collected doens't really help your grade. Usually the grader sucks and you will get 5/10 on the homework when you did your best. 143 is so different that the other calc classes so it will be a chalenge. I don't reccommend Rawlings because he gives proofs on the tests (which I felt weren't appropriate) and he is not so great at explaining things.

MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 5:33 pm, Feb 15, 2000 Report Evaluation		rawlings is always in a good mood, even at 8 in the morning. he tries to get the class involved, but at 8am, no one wants to do anything but sleep. he presents the material well and is very helpful in his office hours. always willing to explain the material over and over until you understand it. i recommend taking rawlings.

MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: B Required (Support) 10:10 am, Dec 8, 1999 Report Evaluation		good teacher will explain all that you don't understand, homework due twice a week, gives good test study guides

MATH 141 Freshman Grade Earned: A Required (Support) 11:56 am, Oct 20, 1999 Report Evaluation		Dr. Rawlings expalings material clearly and is willing to answer all questions. What he expects in terms of homework and tests is very fair.



MATH 241 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 1:31 pm, Jun 15, 1999 Report Evaluation		He is very good at presenting the material clearly. He is big on proofs and theroms and exceptsd you to know them on the tests. The tests were challenging and there is no note cards or calculators allowed. The amount of homework is fair. I would recomend him as teacher, you will learn the material well.

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