<p>Alright so I am going to FIU and planning on doing a Double Major in Math and CS. I was looking at mentioned website and looking at the CS and Math professors and I was very confused. First of all, I saw professors that were rated like 5's and had comments such as:</p>
<p>"DOESNT GIVE HW!!! EASY A+"
"IM RETARDED AT MATH AND I GOT AN A+"
'MISSES LECTURES EVERY OTHER WEEK, EXCELLENT TEACHER, TAKE IT"</p>
<p>Since im majoring in Math, I think that says that I have a passion for it and I would hate to get a professor like this. I mean, I LOVE my current AP Calc teacher, she is strict, gives out lots of HW and gives hard exams etc but I sure as hell learn a lot with her etc. So what is the best way to choose a professor? There are a lot of retards that think that a teacher not giving any HW is good etc so I cant really rely on the ratings of said professor in said website.</p>
<p>Btw, I was also looking at the CS professors and the scene changed. I think this is because actually the people that take CS classes are interested in it, otherwise they wouldnt take it because they dont need to. But math classes are sometimes required for some other major and that is how a class ends up full of math retards (hey, they name themselves that). So what is your opinion?</p>
<p>Do not take RMP seriously. They are going through changes because they have been sold to MTVU. Big changes. </p>
<p>Please think of going on the myspace group for FIU (that is Florida International University, yes?) they have ratings there also. Basically, I am trying to say that one should not limit themselves only to RMP.</p>
<p>So, it is like learn a little here and there. But, do not take much to heart with the ratings.</p>
<p>For example, one of my mentors at college is a PHD who, according to rmp, is a hottie?! Strict as shucks this kid is, but she is a hottie and that is all the ratings are about with her?! Good gosh darn, that is silly, eh?</p>
<p>Also...</p>
<p>You have every right to want a solid math professor. Therefore, you have to ask around. Go on the FIU website and see "who all studied what where"...that is Southern for being nosy, basically. Do not rule out honors and please focus on PHD's if you can. </p>
<p>This is all I know. I am a math geek and it was my pleasure. </p>
<p>If you're a math major and want to make sure you get good professors, consider talking to math majors who are there already and have had various faculty members. That also might be a good thing to do if you want to steer away from classes dominated by people who don't care about math.</p>
<p>Insofar as to how to read ratemyprofessor.com as a math major looking at math professors, keep in mind that how well they're able to teach dumb kids in lower level classes doesn't necessarily translate over to how well they'll be able to teach advanced subjects to competent students. Definitely talk to the upperclass math majors who will have much better perspective on the issue. You could maybe even ask some professors if you know them well enough.</p>
<p>I wouldn't trust rmp because there probably are profs who rate themselves or have other profs give them good ratings. Just be careful with what you read.</p>
<p>How can I communicate with the upper class math majors? I think that once I get so know people etc and I am able to ask around etc, by then I would had chosen my schedule.</p>
<p>FIU is soo cool that I wonder if you could set up a meeting with the maths department in some way. Maybe you could e mail the academic advisor of the maths department and see what happens? </p>
<p>You kinda have to take everything with a grain of salt. I don't actually use that site since my school has its own private site, and you have to do a bit of interpreting. Usually if people are just talking about the workload I'll assume that the professor's just average. Upperclassmen write better reviews than freshmen, who tend to rate people pretty much based solely on how much work there is and whether you're required to attend all classes. One of my professors in particular got low ratings due to lots of work...and he was always telling us that all the freshmen hate him because he's the first person they ever encounter to tell them that their artwork isn't the most wonderful thing to ever grace the face of the earth, in fact, they missed the point of the assignment, do it over again. You learn much more that way than just having an 'easy' class, but they need another year or so to come to that conclusion.</p>