Introduction

- What is your year in school and major? 
 I'm a super-senior... I've been here for 8 years and I'm not even a doctor. Instead I'm still an undergraduate studying Math Education.

-Which post-calculus math courses have you taken?
Foundation Mathematics (290), Elementary Linear Algebra (313), Multivariable Calculus (314), Ordinary Differential Equations (334), Theory of Analysis (341)

-Why are you in this class?
So I can graduate and finally get out of school!!!! Oh yeah, and change the lives of the kids who I'm sure are dying to know what I know about abstract algebra...

-Tell me about the math professor or teacher you have had who was the most and/or least effective. What did s/he do that worked so well/poorly?
Oh man, honestly it's hard to even tell them apart at this point. I don't feel like I've had any stellar math professors, but I did have an incredibly negative experience with one. For my Multivariable Calculus class I remember specifically that I worked my butt off that semester, studied any chance I got, did my homework and never missed a class period. I have never complained about any grading issue, and I don't even mind getting bad grades because it shows exactly what I need to improve on. However, on one test I studied particularly hard on I got a 0/30 points on a specific question because I copied 1 number down incorrectly at the very very very beginning of the problem. I did all of the steps correctly (it was a  3 part question that was 10 points for each part) and know that I knew what I was doing, I just happened to copy down "15" instead of "13" and got zeros on all 3 parts. I decided to talk to the professor (the first and only time I've ever done that in my 8 years here) to see if he could work with me since I thought zero points was a little extreme. He wouldn't even agree to set an appointment with me. He just looked at the test and said, "You got the answer wrong, and there's nothing I can do about it." That really ticked me off and I stopped caring the rest of the semester. Luckily I did well enough for the first half of the semester that my sour attitude didn't completely kill my grade by the end. Anyway, I felt the teacher didn't acknowledge my general efforts and didn't care about me as a person and that was poor teaching to me.

-Write something interesting about yourself
Well, on Christmas Eve Eve (Dec 23, 2010) around 2 AM I was admitted into the hospital for an emergency appendectomy.  It wasn't the worst thing ever. I was released on Christmas Eve and since I am a full time manager at FYE (a movie store) I got to miss the two busiest/crappiest days of the year. I would do it all over again next year if God would only bless me with a second appendix.

-If you are unable to come to my scheduled office hours, what times would work for you?
Since I work full time and come to school part time, I don't think I have ever in my entire life used a professor's office hours, so though they aren't the best for me, I really don't think I'll ever use them, so no worries. If I'm in dire need of help, I'll contact you and maybe we can schedule something.

The End.