Reviews for Denny Gulick
Average Rating:| Anonymous Course: MATH410 Grade Expected: April 28, 2010, 3:11 pm | I don't know why everyone loves Denny, but I know I do. Yes, he can be very entertaining, but it's also the fact that he is compassionate, in-tune with student concerns, and knows his stuff! I would not necessarily call him the best professor ever or possibly not even in the math department BUT he is certainly a great professor. I am literally jealous of current classmates who will be able to be in 411 with him this fall because I have to take it over the summer. I still hope daily he decides to take on the summer instruction too. |
| jamgord Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: C March 6, 2010, 5:54 pm | I have nothing against Professor Gulick because he's soooo nice and really sweet, but I think he's a bit overrated. He taught well but he was not the best professor I've had. I think because he's so entertaining with his cute noises and little kid voice impressions that people just fall in love with him and want to recommend him all of their friends. I don't know if it was the fact that his class is at 8am and I was never fully awake, if it was his teaching methods, or maybe I just couldn't grasp the concepts, but I ended up getting a C in the class. He actually did a reallllly nice thing and let me come back to his office for 15 extra minutes to finish my first exam because I overslept and ran to class so I wouldn't miss it. I guess the point is, if you don't mind getting up at the crack of dawn and want a funny professor, then take Denny, but if you don't think you'll be able to make it to all the lectures, you're better off taking it with another professor. (As long as it isn't his wife) |
| keyoung Course: MATH402 Grade Expected: January 4, 2010, 11:36 am | Best math professor in the dept. He really cares about every student. HW was assigned every class, but was not difficult. A few pop quizzes some of which were just attendance quizzes. 3 exams. He feels definitions and theorems are very important so there will be some on exams. Each exam we were able to do test corrections. Grades were spread usually as below 50 and above 70. If you go to class, pay attention, do the little HW's you're fine. |
| terp315 Course: MATH141 Grade Expected: A December 17, 2009, 10:11 pm | Denny was amazing. One of the best math professors UMD has to offer. If you're willing to get up early, you will learn. |
| emfed Course: MATH141 Grade Expected: December 16, 2009, 9:31 pm | Denny Gulick is the man. My favorite professor I've had so far, even though his class was at 8 am. He is freaking amazing. Calc 2, which is probably the hardest of the three Calcs, was so easy with him. He actually makes it worth it to go to class even though it is at 8 am. If you don't want to get up don't take the class, but don't complain about it in the review when you willingly signed up for the class. If you want to take the best Calc 1-2 professor the university has to offer, take Denny. |
| Anonymous Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: B December 16, 2009, 2:18 pm | Denny is a pretty cool guy. He drops 2 quiz grades, some webassigns, and worksheets. His tests are way easier than his wife Frannie(or as he calls her: his better half). Denny is also quite funny. He makes some lame math jokes, but that early in the morning you'd laugh at anything too. He does give random quizzes, so sometimes when you can't get up for his class, you'll lose a quiz grade, which is pretty much why I got a B. |
| Anonymous Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: C December 10, 2009, 3:30 am | Taking this class was the biggest mistake ever. First off if you are a business major take 220 bc there is no need to put yourself through this hell. While I hear all the calc teachers here are bad, his class is just awful. Waking up for an 8am class three times a week is a lot harder than you think, which is why his class is so difficult, since he gives a quiz once a week without telling which day. Also the TA's are not only stupid because they wont help you at all in discussions (also worth a significant part of your grade) they grade with no regard to partial credit. Derivatives are understandable for not receiving any credit, but most other problems on tests the TA's basically look to see if you have the right answer, if you dont they basically cross it out, and if you do, they look for things that you might not have mentioned to take off excessive amounts of points. While his class has its funny moments, and he is very nice bc he always holds review sessions, his class is tough and unless you think you will be able to make more than 90% of his classes, I suggest not taking him. |
| Anonymous Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: December 1, 2009, 3:04 pm | He's a great teacher, and funny! Even though his classes are at 8:00 am, he's entertaining enough for you to be able to pay attention when you're tired. He is tough on partial credit, but he drops a lot of assignments with low scores AND he curves. If you do all the assignments and come to class every day for the quizzes (which are super easy), it's an easy A! |
| smefeman Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: April 1, 2009, 8:43 pm | He only holds lectures at 8 AM which may be a problem for some people (like me). I was frequently tired during lecture, but he was able to teach the material well and even cracked jokes once in a while to liven the mood. |
| Anonymous Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: A December 23, 2008, 6:56 pm | Amazing math professor. One of the few classes that add inspiration to my life lim sin(1/x) =GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR x-->0 |
| Anonymous Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: A December 13, 2008, 6:26 pm | He is certainly one of the greatest math professor... if u go to lecture, u will get a good grade. he is Funny! the "krrrrgh" thing as the last person said. Once in a while, you will write "BOO" in ur notebook, which means you wont be able to get an answer. |
| Anonymous Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: B December 5, 2008, 7:04 am | He is very strange. He likes to make strange noises like "krrrgh" as he describes an equation, and he likes to talk to himself in high voices. He seems almost senile, yet he is very effective. He's certainly not boring, and if a student dozes off or appears distracted, he will embarrass them. This is for their own good. He certainly provides a wide variety of examples, and goes through every topic very thoroughly. A good student should have no trouble understanding the material and thus, doing well on exams. Also, he wrote the textbook (well him and Dr. Ellis, whoever that is...) |
| Anonymous Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: A November 12, 2008, 8:04 pm | Prof Gulick is absolutely amazing. He makes the tests self explanatory by listing the upcoming test topics and using Webassign by reviewing the previous lecture the day of discussion. Highly recommend to all calc beginners and veterans alike. Prof Gulick has some personality quirks which make the class exciting. He talks to the class as if we did not understand and thus comes across as arrogant to those who know but greatly helps those who have no idea what is going on. I highly recommend his class to anyone taking calculus. Personally i am signing up for his MATH141 class next semester. |
| babygnau Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: B November 11, 2008, 10:16 pm | Denny Gulick is an awesome teacher. He is really good at effectively explaining the topics and he has a good sense of humor. The only slight downfall with him is that I found him to be very strict with partial credit. |
| Anonymous Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: A September 29, 2008, 3:35 pm | he's awesome, make sure you get him - D.Gulick, instead of another Gulick... that's a big difference. |
| Anonymous Course: MATH141 Grade Expected: May 6, 2008, 2:43 pm | He explains everything very thoroughly. He sometimes talks to himself like he's a little kid... just take it all in stride, it makes the class interesting. The webassigns aren't too bad if you go to his lectures. He will usually cover the material/concepts in the assignment the day before it is due but sometimes random problems in an assignment will be from previous chapters. His quizzes are sweet too. Make sure you attend the class after an exam because most students won't, therefore he'll give a quiz, and when he's too lazy or there's not enough time for everyone to finish an actual quiz he'll put up two problems on the board and go through the answers with the class and then tell the class to hand in those problems. 10 points without doing actual work right there. |
| jmartin1 Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: April 23, 2008, 11:46 am | Denny Gulick was awesome, like the person below me said. He wrote the book, and is very good at explaining the material. The class was at 8AM, but if that doesn't bother you, you will do well. |
| Anonymous Course: MATH141 Grade Expected: November 15, 2007, 3:48 pm | If you can get any calc teacher get him. He is an excellent professor and will hold review sessions before every exam. If you come to class and do the webassigns you will get an A or B. |
| Anonymous Course: MATH140 Grade Expected: November 13, 2007, 7:23 am | Best calculus teacher at UMCP. Having his 8am class is better than having a 11am class with someone worse. Try to get him. You have the best chance of getting an A with him. |