Steven Krantz

His lectures were very fast and he barely went over details. He just wrote examples and never elaborated them. He stood in front of what he wrote, so it was hard to take notes during lectures. On the other hand, his exams were very easy, and the textbook for the class is very helpful. You could do well in the class just by reading the textbook.

8/25/2024

6-8 hrs/week

Lecture is fast paced but textbook is very good and aligns perfectly with content (the prof did write it after all). Webwork doesn’t align with content and is way harder. Practice exams have very similar structure to real exams so makes studying much more approachable.

5/19/2024

2 or less hrs/week

Pretty easy to get an a because Krantz gives you practice exams that are nearly identical to the exams. However, this makes the class a memorization exercise. Krantz only teaches to the 3 people in earshot and refuses to speak up or write bigger. Even if you are in the front, his teaching is unorganized and not particularly helpful. The concepts are cool, but if you want to actually learn you will need to put in a good amount of time outside class. If you don't want to learn, you don't have to and can get an A

5/19/2024

2 or less hrs/week

Took it with Krantz— unorganized but tests are relatively easy(except for the second exam be warned). Towards the ebd the concepts are super confusing. Dont take this as a “math” class, take this an a engineering mathematics technique course. Made harder by all the kiss ass mech E freshman

5/18/2024

2 or less hrs/week

Sooo ez with Krantz

5/18/2024

His lectures go by stupidly fast and are pretty hard to pay attention in (so if your calculus is not very strong, you WILL suffer). If you can't keep up with his lectures, try to use the textbook-he wrote it, and his lectures tend to pretty much just be a copy of his textbook sections. However, his understanding of the content is second-to-none.

5/6/2024

The lectures are so bad

4/15/2024

Avoid taking any course with Krantz at all costs. He may be a great mathematician but a horrible teacher. You can cheese the exams really easily but don't expect to actually learn anything. Most days he ends class early, stands in front of the board, and writes extremely small. He doesn't care about his students at all.

12/15/2023

Krantz is passionate about differential equations and math as subject. He is generous when grading exams and homework, but that is unfortunately a necessity. Krantz's lectures are paced too quickly and he frequently stands in front of the bord he is writing on, not allowing to you so take notes until he's already moved on to the next section.

12/13/2023

Krantz class is very straight forward. His lectures are very example heavy which is amazing. He isn't the most elaborate lecturer but it suffices. His exams are near identical to the practice and aren't difficult. The homework isn't too much and it covers most everything you'll need to know for exams plus some. Try and you'll succeed.

8/31/2023

Besides being a quite potent form of anesthesia, Krantz is extremely quiet when lecturing and writes very small on the board, making it impossible to glean any information whatsoever from lecture. But he sticks to the textbook pretty well, so just read that instead of going to class.

2/8/2023

I took Professor Krantz\'s Math 310 in 2018, and he was very nice and easy, but Complex Variables is a mess. He teaches rigorous complex analysis so fast and vague that nobody could follow his writing on the board, and he breaks his "tradition" of easy exams by a tricky final that is very different from all the practices. I learned very few math.

5/4/2022

There is no class at all. 5 min recorded audio for each lecture reading through his crappy lecture slides in a speed so fast that 0.5x won’t help you. Spend 15 min in “lecture” and 1 hour in hw, and you pass with A.

3/7/2022

My message is simple: if you have to take Calculus I as a major requirement but do not like Calculus and want to get good grades, take Calculus I Extended with Professor Steven Krantz.

12/17/2021

Exams are not hard if you've taken the practice tests, and genuinely cares for students.

8/25/2020

If he's teaching 233 or 310 or anything, just go for it. You would not regret

11/13/2018

Lectures are a little boring and moves pretty fast. Could probably just skip lecture and read the textbook as he copies his lectures straight out of the book. Funny guy though and his exams are carbon copies of the practice exam so its easy to get a good grade

7/9/2017

Professor Krantz made calc 3 easy to learn by presenting it in understandable and bite sized portions. In addition, he often told fun and or hysterical stories about his past life or made quips in class. He was frugal with time and often ended 15 or so min early. Take Calc 3 with him if you can! It made math fun again.

5/18/2017

Krantz is honestly amazing. His lecture pace is perfect because he only tells you what you need to know. He regularly lets class out early because he's so efficient with time. Sometimes he will bless you with a joke or story. Also, his test never have surprises so if you go to class you're pretty much guaranteed an A.

5/1/2017

Amazing teacher and very understandable and smart. He always randomly gives us a 1-2 minute joke in the middle of lecture and is ready to answer any questions. In order to do well on his exams just a simple run through of the practice exam will suffice. He get's right to the point without any fluff, meaning class is usually let out in 45 minutes

4/20/2017

Professor Krantz is a wonderful and brilliant professor -- he is extremely funny, and his exams are pretty easy as long as you pay attention in lecture. His grading is generous. He seems to really connect with the students.

5/22/2016

Great teacher! Admittedly I would get lost in the lectures, as he is incredibly smart, but I wrote it all down and, come test time, I realized that I knew everything that was asked on an exam. Very reasonable exams and very helpful in office hours

1/22/2016

Great lectures while also being one of the smartest professors here. Gives very reasonable tests. If you have the chance take his class

5/1/2015

Really great prof! Lectures were interesting and engaging. Not really the warmest prof ever, kind of brutishly funny. Homeworks got to be incredibly difficult, but exams were ridiculously easy because he was just looking to see that you know the very basics (and he means it). Would definitely take another class with Krantz.

12/19/2014

Great Professor, hilarious too. Best I've had at WUSTL.

5/6/2014

Homework was longer and more difficult, but on the exams he really wanted to make sure you understood the fundamentals. He also told a lot of funny side stories in class, but they didn't take too much class time either. Everything was explained well, with theory first and simple examples afterwards.

4/23/2014

Funny lecturer with interesting stories, can seem rude at times in class, but really a good teacher.

11/11/2013

His class was structured very well. He built up each concept from an intuitive way to think about it to the formal, rigorous approach, with many examples along the way. He sometimes came off as a bit full of himself, even condescending. The midterms were fairly easy, but the final was harder.

5/13/2012

Steve Krantz is awesome! He explains things really well - describing them abstractly, then using examples to make them more concrete. He thoroughly prepares you for exams. His amusing stories are certainly a plus when you have class at 9 in the morning. Definitly one of my favorite professors ;)

4/24/2009

He is a great teacher! Also, his jokes are quite possibly the funniest I have ever heard from anyone. He really tries to keep you interested, and he is very intelligent!

4/17/2009

Dry material but he has presents the material in a way that I haven't asleep yet. Course itself can be tough, with some tricky concepts. But he has canceled class many times in order to give students a break! Likes to joke about himself. Exams are doable. He tells you exactly the material to be covered on the exam.

4/6/2009

Krantz is a great professor. Makes a hard class much easier. EXTREMELY flexible with homework, tests, etc. Take the writing section if you can.

12/24/2005