Steven Chadwick

This professor has taught: MATH140, MATH140H, MATH141, MATH141H, MATH310, MATH401, MATH402, MATH405, MATH406, MATH410, MATH424, MATH437, STAT410, STAT470

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Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B- Anonymous 01/03/2024	As many reviews state, Chadwick does care about his students and their success. However, he often was not the best at explaining concepts/ explaining how and when to use what we learn. The class consists of mandatory lectures (he does post notes but they are confusing without your own), discussion worksheets that are very difficult but you can work in groups to complete them, quizzes (extremely easy), 5 exams, and homework that often took 2+ hours to complete for very little credit. Chadwick is one of the better Math140 professors as he provides past exams that are identical to the ones you will get in class. Lectures were confusing at times, however, he does try to set you up for success.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/23/2023	To be fair, I have taken calculus before, so take this review for the class itself with a grain of salt. Dr. Chadwick is a good professor. He tends to read straight from the textbook, which can make things a bit confusing, along with being somewhat monotone, making it challenging to pay attention sometimes. However, he does post his notes on ELMS, along with being more than happy to help students whenever they ask a question. Whenever someone asked a question in lecture, his face would light up, which is a really good sign that he likes what he does and really cares about his students. The practice exams are also very similar to the midterms he gives, which I have found to be quite helpful. Additionally, the work load is manageable, and it is very helpful for preparing for exams, however the homework is annoying since its on WebAssign, which doesn't offer any explanations if you get an answer incorrect and only gives you 2 attempts, but I know that isn't Chadwick's fault. What is annoying is that it only counted for 2-3% of the final grade. Additionally, the final is a common final, and even after doing many previous finals for MATH140 along with doing Chadwick's previous midterms and practice midterms for practice once again, this semester it was much harder than the previous ones, and although I did very well on the midterms, getting a mediocre grade on the final dropped my grade from an A- to a B+. Chadwick also cuts your lowest midterm in half, not completely dropping it, which is helpful. In summary, if you have taken calculus before, Chadwick is a good bet, and if you haven't MATH140 is difficult no matter who your professor is, and from my peers who took calculus for the first time this past semester, it could be so much worse.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/23/2023	He didn't round up my 89.6 grade to an A- even though I scored 96 percent on the final and put in a ton of effort. The discussions weren't helpful; you're stuck dealing with problems much harder than the ones covered in lectures. While you can ask the TA questions, there are 25 other students just as confused, and every discussion worksheet is turned in for a grade. Overall, if you've taken AP Calc in high school, you'll be fine. But if you're like me, taking it for the first time, it's gonna be hell. The homework is way tougher than the problems covered in lectures, and there's usually a lecture with corresponding homework due the next day at 7:30 am. So, if you're confused, you don't really get a chance to go to office hours. If you end up taking Chadwick with no prior calc experience, my advice would be to try reading the textbook because problems from there might appear on the homework. Also, go to GSS study sessions. Big shoutout to Chet, the GSS leader teacher, who was very nice and actually really helped me get a decent grade in this course.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B- Anonymous 12/22/2023	He is overall a fine professor, though I would be wary of attending office hours. I've experienced that he does not have much regard for you if your doing fine, and if you are struggling I've heard it's much worse. He teaches straight from the textbook so it's the same from the worksheet/quizzes and the exams are not as difficult. Plus, he curves the lowest midterm. But, be very careful about who is your TA.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/19/2023	He did not round a 89.6 grade to an A- even though I got 96 on the final and put a lot of effort in this course. His discussions are useless, we were required to tackle problems that were so much harder than those covered in lectures, either on our own or with friends. You can obviously ask questions to your TA but keep in mind that there would be 25 other students as confused as you, who also want explanation because every single discussion worksheet is turned in for a grade. Overall, if you have taken ap calc in high school, you will be fine. If you are someone like me, who took it for the first time, it would be hell. The homework is so much harder than the problems he covers on his lectures and there was usually a lecture with corresponding homework due the next day at 7:30 am. So if you are confused, you don't really get a chance to go to office hours. If you end up taking Chadwick with no prior calc experience, I recommend reading the textbook, because problems from there might appear on the homework and exams. Also, go to GSS study sessions. Shout out to Chet who was a brilliant GSS leader and actually helped me get a decent grade in this course.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A- elija_hrs 12/16/2023	Really nice dude, very approachable and patient. Goes very fast through material but will slow down if you ask
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B+ ysnim 12/15/2023	Chadwick is a solid professor. His lectures are kind of just reading word for word off the textbook a lot of times because I don't think he necessarily knows how to explain it at an introductory level like many students need, and that means a good chunk of the lectures are just going through the proofs and theorems to GET to a certain formula you will need to memorize, so you'll have to sift through what you actually need to know vs what's fluff sometimes. Lectures are not recorded but he always posts the notes he takes for each lecture on canvas so if you miss a few (and have a good grasp on the prior concepts) it's not a huge deal. Exams are very fair if you study the practice sheets you're given prior to the exams. Every discussion involves solving a graded worksheet. Your lowest midterm score is halved but that's all the curve he gives, at least for the Fall 2023 semester, I've heard others got their lowest quiz score dropped but we did not. I don't honestly know how well I would've done in this class if I didn't already take calculus in high school, but you're probably not going to get much better than Chadwick for MATH140.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Anonymous 12/14/2023	Nice guy, midterms aren’t terrible bc they look like the sample exams. but the final… IT WAS SO HARD FOR NO REASON. It was much harder than the previous finals that you can find on the test bank or even the sample finals he gives you. make sure you know everything about calc when you take his exams
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a C Anonymous 12/11/2023	Chadwick was a great teacher and was super nice and accommodating when I had a difficult time this semester
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A+ boiledegg44186 12/09/2023	Chadwick's a nice guy and solid lecturer. I feel like his lectures might be a bit confusing if you haven't taken calculus, but if you have some prior knowledge it should be fine. If you don't understand something make sure to go to his office hours, it might get a bit busy but it's very helpful and he'll make sure to explain in a way that you understand. The Webassign homework can get a bit tedious but it's not worth that much of your grade and it's probably harder than the exams, so it prepares you well. The exams are very fair, since gives out practice exams that are just past exams, so you should know what to expect.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B- Anonymous 12/04/2023	Chadwick's a solid professor. Although he can be confusing sometimes, he's generally good at explaining the material and goes at a good pace during lectures. However, he frequently arrived late to class (I hope it's exclusive to that semester. One time, he showed up 10 minutes late). The homework is a pain, but it's only 3% of your grade. Discussion worksheets have unnecessary theory, but the quizzes are very easy, and his review sessions reflect on the exam. However, your TA is arguably as important or even more important, so make sure you go to office hours and cover concepts you don't understand. As long as you put in the work, you'll be fine. The weight of your lowest midterm is also reduced.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A- Fozziebear17 12/03/2023	Chadwick cares about his students and knows the math really well. However he is not good at articulating how to do it. Following along in class feels more like a color by numbers you have to interpret later. He also has a tendency to skip around making it harder to understand. The Exams are always easier than the homework and the TA's grade pretty easy. If you put the work in and have some prior calculus knowledge you'll do fine. If you've never taken calculus before, please try Khan Academy.
Steven Chadwick MATH310 Expecting a C Anonymous 08/24/2023	Professor Chadwick is a awesome. His lectures make sense and if they don't he'll answer any questions in a way that will make sense for you. He's also super helpful during office hours if you have any homework or general questions. In addition, his exams and due dates are very reasonable, you won't find any question on exams that you haven't already covered in class prior to the exam.
Steven Chadwick MATH310 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/14/2023	Professor Chadwick is an incredibly nice teacher who takes time to answer questions, and he goes at a reasonable pace. I had him online, and he regularly stops to take questions from the chat, and is very helpful during office hours, even extending time to let everyone ask questions. Math310 is hard but he makes sure to break everything down and provides us with outside resources, and the regular practice problems really help. The in class practice sets count for the grade but he goes over them at the end of every class so it's an easy way to boost your percentage. The environment was also very relaxed and he lets us joke around and build a nice community of weird math nerds. In general, it's very clear that he loves math and is very kind towards the students. Definitely recommend if you're taking Math310 or any other departmental class!
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting a B Anonymous 06/04/2023	Prof Chadwick is a very good lecturer. He was easily the best 141 teacher in terms of teaching the content. That being said, his exams were probably some of the hardest exams among 141 teachers. Chadwick's exams were much much harder than Fernandes' exams, but Chadwick was a much better teacher. Overall, I am glad I took 141 with him, but was frequently frustrated by the exam difficulties compared to other teachers. Chadwick is very safe bet and you will learn a lot if you take him. MATH141 sucks a lot and will require a ton of effort and work, but most of that is not Chadwick's fault and you will be just fine if you take him.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/19/2023	Not good at teaching and did not give curves even though the average on the finals is a 60 so save yourself if you are not good with math because you basically need to teach yourself everything
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/18/2023	I had Dr. Chadwick for 140 and 141, am I'm really glad. His lecturing is fantastic! He writes everything on the board and explains example problems really well. His tests are also extremely fair. The structure of his class is 6 quizzes (lowest one gets dropped), 4 unit exams, 2 worksheets a week, and 2 online homework a week. Overall, every assignment was useful to my understanding of the content and my TA was amazing. I never found his exams to have any tricks or excessive theory. He also provides a practice exam and practice problems before each exam. He would work through these problems the class before the exam, so I always knew what to expect. While it was useful having an online copy of the textbook, it wasn't necessary because Dr. Chadwick is such a good lecturer. Overall, Dr. Chadwick made Calc I & Calc II very manageable classes. Expect to put at least 4 hours of work outside of class and discussion to do well. My only complaint is that he was frequently 5 minutes late to class, probably because he was helping students from his previous class, so sometimes content felt rushed. But, on the flip side, he was always willing to stay after and answer questions. If you can, take Dr. Chadwick. He is an engaging lecturer and will make your Calc I & Calc II experience very pleasant.
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/10/2023	After having Prof. Chadwick for Math 140 and 141, I can say he is a very solid professor. He comes off as a bit of a strange guy but can be funny at times and is willing to engage with students outside of class. I like the structure of his class the most because despite learning whole sections in a day(which every teacher does), he manages to make it feel slower-paced because of his steady rate when he speaks and writes. If you're in a room with multiple boards, he'll write from left to right allowing students ample time to write all the notes from the board. He uses plenty of examples and explains overarching concepts and theorems in sufficient detail(not much different from the textbook). Some people might say he is a worse teacher in 141, but truthfully it's the content of the course itself and sometimes there's no better way to explain a topic which means some topics are learned better eventually through practice and application.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/04/2023	Overall a really good professor! His lectures are informative and explain the content well. The exams reflect course material. I find the discussions kind of annoying since they are mandatory, but they can be helpful. The homeworks are the only downside, they are on webassign and are a pain. Homework is drastically harder than anything covered in lecture or on exams. If you have ever taken calc 1 before (i took ap calc in hs), you can honestly skip most lectures and still be fine for exams.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/01/2023	Average lecturer and kind of a meek, unrelatable guy, but at the moment he's definitely the best choice to take MATH140 with. I switched from Kendall Williams to Chad right before the first exam, and the averages for the first midterm between the two classes were around 20 points apart (I think chad's were in the 70s with Williams' in the 50s). This was a consistent pattern all semester. All of this is to say that even though Chadwick could improve some aspects of his class -- in fact, I found Williams to be a much more engaging lecturer -- Chadwick's exams are far more forgiving. You're given a sample exam that will be close to identical to the exam itself, with the occasional curveball (but emphasis on occasional). If you did well in calc in high school, but fell short of the AP score needed to bypass 140, this class will be totally manageable. Study, stay on top of it, and Chad will set you up to succeed.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/11/2023	Great professor. Lectures are easy to follow and the exams reflect the difficulty of in class work/examples. the textbook can help, but isn’t fully needed. homework is on webassign and they are the worst part of the class lol. i spend more time trying to figure those out than i do anything else in the class, but he drops the three lowest grades for HWs i think, and u can get by with photomath and chegg and stuff. the discussions are mandatory because the work is graded, but it’s honestly not too bad and is a good review of the content. the discussion quizzes (usually like every other week), are usually pretty straightforward and reflect what we did in lecture. definitely a good professor for this course!
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B Anonymous 03/10/2023	The following will be a comprehensive review of both the class and this professor specifically. First, let's start with Professor Chadwick. Hands-down, Professor Chadwick was the worst mathematics teacher I have ever gotten. Accompanied by the fact that I have never learned Calculus in my life, his explanations were dull and his methods of teaching were non-existent. In fact, it got so bad to the point where I never showed up for class and had to learn derivation and other topics all on my own. Even for students who have taken calculus in high school, he does NOT teach and you will be sitting in a room for an hour and 30 minutes that consists of him doing textbook problems on his own and talking to himself. On that note, his method of "teaching" is to just translate the whole book word-by-word verbally which helps literally no one. He often skips steps on problems and rushes which leads to a lot of questions. As for his responses, they are all so convoluted that it makes everything more confusing than if he would have just ignored questions altogether. When he asks students if they understand, they would nod their heads and just stay silent for the remainder of the hour (or year for that matter). Chadwick does NOT curve, mostly does NOT offer partial points, and does NOT record lectures. One more important thing to note is that Chadwick's exams do NOT have any WebAssign problems nor any resemblance to the study guides he gives us. Do not expect to succeed unless you have taken Calculus before and even then, it's still difficult to pass. Every positive review about Chadwick is, by assumption, a student who has taken Calculus in high school or someone who failed and is trying to get others to fail alongside them. Again, to reiterate, I have never taken a year of Calculus prior to Chadwick and only by sacrificing marks of other classes and using external resources did I manage to pass. Now onwards to the Math Department as a whole. Math at UMD is so comically difficult that it should be considered a cruel and unusual punishment. They do a terrible job at writing exams relative to the time students spend on each topic/chapter. Students have other responsibilities, however UMD math still continues to assign weekly quizzes, biweekly exams, and unforgiving WebAssign due dates (7 AM every Tues/Thurs). Not to mention that WebAssigns on average take 5 or more hours to finish because of the nature of the problems. I recommend everyone to steer FAR FAR away from the math department at UMD or transfer credits over from a community college.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an F Anonymous 02/10/2023	Lectures were easy problems but exams were on a completely different level, extremely difficult, if you took Calc in high school this class should be easy but if you've never taken a Calc course before, taking it with Chadwick is like a death sentence. You need to put in a lot of effort to learn stuff not taught in class and are expected to know certain rules. Doesn't record lectures. Chadwick didn't allow us to check our grades on ELMS (disabled grade viewing) until the end and didn't know how I was doing. TA wasn't much help as well. Highly recommend staying far away from Chadwick and taking MATH140 with any other professor. It's for your own good.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a D Anonymous 01/31/2023	idk about all the other reviews on here but he spends most of the class time on deriving equations which would get complicated, would be very time consuming, and even after all that, we wouldn't even get tested on that part of derivatives. he doesn't curve the class so if you're below the average, you gotta pull your stuff together. to be fair, i didn't put in the amount of effort that i should've + it seemed that every smart student just happened to be in my section so it was tough. our TA was also not very helpful in that he was lazy, refused to grade most of our assessments until the very last minute (i'm talking a couple of days AFTER the final), and was very vague when we asked questions. discussions just sucked in general 'cause they were just worksheets after worksheets without reinforcing what we went over in class so studying outside of class is an absolute must. To return to Chadwick: he's certainly not the best professor. he does the easiest examples in class and then proceeds to test you on more complicated questions which, of course, can't all be completed in the span of 50 minutes. There are way better professors than this dude so unless you're a genuinely goated math person, pick someone else.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 01/30/2023	IDK why people keep saying he's the best in the department, every professor in this department is identical. The student is a number to this department, they do not care about your problems and your only hope is if you have a good TA, which I did not. Alex did not grade any of our worksheets until the day before the final and I had no clue how I was doing in the class. Average grade ended up being a 72 and Chadwick would not curve at all.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/15/2023	Chadwick is a good professor in the sense that he tells you what is exactly going to appear on the exam and his exams are fair but conceptual. You should attend all his lectures and most discussions. His TAs are really good too. The only negatives are that he cannot answer a student's queries properly so you must take help from the TA and the class is time consuming. Be prepared to put in time for it. If you do those, then you are pretty much guaranteed an A
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a C- Anonymous 12/24/2022	For everybody saying this guy is an amazing teacher, is lying. They're only saying that because they have taken 2 years of Calculus prior to college (most have taken Calc AB AND Calc BC but weren't smart enough to get the credit so they took it again.) Of course if you already know the material, you are going to do decent, I would hope so if you don't have the IQ of a dead squirrel. So if you already have a strong understanding of Calculus, you should do okay. If you had never taken Calculus, it will be a struggle for you. This guy practically freestyles the textbook, and does very little teaching. In other words, he basically copies what the textbook says, word for word onto the chalkboard. The lectures aren't interactive, and he'll just keep writing while hoping we know what he's talking about. Actually no, he couldn't care less if we know the material or not. The only helpful thing in this course was my TA, Tyler. Tyler was very helpful and I was able to go to his office hours whenever I wanted to and he was always more than happy to help me with concepts I am not sure about. However, the discussions were completely useless. Despite taking a quiz every other week, (the quizzes were generally easy consisting of 2 questions), we would be graded on a worksheet that aren't test-like problems at all. The discussion worksheets were probably harder than the tests, maybe. Overall, this guy doesn't give an f about you or your grade, so take this class seriously.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Anonymous 12/24/2022	Professor Chadwick isn't a bad teacher, but he isn't quite the best either. I have enjoyed being in his class and the one thing making me from going off the rails is my TA. Chadwick lets you know that this course is not going to be easy. The one thing I like about his class are how his midterms are structured, as each midterm appears to be "unit tests" for each chapter we have covered in class. The midterms are hard, but he gives a midterm from the previous year and a sample midterm before each exam so they prepare you very well. I have had friends in this class who self-study and do incredibly well without having to go to lectures. Professor Chadwick makes the effort to answer questions and is genuinely a nice person. The web-assigns and discussion worksheets he gives are fair, BUT are harder than what we have covered in class (they aren't really good review material, but if you work well with other people in your class it should be fine). The quizzes are similar to class notes. Speaking of notes, although he does cover everything that is in the textbook and curriculum, he tends to skip steps during class due to time so if you need any clarifications, speak up! He sometimes goes over time but the most I have seen is him going over the time by around one or two minutes. He will tell you what is on the exams and what is not on the exam, such as particular proofs that he teaches you (proofs won't be on the exam and you don't have to know it for any exams, but he has said that it is good to know). One helpful thing I would say is to go to his office hours whenever you get the chance or whenever you do not understand anything. Also, take good notes as they are helpful. Calculus 1 isn't that bad if you practice and take the time to learn or even ask questions. There are a lot of resources online to help you if you do not have the time to go to office hours. Plus, Chadwick gives you extra problems from the textbook for you to practice with. The web-assigns are similar to the problems on the textbook too. Everyone can do well in this class if they put in the work. Overall, Chadwick is an honest and prepares you well for the final. He does curve a little bit for the final as well. If you have taken AP calculus AB or BC before, that background knowledge can be decently helpful, but as usual, the AP calculus courses doesn't cover everything in calculus as calculus 1 in UMD covers some things you might have not seen before, and a lot of content you recognize previously in your AP calculus class. Personally, Chadwick's class goes as fast as AP calculus BC. Although I was able to keep up with his lectures, I am aware that some others are unable to keep up with his teaching and what I can say about that is to practice or even watch videos to try and understand. On midterms, he does give out partial credit unless said so otherwise (for example: on one of the midterms, Chadwick said that if we did not get the derivative correctly, we will receive 0 points on that question, which is honestly understandable, I don't know how you're getting through calculus with the wrong derivatives). All in all, he does a good job teaching and doesn't get enough credit for it. Shoutout to my TA for being the best and the most helpful :)
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an F Anonymous 12/21/2022	Dr. Chadwick is not so bad of a professor. I would just say that the bulk of the grade in the class came from exams. My main issue is that the material learned in class was simple. Exam questions were a million times harder. Even in discussion, we didn’t necessarily have similar practice problems. If he gave us higher difficulty problems to get used to then, I’d appreciated that more. Calc can be hard. Dr. Chadwick can be a good prof to have if you don’t already struggle with math. My TA was super helpful. Partial credit on tests were very slim. Curve at the end wasn’t huge like everyone made it out to be. Just be sure to practice and study the way you study best.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/21/2022	Having taken 140, Professor Chadwick implicitly lets you know his class won't be easy. In his lectures, you'd notice that he loves proofs: definition of derivatives, chain rule, and epsilon-delta definition of limits. On some exams, we may be asked to find the derivative of a function using the definition of a derivative, but you won't be asked to explain why it's correct. You're often taught content you don't need to know, which ultimately doesn't help since they're not thoroughly explained. In discussion, the worksheets focus on the theory behind the content taught. The TAs are an incredible help, and it's advised to ask as many questions to them. Professor Chadwick provides lectures for reviewing for upcoming exams, which were extremely beneficial. He also provides past semester exams both in discussion as practice, and online. He does answer questions during lectures, but you'd be more likely to receive the best response if you stay after the lecture, as he doesn't mind writing on the chalkboard to re-explain a topic. The homework assignments are a lot more difficult than content discussed the day of in lecture, so it's also recommended you form study groups. I'd say one should expect to be teaching themselves. The quizzes are simple, maybe one or two questions, and less difficult than discussion worksheets and homework assignments. It'd behoove one to review lecture notes daily, understand how to solve the homework questions (instead of resorting to Google), and go to TA office hours, as well as the professor's own. Professor Chadwick certainly wasn't the best, but as it's my first semester, I can't compare him with other math professors. Nonetheless, as what's in the syllabus, "you can do well in the course, but it takes work".
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/18/2022	Dr. Chadwick is rather meek and impersonal (which may be traits of all math professors but this is the only math class I've taken here), but he is not a bad professor. His explanations are good enough and he will occasionally answer questions. TAs were good, homework can be hard but most of the grade is exams anyways. Worksheets can also be hard but TAs and classmates can help get through it, and a little bit of effort goes a long way in understanding the concepts.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/12/2022	BEST PROFESSOR ON THE PLANET!!!!!
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a C- Anonymous 12/11/2022	Chadwick is a seemingly good professor, he teaches the material fine. Straight out of the textbook and answers a few questions, before he gets frustrated with the class. My major issue with Chadwick is that his exams were usually ALOT harder then the content he taught. On one exam, he even expected us to know a random volume equation completely offhand. If you have taken a quality AP Calc class you should be fine, but if not good luck! I would never take Chadwick again he does not curve and is not accommodating. He had no issue telling me I should drop the class, however when I met with him after doing well he refused to give me the time of day and answer my questions. If you take this class be prepared to review review review. The graded worksheets he gives twice a week and the exams are usually harder and not like the content he teaches in class. Chadwick always teaches the easiest questions and leaves us to fend for ourselves for the hard ones.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/09/2022	Some of the reviews here are factual, but a lot of them have misleading information. Mr. Chadwick doesn't get as much credit as he deserves. He talks about all of the topics you will need to know for the class, goes over examples during lectures that are similar to quiz and exam problems, provides helpful review sheets before each midterm exam, and gives partial credit on exams if you actually SHOW that you know what you're doing. Yes. He ignores students' questions during lectures (forcing some students to call out), and he isn't great at helping you understand the material, but if you put in the effort and go to office hours or talk to TAs you will do fine. People expecting a free class shouldn't be taking a math class in the first place (and if you need a math credit for your major try your best and you will do great things). Math is complicated and you will need to put in the effort to do well no matter what professor you take. Overall, I would honestly suggest taking Chadwick, but be prepared to study and review the material to do well. This year there were 4 midterm exams (each with 5 questions and with a time limit of 50 minutes) and our final this year will be 9-10 questions with a time limit of 2 hours. I plan on taking Chadwick for 141 if a spot opens up.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a W Anonymous 12/08/2022	Took this class with Chadwick based on previous reviews, but this professor is so terrible. The exams don't give partial credit, he ignores students' questions in class, the online homework has nothing related to class content, and the only way to do well is to pray you have a good ta. I would not recommend him as a professor at all, or this class at umd in general.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/08/2022	Dr. Chadwick is an alright professor if you're a pretty quiet student like me. He isn't always the best at answering peoples' questions and concerns and can come off as a little judgmental or condescending. He is also not super great at keeping his students quiet during lecture so he can get talked over a lot. There's no actual review time in this class, so really any studying or practice you do will be outside of class, because his lecture time is almost strictly devoted to learning new content. He is also super unresponsive to emails so if you have any concerns, just talk to him after class. He's an okay professor. Honestly I think for MATH140 the most helpful people will be your TAs!
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 12/04/2022	This class is difficult, but I fucked up: you will do much better if you DON'T do what I did: 1) I did not do the practice problems. 2) I missed about 7-9 days of discussion worksheets. Make sure you can wake up for the discussions because the grades pile up. 3) I only studied 1-2 days before a quiz/exam. Honestly, Chadwick isn't a totally bad professor, and neither is the TA that I had (my TA was prolly the best part lol). Chadwick does spend time getting into the theoretical side of calculus concepts and doesn't answer emails (isn't forgiving about the Webassign tech difficulties), but his lectures are fine and he gives practice problems that are similar to the ones that come out in the quizzes/exams. However, make sure to realize that his exams are kinda(..?) cumulative and sometimes theoretical, so you have to have a good grasp of the concepts that he introduces. Honestly, it's kind of a surprise how I even managed to get a passing grade though I put in such little effort. Just be diligent and DO THE PRACTICE PROBLEMS Chadwick gives you! They will help, for sure.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/11/2022	Not going to lie, this class is really difficult, which is not necessarily the instructors fault. However, for the exams, the problems that are practiced are never really given and thus you are expected to know formulas and situations which were not taught in lectures, which adds another level of difficulty. He does a good job of explaining concepts in lectures. I would recommend him for this course as it will be hard no matter the professor and Chadwick, I feel does a good job at helping make it "better".
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting a W Anonymous 10/14/2022	This teacher is a pile of shit. Doesn't answer your questions in class. hardest exams in your life that you cannot complete in 50 minutes and his lectures are very, very fast. TAs are also complete and utter dogshit. Literally take any other professor for this dogshit class.
Steven Chadwick Anonymous 09/06/2022	Do not believe these reviews. I have no clue what’s happened to this man during the past year, but he seems to have completely flipped his rhetoric. His lectures go at 50,000mph and it’s impossible to understand any of it because you’re frantically trying to keep pace. He never goes over review sheets or hw, and the discussion section, rather than actually going over the material we learned, just consists of more grades work sheets that we never go over. He teaches around 6 new concepts a week without stopping to the point where you read a problem and feel like it’s written in ancient phonecian. Do not take this class unless you want to feel dumb, tired, and miserable on a daily basis.
Steven Chadwick MATH424 Expecting a B Anonymous 05/20/2022	Class consists of homework's, problem sessions, quizzes, and exams. Chadwick does a good job in class explaining the concepts. Problem sessions provide you with examples and are representative of the quizzes. The homework is not too difficult and is representative of what is discussed in class. The exam questions are very similar to the problem sessions, quizzes, and homework's. If you study for the exams and quizzes the class isn't too difficult.
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Anonymous 05/19/2022	Dr. Chadwick's class definitely improved from 140. His biggest flaw is that he still spends far too much time on the derivations of the formulas that you will need to memorize for his exams (which are unnecessary to know for a 100-level course). As a result, he often ran out of time when doing important examples but made an effort to answer questions. His exams also improved and closely mimicked the practice questions and exams that he sent out beforehand. As for the class itself, Chad was very transparent with all test, quiz, and hw due dates and never had any surprises. While his lectures could be improved, he's definitely the best of the 100-level calc profs.
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/18/2022	Dr. Chadwick is a fantastic person and lecturer. Exams are reflective of the lectures/readings. There are many horror stories of this class, but if you just focus and practice every day you will be fine. The sample exams help significantly.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B+ akl2025 04/27/2022	Chadwick is a great professor! His lecture notes are neat and detailed, especially helpful for Webassign. Furthermore, Chadwick only tests what he has taught and reviewed in class, so you definitely earn a good 85% - 90% if you review and practice what he shows in class. His weekly quizzes are quite easy (20 minute quiz which covers 1-2 problems). The only 2 things that I might dislike about his class are: (1) the lecture hall sucks (it's the Armory) and (2) he isn't great at answering students' questions (mostly it's just rewording; but if you review the note after class, it will make more sense)
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/13/2022	This guy is the best. A few things to note that might have changed from previous reviews of him: -Lots of people saying that his exams are super easy. Well he definitely has changed that recently, his exams are on par with the difficulty of other professors if not harder -He's not the best at answering questions in class. Super nice guy but he just gets anxious and doesn't always answer them correctly -The best thing about him is the fact that his notes are clearly understandable and he writes on the board (unlike others cough cough pilachowsky). Also he's not afraid to host class on zoom for religious holidays and stuff so reach out to him if that's an issue for you Overall, out of all the MATH140 and MATH141 professors at UMD, this is the one you want. He's not intimidating at all (quite the opposite) and everything is explained clearly and meticulously.
Steven Chadwick MATH140H Expecting an A Anonymous 04/12/2022	Also took 141H with Chadwick as well, and in my opinion he is the best calculus 1 and 2 professor here. Lectures are straightforward with both theory and examples of concepts. He occasionally gives hints to difficult questions on webassign and will basically give you the answers to worksheets in office hours. His exams are always straight forward and will always give out practice exams before each one. A very nice person as well and understanding of student's needs if they need a deadline extension.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Anonymous 01/07/2022	He gives good lectures that were easy to follow and provided relevant examples to the homework and discussion worksheets. My chief complaint is that he offered no make-up options. I had COVID and still was not allowed to take the midterm that I missed due to isolation. He also did not record in-person lectures.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/27/2021	Dr. Chadwick’s class is the perfect combination of moderation and challenge. I found his lectures to be effective. Although it is a lot of work such as quizzes, worksheets, etc. One of the best MATH Profs.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/22/2021	I recommend taking Dr. Chadwick’s class because it was a wholesome experience. His quizzes are simple compared to the exams (20 minute quiz that’s like 1-2 problems). The exams are also fair, pay attention to the practice exam that he provides and make sure you understand how to do the problems. In lecture, he seems to try to push through the material for the day to fit it all in. He does answer questions and is friendly about it, but it’s usually just him rewording what he said previously, and sometimes I’m not sure if it really helps the person asking. Discussion worksheets and WebAssigns felt kind of pointless for me because they had harder questions than what was on quizzes/tests. WebAssigns were kind of rough because they’d take like 2 hours, but not really Dr. Chadwick’s fault because everyone has to go through it.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Anonymous 12/18/2021	The best plus of this class was that the tests were extremely fair. That's not to say easy, but the practice tests you are provided are the exact same format and type of problems as the real test. Class time is pretty tight, so don't expect a very thorough explanation to questions, and he will go over each topic one time so if you don't catch it I'd recommend watching youtube videos on it. Just make sure you can do the practice tests and you'll be fine.
Steven Chadwick MATH402 Anonymous 12/17/2021	Dr. Chadwick is great - I found his lectures to be effective, he was happy to answer any questions during lecture, and he was very accommodating. Gives reasonable quizzes and exams.
Steven Chadwick Anonymous 12/14/2021	Professor Chadwick presented the course material clearly and enthusiastically. The course dealt with algebraic structures and his teaching was very methodical and logical, which is very good for that kind of material. What I also liked a lot was that he was very genial and approachable. He was also very understanding with regard to giving people extra time to do homework. I enjoyed the class and recommend taking it with him.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Anonymous 12/10/2021	Very good professor, his lectures are fast and he often hates being interrupted. But his exams are not that bad because the format is so similar to the practice ones and he covers enough of the topic that most of the people learn the material in the class. Discussions are a pretty big waste of time, but all the TA's were great and pretty helpful.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Anonymous 12/08/2021	Dr. Chadwick is a mediocre lecturer, he'll often gloss over non-calculus parts of a problem and assume you know what's going on and is reluctant to take questions during lectures (as it detracts from the amount of time he has to give examples) but will happily stick around to give help after class. As for the course itself, he is very transparent with due dates (all hw, quiz, and exam dates are listed in the syllabus...no surprises). He only gives 2 Webassigns and 2 worksheets per week. The Webassigns can be annoying and the worksheets are more theory than anything, but all in all help you understand the big ideas of each unit. The quizzes are very easy and are a fair benchmark of how you're doing so far. A few days before each exam he'll post 1-2 practice exams that will be covered in discussion. The exams themselves are challenging but not impossible. Best bet is to find a small group to work with, go to review sessions, and watch YouTube lessons on anything that doesn't click (Professor Leonard has been incredibly useful). At the end of the semester, he drops the lowest exam and a few worksheets. Overall, Dr. Chadwick is likely the best of the Calc 1/2 professors, and for good reason. Take him if you can.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2021	Chadwick is by far better than Gullick. Make sure you get a good TA--they're more important tbh. Chadwick is great though. Go to lecture and you will be fine. Chadwick asks constantly if everyone is okay with what we are learning. He never makes fun of students or talks about their race--ahhem Gulick. I wish I could have this man every semester. He is truly one of the best math teachers I've ever had. Class structure: Two weekly graded discussion worksheets like every Math140 prof, but he gives out sheets beforehand. Two weekly graded WebAssigns Occasional quizzes--not weekly 4 Midterms
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a C+ Anonymous 12/06/2021	He cannot teach, the only thing good about his class was the TA's office hours where they were actually able to explain the concepts he taught. In the lecture, he is just telling you what the textbook says and doing problems straight from there, might as well just read the textbook for yourself. His tests are unbearably hard and my class average was around a D only a few people were doing well, even people who had taken calc AB/BC were struggling. When someone asks a question during the lecture, he would either give a rushed response or not even answer the question the student asked. Chadwick also spends 20 min doing one problem with all the steps and expects us to do that on the exam. The discussion worksheets are hard too, the way Gulick writes the worksheets is beyond me. He also barely responds to emails, I tried contacting him about a quiz grade and no response, the only way your gonna get a response out of him is after the lecture or through one of the TA's and by then it takes 2-3 emails by the TA to actually get to him. Please do not choose him as your MATH140 prof.
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/06/2021	One of the best MATH Profs. His exams and quizzes are very easy and you just need to pay attention in the class. Would 10/10 recommend to take him!
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Anonymous 12/04/2021	Why is everyone lying about this man's ability to teach? He is not very detailed in his lectures, in fact he'll literally skip steps on the board and expect people to follow along. Though 2 homeworks a week is nice, it's hard to look on the bright side when a large portion of your day is spent completing it. I wouldn't recommend this professor to anyone and hopefully you guys don't make the same mistake I did.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Anonymous 12/04/2021	Everyone who gave this man a positive review lied. His lectures are just him rewording the textbook verbatim, he is not lenient or accommodating to students and his tests are unfair. Your best bet is relying on your TA if you want to understand the material in the slightest. Try asking him questions in class and he'll just ignore you or be too focused on cleaning the board to answer. And in the off chance that he DOES get to answer your question, he'll just restate what he said earlier and not provide any further elaboration. Me and many other students spend around 3-5 hours on a 10 question homework ALONE and the worksheets are substantially harder than the content we're quizzed/tested on. Overall, if you have the luck of having another professor TAKE THEM! And this is all coming from someone who took Calculus in high school.
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/29/2021	I took Chadwick's MATH140 and wanted him for 141 and I was lucky to make it into his class from the waitlist (he's really popular). -He gives detailed lectures and reasonable amount of work. Just like CALC 1, its 2 HWs/ week, 2 WKSTs/ week, and quizzes every other week and an exam maybe after 3 quizzes. -The only thing is that he's very meticulous about lecturing such that he doesn't love it when people ask a ton of questions. It gets him antsy that we're taking up time when he could be finishing notes. He also isn't flexible with quizzes and exams. I emailed him that I was getting my vaccine and wanted to take the quiz ahead of time but he ignored my email. -Other than that, his exams are pretty reasonable similar to questions he goes over in lecture) - I hear Guilick is good (he makes the exams I'm pretty sure). But the only thing about him is that he gives pop quizzes and Chadwick lets us know thru syllabus when quizzes are Yeah would reccomend
Steven Chadwick MATH410 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/29/2021	Highly recommend any math class with Chadwick. As everyone knows, 410 is one of the hardest math classes at UMD but its really manageable with Chadwick. He explains concepts well and his exams, homeworks, and quizzes are really straightforward. He's also really flexible about extending due dates if you need more time on a homework
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/20/2021	Very detailed lecturer and clearly responds to any questions. Quizzes are very manageable, but I found GSS very helpful in studying for exams.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a C+ julianmed12 01/14/2021	I believe this class is one of the hardest classes that many undergraduates take. However, I would recommend taking this course with Dr. Chadwick. He was very detailed in his explanations of most of the concepts and would stop and answer any question during the lecture. I believe his demonstration of knowledge was what prepared many students for the exams. I'm not great at math, however I was able to do better than my expectations due to Chadwick.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/08/2020	Chadwick is a great teacher. With online lectures, he is very detailed which really helps you understand the material and units. He always allows students to stop him if they have any questions or if they're confused. I don't personally go to his office hours, I usually go to GSS which is a big help. His worksheets he assigns us during discussion with our TA are difficult. They're nothing compared to what you learn in lecture. Especially in the beginning, you literally don't understand why it's so hard. But overtime, it makes more sense and you get use to it. Quizzes every other-ish week, and they are very easy. Tests on the otherhand are much harder. But if you know the material and do practice, it's not hard to get over a 90. HW was given on WebAssign. He was nice enough to not assign hw on fridays, so hw was only twice a week. WebAssign kinda of sucks, but isn't that awful. Chadwick, great teacher, highly reccomend if you can get his class (they fill up very quickly)
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/26/2020	Dr. Chadwick is a very thorough teacher. His lectures are all handwritten, and his example problems are very helpful for the homework. Exams and quizzes for his class are very fair, and cover whatever he reviews (no trick questions). Dr. Chadwick is still not able to answer questions during his lecture, but go to his office hours since hardly anyone does unless it is before an exam. Discussions are helpful, but really depends on who your TA is.
Steven Chadwick MATH140 Expecting an A- Anonymous 02/12/2020	Really good teacher. The lectures/notes flow easily to follow. Dr. Chadwick hand writes everything, and goes through problems and examples of what you are learning to make it easy to understand. Quizes and exams are fair, and accurately reflect what was learned in class. Discussion worksheets are more concept based, and not the most helpful, but the homework and lectures are where the main focus is. Only problem with Dr. Chadwick is that he is not good at answering questions DURING lecture. Go to his office hours (which are underused except before an exam) if you need help. Really chill/easy going teacher.
Steven Chadwick MATH424 Anonymous 06/20/2019	Great professor. His exams were very close to his study guides and overall fair. The only complaint I have is that he created a effectively down curved the class by changing the weights on assignments more than half way into the semester. In addition, instead of dropping two assignments (which is what the original syllabus stated), he decided to drop just one.
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting a B- Anonymous 09/06/2018	Chadwick is easily the best Calc 2 teacher. He gives the easiest tests that are simply plug and chug (no theory or proofs). He gave our class a 3% curve as well on top of a semester with an abnormally high gpa average for Math141
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/18/2018	The best choice for MATH140-141. His lectures consist of him working out some proofs and doing examples that relate to the WebAssign and his tests. His tests are pretty straight forward and not very hard since he posts his old test. Averages for the exams are around low to mid 80s. He also prepares you well for the final. I ended up getting a solid A on the final exam even though I got a few B's on his test. Overall just a nice guy to.
Steven Chadwick MATH141 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/05/2018	A true blessing. This man is the best teacher to take for MATH141. He makes the exams incredibly easy. The averages for his classes are on a whole other level than the other classes. And, he seems like a very nice guy.