Qendrim Gashi

This professor has taught: MATH120, MATH299G, MATH403, MATH405, MATH406

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Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/22/2025	Incredible professor, especially compared to some of the other options. He is invested in your learning and wants you to succeed. Will not just drop a midterm but make it as if you got an 100. Also curves the grades greatly at the end of the semester so a 90% is an A+. He will do reviews before each midterm with near identical questions to what is on the exams which makes it very easy to study. Is great at explaining the material and will help explain if you have questions in class or at office hours.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/17/2025	He was super nice and his grading was chill. If you took precalc or higher you would def be fine with this. It does get harder later in the semester but if you try you'll be fine.
Qendrim Gashi Anonymous 12/17/2025	Awesome professor. Reasonable with exams, dropped lowest exam and dropped lowest 2 quiz grades. Made 6 7 joke too.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/16/2025	Goated professor, 4 midterms, drops your lowest one. Gashi is very intentional with how he teaches you; he makes sure to test you on things that are ACTUALLY learned in class. The practice exams are exactly like the real ones, so spam those before exams and you'll be good. Also, tip for the final: He reviews certain questions from past exams with the entire class, each question on the final will be similar to the ones reviewed in class.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/13/2025	Really engaging professor. He genuinely wants his students to pass the class. The study guides clearly reflect the content on the exams, and he drops each student’s lowest midterm. Before the final, he also adjusted the grading scale so more students were able to earn an A.
Qendrim Gashi Expecting an A Anonymous 12/13/2025	He is a very good teacher and explains everything well so it's easy to understand. He wanted all of his students to succeed and was very nice about grading. He replaced the lowest mid-term grade with 100% which was very generous. The practice exams he gives are very similar to the tests.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/13/2025	literally such a good professor anyone that is giving him a bad review did not put in work he is so helpful at office hours and will even meet with you on weekends if you need extra help. the exams are just like the study guide he gives like literally a copy and paste. I will say if you zone out or aren't paying attention you might have a hard time following what he's doing in lectures but if you just focus he really breaks it down and is always happy to answer questions. my biggest piece of advice would be to read the book if you need more info about a topic or go to office hours he is literally so nice, he remembers your name and mostly anything you tell him about yourself. I had friends in the other math 120 classes and no ones professor was as good as Gashi. Take him if you can he is by far the best! He tries to make it fun too and truly wants everyone to succeed
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/12/2025	Amazing professor. He seems to really care about his students and he explains mathematical concepts in a way that not only helps you memorize them, but also helps you understand how they work so that you can more easily apply them to other situations and problems. I genuinely think this was the first math class that I've ever taken and enjoyed taking.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Anonymous 12/11/2025	I took AP calc in HS but didn't test out of it, so I knew this was going to be an easy class, and it was. On the first day, I introduced myself to the professor, and I found him kind of rude, which got me off to a bad start with him. I never really interacted with him again, but I found him a little passive-aggressive during the lectures. It's hard to write a review on a class I found so easy since I knew the content, but he seemed like a good professor. Despite my negative feelings towards him, he seems like a good guy who always started the day by opening the floor to any questions. His tests were exactly like the reviews he gave, which was extremely helpful. Also, the discussions were optional when you didn't have a quiz. Overall, good course, and if you also took AP calc in high school, take this course and this professor. Trust me, it's easy, and the workload is extremely minimal.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2025	There are not enough words in the English dictionary to express just how good of both a professor and person Prof. Gashi is. He is one of those educators whose passion for their subject shines through every waking moment. His lectures are not too fast paced, nor are they painfully slow (although they can be slowish at times). He is very accommodating and genuinely wants everyone to succeed. He is willing to walk you through problems during his office hours and tries to make lectures as enjoyable as possible. He throws in random jokes/puns that generally get a chuckle out of everyone as well. We had 4 exams (with the lowest one dropped), all of which progressively got more difficult and homeworks are done on mingpress. The courseload is more than manageable and plenty of time is given to complete assignments. The biggest thing Prof. Gashi stresses is that he does not want his students memorizing things. All he wants is for everyone to understand what is going on, and his teaching style reflects that in the best way possible. I did not come into this class knowing much about Calculus, but have left with a much better understanding and can solve problems that initially looked like a foreign language. Prof. Gashi builds an excellent foundational understanding of Calculus and I highly recommend taking him if you get the chance.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/09/2025	Mr. Gashi has a well thought out curriculum and the lectures are very helpful. He would give us practice exams that were very similar to the actual exam. He makes the material easy to learn and understand. He has a good personality and is fun to learn from. Altogether he is a great teacher for MATH120.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/08/2025	Qendrim Gashi is an amazing professor. I have him for MATH120 this semester, and I am finishing with an A+ in the course. He explains concepts thoroughly and really cares about the well-being of his students. He drops the lowest midterm and the two lowest quizzes. The homework is specially curated to reiterate the concepts explained in the lecture. I also had Owen Deen as my TA, and he was so nice and caring as well. Definitely take this course if you need a Math 120 credit!
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/05/2025	He is a very good teacher, and the grading is super lenient. He drops a mid term which is very much needed. However, when he teaches, he uses the small whiteboards so it is incredibly hard to see what he is writing. Also, his writing on the whiteboard is unorganized a little hard to follow. Other than that, he is good.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/03/2025	Professor Gashi is one of the greatest professors i've had since being in college. This is my second time taking MATH120, last year I had a horrible professor and I could not understand any of the material. Professor Gashi takes his time with all the material, and makes sure everyone understands. This class made me actually like doing math again. There are home works for each chapter, but they are due way later than any of the midterms. There are 4 midterms, but at least for my class, he would drop your lowest one. For discussion however, it is horrible. My TA goes at lightning speed and it's so hard to understand whats going on. No one even stays for the whole discussion anymore, 70% of my discussion class leaves after the quiz, and I don't blame them. Overall, I would definitely take him if you need to take Math120, but if you are 3 or 4 days into class and don't like your TA, trust your instinct and switch to a different discussion.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/03/2025	Professor Gashi is such an amazing teacher. His lectures are very helpful and he explains things in a way that's easy to understand. He understands students struggle with math and tries his best to get students to succeed. Even though I've always hated math, its my highest grade right now. He wants students to understand the material. He also taught at Uchicago and has a pretty cool resume. The classes feel fast but not hard to follow. He's also very witty and makes jokes throughout the class which is hard to do considering it's calculus. Definitely take him if possible.
Qendrim Gashi Anonymous 11/28/2025	This was honestly one of the worst classes I’ve taken. The professor did a terrible job explaining the material, and most lessons felt rushed or unclear. The assessments were extremely difficult compared to what was covered in class, and he wasn’t lenient or understanding at all when students struggled. I really wouldn’t recommend taking this course with him.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/25/2025	I’ve always loathed math. I had to take this course as a gateway for my major, so I was incredibly nervous when starting. If I fail I’m screwed. Gashi has made calculus very approachable, and he genuinely wants everyone to succeed. There are four midterms plus the final which are daunting, but he breaks down the material well and provides review sheets and review lectures. My only complaint is that the two TAs grade differently, one is more lenient than the other. That means your grade depends heavily on whether your TA wants to give partial credit. Also, if you have a hard TA during discussion you might not get the proper help. Being in a study group with classmates and reaching out to ASTS tutoring has been a lifesaver when understanding concepts too!! If you can, take Gashi. Your GPA will thank you.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/24/2025	The GOAT! The class is hard, but he does his best to make it easy. Study guides are really similar to the test, so you're prepared. Also, a really personable and knowledgeable man
Qendrim Gashi MATH406 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/23/2025	The thing I appreciate most about this class is that it was very challenging, but forgiving. That's basically my entire reason for a 5 star rating. If I recall correctly from class, Qendrim doesn't want the reputation of being easy so people actually try in his classes, but he is absolutely not out there to fail you if you put in meaningful effort. It was a bit stressful throughout the semester, as I didn't do particularly great on the first midterm, but it turned out well in the end. We followed the textbook Introduction to Number Theory with Cryptography Second Edition by Larry Washington very closely, with the course content and homeworks being almost entirely structured around it. Lectures tended to pull directly from this textbook, though some things from the book needed corrections and/or further elaboration in class (for example, Hensel's lemma is written slightly incorrectly in the textbook). I'll say I found the computations in this class to be mostly fairly easy, but the proofs could get fairly challenging if you don't see the trick right away. Homework proofs tended to be more about using theorems from the book to prove other facts, while exam proofs tended to be more about proving the theorems from class. I really have little else to say here. I'm certainly taking this professor again if the opportunity arises, and from what he's said in class, he plans to stay for at least a little while longer. He's stated an interest in teaching abstract algebra again at some point, as well as real analysis.
Qendrim Gashi MATH406 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/13/2025	Professor Gashi is great! He is nice, accommodating, and very passionate about math. Exams are pretty long, but they are very study-able and graded very leniently. The class follows the textbook really closely, so if you ever get confused you can always read that. If you have the option to, take any class you can with him. It's been a very fun and rewarding class!
Qendrim Gashi MATH403 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/27/2024	Prof. Gashi is an excellent teacher. Very nice and always willing to offer help and work around students' availability. The class followed the textbook given closely, although I don't think there was much room for this to change due to the course's large volume of content. Exams were intense but reasonable.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/25/2024	Qendrim was a great professor! He was always willing to explain concepts further, and his assignments closely followed what was covered in class. Studying for his exams was super easy by reviewing old homework assignments and attending class before the exam which was always a review session! It is calc so you can't put in zero effort but I didn't find myself overworked with his material. He tried to keep class light-hearted too by wanting to be called his first name and making jokes. Take Math120 with him if you can!
Qendrim Gashi MATH403 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/22/2024	I can't say enough good things about Qendrim. He has such a great teaching philosophy, emphasizing learning at every opportunity. I have never felt like I could just relax and focus on holistically learning the material in any other class quite like I have in this class. He is a difficult and sometimes unpredictable professor, but he is incredibly forgiving in his grading. He is very accessible with lots of office hours and the ability to schedule personal meeting times with him by email. The homeworks were very reasonable and very beneficial and his lectures were always well delivered. There will not be many more opportunities to take Qendrim, since he is a visiting professor, but if you can, please do!
Qendrim Gashi Expecting a B Anonymous 12/21/2024	I don't want to see ANY reviews below a 5. I suck at math. But Qendrim is truly an amazing professor who will make sure you have the foundations to understand the material. Engage in his class, laugh at his jokes (which are funny) ask questions, and advocate for yourself! And you will be fine. The midterms are based on the practice tests and he will teach you all of the relevant knowledge. I would take this course again 100%. 10/10 professor. No notes.
Qendrim Gashi MATH403 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/18/2024	Qendrim has a very fun class format for 403 (and I assume by extension 400 levels). The coursework, especially tests, are quite difficult, but there is no need to obsess over grades, since the grading and overall curve are very forgiving. There was oftentimes at least one question on a test where no one (or almost no one) got a correct solution; however, partial credit is awarded very generously and great exam scores can be achieved even if a fully correct solution is not reached. I found his presentation of material during lectures to be pretty solid and quite elucidating. He was incredibly accessible, having many office hours, and overall, he made it very clear that he cares a lot about the success of students in his course no matter their mathematical background. Homeworks were incredibly reasonable time-wise, and he selected very instructive problems that helped build our knowledge of the subject. I would strongly recommend taking Qendrim for a course if given the opportunity. Although, he is only a visiting professor, so there might not be many more opportunities to take a course with him.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/17/2024	Professor Gashi is a funny and down-to-earth guy. He always started off his lectures with some witty comment while half of the class would shadow a half smile. He is very good about grading and getting back to emails. He was also the Kosovo ambassador to France lol; look it up, it's true. He dropped the lowest test and the lowest couple of quizzes and assignments, which boosted all of our grades. I took off one star because he, in my opinion, wasn't the best explainer. What I learned in this course was, in large part from the TA (Ritvik is a legend: one quiz a week, so discussion is mandatory), homework, and studying before tests. I found that a lot of his methods of teaching are superfluous and could have been explained in different ways. When things got complicated, I would just give up until I studied for the tests. This doesn't couple so well with the fact that the lecture was from 12:30 until 1:45, a difficult time to focus without lunch in your system, although he tries to keep us engaged. At the end of the course, I kinda stopped going to lectures because the course is easy enough to not go to lectures and it was just at such a bad time of the day. I don't think he'll be teaching the course again, but if he does, it's fine to take him, although I wouldn't recommend him first; there are better MATH120 professors out there.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/16/2024	Professor Gashi is a decent professor, but I would not recommend taking him over other professors. My friends in other MATH120 classes were given many more resources than our class was, which I found unfair. Their teachers provided them with multiple practice exams before every test, and they had GSS review sessions, while my class did not. We also had weekly quizzes during discussion, which lowered my average, while my friends in other classes did not. Overall, I did not feel like Professor Gashi actually cared about his students and didn't go out of his way to help us succeed. Also, oftentimes during lectures, he would start a problem and stop halfway, telling us to finish it at home, which I obviously did not know how to complete! I learned basically everything from ChatGPT and the TA during discussions. I still think that Professor Gashi is a nice guy and tried to make the lecture engaging. Also, with sufficient studying, the tests aren't too bad, and you can succeed in the class.
Qendrim Gashi MATH403 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/14/2024	Hands down on of my all time favorite professors. Great lecturer, makes the content easy to understand, very responsive to email, and genuinely cares about his students doing well. You can expect a weekly homework that takes about an hour max, 3 midterms, and a final. The exams tend to be tough, but he curves generously at the end of the semester.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/11/2024	Professor Gashi was amazing. He genuinely wants you to succeed and do well in his class. He understands that math is not everyone's cup of tea but he tries to be as engaging as possible. He is very sweet and teaches the class very well. He had 4 midterms and dropped one at the end of the year (he did not say he was going to do this in the syllabus). Gives homework probably once every 10 days and they can be completed in a reasonable time and you get multiple attempts on most of the problems. Quizzes are given every discussion so you have to go to discussions to get those points, but if you miss he is very understanding and will most likely allow you to take it at a different time. But the quizzes are very easy and are good prep for the midterms. His lectures do not require attendance and you review what you learn in lecture in the discussions so its easy to skip a few lectures. Overall he is such a nice and genuine professor and actually cares about his students and the material he is teaching. So I would definitely recommend him.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/10/2024	Professor Gashi is lowkey a chill guy. like bro teaches the subject good unlike other professors. 100% recommended him.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/06/2024	Professor Gashi is a very good professor. He is very understanding and helpful as long as you communicate. He constantly makes jokes throughout the lectures and genuinely cares about his students. There are four midterms with a final along with weekly quizzes in the discussions. There is homework due on mingpress that also covers everything. The class before every midterm he reviews all the content on the midterm. At the end of the class he dropped your lowest midterm, two discussion quizzes, and two homework assignments. Heavily recommend.
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/05/2024	Professor Gashi was great! This was his first year here, but he has had experience teaching at other universities/schools. He really cares about his students and is willing to help anyone who is struggling. He is very flexible in finding times to meet with students if it is a time outside of office hours. If you have taken calculus before, this course will more than likely be easy for you, as you have already seen the concepts that are covered in this course. If this is the case for you, then you can definitely get by with not attending office hours. However, if you have not taken calculus, the concepts could be harder to grasp so I would definitely recommend going to ask for help if you need it. The only downside of this class was the TA. This was his first year being a TA and he would lead discussion sessions once a week. He would often speak too fast and not explain things very well. However, don't let that deter you from choosing Professor Gashi. If you find that you are confused about a topic, reach out to the professor directly. In terms of course work, you will get homework assignments every couple of lectures that you complete on your computer. The homework is relatively easy, and it asks similar questions to the ones that you go over during lecture. Another bonus is that you have multiple attempts for each question. For our midterm, he split it into four parts that were spread throughout the semester. Although it sounds like a lot it was actually very beneficial because it gave you multiple chances to do well and each part only covered a small amount of information. You also have quizzes at the end of every discussion session but they are only 2 questions about content that the TA discussed during the session. They take about 5 minutes to complete. Overall if you are needing to take Math120 I highly recommend Professor Gashi!!
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/05/2024	Just an amazing professor. I struggled with calculus in high school but Professor Gashi made calculus easy to understand. He takes time to make sure students understand the material and is very helpful when answering questions. I wish I could take another class under his instruction! If you are able to take him, do it!
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/03/2024	Professor Gashi is super understanding and good at teaching the concepts. The homework is on MingPress and covers basically everything taught in class. All of Professor Gashi's tests have the same problems from the MingPress and from the lecture classes. Take him if you can he is great!
Qendrim Gashi MATH120 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/29/2024	He is a really good and understanding professor. Occasionally makes jokes throughout the lecture. He makes sure that students understand the materials and grasp the concepts that are being taught. There are four midterms and a final, but if you attend class or self review, it is not difficult. Prior to a midterm, he will do a review session in class, covering all of the important concepts. There are homeworks that's done online on mingpress, but they are manageable and he gives a fair amount of time before it is due. Every Wednesday, during our discussion, there is a quiz at the end, but the TA spends majority of the time doing practice problems similar to the questions on the quiz, so it's hard not to pass. Overall, highly recommend this professor!