Rigo Zelada

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Rigo Zelada Expecting a B Anonymous 12/09/2022	Overall in class, he’s fine but his handwriting is horrible. His examples are easier compared to the exam( super unhelpful). However, if u memorize how to do the mock midterms for his class, u should be solid for the actual exams. Just expect a lot of self teaching.
Rigo Zelada MATH136 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/08/2022	To be honest, at first, I really did not like him, especially given all the bad reviews on him. It was mostly just that I wasn't used to his teaching style, but he is actually one of the sweetest, funniest, and most caring professors I've ever had. One way to describe his teaching style is he's very exact and specific. He gives exact definitions and goes through the whole process to explain a concept, which I was not used to compared to other professors who just tell you straight to the point. You can tell english isn't his first language so sometimes he has trouble expressing things correctly but he is still able to explain things well. He writes in cursive so sometimes it's hard to read his writing but he is really nice about it if you ask what something says and he even started writing not in cursive so that we could all read it better. He usually does examples during every class so it is helpful to see and practice how things are done and how to apply them. He always makes sure to ask people if they have questions and goes really into depth to make sure everyone gets it. There are 2 exams and one final, so you can't drop an exam. The quizzes and worksheets arent bad at all and you don't even need to study before them; if you listen to the explanations in the discussion before they give you the quizzes or worksheets you will be fine. They drop the lowest ones anyways. His practice exams are exactly like his exams and sometimes his exams are even easier than the practice exams. When the average on one of the exams was a 70, he gave everyone an additional 6.5 points to increase the average to an 80. He also added a curve which no one really expected, which was amazing. I definitely recommend taking him. He will turn out to be one of your favorite professors.
Rigo Zelada MATH136 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/06/2022	He is an amazing and caring professor who cares about his students and their grades. His tests are very similar and easier than the practice tests he gives in class. He is very approachable during class and will try his best to answer any questions during class. I would say definitely take him because I really enjoyed his class and his teaching style.
Rigo Zelada Expecting a C- Anonymous 05/20/2022	Absolutely horrible teacher, dont even know how he got into the University of Maryland. I took MATH140 with this excuse for a professor and he was handing out incorrect practice exams that had answer keys with the wrong answers, barely any to no curve, TA's couldn't even speak english that well, would solve problems on the board incorrectly. Passing grade was a 60% in this class with final exam average of like a 50%. Does not care to help students, I went into office hours and he laughed at me trying to simply understand how a problem was incorrect. Emailed him, barely ever replied, same with the TA. Just AVOID this teacher if possible.
Rigo Zelada MATH140 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/17/2022	do not take him, he will not help you whatsoever and does not attempt to change his teaching style even when his students are failing. exams are disproportionately difficult compared to other professors within the math department and he doesn’t seem to actually care about teaching. I struggled a lot to get my grade which I don’t think should be necessary given the amount of time I put into this class.
Rigo Zelada Expecting a C- Anonymous 05/13/2022	I recommend not taking this guy at all. He writes in cursive which is hard for people to understand and all of our test averages were around 55-66%. Because of that, I strongly think his teachings are ineffective and won't even care about your grades at all. Even though it's a weed out class, he refuses to acknowledge that most of the students in that class are failing, and would blame it on us. When he's the teacher and teachers are suppose to teach you the material. Teaching yourself is one thing, but it's strongly recommended if you do what your professor wants to keep you safe. Even though you might not pass, I don't think he will do anything in reaction to the failing grades. Our TA's in that class strongly insisted that he has to do a curve but he has done nothing except for dropping lowest exam/hw/and worksheets. Which most of the class found it not helpful.