Anthony Iarrobino is a Mathematics professor at Northeastern University rated 2.52/5 by 99 students, with 3.56/5 difficulty (TRACE + RateMyProfessors + Reddit, updated July 2026).
Anthony Iarrobino professor reviews and ratings: 2.52/5 from 99 student reviews at Northeastern. TRACE + RateMyProfessor + Reddit.
Never take a class with this professor if you can avoid it. There are better options where you will learn more, have less stress, feel respected, and understand what is happening in class. I feel like I learned all of group theory through a textbook, so why am I paying for tuition if it is all self taught?? STAY CLEARMATH3175 2023-12-14 04:27:43 +0000 UTC
This professor is genuinely one of the most grumpy and unhappy professors you are likely to meet. Further every email he sends is laced in rudeness and condescension. I have scheduled times to speak with him outside of class and his tone and attitude persists. Moreover, when a question is asked, he seldom is capable of a direct answer.MATH 2023-10-30 00:17:37 +0000 UTC
Although I love him as a person, he is not very good at teachingMATH1365 2012-11-13 22:00:17 +0000 UTC
Right now I am crawling through a never-ending swamp of homework, with wrong answers and frustration at every turn. This one class takes more time than all my others combined, and ironically, is the one I understand least. Coincidence? I think not. He is a totally bamboozling professor. At least he's hot.MATH2331 2010-10-04 21:50:21 +0000 UTC
Confusing and unclear- willing to help but fails at it. We had another professor for 2 days- only time things have made sense so far. Terrible handwritingMTHU575 2009-03-16 12:18:25 +0000 UTC
Professor Iarrobino is a really great prof. who cares about his students a lot. He gives practice exams and quizzes so there's NO reason to do badly. The students who complain are probably the ones aren't serious students or don't put the time in. He is always willing to help even late at night (email). Overall helpful, brilliant guy.MTH141 2009-01-05 18:42:38 +0000 UTC
Don't expect to learn ANYTHING from class. If you've taken class before, you'll be fine - the quizzes are easy if you know what you're doing. If you havn't - Give up now, you'll never get it - he is SO all over the placeMTHU141 2008-11-17 20:43:28 +0000 UTC
Very hard to understand. The fact that he has horrible handwriting and writes really fast makes it impossible to take notes and understand. Group Theory is supposed to be an alright class, he teaches it as if we're on the quarter system and teaches meaning that he goes way too fast. He's always willing to help, but confuses you more than helps you.MTH575 2008-04-17 16:09:47 +0000 UTC
very nice person, but doesn't make the subject matter very clear. he is willing to help during office hours and will often stay in his office late if someone needs extra help. he is so disoriented, classic nutty professor!MTHU140 2007-10-23 13:10:43 +0000 UTC
If you aren't familiar with or somewhat skilled in Calc of any kind RUN AWAY!MATH121 2007-03-30 01:09:11 +0000 UTC
Linear algebra is supposed to be really easy, but this guy makes it so hard to understand. he's nice and always willing to help you out, but he's not good at teaching.MTH371 2007-01-13 15:46:42 +0000 UTC
This guy is such a mess. He is so confusing when he teaches. he messes up all the time when doing problems on the board which is annoying to go back and redo everything. He gets problems wrong a lot and he asks random questions on quizes. hes a horrible professor dont take his class!CALC141 2007-01-08 18:54:24 +0000 UTC
Had him for Calc 1. Having never having calculus before, it was very difficult at first. His quiz's and tests were difficult, he is very thorough and wants everyone to understand the applications of calculus. He was a great teacher and when it gets to the final hope that he makes it. You will appreciate his knowledge when compared to the other profMTH151 2006-08-22 23:16:11 +0000 UTC
i took calculus last year with an amazing teacher so i was alright. but don't take this class unless you have the info already down pat. he's confusing and his handwriting needs a lot of helpMATHU141CALC 2005-12-14 19:07:04 +0000 UTC
Really nice guy, funny with really corny jokes. If you have had calculus before and understand the concepts, you'll get an A. His clarity sucks so make a friend with someone who has had calc before or understands what is going on.CALC1 2005-12-08 10:56:09 +0000 UTC
Anthony Iarrobino has an average rating of 2.52/5 from 99 student reviews.
Anthony Iarrobino's classes have a difficulty rating of 3.56/5 based on student reviews.
Anthony Iarrobino has taught MATH3175, MATH4020, MATH3533, MATH2331, MATH3527, MATH1242 at Northeastern.
Data updated July 2026.