Paul Ellis

Teaching Professor, Department of Mathematics

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Paul Ellis is a Teaching Professor in Rutgers Mathematics whose department profile lists discrete mathematics and combinatorial games as his specialty. The Mathematics department’s course listings and schedules connect him to Intermediate Algebra (01:640:026).

Teaching snapshot

4.38of 5

Teaching effectiveness

22 course evaluations

▲ 0.30 vs department (4.08)

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Courses taught
1
640:026
Teaching Fall 2026
1 course
Intermediate Algebra
Course evaluations
22
Course quality 4.18 / 5
Research
1 area
Teaching here since Fall 2025

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.38

22 evaluations

Overall course quality4.18

22 evaluations

Courses they teach

1 course in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Fall 2025.

640:026Fall 2026
Intermediate Algebra
Mathematics
Assessments
The Mathematics department’s current general page identifies 01:640:026 as Intermediate Algebra and links a Spring 2024 syllabus, but warns that syllabus and grading policy are section-specific. The Spring 2026 schedule lists Ellis for section 07.
What students say
A student review tagged Math026 in February 2026 describes the reviewer’s experience of retaking assignments and quizzes until reaching 100%; this is a single dated account.
Based on Spring 2026

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

Discrete mathematics and combinatorial games are listed as Ellis’s specialty area by the Rutgers Mathematics department. A Rutgers conference abstract also describes his redesign work in Math 026 using modified mastery grading and active learning.

What students say

Public student discussion, summarized. Read it alongside the evaluations above.

RateMyProfessors · 3.2 / 5 from 20 ratings (matched by name only)

Difficulty 3.3 / 5 · 55% would take again. This match uses the name alone, so it may describe someone else with the same name.

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(9)· checked 2026-10-03

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StudentsRutgers SIRS
StudentsRateMyProfessors (name match)
OfficialRutgers official faculty profile for Paul Ellis
ResearchResearch with Rutgers profile for Paul Ellis
OfficialRutgers Mathematics description page for 01:640:026 Intermediate Algebra
OfficialRutgers Mathematics Spring 2026 undergraduate schedule
StudentsRate My Professors page for Paul Ellis at Rutgers
ResearchRutgers mathematics education conference abstract describing Math 026 redesign by Paul Ellis

Summaries are written by Scarlet Sync from the sources above and checked by an independent review before they appear here.

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Paul Ellis

Teaching Professor, Department of Mathematics

Verified on an official Rutgers pageofficial faculty profile for Paul Ellis

Teaching snapshot

4.38of 5

Teaching effectiveness

22 course evaluations

▲ 0.30 vs department (4.08)

View SIRS history

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Courses taught
1
640:026
Teaching Fall 2026
1 course
Intermediate Algebra
Course evaluations
22
Course quality 4.18 / 5
Research
1 area
Teaching here since Fall 2025

What their class is like

From Rutgers course evaluations (SIRS). The marker on each bar shows the department average.

Teaching effectiveness4.38

22 evaluations

Overall course quality4.18

22 evaluations

Courses they teach

1 course in the Rutgers schedule, first seen Fall 2025.

640:026Fall 2026
Intermediate Algebra
Mathematics
Assessments
The Mathematics department’s current general page identifies 01:640:026 as Intermediate Algebra and links a Spring 2024 syllabus, but warns that syllabus and grading policy are section-specific. The Spring 2026 schedule lists Ellis for section 07.
What students say
A student review tagged Math026 in February 2026 describes the reviewer’s experience of retaking assignments and quizzes until reaching 100%; this is a single dated account.
Based on Spring 2026

Research

What they work on, and where undergraduates can get involved.

Discrete mathematics and combinatorial games are listed as Ellis’s specialty area by the Rutgers Mathematics department. A Rutgers conference abstract also describes his redesign work in Math 026 using modified mastery grading and active learning.

What students say

Public student discussion, summarized. Read it alongside the evaluations above.

RateMyProfessors · 3.2 / 5 from 20 ratings (matched by name only)

Difficulty 3.3 / 5 · 55% would take again. This match uses the name alone, so it may describe someone else with the same name.

Sources

(9)· checked 2026-10-03

ScheduleScarlet Sync schedule data
StudentsRutgers SIRS
StudentsRateMyProfessors (name match)
OfficialRutgers official faculty profile for Paul Ellis
ResearchResearch with Rutgers profile for Paul Ellis
OfficialRutgers Mathematics description page for 01:640:026 Intermediate Algebra
OfficialRutgers Mathematics Spring 2026 undergraduate schedule
StudentsRate My Professors page for Paul Ellis at Rutgers
ResearchRutgers mathematics education conference abstract describing Math 026 redesign by Paul Ellis

Summaries are written by Scarlet Sync from the sources above and checked by an independent review before they appear here.