Reviews of professor Joseph McDonald

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Possibly the worst teacher I have ever had. I do not recommend taking him. He always starts a problem and changes to another one in the middle of it. His teaching is confusing and it rarely relates to what we are doing. You basically have to learn everything for yourself because he wont help at all. He is always off topic and confusing himself.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I recommend Joseph 100%! Obviously this is a math class and you won't pass by just sitting in class and watching him do the problems. You need to study at home with the textbook! He really wants you to succeed, offering group study sessions and even extra credit. My entire life I have not been good at math, but Joseph made this class great for me!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I don't even know why I came to his classes. I learn way more from outside help than his class. Be prepared to teach yourself.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He's a nice professor and is willing to help if you ask. You will not need the textbook but will have to pay for MyMathLab. MyMathLab honestly helps the most with learning the material and study guides are very similar to the test.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. McDonald is a good professor, he isn't perhaps the best but he gets the job done. If you go and pay attention in class, do the homework, and ask help if you need it, you will pass. He also gives out study guides that are HIGHLY similar to the tests. Easy class to me but if you struggle with math, just go to the class and pay attention.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor was inconsistent and never replied to emails. He said if he thought the email was dumb he would not reply. He does not take criticism well and is extremely grouchy. I never learned anything in the class it was so unorganized all the time. Heavy on homework. He no showed to class, yet has random attendance when he decides to come.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Spends a lot of time going over material and doing examples. Very picky about how you write out your math but doesn't mark off very much when you get it wrong. He didn't have time to go over everything he was supposed to so I had to study some extra things in my free time to prepare for Calc II, but he didn't put the missed stuff on the tests.