Reviews of professor Benjamin Mackey

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The one thing that annoys everyone is doing everything online especially math. I wish we could have had actual online lectures where the professor could stop and make sure no one had any questions. Everytime I'd watch a video lecture it would grade me at 50%. I think he should have graded it because the computer couldn't.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had Mackey for Calc 2 & 3, if you pay attention in lecture and study for your quizzes his class will make more sense. It gave me a good background for Differential Equations and taught me study skills that I didn't have before coming to college. He loves his dinosaurs and is nerdy, but so are you, you're going into calculus or ODE.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Online videos and accompanying notes were not very through or detailed. What should have amount to the material gained in an hour long lecture class was crammed into a few pages and about 30 mins of videos. Professor Mackey choose to redo example that were already in the text book and did not devote the time necessary to the more complex material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Mackey taught an amazing Calc3 class. It was synchronous online but the homework and recorded lectures really helped develop understanding. Was extremely easy to reach outside of class, gave a lot of partial credit as long as you understood and demonstrated the material. Minor mistakes rarely affected point loss in any major way. Great prof.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Taught the subject very well. Had different ways of explaining certain topics so everyone could understand, one way or another. Fair grading and helpful outside of lectures.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
My class with Dr. Mackey was asynchronous calc1, and the best advice I can give is make sure you're spending TONS of time with extra resources. Dr. Macket is super smart and super nerdy, but makes class interesting. If you put in the effort you'll get a good grade. As you can see I didn't put in much effort.