Reviews of professor Benjamin Mackey

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Mackey is the goat for Calc 3. He was very lenient when grading each exam. We did have 6 exams total, but they were each only 4-5 problems and even if you got the question completely wrong you would still get credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had Professor Mackey for Calculus III in 100% online asynchronous format. Here's what you're getting: Detailed but digestible notes (+dorky jokes), video lectures that will keep your attention, and a good bit of homework. Easy to settle into a routine - section chapters released --> small weekly quiz --> big section test (extra cred was offered)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He tries to break down everything to make it easier to understand and it really is. He makes math more bearable and understandable. He shows that he cares about his classes too!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hands down, the best professor I have had. The weekly quizzes helped build the skills and knowledge for exams and the final. I'd recommend going over the content of the chapters in the textbook before each class, it gives you a good idea of how to tackle each of the new concepts. Otherwise, he was fantastic and also made great jokes.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly I loved this guy, he's a dork. Made a good effort to get the topics across and have clear communication with the class. I would absolutely recommend him. There was hw in webassign, quizzes, 3 midterms and cumulative final. Provided a study guide for each test, and if you do that and the homework there should be no problems with the class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nerdy-humored guy, but not the best online teacher. Takes off points for the slightest errors. For example, I forgot a degree sign and got 3 points off on an exam for it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great lectures, funny nerdy guy who loves dinosaurs (and his dinosaur playing cards for group work). Make sure to do the HW as per any calculus class, it helps you understand the content substantially. Usually weekly quizzes, usually over basic concepts and topics, same with exams. Calc III is more complex, so make sure to attend office hours.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Was not helpful through the covid19 online courses. Never properly explained what was happening, used multiple websites that were hard to manage all at once, and was rude when asking questions. He never taught, just used videos and threw homework at the class with quizzes every single week.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Beyond sounding kinda like Ben Shaprio, he is truly a great lecturer and teacher. All of his lectures were pre-recorded, and class time is used to do example problems. The exams were very difficult, but it's because it's Calc III and I took too many credits. All in all a great teacher and I'd absolutely recommend him for Calc III.