Reviews of professor Jack Cox

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Cox is very clear on expectations from day one. Attendance is mandatory, but he gives you basically everything you will need to have on exams during lectures. Just use the time to put whatever he says is important into a cheat sheet for yourself. Exams are open book/notes. Homework can be long, but manageable over a week.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The worst Professor ever. He doesnt know how to teach clearly. Unit exams are way too hard. His homework consists of more than 70 questions each chapter, which is very annoying. The labs are bad he would want you to write a lab report which would take atleast three hours per lab report. He doesnt offer any extra credit at all. Not recommended.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took 291 and 292 at MCC but you have to take 293 as well to be able to transfer them as Physics 1 and 2 at a university. I just finished physics 2 at Iowa State and I can say the insane amount of homework required for this class more than prepared me for the majority of my class. There are no shortcuts but he is an outstanding lecturer.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He puts up powerpoints on the board to go through lecture, but all the examples are the same examples from the book that are already explained! And he doesn't even explain them! He just solves and moves on! All tests are short answers, so good luck. You do get to make a notes sheet, but the tests are extremely hard. He's awful! DON'T TAKE HIM!!!!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Cox is one of the best professors at MCC and he actually cares about his student. He will work around your schedule even though he has lots of homework. He also allows for open note, open book tests which are a life saver in a hard class with lots of calculus.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I was weary about Jack Cox when I noticed just how much homework he pushes out for the class. By the time you finish all of the homework for a chapter, you will have a very good understanding at approaching any problem in the book. If you want to learn, Jack is great along with the homework. He is the reason I graduated with a bachelors in Physics.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do all the homework and all the lab papers and you are guaranteed to pass, even if you fail the midterm and final. However, lecture is awful and unclear. I am retaking this by CHOICE in my transfer because I learned nothing despite passing. Jack is a great guy and works with students. his lectures are just unclear, and no theory discussion

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the best teachers I've ever had. Professor Cox makes it clear to his students that he's trying to prepare them for life after college. He's very reasonable when it comes to grading tests and homework, and allows you to redo lab reports. What you see on the homework is usually what you see on the exams, which are all open book/note.