Reviews of professor Micah McCurdy

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Didn't post a single thing to brightspace. Attending class was required to know what to study, yet would waste beacoup de temps in class and didn't go through many examples. Overall he didn't really add much value to taking this course, and pretty tough grader. There should have been homework questions posted to brightspace.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I didn't get the positive vibe of this professor. I found he went off topic a lot during his lectures, giving many concepts and stories that are not helpful to understanding the material. I struggle with math, and found this frustrating. Exams were heavy on conceptual questions, instead of concrete problems. His answers to questions are unhelpful.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The best prof I've had at SMU, took Differential Equations in the summer with him and got an A+. Super comprehensive and genuinely interesting lectures, homework was always accurate to the exams and quizzes, fair grading and had a decent sense of humour as well. If you can take Differential Equations with him, DO IT!!!!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took MATH1210 as an elective because I already knew the course material. For students who haven't studied it before, Micah does a decent job at teaching and will answer any questions you have and makes an effort to explain the topics clearly. You have to practice and go to class because it isn't an easy course. His handwriting is messy, so listen

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Micah is a good prof overall. He genuinely cares about his students and is always willing to help when needed. Don't ask him for help though, as his explanations just makes more confusing. He's also a very fair marker and gives lots of partial points even if you don't get the right answer. Rec/midterm wasn't too hard, but the final was difficult

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Discrete math is not an easy course by any stretch of the imagination. But with that being said a good prof which can dumb things down is essential. Micah is definitely not the one. Pretty much regurgitated exactly what was in the text with little to no additional input. He is also not very understanding so be careful with submission times.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very passionate about teaching, but that leads to very fast lectures. There are words and concepts flying at you non-stop, and his board writing is almost completely illegible at times so you only have one chance to write most of it down.
If you've been overwhelmed by a class, he is not the prof for you, but if you like fast pace, he;s the best!