Reviews of professor Scott MacDonald

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Caring, enthusiastic person and engaging lecturer. Explains things very thoroughly, helped me learn physics in a soul-satisfying way. Homework is very light--about six problems every couple of weeks. Basically tells you what problems will be on the test. Easy class, but you learn a lot--the best combination.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
When I first read the feedbacks I assumed hes the best professor for physics. Apparently he might be the best in-person. Online? Nah. phy121 online is tough and dont expect to pass if you dont attend long boring lectures, do 6 long/hard problems weekly and solve 4/5 problems for each exam.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great guy, TELLS exactly where he pulls problems for exams, don't have to buy textbook or mastering. I personally find Classical Mechanics dry and boring but he tries his best to make it okay. He does spend way too much time on theory in lectures, which at the end of the day is not necessary for the A or for understanding Engineering.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor MacDonald is really funny and caring. I took him a while ago, in his first semester at ASU, and the class averages were very low even though the exams were just like the homework problems (admittedly the homework problems were long) but I've been told he's made it much more manageable since then. I would highly recommend him!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. MacDonald is a great physics teacher! He explains concepts very clearly and adds in lots of humor to get students through his lectures. He is extremely knowledgable and is more than happy to answer any questions inside and outside of class. If you really want to understand physics and get a good grade, I would highly recommend Dr. MacDonald!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The coolest professor who actually cares about his students. Had him during COVID and 92% of the class passed with an A. That HAS to reflect on the man who understood the difficulty the transition caused while excelling in composing online lectures.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor MacDonald was the best professor to take for PHY121! I tend to struggle in physics, but MacDonald made the class simple and easy to understand. He is easily one of the funniest professors you'll ever meet and I would definitely take another one of his classes (Took in Spring 2020).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Signed up for a synchronous class and ending up getting an all online class where the professor pre-recorded every lecture and made the tests based off of the hardest homework problems. Cannot believe these reviews are this good especially when he doesn't curve at all... perhaps he is better in person but avoid him at all costs if online!