Barry Ferguson - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: Barry Ferguson

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH137
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Barry is such a nice guy! His lectures are very clear and easy to follow, and he thoroughly explains concepts. He answers questions well and is available frequently in his office. He's so caring when you go to see him and he also puts a lot of effort into knowing names! Overall, a great prof for a difficult course.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH137
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Good lectures: explains concepts clearly and is always available outside of class for extra help. He's funny, too, if you pay attention.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH137
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I really liked having Barry! He says a lot of jokes in his lectures that you may only catch if your'e really paying attention because he doesn't laugh. Which I think makes it funnier. His notes were really good easy to read and understand. Doesn't make you feel dumb if you answer a question wrong and explains well.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Awful teacher and human being. I had him for two or three weeks and decided I would rather NOT do math at all than be taught by a terrible prof who takes marks off for stupid things (or who can't make sure his own assignments are printed correctly).

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH137
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

GREAT TEACHER LOTS OF NOTE- GOOD FOR MIDTERM AND FINAL

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Should be the eaisest class, but the worst professor. His marking is a absolute joke, taking off marks for the stupidest reasons. Would not recommend.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good prof, his lectures are very clear and easy to follow. The tests are very fair and so is the exam (you can bring one help sheet with any content you want on it for the exam). Probability was a tough unit because of the wording in questions but other than that it was easy to do well if you did practice questions and your weekly assignments.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy A. There were weekly assignments that typically took an hour to do each. Midterms were way harder than the final. The final itself was extremely easy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Clearly wants his students to succeed. As long as you put in the effort, you can easily do well in the class even if you haven't taken a math class in years.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He seems like a really nice prof.. monotone voice but his lectures are so clear and concise that it's completely worth listening to. His marking scheme is amazing, and there aren't any "trick questions". Only problem is that he doesn't post assignments on time and takes forever to mark !!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you do the practice questions and the assignment questions thoroughly, you will do just fine in Ferguson's class. Doesn't have any tricky questions in his exams, he's very helpful (office hours three times a week) and has a quirky sense of humour to boot! :-)

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Barry is great! SO clear and teaches math in such a way that even the worst students at math can excel. He is super sweet, quirky and funny! Loved his class. His explanations are very clear. You even get a cheat sheet for the final exam, great class and he is the perfect prof for it! Would take math again just to have him as my prof. Amazing.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This professor did a good job of teaching the concepts to a class of Arts students that hadn't done math since grade 11. He gives you opportunities to boost your mark with the assignments so make sure you do all of them! Only downfall is he doesn't do any sort of review before the exams so it is up to you to try and figure out what he expects.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Decent Prof. Is pretty clear and will take time to explain concepts. However, doesn't post marks, and has no review sections for exams. Tutorials are useless as well, as you stand in line for an hour waiting to get your question answered privately. Could be better, but could also be alot worse.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Barry is really useless. He is very stuck up and is not motivating at all. He is a perfect example of how some university professors just don't care about their students. He makes me NOT want to be in math (which is the opposite of what he is there to do). Advice for Barry; try making your students feel like you care about them and their education.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Elementary school teacher. Suitable for a beginner. And don't expect a high mark from him since you never know his expection. Even though you follow all the steps in your textbook, you'll still lose marks.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Nice prof, but don't have any review section or information about the midterms not even tell you what structures it will be; how many questions in total ect. I don't really like him to be the course coordinator since he gives no important information or remainder about anything in the UW-ACE.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Fantastic Prof! He?s lecture are mandatory if you want to get a good mark on your midterm and assignments. As long as you go to his class and understand whatever that his teaching that day. You will be just fine in his class. Now he has a microphone, so his voice is not a problem anymore.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Now he has a microphone so his vioce is not a problem anymore. He is a great prof!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Fantastic Prof! He?s lecture are mandatory if you want to get a good mark on your midterm and assignments. As long as you go to his class and understand whatever that his teaching that day. You will be just fine in his class.