Professor: John McCuan
Department: Mathematics
College: Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MATH2552
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
If you hate reading math textbooks don't take this class McCuan's lectures are ancillary; if you don't go to lecture, the only things you'll miss out on are his quirky behavior, cargo pants & discrete mathematics that aren't in the average engineering student's wheelhouse. Also after every test he emails the class to judge students grades & algebra
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MATH2552
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor McCuan gets grief and I think much is unwarranted. Sure, he's quirky and eccentric. But the way he teaches is beneficial to engineering problem solving. There's also an ironic grading system in place AKA a curve. Overall he cares a lot and teaches the material well. Lots of modeling and real world problem solving, he loves pendulums!!
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MATH6702
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He wants the students to genuinely learn and teaches beyond the text book to include those "interesting" topics. He gets very excited about what he teaches, and in a way motivates you to be interested as well. However, if you're looking for an easy A, easy solutions reference, and straightforward answers, this is not the class for you.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MATH1552
- Grade Received: D
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Totally ruined what I already knew about integral calculus. His tests are so much harder than the homework and practice tests/problems. Very often late to class, even on test days. Released exam grades 30 minutes after the class-drop deadline. Worst class I've taken.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MATH-1190
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Don't get me wrong, McCuan is hard, but he really cares about what you learn. If you actually want the material, to be able to have if for future classes (think engineering :P) than you should take McCuan. He has a much better mood in office hours, and he'll really help, if it's clear you at least tried to work a problem. He gives good explanations
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATH4317
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Such a good professor and such a nice person.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MATH2403
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Takes absolutely no partial credit on tests or projects (meaning that if you mess up one tiny thing on a test problem, you'll get the whole thing wrong!). Gives out quizzes randomly during lecture, so attendance is mandatory. If you get him, go to class because the high grades you get on tests will cancel out the bad test/project grades.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MATH2403
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
2 Projects in a math class! Seriously? Some Questions on midterm weren't covered by him until a week later. 1 Topic on Final wasn't even in our textbook. Found him annoying and a jerk. Don't take him ever.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very difficult class. Does not use the linear algebra textbook. Going to lectures is a must, as is going to office hours. Lectures can be hard to understand, but is very helpful during office hours. Truly wants his students to learn the material but often overestimates what they know.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Pretty interesting guy, though he is very irritable if you don't know your stuff. Hard to understand in his lectures and teaches more abstractly than the other calc 2 profs, but his tests are not impossible. Personally, if you truly want to understand linear algebra, take him, if you want a quick A, take Morley.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher if you talk with him. It is pretty much vital to talk to him, since he makes his own notes for linear algebra, and some of the TA's don't understand his notation. If you are frank about what you know, it can be a better semester for both you and McCuan.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Never EVER take this professor. There are no words to describe how useless and confusing his lectures and notes are. His notes don't even give any example problems. Don't even THINK about taking any classes with him because he needs to understand how his teaching makes his students feel even dumber than I was before taking his class.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is obsessed with proofs and understanding matrices and such conceptually and geometrically. Very difficult professor to understand in lectures, but if you were born a genius you will enjoy how he explains the reasoning behind everything. I would recommend taking an easier professor, unless you want a real challenge.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Mcwon was hard do not take him
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: CALC2
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He was terrible, and a jerk
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MATH1052
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Horrible Teacher, just throws topics out there, flies though subject and gives quizes over material which has not been covered. I would never take him again. I repeat he cannot teach and if you have him, I am sorry.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MATH1502
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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