John Mooningham - Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI

Professor: John Mooningham

Department: Mathematics

College: Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 132A
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I strongly recommend trying to get another teacher for this class! He is late everyday, takes him around 10 minutes to set up, then only reads off a pre-made power point. He rarely does practice problems with us and often doesn't grade homework, only tests are in the grade book. He sometimes falls asleep in class and you will be teaching yourself.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH120B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't teach at all. He does problems on the board but you can't read his handwriting or hear what he is saying. Most of the time he gets to the end of the problem and he did the problem wrong. Except to be very confused and teach yourself all the material. He does grade on a curve but it doesn't help much as you don't even understand anything.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 120B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid him at all costs! He is very hard to understand, and mumbles a lot. He does curve the test, which is great. You learn more by teaching yourself so attendance does not matter. He sits in his chair and tries to lecture but he is not loud so he can not be heard. What he write on the board is pretty much impossible to read. AVOID THIS CLASS!!!!!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH120B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is possibly the worst professor at SVSU. He will sit in his chair and read from the book and do hardly any problems on the board. He makes the tests super hard and have nothing to do with what you learn in class. Avoid at all costs!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH162
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Morningham doesnt do a very good job at teaching students during class. Just like any class, the amount of time and effort you put into a class, thats how well youll do. This is a hard class and so going to the tutoring center is a must. He tends to curve grades quite a bit and so passing shouldnt be too much of an issue.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's such a sweet old man, and does care, he just is not the best at explaining things clearly. He curves every single exam and the overall grade at the end, which was super nice. It really wasn't that hard of a class, the lectures just go slow sometimes. He is really funny, super friendly and caring.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH120B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

takes forever to get through lessons and doesn't always follow the course guide and gets behind on his schedule. At the beginning of the semester he said be prepared for pop quizzes but we only had 4. His test are difficult if you aren't good at math, in general don't take him if you want a math teacher who actually teaches you.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mooningham is super slow and hard to understand. He doesn't always teach you how to do the problems so the tutoring center is a must. At the beginning of class he will ask to go over problems but just go to tutoring center. He gets lost when doing problems which makes things even more confusing. Pop quizzes are frequent. Tests are HARD.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mooningham is a great guy, I don't know why a lot of students say he is a professor to beware. I would take him again. He cares about the students!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Definitely worth avoiding. Mooningham's lectures are very slow paced and the notes mostly come straight from the textbook. He doesn't explain topics very deeply so you will need to teach yourself a lot of the material. He often goes off topic and talks about things that have nothing to do with the class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH132B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is very hard to understand and ends up going off on rants on his life. He is very unorganized and gets lost in his slides (which he just reads). A few times he couldn't even solve his own problem that he gave the class. I learned better by reading the book and doing the problems. Also use the tutoring center!!!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• 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:

Hard to understand

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MTH132B
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Avoid at all cost! He sits in his chair and just reads off of the power points which are identical to what is in the book. I think I have seen him do a total of 4 examples on the board the entire semester. He also mumbles so its hard to understand him. Nobody shows up for class they just come for the test. Prepare to teach yourself.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH132A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class. Just reads off of PowerPoint's and does not teach the material. You will be lost when you get to the homework and the book is no help. Tests are very long and on things that he never even talked about, and his grading system for tests make no sense.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH132B
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is very monotone and boring. He speaks very quietly so you can barely hear him. He teaches from the powerpoint, sits in a chair the entire class, and his handwriting is horrible. If I were you, I would not take him as a professor for biostatistics.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 132B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you can't teach yourself, passing will be very difficult. He is hard to understand and does not teach. He just reads the chapter to the class like you are in grade school without explaining anything. When he did sample problems with the class, he had a hard time solving it himself! I was at the tutoring center every day and I still did not pass.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH132
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is very hard to understand and doesn't do practice problems or actually teach math. However, he curves everything and allows a lot of notes on all quizzes and tests. No homework just quizzes and tests most every week. If you aren't good at math or you find it difficult to teach yourself new things, I highly don't recommend taking him.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He mumbles, expects you to get the material right off the bat, and goes off topic A LOT. Sometimes the homework material and things he goes over in class isn't even what is on the test!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this professor at all costs! He does not teach you a single thing. He is either standing with his back toward you or sitting down attempting to turn around and write. His writing is barley legible so good luck reading it. He doesnt use powerpoints, does his own notes on the board which is just problems from the book. YOU HAVE 2 TEACH YOURSELF

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH403
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Taking him currently for complex analysis. I agree with every review i've read so far. He is a nice person but very poor at teaching. The good news is, he curves tests. And he seems to go easy on homework grading. Put it this way, I've had 'easier' teachers in other classes and walked away with lower grades on tests. It should work out.