K. Brooks Reid - California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA

Professor: K. Brooks Reid

Department: Mathematics

College: California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a good guy, tries to be funny, and makes little sarcastic comments every now and then. Now, his teaching method is a bit old school and he is a bit dry but honestly he is passable. I missed class every now and then and passed the tests and quizzes, sometimes without knowing there would be one. Hw is mandatory,online, and sucks.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

SO all you need to know..."Curve!", This guy curves EVERYTHING from H.W, test, and final.Oh and did i mention multiple choice math tests, yeah. Im a senior and sucked at math and passed this class. . Fair warning the h.w is "tedious" but helpful, all in all hes a funny old guy that is trying to teach the highest fail rate class in school

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Incredibly smart and incredibly bad at teaching. He will insist that there is no formula for the problems you are doing(when there really is) and he can't give you steps to do the problem. He doesn't understand those who do not see math as common sense and can't help you if you can't figure it out yourself.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• 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:

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASSES! he takes 30 minutes to explain something that should only take 3. The homework is not only mandatory but utterly impossible as well. if you need to take a math class and Reid is the only one who has classes open...WAIT UNTIL NEXT SEMESTER AND TAKE IT WITH ANOTHER TEACHER!!!!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is very hard to understand, and his homework is mediatory and online. If you like busy work then this is a good class for you. If you can, take it with a friend. its what helped me. if you are really struggling go to his office hours. he will help you if he can.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dont take this class unless you are very good at math. He is very smart but he is horrible at teaching. All his students were clueless and didnt know what to do.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE!! he is too old to be teaching, he is very smart but does not know how to teach! i thought i was going blind in his class because of his small writing and he faces the board all the time so hard to see. He is really no help at all!! horrible

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GEM100
• 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:

Im just going to tell whatever student read this, DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!! if someone tells you like they told me the class is easy DONT LISTEN! Since the first day in his class u realize he is a horrible teacher, he teaches in a way that only a math genious can undeerstand. his methods of teaching are so bad. u will never learn in his class or pass

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEM100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I feel bad for him, it seems like he knows what he's talking about but has a hard time explaining it, and sometimes gets a little confused which made the students mad, but there is no graded homework! and the final is open book..i would just reccomend reading the chapter before each class and study for the tests

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEM101
• 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:

I agree with everything the person below me said. He's too old to teach, he should retire already!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GEM101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

very boring class, he has to curve all the grades to make himself look good. no one is going to pass this class this semester. THIS CLASS IS A WASTE OF TIME, THE PROFESSOR IS BORING AND GETS CONFUSED WHEN TEACHING. HE IS A LITTLE SENILE.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEM100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Stay away if you can. Horrible teacher. Plan on teaching yourself the material because he doesn't know how to teach. He is very traditional...he only uses the whiteboard and it is so hard to see! He really needs to change his teaching method because when tests come back, most students fail.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEM100
• 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:

Horrible. Tests are way to complicated. Good luck reading the chapters on your own and learning on your own. Buy him some deodorant too, his pits are distracting.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Reid is an excellent professor. He is very knowledgeble and good at explaining the material. He is not easy though. Tests were tough and he assigns a lot of HW

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had this with him last fall. He is very difficult and not willing to help much with homework questions. Assigns massive amounts of homework sometimes on stuff not even covered in class. Tests are very hard, study a lot and you might get a decent grade. 60% fail rate among students unless you are a dorky genius. Take with someone else!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Despite what I read, Reid isn't that bad. i had somewhat of an advantage b/c I had to retake essentially the same course,but it's a hard class to pass in general. 3 tests, hw, and a final. Was able to get a C w/o doing practically any hw, but just b/c I knew some of the material already.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm not going to argue that he doesn't understand calculus; the problem is that he isn't any good at explaining the procedure. His class sessions typically consist of one example after another, but there is very little explanation for the procedure itself, so you're basically left to try and parrot a procedure without knowing what you're doing.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR - possibly he is a good mathematician or scholar but as a teacher he is atrocious. The very worst instructor I have ever had in any subject at any level. Period.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

It has been said that this class is the highest failed class and this teacher doesn't make it any easier. I tried very hard to pay attention and do all the homework but that didn't even work.He does like 3 example problems with no explanation then tells you to do your homework. NEVER TAKE HIS CLASS. Worst teacher EVER!!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH370
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you're a CS student and you want to learn something about the fundamental mathematics that modern computer science is built on then take this class from Reid and pay attention! When you're done you'll understand me when I say that despite what you think you know about math, before you take this class you don't even know how to count....