Mark McCombs - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Professor: Mark McCombs

Department: Mathematics

College: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH231
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

McCombs is the best professor I've had at UNC, he's very caring and WANTS you to pass. He works with you and is super understanding. Attendance isn't taken during lecture, but may be taken during the recitation, and missing class is to your disadvantage since calculus can be a difficult subject. He loves teaching and his students.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing prof! You HAVE to take him. He can be funny at times, and he's very caring. For this class you didn't really have to show up, just look at the powerpoints.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH231
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mark is such an amazing professor for 231, he takes the time to explain topics that students are unclear on. He always has a great attitude and keeps his lectures upbeat and funny which is saying a lot for a calc class. He also does add some personal elements and speaks about his life and actually tries to connect with his students.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH231
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mark Mccombs is my main man. He not only cared about our class but taught well and fixed issues with our online homework in a timely manor. Mark drops your lowest exam and homework grades for the semester and his tests are fair and on the content he teaches. He provided us with study guides on the exams and gave us the opportunity to learn calculus

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH058
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor McCombs is a great professor. He is very understanding of circumstances going on in your life outside of class. This professor is easy to approach with questions about the material and truly wants to get to know his students.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH231
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I was super scared to take calculus as Pre-Calc was very hard to me and I had never taken calc before but Professor McCombs made me feel very confident in the material and was always able to explain ideas clearly and accurately. I would definitely take again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. He does a really good job explaining problems. Class attendance does not matter. He is very good about posting lecture notes online and he's very accessible outside of class

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH231
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At first I was unsure whether he would be a good teacher or not, but he has definitely helped me understand calc better. He explains things well and gives good example problems although you still have to do extra practice problems outside of class to do well on the tests. The tests were difficult, but doing practice problems and homework helped.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH231
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Any teacher that includes memes in their study guides deserves respect. McCombs is a swell guy; he doesn't assign excessive homework and his lectures are extremely interesting and to the point. If you took calc in high school, you'll be fine. Even if you didn't, he's such a great professor that you'll fall in love with the subject.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I love this guy. He is really an outstanding professor. For all you non-math people, he is the one for you. He cares about his students. He believes math is the real magic. He's pretty darn funny sometimes too. He drops the three lowest homework grades and replaces your lowest test grade if your final exam score is higher. Absolutely amazing.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. McCombs is the man! He recognizes most of the people taking this class are non-math majors and makes it so that you can easily pass. There is only one homework assignment due every 2 weeks, so there is not a lot of outside work. Recitation attendance is not required and this class is very manageable.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH381
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mark McCombs is possibly the most down to earth faculty member you will find in UNC's math department. He's really accessible outside of class and is pretty hilarious. I made a D on my first test, but was able to pick up my grade to B. You should definitely check out his office, it's awesome.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mark is a really nice guy, and I think he really cares about his students. This past semester he cancelled a lot of classes, and I don't think he adequately prepared us for the final. He doesn't return emails, but he's very accommodating in person. The webassign homework was overly difficult, and his examples in class are way easier than his tests

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

McCombs as good as it gets for proffesors. I took him for Calc 1 and now 118. He doesnt try to trick you, only test your true understanding of the material. Grades on a 10 point scale. Best of the Best. Take him you wont regret it

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• 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:

Material is pretty easy, and McCombs is really sweet! Great for non-math majors and people who may struggle with other math classes. 2 tests, about 7 WebAssigns, and the final. He replaces your lowest test score with the final if you do better on the final! Recitations are only for doing homework, so they are pretty much optional. Would recommend!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor McCombs was a really nice guy and made the course material easy, but class was cancelled a lot and there definitely could've been more content covered in the time we had. Really nice guy and easy QR credit though!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I LOVE THIS MAN. So cute, you never have to go to class (if he doesn't cancel it) and replaces your lowest grade. If you aren't good at math, for sure take this class. you won't regret it!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof. McCombs is a nice guy, but he is harsh about grades and isnt very caring. I missed an exam because of a medical emergency (that my doctor wrote him a note for) and he still wouldnt let me take the exam and gave me a zero. Luckily, your final replaces your lowest grade, but if he had let me take that exam, I wouldve done way better.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. McCombs was the GOAT! He is the sweetest guy ever and he cares for each of his students so much. He's very understanding and willing to help you with anything. Im not a big fan of math but he made it a whole lot more bearable with his sense of humor and kindness. Take his class!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH118
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This professor is a great guy who cares about the material he teaches. He understands that this particular class (MATH118) is for non science/math majors so he does not try to make the class super difficult. The recitations are only mandatory on test days and the homework takes no longer than 20 minutes a week. Overall the class was an easy A.