Matt Anderson - San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Professor: Matt Anderson

Department: Physics

College: San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON238
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Matt Anderson is very good teacher of physics. He is very good and intelligent. I don't have any words to describe the speciality of Professor Anderson. He is very very very good.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Concepts cleared....

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHY180A
• 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:

I highly recommended Dr. A. Since I took it in the summer, it was really high pace. We had a quiz, discussion and hw assignment due every Wednesday and Sunday. Only bad part was two projects and for one of them you had to communicate with a group of students in order to complete it. Overall this class is an easy A but deadlines are everything.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHYS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

hes the best, he can simplify it so easily

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHYS195
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You can get an A in the class, but you have to work for it. Do the homework, do the coursekey questions, and do okay on the tests and you are going to pass and get an A. The group project is not hard at all but takes some time. His lectures are not the best but oh well, you get what you get.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHYS195
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Provides previous exams w/ solutions to study. Two exams, both non comprehensive. Mastering physics homework each week. Some material is only/best covered in his recorded lectures on blackboard. Take advantage of the extra credit opportunities.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHYS195
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall Professor Anderson is a pretty good teacher. He teaches physics well, even if you zone out and come back to it you can tell what's happening generally. Midterm, final, and project are easy. The homework was the hardest (& worst) part of the class - it penalizes you for mistakes or for getting help.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHY195
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I personally did not like how he taught and it made it more difficult to learn anything. The homework is much harder than what he teaches during lectures but doable as most of the answers are online anyways. He does course key for attendance and does questions throughout class. There is an easy group project, midterm and final.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHYS195
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Anderson teaches in a very straightforward manner and loves when the class asks questions. If you show up to class, you'll likely see clicker questions on the tests. One big problem: the homework is through Mastering Physics, which is the absolute worst program I have ever seen. It penalizes mistakes and doesn't help you if you fail.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 180A
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His Youtube videos are the best I have seen.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHYSICS195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I don't understand how Dr. Anderson would have a rating of 4.4 overall. All he does in his lectures is go over the basics of the basics, so not even the basics. Even on the second homework, his lectures won't help you at all. He's a nice guy and his grading is generous. Sadly, you need to read A LOT, and the book is not the greatest to learn from.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHY195
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Anderson was okay he was a good guy and he went over things in class breaking it down very easily. However the homework was way harder than what was in class and the tests don't relate to the homework as much as it should. The power point slides he makes are useful but long so stay motivated to read all of them they help a lot

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHYS400A
• 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:

great teacher!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHY195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's an okay teacher, although he doesn't get even close to teaching you everything in class. Prepare to do a lot of self-teaching. His lectures are entertaining (he likes to promote his youtube channel tho) and he uses coursekey to take attendance. Weekly homework modules and online tests aren't bad just take a few hours of solid work per week.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHYS195
• 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:

Only upside is that he's a nice guy; he's massively overrated. Please don't let yourself be FOOLED by his high rating here, as he may have written most of the good reviews. He either goes over the most BASIC stuff in lecture, or goes over entirely IRRELEVANT stuff. You'll have to teach yourself EVERYTHING because he won't do any of that. Good luck.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHYS195
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. You want to take this guy, his lectures are clear and he will answer everyone question with a new method of reaching the answer if necessary, rather than just repeating himself.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHY195
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not the best but he is good. You have to teach yourself in order to pass the class. Study from the old exams and you should be fine.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: P195
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It is fairly easy to receive an A in this class if you do your hw every week. Hw is online and even includes extra credit. He also provides extra credit opportunities throughout the semester. Attendance is mandatory but his lectures do not help very much. He posts previous exams before the midterm and final, and his tests are very similar.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHYS195
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class is actually kinda awful. It's not TOO hard, but it's also not easy. Group projects were really annoying. Anderson isn't a bad professor, but basically all the learning I did was on my own. He doesn't use class time that effectively and just does random examples.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHYS180A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Prof Anderson's class online this past summer. It was pretty manageable, although fast paced. But that was expected for a 7-week physics course. The midterm and final were the same number of questions and nothing was cumulative. It was hard to build any kind of relationship with him since it was online, but he seems like a pretty good prof.