Matthew Augustine - University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Professor: Matthew Augustine

Department: Chemistry

College: University of California Davis, Davis, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Also definitely had a B+, but ended up with a B. If UC Davis follows the +- policy, he should too. Watch out and be warned!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Augustine seems like a cool guy and his class is easy to pass, but hard to get an A. His tests were difficult and he relies on examples in lecture, which are good to memorize how to do the problem, but bad to understand why. No curve and does not assign + or -. My B+ turned into a B.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Talks too much, teaches too little and has an arrogant personality. He doesn't go into the theory of the problems. Just shows how to solve them. Really useless if you're taking future chemistry classes. I had to go back and learn everything that he was skipping out on after each lecture. Curve didn't exist even with poor averages on his midterms.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2B
• 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:

Very friendly and approachable, also very helpful for after class hours. Lectures are very clear and laid out. He likes to joke around a lot but that's what makes him such an awesome professor. Very go with the flow, does a lot of demos which is pretty cool. Tests are fair but time allotted on them is never enough.I enjoyed his lectures & his class

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I love this dude He comes off as arrogant but If you talk to him outside of class he is the coolest person ever. He has super clear lectures so attend He solves problems in class on board and is very helpful during office hour. 1st exam was hard terrible TA and 2nd was so easy. Final was doable I really love it Curve is... non existent

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

augustine comes off as arrogant but he has very clear lectures and works very hard on the review sessions. he also has cool experiments in class. the class was hard, though.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very informative yet entertaining professor. A really nice guy who enjoys what he does, you feel welcomed in his class. Material was difficult but he leads you along pretty well in the lectures. Would recommend him over the other 2B professors.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good lecturer but exams are more difficult (second exam is all multiple choice). Good review sessions and cares about his students (as long as they show some potential). Can be blunt. Like with all profs, don't expect info to magically appear in your brain. Curve might not be so good because all the high achieving students register for him.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Augustine is a great teacher. He walks through example problems in class and goes through a powerpoint during each lecture. Before tests, he has a review session and directly states what will be on the test. Nice guy, but lots of sarcasm (I enjoyed it at least). Just don't ask stupid questions when the answer is clearly on the board.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Augustine was a pretty good professor overall. His lectures are helpful and he is good at explaining different concepts. His tests were not too hard either. If you can get him for CHE2B, I would highly recommend taking his class.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2B
• 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:

Augustine was really clear in class but because of this expected a lot on the tests. Make sure to study and the class is passable.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

awesome professor! he makes CHE 2B so much fun, of course, with a lot of work. Definitely take him!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Augustine is a very clear and organized lecturer. He explains the material well and is engaging to listen to. However, his tests are crazy hard and he can be mean to students. I would def take him again but just go in knowing you'll need thick skin.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Probably the best gen chem professor. His exams are super difficult though, but if you put in the time and study you will do well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He needs to be nicer to his students. He is way too cocky.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• 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:

Let's just say that the class average for the first midterm was an F. He is very misleading. I honestly don't know how he expects his students to do well on his exams in 50 mins with this level of difficulty. Only 1 partial credit questions and ridiculously hard questions. Not recommended!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHE002B
• 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:

Augustine is overrated. He is not bad, but he is not good either. The only problem is that he likes to make his tests harder than you would expect(he misleads you about their difficulty) and his laid back attitude rubs off on students. If you want to get a good grade, study after every lec and go over the HARD problems in the textbook.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Comparing him with Toupadakis, Augustine is God. I was disappointed with the way he handled things this quarter (i.e spent last two lecture days on two new whole chapters) Those two new chapters were the primary focus for the final. I took AP Chem and still got a B. Don't know why people give him high ratings his notes suck and mumbles a lot.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• 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:

He's a funny guy and a great teacher, but his tests were hard and he likes to play tricks on them. Study his practice exams, but hey, sometimes he decides to completely change the exam structure without informing the class at all. Go to his review sessions and lectures. There's no curve though, so work hard if you want a good grade.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHE2B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Augustine is funny and has clear lectures. His curve is non existent. Likes to play tricks on tests, and made a test all short answer multiple choice which screwed me up. Go to review sessions to get hints on what is on the test. Repeats things several times in lecture but makes some mistakes. Was behind in our quarter and rushed thru last few chap