Jon McCammond - University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Professor: Jon McCammond

Department: Mathematics

College: University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH108B
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a very good prof. You will have a good idea of what is on his tests and how to approach it. Proofs are not fully straight forward but if you do the homework you should be able to figure it out. Overall, very fair and is extremely helpful in office hours.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH108A
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The best math professor I've ever had at UCSB. He puts a lot of effort into his lectures and his exams are very fair. You will have to work hard to do well though. The homework assignments are several pages long since Math 108A is a tough course, but he made it understandable and enjoyable. I wish he was teaching 108B.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH108A
• 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:

Very good at explaining things. 108A is a hard class but his lectures are clear and he is thorough. Accessible during office hours. Want to take more of his classes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• 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:

Very easy class. His tests are straight forward and only cover the basics. The homework is fairly easy and is a good respresentation of how the tests are. Be sure to go to the in class reviews he holds before each midterm and final, they are very helpful.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best professor ever, 4A is really easy tbh, and I felt like this is easier than 3A & 3B. His midterms and final are easy and conceptual. As long as you go to the lectures, do homework, read the textbook (sometimes it really helps), this should be an easy A for you. Highly recommended.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• 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:

Definitely the best professor I have ever had. The tests are simple and straightforward. His lectures were amazing and he explained the math, why the math mattered, how what we were learning tied to everything else. I would love to take another class from him, he reminded me why I love math.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• 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:

The best professor i have ever taken in the math department. He makes 4A so simple to understand. There are two midterms which are fairly easy if you go to lecture, majority of the class gets A/B. He has a review day where he explains what kind of questions could possibly show up and gives hints to what will be on there. Overall, take him

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He's such a great teacher. We do all the cool stuff in class. He is really helpful about the homework.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH5B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

McCammond is easily one of the best math professors at UCSB by far. All of his lectures are incredibly useful and the concepts he teaches are crystal clear. His tests are straight forward and he doesn't try to make the tests overly difficult. Honestly, as a physics major, he provided an excellent basis to my much needed understanding of vector calc

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH5B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a wonderful professor. His homework is relatively difficult, but his tests are very straightforward. He also gives review sessions where he all but tells you exactly what will be on the exam. Overall I think he is definitely one of the better math professors.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH5B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a wizard. The best teacher I've ever had. Straight up.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH5B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The textbook sucks so don't even buy it. His test were very straight forward and if you knew your stuff it is an easy A. Very good professor with an excellent ability to help students visualize the 3-D objects or spaces.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH5B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Extremely straight forward tests. Homework was more challenging than the tests.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

McCammond is the best math professor I've ever had. His tests are extremely straightfoward. He provides examples during lecture that help with homework. He makes it really easy to get an A!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH5B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I don't know about other classes, but McCammond was a terrible teacher. Never actually did any problems, just talked to us about math. The final was extremely difficult, with only a few problems that he actually said would be on there, and a good chunk of it was the material that was covered by (bad) substitutes. Don't recommend.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher. Really intelligent guy, and he's very energetic which makes the class a lot more fun. The class was extremely fair, if you knew your stuff you could easily get hundreds on the tests. Yes, there was some weird thing where you have to get half the questions completely correct, but it works in your favor because he made the tests fair

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

McCammond is a straight up boss. He teaches the concepts clearly and makes them seem easy. He truly has a passion for math and cares about his students, not to mention he's pretty funny too. He made waking up at 8am worth it! The two midterms were easy (100% on both) and so was the final. I highly recommend him, he's an amazing professor.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a great Professor. He really tries to explain the information to the class in a way they can understand. I hope to have him in subsequent math classes, because he makes the information so easy to grasp. Great guy!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best teacher I have ever had. Clear and concise. Much better than Goodearl.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• 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:

His 1st exam is a bit odd since some of it is written, but overall his exams are easy. Catch is that in order to pass the class, you have to get 1/2 of the problems on all of his tests completely correct. He's good in comparison to most other math professors, but his hw often contains material we haven't learned yet.