Professor: Paul McCombs
Department: Mathematics
College: Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: MATH96S
- 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:
Great professor! Tests were not too and or too long. I earned a B in his class and he gave me an A when I went to look at my transcript for the class. Can't complain! Take him; you won't regret it.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: MATH115
- 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:
Professor McCombs is a great math professor. He writes everything on the board but lectures are heavy. He is a kind professor but sometimes the study guides don't prepare you for the tests.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: MTH094
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr McCombs is a great lecturer. He explains every step, perhaps too much. He answers students questions and is respectful to the students. I think he is great. Some students do not like him, but they do not study and look at his awesome lecture notes.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: MTH094
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He gives LOTS of homework but plenty of time to do it. He talks really fast so make sure youre paying attention. You can use the text book online instead of buying the whole book so you just have to purchase the access code. Also, he stands right in front of the board where hes writing so its impossible to see what hes doing until he moves.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: MTH236
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. McCombs is one of the best teacher I've ever had. His handwriting is not the best, but he literally writes them off of textbook so if you carry textbook, you are good to go. His class is test heavy though. There were 3 or 4 tests including final and one homework and that was it. If you have any questions, then ASK HIM. He is willing to help us.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: MATH120
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
professor mccombs is ok but he writes and talks WAY too fast. his teaching style is basically 10000 example problems and you barely have time to scribble it down let alone understand it. and oh dont get me started on the my math lab homework, youll want to pull your hair out. at the end of semester he assigns a TON. overall nice guy, meh teacher
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: MATH120
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor McCombs is a good teacher who is willing to help, so ask questions. However, he talks/writes quickly and is very quiet. I recommend sitting in the front. He lectures on a chapter and does lots of example problems. The tests are pretty easy and cover what was talked about. There is lots of homework, so keep up with it and you'll be fine.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: MTH096S
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Hes a great professor, if I have the opportunity to take one of his classes again, I would. There is a lot of homework but you have a lot of time to do it!
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: MTH135
- 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:
Dr. McCombs if a great teacher, I would definitely recommend taking his classes.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: MTH125
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Overall, I liked Professor McCombs. I just did not like trig. He is quite amusing when he talks about his alma mater ("K-State"). Good lecturer. His homework is not too hard, however, you will definitely need to study quite a lot for the exams. He is a good option for a math professor at Rock Valley.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MTH097
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
great at explaining the material to help you understand it and apply it.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: MATH120
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Professor McCombs is very funny and nice. Personally, his class was way too easy for me. I did not believe attendance was mandatory, but I know some people in my class did struggle. He is very open to questions and is reached easily through email and office hours.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: MATH120
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. McCombs was great at explaining everything very clearly. Some students did not like him much, but I think they did not take very good notes. My notes when I looked back to study were so precise, I sometimes did not catch it all in class, he was fast, ut the notes I wrote from the board cleared up everything. Best teacher ever.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: MATH96S
- 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:
Great teacher. I have never understood math until now and got A's on almost every test. Does a lot of examples and makes sure you understand and are prepared for tests.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: MTH120
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I took his summer class. He explains things very well so there are no surprises on the tests. He makes math easy to understand and the tests aren't too hard. He's also occasionally funny, but mostly serious. He's a good choice if you want to learn something.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: MATH160
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He was an excellent professor. Really made an effort to relate to students and made sure they understood the material. He often went out of his way to offer extra help to students who were visibly struggling. Like you should, you will have to work for your grade. But if you don't pass, it's not from his lack of effort. You won't regret taking him.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: MATH120
- Grade Received: F
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Isn't willing to help and makes no sense at all. Cool as a person but not as a teacher
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: MATH120
- Grade Received: D-
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Hard to understand and hard to read what he writes on the board.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: MATH132
- Grade Received: F
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Not sure if it was just trig in general or his bad teaching skills.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: MATH125
- Grade Received: F
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Extremely funny teacher but does not lecture well.
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