David McNeilly - University of Alberta

Professor: David McNeilly

Department: TBD

College: University of Alberta

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH322
• 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:

I have taken this class if F19, and his lectures were really good. Coming from a CS background, I already knew many of the concepts. His assignments were tough on marking, but satisfying to do. His midterm was fair, the final was hard for me. If you have significant mathematical understanding, the final should not be too difficult.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr McNeilly is one of those profs who are meant for teaching only 300-level courses and above. He speaks fast and wires a lot, but his classes are still extremely interesting. Give a lot of assignments, but each assignment is generally small. Would take his courses again

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH322
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

We got 9 assignments throughout the whole semester. I feel his assignments were harder than the midterm and final, and also in terms of grading standard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Math was my favourite subject until I had mcneilly. The only reason I had any idea of what was going on was because I took calc in high school. Despite getting a 99 in high school calc, mcneilly made this my hardest class all year. Avoid at all costs. Midterm average was 42%

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I put more work into this course than all my others one's combined. Seems like he likes the dramatic effect of doing complex math without explanation, before he "magically" reveals what he showed you to do. It really is not amusing. They say if you can't do you teach, unfortunately David can actually "do." Pretty cool guy, saw him at a bar once.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

spends wayyyy to much time on proofs for a class that is NOT proof based

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Yeah he's hard. He does write his notes fast, but he also posts them all. He also does say which examples he gives that are good exam questions (and big surprise they're exam concepts). I supplemented the course with the offered pre/post calc class and did well, and worked harder in this class than I ever have had to.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Profs get F's too just saying. Math 114 is homework heavy to begin with. But the midterm and final wrecked my class so hard, I honestly don't think he cares about a single student in his class. If you go to argue for marks, get ready to be immediately shutdown. Lectures are dry as hell and he barely scales the class. TLDR; AVOID AT ALL COSTS

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hey folks, do you have the desire to write down convoluted and illegible notes at mach 50 that lack clarity due to excess difficult grammar? Do you enjoy having a robot with no emotions as your professor? Do you strive to have a professor that is missing from his office hours on more than one occasion? If yes, David McNeilly is the prof for you!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Just wrote his final. hardest thing I have ever done and I finished math 31 with a high 90. bad prof. bad attitude. and his lectures are copies of the textbook so dont even bother buying that. His final was an accumulation of exceptions and it was absolutely deadly.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Lecture content does not prepare you for the exam

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

McNeilly if you're reading this, for the love of god, slow down when you're writing down your notes, as a person who has never taken Math 31/Calculus in high school, I can't describe to you how lost I felt. I eventually gave up trying to write down notes. Other than that, you are helpful out of class though.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you are a wizard when it comes to math then you will be fine, if not you may aswell not waste the time because Math 114 and Dr. McNeilly are a gross combination, my Math 31 teacher was a better instructor than this man, switch out while you can!!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH322
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I really do not like this man. He tended to go fast in class, so when you're catching up in writing notes, he'll be explaining the content informally then you're just racing to write the notes, not catching anything. His notes online are unclear. Sometimes when he was explaining content to the class, he would only explain it to a side of the class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH100
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome professor. After failing math 100 the first time around, this man changed my view on math. David is the head of the undergraduate math department, and knows everything inside and out. He knows exactly who is paying attention in lectures, and will go out of his way to help the hard workers out. Go for the class and attend, youll be amazed.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The class average on midterm for a 100 level class was 42% and the was no curve applied. Two-thirds of the class failed the midterm. He is a nice guy who will help you to learn the material as much as he can but A's are non-existent in his class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

WORST PROF I HAVE EVER HAD! He is literally ready to make half of a class fail what's supposed to be a grade booster for many. It's literally a hundred level math course. Even engineering students taking an equivalent course on linear algebra were baffled seeing how hard he makes his exams. His lectures are nowhere close to what he tests studentson

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

OMG man No help at all, sample final's answer was post like one night before the exam. Wasnt it too late?

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't take him. Just don't. His class isn't curved, and the average is very low.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 114
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS ! Simple reason; there is no curve with Mcneilly, he's straight as a ruler ! Class average was 1.9, even after getting 92% on the midterm, finished with a B+ because he purposely insisted on not curving the class : Also very unapproachable, and likes to integrate extensive grammar with his examples...