Wayne Barber - Chemeketa Community College

Professor: Wayne Barber

Department: Mathematics

College: Chemeketa Community College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was my first online class, and it will be my last. Professor was lazy, always took days to respond to my emails. Every lesson plan was copied out of the book so if you didn't understand the book, the powerpoint and video lessons were the exact same info, so you would be lost. Also no study guides for the test just more book work. DON'T TAKE!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MTH211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Wayne is a really good guy and very flexible. He really worked with me, when I needed an extension on homework.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MTH243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Be prepared to go out of your way for exams. They are not online, even though the class is. You are required to go to the Salem campus or find a proctor to administer the tests. Being 2 hours from Salem and having no suitable proctors I'm put in a difficult situation and this information was not made available until the class drop deadlines passed.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH243
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Wayne is an ok teacher. He does explain things really well most of the time but there were a few units he wouldn't go as in depth on the topic that he should have. I would recommend to ask a lot of questions and attend class

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• 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:

Absolutely the worst class I have ever taken. You have 2 days to take the exams and usually they are Tue. and Wed., because apparently no one has jobs and can just take a proctored mid week test. There is a ridiculous amount of homework and most of it is irrelevant to the exams and no exam study guides. Don't take this class with this professor.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The professor fails to utilize the skills taught in lecture and transfer them into the testing enviroment. Things will be on an exam that were not discussed in class and the exam questions are so convoluted it renders the learning material useless. I have never had an issue with a math classs and I quite enjoy math but not from him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MTH243
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor, I struggle with math and Wayne was an awesome resource for me. I could go to him if I didn't understand the material in class or had homework questions. Assignments due by test day- highly recommend not waiting

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Barber is an excellent math teacher, extremely dedicated. Hes very approachable, awesome at explaining and walking you through tough math problems. It was really easy to get help outside of class hours. I would highly recommend taking him for as many math courses as possible.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MTH105
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There is a lot of homework and weekly discussions but if you stay on top of it all then it is not too bad. Wayne is a very caring professor who will help you as much as he can as long as you talk to him. He wants his students to succeed.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MTH243
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice guy but, I learned the material better from the online homework than from him. He encourages you to do the projects on groups and they don't take a lot of time. The quizzes were hard for me because I felt I didn't learn a lot from him. If I hadn't had done the homework I wouldn't have passed.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MTH105
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had a 100% on every single homework assignment and discussion board activity but due to getting two bad tests grade, I failed the class. Unbelievable. Literally 100 in everything but two tests that were around 55-65% each. If you put this much work into a class & get perfect scores everywhere but tests. You should at least be able to get a low D.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• 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:

This teacher, and the way he structures his class, is legitimately disappointing. He assigns a ridiculous amount of homework that makes studying for any other classes almost out of the question. I took math 105 with him, and he wouldn't explain exactly what he wanted format wise and would DRASTICALLY take from your points. DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH243
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy gives an amount of homework that is unacceptable for a 4 credit class, and only about 1/5th of the homework is useful and applies to the tests. I can't believe how much of my time this guy has wasted on busy work and in lectures that are never on topic. Don't take this class, if you get stuck in it like me, prepare to teach yourself.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH243
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

the absolute worst. I didnt learn a thing from him about statistics. Would even go during out of class times to ask for help and would walk away even more confused. You basically have to teach yourself. Hes very smart on the subject but very rude to people who dont get it first go around. I barely got a B and i am an A student... Dont take him!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MTH243
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst Math class I have ever taken. I was a 4.0 student before I took this dingleberry of a course. You basically teach yourself, your grade gets weighted in the end so you think you have an A, but then it drops to a B due to his averaging of overall grades out of 100 total points. Makes no sense and catches you off guard. You have been warned.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH243
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Wayne is a really nice guy and he cares about how you do in his class. He assigns a lot of homework questions (60+) which seems excessive . The other thing is his tests. He gives you a full page of notes but you still need to study!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MTH243
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a very nice and kind person, BUT not a good teacher. This class was the hardest class I have ever taken at CCC. Be ready to spend 2+ hours on every assignment!! If you don't easily understand math itself, I wouldn't recommend taking MTH243 with this instructor.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH243
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Wayne is a math wiz, yet I think it might be difficult for him to portray his knowledge to the class. He's very friendly, easy to approach, and loves helping his students out. Lecture goes by very quickly, so if you don't understand something that day, you better ask him later, or learn it yourself. The tests are tough, but he's a reasonable grader

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MTH243
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I'm really good at math usually but this class was one of the hardest classes I've taken. Wayne is a really great teacher if you understand how he teaches. He is very lecture heavy and book heavy. He teaches how to do the the work for a bit in class but goes through it very fast then you are assigned a lot of homework for the chapter.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MTH243
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Spent 3+ hours on hw a section & most weeks there are 3-5 sections to do. You're expected to just read the math textbook and know it. There are animations but be sure your computer supports applet. No feedback. Didn't give you tests back so you can go over them. I don't even know what he was there except the occasional email response.