Matthew Traxler - University of California Davis

Professor: Matthew Traxler

Department: TBD

College: University of California Davis

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSC1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easiest class ever. Middle School level. Highly recommend to boost GPA. Lectures can be interesting at times, but common for people to fall asleep. Dr. Traxler gives cool examples in class that aren't in textbook. Test is on textbook reading and lecture, so need to study both.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PSC001
• 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:

Great professor

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PSC001
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Difficult lecturedifficult exams no study guide just reading book by myself bad professor

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PSC001
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Subjects were interesting but lectures could have been shortened because he can go off on a ramble. Important to attend lectures because a lot of examples were from in class. 3 tests and an optional final (drops lowest) however does not provide any study guides or information about the final. Brought his dog once though!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PSC001
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I believe he is a good professor. He made lectures interesting and funny. He even brought his dog to lecture to use as an example for one of the lectures. There are weekly quizzes two times a week but they're not hard, just do the reading. He does give readings from textbook to do every week.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PSC1
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Traxler could have easily turned out two hour lecture into a one hour lecture, he rambles and talks about irrelevant info. His tests are based on examples he gave in lectures so you must beware of them on tests. 3 midterms and an optional final. Takes your 3 best scores plus quizzes twice a week.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSC132
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I found it very difficult to access Dr. Traxler via email and in person. He seems nice and he tries to bring some humor to a very dry subject which helps a bit, but overall I wouldn't take another class with him again. Tests are straight from lecture slides and the textbook. Study and you'll be fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSC001
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Traxler is straightforward and is able to make lectures interesting. 3 midterms and a final and he'll keep the highest 3 scores out of those. Material comes from both lectures and readings, but the textbook is available online for free. You should go to lectures because he gives pop quizzes. Solid choice, plus he brings his puppy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSYCHOLOGY001
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The midterms were straight from the textbook terms and the in-class lectures (which weren't that dense). There was also no minus grades, therefore you either received a B, B+, A,.. etc. Just make sure you do the online practice quizzes from the textbook (which he provides a link to) and you should be good. He also brought his puppy!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSC001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall, a really solid professor. His lectures were clear, interesting, and oftentimes fun. He really knows his stuff, just write down what he says. Also, it is important to read or at least skim the assigned chapters, bc sometimes stuff appears on tests that are from the book but not lecture. Also, pop quizzes at the beginning of most lectures.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PSC001
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Traxler's lectures were fun and informative. Attendance isn't mandatory but he gives surprise quizzes often so not showing up can hurt your grade. His tests are fair and generally follow the course material. Overall he's a good professor and I'd gladly take another course of his.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSC1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. Lectures were clear and actually quite funny sometimes. He is very by the book, so in addition to lecture, be sure to read all of the assigned reading in the textbook.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSYCHOLOGY001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is rude to all students and his exams are totally hard....Three of my friends failed in his class and it's almost impossible to get an A or B+..His lecture is so boring and unhelpful because he is not a good professor. Treat your self and never ever take his class..

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSC1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was a lot harder then what it needed to be. He made everything extremely difficult. He is really rude and inconsiderate , his exams were completely ridiculous and not ideal. His final is suppose to be cumulative but it was all first midterm material which was just bio. he does not teach the class properly and does not care

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PSC1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

For what you would think wouldbe an easy general ed class, this class was incredibly hard. I read 3 hours a day for this class and it was still my lowest grade. He is also extremely rude and doesn't respond to emails. The final is repeated questions from old tests though so be sure to get those back from the TA.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSC001
• 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:

Professor Traxler was not a bad teacher at all. He is pretty clear during lecture. The material on the test comes from mostly the textbook, and some from lecture.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PSC132
• 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:

I thought Dr. Traxler was an amazing professor. Psycholinguistics is probably the most confusing part of psych, and he made it an awesome class. Going to lecture I think is really important, as is the overlap in the book. That being said, I had many friends that bombed his tests. I got an A with almost no effort, but some had trouble.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PSC1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome teacher. Lectures were entertaining. Be prepared to read your book a lot. Midterms and final are heavily based on reading. The only thing that stopped me from going to class was the late time, but I would definitely recommend going. Plus he brings his dog.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSC132
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class was challenging at times but only because I did not go to class more than 3 times. The tests can be tricky but he has a HUGE curve at the end of the quarter. Makes a B- and above into an A. Kind of ridiculous. Also, the class is even easier if you have taken a previous LIN class. I recommend it.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSC1
• 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:

He is a funny professor who lectures well. Your grade is based on 3 midterms and a final, but he picks your 3 best scores. Each test is 50 multiple choice questions, but you get 2 hours to do them. Tests are mostly based on the book but can have some things from the lecture. They are not too bad.