Chuong Nguyen - Palomar College

Professor: Chuong Nguyen

Department: TBD

College: Palomar College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH60
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures were sometimes long, 10 minute break in between always helped. Prof. Nguyen would often pause the lecture to have us try a problem or two, and would walk around to help, answer questions, and correct students answers. I really liked that. Hes very nice, makes jokes, & doesnt mind when we correct his mistakes too. Tough grader on tests.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cons: He has a light accent, makes a few mistakes per class when grinding through equations, and his tests will blindside you due to the difficulty level. However, in my opinion he is still a great teacher. He is willing to answer questions and he is thorough in explanations. If you work hard and study, you will succeed in this class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH60
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Overall, this prof wasn't too bad. He does have a bit of an accent, but it's not too hard to understand him. There's lots of homework and it's only worth 5 percent of your overall grade, but I would recommend doing it as it is great practice. He is not a tough grader as he gives you partial points for what you did correctly on tests and quizzes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took the 6 week summer course and was lucky to get a teacher like Professor Nguyen. He explains the material with great clarity in limited time. I failed this class with another professor the previous semester when we had much more time. Show up to class, do as much homework as you can, and you will pass. It helps that he's a really kind person.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Theres a lot of homework and the class is very lecture heavy, but if you come to class and do the hw you will pass

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Don't skip class with this one, as with any math class, you'll fall behind. I think he does a good job of teaching the material, puts in a simple way for everyone to understand and provides plenty of examples from the book. Even goes over any questions from the homework. There's a lot though. Quiz every week for the fast track class. Study for test

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH60
• 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:

Good luck passing this class... worst class I've ever taken. Everyone dropped out of his class, because his lectures are heavy. He tries to cover 4 chapters per class. If you miss one class, you miss so much. He also has a thick accent which makes him difficult to understand at times.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Super smart guy, knows the material, understands where students typically struggle and succeed. He never put in grades which makes it hard to track on your own time, but is willing to talk to you about your grade any time. The homework was very heavy, BUT I took a 6 week summer class. He has a sense of humor, but if you're lazy, you won't pass.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• 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 know calculus is not an easy class but taking this professor would make it worse. lot of homework and which is ok but there is no point because his test/quizzes are completely different from hw. in addition, he has no control of the grades so you would have no clue. he do not respond emails. do not take him! I regret!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I think Calculus 2 is a tough topic to teach as it bridges 2d and 3d thoughts together. Also, it introduces so many concepts that don't really come naturally to most people. Professor Nguyen will help you anytime you need it, however you need. He is so smart, and amazing! You will of course need to take some responsibility and study on your own.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I like this professor as a person, he seems nice, but his class this semester was utterly unorganized. He would rant about one topic for almost the whole class period and try to catch up right at the end. The blackboard page had very little on it, Grades were NEVER posted, and the schedule for tests and quizzes was always changing.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

PROS: + Cares about every individual student's understanding ++ Great educator... trig is very difficult but he covers everything in depth CONS: -- Absolute TONS of homework!!!!! (I took the 6 week summer course) - LOTS of memorization (memorize entire trig table in first week and 35 identities in 2 weeks) - Seriously, be careful with the homework

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Many students here are complaining that he is hard to understand, I personally thought he spoke very clearly. Expect a lot of homework, granted I took Math 110 during the summer 6-week course. He grades VERY fairly. You will get credit for showing your work and following the proper steps even if you arrive at the wrong answer.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He cares about each student personally and is very open to help, but I got 5hrs. of homework each day (6 week course)

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH50
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I suck at math and he was no help to me. He assigns lots of homework. He's hard to understand. He is really confusing and his tests usually don't have any of the info he talked about in class. I wouldn't take him if you struggle with math!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH50
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Would not recommend for students needing math help, he even mentioned he didn't even like his job and it showed. Classes are very very brief and speed up. Keeps saying you should know this. Doesn't even give a test review just says to look through certain chapters in book.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

His explanation was so clear. whenever I ask many questions, he answered so kind and clearly. He is a nice teacher!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 141AND200
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awesome professor. Took him Fall 2013 for Calc 2, was really clear on everything. Also took him Spring 2015 for Linear Algebra, easy A with him. Simply a must take!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 115
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's ok.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has a think accent and sometimes it's difficult to understand him, but whatever topics he discusses, it's always covered in quizzestests. He assigns homework, but collects it during exam day. I feel like it would be better to collect each homework the next day