John Golden - Grand Valley State University

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John Golden - Grand Valley State University

Professor: John Golden

Department: Mathematics

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: MATH221
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Golden is a very genuine guy. I learned a lot in this class due to the one-on-one teaching with younger students. However, the course work was a LOT in this class. Way too much homework in my opinion. The organization is also a bit hard to grasp because all of our assignments are in one google doc. He also doesn't put grades in BB at all.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: MTH222
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

While he's a nice guy his class is way too much work for the lack of instruction and clear guidelines. He uses one google doc instead of blackboard which is annoying because you have to constantly check that doc. No grade book so you don't know what you get until the class is done. Expect tons of busy work and too many hours spent on assignments.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MTH221
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This is a very easy class if you just show up and do the homework which isnt very much and isnt hard. Youre not graded on much and there arent any quizzes or tests. Hes a great guy and is passionate about what he teaches and has a lot of experience. Its a long class but he keeps it interesting most of the time.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MTH222
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:

Such a nice guy! He truly loves math and has so many tips and tricks to share. Very patient and willing to listen to students' advice and feedback with regard to the course itself. Highly recommend!

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: MTH110
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:

Professor Golden or otherwise called John, is a really good professor. I can tell he loves what he does and cares about it too. We had NO QUIZZES OR TESTS OR EXAMS. Instead we had math writings which are easy to acquire A's on. He is my favorite professor and I enjoyed taking his class. John is also an avid star wars fan which is awesome!

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MTH229
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr Golden is fantastic, he is trying to alter the way we see math and the way we believe it should be taught: comprehension, deep understanding vs remember this and that and apply. He wants us to help our future students engage with the math. His class set up is unusual, but fun. Open your mind.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: MTH221
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Loved this prof! Although he never used blackboard and you never knew your grade, as long as you came to class and shared work with your table group you were passing! He definitely knows what he is talking about and has a lot of experience. The lessons we did were fun and useful. I'd take prof Golden again!

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: MTH222
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you are not a math major, RUN!!! I am an English Ed major and I spent the entire semester confused and irritated. His class is unorganized. There are no tests (which is nice), however, I never knew what my grade was. The class is easy, but if you want to get something from your tuition payments, don't take this class. Please, just don't do it.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: MTH221
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He doesn't give tests, instead he does sbars. They are very unclear to how you are doing and he doesn't use blackboard. You won't know your grade until the end of the semester because he doesn't even know. Really no structure to the class and that alone makes it hard to figure out what is going on and why you are doing some of the things you do.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MTH221
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy but extremely unclear. no class structure and absolutely useless when it comes to being helpful. cant stand this class or him as a professor

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: MTH629
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very creative, kept class interesting

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MTH229
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Golden was really helpful! Go to his office hours!!! There are 2 workshops assigned every other night, just stay up on those and you'll be okay. I liked building a strong network of fellow teachers in this class. He did a great job with that. I did not learn that much math, but it is Teaching HS Math so there wasn't too much math to learn.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MTH329
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really nice guy, but did not like him as a teacher. Quite a bit of daily work required plus directions are almost never clear. He is really into letting you learn on your own so if you like that then this would be a good class, however I do not and because of that feel like I learned very little at all during this class

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MTH322
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

he is very flexible. 2-3 workshops a day, gets tedious but keep up on them

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: MTH210
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very interested in assuring the students do their best, and very available to help students learn as much as they can. Did not explain much of the material as was needed, and was a bit dis-organized.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: 227
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He DOES NOT TEACH. I don't know what he is getting paid to do. Seriously, GET OUT OF HIS CLASS WHILE YOU STILL CAN!

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MATH227
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's very much into self-discovery. If that's your style of learning, your golden (no pun intended). If not, find a study buddy and buckle down b/c it will be a long semester (this was me). Nice guy, funny sense of humor and tries to help as much as possible. If nothing else, you learn a lot about yourself and how you learn best.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MTH222
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Class was good. Good professor. Recommend him!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MTH110
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy. Very helpful, with an odd, yet funny sense of humor. Can make class fun for those of you who do not like math (happened to me).

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MTH227
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.5
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a very nice guy and extremely helpful if you have questions, but don't expect him to give you the answers, because he won't. He prefers you to learn things by discovery, but guides you to it. I'd recommend him as an instructor.

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