David Vaughan - Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo

Professor: David Vaughan
Department: Mathematics
College: Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: MA241
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Horrible lectures, couldn't understand a thing, learned more from the labs then the lectures.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: MA122
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great prof, im really suprised of his mediocore rating on this site. Marking on tests was pretty good, write whatever you can because if you get it partially right its likely you'll get part marks. Lectures were really clear and really easy to follow with, overall seemed like a nicechill prof. Tests a bit hard but just study hard and do mocks
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: MA241
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Very, very smart and articulate prof. Show up to class and make a serious effort to understand his notes, keep up with material and you'll learn a lot (not an easy A, but an achievable one). He's also very nice and can be helpful if you just talk to him.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MA241
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He teaches entirely through theory and proof. He wrote the textbook too, so there are basically no application-based word problems except in lab. I really struggled to understand course concepts until after the labsmy own studying using internet resources. Avoid taking anything with him unless you are a pure math student can learn through theory
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: MA241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Get out if you can. I had him for stats, which I had to take, so I didn't have much of a choice but, god, he is really the worst. He's condescending and will always talk down to you. He makes the simplest concepts complicated. However, his midterms and exams were fair. The labs were the only helpful thing.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: MA341
  • 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:
Some of the worst lectures that I have ever had to be in. This quite possibly may be the first class the I fail; and I am in my final year. The lectures are almost completely useless, none of the notes help while studying. He is extremely difficult to follow during the lectures and does not do examples in order illustrate the concepts. Avoid.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: MA241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awful prof. Very unclear. Go to SI sessions to actually learn the material. He is there for help if you request it, however it doesn't always help
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: MA241
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Switch out if you have him. very unclear and difficult
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: MA103MA104
  • 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:
Very smart professor, but isn't the best of teachers. His lectures can be confusing, and often I didn't understand what he was talking about until I had read through the textbook or lab notes.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: MA103
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very hard. Brutal exam... Lectures hard to follow and hardly does any examples.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: MA103
  • 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:
He is a pretty good prof. Really good with math. Can answer any question. A bit strict, but that the way the prof should be!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: MA240
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
DONT TAKE IT WITH HIM!!!!!! He's TERRIBLE DOES NO EXAMPLES!!!!!!!!!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MA240
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The only thing worse then his jokes are his lectures. If you learn well by seeing proofs rather then examples take his classes. THere are labs for this course and they are super helpful. Without the labs this course would have been a disaster!
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: MA240
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is a well spoken and very smart Prof. His lectures are difficult to follow if you don't do any homework. He doesn't use many examples, and at times they are hard to follow. You need to look them over to understand them. My advice don't go to class if you don't do the work its a waste of time
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: MA240
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
easier to learn from textbook, barely any notes other than powerpoint garbage that was full of mistakes. notes that were provided were useless making it easier to teach myself the course and learning it during lab time since the lab notes by tina were better
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: MA240
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Cheesiest jokes ever.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: MA101102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Tough course material, but does a good job trying to make it clear and to keep class as interesting as it can be. You'll never have a problem hearing him in class. ("Anyone who can't hear me in the back? No? Anyone being deafened in front
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: MA240
  • 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:
Good Teacher, easy to get help from, I just don't get stats.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: MAAAAA240
  • 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:
240 was a tsunami! Overdue homework caught up with me. But I put some effort in front of tv and while quaking and flew by on a D+.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: MA100
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He was right when he said you'd never catch up on old homework...I failed
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