Richard Goulding - Memorial University of Newfoundland

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Richard Goulding - Memorial University of Newfoundland

Professor: Richard Goulding

Department: Physics

College: Memorial University of Newfoundland

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: PHY1020
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Goulding is such a caring professor! He is a bit disorganized at times, but he really wants students to succeed, so he goes out of his way to give opportunities to earn marks. My recommendation with Dr. Goulding is to take advantage of the many chances to ask questions and earn marks (e.g., extra credit assignments). Dr. Goulding is a gem!

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: PHYS1020
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Super nice prof. Very very comprehensive and willing to accommodate all the time. Very straightforward. Lectures arent too long, fair assignments and will give extra credit at the end of semester. Test are fairly easy, sometimes there are tricky questions but overall easy A. Very chill, very accessible.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: PHYSICS1020
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Richard is a really nice guy and you can tell he cares a lot about his students. This was my first physics course and it was difficult but if you put in the work you will succeed. However, he made so many mistakes in his lectures/tests it was annoying. The tests are hard but he gave us lots of options to boost our mark (takes our 2 highest tests)

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: PHY1020
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr Goulding is one of the most caring profs I have had and he truly makes physics fun. It is easy to see that he is passionate about his job and the success of his students. It is necessary to stay on top of lectures and projects because there is a lot of material. He is extremely flexible when it comes to due dates/test dates. 110% recommend Dr G!

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: PH1020
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:

He was the kindest teacher I had. He acknowledges physics is a difficult subject, so he's happy as long as you put in an honest effort. I found his lectures a bit all over the place - he tends to go off on tangents. Lots of work in the course, and the assignments take a long time to get through, but he is always willing to help.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: PHY1020
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He made many mistakes in his notes (for ex. Calculation errors) and Im not sure who made the exams but they were difficult. He is a nice person with great intentions. He wanted us all to succeed.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: PHYSICS1020
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Got a 75 in Dr Goulding's class in Fall 2020. BC this course was online(2020) there were a lot of components. DO THE ASSIGNMENTS,LABS AND PARTICIPATION WORK!!! When offline,this is worth 45%. Study hard for tests/Final and you should be fine. Dr Goulding does what's best for the student,especially if you work hard. 68% in '18 and 75% in '20

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: PHY1020
Grade Received: B+
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Goulding does his job; however his methods of solving problems are sometimes confusing. If you did physics in high school you should be okay. I found that I often had to solve problems using methods I learned in high school because I didn't always understand his.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: PHYS1020
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr Goulding was very accommodating during the online semester and even dropped some sections to take off some stress. His lectures were straightforward, there were lots of easy marks to get, and hes just a really caring guy. One of our tests was tough and long but the others were good. I didnt open the textbook once.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: PH1020
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really nice guy but lectures are messy making it hard to follow. He does extra credit mastering assignments which are nice to help your mark but other assignments have to be done his way or you will lose marks.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: PHYSICS1020
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He provides students with so many opportunities to obtain easy marks and make up in areas where they could have done better (like on a midterm). I was able to set up meetings to ask questions and get demonstrations of practice problems that I was having difficulty with. Very caring prof and makes the material easy to follow.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: PHYS1020
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Will make little mistakes (such as dropping symbols, multiplying twice or change numbers in middle of examples) and cannot correct right away because lectures are asynchronous, making it hard to follow along. Extra credit on some Mastering assignments but tests are WAY TOO LONG. Says 2 questions when in reality its more like 4. Really caring though

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: PHYS1020
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof, really tries to help you, you just have to be willing to go and ask for help. If you put in the time and effort, you will be rewarded, he notices (extra credit)! He always is willing to meet out of class. GO TO CLASS. it's not mandatory but how else would you understand the material? Book isn't required but super helpful nonetheless!

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: PHYS1020
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Rick was a good prof overall. This was the first time ive ever done physics so I expected it to be difficult, and it was. He definitely makes his students work for a good mark. but, if you go to class, do the homework questions and put in the study time you will do fine. His assignments and midterms were hard but he wants students to succeed.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: PHYS1020
Grade Received: D
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Really good prof for a first year student, does anything he can to help you get through the course.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: PHYS1020
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Richard is a great guy who means well, however his lectures are very hard to follow and too many weekly assignments that are 3+ hours long. It's a lot of work, especially for a student with zero background in physics. It was a tough class, and his tests were much harder than questions done in class. They were very long, and impossible to finish.

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: PH1020
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a great guy and means well but there is so much homework in the weekly assignments and his lectures are very hard to follow. When reviewing his notes, his workings are very messy and unorganized. Exams tend to have harder questions on them compared to what is covered in class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: PHYS1020
Grade Received: Not sure yet
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Richard is a nice and funny guy however I would not recommend him for physics 1020. His exams are difficult and so long that you have no chance of getting them finished. He posts practice on d2l however they never compare to the questions he puts on his midterms. I came out of high school physics with 90+ and barely passed his first test. Avoid.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: PHY1020
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Rick is a good guy. He means well but does very few examples in class. Assignments are very long and tests are very lengthy and a lot of the substance on midterms is much more advanced than the examples done in class and in the textbook. I would probably not choose Rick again.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: PH1020
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dude is awesome. Lectures are a bit dry (it's physics so what can you do?) but he makes them as interesting as he can with demonstrations and videos. Posts his completed notes online but they're hard to follow if you didn't pay attention in class. Tests are very fair and he's always eager to help. Would recommend to anybody!

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