John Taylor - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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John Taylor - University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Professor: John Taylor

Department: Mathematics

College: University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: MATH1242
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Love him as a person but his class for Calc I & II is plain difficult. I somehow managed to make an A after so much hard work, I really thought it wasn't even going to be possible. At least with the online learning, I spent HOURS doing the notes videos multiple times a week. The class is hard to make an A and consumes A LOT of time. Responsive.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: MATH1242
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

good guy

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: MATH1241
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Taylor is the best calc professor who I have ever had. His style of teaching helped me throughly understand the math problems really well and his explanations also helped me with how to approach solving the math problems.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: MATH1242
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

To put it bluntly, this class is very difficult. If you have good attendance Dr. Taylor will replace your lowest test grade with your final grade. All the other math professors use Dr. Taylor's videos to teach. You will need to spend a lot of time studying to get a passing grade in this class. There's no way around that. His videos help a lot tho.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: MATH1242
Grade Received: C
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Taylor's Calc II test was essentially hell. It consumes every day of the week more than any other class. Tests are hard with little forgiveness. You have 2 weekly webworks and quizzes normally but that workload can randomly double. He is your best bet for Calc II more than likely but just be ready to feel pain.

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: MATH1242
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Love Dr. Taylor as my calc 1 & 2 professor. Definitely try to be personable and reach out or participate because he was very lenient on extending assignments if needed. The class is pretty straightforward and is your typical math class so expect weekly work but hes probably the best out of all the calc professors.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: CALC1
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This man made taking Calc 1 again enjoyable and super easy. 100% recommend his class if you can get into his class

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: MATH1242
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

John Taylor is by far (in my opinion) the best math teacher for UNCC. His class is hard, but he definitely prepares you for the final very well as long as you are doing your work. Being calc 2, expect it to be a tough class. He explains everything very thoroughly and makes hard topics easy to understand. He will spend time to answer any questions

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: CALC1242
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed his class, but there was so much to do every week. The webwork HW would take me hours to finish and you have to watch the lecture videos before the next class which took hours as well. He does extra credit and replaces the final exam with your lowest test grade. He used the class time to go over HW which was helpful, but I recommend him.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MATH1241
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 good guy, but learning math online was not fun. Earning an A in this class took a lot of work, but it was manageable. You have to watch all of his videos for the specific section you're on all before class and complete the notes. During the Zoom lecture, he'll go over the WebWork problems. I would just say the pace he was going at was hard.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: MATH1241
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Literally the best Calc teacher. His teaching is very straight forward and is really easy to understand. However, if you procrastinate you will fall behind because Calc itself is tough but he makes it easy to learn. You will need to have your camera on during class and during tests, but you can use your notes :).

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: MATH1241
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is better suited for in person learning. The first two tests were difficult because you had to manually type long calculus answers into a difficult textbox (very time consuming for a timed test). He gives a lot of homework and isn't very flexible but knows what he is teaching. He makes sure you understand everything and will answer any question.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: MATH1241
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy is great. He lives up to his reputation. The homework just about killed me, but I have never had a better math teacher. He makes sure you know what you are doing. He'll walk you right through how to do the problems and gives lots of examples and practice. My only complaint is his break-neck pacing.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: MATH1241
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I enjoyed having professor Taylor, Ive heard from several friends that their professors use his videos for lectures since he is easy to understand compared to their instructors. Its a math class so expect standard homework but out of all the calc teachers in the department, I definitely would recommend him.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: CALC1241
Grade Received: B
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best Math Professor I have ever had. He is very understanding and he wants you to succeed. I am very lucky to have him as a professor. If you show him respect and initiative in his class he will go above and beyond.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: MATH3163
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Even though Math 3163 is not a class that is designed to be online (COVID-19), Dr. Taylor did a great job in creating video lectures from home. This is a tough class as it is all about Mathematical proofs, and you must get the pattern right from Chapter 1 and 2. They key to Dr. Taylor's class is to pay attention and study as he is awesome!

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: MATH1242
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I did have to buy a copy of his notes, which could be fit in a binder. Very organized notes but long. Formulas NEED TO BE MEMORIZED. He gave extensions on homework sets without us expecting them so you might get lucky. No late credit. Videos of class (the notes) were all online so if you were absent you can check them.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: MATH1241
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I go to Chapel Hill and took this course so I would not have to take Calc 1 there. Professor Taylor's lectures are great even on youtube and this class is very intuitive. Much easier than any math, and most classes at Carolina.

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: MATH3163
Grade Received: D+
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

In 15 years of schooling this was the hardest math class I've ever taken and the first one I've failed. Feedback on what you missed was nonexistent, as well additional help because the only thing you get for a response is to review your notes and the book. Don't expect to know what you missed because you won't get a grade back, ever

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: MATH1242
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you've ever wonder if a rock was able to learn Calculus 2, here is a confession. I in fact am as smart as a rock when it comes to math, and I was able to learn and pass Calculus 2. This alone should tell you how good Dr. John Taylor is at teaching Calculus. Take him at all cost. He is in fact the Bob Ross of teaching.

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