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“This year, he changed the marking scheme so that he can give the best marks to his favorite students for the Java project and didn't tell the class until everybody found out”
CHG4343 - 1.0 rating“Most unfashionable teacher ever, its like he doesnt even know how to dress himself properly”
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He's Ok if you ask him questions about VBA. But don't try talking to him about your grades cuz he's a jerk. He speaks excellent english but can't teach! There is only one way to solve his problems and it's "his" way. If you use the wrong NM method on your midterm, you're screwed.
Loves his computer... JAVA day and night baby!
If you catch him in a good mood, then he's a nice caring guy. Else he can be a bit of a jerk. His exams are so-so, there will always be this one mess up impossible question on it, and the rests are ok.
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*Sigh* after my third class iwth him... i knew what i was expecting...bad grades. He's a great prof and his exams are designed in a way to separate the weak links. Overall, a really goo prof (a rareity at UO). Just that i can never get good grades with him.
Good Prof, expect tricky questions, lots of curve balls
this class is a joke if you pay attention. there are no curve balls, you just can't be an idiot. the only thing you should expect is to know how to use your calculator precisely & quickly, the concepts are all 2nd year level review. but don't think you're getting an A+. you won't. unless he loves you. ALOT.
this guys is mean he explains well, but on exams its either his way or the high way, even if you get the correct answer for a question, if its not done his way you will get a D on it, sorry to break it to you... hes a jerk too.
Good professor with sense of humour but scared of non english students. He has invented his own way of marking. Don't question his marking. Do not spend much time in exam to correct your problem. Instead leave it wrong, you'll probably get more marks this way. Even after exam, don't try to explain your work, he will NEVER understand.
As a teacher, he's excellent, he pretty much covers ALL aspect of the material in class (and delivers it immaculately)... so if you attend them all,put some effort into the course and follow his given instructions, then you are good to go. My only complaint is that his assignments are very time consuming, yet hold little weight in you final mark.
Not a good teacher. Very difficult to follow. Really not helpful when teaching about computers. I can't really remember the course code. He thaught me in 2 courses. I also hated when he came in with his jogging pants and would do his stretches in front of the class while teaching.
The worst prof in all of CHG department. Does favors for certain students. Does not do any sample problems in class. Unfair marking scheme, used to give grades for each question without any explanation and got angered if you asked why. I would suggest you stay away from him at any cost. He teaches 3 courses so you are stuck.
Very Horrible prof. I would suggest everyone to avoid his courses.
I had this prof 5 times, including the 3 passes/2 fails. He is FAIR. Either you know the material or you don't. There aren't any tricks. He'll tell you exactly what's going to be on the exam, it's specific problem types exactly like the course. The course material isn't hard as much as it is dense and fast. You can never fall behind a single day.
Good professor. Teaches very well but isn't very approachable especially if he isn't in the right mood. Don't fall behind in his classes! The classes he usually teaches continuously build on the material. His assignments take forever...literally. Likes to own you on mid-terms but his finals tends to be very fair.
Professor Taylor is one who explains things really well and makes things seem easier than they actually are. Always keeps you on your feet with quizzes and assignments. Basically, he's telling you that if you don't keep up with the material, your screwed =)
A very demonized prof,unfairly in my opinion, when he is actually not that bad. He is very demanding that's for sure,and he is a no-nonsense marker; he will know just by looking at your answer whether you know what you're doing or not, so know your stuff!Assignments and quizzes are quite easy.Midterm's a killer,Final is very fair.Very clear though.
The Professor was very hard. His concepts are very hard to understand. He does not know how to teach well. If you don't follow his logic and or you are a beginner programmer. DON'T take his class. YOU will fail and he does not care!!! BE Cautious dont take this class...
SUCH A BAD teacher. It seems like he is upset that he doesn't teach at MIT and takes it out on his students, He NEVER REALLY taught the class, just did few problems in class and made them more confusing, tests are REALLLY HARD...EASILY one of the worst teachers PERIOD!
Compared to other professors, he knows how to teach so you can learn the material, and is very dedicated to the class and is very clear in the lectures. but don't ever make even the smallest mistake because that means a "fatal error" and you'll get zero
I would agree with other comments about mr. taylor. he is very arrogant, but also rude. He seems more intrested about photography than teaching chemical engineering. I would NOT recommend this guy to anyone.
Subjective teacher. If you don't do things HIS way, even if your way could be right too, you're wrong in his book. If he feels like you're getting to be too much of a know-it-all, he'll try to make you look stupid in front of the class. Doesn't admit when he could be wrong. HORRIBLE TEACHER! NEVER TAKE HIM!
He is an excellent orator and he knows his stuff. Very entertaining to attend class, even though he teaches the most boring ones in CHG. Although he is very picky in what he wants to see, if you clearly define your logic and can support it, he will give you the marks
Don't listen to those OLD comments. I had him twice and hes changed his style the second time round. Now hes probably the best prof in the department. just don't fall behind (easier said then done)... and try to read the text before coming in and pay FULL attention in class.
Most unfashionable teacher ever, its like he doesnt even know how to dress himself properly. right now he is wearing a dress shirt with no collar and he tucked in a tie. A positive side about him is his ability to clearly speak but is his only way of professing to students. Overall he is dink when your are not one of his "fav's" Would not recommend
Very biased person who doesn't treat all his students with fairness. This year, he changed the marking scheme so that he can give the best marks to his favorite students for the Java project and didn't tell the class until everybody found out.
He made things easier than what has been said about Java in previous years. Still a tough course to get through, read the book before coming to class. The project has little value, yet takes a lot of time and effort.
I am definitely in the minority here, but I really didn't have any big issues with this prof. There were no surprises during the midterm or the final exam, and during the lectures he makes it pretty clear what mistakes he doesn't wanna see while correcting. Only things I did not enjoy were the lack of organization of the final project and no notes.
He is a great lecturer, but I found that at least for the midterm he will lead you in one direction but put something different that you would not expect but technically he did talk about. Its weird, and difficult to explain. He designs exam questions so that you cannot do well unless you remember everything, like every equation in the book.
I doubt an engineer specializing in the subject could pass his exams, seeing as how their evaluation has very little to do with reaction engineering. If you do not follow his algorithm down to the punctuation he'll penalize you viciously. His exams rely on numerical method problems with are tedious and irrelevant.
Extremely rigid marking scheme, no wiggle room for part marks.
The project expectations are insane. I would say avoid at all cost, but you're stuck with him.
great at reading the textbook to the class otherwise terrible and will give hard exams. Also has a tendency the make comments regarding 'skinning cats' which made me uncomfortable
Dr. Taylor is an amazing lecturer. As mentioned by other, however, the marking scheme is rough and exams are unreasonably long. This adds to the difficulty, because you will be severely penalized over the smallest mistake. Overall, the class was quite enjoyable and insightful, but it involves a lot of work.
Never actually solves a full problem in class so you have to learn everything alone. Exams are unreasonable and what you practice in the dgds is exactly was is not on the exam! Guy made me hate engineering
The worst prof ever! The actual course material is not hard at all. It felt more like a numerical methods class. He literally doesn't care and will fail you at every chance possible if you are not his favourite in the class. Every mistake counts. No part marks. All the comments are true he really is horrible. AVOID IF YOU CAN but you really can't
Class is extremely easy but Taylor likes to make it mysterious (never solves anything, makes weird twists on his exams). You will probably get the lowest grade in all your four years in this class :)
+comp tech major, I already knew the all the subject matter. From this, I could tell that his teaching actually made all the concepts harder and more complicated than they actually are on my fellow classmates. Biggest thing for coding is practice, and lots of it. If you just memorize his notes and example code you wont pass.
Taylor is a very good lecturer, one of the best in the faculty. His notes are clear and instructions concise. However, there is a lack of examples, so you will have to put in the time to learn how to do it. Furthermore, his exams are weird. I don't know how to explain it, but he had errors on both the midterm and the final as if he was testing you.
Best prof ever.
No professor is perfect. The good: Dr. David Taylor is a fantastic lecturer. He's engaging and always comes prepared to teach. The "bad": His grading scheme is unforgiving. One calculation mistake will hurt, but not nearly as much as committing a conceptual error. Commit the latter, and you'll most likely fail. My advice: Do all assignments
Probably the toughest grader in the school, but it teaches you to be very careful when making dumb mistakes during finals and midterms (because you can fail due to one mistake). Actually very nice one on one. If you want to pass, do all of the practice problems, and then do more.
Not easy at all. Possibly one of the toughest courses I have taken , given by one of the toughest graders out there. Midterm class average was a disaster and he did not even give us a curve.
Dr. Taylor was probably the best lecturer I've ever had, but it doesn't matter because his marking scheme punishes you. Midterm was very fair but the average was a 55 because of the marking. Also, final exam was impossible, no amount of studying could have prepared me for that final. Avoid if possible.
Truly the worst class I have ever done. Why would he make things harder than they need to be is beyond anyone. The grading is horrible and it shows when he keeps getting a low class average. We are trying to avoid any more of his classes !!
A decent lecturer, however Dr. Taylor has switched to a "self-study" type of teaching. This means he only gives one lecture a week, and the rest is for the student to learn themselves. He assigns readings from the textbook then teaches the opposite that the textbook says. A good person outside of class, but a very tough grader.
Grading may be quite unfair as you are heavily penalized for any mistakes. Aside from his incredibly harsh grading, he's a great lecturer and his expectations are clear.
worst prof ever
They call him, death by a thousand marks
Bell curves save lives
Teaching is very unclear, exams don't reflect the tutorial format. Very hard to deal with, comes off as arrogant. Would say to avoid, unless the course is mandatory. Study hard, go over everything and don't make mistakes. Better yet, avoid him, complete waste of money.
Taylor is a special cat. Very serious professor who wants you to learn a lot of the material by yourself. Honestly, the latter is very important as an engineer. The class is challenging but not at all impossible. Taylor makes you challenge yourself but you need to realize that yourself. Self motivation is key to his classes and it worth it.
Work hard
Don't try to learn the course material, just learn how to pass his evaluations because the two do not relate...
He is not accessible outside of class, has a negative-marking scheme and his tests are really hard
David Taylor is a good prof, is friendly, and I've always been able to reach him outside class (through Teams). His lectures can be hard to follow which is why there is a lot of self-study to do but his practice/lecture code that he gives is similar to what you'll see in tutorials and quizes. He does live up to the "death by a thousand marks"
bro, if u want to actually have an anxiety attack for laughs, take this class. im about to rip my brain out, and nothing is helping me. the design project for this class is worst than hell.even the TA in this course dont know what theyre doing. avoid at all costs, even tho ik u have to take this class and cant avoid it. im praying for you my friend
Honestly, David Taylor single-handedly ruined my experience as a chemical engineering student. He provides no help outside of class, and any feedback received (if any) on quizzes or tutorials is completely and utterly useless. The class material isn't reflected within evaluations, and you'll be heavily penalized for any and all mistakes.
David is a nice guy, however his expectations for this course are absolutely ridiculous. Am a straight A student, Had 5 classes plus this course and put 50% of all my time just to do terribly. Spent about 300 hours on the design project that is only worth 15% of your grade, never provides feedback on tests, quizzes, tutorials. Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!
He makes everything tough. For the project, I do not understand why such a big project only worth for 15%. He is mean be ready.
This is not an introductory course AT ALL. You will spend AT LEAST 55% of all your time on this course because of the extremely cumbersome project. The exam is hell. Grading scheme is dumb. You might shed a few tears. Goodluck!
He talks super slow when explaining the material so its hard to understand. He expects us to complete very hard tutorial problems in only one hour that we have never seen anything remotely similar to. He raises his voice in class super loud to the point where its almost yelling. He is very averse to posting his problem solutions. Avoid.
He does not care about the success of his student and is not helpful throughout the semester. I am in fourth year and he is by far my least favourite prof.
This was the worst course I've taken so far: Weekly group quizzes (terribly organized). Extremely intensive and demanding group design project despite being only worth 10%. Will insist that you only solve problems with his specific method despite it being often redundant in cases.
it ain't worth it. just choose a different prof if you can
I shall prepose "Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks" as my personal opinion toward this prof. Somehow, without teaching, expect you to know the full encyclopedia of the course content already without providing any example question or recommanded reading. He manages to finish what other profs need 11 weeks for in merely 8.5 week.
Take it at Carleton instead.
Project extremely hard for just 15% (first-time learning Java for a lot of students). Only 1-2 tutorials out of 6 are graded which are randomly picked by the prof. If you get picked on the ones you did badly on (rip). Lectures are taught using codes that are already written which doesn't help students to under the code structure and how it works.
The design project is way too complicated to be only worth 15%. Java for IT student is way more useful. You'll become a master at the Golden rules but won't be able to code even a basic method. A IT prof, should be responsible for that class.
How would you like a prof that enjoys using a different online classroom from everyone, and a different calendar system. 15th monday? Sign me up. He enjoys changing tutorials to lectures and lectures to tutorials. He's also slammed laptops shut for playing chess in the corner of the room. Despite his dapper dressing, his mind isn't.
Awful. Rushes through material since he chooses not to use all the lecture periods for some reason Exams are brutally difficult, with very few long questions with little to no partial marks Good luck, you'll sure need it since studying won't help you.
CHG 1371 Don't take this prof, everyone i know failed.
Ok hear me out. Yes David Taylor is the gate keeper of chemical engineering, however, he is really helpful outside of class. If you get confused in his lecture, text him on Teams, he answers really quickly. He gets a bad rap because he is tough and an unforgiving grader. However, ask him for help and you will learn and do well in his class.
If it wasn't for his preposterous grading scheme, I wouldn't mind having this guy again. He also throws 20 pages of code for us to code ourselves on an Alien topic for most. Tough way 2 learn. If you messup 1/6 things in a method you can get 0. Dont lose hope if you tanked midterm, you prolly did most of it right- make sure to go see it &take note.
First quiz was impossible to do and I dropped the course shortly after, class average was practically in the negatives. Unfair that we are basically stuck with him for our entire degree
teribble prof do not take him disregrd on what you get on final exam only look for attendence to deduct marks
David Taylor is a tough professor no doubt. His lectures are delivered almost entirely by talking and pacing, which is hard to follow for such technical material. His tests are difficult, and his equation sheet was 7 pages long and still missed a lot of equations. To his credit, he is always available outside of class and answers teams quickly.
David is terrible. He is rude and cares more about his outfit than us students. There are 3 quizzes worth 35% of ur grade. The first was impossible. He gave us little to no guidance on how to do very important aspects of the coding.There is also group project worth 15% that was very difficult to accomplish. Please do not take if you can avoid him.
I would never recommend and it sucks that we have him for the rest of our degree. There were 3 quizzes worth 35% of our grade, one small slip up u could risk getting below a 50. The first quiz was awful he did not provide any support on how to approach it. Also inaccessible outside of class, does not reply in timely manner.
Its actually a pretty easy class. The prof literally outlined everything you had to study for the first quiz. I studied exactly that and aced it. It was all pretty basic coding you learn in highschool. Overall, just PAY ATTENTION in class, UNDERSTAND the concepts and PRACTICE, use chatgpt to explain concepts , make up practice if that helps.
he's so weird with grading like I calculated my grades and it was an A but he put b+ and his response was it's just a letter grade, he is not as helpful as he makes it seem he answers quick but every time u ask for help it's check my slides. The course itself is fine. The Ta is bless doe, don't let the first quiz put you down everyone failed it.
Prof may be scary and the course is scary too but once you figure out the approach to passing this course, you are good. What really slowed me down and made me almost fail is wasting so much time trying to understand the theory. Rather, you should take your time practicing all the practice problems the prof gives including the textbook examples.
He improved this class a lot .Exams are on the computer now. The project is now worth 25% but still is a heavy load. 4 different reports throughout the semester and high expectations. Coding the simulator is a good prep for the exams though. I still dont understand why we learning java out of all the languages out there but good course overall.
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Attendance Mandatory
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Textbook Required
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