Great lectures, hard tests

a very nice, poilte teacher who actually cares

Easy Going, Helpful. Hard midterms and exams. Course notes are not great.

Always willing to help.. but sometimes he thinks we are dumb as lint

Nice prof, though not enough examples and lectures are easier than assin & exams

Goodaire is a good guy. He really loves teaching, and if you pay attention to what he says/does in class, it's really easy to pick up. He's a tough marker, but fair. So much better than any other math prof I've had at MUN.

Great prof! Ready to help students, even with assignment questions at 8:00 on friday morning, when they are due at 9:00. Very enthusiastic about Math and he really knows his stuff. Keep up the great work.

Dr. Goodaire is a simple man. He wants to help you and he will help you if you give him the chance. He is smart and this is sometimes a disadvantage because he sometimes doesn't understand what you're asking. He will always try to do his best to help you.

Dr. Goodaire is excellent, he knows his stuff and knows how to get it across to you. if you dont understand, he dont mind explaining it to you again, i went to him about help with another course and he had no problem with it at all. Excellent

A really good prof. He really knows his material, and doesn't mind talking with you about the subject matter. Very approachable and a nice guy.

Dr.Goodaire is by far the best prof in the math department. He is excellent for Math 2050. Very helpful, pleasent man who will do examples over and over to help you. But Math 2050 is a joke.. it is an easy 90 or at least 80. I highly recommend Goodaire Do not expect help if you do not do any work!

good prof. get him if you can!

good prof, but the great thing is that he wrote one hell of a text for 2050 - i missed a lot of classes but the book explained all the topics wonderfully. recommended.

Co-wrote a very good book for the course. Gives great lectures but you don't need as many notes because it's basically the same as the book. Good for people who like really paying attention and learning in class. Always willing to help.

Dr. Goodaire cares about everyone he teaches. All I've seen was concern about how we are doing, so he is great! If you gave him a bad rating, you don't know him. If you are failing his course(s), then maybe you shouldn't be doing math!

Math 1000 is brutal, but I cannot blame the prof. I found lectures very enjoyable, which is odd for someone who doesnt enjoy math. He calls students by the title "my friends" and to be honest, he really seems to feel that way. I dont know what he's like for 2050 math, but as a first year student he was great; better than my High school teacher!

He was a good proff. I would consider taking him again. He marks very hard and his assignment are difficult, but he is very clear in his lectures. Not very helpful, but if you work on your assignments you should be fine. If you don't want to work hard don't bother because he is challenging as a prof.

Edgar is a great professor. He presents the material very clearly, and if you don't understand something, he will always make time to go through the problem methodically. I should tell you: his midterms are easy. His final exams are harder, and cover much more of the stuff from the second part of the course than the first.

Great prof... always wiliing to help... all around good guy in my opinion...

Goodaire is an excellent prof, he really enjoys the material and teaches it well. Many people would consider him a tough professor, but if you do the assignments and understand them, the tests are easy by comparison.

He has a really different way of explaining things that takes some getting used to, but after the first few lectures things start to make sense. He has a bad habit of taking way more time explaining things than necessary, though.

What an amazing professor. He's a little quiet and gets frustrated when people are ignoring him but such a great teacher. And he honestly cares if his students do well. Ask him a question and it makes his day. Great guy, great professor.

Very good teacher... explains things well and is humble enough to accept when he makes a mistake and correct himself.. he will explain things over and over until you understand. Also he is very clear and coherent and although i havent finished the course yet.. i predict that he will teach great for here on

It is true that Dr. Goodaire is a tough prof. That being said; he is very organized, his expectations are clear, and he is very helpful. He's a very humble man and his humor is enjoyable. I would recommend this prof, however expect to have to make several visits to the math help centre for help with his assignments which can be a little tough.

Goodaire cares a lot about his students and makes an effort to get to know them. He tries hard to be clear, but he makes a lot of mistakes, which is frustrating. His first explanation makes the most sense; after that, it gets confusing. His assignments are hard but his tests are fair. Gave a lot of review for the final. I'd reccommend him for 1000.

I have had him for two courses now, and is he is a good man. He loves math and loves his students. When we don't do well, you can see he's more disapointed in himself than the students. I didn't do too hot in either course (just not a math person) and i think the fact i still acknowledge he's a good prof says alot.

Dr. Goodaire was disrespectful and dismissive towards students. I'm a strong math student and I found that his assignments were of a higher difficulty level than the majority of math 1000 sections. In support of this, I entered the exam with a mark in the 70's and got 100% on the exam.

Very sweet guy, helpful and very smart

I don't know what everyone else is talking about, I found him great! He did say he wasn't confortable talking to students privately but he just wanted to keep it fair for everyone else. The assignments weren't hard, but he does want you to think. Our class did bad on one test and he said anyone who felt they did bad could come talk to him about it.

I've had Goodaire now for 1000 and 2050, and he was much better in 1000. For 2050, the matrix unit in particular was marked harshly. He'll always answer questions on D2L and having those hints there really helps with assignments. He's a pretty helpful guy, but can be rude without knowing it. Use his D2L textbook draft! Much better than his notes.

Decent teacher, I had him for math 2050 on distance. He cares about his students, he doesn't have a problem giving an extension for assignments within reason. He will also change the weight of your final if you would like.

Assignments were fairly straightforward and between the notes and the textbook one shouldn't have too much difficulty answering the questions. People who did poorly on midterms and the exam were those who did not put forth the effort to understand the theory behind it all. Dr. Goodaire always answered D2L questions within 24 hours. Overall, great!

I thought he was an excellent prof for this course. The assignments were not bad,notes really good, and he was excellent for help.Kept class interesting. Really good for a course that is different/hard.You need to put the work into it though!

Loved Goodaire. I love going to math class. He does sufficient examples on the board. dHis assignments are tricky, but thats what the help centre is for. the tests are never near as tricky as the assignments. The man loves math, and is willing to help during office hours. He loves D2L, and responds definately within a day to your email. He was also

Loved Goodaire. He does sufficient examples on board. His assignments are tricky, the tests are never near as tricky as the assignments. The man loves math, and is willing to help during office hours. He loves D2L, and responds within a day to your email. I have an 86 in the course right now. I reccomend him to anyone who has some passion for math

This is a very difficult course, taught by someone who clearly has a lot of passion for the subject. Some of the content is kind of dry, but he does his best to make it at least somewhat interesting. He makes very hard tests and marks them harshly but fairly. I would recommend him to anyone who likes Linear Algebra and is willing to work.

Great guy. He marks hard at times, but fairly and evenly. He is very helpful when it comes to one on one questions, as long as you take the time to try a problem first before asking him. He is ecstatic about math and tries his best to make it interesting (and doesn't to a bad job of it!) To do well, practice using problems from the textbook.

Solid overall prof. I heard he can be a bit brutal for upper level courses though.

A little effort goes a long way in this course. Super helpful guy who wants his students to ask questions and come for help. Did this course in Fall 2012 and loved it. Best 1001 prof I have heard of so far. Very easy to follow and understand. First test was difficult but the second made up for it. Recommend!!!!