Mr. Cervantes is by far the worst teacher I have ever had the unfortunate chance to deal with. When asked, he told us that he didn't even want to be a teacher. His class average on the first test was a 41 so he kindly curved it by 5 points. He mumbles his entire lecture and only uses variables to work every problem which makes it even worse. Awful.

definitely the worst class I ever took. He mumbled the entire time, his lectures are not clear at all. You have to study on your own to pass. Didn't make the class interesting at all. He doesn't send out notes, so we have to take notes and listen to his explanation at the same time which is hard. Doesn't explain well or clearly.

Does not explain lectures thoroughly. All he does is prove the formulas from the book and repeat some of the examples. His lectures are very boring and does not know how to do the labs. Tests are tough with a few multiple choice and more workout problems.

Hands down, hardest professor/class I've ever had. He took a class that wasn't really very difficult and made it a nightmare. Highest test grade I got was a 63. Your life during this class will be: Study, go to class, study, sleep, and repeat.

Ok, any of these good ratings are written by the prof. He arrives 15 minutes late class. My whole class failed the first test and didn't even pass with the curve. Literally I study all the time. Had to use outside tutoring. I have A's in all my other classes. And I am taking science and Math. DO NOT TAKE HIM.

If you want to PASS this class with this professor: 1. Taken previous PHYSICS 1401 class and have a good understanding of physics 2. Do all online Homework and in class labs 3. Read and Reread Textbook Chapters 4. Keep notes from lecture and textbook 5. Have a Tutor and old tests from previous years 6. BE ABLE TO TEACH YOURSELF AND STUDY GOODLUCK!

1)He gets annoyed when you ask questions about the lecture. 2)The tests are nothing like the homework or the extra practice problems. 3)He makes you feel dumb when you don't understand something. 4)Lecture is basically proofs of textbook examples using only the formulas. 5)At times he can be pretty rude. 6) Read the book and try to teach yourself.

worst teacher I've eve had. "everything is fair game on a test" even though he provides no review. tests are much harder than anything he goes over in lecture. he gets frustrated when you tell him you don't understand. class started with 30 people and after the second test only 8 people are still in it if thats any indication of the prof he is.

Matt is by far the worst prof that I've ever had. He doesn't care about his students at all and for the second test, the class average was somewhere in the 40's and he didn't curve it at all. When you ask him questions in class, most times, he doesn't answer your question and his handwriting in pretty awful as well. Try to avoid him at all costs.

This Prof is by far the worst. The class average on the first test was a 40% & he doesn't curve. He thinks that physics is basic knowledge, & doesn't know why you don't understand. Only 2 ppl in my class have an A and they took 3+ years of phys prior, over 50% of my class has dropped. He purposely makes the tests impossible. AVIOD AT ALL COST!

Caring, friendly professor, just not a very good one. Consistently late, rambles, extremely disorganized lectures. Buy and read the textbook, or avoid Cervantes, or fail miserably. Very fair grader on exams, and will often do a few examples that show up on the exams. If you are able to teach yourself the material, you'll fair well.

Incredibly disappointing. Matt was consistently late, especially on exam days. Most lab days turned into free study time; attendance was mandatory even though Matt would leave class to take his lunch. Consistently unprepared for lecture. Slow to return test grades. Self-study was crucial to understand the material, but he was a lenient grader.

Teaching style is difficult to learn from.

Terrible teaching style. All lectures that he never explains. Terrible at communication

I highly don't recommend taking this professor. He tends to just write notes without explanation and expects the class to know it already. The book is not mandatory, please do not waste your money on the book. Online physics homework is difficult to work with since it is not optimized nor is the information on the exams.

If I could give this prof a 0, I would. Makes up lectures on the spot that are very hard to follow. He gives very few explanations and expects the class to already know the material he is covering. Extremely unorganized and lazy. The test reviews are the only thing that can prepare you for the tests. I highly recommend avoiding this prof if you can

Cervantes is the laziest professor I've ever heard of. He's shockingly unprepared for every single class; frequently comes in late with headphones in and coffee in hand. Doesn't use lecture notes; simply 'remembers' about something and decides to teach it for about 20 minutes before moving on to the next topic. You will never have numeric examples.

Cervantes is an awful prof. He's lazy, unorganized, and has a terrible style of teaching. He claims that everything is "trivial" and skips a lot of details in lectures. If you have no clue about physics or what he's talking about, then you MUST read the textbook. His tests don't give you much room to mess up. AVOID THIS PROF AT ALL COSTS.

He is one of the worst and rudest professors i have ever had. What ever you do please do not take this class. He is never prepared for class. When you ask questions he is very condescending and will not answer your question. No review for test. He takes a long time to grade and gives no partial credit on the test.

It is truly shocking that Cervantes is a college prof. Don't get me wrong, he knows the subject and has the education to back it up, but he is horrid at teaching. Matt seems more interested in taking home a paycheck rather than teaching Physics. Unless you already are confident in physics, pick a different prof.

One of the worst professors Blinn has to offer, do not take his class. He doesn't curve despite the fact that the class average was a 40%. Stay away from this guy

Professor Cervantes is a nice guy but thats pretty much it. Hes horrible at teaching, frequently late for class and his exams are almost impossible to pass. Ive never studied harder for a class in my life and still failed two exams before having to drop it. The majority of the class (80+%) failed the first two exams and more than 2/3rds dropped.

There's 2 things I learned from Cervantes; that everything is "trivial", and that he needs a different job. Lectures mean absolutely nothing and aren't relevant to what you will see on the tests, and he is extremely unorganized from the minute he walks in with his coffee and headphones in. Avoid him

Absolutely horrendous professor. In face to face lectures he would always show up late and unorganized. Lectures seem to be whatever comes to his mind, no clear path. With Corona we switched to online class where he gave minimal updates and just gave us lecture notes and the textbook to figure it out ourselves, no examples for the test.

Don't pick him. Period.

He goes so fast during lecture I felt like I was in a Mandarin class. This guy is not good at teaching

I would advise anyone needing this class as a requirement on your degree plan to not take him. Most of the class dropped. Lastly, if you are like me and physics is just a requirement and not a subject you enjoy then take a different prof. You'll be glad you did.

Don't take him. He does not care about the class, just here for the money. He has a doctorate in the material and teaches as if everyone has one. Classes switched to online, and he does not provide any lecture material. His lectures in class were sloppy, unorganized, and brief. He does not care to make sure his students actually learn the material.

To sum things up .... he's a terrible professor. Does not care about the students. And he is unprofessional. So many people have already dropped from my section. If he pops up as your professor either drop the class and use AP credit or take another professor. The only reason I gave him a 1 is b/c RMP makes me. HE SUCKS!!! HE REALLY SUCKS!!!

Really just the worst Professor. Almost the entire class dropped. Wanted to give pop quizzes because too many People are doing good. Just dont take him unless physics is already a breeze

DO NOT TAKE!

Well, I guess I tried.

At least the pandemic forced him to make the tests easier but he made no attempt to work out problems. We had zoom lectures and all he did was talk. Sometimes he would just ask if we had any questions and ended early. You had to teach yourself everything. He means well and wants students to really understand the physics but digs too deep for most.

He was not good at all. He made the tests easier due to the pandemic but still, most of the class failed because he never taught. Doesn't work out the problems. You have to teach yourself everything in this course. During zoom lectures, he would go off-topic and talk about how it sucks to be us because we are in a pandemic and he can't teach us.

He was a TERRIBLE professor. Even before the pandemic he was tough and bad at explaining the subject. He expects you to understand immediately and if you dont then he blames it on lack of effort. Switched to online format he got even worse and told we had to teach ourselves. The zoom meetings he held were useless. Got a B because I got a tutor.

Barely passed this class. I would not recommend. He was bad before the pandemic but once everything went online, he became worse. There was no point in attending the zoom lectures b/c there was no lecture. There really is no point saying anything else b/c this class it that bad. Don't take him.

The reviews speak for themselves. He's a terrible professor and that's pretty much it. Even before the pandemic he was wack and after it he got even worse. The only reason I pulled off a B is because I literally dedicated my life to this class. Do yourself a favor and DO NOT take him.

He doesn't teach well. Grades hard. Takes off so many points. More than half the class dropped.

He was terrible to us. Accused us all of cheating . Basically no lectures during pandemic, shows up and then ends zoom meeting early. Nothin much more to say about him.

Terrible. Idk how I passed.

This dude is the laziest professor I've ever had. He's shockingly unprepared for every single class. Generally comes in late with headphones in and coffee in his hand. Doesn't really use lecture notes. He 'remembers' about something and teaches it for about the entire class, then remembers what he was supposed to talk about. Then he became worse.

Took Physics C in high school and got an A in the class and a 5 on the exam. Took this guy and barely passed. I do not recommend him. Once we went online, like everyone else says he basically left it up to us to teach ourselves. But even before the pandemic, he was terrible. Unless you have a PhD in physics, take another prof. My 2 cents of advice.

Before the pandemic, he was just kind of mediocre, but during the pandemic he was unacceptable. Never before have I had a teacher be so unhelpful. He barely taught and responded in very condescending ways to my emails (if he responded at all). I understand I can't expect every teacher to be amazing in this transition, but he failed in every way.

He was way below average. I thought chem was bad but got an A. This class on the other hand ... Don't take it. It's pretty bad.

Stay away from this professor. He has unreal expectations of his students, goes too fast during lectures, and you can't even read his awful handwriting anyways. Take anyone else if you can.

Mans is terrible at teachin. Did not help during pandemic and gave super hard tests. Recent reviews sum him up pretty well. Got a C in the class.

Dr. Cervantes doesn't know what he's doing, and you'd be hard-pressed to find a more incompetent intellect at Blinn. Goes quickly and lectures can be confusing whether you familiarize yourself with core concepts ahead of time or not. Whether students actively engage him or not he does not teach effectively. Don't take him or else you're screwed!!!!

No bueno.

Literally have not had a worse experience in my life. As a senior at TAMU trying to get a credit I have never had a worse professor. 16-18+ hours of online lecture a week with no shortage of homework and quizzes that in no way related. Any other prof here is fine but avoid this guy unless you want to drop like 20 of only 30 students in my class.

I actually made a rate my professor account just for him as this is the worst professor I've ever had. I'm an engineering student used to dealing with tough classes but this class was terrible. He is disorganized and his lectures are on par with what you'd expect from a substitute teacher. If you take him, you'll have to teach yourself everything.

His syllabus said that we should expect 1 to 1.5 hour lectures (since we were online during a pandemic) but instead we had on average 2.5 hour lectures everyday plus the homework and labs. Quizzes and tests were extremely difficult with problems we were not taught how to solve and after were told to be better. Just straight up dont take him.

This professor is the worst professor I have ever had. His lectures are extremely long and do not make sense. In the online summer format, you can expect a lecture to be between 2.5-4.5 hours long per lecture and you will sometimes have 2 to watch in a day. He gives extremely hard quizzes and his tests are difficult. Stay away if you can!!!!!!!

If you are looking to take this class at Blinn because you think itll be easier DONT. His lectures were up to 4 hrs long everyday, he is no help and makes mistakes all the time. I worked a minimum of 12 hrs on this class everyday and failed 3/4 exams. This was the worst class Ive taken and Im a BIMS student at TAMU so I think that says something

35 started, 13 remained, a maximum of 7 passed (probably closer to 5). If you take it online, the quizzes are almost impossible, and the tests are just as bad. if you can drop and get a refund, just save yourself the headache and money. To clarify; avoid this professor at all costs unless this is your ONLY option. Just don't do it.

I am begging you to reconsider taking this professor. This man puts in the absolute minimum amount of effort required of him by the department. There are no supplemental materials, extra credit, or curves of any kind. Tests are 100% different from what he teaches and he doesn't care about your concerns. He'll mock you for them later in a lecture.

This is by far the hardest class I have ever taken and I didn't come out of it with any more knowledge than I went into it with. The quizzes were impossibly hard. The lectures were 4 hours long and I still had to read each chapter in the textbook and teach myself the material. The tests were incredibly hard no matter how long you study. Avoid him

Avoid him at all costs. This is the hardest professor I've ever had. He never did an example in his 4 hour lectures that related to the test. I worked at least 6 hours a day minimum on his class and still had to drop it.

Idk how I passed. I passed w/ a 69.5, at least he rounddd up to let me pass. Do not recommend him though. He is absolutely terrible! DON'T TAKE!

I took his class in the beginning of Spring 2020. He was an alright professor and seemed nice enough; it was tough, but I was able to stay afloat. However, with the pandemic and transition to an online class, he failed to provide real lectures which made it impossible to pass the exams despite my efforts. Highly recommend you take someone else.

I hated this class. I recommend you to drop this course. DO NOT TAKE!

Dr. Cervantes is a professor who doesn't know his stuff, if you don't pay attention to his lectures, no worries. He has low standards for his students, as you progress you will see how much things can get repetitive b/c he sucks. He has terrible intentions & if he sees you trying and reaching out,he won't help you. Don't reach out and talk to him!!

Would give a zero if possible. Figured these reviews were just disgruntled students that didn't study, nope he really is this bad. Don't be fooled; the only good ratings on here were fabricated by him to boost his own score. Without a doubt the most unprepared 'teacher' I've ever had, also he takes over a month to grade quizzes. Don't take him!

Through the semester, I realized the shear intensity of the class when the homework assignments were 100 to 150 questions long once or twice a week, along with the occasional short quiz which he would announce a few days or just hours before it was due. His handwriting was almost impossible to read, and his lectures were just reciting the textbook.

Worst experience Ive ever had with an educator. Clearly has disdain for students. Sloppy, rude, late and unprepared for class. Cruel. Difficult to understand written or spoken materials. Does not answer questions or give meaningful feedback. Mocks his students. Avoid this professor at all costs. His reviews speak for themselves.

Do not take even if you think " eh I bet he's not that bad" he is, you wont do good. Dr. Cervantes is by far the worst professor I have ever had; he is arrogant, prideful, lazy, unorganized, unprofessional.... the list goes on. Cervantes does not care about his students the slightest bit, his favorite phrase was "That's not my job". Save your time

Physics is a hard subject, but this guy's poor teaching and organization skills made it unnecessarily difficult. The lectures don't go into enough detail and each homework assignment can take up to 3+ hours. There are no curves, retakes, or replaced grades in anyway. Above all, this guy just doesn't seem motivated or caring about what he's teaching

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. This is by far the worst class I have ever taken (I have taken Ochem 1 and 2). He does not care about his students. He is very unorganized. He changes due date an hour before they are due and either never reschedules them or cancels them. This hurt my grade because there was less assignments. There is not a curve.

I do not recommend taking Physics 1401 with Cervantes at all. The lectures were horrible and could extend to 4 hours for one day. They also do not prepare you for the homework or the exams. He is disorganized and makes changes/posts announcements very late in the day (10pm to sometimes 12am or later). I would avoid taking physics with him!

Lol, good luck. No physics class should ever be a 4-week course. You are supposed to learn a chapter a day which includes a 2-4 hour lecture, 2+ hours of homework a day without studying. The lectures are all over the place and do not really explain the concepts of how physics works rather just going through the motions. Do not take.

Literally, if I could revoke this terrible teacher's license as a doctor I would in a heartbeat and the unhelpful comments don't help me learn anything. Also, I really dislike the fact that this guy has the audacity to spam all the homework in the first week with 3-4 Homeworks back to back which I don't understand why didn't he spread out the HW.

he is not good

seems to be a nice guy, teaching he shouldn't do. He moves through multiple chapters in one day. Gives 4 hours of h w every 2 days and after taking physics for the second time with a different prof i have learned more in my first 5 days of class than my entire time in his 16-week course. You can pass but not with his help. Read the book.

He is super caring and kind. However, he admits he likes teaching because he can just "show up" and lecture. That's not what you want to hear from a prof. He's too smart to come down to your level. I've taken his class twice and continue to unlearn what I knew about physics. Lectures are thrown together, the textbook problems help the most.

Knows physics very well and has an incredible understanding, he just doesn't know how to teach it to others. He goes so fast over the material and jumps around so much that you're left completely confused. I only survived by teaching myself.

Mr. Cervantes is very disorganized and expects to know the material before you go to class. Everyone in the class seems lost and is afraid to say anything due to the lack of foundation we all had about physics. IF YOU CAN AVOID HIM AVOID HIM.

Do not pay heed to the good reviews as they are all written by him! He sucked. His class was one of the worst I had ever taken. You will barely pass unless you're a physics prodigy student!

IF YOU WANT TO PASS PHYSICS STAY AWAY FROM HIM. HARD TO FOLLOW LECUTURES. THINKS THAT EVERYTHING IS A WALK IN THE PARK AND BELIEVES THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING RIGHT OFF THE RIP. THE HOMEWORK WAS HEFTY AND DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. JUST STAY AWAY IF POSSIBLE!!!!

RUN,

Worst professor I have ever had. I needed physics and he was the only professor available at the time offering it. I had to drop because of how careless he was about his students. It's like you are just watching him work for an hour. I ended up transferring and took physics elsewhere due to how horrible my experience was with Cervantes.

He's a great guy, and is truly brilliant. But when it comes to teaching, lectures are all over the place and impossible to follow. No slides, no notes, nothing. Get ready to teach yourself everything. I've taken 2 years of physics, and this class makes me feel brand new. It's like taking a course in rocket science in mandarin. Sorry dude

Professor Cervantes is a very brilliant man. His lectures are written in hieroglyphics and if you miss one you won't catch back up (assuming you can even understand them). The tests are all variable-based, there's no way to even study for them and aren't like the homework or textbook. I'm sorry but don't take him. May God watch over your poor soul.

He does all of his lectures on the white board where his handwriting barely legible and does only a few vague practice problems. The only online material is videos of the lecture you just attended, so expect to watch a lot of Organic Chemistry Tutor. He assigns A LOT of homework which, along with the lectures, look absolutely nothing like the exam.

Cervantes is a genius, but he's an awful prof. He's nice, and will sit down and help you with problems, but the way he explains it just doesn't click with most students. His lectures are written on the board, but you can't understand them b/c his handwriting is so bad. HW is WAY too long. Tests are handwritten as well so good luck understanding.

You won't learn anything about physics watching him teach. He'll do example probs on the board for an hour straight, pretty much assumes we know everything he's talking about, and then sends us home to homework we mostly have no idea how to do. Pretty much everyone failed his first test. Great guy, horrible teacher, i was lucky to pass

Where to start? No practice exams(He's been teaching this course for 12 years), no partial credit, you get nothing in this 4 week course besides 30 minute office hours which he rants and speeds through problems. His lectures were created 2 years ago and are the poorest quality. When I went to his office hours, he had to restart a question 3 times.

An overqualified mess. Dr Cervantes is so unorganized and zips through problems with the assumption that you know what's going on. Come's across as condescending with statements like "I don't see why you could have missed this." Homework is nothing like exams and provides no point of reference. Might barely make a C. RUN

DO NOT TAKE. He gives no freebies, homework takes hours, and is nothing like the test. I just took the final and likely will not pass the class. 50%+ of my class has already dropped and only about 2-3 kids are even passing in my class. Doesn't provide any review material and doesn't curve tests even when averages are well below failing.

He is a really smart guy but his lectures go way above your head unless you just took physics within the last year. His pop quizzes are just made up problems. He just writes notes on the board out of his head. The only good part was up to 12% back on tests but honestly everyone fails so it really doesn't help. I had to drop.

He is a cool guy but don't take him. There is not a ton of structure and lectures are off the top of his head on the board with no slides to refer back to and moved way to fast. I studied my butt off all semester and had to drop because the test were so hard. there are pop quizzes that make sure you come to class. Take another teachers section.

People say he's a “challenge.” No he makes your life a living hell. Tests ARE LETHAL and honestly feel like he doesn't help, and he acts like this is your only class. His handwriting is absoulty top 10 worst ive seen, so you're decoding notes instead of learning. Seems kind, but lowkey enjoys watching people suffer. Save yourself, I'm warning you.

Really nice guy, but probably the worst professor I have ever had. Has a very specific style of teaching and if you dont get it right away, good luck.