This IS the worst prof I have ever had. The material he uses for labs are not his own, he takes others labs & makes them more confusing (makes you try to guess what formula he wants you to use). If you get something wrong, he puts "ask for online chat". Tons of homework, His notes are from the publisher. Busy work making tables DON'T TAKE HIM!!!!!

Michael gives 10-14pg lab directions, which are very confusing what is wanted, especially the conclusions. Also for the lab final, he changed the format (made it worth 3x more than other labs) and didn't not show us the grading rubric, then graded us down for things that were accepted all semester long. The class should be graded on phy not excel.

So, during the first labs you had a tiff because the labs were filled-in--like a template. Now you are having a tiff because the labs are NOT being merely filled-in but written as a report--like you requested. From coloring the charts to exact filenames and now this. I can't wait to see what your course evaluations are going to be like.

Unprofessional

DO NOT TAKE HIM!! The worst experience Ive ever had with a professor.I got several rude emails from him and I had to correct him 3-4 times on my grade. If you ask him a question he answers with a question- very confusing. After you get something wrong and it is graded then he will show you how to do it. Hours of work following tedious directions.

He is the worst professor I have ever had. I took him for physics I as well. His labs are ridiculously long, tedious, and hard and he grades however he feels. I did stuff on labs all last semester and got like 20 points taken off my lab for the same thing this semester. Horrible professor. if you take his class be prepared to do a lot of work

The worst online professor I have ever had. Every negative review on this page is 100% accurate. I have taken multiple classes online before and this was my worst expirence by far. The emphasis of the class is NOT Physics. His course is obviously designed to make his grading process easiest for him at the expense of effectivly learning physics.

Most of the assignments have long, tedious directions and don't pertain to actual physics. So if you're thinking of taking this class... let me think for you. Don't take it. Save yourself the stress. Just don't. Watching something on youtube would be more helpful. Good day.

Carney does not care about teaching physics. All he cares about is formatting. He makes the work easy for himself. A truly horrible and infuriating professor. Way too much busy work.

I really do NOT like this man. He is rude and sarcastic and males you feel stupid. But to those who had him, whats her curve look like at the end? I feel like I should have a B in this class but I have a D. I need a C! Does he give a big curve?

He is the worst professor I've ever had in my 4 years of college. His directions on assignments are confusing and extremely specific. I could get the answers to questions right, but get more points off due to formatting. If you ask him a question, he tells you that it's very straightforward and you should be able to figure it out. DON'T TAKE HIM.

He was by far the worst professor I have ever had. He was beyond rude whenever you would ask a question, and he would never actually answer it. The instructions to labs were 10+ pages long and if you did not follow them exactly, he would take off insane amounts of points. He is a horrible professor, and this was a horrible class. DO NOT TAKE!!

The worst professor I have ever had. The class is not focused on physics, but on formatting. The labs are long and insanely tedious. Exams are simple but count for little in comparison to the labs and homework. Needed a C to transfer my credit and he gave me a C- and wouldnt budge, despite getting 85+ on all exams. Avoid this man if possible.

Objectively makes this class a nightmare. Worries more about Microsoft Excel and formatting rather than physics itself. Instructions are extremely lengthy and difficult to follow.

Professor Carney often has typos in the lab instructions, which he will fix days before its due and ask the class to redownload it once its fixed. For the labs, it is easy to have the correct answers but get several points taken off for things like plot size, x and y-axis fonts, etc. Formatting instructions are very lengthy and specific. HW is easy

I took physics 2 online w/Carney. The class has 6 unit tests and a final, about 2 HW every week, and 4 labs total. The HW you can find the answers online, but the tests are not anywhere, not even chegg. He has no instruction videos, just tells you to read the (free) textbook to teach urself, which is super hard w physics. Other reviews r accurate.

I'm in the middle of taking this online & it's been the worst class I've ever taken online. I've taken online classes through my uni & done excellent. There are pages of instructions & you're opening up 10 other different files/videos with more instructions on how to do the assignment. Also will give you a bad grade for not follow his exact steps.

Do not take this class! He is the most ridiculous professor I have ever had to deal with. He is downright rude, tells you to ask for help and then doesn't answer your questions. All the negative reviews for him are accurate. It is obvious on 8/12/19 he wrote the 9 good reviews himself to make himself feel better. Horrible, rude person!!

DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE!!. Never in my four years of attending college have I written one of these for a professor however, i feel that it will help perspective students. One lab assignment consist of 10-12 pages of work explaining what to do with no clear instructions on how to do it. He doesn't help AT ALL tells you to watch his 40 minute video.

Completely discouraging and the most disrespectful professor I've had. Condescending and useless when asking for assistance. Lab assignments are not intuitive with confusing instructions. Continuously insults and belittles students and expects them to ask him for help. He seemingly cares more about formatting word documents than physics. Stay away.

The teacher is ridiculous. I have never felt bullied or disrespected by a professor as I have with him. He is good about answering emails quickly, but the responses are not helpful. He has incredibly high expectations and ridicules you when your not perfect. His class is unorganized and trying to find the work is like going in a scavenger hunt.

!!!AVOID THIS MAN AT ALL COSTS!!! Within the first week of class, I had emailed him asking a question about the blackboard as the way he organizes it is a bit confusing, and this man INSULTED ME and was offended because he thought I was making fun of him. Been rude to me ever since. No lectures; Only useless PowerPoint slides that teach nothing.

This guy is on a major power trip. I think he'd rather be a dictator of a small country than a physics professor. Do you like condescending men who insult you via email every week? Then congrats, this is the right class for you!

I dropped his class the second week. This man is extremely rude. His emails are extremely inappropriate and he loves to talk down to you. I had to get out, he is EXTREMELY picky when grading his formatted lab. I've NEVER had such frustration trying to follow any professor's directions. His blackboard page is a mess. Please take it somewhere else.

Don't even remotely consider taking a class with this professor unless you're in perhaps a literal life and death situation. There's very little actual teaching done. Much of his grading standards are extraordinarily absurd and particular. His assignment instructions are often horribly explained. He is rude and condescending. Stay away.

This is more of a formatting class than a physics class. He wastes a lot of time telling you how he wants labs formatted, but puts up youtube videos about physics instead of lecturing himself. He's condescending, rude, and tell you how bad you're all doing via a weekly shame email. Please don't take him, you won't learn anything.

He emailed me asking to write him a good review. I can guarantee everyone who wrote positive reviews also received the same email. This professor was a very harsh grader and cared more about word and excel formatting than physics. 15 points were taken off because my chart lines were thick and not semi thick. Choose a different professor.

Avoid this professor at all costs. All the negative reviews are accurate. He couldn't care less about helping, but everyday he sends long emails that do not amount to anything. I asked for help and all I got was condescension. Unprofessional. I would never take this Professor again and if I had to, I would transfer to a different school. Seriously

I was going to give him a 1, but I figured that I would give him a 2 in order to even out the scales for all the blatantly fake reviews he gives himself. I took Physics 2, and he grades his labs horribly. For some reason, formatting of the lab counts for about 70% of the grade. Carney, stop trying to gripe for good ratings, just be a better prof.

only cares about formatting not content rude emails wordy directions and everything you need is a million different folders i didn't learn a thing... if you actually want to know physics don't take this class and season depression truly make you question your will to live

Do not recommend!!! Absolutely horrible, all he cares about is format rather than actually teaching. Passive aggressive over emails. Overall 0/10

My worst experience at FLCC by far after two years full time. This prof absolutely doesnt want students to be successful. Unreasonable expectations not related to physics at all. Overly particular about everything including how you email him a question or send a photo. He sends out dramatic and rude emails weekly about participation. Drop now

Professor Carney sets his standards and makes it clear what he wants, but his standards are asinine. Specifically he does not make quiz questions available for review, so we can't learn from our mistakes. He is often unavailable and slow to answer emails during an online course, and when he does respond he is generally unprofessional and unhelpful.

The professor has clear guidelines on how to get good grades, but the class teaches you how to format your assignments formally, not physics. On top of his passive aggressive emails, he is very strict on formatting and is ready to give you a bad grade even if your calculations are correct. Would not take his class ever again.

Carney is unreasonable. Online PHYS course: no lectures, no course content besides assignments, most designed to see if students can follow arbitrary instructions & play his games. Rubric includes NEGATIVE point values. Don't need physics for this "class". Most points from formatting nonsense, and a prof who thinks too highly of himself. Avoid!

This class kicked off easily, however on the 3rd week of college Professor Carney overwhelmed me with lots of work and expected me to turn the work in by the due date, which was either the next day. I asked for helped and he gave me help however, he barely answered my problems for the assignment! I will never take this professor ever again for CS!

Carney is one to avoid wherever possible. His near daily, condescending emails do nothing but discourage anyone who might be struggling. I did pretty decent but I had prior knowledge of the content, I would always read his emails feeling bad for those he is talking about. You could write a fully-functional program but get near 0% due to formatting.

Michael Carney...where to even begin. With passive aggressive emails all the way down to how he wants things formatted and his OCD kicking into the max this man has made me overthink my existence and the will to live. He makes it almost impossible to learn anything by handing out assignments totaling to 40+ hours a week... full time job with no pay

I don't mind strict, but Carney is something else entirely. Multiple students received a deficient grade on the first submission, for something as little as an extra underscore in the file name, even when the work was worthy of an A. He then displayed the projects to everyone, picking apart every minor reason it was wrong. He continues this still.

Michael was one of the worst professors I have ever dealt with, he will nitpick you on everything you do, as well as send the most annoying emails every day. Do not take a class with him it's not worth your time.

He is arrogant and belittling. My email started populating him into the spam folder because of how often he sends them. His assignments are excessively frequent and the expectations are regularly contradicted. Genuinely feels like the grading rubric changes based on his mood. 0/10 Would not recommend.

Ridiculous. His teaching strategy is to overload you with too many buzz words and provide unrealistic coursework that doesn't teach you anything useful for the real world. How he lays out specifications for work is so unbelievably annoying to read that it WILL affect your grade. Failure of a teacher and I didn't even take his course.

He is severely homophobic and used my deadname after everyone including the principal discussed how he needs to call me by my actual name.

He is absolutely the worst teacher I have ever had, He constantly makes all the girls in class uncomfortable by touching them weirdly and calling them weird names like "Baby girl". I would not recommend taking his class at all.

The structure of the class is unbearable. I have taken prior tedious courses but Professor Carney takes it to a whole new level. The rude, inappropriate and condescending emails really suck the life out of you, especially if you are one of the students on the struggling side of his class. -10/10. I would NEVER recommend.

The negative ratings are true. Please avoid this man at all costs. This class did not feel introductory at ALL!

The professor was confusing from how he grades. Along with not being much of any help when it comes to asking questions and having no web ex, zoom, or anything where I'd get better help. As it makes me feel like he's the one failing me instead, make sure to have a friend to help you out and give better feedback on instead of him.

What kind of professor uses a person's deadname? And is so, SO FREAKING disrespectful to the students? He has the nerve to not only make fake positive reviews of themselves on here, but have the nerve to think that they're above us students? Honestly, it's like they just WANT us to fail in life. Do not take this professor at all.

This feels like a case of, it isn't the class itself being difficult but rather the teacher being difficult.

Making another review, this man is so difficult to work with that god forbid giving anyone extra time if you're someone who struggles with motivation, executive dysfunction, or even neurodivergent in general, his feedback makes no sense still "wrong println" and never say what's the correct one, a toddler could give me better feedback than him.

Terrible...

If you have questions does not help you. Very condescending and grades super hard.

Doesn't feel like an introductory coding class. It's more so based upon your luck with formatting and adhering to an essay long instructions list. Deadlines were too quick, sometimes having 3 labs in a week. So, grading felt quite unfair and confusing. Communication was difficult and often passive aggressive through the daily announcements.

This "introduction class" is anything but one. This class is quite literally near impossible to anyone who doesn't have previous knowledge of coding. Strict grading, absolutely 0 late work accepted, you're set up for failure if you aren't willing to bend to his standards immediately. I would avoid FLCC for CS because of his required course alone.

An introduction class that is set up for experienced programmers. I would not recommend this professor if you never programmed in your life or are a beginner. Strict grading, simple formatting mistakes can lower an assignment's grade a full letter. Very unhelpful when asking for help, sends almost daily passive aggressive or smug announcements.

I was a previous student of Professor Carney my Sophomore year. I had finished one of my quizzes for one of his electives he offered and he had graded it and left a comment which read. “Should be better.” WTF!!!!!! Super unprofessional. Do better.

I genuinely hated taking his class, he was extremely vague with every instruction, and generally very creepy towards other students, I would heavily not recommend him especially with him being pretty rude at times

He is annoying