I highly recommend this instructor. Upfront he clearly states the criteria for the class, gives numerous practice worksheets. Excellent at explaining difficult topics. No-nonsense in the beginning, but warms up as you go. Do the work & you will succeed. Those who didn't like him in my class were those who whined alot, acted like children.

I love Professor Magilton! He's so cute, always smiling, and absolutely LOVES chemistry. He is so patient with his students and their questions. The class is not easy, but its chemistry, chemistry is NOT easy, it takes time to learn. The labs are a lot of fun though, and they boost your grade a lot. I would highly recommend this professor. :]

Very good class - work very hard and it will be no problem.

A challenging but an extremely knowledgeable and helpful professor. He will preface the first day of class by saying he only expects 2 As. A little stiff at first but builds up a good rapport with students. Provides some material prior to tests to boost up grades, as they are 80% of the grade (and difficult), labs 20%.

Great, great teacher. He is fair, and helpful in many ways. Pretty down to earth. Offers help to those who seek it and gives great, clear and understandable lectures. Also is fair in grading.

this is a VERY difficult class and i wouldn't recommend it to anyone that doesn't NEED it but if you do make sure to take Prof Magilton. he's an amazing teacher and makes ideas very clear. it's a lot of work but if you put in the time and effort, an A or B is possible! :)

Prof. Magilton is great. Chemistry is a hard enough subject to comprehend if you haven't had a lot of chem. courses, but he really tried to help everyone. A lot of people dropped our class,but most of those kids weren't taking it seriously. With a good amount of studying and doing the online homework, earning an A is possible!

He is seriously such an amazing teacher. The class is extremely hard, and he is a tough professor, but it's totally worth all the hard work.

Prof. Magilton comes across as a hardass, but he's really a nice guy. Dont get me wrong his class is extremely hard, but what chem class isn't? I'm retaking his class this fall since I received a D and I now know what I'm in for, over all I'd recommend taking him, but YOU NEED to study a lot or you will fail.

This is a hard class, but he doesn't make it harder than it actually is. WONDERFUL prof, gives a practice problem workbork. In general the practice is HARDER than whats on the test, so if you can do all the practice problems you will breeze the test. I took no notes after the first month and got an A (but still spent many hours studying the book)

Prof. Magilton will certainly give you your money's worth if you take his class! I had him for Gen Chem 1 and 2 and I learned so much! His exams are difficult and you MUST study hard to earn a good grade in his class.I like him because he's no nonsense, straight-forward and an excellent instructor.If you work hard, you can survive Magilton's class!

Awesome teacher! He made me love chemistry!!! Very clear and easy to understand. I love his sense of humor. However, his class is definitely not an easy one.

The first day of class he will try to scare you, and most of what he says is pretty legit. Half the class will drop and average grades are in the C-D range, but if you work hard you will do well. It's not impossible to get an A or a B+, and after you get through Chem1 you realize he's an alright guy who wants his students to succeed.

He is a good teacher and very clear. He does a lot of examples in lecture. However, I found his class rather difficult and challenging.

He is very nice and knows a lot about chemistry. He always tells you that if you need help just go to his office hours or e-mail him. His labs are mandatory and he gives a lot of online assignments. You really have to study every day and make sure you understand from the beginning or else you will fall behind.

He is great! If you study all the materials he gives you and ask for help when needed, you'll get an A or a B depending on your drive for the grade. I took him for Gen Chem II in the summer, I got an A but it was hard work. Don't go for it unless you are ready for a study-all-day-long 6 weeks. Don't take it in the summer if you don't have too!

Professor Magilton teaches chemistry. It is a hard subject and those that complain are the ones who do not do their part by studying or asking for help. Magilton will not seek you out if he sees you are not doing well, but grow up. This is college and he should not have to. He makes himself available and does what he can for those who seek help.

I had the pleasure of taking Professor Magilton's Gen Chemistry I course during the fall 2013 semester. He is my favorite professor so far! Not only does he know his stuff, but he is also very amicable and funny. I also love is Football Jersey Fridays! I would recommend Professor Magilton to anyone majoring in the sciences! Best professor ever!

Magilton forces you to learn concepts on your own, only to prepare you for the real world. If you ever need help, he has office hours and every time I've gone to those he has been very helpful. His tests are difficult but if you study and dedicate your time to this science, you will do well.

I LOVE him. He's a nice professor for your future life. What I mean is if you don't want to have any difficulties or problem in your future CHEM life go ahead and take it. At least you'll learn something valuable and also some zombies. He loves zombies which makes class funny. He's great. Glad to take his course.

An amazing professor. He has great field experience and knows how to relate that to you. Though his lecture and book will be enough information, you will need to practice and study the notes. Tests are designed to not pass you, but to make sure you know what you are doing. He will be your greatest friend if you put effort into his class.

Awesome prof, really knows his stuff. Definitely do the workbook and review bonus sheets and you'll be fine. The tests are hard, usually the multiple choice is a lot of theory type questions, so study that too. Good about helping students during office hours. Pretty good about partial credit on short answers (which saved my butt.)

This class has more math than most people would expect--a lot of number crunching. The killer for a lot of people is dimensional analysis (unit conversions) on big sections of the tests. Magilton is a nice guy and has tons of real-world knowledge to share. I can honestly say he made chemistry become a far more interesting subject to me.

Hard ass class but the best professor i could have asked for. he's tough and only the tests really count but if you don't plan to spend hours studying don't take this class. he's a great and very clear professor you just need to put the work in. doesn't take attendance but good luck if you're skipping

Magilton is such a funny professor, he will go out of his way to help you. But with that said, you will get the grade you work for. You must read the textbook, I didn't get my A in his class by just showing up. Form study groups, pay attention, STUDY, and you will get an A. Not an easy course, but if you can do well here, you can do well anywhere.

very tough teacher but if you put it in effort he will help you. He is funny too.

Great professor at relaying information clearly, and helping students that ask for it. He makes the information fun as well as interesting. Very hard class you must study and highly recommend doing the practice problems he gives out. You have to work for your grade, I highly recommend studying hard and reading the text!

1st semester at NCCC and best professor I have. Great sense of humor and making the subject fun. I feel as though his Chemistry knowledge is very vast and adequate, however every once in a while myself or another classmate had a question he didn't quite know how to answer. Somewhat of difficult class, but put in study time and you'll do fine.

Good guy. Actually has a personality when teaching the course. Plus, honestly, out of all of the science and engineering courses, I found his to be the easiest and fairest. Don't be intimidated by him claiming that the math is heavy (it isn't) do some of the problems, and you should be fine. Plus, he gives out a lot of bonus points.

I am not a fan of science at all, I've never been good at it but this teacher made it a relatively painful experience. I found the labs to be hard because the math involved but everything by the teacher was great if you simply followed directions and read your textbook. I would definitely recommend. It was an easy A for me and I hate science.

Prof. Magilton is very well knowing his subject. He is nice but the Chemistry is not easy.

Professor Magilton is a fair and humorous teacher. If you want to pass his class use all his available tools, take notes, do practice problems, sketch from his drawings on the chalk board, get another classmates notes (if you miss class) and his best advice is to spend time outside his office during visiting hours, this is where true help is.

Chem120 and Chem220 were both a breeze with Magilton. He is very knowledgable about Chemistry. He gives extra credit if you do his exam review sheets and usually has one or two extra credit questions on the exam. Do the HW, his workbook problems and the problems in the book and you will get an A. Do the work and you will be rewarded.

Great class and professor. You must work hard and keep up or you won't pass.

Subject matter expert. Fair grader; genuinely caring.

I can't recommend him more! Overall a tough class, but you need to put in the effort. He's always open to answering your questions during office hours and is extremely helpful. Your course average will be heavily weighted on exam scores (which he offers plenty of extra credit opportunities on). Also, get ready for a ton of movie/film references!

I had him for both lab and lecture and found him to be a good professor overall. I hated him in the beginning because of his personality, but he loosens up over time. He explains concepts clearly. However, the class is pretty tough for most people, there were around 65 people in my lecture hall and only around 20 of those showed up for the final.

He's a great professor, explains everything well. The class is extremely tough and you need to show up and study a lot. Must show up to the labs and the test are most of your grade and they are not easy. If you're ready for a challenge then this is your class.

He is the best Chemistry prof. He helps a lot. He is funny and it is no that hard as other people describe it as long as you put in some work into it.

I couldn't be happier for chem II with prof magilton. 6 week course is very demanding and hard, but he really cares to help if his students want to learn. He gave the outlines for all the tests and he lectures great. He's very funny, and I wouldn't have been able to handle a 3 hour chem lecture with anyone else. Also, the labs are so easy!!!

Magilton was honestly my favorite professor so far at NCC. He's a well-balanced professor, and is really passionate about chemistry. You must be on your toes the whole semester for this course. He doesn't take attendance, but it's also not his problem if you miss the lecture, "you're in for a world of hurt" as he says. I DEFINITELY recommend him.

My lab group started with 24 students and only 10 showed up to take the final. Magilton was a cool guy and his class was not outrageously hard as long as you put effort in but this is by no means a breeze. Algebra was important. The homework was nice because as long as you had above a 70% he gave you full credit for the homework.

Magilton is a very approachable guy who is always willing to help, in person or over email. You need to put in an effort and attend classes, if not you're in for a world of hurt. Tests can be hard, but he provides a lot of preparation such as 5 point bonus worksheets. Endless jokes, stories, and pop culture references as well. Best prof. at ncc.

I had Magilton for both gen chem I and gen chem II. if you took ap chem in high school you will be more than fine. if not, show up to class and take good notes. DO THE BONUS WORKSHEETS HE GIVES BEFORE THE TESTS. This will help you a. get bonus points, and b. know what open ended will be on the test. Tests make up most your grades. Loved the class.

Is very well versed in the subject and knows how to keep lectures entertaining. I never felt afraid to ask questions or to ask for outside help. Was recommended to take him by one of the advisors and I now see why.

Took his chem 2 class over the summer. It was a lot of material to cover in a short amount of time but he genuinely did an excellent job at explaining the concepts and giving them relatable intuitive sense. Would recommend this prof to anyone

Great teacher, flexible and open with students that show they are putting in the effort. the class is VERY test-heavy but will give out bonus sheets and even copies of older tests. The lab part is easy, homework/attendance optional (but YOU WILL FAIL if you don't do BOTH)Great expertise, good enthusiasm, top notch class, but you WILL WORK for it.

He's a good guy. He goes off on some pretty wacky tangents during lecture, which makes him a less-than-efficient teacher. Magilton makes the assignments very clear, but doesn't give any partial credit on exams. There are better chem professors at NCC.

Best Professor! I would definitely recommend to anyone taking general chemistry 1&2. Professor Magilton wants all his students to be successful in the course and offered a lot of extra credit throughout the semester. He also has old practice tests to study from and was always willing to help outside of class and during office hours.

His lectures are really quickly because we have to cover many things in only 50 minutes. Most of our homework is on mastering. About the tests, I think multiple choices sections are the tough once. You need to fully understand the materials to able to answer. The math sections are not that hard. If you understand his example, you're good to go!

I found his class to be extremely difficult. Attendance is mandatory if you want to pass. 80% of your grade tests which you only get 3 (not including the final.) He's really rude sometimes. I'm taking him again next semester because he's the only good chem prof.

PRINT OUT THE POWERPOINTS he posts them all online, print them out and use them to take notes on and it will save you so much grief. It feels like he goes really fast sometimes but its because he packs a huge amount of information into a class. He doesn't take attendance for lecture but if you don't go or don't pay attention to them you wont pass

The class he teaches is difficult and requires a lot of time. He knows its hard but also knows all it takes is time and effort to do well. He is willing to help and will do multiple different examples to help you understand. However, if you dont do the work and meet him half way he doesnt care if you fail.

Tough subject but great professor. Gave a lot of examples and material.

One of the best professors I have had. Extremely passionate about chemistry and loves to engage in science related discussion. If you take the time to work hard and ask questions, you will do great.

I have taken Magiliton for both Chem 1 and 2 and both times he has been a great professor. He is clear on how he grades and is thoughtful on how he teaches. Lots of homework but does offer extra credit time to time, He also takes time after class to go over anything you may not understand and explains concepts thoroughly. Overall a great teacher.

This professor is very supportive, which was very nice considering Chemistry is a difficult subject to tackle. If you want to be successful you should show up to lab every week, but even if you have to miss you can make up the lab outside of class and still receive some credit for it. Just put in some effort and you'll be fine.

I had him over the summer, and I thought that he was a great professor for the labs. The class can be difficult if you do not do the homework carefully and understand why you do the steps you do. Labs are super easy and honestly kind of fun.

Lectures are not mandatory, however if you want to pass, go. Labs are mandatory. Very laid back. Would definitely take again.

The course itself was hard but Prof Magilton made it so worth it. He is so funny and even when the work is hard he makes it seem so easy. He clearly understands what he is teaching and he makes lectures so interesting. 100% would take his class again.

On the first day of class, Professor Magilton scared about half the class into dropping out. Do not be intimidated, you will be fine. He is quite understanding and funny. His lectures weren't mandatory, but I would suggest attending them because they are helpful. Use the SRC if you need more help.

Had him for both Gen Chem I and II. Gen Chem II was hybrid. The class is super easy, the schedule is very clear, and his personal grading is not particular. He uses Pearson and Mastering for all assignments, which are not my favorite but they could be worse. He's super chill and does not care much about little things, he only cares that we succeed.

Took Prof Magilton's class for Prep Chem and Gen Chem 1, prep online and Gen in person. Lectures were short and non-mandatory (under 45 min), labs were a bit longer and mandatory (1-1.5hr). He is pretty funny and definitely a good teacher. Usually one HW and short Quiz a week and one Lab. Pretty east stuff if you like chem. Would take again.