Angus A. MacDonald

GEOL101 · GEOGRAPHY1 · GEOG1 · GEOG · GEO0312 · GEOLOGY · PHYSGEO · GEOGGEOL · GEOGRAPHY · GEO1 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Expect dry lectures and ; study the book hard and do not count on lively teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDry lecturesCryptic examsKnows the subjectBoring notesParticipation matters

Many students call lectures dry, circular, or like watching grass grow.
as cryptic, oddly worded, or hard to predict.
A minority praise helpfulness and subject knowledge; overall experience is mixed-to-negative.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

if you study notes, but and only an easy C is realistic without strong effort.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard intro geology/geography, but dry delivery and off-topic notes make it feel harder than the material alone.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

At and participation matters; most older reviews do not clarify policy.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

A and help, but many advise finding a higher-rated professor.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

if you study; and an easy C ceiling.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Mainly lecture, notes, textbook study, and a .

Format shift

All workload comments are from in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Knows the subject and can help one-on-one, but many find lectures boring, circular, and .

Format shift

All teaching comments are from in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Assessment centers on a small number of long or .

Format shift

All assessment comments are from in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person Earth Science and Geography lectures feel outdated and dry for many, with cryptic exams and uneven clarity, though a few students found him helpful and knowledgeable.

Main concern

Boring lectures and for.

What students said

“This class was like watching grass grow. Mr. Mac uses an archaeic teaching method.”
GEOG1

“most boring class notes are far off topic tests are long plus only 4 tests the whole simester”
GEO0312

“Willing to help steer the person in the right direction and .”
GEOLOGY

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are described as cryptic, oddly worded, and hard, with .

Cryptic examsTrue/False and multiple choiceLong testsFew tests per term

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and cryptic with True/False and multiple choice that feel unlike typical wording.

Cryptic examsTrue/False and multiple choiceLong tests

“His exams are cryptic, and he .”
GEOG1

“ others I've seen & Multiple Choice.”
GEOGRAPHY1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This class was like watching grass grow. Mr. Mac uses an archaeic teaching method.”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person reviews, , and mixed help. Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Lecture Energy

40/100

“VERY BORING AND ALL OVER THE PLACE WITH LECTURES.”

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35/100

“His exams are cryptic, and he .”

🧭 Subject Help

70/100

“Willing to help steer the person in the right direction and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

This class was like watching grass grow.
Teaches from notes written in the 1950's.
while on the same thing.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

. Easy C.
If you study and .
others I've seen.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

and loves the subject matter.
He knows the subject but has trouble teaching it.
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve mostly older in-person reviews span decades with mixed tone and sparse grade data, so reliability is moderate.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

GEOGRAPHY12 reviews

GEOLOGY2 reviews

GEO03121 review

GEO11 review

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Angus A. MacDonald

Expect dry lectures and x x; study the book hard and do not count on lively teaching.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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😴 Lecture Energy

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🧭 Subject Help

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Expect dry lectures and ; study the book hard and do not count on lively teaching.

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