Daugherty, Steven  

Daugherty managed to take an interesting subject matter, animal nutrition and feeding, and turn it into the worst three hours of my week. His lectures are little more than writing down notes, and when he is not attempting to conceal the wad of chewing tobacco in his mouth while lecturing, he is repetitive and boring. If you take him for lab, be prepared to relearn fifth grade math...for a solid three hours. I didn't take Calc to be taught how to do percentage problems. Take another professor.

I took "Dr. D's" class twice, and both times I found him to be very disrespectful of his students. He was not very eager to help his students, unless it was onhis conditions. He tends to talk down to his students. In his grading, he grades on whether he likes you, not on how well you know the information or concepts. I would NOT recommend him to anyone that has to take animal feeds.

I would strongly encourage you not to take this teacher. If at all possible take another teacher when offered. Dr. Daugherty's lectures are very boring and in his lab he would lectures again. He was very hard to work with and almost never avaliable for help. He had no respect for the students and was even rude to fellow teachers.

Exactly what they said! He's a dick!

So here's the deal: I only had Dr. D for about 2 weeks before I withdrew from his class. I don't know a lot about him; the other evaluations that I read before enrolling in his class classified him as a dick. He seemed really nice in lecture, he's a smart man who knows his stuff but his "country-boy" attitude makes this easily forgotten. I went to him for help with some labs and the guy made me feel as though I was imposing on HIM! How DARE I show up during his office hours and ask for help? WHATEVER.

Okay, the rest of the people on this page are whiners. Dr. D is a hard teacher, get used to it. He has high expectations of his students, but his lectures are very informative...if you learn and memorize the material given, you do fine! Labs are not "re-lectures," but since the lab is mathematical, as you learn how to formulate feeds, he has to explain processes to you. If you're looking for a challenging class that might (oh my god!) TEACH YOU SOMETHING...take this class. Stop whining everyone =o) He's a humorous man!

I do agree that there is a lot of material in this course and you do have to study a lot, but I think that it could have been better taught. The teacher is very smart and knows what he is talking about but he seems like he really doesn't want to be teaching you - that he had better things to do with his time. He doesn't have time to help you if you have questions and gets frustrated if you don't understand what he's trying to teach you - your better off learning it on your own or getting help from fellow students. In the labs he does lecture again and be warned that you do spend the whole three hours there. There is another instructer that teachs this course under DSCI and I recommend that you take that one.

Okay so this class was horrible. Dr. D is a very knowledgeable about animal nutrition, but i did not grasp one concept he went through. IF YOU ARE A FRESHMAN DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!!! It is an introductory course but it is very difficult. I wish someone told me not to take this class as a freshman. Dr. D really needs to upgrade the way he teaches. His labs are extrememly boring because he stands and talks in front of a chalkboard for three hours! You don't do any hands on work at all. Plus he talks about deficeincies and interesting deseases in animals but we never got one handout or picture of an animal with diseases! If you like a bunch of notes that make no sense and a lab you will dread take this class now!!! =)

Dr. D. was a tough teacher, I admit it. But c'mon, are you in college to learn, or what? He demands you to know a lot of material (by pure memorization... hope you like it), and his tests are all fill in and short answer. So you really have to know the stuff. He has an odd way of teaching, and you have to work to get used to it. Oh, and the lab BLOWS, but there is nothing you can do about that. If you want to learn a lot about a really important subject, then take Daugherty. If you don't want to skip over information that is relavent to almost all of animal science, then take Daugherty.

"DR.D" is a pretty cool guy, but DEFINATELY not as a teacher!!! The lab is way long and is basically another lecture that he makes three hours long! He uses almost no visual aids, so if you are a visual learner, the class is not only boring, but the concepts are hard to grasp. If you are an auditory learner, you may do fine in this class, if you like to memorize. His tests are impossible and if you think the first test is hard, you have a long quarter ahead of you! Do well on the first test, or else you are screwed the rest of the quarter!!! You will get so sick of his "I'm from New Mexico and this and that.." and "What did you have for breakfast today?" He is just one of those PhD's who have a big ego, cannot take one minuet bit of critism( because he has "been teaching for 14 years"...) and is just REALLY HARD AND BORING! Hang in there and pray!! I had to!!!

I just want to say that the only people that do like him are those that got an A. Well I got a B and I still think that he was a crappy teacher. If you like sitting around for three hours doing math then you will really love his "Lab" if that is what you can call it.

I was digging up dirt on other professors and just wanted my chance to lower Dr. D's 1.5 stars a bit more. He should not be an educator. He either doesn't know how or doesn't care to actually teach. His lectures are boring, his material is overly-abundant for a 10 week class, his lab is a joke. He actually makes you sit in class until you finish all your silly algebra problems or three hours is up, whichever comes first. His grading is so anal that I misplaced one decimal point on my lab final and it caused me to almost fail the entire test. Also, if you can't make his office hours you are screwed. He doesn't check his email, doesn't return phone calls, and refuses to talk to you before/after class. When I tried to talk to him after class, he actually said, "I can't talk to you right now. I'm busy being a teacher." Riiiiiight...

I thought that Dr.D was a very good professor. He was very willing to answer any questions and did so in a non-judgemental way. He constantly asks if the class has any questions, so speak up! He loves for you to come in and visit him during office hours about homework or even just to chat. All in all, I would definately take him again. His class is very challenging, so stay on top of things and do all the problems. A lot of people have said negative things about him, but I think it's just because of the challenging nature of this class. Be ready for a heavy load of notecards (ie, the cutting down of a small amazon rainforest is a good representation of the number of notecards!)

The only thing you will learn in this class is what everyone else eats for breakfast.

I went into this class knowing that sooner or later I was going to switch out of the ASCI major. I hated it right away. I am not interested in livestock, especially figuring out how to formulate a feed and the lab was absolutely horrible. I did end up switching majors and withdrew from the class during the 8th week to spend more time on the classes I needed. While in this class though, I got to see enough of Dr. D's teaching to tell you, just like many others, he is a little s**t. His lectures were good, very organized and I don't think that there was a single question that he wasn't able to answer. Tests were only on lecture notes, not bad. Lab, however, different story. The first two hours was another lecture, very boring. The last hour or so was math problems on feed formulation. I personally do better with that kind of thing working on it by myself at home and thought that it was incredibly stupid that Dr. D kept you the full three hours, I did not accomplish much there at all. When we were all stuck on problems he would either come do them for us, woohoo way to learn!, or do them up on the board and do a horrible job at explaining the process. I sat listening to multiple students complain about his teaching methods everyday. When it came to any one on one conversation with him he was just a little rude and just an overall dick. I honestly don't think it was intentional, but it still sucked. He doesn't read students very well. I would be in lab working on problems, not putting to much effort into it cause I wanted to work on it at home, and he would come up and check my work, do the problem for me, and give me a poor explanation. I think he kept you there so long so that if you had any questions he would be there, cause his office hours are horrible, which really doesn't give you much time to even try to understand it. The one time I was able to catch him in his office was to sign my course withdrawal petition. He was pretty rude to me then. I was in a huge rush, bc I work full time and was taking 16 units and have a very tight schedule. I needed to withdraw and he kept me there lecturing me on the withdrawal process, which I already knew. He didn't even read the explanation on the petition and was giving me stupid remarks about how they wouldn't approve it and why he thought I was really dropping the class, overall wasting my time, as well as his own...there was another student who came just after me to talk to him. This shows just how much he cares about his students. He didn't seem to genuinely care about how well we were doing, how we were enjoying it, or do anything to get us into the course. As far as the course content goes, contrary to many other reviews, freshmen can easily take this course. I withdrew w/ a B, and I was on my way to keeping it, and I didn't put a lot of effort into the class at all. A lot of the terms you might not understand right away w/out some bio or chem, but you aren't really supposed to. Just memorize the material, get your GE science classes out of the way and the whole picture will be clear. It's how a lot of the classes are here and if you still don't think that this is a freshmen level course then maybe you shouldn't be in college yet. When you do take this class...thoroughly check into all the professors available.

Dr. D is the most boring person to listen to. He is very repetative, and he overalalyzes EVERYTHING! Lab is basically a bunch of busy work. For the first two hours of every lab, he reads the first few pages of that weeks lab. Hello, we are all in college, I think we can read it for ourselves, thanks. He then does a poor job of explaining how to do the "simple algebra" as he calls it. There is a problem if more than half the class doesn't understand. Instead of clarifying or trying a different approach to the problem, he simply does it for you. Test are very hard. There are a few things he puts on the tests that you do not go over in class. When you get the test back he shrugs and says "oh well we didnt go over that in class." Overall he is not a good teacher at all. It seems to me that he is only teaching because hes been doing it for so long and he doesnt know how to do anything else. Don't take him unless you are into memorization and busy work!

Dr D was probably the worst professor ive had at poly. His lectures...long and boring. and he seems to think that talking about himself being constipated is somewhat amusing...its not! on my lab final i got a 12/200. how the hell does that happen? Dont take this guy if you get by on half credit. Dr D obviously doesnt know what half credit means.

dont be lazy in this class. dont take it when u have a heavy schedule because you will not have enough time to study. the guy is really smart, but he is a nutritionist and doesn't understand that its a INTRODUCTION to animal nutrition, and he expected us to be nutritionists too. bullshit

When I took this class I wasn't quite sure what I was getting into. I was a freshman when I took it, but he really expects everyone in his class to have at least a 2 year standing. Some of the stuff he mentions comes from Organic Chemistry. He teaches the class like everyone already knows what he's about to teach you. I totally recommend taking a different teacher if you are a freshman.

Okay, enough confusion about Dr. D. Honestly, take BIO 153 and then come back and tell me that ASCI 220 was hard...umm how did you people get into Cal Poly?! This class is like learning math, you HAVE to know the basics of addition and subtrating, just like you HAVE to know the basics of nutrients and feeds. I've had Dr. D and Dr. Jaster and Dr.D is definitely more nerdy but SOOOOOOOOOO much more straight foreward and easier than Dr.Jaster. Just follow these simple rules #1 Don't be dumb and #2 Get over it, welcome to college

Dr. Daugherty is a great teacher. As long as you pay attention in class you will be fine. And if you don't understand he is really good at explaining. He is really knowlagable about the subject and is really interested in getting to know people and helping them out. For all of you that failed and complained about him-maybe you should try going to class and studying.

Dr. D is incredibly smart and really knows what he is teaching. On top of that, he is excited about teaching animal nutrition, but I felt like he was too hard of a grader. Be prepared to make a few hundred flash cards(no joke) and do tons and tons of rope memorization. Also, dont listen to him when he outlines the final, You really need to know EVERYTHING not just what he says to know. Memorize every tiny part of your notes and you will do fine. He is not very personable, so it is hard to ask for help. Oh yeah, and the other thing you will learn is what everyone in your class has for breakfast every single day. It gets on your nerves. study hard GOOD LUCK!

WHATEVER YOU DO, DONT TAKE THIS MAN!!! THE BEST TEACHER FOR THE COURSE IS JASTER AND HE TEACHES IN THE FALL, WAIT AND TAKE IT WITH HIM

I'm honestly not sure why everyone has so much trouble with Dr. Daugherty. I enjoyed the class and thought it was very informative. It is true that you have to study, you have to be precise in labs, and you also have to come to class....but why else are you paying money to get an education? It seems like most of the people that complain about this class might not be putting the time into it that a college-level course would need. One warning, if you do go to his office hours be prepared to stay awhile, he likes mindless chatter with students.

Everybody's right, this guy's a dick. Dr. Daugherty is the absolute worst professor I have ever had in my five years of college. Do not take this class if you don't have to. His lectures are boring, but tolerable, but the lab will absolutely kill you. His grading makes does not make any sense--there is rarely a time when he'll give partial credit. If you have a 100 pt problem on the final and you get it wrong--0! No partial credit. He has absolutely no mercy, and when you ask for help, you will not get it. Better sit next to somebody smart. He's one of those professors with his nose way up in the air, and should NEVER have been a teacher.

PERSONALLY I WOULD not take this professor if I were you!! he is totally unreasonabe, unsympathetic and anal. I went to his office hours, tried to learn the material.. it was interesting material. The day of our first midterm, was the day after my close friend passed away and he made me take the damn test anyways which I totally flunked because I couldnt think. He is rediculous... he tells stories that will make you want to run to the restroom and puke.

This honestly wasn't a difficult class, however, trying to pass Dr. D's tests is nearly impossible. It does not matter how well you know the concepts, you will still most likely fail. On one lab exam, I got every problem except for one correct, but still got a low D because I didn't "show my work correctly." If you formulate an entire diet correctly, but don't write down how you converted a fraction to a percentage, you will lose points. If you do not label the terms that you defined in the previous line, you will lose points. Thus there are really more opportunities to lose points on his exams than there are to gain them. Lecture exams are a little better, but not much. A question may say something like "give an example and explain how it happens." Your notes will have read something like: A.This happens 1. Because of this a. Which is due to this If you include the first two lines, you will lose half of the points for not including the third, so be prepared to pretty much rewrite your notes from memory. VERY IMPORTANT: If you consider yourself to be good at math, do not take this class. I believe that Dr. D likes to see intelligent people struggle with having to do remedial math on paper that they could very easily do in their head. However, if you do take this class, remember that just because you know how to do the problem does not mean you will get it right on a test. When doing problems in class, he does not evaluate as critically. He will tell you that the problem is correct if you have the right answer. BE SURE TO ASK HIM IF YOU WOULD LOSE POINTS ON A TEST IF YOU WROTE IT THAT WAY! That's really the only way he'll point out all of the stupid things he would have docked you for.

he is a weird guy...........but just copy everything off the board and you will do alright.........

I am a very good student that has done well with all the ASCI teachers. I absolutely can't stand Daugherty. I liked him before I took his class but I think he is a horrible teacher. Not only does he lack personal hygiene, he also doesn't care about students. I STRONGLY reccomend taking the class with Jaster especially if you plan on missing any class. You can do well in the class but it will be a LONG quarter

Forget everything you have heard about Dr. Daugherty. He really is a good teacher. Yes he has some weird rules but they aren't anything you wouldn't do for any other class (show up on time, not walk through the front of the class room if you're late,etc.). He is a hard grader for lab but if you follow what he wants you to do there really is no problem. There is a method to his madness, it does makes sense. This midterms are exactly what he tells you in class, he doesn't try to trick you at all. He even gives you an outline for the final which is practically the final itself. He really is not a bad teachers, just do things how he wants you to do them and you'll do fine.

The truth about Dr. Daugherty is that he is a nice guy if your a kiss ass. If you are just there to take the class and don't care much about nutrition, he won't be so nice. In lab, you can't leave 2 minutes early for an appointment or he won't give you credit for being there. I was told by friends not to take this class but I thought what the heck, I'm a hard worker, it won't be that bad. Boy was I wrong. I have never disliked a teacher as much as I dislike Daugherty. I read another comment saying that he thought a girl changed a test answer rather than him grading it wrong. That is Daugherty for you. He actually said that you are guilty of something until proven innocent in his class. If you love nutrition, like to kiss up, stay at lecture and lab until exactly when your class is scheduled to let out, then go for it. Otherwise it would really be in your best interest to use a priority if you have to and take this class with Jaster who is SOOO much cooler.

Okay. I've been in college for a while now. I have MANY classes under my belt now and this one will always stand out as the WORST class I have ever been forced to take. Nutrition=interesting subject matter... Daugherty=Poor teacher. Yes, I do need to take this class again (like so many others) but I am not a lazy person. Nor am I unintelligent. I did, however, get the feeling (multiple times) that he was just looking for ways to make his class difficult. Now I am not against studying for multiple hours for difficult subjects. But this is just the problem, nutrition is not a difficult subject, it is actually very interesting and very informative. Dr. Daugherty is just not well-adapted to this generation's mode of learning. His lecture is exactly the outline as in the book. I once took a test (which I got an 85% on) and noticed that he marked me off a point for writing on the upper heading of the test page. Now, I normally do this for tests with multiple terms and whatnot. But the fact that he had the audacity to take a point off just for that unbelievably frivolous fact?!?! I will never understand. Now, the reason I got an F is because he will NOT allow you to take the final if you don't have at least a 60% in lab. Now matter what your lecture average is. Yeah, he is that cool. ;-( Bottom line: If you are pre-vet and you do well memorizing 25-step mathematical diet formulation problems, then you should be fine. He really seems to teach the class as if all of us are pre-vet and will have hundreds of animal's lives in our hands every day. And Dr. Daugherty, you should be ashamed for allowing your brilliantly academic mind to blissfully overlook your high rate of failure for this fundamentally interesting class!!!! Shame on you!

Ok, given Daugherty picks his favorites, it will help if you raise your hand ecspecially in lab and it will help if he knows your name because I think he gives people credit for effort. The guy is anal and VERY detail oriented but overall he is fair. Be sure to label EVERYTHING on you math problems and express it EXACTLY as directed in the questions, oh and spelling is also really important. All of his test consist of fill in the balnk and short answer with a few small true/false, multiple choice, and/or matching sections. If your just at Poly because you like San Luis and your in animal science because animals are cute and fuzzy, this class is a reality check. You won't do well without putting in a lot of effort.

Daughtery expects a lot, but his class is fair. He is a nice enough, go to his office hours a couple times and participate in lab, that make s a really big difference. He is really anal with spelling and proper prunctuation. I expressed an answer as a ratio rather than a percent on the lab final and he marked THE WHOLE QUESTION WRONG! So that was irritating, other than that the class was fairly interesting but things do get dry at times. Oh, and lab NEVER gets out early!

If Mr. D was the only available animal science teacher for nutrition, I would suggest not taking him. Although he does write out the notes, he is overall extremely rude and boring. I have seen the majority of the class fall asleep almost every lecture. And during the lab, he will not let you leave a second early, no matter what. My opinion of him, is that he doesn't respect his students. He has embarassed kids in the middle of class, and that is just not okay with me. I was warned, and I am warning you now... wait for the next quarter to be with a different teacher, it will benefit you greatly.

Dr. D is not a teacher I would have taken my freshmen year. Don' believe what you have heard. He explains things very clearly, and for the final both in lab and lecture gives an extensive study guide. I would say he has a difficult personality to get use to, but the class is more than doable for a great grade. The downfall for a few students was he does not give + or -, so if you are close your gpa suffers. Take him if you want a real animal science class...if not take the easy way out.

Don't believe everything you read here, if you know how to work the system you will be fine in Daugherty's class. I would not recommend taking this class from him as a freshman, as it does require a lot of studying. His lecture notes are very clear, and he tells you exactly what you expect on every exam, even the lab quizzes. Just know what he tells you to know thoroughly and you will do fine. Oh, and don't take this class if you have a "too cool" attitude, he will not appreciate it, and come to think of it, neither will your classmates.

This class is not hard. His lectures are detailed and thorough but he tells you not memorize everything and highlights the things you need to know for exams. The key to doing well on the tests is super easy: STUDY! I would start the weekend before a test and just read through my notes making sure to memorize the specific things he pointed out, and I had no problem on the tests. When I took this class there were several people who were taking it for the second time and they were still getting F's on the tests and it was because they weren't actually studying. Yes, he likes you to know details, but he tells you which details to know. Long story short, don't be afraid of this class, all you have to do is go to class and study for the tests and you'll be fine. This class is especially easy now that Daugherty is letting other teachers take the lab sections.

I don't know why everyone rips on Dr. D. If you actually study you will do fine. His tests are exactly what he covers in lectures and for lab you just need to learn the formulas. Not to mention he is a nice guy who always talks to students before class starts. at first I was dreading this class based on his polyratings score, but after taking it im not quite sure why. Give him a chance, I learned alot from his class.

Dr. D is so rude! If you need help with something or need to talk to him he makes you feel incredibly stupid. Other than his incredibly rude personality, the class isn't toooo bad if you're already good at math. If you're not a math person- don't take this class! You'll have too many questions that he won't want to help you with. He'll either do the problem for you or make you feel stupid for asking.

First let me start out by saying I'm a STAT major and my old advisor put me in the class. I don't see why everyone dislikes Dr. Daugherty. It's probably because all the people in my class were little farm girls who want everything handed to them and get pissed because they have to do some 8th grade math. The hardest math was algebra but everyone failed because they did not label there units or didn't do what Dr. Daugherty asked. If you have half a brain then you will get at least a B in lab. He is picky but just do what he asks.

Dr.Daugherty is a piece of s***. Go to hell as**hole. No one cares about new mexico, how much your poop or what you poop out, or how you eat a stupid poptart every day. he wont teach you anything real. he hasn't changed his lecture notes in years. if you memorize your notes word for word you'll get a good grade in lecture, but don't try to ask for help in lab, you'll probably be judged, called an idiot, or won't get any help. he could really care less about his students. he's got tenure so he can get away with anything pretty much and uses that as an excuse to treat people like crap.

Dr. D is an AWFUL lecturer, is SO picky on how every problem is written out, and keeps you for the entire 3 hours of lab every single time. With that said this class is not that hard. STUDY for the tests and memorize exactly how the problems are solved in the examples of the lab manual. Don't even try to listen to him while he talks for an 1+. There's no homework, just 3 tests, a final, and participation points (for showing up). I missed 3 labs and one of the quizzes and still got a 79%.

I was having a hard time with the class and had work during his office hours. After class one day i asked if i could make another time to meet with him. He told me that he has too much class and i should evaluate where my priorities are and make his office hours work. He ignored every question i had in class, then i wore a Texas A&M sweatshirt to class the last week and he talked to me about it for 15 min. Worst teacher I could imagine. He puts the material on a much more difficult level than it truly is. I studied more for his lab final than any test i have ever taken at Poly and still got a d. I even got all the answers correct but didnt use enough units. I took my D and ran.

I waited until junior year to take this class because I was holding out for someone else to teach it. Lab was horribly boring, he talks at you for about 2 hours, then you rush to do all of the homework problems so you can get out 10 minutes early. He takes points off your grade for looking at your phone or looking at other material in class. Honestly just memorize the lab book exactly and you'll do ok. If you're anal like him, you'll do just fine. All in all Daugherty was a horrible teacher who asked dumb questions about what you ate for breakfast, and didn't answer questions about animal nutrition. Get 220 over with and don't take him again.

This professor is the worst I have ever had! He doesn't listen to student's and he does not know how to teach very well at all. Bottomline he is an ass. If you even want to do remotely well in this class you have to devote all your time to this damn class. It's just a intro class and Dr. D makes it seem like a 400 level class. If you want to even pass the class you must score at least a 50% on the lab final and have greater than a 50% overall in class. If you don't make this criteria, he will not give you a passing grade! While this might sound easy you would be wrong. His tests are ridiculous and you have to memorize too many formulas and multiple part diet formulations with no note sheet. Hello Dr. D it's the 21 century and computers are today's college students life. He pulls this crap by saying if you would screw up on a animals diet you would have killed the animal. Well, nutritionist today use computers and not had written equations. Lab never gets out early. However lecture tests are not bad. For the final you must memorize all the vitamin and mineral deficiencies and functions. My advice is not to take this professor, wait till someone else teachers it. Save your time and money, he is not worth it. I took my D and ran!

F*cking a**hole.

Is this man even human??? DR. D is a totally ass... I love nutrition- got an A in the lecture (edwards was teaching it) but yet failed the lab because this guy was teaching it. Not only is he the most boring teacher but I really think he gets off on failing students. A girl threw up during our lab final cause she was so stressed out by it and he just made he sit back down and continue to take it! He doesn\'t give you partial credit on you work, so if you messed up on one number in the beginning but got the rest of the calculations right, your still fucked. Basically Cal Poly is backwards in their way of thinking this guy is a good enough teaching to keep around but teachers like Joel Judge who care about his students isn\'t. I took the UPPER division dairy sci nutrition class after this and got an A- doesn\'t really make sense how I fail the lower but pass the upper nutrition class. Even Jaster knows it\'s impossible to memorize all the formulas and people in the industry use computer programs now to do this stuff so why do log hand when it isn\'t even practical? O and he is tenured too so you never do evaluations on this ass so nothing will ever change and we are all stuck taking him.

Daugherty sucks, but you have to take him. I was trying to hold out for a better teacher, but was informed by a classmate that no one else teaches it. Yes, he\'s an ass, and he doesn\'t want to help you. Lecture is easy, just take notes and study. Lab is a whole different beast. If you don\'t write exactly what he wants to see, he\'ll take points off. For example, as an answer for a Vit. A calculation I wrote \"x grams supplement\" and he took points off because I didn\'t put \"x grams VIT. A supplement.\" So just pretend he\'s a moron and needs everything VERY CLEARLY written out in order to understand it. I.E. make sure a 1st grader can follow what you\'re doing.

First, Daugherty is an asshole. If you think he\'s a nice guy, it\'s because you kissed ass and he picked you as a favorite. For the majority of students, my advice to you is to write everything down exactly the way he wants it and to practice the same problems over and over and over. He is a terrible lecturer and makes simple things, like finding percentages, ridiculously difficult. Do not get overwhelmed, trust me. You know more than you think you know. Just practice and write everything the way he wants it. He also chews tobacco for the entire lab without spitting, asks his favorites what they ate for breakfast and loves his cow shit. The man is disgusting, but you can still get that A.

Just heard that he is retiring after 2010-2011 school year so if you can HOLD OUT FOR THE NEXT GUY!!!! His class is not worth suffering through. You will be better off in the long run. You\'re welcome for the good news.

Dr. D is not a mean guy or an a**hole! If you don\'t go to lecture or you don\'t pay attention in lab, you will do badly, end of story. However, the lecture tests are based solely on what you learn in lecture=there is no outside reading required! His tests are very straightforward, all multiple choice, T/F. I would definitely start studying (making flash cards, etc.) as soon as you learn the material, otherwise you will have A LOT of flash cards to make. Lab always takes the entire 3 hours but its really not as bad as people say. Yes its not the most exciting material, but if you pay attention the first half, you should have no problem doing your homework during the second half-yes this means you have a lot of time to work on your homework in class, with classmates and Dr. D\'s help. The other reviews are right in that you have to do the lab work EXACTLY how he does it and not even a little bit different. Label EVERYTHING! This is not as hard of a class as the other people make it out to be and you should be fine if you just do the work!

Please notice prior to reading my review that I received an A in this class, as it may influence your opinion of what I have written. My thesis: Dr. Daugherty is a terrible teacher. This doesn't matter so much for his lectures, as he typically has overheads/printouts for almost everything that is important. It just involves a lot of memorization outside of class, which is very time consuming. You have to treat it as an upper-division course when you are calculating how much studying time is necessary, although it is lower-division. The lab is where his lack of affective teaching becomes truly problematic. Many students have to seek out other professors who know the subject matter to ask their questions, as this is the only way to get the majority of your questions answered. When you ask him to clarify a concept or procedure in lab, he explains the material in the exact same way as before. When you don't understand it still, he looks at you as if you are the most idiotic person he has ever met, and tells you to come to his office hour. It is obvious he is hoping you won't come to his office hour so that he won't have to deal with you. If you do go, you won't get your question answered any differently and he will make a remark about how you should get outside help, or that you should be studying more. He is an extremely rude person, who has no people skills in the slightest. By the end of almost every lab session, he made at least one person cry. This creates an inhospitable learning environment, so that you can't concentrate in class even when he is done attempting to teach. I achieved the grade of an A in this class in spite of him. I spent a bare minimum of four hours outside of class every day studying for this class alone. It was actually harder than any upper-division class that I have taken, and this includes organic chemistry. I recently heard a rumor that he is going to retire after the end of this year. If that is true, and you were maybe planning on taking him prior to that time, I would suggest you hold out for his predecessor. It is not just his students who dislike him, as numerous faculty members have also made their negative opinions known. Though, they have been much more politically correct than the majority of posts on this page. I have to say, I thought this class was going to be fun. It is extremely interesting subject matter and if there was an adequate professor teaching it, I know I would have truly enjoyed it. I hope you have a better experience than I had, though I know this is only probable if you get a different professor.

This class is not THAT bad. I highly recommend taking this class your junior year though, if you take it your freshman year, you are simply an idiot because you're going to fail. Dr. Daugherty is a huge asshole, he will not answer any of your questions so don't waste your time getting pissed off and if he asks you what you had for breakfast, you're a lucky one because he likes you. His lecture exams are straight-forward, no tricky questions/all scantron, its just A LOT of material (I personally thought lecture was more work than lab). Lab is just a pain in the ass, its 3 hours of boredom that you will never get out early from and you have to memorize every stupid step in that lab manual, but you have been told what you need to do; memorize the lab manual and you will get an A... seriously this class was an easy A for me, its called studying a little bit.

Dr. Daugherty is a completely ridiculous. i got an A on both midterms and the final, but with 1/2 your grade being lab (which is nearly impossible to sit through because he keeps you the entire 3 hours no matter what) i ended up with a 79.9 and a grade: C. Not C+... a C. not a B-... a C.. He is extremely strict on putting units throughout the entire problem, and his way of teaching is boring and time consuming. I highly recommend to somehow get on his good side. His lecture material is actually interesting and his lecture tests were easy and straight forward. His lab, however, is the part of the week you dread. good luck.

I'm not quite sure why Daugherty gets so much hate on here. I'm not that great at math but found the materials and tests pretty straightforward. They certainly weren't easy, but this is college! I felt that Daugherty explained everything well and made himself available both in and out of class for help. He's clearly a knowledgeable guy and is definitely qualified to be teaching nutrition.

Lecture was very straightforward. The test questions were all multiple choice and T/F, and were directly from the notes. Lab was mostly lecture and homework problem time. If you memorize his example problems, the lab quizzes/final are not difficult. The class should be pretty easy if you take the time to study!

Why do people hate daugherty so much? lol Its not a hard class,...i took is as a freshman last year, having taken no math in college, no chemistry in college (which I think are recomendations) and i got an A,...i am not a genius or whatever its just really straightforward and he explains everything clearly, its sad he will be retiring, great guy

Even if I had gotten an A in the class, I would feel the same about this professor. His lecture was simple. Just copy down the notes he writes on the board. The first lecture exam was very straightforward, and the 2nd and 3rd were more challenging (some random questions) but not overly ridiculous. However, his lab is horrible. If you fail lab you fail the class automatically. He graded extremely hard and nit picky on the lab exams. You had to do it his way exactly or else you miss major points. Very stressful class that is not even useful. Luckily this is his last quarter.

Daughtery is one of Calpoly's true professor. He is very serious of having students to memorize as much as they can. I can't argue with that because most of the stuff I'm using today is what I learned from him. The problem is that there is A LOT of memorization and you need to put yourself to study as much as you can. The Lab is basically 3 hours of lecture and you must do well in the lab to pass the lecture final. Personally, I think Daughtery is a fun professor to talk with.

I am just writing to throw out my word on DR D. Ive had both nutritions with him and had him proctor two online classes. All of the classes were hard, and Dr D. Isnt going to do you any favors. The thing I love about him is how he doesnt take shit from dumb bitches (thats right, like you.. because if youe reading this youre probabaly one of the stereotypical poly dolls who is majoring in animal science but is basically just taking up space and never going to get anywhere in life) If he thinks youre taking up space youre pretty much finished from the start. I wouldnt reccomend trying to argue with him, either. My girlfriend last year got in a huge fight with him because he had misgraded her test and when she brought it to him, he accused her of changing it in class (i guess hes incapeable of making grading errors) and it resulted in a big hallabaloo with a lot of crying and contacting acemedic affairs and the dept. head. You pretty much have to be willing to put up with him. you need to try your hardest and do good, because thers no way hes going to compromise. I tried to crash his 420 class without the pre-recs and he let me stay three classes, untill friday, when he said he changed his mind and i couldnt stay in the class anymore!! thats dr d for you. I love how he talks about his own feces in class. you dont get enough professors that do that. Overall i guess the reason i like him is he has a flair i enjoy and hes actually a smart guy. He can relate nutrition to a lot of things in life. you just have to be clever yourself if you want to interact with him. my favorite quote of his from equine nutrition "I sure feel bad for anyone whos trying to get an A or a B in this class, because even I didint do well on the test"

Dr. "D" as he prefers, does not understand that everyone does not learn by pure memorization. If you ask a question in class it is followed by a "Come talk to me in my office hour." Where in his office hour Dr. D is not able to explain the material. He is only able tyo teach to one style of learning, and will not modify his teaching style to help students. It seems Dr. D has no interest in teaching. He uses outdated nutritional material from his notes, not wiling to learn or understand current nutritional concepts. Also disturbing is that students are not able to take time to review the tests outside his office hour or the class period after the exam. If we are not allowed to review the exams for more than 20 mins, how are we expected to learn from our mistakes? I also find it disturbing the level of dogs attending his classes, what about those who are allergic to dander? Guide Dogs/puppies are one thing but 2-3 pets in each class is not acceptable.

Dr Daugherty was unable to help me during any office hours. He made me feel very discouraged about myself and learning this material. I did not understand the way he taught the class or expected us to learn it.

i feel that daugherty was one of the best teachers that i had here at poly. he is nowhere near as unfair as all the other lazy students make him out to be. he tells you IN CLASS

i feel that daugherty was one of the best teachers that i had here at poly. he is nowhere near as unfair as all the other lazy students make him out to be. he tells you IN CLASS EXACTLY what you need to know for each exam. for the final, he tells you what the questions will be. there is no excuse for a bad grade in this class since all of the information is given directly to you. my experience was that he was quite approachable and eager to make sure that i understood the course material. i have seen people who have problems with him because they start off with a bad attitude towards him instead of an open mind. the class is not as bad as all of the hype.

Dr. "D" stands for DICK. I watched him lose it the other day in class. His I'm from New Mexico and I know how to feed a million goats on desert land in the snow attitude is worthless. If you like to memorize take this class. Otherwise don't deal with the skinny bastard!

Dr. D is a nice guy - you want to dislike him but it is very hard. He is the kind of professor that is too smart to be teaching -- it goes right over his students heads. I have never studied as hard or as much to get a D in a class. His class is rope memorization, if you are good at that then you will do well if not you are up a creek with out a paddle.

Study hard and review your notes. He tests from the notes and he gives you the questions for the tests. Study but don't ask him questions because he won't answer them

I thought Dr. D did a good job at teaching this class. I heard horror stories about this class and so left it to the last quarter, but it really wasn't bad at all. It is important to go to class and take notes because he tests directly from his lectures. If you studied your notes you would do well on the exams. I thought he was a very friendly guy and would take the time to talk to you after class or during office hours to get to know you or help you with any questions. I had him before as a teacher a couple of years ago and I think he has become alot nicer and easier to talk to, so give him a chance - don't believe the other polyratings and go to class with an open mind!

I've heard comments about Dr. D being impersonal, or rude to students, and I personally have never seen that. Dr. D makes a point of remembering names, asking what you had for breakfast, and generally catching up with his students. I've had him for both 220 and 420, and both times I did well. Not because I'm a super student, because he gives you the information you need to do well on the tests and is available by phone, e-mail, or office hours to answer questions. Sure, you have to stay the entire lab for 220, but I never had homework in that class for that reason alone (not to mention great study time...he's right there if you have questions). Give the guy a break, he's not bad at all. Oh...and buy lots of index cards.

I cannot believe people hate him. I had him, albeit many years ago as an undergrad, and he was amazing. The only thing he doesn't have is good social skills. If you do the work, he will help you. I love him and even 10 years after graduation, he remembered me and gave me letters of recommendation. I am not a perfect student and NOT a nerd or a kiss-ass and I swear he is a really good guy!

I had Dr. Daugherty for 220 and 420 and I honestly do not understand why so many students hate him. He does expect a lot out of students, but hey, we are in college now, stop whining about having to study for a class! He is firm on his grading but he isn't unreasonable and he doesn't stray from the syllabus. As far as him not answering questions, I went to his office with questions and he was really helpful. He is also great about replying to emails. Students who enter the class with the attitude that they will fail because "Dr. Daugherty isn't fair" probably will fail, not because of him but because they gave up before the class even started. Don't skip lectures, do take notes in class, study before the exams, and you will do fine.

Absolute worst teacher I've ever had in my entire life!!! I'm so glad he's retiring next year.

Missed the first day, went to the second day. Went to the midterm. Went to the Final. Three days of class total. I got a B, easy. This kind of shit gives our school a bad name.