Gary Fisher - De Anza College, Cupertino, CA

Professor: Gary Fisher

Department: Chemistry

College: De Anza College, Cupertino, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM15
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Fisher is the worst professor. Please do not take his class. His lectures are boring, and he goes off topic a lot. He expects you to already know the material. He made me feel terrible about assignments I worked really hard on by writing rude comments. Also, he grades very harshly. Do not waste your time and find a different professor.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I do not recommend Gary if you are bad at chem or do not have a great foundation of it.. He is not great at lectures and goes off topic to explain old stories. He doesn't tell you what you're exactly going to be tested on but he does grade leniently.. Just beware for not understanding a lot. He will not inform you on A LOT of important stuff..

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Gary is awesome. He offers office hours at convenient times and sees the work you put into the course. He emails you a set of lecture notes and they are helpful for the exams and final.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM002
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Very good teacher, approaches a difficult subject in a way that makes it clear and engaging. His lectures are very entertaining and he doesn't make struggling students feel bad. I strongly recommend Gary.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 12A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He might seem intimidating the first class, but Professor Fisher is one of the nicest professors there is! I only had him for o-chem lab but his lectures in lab were interesting and he was very thorough. He is a fair grader and simply wants his students to succeed. Don't be shy, ask questions! He is willing to help you in any way he can.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Organic chemistry is hard. His lectures are not the clearest but the class is doable if you read the book and do practice problems. If you go to office hours and sections and ask questions, you can get an A. You just have to put in some work.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

A convoluted subject like organic chemistry does not deserve to be taught be such a rude and unreasonable person. Would avoid at all costs!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Awesome Professor, he is a master in his field. Go to office hour. He gives very interesting anecdotes. If you want to kill it on the final, DO 5 ROUNDS OF THE HW!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His tests are difficult because he doesn't give us a general framework of what it would look like. He doesn't even give us a practice exam. He also rarely does examples in class (which is absolutely essential, especially for something like ochem) the 20-40% average on first midterm says everything. avoid.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Lectures are horrendous! He completely lacks clarity, goes off on tangents every other minute, and lecture notes that are more cluttered than the actual text book required for the class. The average for the first exam was 20-30% and the final was a complete curveball. I was doing fine in chemistry until he came along. Downright awful teaching.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Completely unreasonable ochem class. First midterm average was a 20% and then is frustrated at the class rather than reflecting on his teaching methods. Second midterm, slightly more reasonable. Final? Completely foreign material. Claims to have covered it during lecture but as an attendee, it was not covered nearly enough. Avoid at all costs.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He rambles a lot which made going to class pointless. No practice exams and expects us to follow from his printed handouts (were not that helpful). His 1st midterm was difficult and long (avg was 30%) , the 2nd was more reasonable. Final was extremely hard. Pretty much had to self-study from the book. I regret dropping this class when I could.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: OCHEM108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He taught at UCSC for the first time and hope he never comes back. First midterm average was 20-30%, he gets mad at us and doesn't curve and didn't give us a practice midterm. Second midterm the class figured out how to study for his test, average was still a 68%. The final, he put materials that he told nobody to prepare for. He is horrible.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Class is literally useless unless you treat it like office hours and ask questions. He uses typed notes not lecture slides which are pretty useless. You're pretty much learning out of the book. First test was super hard and the second one was more reasonable. He barely gives partial credit and scolds you when you ask for it. Definitely avoid.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class is the type that have people kill themselves. Put in nearly three hours a day to keep up with material and yet i scored a 40% on the midterm like most of the class. This stuff is not easy and Gary doesnt do much to help that. Avoid this teacher if you are not a DEANZA student. taking him at UCSC where ochem is condensed into 2 quarters

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM108B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

HARDDDDDD

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing Professor by far the BEST Chem. professor I have ever had. Dr. Fisher really cares about his students and does not mind if they as questions. He is very helpful.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great teacher this one. CHEM002 was a delight. Dr. Fisher puts difficult concepts into perspective for students and he is very approachable. Advice: attend the lectures (they're priceless), read the text, practice stoichiometry, have fun!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His is the best chemistry instructor I have ever had. He makes the topic interesting for you. Also, he is very flexible about grading.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CHEM1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

His exams are hard.. but he will do everything he can for you to understand..so ask plenty of questions! He sells his lecture notes but those are pretty confusing to understand.. you will need to study a lot. His grading scale is extremely curved.