Lillian Martin - University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC

Professor: Lillian Martin

Department: Chemistry

College: University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHEM083
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lillian was a great Prof. She's witty and made chemistry fun to learn. She was always there to answer questions and explained it in more than one way. She is the most lenient teacher i've ever had. It's a shame that she is retiring!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHEM083
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lillian is a hard one to figure out. One minute she's the funny nutty professor, and the next she's frowning at you for not understanding a concept. Show interest in class (whether genuine or not) and ask questions, and you'll get on her good side. Show her you CAN do good, and she'll try to help you out later on. Tests cover EVERYTHING.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHEM241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Thank the heavens that this woman is retiring before you might ever have to have her. She is a mean, old woman. I watch her mark assignments in my lab class and she actually puts people down to the lab tech for not knowing their stuff. Makes you wonder what she says about you behind your back. AVOID.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHEM113114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Overall, I really enjoyed Chemistry with Lillian. Her notes make logical sense. She answers any questions you may have. She gives assignments that are very useful for the final exam.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CHEM114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is very stuck on her way of teaching. If you don't understand, that's just too bad. When you do ask for help all she does is reword the question, will not help you figure it out. Often puts stuff on her test that hasn't been covered. Also hard to read her writing (VERY SLOPPY), often skips or writes words twice instead of the word meant.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CHEM114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lillian's teaching takes a bit of getting used to. It took me until the first test to realize what it was that she was expecting us to know. Her tests are difficult but she assigns homework to offset the weighting. She's very helpful when you ask for help, but make sure that you ask.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CHEMISTRY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Stay away from her class. Very boring class, hard to stay awake in. Might as well teach yourself the material cause all she does is compare graphs and gives****ty notes. If you go back on your notes, it doesnt make sense at all. Very sloppy writting so taking notes is a strain along with trying to pay attention.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHEM113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At first she seemed like a bad teacher, but once i got used to her teaching style, it was awesome. She really knows her stuff, and she's always open to comments and never puts them down. For students that like chemistry, i really recommend her.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CHEM113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

she is really a bad teacher. at first she seemed approachable but now i just want to avoid her. the best thing is to read the textbook. her notes dont help. the one good thing is the test are fair. if u read the text and do the q's then you'll prolly do okay. dont rely on her notes. avoid her if u can!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CHEM114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

IMO it would be easier to just learn from a textbook than her; with Choy, he at least showed some interest in teaching the subject rather than tossing up slides that were written twenty years ago.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CHEM114
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awful. boring. one time i just looked at the clock, yawned and slept the whole class. There were classes I didn't learn anything - just copied her dumb notes and nothing went into my brain. I'm going to try to avoid any of her classes in the future. She sucks at explaining.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CHEM241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

At first I hated how tedious the class was. I hated how critical the marking was. However, I finally see the benefits of her teaching style. I can truthfully say that I have gained a lot from this prof which has better prepared me for other chem classes.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CHEM083
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Messed up marker (who else gives out .1 marks?). Teaches as if she thinks you are a complete moron.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CHEM241
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

How come there's no "Way not hot" button? Heer lectures are so dry, and she only copies the stuff from the text. Extremely (overly) picky about lab technique, and sig figs. If they ever offer a different instuctor for this class, get him in

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CHEM111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I found her hard to understand - I dropped the course

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CHEM113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

class is tediously, and learning is minimal. many people have to repeat the course

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CHEM113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

knows the material very well,but has hard time relating/helping 1st yr students

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CHEM083
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very knowledgable, but she has a hard time explaining to those who need help.