Mark Smith - College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL

Professor: Mark Smith

Department: Mathematics

College: College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH108
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

required to buy book but your homework has no value for your grade/You will not use the book in class /he makes the class feel like stupid because the quizzes and exams are easy for him/you will only see an average grade written on your exams because he will not take his time to write it on Blackboard."Not everything that can be counted, counts"

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MTH144
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you come into a math class willing to learn and practice because you want to be a strong math student. This is your teacher; however, if you want an easy precalc/math class this is not the teacher. He expects a lot which is good for your future but very stressful. If you dont have the work ethic you will fail.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MTH145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

the hardest math class I have taken yet, he is helpful outside of class

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MTH144
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He traumatized my math experience even though I dropped his class I was still having night mares worst professor ever in the maths department!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The only thing I did NOT like was that he didnt update our grades throughout the semester. He only put our percentages after our tests. I like to know my grades right away so I can do better next time around. You only get graded on tests and quizzes, ok I guess. But if I was graded on homework I think I would of done it more often.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MTH145
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hes definitely the most passionate math teacher Ive ever had. Took him for calc 1 and was blown away by his explanations and his passion for math. Hes a tough grader but if you do the homework and dont skip the hard questions the class should be a breeze. If you get to know him 1 on 1 hes very helpful as long as you show you wanna learn and succeed

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MTH144
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His explanations are incredible. He is very thorough with his teaching and is always available for extra help. I take him for every math class I need and highly recommend him.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH146
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is always avaiable if you need extra help. If you do all your homework you could pass with a high grade. Do not grade homework, but a lot of tests, which make sure you do understand the topics. Timely feedback on your tests.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MTH146
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Students should be warned about Smith's class. Your respective course will feel like mathematics boot camp with him. Smith loves handing out low grades, C's and below! His grading syllabus makes it very tough to get a satisfactory grade of B or better. He comes off arrogant and loves to point out how lazy new generations can be due to this or that.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH144
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is one of the best at clc!!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH144
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher I've ever had. Insensitive person, extremely hard grader, and really rude.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MTH145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very nit-picky grader and shows no mercy, He flies through the lecture, doesn't cover enough relevant homework problems, Refuses to help you on homework if you are halted and stuck, Claims you need to work harder and make a bigger effort, He teaches the class like we are all geniuses, Know your Trigonometry, one one one he is great

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MTH108
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's a tough grader and gives a ton of homework that doesn't count for credit which makes you not want to do it. If you're not a math person do yourself the favor save yourself some money and take someone else!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO YOUR HOMEWORK. He assigns a lot for each chapter, and if you don't do the homework you will not pass the test the or quizzes. He doesn't clarify much so make sure you know your math terms. Doesn't count homework as grade. Which doesn't make you want to do it, but make sure you do. Teaches very differently than others professors.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MTH108
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Mark was fair but his teaching style was not compatible with my learning style. He is thorough in his material and is willing to meet during office hours. The tests were tough in this class and he assigns 80+ homework problems a night for his class. I would not recommend taking this class if you have extreme difficulty in math classes.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MTH108
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

told our class on the first day "a lot of you will fail this class" well i did fail and took it with another teacher who never doubted me. passed with no problem! what a terrible teacher. didn't answer my questions either, would always say "look in your notes"

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MTH144
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Highly recommend. Explains the material in easily understand ways, provides opportunities for extra credit, plenty of quizzes to get some points back on. I was actually disappointed that he wasn't teaching calculus next semester, otherwise id be in his class again!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MTH108
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I've always struggled with math but have never even come close to failing one of my math classes up until taking this one. I'm extremely shy and it's hard for me to ask questions, I needed help and asked and all he did was tell me how he knows how to do everything and I need to listen to him.. tests were hard. Grades extremely hard very picky.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MTH146
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Nice lectures.. that's about it.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 144
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst math teacher I have ever had. I understand the material when he is teaching it but he makes his tests impossible to pass. He is there to help but I go straight to work after school. Definitely will not take him again .