John Martin - Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA

Professor: John Martin

Department: Mathematics

College: Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had to retake math 155 three different times with 3 different professors and Mr. Martin was the first teacher that helped me understand the material and had the patience to teach me. Office hours were the best one on one lectures he gave out. He is one the best teachers I've ever had. There's homework everyday, quizzes and 4-5 tests. Highly recom

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH9
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Perfect lectures, perfect handouts on colored paper, perfect weekly reviews, perfect projected notes (created with red, blue and green pens), interesting historical mathematical tidbits, fun props, great & kind help in office hours, and yikes-it-covers-everything-but-there's-never-enough-time final. Best math teacher, nay best teacher, bar none!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH9
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

John Martin is probably one of the best if not the best math teacher SRJC has. You can see him in office hours if you have a concern, even though finite mathematics got a little difficult toward the end he still made it fun. The SRJC is going to miss this teacher.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• 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:

One of the best math teacher I have ever had. He loves math so much and it totally shows. I wish I could have him for every math class I took and will take. His lecture is so clear and easy to follow. He cares a lot and is always there for help. Sometimes has dark humor but never should take it seriously. Dude is super rad.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The best math teacher in my entire life. Explains everything clearly and very motivated to teach math. He will explain you everything in his office hours also. He will also go over the HW and weekly reviews. Weekly reviews are the best practice for the exam. Always post his notes and wants everybody to do good in class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

John Martin is by far the best math teacher I've ever had. He has a very good grasp on the subject, and often relates topics to real world applications and will give a different perspective on ideas, when the book definition does not make sense. He gives amazing lectures, and moves slowly so everyone understands, and explains each step as he goes.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH27
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The best math teacher I have had at SRJC. Makes seemingly challenging concepts easy to learn, and actually checks select homework problems for correctness. Homework load is not excessive, yet drills in the concepts sufficiently. I wish I could have gotten him for Calculus!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH27
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mr. John Martin was an amazing professor and I am so glad to have taken him. He is an experienced teacher and also a very all around likable guy. He is very kind and caring, and really wants to see you excel. He is an awesome teacher and it's fairly easy to get an A. I took 155 with him and am currently taking 27, getting a strong A in both. Take!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH1A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I want to start by saying I hate math and only took this class because I had to. I am extremely grateful I took it with Martin. His tests always have a tough question at the end, I always got them wrong, but the rest of the test was easy and straightforward. He has weekly reviews and if you don't have a math major friend you are in trouble.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH27
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He takes time during his lectures to make sure his lecture his understood. If you don't understand something and don't get help you won't pass. He grades tests and weekly reviews, he doesn't look at homework, someone else grades homework. Although, he does start out class by going over questions we have about the homework which is 2 assignments.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 2V8CF
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is the best.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

In algebra 2 he explained everything super thoroughly, gave a practice test before every exam, had a PALS guy to help with homework, he's a nice old man, he goes slowly, the list goes on. Amazing compared to the teacher I got a B with last semester. He is great at covering some review, and even final exam practice problems. I GOT 100% ON THE FINAL!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH1A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the nicest guys ever. And an amazing teacher, I am looking forward to taking him again.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH27
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Martin is awesome. His lectures are long, but he covers everything you need and encourages class participation/questions. Sometimes there's a lot of homework, but he's a fair grader. He wants his students to succeed and laughs along with us when he makes mistakes. Highly recommend for someone who hates math. He makes it fun and easy

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH27
• 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:

Martin was an amazing teacher. His lectures are VERY thorough and what he expects from you in this class is very clear. Sometimes, homework may be a lot but its a tough class. Exams are straightforward. He has study guides online which are super helpful. Definitely a great teacher who loves math and his job! I recommend taking him for math.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

John explains his lessons very clearly and is more than willing to answer students' questions. His grading criteria is a bit unfair, as he assigns 50+ homework problems and only grades 5 random ones. If you miss those 5, you will get 0 credit even if you did the rest of the assignment.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wow! What a great teacher, and person. John makes the material accessible and shows its relevance in the "real world". He's full of great one-liners, and really cares about his students doing well. If you do the homework and look at his test examples-he's paved the road to your success- you're going to do well.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class is not easy. Yes, you will have to work hard for a good grade, but that's what college is all about. I failed my algebra classes in high school and even had to drop Math 155 last year because it was too difficult. Martin makes things very clear. I would not have passed without him. As long as you are willing to work, you will do fine.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH155
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I was frustrated in the beginning. I felt like we had to teach ourselves. The lecture would be simple examples and the homework would be way different with problems we've never seen before. Spent 7 hours a week outside of class at Math Lab to complete the homework. He made up for this when we got to logarithms. He teaches them SO WELL. Pleased!!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lots of homework, is not helpful to his students. I asked a question on a problem I did not understand and he shut me down and said it was easy and I should be able to figure it out... Would not recommend this teacher for anyone.