Larry Susanka - Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA

Professor: Larry Susanka

Department: Mathematics

College: Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH240
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I only have good things to say about him, he cares, he gives feedback, he always looks excited when presenting a topic, he answers emails within a few hours. However, I had to work, A LOT! I'd spend over 15-20 hours doing homework/test but he taught me what hard work really is and I'd feel so proud of myself for getting my reports nicely done. Thx!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Susanka is a nice guy. However he doesn't really answer your questions. Tests don't really reflect what he is teaching in class and he doesn't post grades until the end of the quarter.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Susanka is a super nice guy but this was his first time teaching physics and it went horribly. He is a math instructor who was interested in physics so the college let him teach an engineering physics class due to a lack of instructors. Shame on Bellevue College. Most of the class is failing and about half have dropped the class completely.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHYS121
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hes a kind and responsible professor. He will arrange a lot of homework so that you can understand the material better. However, his lecture is suck. If you want to get an A, dont take his class. Its super hard. 5 quizzes and 6 tests include final.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Intro to Statistics with Susanka and found his class to be fairly forgiving. You do not need to turn in class at the beginning of class, he allows you to turn it in at his office as well. His test questions are way easier than the HW questions. He loves to answer your questions as well! His T-Shirts are pretty cool, too.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Susanka's lectures were not the most interesting or helpful. He is open to questions, but if you have them make it clear what you mean because he can go off topic. He gives points for trying the hw problems, but I would suggest checking your answers and making sure you understand hw problems to be successful on the tests and in the class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

his lectures were a little bit confusing and the material were also confusing. Homework is similar to tests. Questions used on test were on the final. I highly recommend you spend time studying in this class or have previous statistics and algebra knowledge to pass this class. This is not the "skip class and fly by" type of class.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I don't recommend this teacher. His tests are so difficult and they're nothing like the questions on the textbook. He doesn't do any of the problems in class and you have to teach yourself the materials. He's also very rude to students and one time he got so mad at a student with autisim(for not bringing a calculator). Just DO NOT take him. :(

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

We started off the quarter with interesting activities to help us understand the content that quickly became only repetitive lectures. Every time a student asked a question he would only partially answer it, or he would go on a rant about his dog which made the class lost and confused. Grading criteria wasn't clear either. Rude to students at times

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Susanka was interesting. He tends to cut you off if he doesn't like the question or thinks its been explained. He does want you to succeed though. He's easily accessible through email, but might not be super helpful.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Larry was a great professor, if you know some basic algebra you should be fine. You do need to study and listen in class I fell asleep in a lecture and failed the next test, but he gives you the 4 out of 5 policy where he wont count the worst test you took. Personally I would take him again he was a good teacher that really cares. I got a B.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Susanka is unfortunately a teacher I would not recommend. I typically want to give a good rating to my professors, but this is one exception. Besides being disorganized and rather repetitive, Mr. Susanka can at times be quite rude to his students. I would highly caution the student who chooses to take this course!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Larry was great. I don't understand all the bad reviews on here about him. He explained concepts clearly and related topics back to his past experiences, this is what made class interesting for me. Only 1 hw assignment for each ch (worth a whopping 1 pt) and he drops the lowest exam score. His messy writing was the only thing that bothered me.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are all over the place and confusing. He tends to repeat information thats simple, but only touches on the more complex information. I had to read the book to understand formulas since they didn't make sense in class. Definitely expect to teach-yourself a lot of information if you plan to take his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH208
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is the best teacher ever: caring, fair, strict, predictable and funny. I love this teacher. I had him for 4 classes and definitely I would take his classes again .

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH208
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His tests are extremely difficult and tend to not make much sense. His tests do not consist of number problems (2-3 out of 10+ at most) but confusing questions on theorems.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CALCULUS126
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Goes above and beyond to help outside class, but THE toughest grader/class I've ever had. I'm an easy 4.0 student, already had a 4 year degree from a top 20 university, & I'm proudest of the A I earned in his class because I worked like a dog for it. Not a great lecturer but fun guy/funny. Read EVERYTHING & do EVERY textbook problem, not just HW.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a great teacher and honestly I don't understand all those bad reviews. Indeed he is a tough grader, but this is fair and helpful if you want to be successful. I really enjoy his classes, they are not boring at all ,and he made a lot of sense of what he is teaching. He is always available to help, very nice and kind person. I highly recommend

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH152
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was a joke. Not only are his lectures confusing and unorganized, he likes to go off topic and talk about physics rather than how to do problems on the test. I only passed because of self-studying and math lab. His tests are much harder than the HW and don't believe him when he says he gives partial credit. Yikes.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH152
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is a great teacher I ever had. He is a nice person and very willing to help. His class is not hard if you do most of the homework. The homework is not required, same to the attendance. Also, he is a funny and nice guy.