Mark Fitch - University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK

Professor: Mark Fitch

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Fitch is a wonderful professor. Math is the type of subject where you get what you give and he will give you as little or as much help as you need. Compared to many of my previous math professors he was great. He will walk you through what you do wrong and help you understand. Your lack of effort is not a teachers failure to teach.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH107
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Fitch is super dry and I really appreciate that, as it really takes the edge off the class if you get his humor. He doesnt require a textbook for Art of Math and has tons of office hours every week. Dont get behind on the assignments or youll spend the whole semester playing catch up.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH231
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Learning was done is small study groups followed by class discussion rather than dull lectures working through a text book. This made for a more solid understanding of the concepts, however, it also made active participation essential! Plenty of opportunities to master the material and redeem your grade. Super helpful 1 on 1 during office hours

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He can appear condescending at first because he is extremely smart and he knows it. He grades extremely tough, but he gave us ample opportunities to work for those points. "Work" is the key word. If you don't work for it, you will fail or perform poorly. He makes himself available outside of class and that is where he shines as an instructor.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Trouble is he does absolutely no teaching in class that would benefit most of us. He relys on his videos outside of class. He refuses to even do a few problems before we do the homework so that we are staring the the problems like, what? He will do them the next day but if he would have given us the examples in class we would understand better.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH252
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher with a unique teaching style that some students love and others hate. If you're willing to do the homework and show up to class you should do fine. Use the office hours, that's where his teaching skills shine the best.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CALC3
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Fitch is my favorite professor of all time. I had him for Calc2and Discrete Math. I've since taken a lot more courses and done a lot more things and I am currently the Data Analyst and Math Instructional Specialist for a public high school. I definitely put in the work in his class, and I walked away with a strong conceptual understanding.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: INTER105
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Fitch is in fact a very technical math teacher. His class was by no means easy. Everything introduced was new to me, but Fitch has good office hours and would answer questions, so long as you actually have "a question"! You will need to work a little more to earn this pass, or just be exceptionally good at learning new concepts.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: INTER105
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He speaks english but I couldn't comprehend things he said. Wouldn't suggest him especially if you are not a math person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are better off taking this class online or with a different professor that gets not everyone is in LOVE with math .

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Fitch is not nice. He is a brilliant man and knows it, and has the tendency to make people feel less about themselves. This is not a good quality for a teacher to have. He puts lessons online and expects you to understand them without inclass help. HW is done in class. This teaching strategy is nice, but when answering questions he can be very rude

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really liked Fitch, he was a tough teacher I'll admit but he was also happy to explain concepts to you. I would take him again just because he knows EXACTLY what he wants from you and will make it clear. He doesn't fill you up with irrelevant information, keeps it pretty simple.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Tends to test us on physics material. A lot of the stuff we go over is real life problems, but are very difficult and he doesn't explain them well. He has very poor communication and comes off very rude. He posts all lectures online, but fails to give out the help that is needed throughout the class. His tests are nothing like the work we practice.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH151
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I should have checked RMP first. I struggled in this class. The somewhat backward learning threw me off but wasn't a huge deal. What made it incredibly difficult was how he taught the lectures with not much explanation or help. I understand that he wants his students to really understand the concepts but this method doesn't work for everyone.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I won't lie- Dr. Fitch knows exactly how smart he is. Towards his students his brusque attitude can often be misinterpreted as him simply not caring about them, but that is not the case. Dr. Fitch cares deeply not only for his students but for the learning process. It's a shame to see so many students don't care about it like he does.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Not a good teacher, doesn't help and doesn't teach as far as I am concerned he should resign immediately.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Homework is done in class and the "lectures" are required to be watched online at home before you come to class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a no no for anyone who is weak in Math. Trust me. Most of my friends are struggling to pass the class. The textbook is useless as well. Don't bother buy it. Borrow it from friends. He only use the textbook for homework

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Was not very helpful when I had questions. He grades pretty hard. Participation matters. He gives projects for you to do and they are sometimes unclear and confusing. Must do the projects otherwise you won't pass. He has office hours but when I would go in there to look at my tests, he would look at his computer. Just didn't connect well with him.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You can expect to work in groups for most of the semester and read your textbook at home and preform your homework in class. The trouble is when you ask Fitch for direction on how to find the solution to a problem it's never a direct answer.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 105
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Posts lectures online, has you work on homework in groups when you get to class. DOesn't teach. Condescending and unapproachable. If you ask for help he tells you to ask your classmates.