Steve Blasberg - West Valley College, Saratoga, CA

Professor: Steve Blasberg

Department: Mathematics

College: West Valley College, Saratoga, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very helpful teacher! Great lectures, great grading policies, great person overall! Highly recommended.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH4C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Super fun class; you will surely make lots of friends especially if you're a high schooler. Class gives kids an opportunity to collaborate to learn; very few people leave with a B or below. His lectures are equivalent to tests/quizzes if you pay attention, which I recommend since his explanations are very good. Non mandatory class is great too.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Person below who rated poorly is just salty. He's probably the best teacher I've ever had. Considering he has a triple(!) masters in CS, math, and teaching from STANFORD, I still wonder why he teaches instead.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Blasberg is so incredibly nice and caring. Problem with his Lynbrook Class is he's retired and does not teach at all. He just goes on endless proofs and tangents in lecture that don't make sense and does hardly any examples. Its a self study class and you are on your own. Very difficult and DO NOT believe the other reviews here. Avoid him

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH4C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Enthusiastic, passionate, a wizard with a whiteboard. He tries his hardest to make a conceptually tough subject manageable. Fast-paced but understanding and very approachable. Take notes when he's just talking--he doesn't always use the board. Bring a calculator every day. He doesn't write chapter/section numbers on the board--consult your book.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH4C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Blasberg is SUPER nice and very lenient. He's basically the smartest professor at West Valley (got his BS and Master's at Stanford), so you will really benefit from him IF you read the book before the lecture! Math 4C is a really theoretical class, so if you're used to teachers spelling everything out for you on the board, get ready for a change!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• Grade Received: N/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 has very inspiring lectures. Everyone gets a 1010 or 9+ on the quizzes. TAKE HIM IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A FUN AND EASY CLASS.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STAT0464
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I never had any instructor as flexible as Mr. Blasberg. This is his last semester coz he gonna retire :( I should know him before. He is so nice and helpful. come to his office and he will help you solve your problem. He is an awesome teacher :)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Take this class if you can. This guy really loves statistics and he will do everything he can to help you pass.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Blasberg is awesome. He actually writes the national AMATYC math exam and if you go and talk with him, he will show you all of the problems and how to work them before the test. We easily came in first in the country at West Valley thanks to him. Blasberg definitely the best math instructor I have ever.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH19
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

great teacher. i dont say that often. he retired, but says he may come back and teach part time in 2013-2014, but only for the more advanced math classes. he doesnt want to teach petty stuff like algebra anymore.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: DSCRT2424
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I am currently taking Discrete Math with Blasberg; overall, he is AWESOME! He loves math and gives students many opportunities to succeed by allowing make-up tests and extra test time on all tests and quizzes. He is disorganized and often late to class but it adds to the fun of the class. This is his last semester; I wish you well Mr. B! :)

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH4A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

my favorite prof. at west valley! He is retiring this year though. Too bad WVC is losing it's best math teacher. He made a tough class understandable, and is always around for office hours.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH19
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Blasberg is a great teacher. He knows a great deal about the subject and is passionate. The homework is hard, but he answers all homework questions and the tests are very reasonable. My only complaint is that class time was managed poorly, and we ended up not going over some of the material.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH19
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Conceptually speaking, this was one of the hardest classes I've ever taken, but Steve teaches it very well. He's a mathematical genius, but that doesn't hinder his ability to teach. He does tell stories, but I found them interesting. Don't take this class unless you have to, but if you have to, take it with Steve.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: M19
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Blasberg seems like one of those rare teachers who knows his subject well enough to respond to those looking to learn it in-depth, and explain it to those who just need to learn it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH4B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the best at WVC (and Mission for that matter). Really knows his material and loves to teach. He prepares the students well for the quizes and exams. Recommended!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mr Blasberg is a great guy. The only thing I don't like about his class is that he lectures a lot. He assigns MINIMAL homework and excepts all late work. He's a great teacher. I highly recommend him!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

great teacher! funny and quirky. helps you so much on tests if you ask him. flexible with when homework is due. very nice.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very nice teacher who knows everything about math. One quiz a week on the previous chapter. Drops two lowest quiz grades out of 10 quizzes. Drops 2 lowest homework grades out of 10 and there's a total of four tests (consisting of two chapters). Extremely helpful IF YOU ASK QUESTIONS.