William Diss - Portland Community College, Portland, OR

Professor: William Diss

Department: Mathematics

College: Portland Community College, Portland, OR

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MTH65
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Diss is a very nice man who means well. He was very lecture heavy and you will have to take a lot of notes. If you don't want to waste paper, don't take his class. He did get distracted easily by the rowdy crowd in the back which made it rough for the rest of us. He is very much about formatting and you cannot use a calculator ever in his class

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MTH70AND95
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Diss appears to be very disorganized, with little to no regard to students having lives or other classes. He does not plan his homework in advanced, so if you miss classes; good luck. Plan on at least 7-10 hours of homework per week. No calculator allowed. Excessive note taking required. Does not utilize book well.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MTH70AND95
• 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:

Lecture heavy but the lectures aren't clear. Old dog can't learn new tricks.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH60
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Diss was great. He went above and beyond to help the students that were having a hard time including myself. He met us at random places to tutor us up to 4 times a week. He's totally fair and will let you retake a test if you simply don't understand the material. He is also a very fair grader.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MA65
• 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:

He can be nice. He can be tough. He can be assertive in assuring your success, but only if you put in the effort. He will be passive if you don't put in the effort. It's really quite simple to get along with Mr. D if you are willing to change yourself even a little bit to meet his expectations.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MTH60
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

No respect whatsoever fro this teacher. He should know that most of his students are adults, not grade kids. Very disappointing. The only thing I learned in his class is how to write a lots of long "How to do it my way" . If you do it your way and answer is wright, you are still wrong. Don't waist your time and money.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MTH65
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dropped his class because I just didn't get it. Does not really show examples, but writes step by step how to do them. Very different. No attendance policy set in stone, I only attended about 3 classes and skipped the rest. Gives even # problems in txtbook so cannot check answers. LOTS of HW, but assigned one week and due next. Nice guy though.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH60
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Math doesn't matter it's all formatting.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH65
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Diss is an interesting teacher. He, by far, was not the best teacher I've had. His teaching style was very strict and down to the letter of the law. It was his way or it was wrong. For some this was helpful but for most of us in the class it was not.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MTH60
• 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:

Mr. Diss was a great teacher. Although I really disliked the class at first, Mr. Diss included me more and made me feel more welcome. He is funny, and likes his processes very much. He does have all the students use his methods, which was overall beneficial, but many of us were resentful at first.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH65
• 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:

You do a lot of in class work on the white boards, which is really helpful. He makes you write WORD FOR WORD directions on how to do the problem which takes up so much time. Then goes over one or two examples, then moves on.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MTH60
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor that cares about his students. He teaches math "Barney Style" he breaks everything down step by step and has students write down every single step! This may be boring and tedious for some students but his way of breaking down everything really helps in the long run and helps with students understanding and confidence.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH60
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Diss is a great neutral teacher. Teaches you the pro outlook of math. He is very calm with his teaching. He wants to prepare his students for the best in math possible and to continued to excel to the higher math class. Gives test review which is helpful! He gives you points for efforts for trying to solve a problem! Generous & awesome guy!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH65
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Diss had a very lighthearted approach to MTH 65 which was refreshing. He did not seem to take himself, or the class, too seriously, which definitely took the pressure off. Additionally, he managed to relate MTH 65 to the real world, making it interesting. Just expect to take A LOT of notes! But do not fear: they will serve their purpose well.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH65
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His teaching style is awful and he lectures the majority of class. He expects you to do things his way and use his methods, so note taking is mandatory, and there will be a LOT of it. He assigns a lot of homework and it's time consuming.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH65
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Diss is a really nice guy and I feel bad about giving him a bad review but his teaching style is awful. He makes you write extremely long outlines on how to do a math problem but then only gives one or two examples of the problems. Most of the time he would just email the steps and make you learn it on your own. Tests were hard and confusing

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MTH65
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Generally speaking he's a nice teacher and yes he has had a lot fo experience. Overall my thoughts on him are rather harsh. so ill keep it simple. There's way too omuch homework for it to get done in two days. On the tests he corrects your spelling. The math on both the tests and the homework have to be done his way or it's wrong.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MTH65
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Math is not easy for me. Mr. Diss made himself available for us students outside of class to help tutor. His love for Math helped and encouraged me to be a success and pass. Mr. Diss wrote out the entire math formulas along with his students. This demonstrated teamwork and allowed me to learn and retain the material. Thank you, my great mentor.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MTH111
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very thorough teacher who teaches from the textbook in addition to giving practical, real-life examples of where the information learned can be applied. Provides very thorough steps to solving problems, as well as giving clear answers to questions that the students had about the material. Had him as instructor 2 terms; loved it and learned math.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 23424
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Mr Diss will tell you exactly what he expects. You will take notes all during class time. Don't expect to be able to work on homework during class. You will take several pages of notes everyday. He gives out homework all at the beginning of the term. But then will change it (things come up). Was late several times.