Pete Bloomsburg - Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA

Professor: Pete Bloomsburg

Department: Mathematics

College: Bellevue College, Bellevue, WA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH142
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Try getting a better professor. He'll work if you can't get anyone better but he goes through new material really fast and doesn't explain well. Get ready to teach yourself at home quite a bit. Also, you don't know your grade during the quarter. He can easily fix it on canvas but he just doesn't for some reason! :(

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pete is a great professor, I have taken him for Math141 and 142. 142 was much more challenging than 141, but his feedback really helped me to succeed in both classes. He is super flexible with homework assignments and everything is due at the end of the quarter, so you don't have to commit time every single night to doing homework. Overall, great!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pete is awesome. I hate math, and thought I was gonna fail MATH141, but he made it understandable and clear for me. He is a professor who cares and will give the extra help if needed. His class is very structured, which helps a ton in math, and the assignments correlate directly to the quizzes and exams. Grade composed of 3 main exams, hw, & final

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Attendance is not mandatory. Homework is given daily but you do a lot of it in class and you can turn it in anytime before the test day. A basic day is going over the previous days homework then doing examples from the next day. Answer keys for homework and practice tests are on canvas.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Pete is by far my favorite math teacher to date. I personally love the way he teaches math. I do not like the traditional teaching straight from the textbook. This guy is great.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH138148
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ask lots of questions! He's very clear but goes through lessons at a fast pace so try to keep up. He keeps the lectures, solutions, and old tests on canvas for extra help so use them! He's a great professor, I recommend for Math!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Pete doesn't teach, he works problems. Rules are found while working a problem you have to pick them up yourself. 3 exams, lowest grade is dropped, final goes in twice to replace dropped exam. Does not like to explain himself, only knows his way to work problems. Does not use canvas you won't know your grade all quarter. Turn in all HW and quizzes

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH148
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Pete is a great teacher, he can be picky sometimes, but like his group quizzes and 2 practice scans before every test. It helps, I took his 138 class and got a B+ on the first try his 148 I got a B-. I48 is a lot be ready to have math as a full time for a quarter

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pete is intelligent and easy going. Homework can be turned in at any time, but when it comes to teaching, he isn't the best. Everyday he would work problems from the homework on the board but doesn't actually teach it. Exams were graded harshly as well. Not to mention, he doesn't put in our grades which made it hard to see how we are doing.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This teacher is underrated he deserves 5 stars for this teaching skills

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher I never had an in a math class until his

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH142
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Intelligent. Terrible teacher. Doesn't lecture or give fundamental information before jumping right into problems from the book. I'm convinced he likes showing HE knows how to work problems more than teaching others to do them. Obsessively paranoid about test cheaters. Doesn't ensure class understanding before moving on. Lots of blank stares.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Best math teacher of all time.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

best teacher i ever had for math

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pete the best math i ever had. He is so clear on what you need to study for a test he is always willing to help you and again is the best math teacher i ever had

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH148
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Here's the thing... Professor Bloomsburg is incredibly intelligent and knowledgeable, but he's not very good at teaching. It's very hard to get him to try a different approach when the current one isn't clicking. Also, the class is structured very self-learning oriented. He will help you if you ask, but you will be doing that a lot.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH141
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pete is a really good professor. He provides old exams, practice exams before the final exam. there will be three 100 points exams, 11 quizes and homework worth of 50 points and one final exam of 100 points. Do your homework to pass the class. There will be new topics everyday, therefore, do not miss the class. All the Best!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH151
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is a very tough grader on exams. Lectures were a bit unclear. Homework were extremely long. I wouldn't take him again. This class lowered my gpa. Be aware!!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH138
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pete moves at a quick pace, lecturing on new topics everyday and moving through material pretty rapidly. He gives homework every night, with up to 40 or so problems so it can tend to add up if you don't stay on top of it. Attendance is not required, but if you miss even one class you can easily fall behind. Great guy, but difficult to keep up with.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH138148
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a really lenient chill teacher. Math is much more fun and interesting with him. At first he might be awkward but he's amusing. Quizzes are pretty much group quizzes and he lets you take it home. Problem sets aren't due til the end of the quarter but doesn't affect your grade negatively if you don't do em. Take. His. Classes.