Frederick Keene - Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

Professor: Frederick Keene

Department: Mathematics

College: Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 125
• 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:

Great class. The best at PCC. He is very helpful.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A very nice guy, but honestly he is not the best teacher. His vision and hearing are awful and he takes half an hour to explain one problem. He sometimes gets problems wrong and the students have to correct him. About 2/3 of the class dropped. You basically have to teach yourself. If you're already really good at math, take him for the easy A.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is a great teacher. He is very helpful. He isn't always clear , but if you ask him he makes sure you understand. Its a very easy class

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It's a difficult class, but he is very helpful if you take the time to go to his office hours. Explain what you don't understand, and he will be very patient! He will help you pass the class if he sees you are trying. He cares about the subject and his students.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH3
• 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:

Best Professor ever, he loves his students. He really cared about his students

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH7A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sweet professor, however, that doesn't cut it. His lectures are unclear, most of the times it seems like he's talking to himself. You basically have to teach yourself or get a tutor. He curves, so that's why I ended up with a B and surprisingly not a C or a D. If you're really bad at math, do NOT take him, you won't learn much.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH7B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The worse professor on campus. I'm a math major, but he completely destroys my passion for math. He grades your hw and tests based on nothing. My friend and I did exactly the same on hw, but I ended up with an 8 whereas she ended with a 10. Totally unfair. Lectures are not helpful at all. My class only has 8 people. Do NOT take him!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I placed into trig, but thought I should start back in algebra for practice. This prof was the worst display of intelligence I have ever witnessed. He can not complete a single math problem with out 2-5 corrections from the students. simple addition and subtraction are serious problems for this man. You will teach yourself math or you will fail.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH5B
• 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:

One of the nicest persons you can meet. If you just go to his office hours to ask him a question, he'll stop everything he's doing & will give you the most descriptive answer possible. He's a math nerd, and he can be difficult to understand sometimes. I loved listening to him talk about the origin of equations. BEST mentor ever!!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I feel really sorry for him. He's a nice guy but he has trouble explaining things and has a tendency to be wrong. The tests are ridiculous because he doesn't go over the content, but if your good at math and you practice, you'll be fine. I disliked this class so much that I just stopped going.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CALC5A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice guy, and is kind of funny. He made airplane sounds when describing the curve of sin(1/x) near the origin. I like how he has the class break of into groups and discuss math amongst each other. The downside is he can be slow when solving problems, so you'll just have to figure some of them out on your own or from other sources.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ALGEB5238
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you have any other options, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Lectures don't cover the homework very well at all and he expects you to do 60-70 problems online a day. His review problems are often not relevant to what is on the actual test. often includes problems from other chapters on the test. Easily the worst math teacher I've ever had.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH5A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a nice guy he is howevr past his prime in teaching. I had 2 take this class due 2 a lack of options and unless you do too DONT take him. He literally; yes, literally, cant cmplete his own exmpls. Will give up on them in class if he gets to them at all. If ur proficient in math youll survive if not DONT TAKE HIM. U will have 2 teach urself!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Disappointing, I would recommend to avoid. Does not cover all material needed. Does not explain concepts well. Can be mean and/or sarcastic at times. You will have to put a lot of effort to get a good grade (i.e. teaching yourself.) However, aside from the final(very difficult), the 6 tests are very easy. All homework is done online.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH9
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A nice guy as long as you dont interupt his class. If you are not good at Math do NOT take his class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH9
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I would avoid taking this class if you haven't touched trig in a while. If you've just come out of math 8, you will stand a chance because you remember what you have learned. This prof. barely teaches anything as he proofs the formula instead. You have to self-teach/remember the stuff. His test aren't that bad but new stuff will destroy you.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The worst math teacher I've ever had. I was jazzed about Trig, and he killed it for me. Never gets to the point in lectures, confuses himself all the time, no connection between lecture and hw. Tests on material he never explained. It's bad enough the textbook does a poor job, he makes it more confusing. Avoid him like the plague.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

he is a terrible professor- super boring, goes all over the place, and not comprehensible, but his tests are easy. if you know what you're doing and are only taking his class to clear a prereq, it's not hard to get a good grade in his class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

HORRIBLE PROFESSOR! Don't take unless you u really know math, he's old, confused, and senile. Never take for your life, unless u wanna fail. I think I'm going to fail as well. Teaches useless , unnecessary crap that doesnt reflect hw, heck he doesnt teach anything at all, I'd rather jump off a bridge...

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This old man is really nice and kind, but he doesn't do well in teaching math. sometimes he made me confused,and he like to put the graghing questions in the test,but he never taught us how to draw them just let us do homework online, which made me lost at least 50 points in total