John Sepikas - Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

Professor: John Sepikas

Department: Mathematics

College: Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH55
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

His classes are not for the faint of heart. He has a TON of passion for math and its history and he will show it. You will have to study and review constantly to get an A, but it's far from impossible. Lots of proofs and memorization on tests. Heavy emphasis on theory rather than solving. Tests are very similar to the study guides though.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH55
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Sepikas' class is by no means easy, but I recommend you take him if you are planning to become a math major, or just have a strong interest in math. His class is proof-based and after talking to my friends, his class is miles ahead of other math classes. I really enjoyed his class, but it definitely took up a lot of my time.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATHXL1
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Sepikas made UCLA level Pre-calc a challenging but very rewarding and fun subject to learn. There is definitely a lot of homework, and although during the quarter I felt a bit overwhelmed with all the new material, I am so grateful because now I am doing well in a pre-medical post-grad program -- all thanks to his caring nature! Amazing!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH003
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Must write first name, last name, assignment, class and date on the upper right corner. Lecture (30 minutes) and the rest study session (1hr 30 min). Exams : 4 (100 points each) Homework : 4 (25 points each) Final: (200 points). No partial credit on exams and final. He goes through the lectures fast. Caring, but requires students to work hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH5A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Such a great professor who really cares about his students success and enjoys teaching. makes you work for it but you'll be more successful down the road for it!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I highly recommend this professor for math131, easy A class!!! the only thing is lots of homework, and the lowest exam will be dropped!!! very nice guy, but he don't speak loudly so you need listen very carefully during the class or sit in the front row. he will dismissed the class about one hour early every time!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ASTR001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: M131
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this teacher- he puts more effort in reinforcing silly rules about how you format your HW and notes than actually teaching. He lectures for the first 20 minutes and then makes you stay for the remainder as "study time" (if you leave it gets marked as an absence). No partial credit on exams. I recommend ANYONE else!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, he is just a really hard teachers Especially for a math course. he has a super strict way of doing things even writing your name down. Even though I like structure this was too much for me. There is a ton of homework and don't expect to be able to just leave even if it's an important event. Would not take again...

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor does give a lot of hw, all of it really does prepare you for the test! He is always available during class to help with your homework like others have said he lectures for 15 mins and then you start the hw! Hes a funny caring person. Most important thing to note is to do ALL the hw, ask questions, and there is no half points on test!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He assigns a lot of homework, so you need to be on top of it otherwise you'll be behind. Terrible professor, would not take again. It's all self study because he goes so fast during his lectures.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He would lecture for about 10-15 minutes and then it would be "study time" for the next two hours. There are more than 10 sections of homework due on test day, but if you miss just one you basically fail because its -10/25. I went through three 2 subject notebooks before the semester ended and all that paper ended up in a recycling bin.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You shouldn't take this class if you care about the environment. He gives a lot of homework and has a super specific template you have to follow, so you end up using several papers for one assignment. He's also really picky with his "last name, first name." format, and will dock points if you forget. He also teaches really fast, hard to keep up.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor that requires studying and hard work. He is not the professor to take if you're looking for an easy A, but he will push you to do the best you can and to learn the material. I wasn't the greatest at algebra before this class, but Sepikas taught me to be a better student and his formatting, although tedious, was very very helpful.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• 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 was taking the summer class, which is a fast paced course. But this guy is on a other level. He has a specific format that you have to follow. Everyone does math differently, people work things out differently. But nope, you have to do EVERYTHING his way or zero credit. Homework and subject is easy, but this guy's expectations are ridiculous.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ASTR1
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This class was awesome but only if you know some physics/math beforehand and are willing to study until can't remember your name (but can somehow remember the Stefan-Boltzmann constant). He has this weird thing about the "A team" where you can't extra credit your way to an A and basically have to maintain an A the whole semester.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

All homework needs to be done in a specific format or else points are taken off. It takes a considerable amount of time just to make sure that format is what he is asking for. He gives out a lot of extra credit for participating in class. Tests are graded WITHOUT partial credit so beware of small mistakes. Lowest test is dropped at the end.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Course is fast paced and unforgiving. Everyone I spoke to in my class shared the same complaints about him, he lectures too fast and he works off a blackboard with room for 2 problems, we're constantly playing catch up to copy down all his stuff as he starts to erase it. HW level is insane, and he insist on a certain format for everything.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH131
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you take this class you're basically going to be teaching yourself a lot of the work. He lectures for about 10 minutes and rushes through a few examples from 3 different chapters and then you're on your own for the rest of the class doing homework. The amount of homework he gives before each test is insane and you use a tonnnn of paper.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: M131
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was a really nice professor who goes really fast, doesn't explain things well but does better on a more one on one, tough grader but willing to give extra credit, willing to stay longer to help you understand, remember the two songs, & don't procrastinate if possible or the tests and your grade with slowly die.