Lisa Markus - De Anza College

Professor: Lisa Markus

Department: TBD

College: De Anza College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

If you are really bad at math I would suggest taking her. She is such a good teacher her assignments are self explanatory and easy. She is always accessible pretty much anytime if you email her. All her extra credit are surveys. When she grades quizzes or group projects she gives good feedback. Take her you will not regret it!!!!!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATHD010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took her online class, but essentially it's self taught. She provides links to the textbook, additional pages for help, and lecture videos by Barbara Illowsky. Group discussions page for for extra credit. Homework has multiple attempts, quizzes are extremely hard, but tests are easier with one or two pages for notes. She drops lowest scores.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took her online class: Math1A - Calculus. The documents and videos she provides are really short and sweet. But the homeworks are crazy. She expects you to answer 100 questions with at least 2-3 sub-parts for each chapter.(most of them are similar questions with different numbers). You have to spend ridiculously huge time with calculating.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Beware if you are taking her online class, the pace is too fast and the answer of the quizzes are released 2 hours before the exam, so you'll probably need to figure out all the stuff by yourself.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT take this class online if you haven't taken a math class in a long time. As for Prof Markus, for this course she basically posts a link to the HW, the quiz and the book and says go for it. I would not have passed if it weren't for my more math savvy friends holding my hand the whole way. but Prof Markus is very responsive via email.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MAT10ONLINE
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ok, let me start of by saying she is not one of those teachers who will post lecture videos. It is a lot of reading and trying to find your own teaching videos. What makes this class so ridiculous is that she only gives out extra credit to those who get a hundred.... what? You need to stay on top of this class if you take it!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great professor! Very clear and easy to understand if you read and remember syllabus. A lot of reading and homework, but you are here not to just have fun

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No extra credit. Hard grader. Make sure you show up to every single class so you could pass. I did all assignments and passed all quizzes, however, the midterms were totally different from the HW and quizes so I didnt pass!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• 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:

Should be an adjunct teacher. If you struggle at self learning do not take this class. She does not help you at all. Test and quizzes are nothing like the hw. Answers are format sensitive. Tests are in credibly hard 3 highest test will be counted with final. Tutoring center will do all the work for you without explanation. Need help? Lol no

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

It you want extra credit... Sure! Just get 105/100 on one of the test. You can only imagine how a struggling student can feel. When you ask for help, she is one of those professors that would email you the syllabus again. Don't bother going to a tutor or other classmates for help, because your efforts won't count. No offense... Her teaching sucks!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher i've ever taken. She pretty much gets paid for doing nothing because everything you learn is from the book. She doesnt lecture herself, she gives you a tedious amount of homework and "projects" every week. Absolutely most annoying class ive ever taken. Extra credit is also only given to people who score 100 on tests.. what? Stay away.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst class I've ever taken! Homework is time consuming, and even if you understand the homework, the quizzes and exams are completely different! DO NOT take this class! She's super strict and hard! Even if you work hard, your efforts will not match your grade. Her office hours suck and she hardly helps! Save yourself! Don't take this class!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst class I've ever taken! What you are taught and what you are graded on are completely different. She only offers extra credit to people who receive a 100% score on their exams! Basically if you are a struggling student, you will receive no help. Literally more than 1/2 of the class was failing, which in my opinion reflects bad teaching.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Online homeworks and quizzes are simple and clear if you study from the book. Exams aren't the same as the quizzes and homeworks and very difficult. Just don't take her class... so confuse why she can be a teacher..

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATHD010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Online homeworks and quizzes are simple and clear if you study from the book. Exams aren't the same as the quizzes and homeworks and very difficult. I wouldn't suggest taking her unless you study a lot and get some help immediately if you're having problems with the class already.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best math teachers I've ever taken. Extremely fast at replying to emails, and is always ready to help students. Statistics is very difficult for me, but this teacher made it as easy as possible with giving us a note packet and dropping our 3 lowest quizzes and homework assignments. And her English accent is awesome.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Most frustrating class I've ever taken at DeAnza. I'm not super verse in math, but I don't think you need to be. I'm a smart person and can understand hard subjects as long as they're explain clearly, which they're not! The teacher goes way too fast and doesn't stop to really explain anything. The hw and online quizzes don't match the exams at all!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MAT10ONLINE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took her MATH10 online course. Professor is nice but don't take this course if you suck at math. There are so many things to do including webassign hw, labs, quizzes, and on-campus exams. You basically have to figure out everything by yourself.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH10
• 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:

Her lectures and examples prepared me for the online hw and quizzes, read the textbook a bit, and it has extra practice if you need it. Definitely not an easy A, but if you put work and understand the material you'll be fine.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH11
• 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:

Take her class for Math because you'll understand her lectures easily. Math is not hard if you take her. You'll have opportunity to earn lot of credits in her class. She'll let you do quizzes in groups, so you will at least get perfect scores in your quizzes. It all depends on your 3 exams and a final, but she'll drop lowest one. Take her class.