Welcome the questions all the time. Teaching pace is quite slow, but you'll get a lot because of this! Quizzes and Finals are not that hard, espeically if you go to the class and do the assignments. Highly recommended.

Great teacher!!!!!!!! very helpful

most helpful physics teacher ever. Has office hours even on Sundays to help out. extra credit 5 %. curves the class so even very low scores like 55 become a high B. Take him.

very interesting lecture! tests were very difficult, but he make up by curving nicely. final was not too hard. extremely helpful, knows his stuff, understands what you are asking(instead of explaining something you already knew).

Just coming to his classes is priceless, last quarter I didn't have time for HW near the end, but just going to lectures and lab was enough to understand everything for a B. He will apply new material in examples and gladly help you out if you get lost during them.

Take him. He has plentiful office hours and willing to help students. Lectures are basic, while exams are somewhat difficult. Extra credit opportunity and lenient grading curve. Dr. Marasco is one of the better physics professor in the area. Don't contemplate and register for his class NOW.

this guy is insane. he makes the tests so very hard so ppl would feel stupid. he curves the class, and if everyone else is gd at physics, your screwed. he is very helpful though. answers questions right to the pt. plenty of office hours. if your not really good at physics do yourself a favor. dont take him

Plenty office hours, really help students on their homework problems. You will get a lot from his classes. Take him if you have just three classes in a quarter, otherwise don't if you have more than four classes a quarter.

Easy going,drinks coke in lecture and lab,willing to explain something over and over again until you get it.Phy4B is the hardest one in the series,but he made it easy for me.He's funny,and believe me,you NEED comic relief in PHY4B.I'm actually struggling in Wang's class,though I got A in Marasco's.

Very helpful - office hrs are anytime he's in the office! Tests are extremely difficult - but his curve is so lenient, it's not even funny - 67%=A in class overall!! More than 1/4 class get A. You learn alot from your mistakes on test. Some ppl like that, some not..it helped me understand better.

I dunno what the previous reviewer was talking about but Marasco is a great teacher compared to David Newton. I know this because I've had Newton. If you wanna learn physics the hard way then take it with Newton.

I took him for two quarters (4b & 4d), so i know how he goes in lectures and exams. The major problem is you are not so motivated to do homeworks, if you don't do hw, you're screwed in exams. His exams are kinda hard but curves a lot. I got just over 770/1000 in 4b but still an A. In my 4D, i got just over 750/1000 and again still an A.

One of the best teachers in Foothill.

ah, good teacher but I just hate electromagnetism

Never a dull lecture.

marasco i a good teacher lectures are fun. Yet his quizzes are really difficult but he is a fair guy and gives lots of partial credit and curves a lot which helps the students out when it comes to the end of the quarter. His final is hard. Study hard for his class always helps during office hours.DO the extra credit project

MAN MARASCOS QUIZZES ARE HARD AS HELL..YET..HE IS WILLING TO HELP YOU OUTSIDE OF CLASS IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING. MARASCO IS LIKE A CLASSMATE MAN HE IS REAL FUNNY AND YOU CAN HAVE FUN WITH HIM WHILE YOU CONVERSATE WITH HIM. DRINKS SODA IN LAB TOO FUNNY..TAKE HIM BUT STUDY YOUR A**S OFF..VERY HARD TO GET AN A IN HIS CLASS GLUCK.

Great teacher, don't worry to much about quizzes he curves heavily. He's really understanding of students with disabilities.

Marasco made Physics 4B such a fun class. Eating pizza after every quiz was the best. Thanks man your class is fun lots of pizza. marasco is willing to help alot during office hours. Great guy makes class fun.Gives a lot of extra credit so due the extra credit and do well in his class.I love his curves..WARNING: DONT CHEAT ON HIS CLASS.hard quizes

He is "THE BEST PROFESSOR" You will ever have. He is so UNDERSTANDING and easy on students. All the formalities and bureaucracy are swept away. He's teaching is fun and very clear. He helps students at the max of his limits. I sugesst you take his class even just for fun. The only problem is, once you've taken him, you won't like anybody else.

This guy is the greatest teacher at Foothill. His class is so much fun. Test are sort of hard but there is a huge curve, >70% is an A. I wish more teachers were like him. He is very laid back. HW is optional

pretty laid back teacher. He spend lot of time helping students w/ physics stuff... You hardly find a professor that put out the time like this man! to help students. His exams are not too hard or easy.. but sometime he put fair tricky question to seperate the kids from the men....

Very flexible, clear and logic. His tests are really hard after the first one, but HEAVILY curved. His class is fun and interesting, not too fast, nor too slow. The best science teacher at Foothill DeAnza so far.

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this class was like hell...

Tests hard, but very fair on partial credit. You will know if you should go on to Engineering or Physics after taking his class, as the grading system and testing approach is very similar to upper division courses. Very helpful if you seek it. Won't hold your hand or make it easy for the uninitiated.

Marasco is in my top 3 profs ever, Morriss and Daley are the other 2. Marasco is highly knowledgeable and his lectures are clear and illuminating. His tests are absolutely brutal, but the grading is kind, and you really get the grade you deserve with him. He seems to really enjoy teaching physics, and is very helpful.

The concepts seem to be easy and understandable, but his finals are killers. Notes are not sufficient. It is recommended that you really study hard from the book, and study few of the notes that he puts up. Exams questions are not from the book. This guy has a super brain for physics.

He does not lecture alot in class, instead he gives out problems to be worked on in groups. But he does explain the concepts before and is good at explaining. His tests are hard, but not impossible if you do the hw and practice problems. He does curve, and this definitely helps people get better grades. And he is very funny/ has interesting stories

Very good professor. Very good lectures as long as you pay attention. As people have said before, do not take his class if you aren't serious about your work. Tests aren't impossible but they are fairly difficult. Textbook reading is a must. I love his tangents that he goes off on, and you will definitely learn more than necessary after taking him.

Marasco is a good teacher, sharp, and very well prepared for the job. I got a higher grade from him than Fors, so there's no guarantee he'll hurt your GPA. I'd suggest one prepare for his exams by doing many practice problems on paper in a way that uses pictures/visualization. He's fair and respectful toward students and takes his job seriously.

he seems like he love teaching and cares abt those young guys in his classes. his lecture is great. he will help you to beat the math parts.

he's the best. He develops your understanding of the material in a much deeper way than just problem sets. His tests are hard, but they make you think, tons of homework wont help (which is nice). I wouldn't take Marasco if i was not someone who cares about physics, but if you are, he's the only way to go. youll know your stuff by the end of class

This class is....interesting to say the least. His lectures are laid back and slow. You end up doing about 3 problems a lecture. And he goes over how to do them correctly and posts it on youtube. He is a VERY picky grader. He doesn't review any physic topics. He mostly does problems assuming you already understand all general physics topics for 1A.

David has a very unique teaching style. He uses his personal and historic life stories to explain physics examples. Furthermore, his lectures are not that helpful. His lectures operate on the assumption that you are familiar with the material already. Also, a large portion of lecture is students doing problems on whiteboards. Self-learning is key.

best physics professor in foothill ever, really appreaciate him. strongly recommand.

He's one of the best at explaining difficult concepts in an interactive way. You really do learn a ton about physics. With that being said his tests should be illegal. They are ridiculously hard if you dont have his old tests to study from you're screwed. He curves insanely but he wont tell you what the curve is leaving you sad and guessing.

Honestly, i think his difficulty is overrated. It just takes a while to get used to things, but once you do you'll find the class to be fairly predictable, and the amount you learn is just enormous. 45 starting, 10 dropped, 13 got A's, 8 B's, 10 C's, 2 F's. If he was really as bad as it shows on here, then the class grades would be much different.

Great lecture. Tests are exactly what he talks about. But not easy.

If you are bad at mathphys, you will struggle. Grade is 100% testquiz based. Test averages are 60%, but curve is huge. Easy B hard A Goes off-topic a lot during lecture, and isn't very useful. You learn most when you do the group workon your own. If you ask him specific questions, he is helpful. Zero HW, but you gotta study for tests.

I don't think that he is helpful Sometimes, he just insulted you when you went to his office hour. He picked up phone and checked his facebook. so disgusting and be late in office hour

Mr. M is something else. Be respectful to him and be patient with the way he teaches. Marasco is like a young boy in a big body. He demands full understanding from his students. Work hard and be persistent though sometimes physics does not go your way. Little hint: sometimes he rips out problems from the textbook word for word so do all of them.

He has been doing a good job for helping students understanding the materials. And It wasn't that hard to get an A as long as you do all the assignments and be prepared to the class. Great teacher. Sometimes not really friendly tho.

He has a short lecture but most of the class is working on problems in groups. You definitely need to read and work to understand outside of class because he demands understanding from his students. His tests are very difficult but he curves them up so it's not a huge deal.

Always attend lectures because there's at least one quiz a week except when you have midterms. His theme for the class is probably "Don't give up" so really, if you stick around till the end of the quarter AND show that you put forth your best effort, you will pass. Even if you're doing very poorly, he really accounts for improvement at the end.

You need to get used to how he runs his class. I'm super happy I had him now that I'm in more advanced courses.

Marasco is the best physics professor at Foothill, but 4B (E&M) is one hell of a class. If you're taking 4B, NEVER EVER SLACK OFF ON HOMEWORK OR ATTENDANCE! Even if you usually get by with a minimum of studying, 4B will make you work.

Arguable the best and most inspiring physics teacher. Really expects you to understand the topic. He's really tough but he grades quite kindly and curves well. Don't be afraid to put in your way of thinking if you couldn't solve a question mathematically. Eg: x+2y could be answered with a simple, solve for x in terms of y

He mixes a lot of fun group problems in with his lectures, so you can get good practice for his tests. And as long as youre willing to work through problems, I think he did a really good job running labs. My biggest complaints are that tests were way to hard and that he only used variables, so we didnt get a good feeling for real-world numbers.

Great professor; if you are into physics and you want to learn more, he will be there to provide a simplified and easily understandable basis of modern physics without diving into all of the math as much as other professors do. His grading is notoriously hard, but he communicates clearly about what an A is and curves generously.

4D is not for the lazy student! Tough exams, heavily conceptual. Strongly recommend group study. Despite all that, he gives fantastic lectures and I actually enjoyed coming to class.

He's a pretty good 4D professor, the class was very conceptual with almost no math except for in the beginning. Not sure why people say he's a hard grader, he gives plenty of partial credit as long as you demonstrate that you understand the problem, even if you did not get it right. His labs on the other hand are graded extremely harshly.

Teaches physics concepts very clearly, but his exams require ridiculous amount of studying and homework. If you have any love for your GPA and are not a natural hard-worker or talented in physics, consider other physics professors or don't take his classes for credit. The problems he make are at another level, and usually involves clowns.

David is a brilliant and talented teacher. He is great at explaining concepts. His exams are meant to test your conceptual understanding and not your numerical skills or your ability to memorize typical textbook problems. I found his tests quite challenging but they really helped me improve my understanding of physics in leaps and bounds.

David is tough, but hey thats all physics teacher. But Marasco KNOWS his physics. You will have to study but man I LOVE his class so much. Get ready to get your brain blown away. Best physics teacher I had in a LONG TIME

BEST PHYSICS I HAD IN A LONG TIME!!! He's amazing and really nice. Super open to office hours. God I wish my other teachers were like him.

Honestly, Marasco was such a great teacher. I had him for physics 4A and 4B. Didn't get a chance to get into his 4D class but man i wis i did Get ready to learn a ton of usueful things!

Loved his 4B and 4D Class. I needed to take all the physics courses to transfer, and I did! Managed to do so well in all 4 courses. Take David if you are serious about wanting to go to Cal or Stanford. He will make you study top marks. Believe it r not, he will make you a master of physics at the end of his courses

Physics is hard in general. Marasco teaches well to not make you hate it. Took Cascarano for physics 4A, Marasco with 4B and 4D. Managed to do really well in the class. You will be able to do well, just study.

Loved David. He is really down to earth and shows that he cares about his students. Take him and you will do well in the series

You need to show up to David's leacture. There is a lot material to cover in his class and you will need to go through a lot of things to understand what he is saying most of the time. Study hard and it will pay off. Best physics teacher at foothill by far

Show up to class, ready the textbook, and go to his office hours. You will be amazed how nice he is. He loved to spend time with students making sure they learn the subject.

The people that say he is hard don't bother showing up to class. Honestly, if you study for his course you will end up doing just fine. Ignore the procrastinators

Taking him! He was amazing! Loved having him for physics 4B and 4A. Best teacher I had!

Don't listen to what other people are saying about him. He is an amazing instructor and most people ended up with an A or B in the class. Marasco is a true hommie

He is such a nice guy, and I learned a lot by going to his office hours, where usually a few of us from same class would gather and work on problems on the dry erase board, I struggled with the equations, but not because of him, just because the content was difficult

He's an awesome professor that you can learn a lot from but you WILL need to study the chapters he assigns to you outside of class time. His grading rubric makes the class seem very easy but don't be tricked as his tests are fairly tricky. Overall if you studied enough you'd do fairly well on the exams. 10/10 would recommend.

Definitely a very good Physics Professor. Just in one quarter I learned so much about Electromagnetism. His labs are pretty fair and his midterms are tough but very related to the lectures and readings he assigns. There are many small quizzes and if you do well he replaces a midterm with a quiz and another with a final. Great Professor

Awesome professor; the tests are very hard, but really check if you have an understanding of the material - cramming doesn't help much, so many people hate him, but I think his class really helps you gain a better understanding of physics. If I could take a class from him again, I would, but he likes teaching the harder courses.

Amazing teacher. He really knows how to teach the material. Physics is hard in general, and marasco makes it doable!

One of my top professors of all time! An engaging speaker, great at explanations both in and out of class, a kind and brilliant person! You'll need a strong conceptual understanding of the material, but he'll help you get there if you put in the time- he prioritizes student needs even outside of class.

Lectures are story like, but are informative and fun. Really knows how to teach modern physics in a way that makes it easy to understand. Very knowledgeable and wants his students to succeed, so ask him questions or for clarification. Very approachable and chill. Students teach the labs, but he give great feedback on lab reports. Easy grader.

Best teacher ever! Hard to find teachers with passion, he's got that! No textbook or homework for my intro to physics just show up to class take notes on the lecture and you'll do great. Wish I got to take more classes with him. I left that class wanting to take more physics classes! He's very caring and understanding and really wants us to learn.

Best professor in the physics department. Electricity and magnetism is a hard class, you have to read the material before class to really get what's going on. His youtube playlist is extremely helpful for doing homework and studying for the exams.

Class is super hard just because it is taught in a way that is completely reliant on learning from lecture and lab. No real way to study besides reading notes and maybe reading modern physics textbooks. Overall very insightful and interesting class with lots of great content.

I thought he was a pretty good professor. He uploads a lot of his lectures to YouTube so you can re-watch them if you lose track of what's going on in class. Tests are challenging but he usually tells you exactly what to study beforehand. Didn't follow the textbook super closely. Pay attention in class and you will likely be fine.

Marasco is a good lecturer where he explains complicated physics in much simplified language that everyone can understand. His tests are extremely easy, because he makes you to have enough practice for example problems during class. Just put a little work to get an easy A.

You might know him for his unclear grading. You might have heard that his classes are difficult. Good thing is that for Physics 4D his lectures are amazing. Attend all his lectures since his exams are all about what he talked in his lectures. Pass papers are a plus but since he make up his own problems don't rely on them too much.

Professor David Marasco is excellent. His lectures are clear and he will answer your questions well. He is funny, understanding, and approachable. In office hours he is very helpful. He expects you to keep up with the reading and there are daily quizzes. His tests are good and fair if you study the material hard. Read a lot and do lots of problems.

Great professor. It's rare to find people as genuine as Mr. David. NO homework. Open notes and straight forward questions on exams. Replies fast. Open to all questions. NO math on exams. Super joyous and funny.

Excellent teacher! Professor Marasco cares more about educating the students that about cramming in material. His office hours were very helpful too. The exams are more conceptual than number crunching. It was Zoom this quarter, so the exams were open book and open notes, but there wasn't enough time to really look much up, so they were still hard.

He's the best physics prof I've had. He cares about understanding the concepts rather than rushing to complete the syllabus. His tests were usually conceptual and based on class material. This is supposed to the hardest physics class in the PHYS 4 sequence, but honestly I enjoyed learning in this class the most. I felt like I actually learned a lot

60% hw & 40% final. 2 attempts to do each hw. He gives feedback on questions you did wrong and gives affirmations. One note card for the final exam. He emails you if he wants clarification on your work, so keep your original work.

easy breezy. some of the homework is surprisingly difficult but if you ask for help you'll be fine. final is 40% of your grade but its not hard

We chose our grade breakdown of finals, exam, lab %, exams and finals are graded relatively easily and leniently, but the labs are graded HARD. Overall lectures were interesting, and everything recorded and posted online which is SUPER helpful, but the note taking is hard because he writes on his ipad, being screen shared. Overall great professor!

Lectures not Mandatory per say but labs yes. Often gives students a problem about a theorem right before the theorem is taught and has them solve it w/ whiteboards but students are often confused and a lot of time wasted. Explanations though are good and recorded on zoom (but only accessible after). Overall nice, funny and accessible guy 8/10.

His classes are gonna be self-taught. For 4B, he has a lot of examples for questions that could be on the test, but for 4C he doesn't have a lot of examples, and it's hard to know what to study for. You really have to know the concepts at the back of your hand to ace his exams. Don't take a lot of classes when ur with him. A lot of studying.

Mr. Marasco is an amazing physics teacher, with an unconventional (in a good way) teaching style. He'll ask you to work out problems on white boards in groups and then take pictures of your work. He explains your mistakes which helps you learn the concepts as well as how to approach the types of problems you'll encounter during a test. Great guy!

When I tell you my socks were blown off when I walked into his classroom for the first time, they were BLOWN TF OFF! Take this class if you want an easy grade for little to no work at all. Professor Feedback: try to source some material from a gender studies textbook so that it could be more on topic than what we are currently being tested on.

I took Professor Marasco's physics 2A lab in the fall and he provided a challenging yet rewarding learning experience. Physics is by no means easy and Professor guides students towards actually learning the content rather than just handing out answers. I respect him a lot for that. Knowledgable and would recommend for physics 2A.

Entering Marasco's exam, I expected to spend the majority of my time expressing my understanding of physics. This was the case. We encountered a # of terms we saw -- transforming the test beautifully. The second question was written mindblowingly and solving it made me see into the 4th dimension. (3rd problem was easy)

He sounds like Garfield! He is not bad but I don't like physics.

Professor Marasco's teaching and grading style isn't exactly conventional, but once you get used to it I think his classes are a great way to learn. He uploads video lectures but don't expect to learn everything from them, also check the textbook for better understanding. Concept heavy exams, better to know that than to memorize math.

I always felt overwhelmed and stupid during lectures, labs, and exams, cuz I really cared about my grades and my transferring. Just kindly remind all of you who are going to transfer: be ready to be killed and fall down; pay attention to his lectures and problems you did in class; find good lab partners or study partners if possible.

Goat. I got to skip the final... Why you ask? Because. I. Am. A. Genius. Tests are pretty easy besides thermodynamics. Like why is thermodynamics even a topic its completely disjoint from the other 2 units. Takes me back to the worst class ever....chemistry! Other 2 units are easy af.