Not a good teacher. Hard class. Does not prepare you for tests. When I went to ask him for help during his scheduled office hours, he told me no because he was going to help the lab put up chairs.

Very difficult to understand. Not helpful. Very hard class. Do not recommend at all!!!!

very unhelpful, was unwilling to help any studentsor answer any questions. worst teach i ave ever had.

This has to be the worst teacher I have ever had!! I have always loved math - and always get A's. On the first day of class he told the class not to "Ask any stupid questions". I'm sorry - but I thought there were no stupid questions!! I had to drop the class because he didn't explain anything well.

thus by far the worst teacher! doesn't attempt to make it to class on time, or makes so much effort to make you feel inadequate to pass the class very boring..if hes 10 mins late, he'll make you stay till 10 mins after the intial time you're suppose to stay there..makes alot of corny jokes

He was the rudest and mose UNHELPFUL teacher. DO NOT take his class. Go out of your way and take Algebra in Poland if you have to. I am sure he is a math genious - but it takes more than brains to teach a class. It takes patience and tact. Both of which he doesn't have.

By far the worst teacher that I have ever had. He is very unclear and very rude. I was very excited about taking college algebra because I am very smart as my g.p.a. shows and I was looking forward to a challenge but david patocka is not a challenge he is a natural disaster at best.

Horrible teacher!! Worst ever! Wouln't recommend to anyone! Thinks he is a genius!! Worse jokes ever..I took him 2 times and dropped both semesters! He is too difficult!!

He is by far the worst professor I have ever had.He is late, rude,& wastes time in class telling stupid jokes, or showing examples that don't help. He also does not explain things well and makes you feel stupid. I am teaching my self,do yourself a favor and find another teacher you will be thankful.

Worst grade I've had. Worst math teacher I've had. Really nerdy and tends to go off on subjects that I didn't get.

I also dropped this class. I came in with fairly decent knowledge of the topic and expected to pull off an A(especially at community college) and was totally shocked by the difficulty of the class. He can't explain things, not willing to help in class, is in his own little math world.

Horrible teacher, I took him as my 1st college math classes and one of my 1st college classes. I've always made straight A's, until him. He was extremely hard, tests had material that he hadn't covered, and you could get lost very easily after a few words, he was very unclear. Would NEVER advise taking this professor.

Very Hard and Difficult To Understand! WARNING: His Lectures Could Be Considered Cruel And Unusual Punishment...

Whatever you do..do not take this teacher! He goes very fast! All work is done online and test are way hard! I had to drop his class and I took calc/trig my senior year in high school! Take my advice...take someone else!

Majorly bad experience. He seems to be more interested in himself and showing off his knowledge than actually explaining things. He did offer office hours for extra credit but when I asked him to set up an appointment with me because his hours were during my work hours(I work in the medical field and can not take off)he refused. Would not recommend

so i have been in his class for two days and i already hate it. dont take this class. i asked if we had quizzes in the class and he gave me a blank stare with a comment that was extremely rude. he made me feel like i should have known that there would be no quizzes in that class. he teaches the class like you know what your doing.i hate this class.

mr. patocka is a terrible excuse for a teacher. he's not funny, and he just babbles non-stop in class. if you are also a 40 or 50 something year old math geek, then maybe you will understand he's saying, because i sure can't. i shouldn't even go to class. also, he's kind of uppity. i'm gonna fail, and that's time and money wasted.

He is pompous and impatient. Even though he actually tries to teach you instead of just working off math lab, it's still incomprehensible. And so is the little gold medallion he wears everyday. :)

he doesn't teach the material, yet somehow expects highly of his class. he also has a serious chip on his shoulder. avoid taking his class

What he teaches in class is irrelevant to the homework and both of those have nothing to do with the tests he gives. He expects you to learn everything from the book and teaches nothing that will be helpful to your grade. He is rude to people who ask question that he assumes you should know and makes fun of people who don't.

This is the guy who was picked on in high school and is now in a position of authority. He rants for at least 20% of the time about being better students. He does not teach the material but expects his students to understand. DO NOT TAKE!

This teacher is extremely rude. He is not helpful at all with concurrent students and has caused alot of issues with the high schools. You dont use the book and he DOESNT teach in class what you really need to know. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!!

If math is not your strong point, do not take him. He will not explain any concepts algebra 1. He does not explain the steps of the math either. In the beginning of class talks about irrelevant topics. I had to drop the course. It was a horrible experience!!!

He is the worst math instructor I have ever had. NOT helpful, doesn't answer your emails even though he tells you to, and to ask questions. What he tells you to study for the test is not at all helpful. I wouldn't recommend my dog to take his course!

He does not explain and expects you to know a lot of things. In 50 minutes, he goes through 2 examples which is never enough. Tests are really hard, nothing like the hw. I recommend taking someone else.

If you want to do things the hardest way possible and still not learn the important material for the next class then this is the class for you. I got worse at math from this professor and was forced to go find a tutor to teach what he did not.

Not what I expected. Teaching is very unclear, expects you to teach yourself, and never responds to emails about asking for help. If you want a good grade, I advise taking precaution when enrolling.

This guy expects MATH students to READ the whole assigned pages before each lecture. Also, he spends about 45 minutes to solve one problem, however, he expects you to solve a similar problem in less than 5 minutes in the test!!

There are many math professors at TCC please take any of them except this guy. Absolutely horrible complete waste of money and time for this class! Had to hire a tutor so i could actually learn something.

With so many bad reviews, would think TCC would drop him. Class was waste of money & time. No grades posted until almost semester end so had no clue where you stood. Perhaps inefficient or lazy, or perhaps it's intentional to keep the few students in class from dropping. Don't take him.

This guy learned in a communist world apparently! He says if you record a lecture- he will sue you- he wants your cell phone if you step out and if you do step out- he will lock the door and if someone lets you in- you're both kicked out! He wants your cell on your desk where he can see it at all times! NEVER TAKE HIM! This guy is crazy! RUN!

If you struggle in math this isn't the class for you. To be honest, I am in the process of dropping the class because he's such a bad professor. It takes him forever to solve one problem because he's too busy telling stories. He's terrible at explaining things and comes off very intimidating. Definitely would not recommend him.

Does not explain how to solve basic material/section problems so you don't know what to do on homework.

He did not cover many problems in class. He had many rules and made us ask to use the bathroom like children. He would often talk off topic and only cover 2 or 3 problems. If you are skilled at math I think you would do fine, but if you are not I would take someone else. I spent a lot of time on the homework.

David really does not seem like he loves his job and goes on irrelevant rants too often. He often skims over important steps. If you are someone who really struggles with math, please do not take him. He also only teaches his preferred methods instead of all of the possible ways you could learn a concept. Also does not let you go to the bathroom.

He spent all his time going over one individual problem per class period. He intentionally withheld information and formulas because as a professor he said "it wasn't his job to teach us" and we should get our info from the book. He expected everyone to have a profound understanding of concepts and be able to apply them without ever teaching them.

Makes you keep your phone facedown on the desk where he can see it at ALL TIMES. if you want to leave for the bathroom you have to give him your phone. Only works the easy problems in class. Puts confusing questions on the exam. Makes attendance a quiz grade if a lot of people skip. Likes to lecture past the bell. I wouldnt retake him. controlling

It's not halfway through the semester and I can tell he isn't a good professor. He spends almost all of class working 2-3 problems but doesn't clearly tell you why he is doing certain things. He expects you to understand all of what is happening in the chapter before you get to class. Don't even get me started on his tests.

I spent 8 hours on a saturday doing half of the assigned homework for the week. Even if you read the textbook, he doesn't explain things so you're basically teaching calc 3 to yourself, not easy. This class made me drop out and change my major. That's how bad it was. I didn't even make it to the first exam bc I knew I shouldn't even waste my time.

Talks about himself a lot and students who he thought were bad. Refuses to teach anything in the textbook. Assumes that we should know everything he is talking about and if we do not its our fault. Claims he would help outside of class but its the same situation(and who would want to if he is already so difficult in class)

First of all he is a nice person when you talk to him outside of class, but he is very condescending in class and goes off on tangents easily. He likes bragging about mistakes past students have made and how he was right when he warned them. This professor expects ALL content to be learned from the textbook and int the lectures he teaches nothing.

He was completely unhelpful and not caring. I was struggling with access to the website he used to assign work and would not allow me to make up anything. He refuses to even mention what assignments are coming up. HE IS CONSTANTLY TELLING STUDENTS THAT IF THEY DO POORLY IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE LAZY AND NOT BECAUSE OF ANY OUTSIDE FACTORS.

Tests are worth 50% of your grade. He will also lecture you about past classes and how they didn't read their textbooks when he wants you to remind you to read your textbook.

I would never take this course again. He does not teach anything in class and makes you read the textbook, and basically makes students teach it in class. He has also threatened to give a pop quiz if we don't answer within 10 seconds what we've learned from the book. It's hard to complete the class when if theres no teaching involved.

What a horrible class. Get someone else to teach you. This man does absolutely nothing but writes a few numbers out on the board then works problems out with them. Tells us nothing about how to relate it to our actual homework which we are forced to use "View an Example" on every single question or cheat. I know I will be failing the Midterm.

Lectures only partially help on assignments. Professor often went on side tangents that made no sense. No extra credit, late work, study guides, or printed notes. Does not post/update grades. Hard time accessing the textbook and the tutor center did not have any stats tutors so I was pretty much on my own. Very hard class.

Just overall not a good teacher. He was super strict and didn't really give us much help on anything.

You must pay attention. You can go into see him, it will not help. He does not give much feedback on what you should know. There are no study guides for the test.

He's very close to retirement and doesn't care anymore. He bullied one of the other students and was generally weird. The work wasn't very hard, but he's terrible at teaching. I had to reteach everything to myself afterwards.

He was very condescending and was never encouraging. He would always show up late then hold us over the class ending time. Exams will tank your grade. There is NO study information to help before exams and he tends to give quizzes right before the exams because he forgets about them.

Ehh, first days of the class and he was very rude and stern and nitpicky and VERY uptight. He treats his student as if they were robots and they needed to understand everything before he even began his lectures.

He is always rambling about him and his gf, ex wife, kids, random stories, ect. goes on about if you're not as good as him you're not good period. Up tight and not pleasant to be around and keeps you after scheduled class time is over.

The problem the exams are worth 50% of your grade. I had a 100% in the class till the midterm which was 10 questions and when I got a 50 it tanked my grade. I tried to talk to him but he didn't care and he claimed that he failed another student and that student thanked him for it. I retook the class with another professor and ended fine with a 97%

This Prof. is incredibly unprofessional. He discusses his personal life too much and neglects to teach in class while insisting that the students teach themselves by reading the textbook. Don't bother asking for extensions, he won't give them to you. Most of your grade percentage is in the tests and he waits til the last min to put grades in.

76% of my grade was based on the midterm and final, making all the homework essentially useless. He would sing in class (not in a fun way). And he wore capes too. He essentially told us that we were terrible people for not knowing about traffic, or archeological finds, citties away. He was an embarrassment to college, nice guy (maybe) though.