HE'S A COOL TEACHER, YOU HAVE TO REALLY DO YOUR HOMEWORK IN HIS CLASS AND UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL. HE GIVES EXTRA CREDIT FOR EXTRA HOURS SPENT AT THE MATH LAB. YOU JUST HAVE TO SHOW THAT YOU'RE REALLY PUTTING IN THE EFFORT TO DO WELL IN HIS CLASS AND YOUR GRADE WILL SHOW IT.

Great teaching and visual on board, but need a little work on verbal.

I didnt want to come back after his first lecture. But as i got to know him, he turned out to be a prof. that really cares for you, in a detached type of way. He gives lots of examples, is flexible and firm both at the sametime. I couldnt have asked for a better prof. and I love that i stayed and never missed any of his lectures.The best professo

Lum is a fun teacher with sarcastic sense of humor. He has an accent that is easily understandable, with a few weird pronunciations for certain words. He assigns homework every session, which is exactly the kind of problems on the quizzes. He gives clear general solutions and plenty of examples. Attend lecture and do the homework and youll get an A

A real hands-on teacher. If you don't understand something, he is completely willing to help you out with it during class or his office hours. Hw is given every class, but is actually really easy and there is limited textbook use. The overall grade is based on numerous things, so it's easy to maintain a certain grade.

Mr. Lum is an amazing professor. He makes everything approachable and clear. If he taught all math classes, I would be a math major.

Mr. Lum was an awesome teacher! He was very clear and always gave study guides a week prior to the class. If you do all the homework, go to class, and take notes, you should get an A.

mr. lum was an awesome teacher! He always gave study guides a week prior to the test. If you do all the homework, go to class, and take notes, you should het an A.

Professor Lum is very nice, and I really like his teaching method. His accent might be a little bit funny but overall he is really a great teacher.

Initially, I was a little bit scared of not getting good grades in his class because I kept getting Bs, Cs and Ds for quizes. But as long as you always do your homework, take notes and study, especially for final its worth 40% of the grades, you should get an A.

one of the best teachers in DVC. really organized. No more words. Just TAKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Professor Lum is a great teacher. He is really organized which helped me a lot. In class he would always review a topic we had just discussed in the previous lecture - so that helped as well. I actually was happy to come to his 8:00a.m class. He gave study guides but it wasn't practice problems, just the names of the topics that were on the test.

A really good professor!!! Lum is very clear and very good at explaining. Assigns HW every class and grades it. A total of 6 quizzes and a final. The final is 40%!!!!! of your final grade, and he makes the final REALLY hard!!! Other than the final, the class and quizzes were easy. Just really make sure you study extra hard for the final.

BEST FREAKING MATH TEACHER HANDS DOWN!!!!!!!!!! I took Lum for 121 and 191 and honestly I freakin nailed it because of Lum. I didn't realize how good I can be at math til I took him.. He is just really organized and clear at what he does. The final was super hard though so beware.. You need to stop reading reviews and take Lum though!!!!!!!!!!!!

I took this class during the summer, so my experience may be different. The teacher was very thorough, although sometimes hard to understand because of his accent. Tests and quizzes are based on homework, and everything is graded with great scrutiny, which is good or bad depending on what you want from the class. You will learn linear algebra.

The worst part is just that his finals is 40%, he gave easy tests on the beginning and shock you with a hard final, and he sometimes doesn't respect his student when asked after class. But on the other hand he teaches very clearly and gives out odd number hw

Awesome teacher! Knows his material and knows how to teach. He makes even the hardest concepts simple. Assigns little but specific HW. He is extremely clear in his expectations. If you find a test problem difficult it is because you are not following his instructions from class. Practice what he teaches and its a breeze!

He is a really good teacher. A lot of homework but clear lectures so if you listen the lectures and do the homework you will definitely pass!

sometimes his pronounciation but he's really clear

He's d MOST organised teacher ever! His notes are BEST! The workload is heavy, but it makes you understand. He skips many things that he thinks are overwhelming. His exams are also very straightforward, but you'll learn a lot! He has accent, but you'll get used to. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! But, if you want to learn maths concept, he's not 4 u. Final 40%

Great teacher! He is extremely organized and give you tons of practice problems during class. He has a heavy accent but he writes down everything he says on the board as he is speaking so just sit in the front and write everything down. Do this and redo all the example problems before the tests and you will be fine.

THE BEST! His lecture was organised and smooth. He skips things that is not important, gives lots of practice and homework problem (Sometimes he solved hard HW question in class). Tests and Final 40% was easy because you only need to review CLASS and GRADED HOMEWORK PROBLEM ONLY! He always let you go 1-2 hours early! TAKE HIS CLASS AND PARTY ON!

Took him summer 2016. Organized, clear notes, straightforward, always got out of class early, (tries to be) funny, covered important topics, test every week, a lot of HW, used book for HW, not boring, fast paced. I enjoyed this class. Some people may have felt rushed but I saw his fast pace as part of an exciting challenge. Only con: has an accent.

He gives LOTS of HW but it helps to practice. Graded HW problems appear on the quizzes (6 of them, 2 dropped). Many quiz problems are repeated on other quizzes AND the final. It takes some time to get used to his accent and teaching/grading style but getting A is def possible. Very clear lectures. Overall, I recommend taking him.

Very straightforward teacher, goes over what you need to know, and rarely not much else - very few surprises on the 6 'parties' we have. The final did have quite a few 'tricky' problems however. Homework is assigned for every class, with the lowest four dropped - I recommend slader to check your answers/problem solving method online. Overall great.

Took his class in the summer and never felt like a bad choice taking his 292 class. He assigns homework everyday and parties (including final party) every week. His lectures are smooth and clear, his teaching style is easy to follow and dismisses us at least 1 hour early everyday which is AWESOME! His sense of humor is very funny too! Right choice!

You will never regret to take his awesome math lecture and successful to earn grade A

Easy tests but you will lose many unexpected points from tough grading. Lots of homework goood pratice. He has his own easy way of solving problems. So it will be fine but you wont learn any maths concepts or logical thinking. Can be hard to ask questions.

He is 'the' professor to take at DVC if you're into higher math & calc-based physics. Very organized, well-structure lectures. Hw are a breeze if you have his notes and I never felt the need to reference the book at all. Let you off early most days. Though he structures things differently so you might dread the hw if you don't have notes.

I personally find his accent easy to figure out, lecture has this 'flow' to it that makes him easy to follow. Furthermore, he writes down everything as he said them, fast but neatly. Take notes! I can't stretch this enough; his method is different from the book, which I find more efficient and intuitive. Hard subject but well worth it.

A concise lecturer that teaches you what you need to know for the quizzes and exams. Take notes! His way of tackling problems are modified from the textbook's, and the techniques he passes on are efficient shortcuts to the correct answers. Quizzes and exams are questions from hw and lecture notes, so pay attention!

The professor is very straightforward with his exams, meaning that his teaching will most of the time show up later in his exams. Final exam is 40% and "ok". Prepare your integral&derivative skills because he expects you to know them. Other than that, he's a very funny and kind professor. Lectures aren't boring and very fun to attend to. Good Luck!

I absolutely love this guy, I've had a hard time learning Calculus in the past but he makes it easier. His lecture consists of what's on the test and he gives hw from the book. I recommend reading your notes from lecture and taking his steps. He also hands out random but helpful guides with no context. If you struggle, look for a campus tutor... :D

Good professor, extremely rare nowadays in mathematics. If you want water-tight foundations, I highly recommend him.

Lum is a unique guy and so is his teaching. HW 20%. Final 40%. There are 6 tests (but they are actually more "quiz-like," and he calls them "parties") that make up 40% and he drops the two lowest quiz scores. I didn't use the text book once. I feel like I might not be prepared well enough for Calc 1, regardless I'm taking him again for math 192.

Knows a lot about calculus. Also knows the proper way to teach it. Just come to lecture, solves the exercises on the broad (quickly), and you'll have no problem with hw or parties. Has the best notes-I keep all his notes after 2 years now. Take him if you get the chance. No regrets.

I personally find this a low-stress class. Prof has a straight forward way of looking at the problems. Just don't fall behind on the homework and you'll be fine. Quizzes and final covers the same types of problem in lectures and hw. He has a different way of doing things that I much prefer.

I love Mr. Lum. The way he organized his lectures and explained things made it really easy for me to understand. I learn well by seeing examples and he provided lots of examples for all the things he would teach. He does give lots of homework though and the final is a big part of your grade. He's not everyone's cup of tea, but I really liked him.

Calculus is very hard for me but with Prof. Lum, he made it so easy. He is a cool Prof. Gives extra credit, drop 2 lowest Q's and 3 lowest HW's. Even tho he has an accent, you'll still understand as long as you focus and look at his examples while he's explaining. As usual, lot of HW's but it prepares you for the Quiz. Quizzes are easy!

Unlike other profs, he makes his students feel that it's okay to be wrong & to not be burdened by it; he is considerate. Calculus is hard for me, tbh this is my 2nd time taking this class. I'm glad I took Mr. Lum's class bc if I compare this class to my previous ones, this is more chill and easy. Lots of HWs but it'll prepare you for the Quizzes.

I'm taking Calculus II for the second time and Professor Lum's class is way easier than my previous class! What I like about Prof. Lum is that even the topics may include algebra, graphing, applications, etc., he doesn't burden his students with doing a lot in these areas and focuses mainly on the calculus part. very straightforward class.

So you'll do 6 of what he likes to call "parties" not including your final exam. He gives LOTS of HW but doesn't try to trick you on exams and keeps it short and sweet. Make sure you're comfortable with the end of Calc 1 because he moves quickly. Funny guy IMO and is pretty chill to talk with. Loves football and keeps class on the shorter end.

It was a tough beginning with him but it got better throughout the semester. He will be there for you, he does give a lot of homework and he can be a tough grader at some moments.

I took calculus 2 with Professor Lum in the Spring of 2021. He was seriously the best math teacher I've ever had. He's super clear in his expectations of what you should be doing in his course and well organized. Watch his lecture videos, do the homework, show up to lecture, and ask questions if somethings unclear. He had a good sense of humor too.

His lecture recordings were incredibly helpful in preparing for quizzes and the Final Exam. My only gripe with him is that the homework was incredibly time-consuming and long, and he is a very tough and unclear grader on assignments. Overall, Professor Lum was a good professor for calculus and I definitely learned a lot in his class.

I do not understand all the low ratings for Mr. Lum. I am taking him right now and he is hands down the best professor I have had at DVC. Yes he has a little accent but he's still very easy to understand if you actually pay attention. This is one of the few classes where I ACTUALLY understand the material as it was taught in class. Great professor.

I took this professor for Differential Equations and wasn't disappointed. He's very laid back and focuses more on solving problems than explaining concepts. Homework and tests are straightforward. If you like a direct, solution-focused class with minimal theory, he's a great fit.