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Good teacher, and nice guy. DO NOT talk while he lectures or he'll shout at you

I HAVE 5 MORE MINUTES AND I INTEND TO USE IT!!!

he's big. very nice person, but simple things make him pissed off in class. very smart.

This guy kicks A$$! He one of the best profs I have. Awesome accent, and good lectures. I was never bored in his class. Tests are hard, but thats good because everybody fails and makes your makes look good.

One of the hardest (workload) classes i ever took. Its assignments are LONG, every two weeks 15 hours of work.. He teaches quite good, his problem is that he is so big that you can't see the blackboard when he explains. If you have time to really understand what you study and not to only do assignments you can easily take A+.He is not so unpleasant

Petr amuses me to no end with his crazy analogies. The class is difficult, but he makes learning calculus funny. We need to "kill the two" and there are "upstairs and downstairs" to rational functions. Sometimes, you just have to "massage" the function to get what you need to work with, even if it is a "compost" function. Oh those crazy Russians.

Considering how hard the material was, he did a really good job explaining. His exams are really fair. He's a really nice guy, and his jokes aren't bad.

he's a little boring at times but hey, it's math. he's an alright guy. nice mostly legible notes on webct. no real surprises on exams

Overall a good prof especially for 1st yrs as he speaks very slowly and emphasizes important concepts very well. Tests are fair and lectures are valuable. Although he isn't I thought he looked kinda mean. I like his accent =)

He has very clear notes which are easy to understand. He spends time on difficult concepts and slows down so everyone understands. Has a Russian or German accent but it's easy to understand him. He closely mirrors his practice exams. Exams are difficult but very fair. Exam questions are from lectures. GO TO HIS LECTURES!

Explains difficult concepts throughly and does quite a bit of examples in class which helps in understanding the material. Midterms and finals are similar to the practice ones, he gives some tricky questions but overall the exams are fair.

He teaches well and explaines concepts. I know that becaus e I am not a bright student and I still got an A. Not that he gives out A's for free, but with him, I actually understood the concept of Math!

At first he seemed intimidating and then as you get to know him, you can tell he really wants his students to learn. You will get used to his accent in no time, and his notes are crystal clear like a text book. The exams were all hard, but fair.

He's a good teacher and makes himself available during two office hours/week (not many people went to them). The midterms weren't difficult if you did the homework (homework is out of the textbook so you don't need to buy it if you can get a reserves copy). Final was harder than I expected; it was all the hard questions from lecture and homework.

Great prof, explained concepts clearly, although his accent was a little bit difficult to understand at first if you get over it you can learn a lot from him. He might seem scary but very nice and helpful. Exams were mostly based of lectures and his examples. Fairly ok exams.

The first few lectures were a bit boring. However, as the class progressed they got alot better. The midterms were VERY fair. I found the final exam challenging but also fair as most of the questions had been discussed in class, in the examples in the book, or were on an old exams available on web ct.

Despite what others have complained about, he's a great prof. and this is coming from someone that HATES math! His accent does take some getting used to though, but his explainations are clear and concise. I found the final more easy than the two midterms oddly enough.

He's super nice and very helpful during office hours/in the workshop. Midterms were a lot more fair and averages were pretty high compared to 154. I found his final easier than the practice ones. Even if math isn't your thing its still possible to do well just stay on top of homework

He's a really great prof and super nice and helpful during office hours. His accent may be a little thick but totally understandable and makes going to lecture all that much more interesting. If you just print out his notes and attend lecture you'll do just fine.

Really enjoyed his class. For a proof-heavy class, he made all the concepts easy to understand and all proofs flowed logically and easily. A slight accent, but still understandable. Seems intimidating when questions are asked during lecture, but is a very nice guy in his office hours. Tests are relatively easy, but fair. Overall, Excellent prof.

Lectures are well presented with the occasional ad lib joke. Proofs are detailed and mistakes in the book are pointed out. Assignments are tough, but solutions (after) are clear and logical. His exam prep sessions are helpful, and the exams themselves are fair and heavily based on the textbook. Marking can be austere, but that affects everyone.

Easiest course I have taken.

He is a really good prof! I don't know why he has so much hate. He describes things very well and his midterms are easy. The final of course is a bit more work. I ended up with a B+ in this class so I do recommend taking math with him.

Not a bad professor. He always makes sure to go over enough examples that you understand the concepts and is always open to questions. Midterms and the final weren't easy, but were very fair if you know and understand the concepts. Would definitely recommend taking a course with him.

I was scared at first because of all the bad ratings but once you get over his accent, he's actually a good prof. Always helpful, tells you as it is. The midterms are just example questions in class, but beware of the final! WAY harder than the midterms. Ace midterms & assignments so you're not depending on the final to pass the course.

I really liked him. His notes were good and he was very nice. First midterm was pretty hard, but the second midterm and final were better. I recommend him.

Petr can come across as gruff, and you better not talk in class, but this guy is great. Very helpful, very clear, cares about helping his students. Especially nice with one on one questions. Class requires lots of work, weekly assignments, but he makes it bearable. The first math prof I had who provided bio examples in a bio based math class

Interesting material, and gave good lectures.

Midterms were based on in class examples so its useful to go to class. His teaching is not very clear though, I learnt mostly through the examples, textbook, and youtube videos. He is however very helpful during office hours. Do the practice midtermsfinals and textbook questions and you'll be fine.

Dr. Lisonek is a great teacher. All you need to do to pass his exams and weekly quizzes is to attend class every time, do SOME of the homework, and go over his notes. Try to do your best on the midterms, so that you have less pressure doing the final exam. I really don't understand why people say this is a hard class, because it's not.

There is a lot to cover in just 3 months, however, prof lisonek does a really nice job explaining the concepts. Weekly quizzes are basically freebies if you do the HW since the Q's are taken straight from there. Midterms, as well as the final exam was fair. As long as you do the HW and know your material, you should be good to go!

Petr was a really good prof. He uses a lot of examples during lectures which is amazing and so useful for exams. I only had him for half the semester but I wish I had him for the entire thing. Assigned textbook questions are good to follow before exams and the questions on the exams were very fair if you went over lecture and text examples.

One of the most intelligent and kindest professors in sfu. Was patient with me in the ACW for extra help and made sure i understand the material. He left us mid semester on sick leave and i honestly miss his teaching style. Hope he makes a speedy recovery.

Can come off as mean or rude, not that friendly when you ask questions. Very good examples in class and variations of them show up on exams. Study his examples and you will do well, along with the true false questions from the practice midterms online from the math department.

He goes over many examples in lectures (he may go through it fast, but the pace was fine for me). He is a nice teacher and he encourages questions in/out of lec. Midterm was fair; just practice as much as you can (lec notes, IQ, CN, maybe OQ but meh) & understand concepts since that's generally how you can do well in calc

Must attend his lectures to get the notes, doesn't post filled notes, which is understandable. Has an accent. You need to yell loudly for him to hear your question (seriously!), he does NOT try to ignore students,he just can't hear well sometimes. Good prof,and fair,and he reminded the students of the available past exams on SFU's official website.

Had Dr. Lisonek for only half a semester because of a sick leave. It was very unfortunate because I really liked how he gave a lot of examples in his notes. Attend lectures as the notes aren't posted anywhere. His exams were fair if you do the course notes and other homework! His accent is very amusing!

He left us halfway through the semester and I didn't think I would miss his teaching style but boy did I ever. He does lots and lots of examples which is awesome, but you definitely have to go to lecture to get the notes. His notes are clear and well done. He has an accent, but it does not detract from learning and can be kind of funny sometimes.

His class is very straight foward, anything that isn't taught won't be on the exam.

I am pretty sure I attended office hours every single week and he was always so so helpful and kind. His lectures can make me a little bit sleepy sometimes because he tends to repeat things often and say "um". That is probably the only negative I could say about him though. His assignments are fair and he does a great job of explaining. Very caring

The course was short due to being only 2 credit course, but I loved the last topics in last weeks introduced to us, in week 8-12. Thanks professor

Petr is a really good prof! This course is quite enjoyable, and the weekly assignments (10) are fair and based on the tutorials and lectures. I found Petr's lecturing style to be somewhat dry at times, but he comes across as a nice guy who cares about his students. Overall, I would recommend this course for learning Matlab!

Not the most engaging teacher, but he knows his stuff and I found him more helpful one on one. Personally, lectures weren't super helpful, but assignments and their grading were very fair. He's a nice guy and definitely not a bad prof, just a bit dry.

His lectures are extremely boring. However, the assignments are a lot of fun and the course content itself is interesting. I have mixed feelings, but overall I'd still recommend him

Chill course, professor is a little boring but I can see the effort, the assignments are a lot of fun and not overly hard. Gives a good intro to MATLAB and surveys some UD math topics

This was probably one of my favorite courses at SFU in terms of content and assignments. Each week was a new topic, all very cool stuff, and the assignments were just an application of that week's topic. Petr is a little boring with lecturing, but he's very supportive, gives fair assessments, and makes the course accessible.

If you know basic programming and remember your linear algebra, this course will be a breeze. The assignments are mostly fair, some can be tricky and require some thought, but for the most part they're not hard at all. The labs and lectures are pretty useless though, since he just reads off the material. But content wise, this course is easy

Decent prof for MACM 201. Kinda boring, but delivery is pretty standard and tests are pretty fair I'd say

It's a fun and straightforward course on matlab

Chill instructor, boring at times. Other than that tests were pretty fair, this is just a tough course.

Nothing to say in particular. He is good, but my only complaint that his speaking style was putting me to sleep. I was really unengaged during lectures despite the fact that on some level I could see he is good. Make sure to pay attention tho and put in effort in this course cause for a lot of you this is a very new style of math

The class itself is easy. Personally, most of the assignments took me only a couple hours each week, but that could be because I come from a programming background. Petr is a decent lecturer, presents material as it is, but I'll admit he's dry and tends to read off slides. But given the low workload, I'd still recommend this class.

His lectures weren't the most inspiring, so I can understand some of the other ratings. But his exams are pretty fair and based on the assignments, so if you put in the work it is manageable.