Reviews of professor Lisa Shamansky

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is my second time taking her class both for two diff chem (103 & 108). Her lectures are long so I put it on X1.5 speed to get through. Honestly, her grading scale and extra credit are what saved me. I didn't read the textbooks or attend office hrs, I just watched the lectures, and read the chapter reviews, and did all the extra credit.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
After a while her online recordings become hard to understand, as the math gets more complex, prepare to teach and study to yourself all the material in order to do well in exams which are going to affect your grade heavily. You'll have little to no contact at all with Prof. S. throughout the semester, therefore I mostly rate the curriculum.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Shes awful, she doesnt know how to give proper advice when asking for help on a specific concept and always replies with its fair game if you look at lectures

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Shamansky's lectures are unnecessarily long and are occasionally a waste of time. After tests,the correct answers are not shown to students so it's difficult to improve. If you're not given an adequate chemistry experience in high-school the class is going to be difficult.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Never is prepared for questions in her office hours. Had attitude most of the time. No help whatsoever on her exams and finals.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
10/10 would not recommend. Careless and does not accommodate nor consider life situations. Lots of lecture videos, very monotone and easy to loose concentration on. Not an easy class and her online teaching doesn't help it. Practically taught myself. Recommend taking course in person and definitely with someone else.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
DO THE EXTRA CREDIT! WATCH THE LECTURE VIDS! Shamansky herself is sweet and seems caring enough in office hours but when asking about exam content she will say "If it's mentioned in lecture, it is fair game." IF you could take this course somewhere else like CSN or online, do so. Guerra and Shamansky switched testing styles so honestly stay away.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I honestly chose her class because of the reviews, but she is the exact opposite. Her lectures do not make any sense. She says "if it's in the lecture, it's fair game", but also says "just watching the lectures and doing the problems is not enough". Very immature when you ask her for help. Always answered with attitude. Never cared about students.