Reviews of professor Derek Martinez

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Most mind-numbing course I had with this guy. I can tell he was not interested as well. Was not prepared for labs, on his phone, and did not answer his emails.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Derek is a good teacher. I enjoyed the class and found it really interesting and I have learned a lot! He is knowledgeable about the topics he lectured about. Derek was clear with his expectations for the exams. One of my favorite classes!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really enjoyed how much Derek understood the material and also gave little hints or things he used to memorize specific muscles, nerves, bones, etc. Derek used outside sources other than our lab manual to help us understand the material better. Also, he was very straight-up and honest with us.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Greatest math professor at UNM. As long as you pay attention in class, do homework, and study A LOT, you will pass the class. He goes through every topic thoroughly for us to understand it and incorporates real life situations into the problems. He is also approachable and is helpful.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Martinez seems prepared because he knows how to help us during the experiments and is very approachable when we have questions. He is always very prompt in giving back our graded work. He is very fair on grading and always make sure it's clear as to why you lost points. I like watching the recorded lectures he uploads on Learn.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I didn't realize he was a biology teacher too, but I took calc 2 from him and it was the best math class I've ever taken. He is incredibly invested in his students and works very hard to make sure we are understanding both the material and how it applies to our homework. I am planning on taking every future math class with him.