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Mathematics

Diem Nguyen

MATH54STATS · MATH3 · MATH54 · STATS54 · MATH4 · MATH54HONORS · MATH2 · MATH18 · MATH31 · MATH50 · MATH49 · MATH7 · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
37.5%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you already excel at teaching yourself stats and can absorb a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHomework AvalancheSelf-Teach From VideosTough Exam WeightUnresponsive EmailsProctored Exams
  • Workload is extreme with massive online homework and
  • Many students say lectures are recycled videos and
  • Online sections often use strict proctoring and room scans;

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Exams dominate grades, hard questions are heavily weighted, and many report tough grading with little .

Online reviews emphasize impossible exam curves and missed-quiz penalties; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students describe , and material that feels disconnected from homework.

Online STATS is called the hardest SMC class by some; older in-person Math 3 or 50 can feel more manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and tests while others run largely asynchronous with .

Hybrid and ; many pure online notes say attendance not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and frequent run-away warnings about workload, unresponsiveness, and .

Recent online sentiment is harshest; a minority of older in-person and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

24/100

, and exam-heavy schemes leave little room for error.

Format shift

Online complaints include negative effective curves; .

Workload

Overwhelming

14/100

Students repeatedly cite 3x homework, multi-hour weekly MyLab or Pearson work, and constant quizzes.

Format shift

; accelerated online terms feel especially brutal.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Many say she assigns other instructors videos, rarely engages, and is hard to reach despite some older praise.

Format shift

and workshops; recent online reviews call her absent and unhelpful.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Multiple high-stakes exams and .

Format shift

Online and more exams common.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Split between older praise for and workshops and newer complaints of autopilot hybrid teaching and .

Main concern

Homework volume and clearer.

What students said

“ unless you are good at teaching yourself math from videos.”
MATH54
“Easily assigns 3x homework compared to all other classes I have taken thus far at SMC.”
MATH54
“She provided study guides before each quiz & exam which were nearly identical to the .”
MATH3

Remote format

Online

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Recent online STATS/MATH54 reviews are strongly negative: unresponsive, other professors materials, huge HW, and .

Main concern

and zero flexibility on missed work can tank grades quickly.

What students said

“Teacher barely and group project that are only worth 15%”
STATS54
“Some quizzes and (you also have to scan ur room)”
STATS54
“Online STATS was god awful and filled with about 8 hours of . ”
MATH54STATS

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high stakes, often proctored with camera or room scan, and .

Proctored ExamsProctorio Room ScanTest HeavyHarder Than HomeworkFew Extra Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments mention proctored quizzes that flag movement and if below a C.

Proctored QuizzesTest HeavyHard Finals
“The and were proctored, so you'd get flagged for cheating if you flinch.”
MATH54
“uses PROCTORIO, and makes you scan your room”
MATH2
“the ”
MATH49

Online

Online reviews explicitly mention filmed exams, room scans, Proctorio, and .

ProctorioRoom ScanFilmed Quizzes ExamsPearson MyLab
“Some quizzes and (you also have to scan ur room)”
STATS54
“about 4 proctored exams”
MATH54
“48 hours to do a 2 hour test on proctorio”
MATH4

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Do yourself a favor and ”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with 20 online and 30 in person, weighting recurring workload and . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Overload

14/100

“SO ”

🚫 Accessibility Issues

30/100

“ and never responded to any emails”

🧪

28/100

“the and you risk tanking your grade if you do unwell on one”

📉 Recommendation

32/100

“Awful. Don't even think about taking her class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are not even her own
  • class is pretty much ran on autopilot

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • THE hardest class I've ever taken at SMC
  • she will deduct so so small

Theme 3

💻

  • filmed the entire time (you also have to scan ur room)
  • uses PROCTORIO
  • and the level of security is a joke

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with polarized but repeated themes of , and weak responsiveness across years.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 510
3 out of 53
2 out of 511
1 out of 528

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

10

A 6 · A- 4

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 1