Is this an easy A?
MissionImpossible
18/100, and unless you already know the material cold.
Both online and and high failure risk.
MATH170 · MATH160 · MATHA185 · MATH120 · MATH180 · 16 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
No curves, brutal tests, and many drops make an A rare unless you already know the material cold.
Both online and in-person reviews report harsh grading and high failure risk.
Is the course easy?
Fast lectures, heavy tests, and weak explanations force hours of self-study after class.
Online and in-person both describe blistering pace and missing support materials.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is mandatory and wrong cold-call answers can erase the day attendance grade.
Both formats report punitive cold-call attendance rules.
Is this professor recommended?
The dominant student message is do not take her for your sanity or GPA.
A few recent positives exist, but the large majority across formats urge avoidance.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
16/100
Tough grader tags, no curves, and many Drops/Incompletes dominate reported outcomes.
Format shift
Harsh grading appears in both online and in-person comments.
Workload
Heavy
22/100
Lots of MyMathLab homework, huge review packets, and test-heavy load after class.
Format shift
Heavy homework is reported online and in person.
Teaching experience
Awful
15/100
Students cite rambling, illegible writing, condescension, and poor explanations.
Format shift
A couple recent in-person 5s exist, but most reviews across formats are 1s.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
78/100
Tests and huge reviews drive the grade more than helpful homework credit.
Format shift
Test-heavy tags appear in both formats.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
In-person math is widely called demeaning, illegible, and test-heavy with high drop rates.
Main concern
Wrong answers mark you absent and lectures move on without notes.
What students said
“If she calls on you and your answer is wrong... she marks you absent.”
“Avg for each test has been 45-55% & refuses to curve grades.”
“A little over half the class dropped this class.”
Remote format
Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
no rewatchable lectures, cold-call attendance penalties, and cheating accusations.
Main concern
Cannot rewatch sessions and random cold-calls cost attendance points.
What students said
“refuses to upload past zoom sessions so you cant rewatch lectures”
“Sometimes I feel like she didn't even know what she was doing.”
Exam style
Exams are hard, rarely curved, and students say reviews are enormous while lectures leave gaps.
Assessment risk
Strict
28/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person tests average poorly with no curve and messy unshared notes.
“Avg for each test has been 45-55% & refuses to curve grades.”
“Doesn't upload lecture notes so it's very hard to keep up”
Reviews emphasize speed, attendance penalties, and constant cheating accusations more than exam software.
“Accuses students of cheating CONSTANTLY. More than half dropped/failed”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! The only reason you should take this class is if you enjoy being disrespected or belittled in front of the class.”
“This professor is extremely condescending, and is quite frankly terrible at teaching.”
“Please, for your future, do not take this professor.”
“Avg for each test has been 45-55% & refuses to curve grades.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
17
Recent reviews read by the AI
16
Lifetime ratings
82/100
Evidence confidence
17 reviews with strong negative consistency across years, plus clear online versus in-person detail.
Inside 17 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
17 reported outcomes
A 3 · A- 2
B 3
C 1 · C- 2
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1