Is this an easy A?
HardWork
28/100A and self-study, while many report Ds, incompletes, or drops.
Online reviews are softer; .
MATH170 · MATH105 · MATH115 · MATHA170 · A120 · 22 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
A grades require constant homework and self-study, while many report Ds, incompletes, or drops.
Online reviews are softer; in-person reviews show much harsher grade outcomes.
Is the course easy?
Fast pacing, hard tests, and little in-class support make precalculus and algebra feel very tough.
In-person difficulty comments are far harsher than the two online reviews.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is usually mandatory and some students say two absences can get you dropped.
Both formats stress showing up; online notes that skip class and you will not pass.
Is this professor recommended?
Only about one third would retake her and most in-person comments urge finding another math professor.
Online reviews are more positive; in-person consensus is strongly negative.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
22/100
Tough grader tags, little partial credit, and tests harder than lectures dominate student reports.
Format shift
Harsh grading evidence is almost entirely from in-person reviews.
Workload
Heavy
28/100
Weekly 30-plus question homework, quizzes, and cumulative written finals create a heavy load.
Format shift
Both formats report lots of homework; online uses MyMathLab heavily.
Teaching experience
Poor
32/100
Many say she copies the book, moves too fast, and leaves students to self-teach.
Format shift
Online reviews rate teaching clearer; in-person reviews are mostly poor.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
74/100
Written tests, weekly quizzes, and cumulative finals outweigh homework practice for final grades.
Format shift
Online uses MyMathLab quizzes and tests; in-person stresses no-multiple-choice written exams.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
In-person reviews dominate and often describe fast lectures, unclear help, tough written tests, and high drop rates.
Main concern
Lecture-to-test gap and strict grading cause many students to drop or fail.
What students said
“A large portion of our class ended up dropping the course.”
“class started with 35 ended with 3.”
“DO NOT TAKE ANY OF HER CLASSES!”
Remote format
Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
Two online MATH170 reviews are milder and praise clear MyMathLab structure if you attend and study.
Main concern
Heavy homework and required participation still make the course work-intensive.
What students said
“I'd definitely take her again, but I can see why she isn't for everyone.”
“All the assignments, quizzes, and tests are taken on mymath lab. I highly recommend her.”
Exam style
Exams are written, show-all-work, and often harder than lecture examples, with limited study-key support.
Assessment risk
Strict
30/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person tests are written with no multiple choice and problems harder than lecture practice.
“there are no study guides for the test and gives NO multiple choice it's all written and you have to show all work!”
“when I asked for an answer key, she laughed and told me that she didn't have time to make one for us.”
Online MATH170 uses MyMathLab for assignments, quizzes, and tests with required participation.
“All the assignments, quizzes, and tests are taken on mymath lab.”
“She used mymathlab for pretty much everything”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“class started with 35 ended with 3. The numbers speak for themselves here. DO NOT TAKE CLASS!!”
“all she does is write the textbook context word for word on the whiteboard as a lecture.”
“Would not recommend”
“there is almost no partial credit.”
“basically making you rely on the text book to teach you mostly everything.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
22
Recent reviews read by the AI
22
Lifetime ratings
82/100
Evidence confidence
22 reviews from 2014-2026 with consistent themes on pace, homework, and harsh testing despite a few positive outliers.
Inside 22 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
18 reported outcomes
A+ 1 · A 3
B 1
C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1
D+ 2 · D 1
No reported values
Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 2