Is this an easy A?
MissionImpossible
16/100Students repeatedly say As are nearly impossible due to harsh written exams, little partial credit, and .
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
A170 · MATHMATH · MATH170 · MATH010 · MATH080 · MATH115 · PRECA170 · A140 · MATH120 · MATH008 · CO126 · MATH180 · MATH140 · MATH130 · MATHA010 · 42 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Students repeatedly say As are nearly impossible due to harsh written exams, little partial credit, and x x x x.
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
Is the course easy?
Pace is too fast, concepts jump beyond lecture examples, and x x x x x x x.
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
Is attendance flexible?
Many note mandatory attendance, daily check-ins, or x x x x x.
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
Is this professor recommended?
x x x x and most comments urge students to pick anyone else.
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
14/100
little partial credit, points off for steps or algebra slips even with right answers.
Format shift
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
Workload
Overwhelming
16/100
x x x x x x; students report hours of MyMathLab or WebAssign grind.
Format shift
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
Teaching experience
Poor
24/100
x x x x x x x, and note-copying rather than real explanation.
Format shift
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
72/100
x x x x; homework and quizzes support prep but x x x x x x.
Format shift
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
x x x x x x as fast, error-prone lectures with crushing homework and strict written exams; a minority find her nice and passable if x x x.
Main concern
Lecture clarity, partial credit, and x x.
What students said
“x x x x x x x x, and there is almost no partial credit.”
“x x x x x x x x x and very little partial credit on the exams.”
“60% of my class dropped out during the semester and she managed to fail most of the remaining few”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
x x x x x x x x partial credit, and often harder than lecture examples.
Assessment risk
Strict
22/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x x x x x, strict step requirements, and little partial credit or curve.
“x x x x x x x x x and very little partial credit on the exams.”
“x x x x x x x if not done her way or if you don't show every step, even if the answer is correct.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“If you want to take a shot at hating Math forever go ahead and click that Register button on her class”
“x x x x.”
“x x x x x x x x x and very little partial credit on the exams.”
“You will drown in HW.”
“x x x x x x x x, and there is almost no partial credit.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
43
Recent reviews read by the AI
42
Lifetime ratings
84/100
Evidence confidence
Forty-three mostly detailed in-person reviews across many years show consistent negative patterns on teaching and grading.
Inside 43 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
11 reported outcomes
A 2
No reported values
C+ 1
D- 1
No reported values
Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Incomplete 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Pass 1 · Rather not say 1