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Mathematics

Shelly Dawson

MAT5 · MATH35 · MAT35 · MATH65 · MAT136 · MATH12 · MAT36 · MAT10 · MATH11 · 92 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
11.43%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

unless you have no other option and can fully teach and grading rules.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoes not teachTough graderOverwhelming homeworkDrops students for absencesSelf-teach required
  • Most students and tests while providing little real instruction.
  • Many report sudden drops for , and cold or .
  • Grades and and low marks.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Grades skew low with , and Fs, and students say .

; online adds self-teaching and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Course material is made harder , and massive assignment volume.

In-person and online both describe unnecessarily difficult structure rather than advanced content alone.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

8/100

Multiple reviews say two absences or .

; online also often marks attendance mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

11/100

Roughly one in ten would take again, and comments .

Negative consensus is strong in both formats, with only rare positive outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

12/100

, and tiny mistakes or formatting preferences can sink scores.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Students report piles of , and papers that feel like full-time busywork.

Format shift

Online and in-person both call workload excessive; some count dozens of assignments.

Teaching experience

Awful

15/100

Dominant theme is that she cancels, misses class, or assigns group self-teaching instead of teaching.

Format shift

A few students call her caring or fair, but the large majority report no real instruction.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Quizzes, midterms, and finals often carry most of the grade, with .

Format shift

Online comments emphasize quizzes and exams; .

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews slam missed classes, mandatory attendance, group self-teaching, no makeups, and .

Main concern

and weak lectures leave students failed or withdrawn even when they try hard.

What students said

“Professor will miss class frequently and expect you to learn the material all on your own.”
MAT5
“Dont miss class or . .”
MATH65
“She because it exhausts her. She does not teach you anything.”
MATH12

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are described as , and sometimes camera-required for exams, with almost value.

Main concern

, and little teaching make online formats especially brutal.

What students said

“I practically taught myself everything and passed on my own. She takes a and is extremely rude in .”
MAT136
“The but WAY HARDER.”
MAT36
“She never gave any lectures, and you have to buy the online textbook/course to be able to do the homework.”
MATH12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, with little flexibility and occasional online camera requirements.

No notes on testsExams harder than homeworkCamera required for some online examsNo makeups

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are test-heavy, , and offered with no makeups.

No notes on testsNo makeup examsTests unlike homework
“Does and falls really behind on semester schedule.”
MAT5
“ ”
MATH65
“ did the lectures align with the tests.”
MAT5

Online

, and at least one section required being on camera for exam credit.

Camera exam requirementExams unlike homeworkNo late or redo credit
“you had to and get credit.”
MATH12
“ .”
MAT36

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with strong agreement across online and . Credibility rating: High.

💥 Teaching Disaster

15/100

“This teacher did not give a single lecture or lesson.”

🚫 Recommendation

11/100

“If you want to pass any .”

📚 Workload Overload

10/100

“I counted and we have 80 assignments in the course.”

⚖️

12/100

“A horribly nit-picky person who'll mark you down over 50% even if you got all the math right.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She does not teach you anything
  • you are on your own in this class
  • I practically taught myself everything

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • but WAY HARDER
  • she grades super tough
  • majority of students that

Theme 3

🚪

  • 2 absences and ur kicked out of the class
  • Dont miss class or

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

92

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show highly consistent negative , and drops.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 58
3 out of 57
2 out of 512
1 out of 556

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 2

C range

11

C+ 1 · C 8 · C- 2

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 2

F

5

F 5

No letter grade reported

18

Drop/Withdrawal 12 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1