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Mathematics

Alison Shelton

MATH253 · MATH10 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Only take if and keep up with ; many students advise avoiding her.

Best fit · Self Taught ProCaring but confusingLots of homeworkMandatory attendanceDisorganized lecturesPolarizing math teacher
  • some call her the , boring, and confusing.
  • as mandatory and skipping hurts, with and tutoring often needed.
  • and caring, but organization and clarity frequently fall short.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some students earn As with open-note tests and help, but lots of homework and mean an A still takes real effort.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

prior stats students find it easy, while and the material .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about one in six would take her again, and many explicitly .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

62/100

Students mention , and , though feedback is slow.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and frequent tutoring trips make the load feel heavy for many.

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

She is caring and helpful one-on-one, but .

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and occasional open-note exams rather than pure exam or pure assignment focus.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person math classes feel lecture-heavy and , and mixed clarity despite a caring tone.

Main concern

into tutoring while attendance stays required.

What students said

“ unless you want to be self taught and feel like you're stuck in time.”
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“You have to try and fail this class, literally. .”
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“Lectures are extremely boring. I didn't know what was going on.”
MATH10

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are sometimes open-note fill-in format but several and poorly supported.

Open note testsFill-in examsConfusing exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests include open-note and fill-in formats, with and study guides weak.

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Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ unless you want to be self taught and feel like you're stuck in time.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews, highlighting , and workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Clarity

48/100

“She just talks for an hour and a half and you have no idea what's going on.”

❤️ Caring Personality

70/100

“Prof. Shelton is the sweetest person who truly cares for her students!”

📚 Workload Load

28/100

“You won't pass if you do not show up and she gives heavy workload.”

👍 Recommendation

28/100

“ unless you want to be self taught and feel like you're stuck in time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Lectures are extremely boring. I didn't know what was going on.
  • and sooo slow at uploading grades.
  • . She calls on people to do problems on the board.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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  • I spent hours a week at the LRC tutors trying to do the hw.
  • If the class did does not do well on a grade.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Shelton is a but is a little quirky.
  • SHE CARES AND WANTS TO HELP!
  • You have to try and fail this class, literally.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen detailed in-person reviews spanning several years show consistent themes of .

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

MATH1011 reviews
MATH2534 reviews
2511 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 2 · A 4

B range

1

B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1