Simone Nguyen

MATH40 · MATH37 · MATH60 · MATH70 · MATH47 · MATH70561 · MATH140 · MATH130 · MATH50 · MATH45 · 180 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 42/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 43.62%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you are already strong in math and ; many weaker students advise switching professors.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHomework OverloadRushed LecturesStrict Method GradingPolarizing Math ProfExtra Credit Helps Some

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Students split hard on teaching quality, with fans praising structure and haters citing rushed, dismissive lectures.
Strict no-partial-credit or bad exam difficult.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

and practice exams help some strong students, but exact-method grading and As uncommon.

Online A+ stories exist for self-driven students; in-person and weaker online .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Course content plus accelerated pacing and catalog difficulty alone suggests.

Both formats report hard material; and in-person rushed lectures are the two main amplifiers.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

while others are asynchronous with optional live sessions.

Online and ; in-person often rewards showing up even when not labeled mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

About four in organized-course fans and overwhelmed avoiders.

Online has both the strongest praise and ; and attitude.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Many report zeros or heavy deductions for wrong method, missing work shown, or small exam mistakes despite some .

Format shift

Online comments most often cite method-only grading; .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students repeatedly describe multi-page or quizzes and exams.

Format shift

; in-person also reports 120-plus online questions weekly in some terms.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

, and enthusiasm, while many others find lectures rushed, dismissive, or .

Format shift

and ; recent in-person reviews lean more critical on rush and tone.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

70/100

Quizzes and exams carry most of the grade, with as practice than as a reliable cushion.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; some online courses add proctored Zoom quizzes and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students often call lectures rushed and strict, though a subset says notes, office hours, and make finite math passable.

Main concern

Fast pacing, little partial credit, and .

What students said

“Lectures feel rush, she's opaque with new topics, and if you miss even one concept within the notes.”
MATH60

“ .”
MATH37

“ . She does not care about you, is very strict and condescending comments to students all the time.”
MATH70

Remote format

Online

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some love free materials and , while , and little feedback.

Main concern

Huge written homework plus timed quizzes and .

What students said

“3 chapters each homework which resulted in almost 7 pages of .”
MATH47

“She just makes mathematics so easy. The way she teaches is incredible, provides a lot of helpful videos.”
MATH50

“will give you a zero even if you get the correct solution if you do not use her exact method.”
MATH47

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are timed, often closed-note, and graded strictly for method and shown work.

No Notes On ExamsExact Method RequiredTimed QuizzesProctored Online ExamsLimited Partial Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are described as strict with little partial credit and .

No Partial CreditWeekly Mini QuizzesExam HeavyShow All Work

“ , and if you don't show all your work, SHE WILL GIVE 0 CREDIT!”
MATH60

“Be prepared for weekly quizzes that contains about 3-6 questions, 3 mid-terms (about 12 questions), and 1 final (about 21 questions).”
MATH37

Online

Online students report Zoom-proctored quizzes and exams, short timed quizzes, and zero credit when not using her exact method.

Zoom Proctored ExamsTimed QuizzesExact Method RequiredNo Notes

“Every Wednesday is a quiz you get 5 problems get 20 mins to do it including upload.”
MATH50

“will give you a zero even if you get the correct solution if you do not use her exact method.”
MATH47

“No notes can .”
MATH47

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews with a and polarized teaching opinions. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Reality

18/100

“I wasn't expecting around 12-16 pages of .”

🎯 Teaching Split

52/100

“Loved class with Prof Nguyen. Super great lecturer, connected things to bigger picture, never assumed people already knew about things”

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30/100

“If you mess up even a little bit on exams she marks half credit off or just gives no credit.”

👍 Recommendation Depends

44/100

“Not the ideal precalculus professor. If . If not, don't.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She rushes through lessons and seems to get a little annoyed when people asked questions
and WATCH THEM ALL.
Professor does a great job explaining it and breaking it down as simple as possible for all to understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Tests are worth over 60% of the class and barely does anything to your grade.
She offers every mid-term. .
This is a fair warning, you will probably fail this class.

Theme 3

📝

expect 120-150 (online) questions due a week.
Homework would take at least 4 hours a week to complete.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

180

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with a large online sample and consistent themes around homework volume and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 590

4 out of 523

3 out of 56

2 out of 527

1 out of 535

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

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A+ 5 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 3 · C- 1

D range

D+ 3

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 10 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 3

Simone Nguyen

x x x if you are already strong in math and x x x x x; many weaker students advise switching professors.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📚 Workload Reality

🎯 Teaching Split

⚖️ x x

👍 Recommendation Depends

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

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