Rachel Coleman

MATH33510 · MATH40 · TRIG40 · MATH14033815 · MATH60 · MATH70 · MATH110 · MATH47 · MATH140 · MATH130 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 71.64%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Take her if you will attend, use office hours, and ; skip if you need concise lectures and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring math mentorLecture heavyTest heavyExtra credit lifelinesLong explanations

She is widely seen as caring and , and office-hour support.
Calc and trig stay hard because exams dominate and lectures often ramble or .
Attendance is usually mandatory and time.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

As and Bs are common with , drops, and office hours, but and many still earn midrange grades.

Online ; in-person calc students stress harder work for the same outcome.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Trig and calculus content is inherently hard, and fast pacing plus theory-heavy lectures raise the cognitive load.

Both formats call the math hard; online sometimes and study guides align with tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and tie quizzes or success to being present.

In-person attendance rules are strict; while others do not.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

About seven in because she cares and supports success, tempered by rambling lectures and heavy testing.

Online recommendations are generally warmer than the split in-person calc and trig reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

56/100

Partial credit, , and drop policies help, but tough grader tags and .

Format shift

Online students and fair; in-person voices split between forgiving and tough.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and frequent quizzes or exams demand consistent weekly effort.

Format shift

; in-person also adds printing notes and full mandatory class time.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Strong care, office hours, and overexplaining, slow starts, and pacing issues.

Format shift

; online often praises detailed recorded lectures.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

and quizzes supporting but not replacing test performance.

Format shift

; online still uses multiple exams but with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many praise care and support, while others say she yaps, rushes, and makes hard math harder with .

Main concern

Mandatory full-period attendance, lecture rambling, and .

What students said

“I'd never gotten an A in Calc back in hs, but finally did once I took Prof. Coleman's class.”
MATH70

“there are no cheat sheets or given material on the . Having to memorize EVERYTHING was nonoptimal.”
MATH70

“ and you can't leave early, unless you want to be marked absent.”
MATH40

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online and hybrid students often like , and fair online exams when they stay on top of work.

Main concern

Long lecture videos and .

What students said

“Her lectures are very detailed and prepare you for the exams!”
MATH40

“ so as many tries. Quizzes and so very straightforward.”
MATH60

“her lectures are so long and redundant and . I used outside resources for 95%.”
MATH60

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

high weight, memorization, and limited aids, softened by reviews and .

Test heavyNo cheat sheets in some sectionsStudy guides and drop-lowest optionsWritten work required online

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and memorization heavy, with no cheat sheets and major grade impact.

No cheat sheetsMemorize everythingPartial creditPractice exams vital

“Also, there are no cheat sheets or given material on the . Having to memorize EVERYTHING was nonoptimal to life.”
MATH70

“70% of : 40% reg., 30% final.”
MATH70

Online

work shown, reviews available, and homework-aligned questions; proctoring is not clearly proven.

Timed or day-open examsWritten work submissionHomework-aligned quizzesDrop lowest exam sometimes

“ the day, written work must be shown, and reviews for , but optional.”
MATH60

“Her exams were pretty easy. She is the . & !”
MATH40

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I'd never gotten an A in Calc back in hs, but finally did once I took Prof. Coleman's class. Yes, lecture is tiring, but calc is inherently complex, & so many opportunities to help our grade!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (13 online, 37 in person), balancing care, lecture style, and . Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Cares About Success

82/100

“SHE IS AMAZING!!! takes her time and really cares about your success!!!! we need more professors like her”

📢 Lecture Overload

40/100

“Lecture time is constantly wasted by her overexplaining the conceptuality of the material, just for it to have no use in the exam.”

📝

38/100

“Having to memorize EVERYTHING was nonoptimal to life.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She emphasizes attending student office hours and how important they are if you struggle.
Spends the first 45 minutes of lecture yapping about unrelated things.
Her notes and and easy to follow.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Good rating doesn't mean an easy A.
she does help you out with written work submission
Do all the and homework and do well on the quizzes, and you'll pass.

Theme 3

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and you can't leave early
Lots of homework
if u have to deal with her.

Data context

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years, courses, and formats with recurring themes give a highly credible, if mixed, picture.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539

4 out of 511

3 out of 59

2 out of 58

1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 15 · A- 3

B range

B+ 5 · B 10

C range

C+ 3 · C 1 · C- 2

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 2

Rachel Coleman

Take her if you will attend, use office hours, and x x; skip if you need concise lectures and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

❤️ Cares About Success

📢 Lecture Overload

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⏰ x x x x

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take her if you will attend, use office hours, and ; skip if you need concise lectures and .

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