Phyllis Meckstroth

MATH118 · MATH121 · MATH141 · MATH46 · MATH96 · MATH92 · MATH210A · MATH116 · MATH119 · MATH38 · MATH104 · MATH45 · 76 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 46/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if and use office hours; otherwise pick a clearer math instructor.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerFast lecture paceTest heavyTough graderDaily quizzesSweet but unclear

Many students say she moves too fast and .
Daily quizzes and ; class averages can be low.
Personality is often called sweet and caring, but teaching clarity is highly mixed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

As are possible with heavy practice, but , and low class averages make an A costly.

; the single online review also implies hard work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Calculus and algebra material plus fast lectures make the content intellectually hard for many.

In-person calculus/algebra dominate; online .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and warn skipping hurts pass chances; a few call her laid back.

Mainly in-person mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

; dedicated students praise her while .

In-person is split; the sole online review is negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

, and hard finals define grading.

Format shift

; .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and test prep create a heavy load.

Format shift

; online also lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Caring and helpful one-on-one for some, but frequent complaints of , and self-teaching.

Format shift

In-person highly polarized; online rated poorly for teaching.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

; homework helps but .

Format shift

; online also test heavy.

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

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and harsh tests for many.

Main concern

, and weak explanations lead to low averages for unprepared students.

What students said

“Professor doesn't really explain anything, you have to google a lot of concepts.”
MATH121

“She's like the grandma you've always wanted.”
MATH121

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

One online trig review says she hands out work and does not teach during long Zooms.

Main concern

Pay for self-teaching with and tests.

What students said

“You are paying for someone to hand you work so you can teach yourself.”
Math104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and difficult in-person tests dominate; .

Daily quizzesClosed notes on testsPractice testsTake-home final sometimesNo notes on major tests

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

daily quizzes (sometimes notes allowed), .

Daily quizzesNo notebook on testsPractice tests similarTake-home final

“ , so you actually have to know the subject.”
MATH121

“the .”
MATH119

Online

Single online review emphasizes tests and .

Test heavyLots of homework

“please don't waste your money!! You are paying for someone to hand you work so you can teach yourself.”
Math104

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you can complete the test.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across many , and caring persona. Credibility rating: High.

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30/100

“She moves super fast and it is super hard to understand.”

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25/100

“Class average on Test 2 was an F until she gave us an assignment”

70/100

“She's like the grandma you've always wanted. and flexible teacher .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Professor doesn't really explain anything, you have to google a lot of concepts.
She's like the grandma you've always wanted.
She goes way to fast and when she reviews a problem you need help with she will just solve it and not really tell you how.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Class average on Test 2 was an F until she gave us an assignment
The last test average was a 50%.
If you can complete the test.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

and it is all online and takes hours to do.
Daily quizzes and homework
tons of her canvas

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years with detailed, mixed but and testing.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 58

2 out of 58

1 out of 516

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 2

B range

B 6 · B- 1

C range

C+ 2 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Rather not say 2

Phyllis Meckstroth

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

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.

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📝 x x

x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if and use office hours; otherwise pick a clearer math instructor.

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