Is this an easy A?
HardWork
28/100Even strong math students report struggling for average grades because tests dominate and .
Both online and ; easy As are rare.
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The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Even strong math students report struggling for average grades because tests dominate and x x x x.
Both online and x x x x x x x x; easy As are rare.
Is the course easy?
Pace, depth, and multi-part problems make the courses feel much harder than typical elementary or intro sections.
Online summer and stats sections sound especially crushing; x x x x x x x hard.
Is attendance flexible?
x x x x x x x; online often has little live meeting requirement.
x x x x x; in-person policies vary by course.
Is this professor recommended?
x x x x and comments x x x x x x if you care about GPA or free time.
x x x x x x x x only scattered positive exceptions.
Course guide
Grading
Strict
28/100
Tough grader tags are common; tests weigh heavily and many x x x x x x x.
Format shift
Strict grading appears online and in person; a x x x x x x x x.
Workload
Overwhelming
12/100
Students consistently describe extreme multi-module homework loads that consume nights and weekends.
Format shift
Online workload complaints are the loudest, but x x and calc also report huge weekly modules.
Teaching experience
Poor
30/100
Many describe missing instruction, impatience with questions, and self-teaching; a smaller set finds her knowledgeable and supportive.
Format shift
Online teaching presence is especially criticized; in-person quality is mixed but still often negative.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
78/100
Tests frequently make up half or more of the grade while x x x x x x x.
Format shift
x x x x x x and in-person math sections.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
x x x x x x and x x; some value deep explanations and whiteboard practice, many find her impatient and demoralizing.
Main concern
Fast lectures, sighs at questions, and x x x x x.
What students said
“She doesn't teach any of the material, instead you are expected to read the textbook and figure it out for yourself.”
“weekly homework which is literally about 9 modules a week.”
“Squires is a good teacher. She had us do plenty of in-class work and explained the math at a very deep level.”
Remote format
High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online math is widely described as x x x x x x x, and little teaching presence.
Main concern
Students report 20-30 hour weekly workloads and sparse live instruction.
What students said
“It is essentially a self-led class. If you try and x x x x x x x x are being too "personal". x x x x x.”
“She expects you to spend more than an entire day's worth of time (24+ hours) on homework alone . . . . This isn't an opinion her syllabus says this.”
“the tests are by far the hardest and x x x x x x x.”
Exam style
x x x x x x x x, and carry most of the grade with limited leniency.
Assessment risk
Strict
32/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x x x as difficult, high weight, and sometimes below class average even with x x.
“not a x x x x x x x x x D grade.”
“Her tests make up 56% of x x x x x x x.”
Online reviews mention hard multi-part tests, heavy Pearson modules, and occasional Zoom x x x x x x x.
“the tests are by far the hardest and x x x x x x x. I'm talking between 11-20 question parts PER problem.”
“x x x x x x and you have to scan in your tests.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Say goodbye to your life, hopes, and dreams. By far the hardest class I have ever been in that had no reason being this hard.”
“She expects you to spend more than an entire day's worth of time (24+ hours) on homework alone.”
“It is essentially a self-led class.”
“Her tests make up 56% of x x x x x x x.”
“x x x x x.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
181
Lifetime ratings
87/100
Evidence confidence
Fifty reviews with repeated workload and x x x x x and both formats make the negative pattern highly credible.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
44 reported outcomes
A+ 3 · A 4 · A- 1
B+ 1 · B 7 · B- 1
C+ 1 · C 8
D 1
F 1
Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 6