Cindy Anfinson

MATH141 · MAT140 · MATH200 · MATH115 · CALC2 · MATH110 · MATH140 · MATH50 · 91 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 93/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 91.3%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

Take her for Calc if , and use office hours—she is widely called the .

Best fit · Effort For RewardBest Math Prof at PalomarEngaging Clear LecturesCaring and AccessibleTest Heavy with SupportLots of Homework

and strong office-hour support.
Calculus is still challenging and test-heavy, but , and help make As achievable.
and quizzes are heavy; a minority report .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many students earn As or Bs with and office hours, but and she is often tagged a tough grader.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is real calculus difficulty, but and labs make it more manageable than average.

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Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

93/100

About 91% would take her again, and comments repeatedly call her the .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, and , but tough-grader and harsh-test comments keep grading only fairly lenient.

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Workload

Moderate

40/100

Students report lots of WebAssign homework, weekly quizzes, and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Overwhelming praise for , and accessibility outside class.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Test-heavy design with weekly quizzes and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person Calc and math students praise her clarity, care, organization, and exam support while and .

Main concern

not always match homework difficulty.

What students said

“Prof Anfinson is the . her lectures are engaging and very in depth”
MATH141

“The material is tough, but Professor Anfinson gives you all of the tools to be able to succeed. You can get an A in these classes!”
MATH141

“ and she grades harshly”
MATH140

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams are challenging and lecture-aligned, with , and .

Test HeavyStudy GuidesExam Retakes AllowedWeekly QuizzesChallenging Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as tough but supported by study guides, progressive difficulty, and .

Test HeavyStudy GuidesExam RetakesWeekly Quizzes

“She does the and progressively they start to get harder”
MATH141

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MATH141

“ but many questions are similar to either homework problems or examples we go over in class”
MATH140

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Prof Anfinson is the . her lectures are engaging and very in depth, she never made people feel stupid for asking questions and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching clarity, support, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Unironically the . Lectures are very understandable.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

93/100

“If you have the !!!”

📚 Support Resources

90/100

“Definitely go to all of her office hours and the math center for .”

📝 Workload Reality

40/100

“Lots of homework but that's just how math classes go.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

her lectures are super in depth and she never made students feel stupid for asking questions
and posts . on canvas
She takes the time to walk around the class as student work independently

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You can get an A in these classes!
and she grades harshly
The and the

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

she is so
Few professors make you feel like they believe in you
!

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show strong consistency on teaching quality with only a few strong negatives.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 574

4 out of 511

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Cindy Anfinson

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

MustTake

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Support Resources

📝 Workload Reality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Take her for Calc if , and use office hours—she is widely called the .