AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Mona Ellis

MATH · MATH141 · MATH115 · MATH205 · MATH206 · MATH120 · MATH135 · MATH60 · MATH110 · MATH140 · MAT110 · 164 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
18.42%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other math option and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming homeworkTests mismatch lessonsTough graderSelf-teach requiredFlipped classroom
  • yet often barely counts toward the grade.
  • Tests and and are heavily weighted.
  • Most students report failing, dropping, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Even strong A students report fighting to pass because and .

Both online and ; online A grades still describe constant test stress.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

Content pace, mismatched assessments, and self-teaching make the material feel far harder than a typical intro math course.

Difficulty is extreme in both formats; online adds timing pressure and assignment volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many reviews mark attendance as mandatory, and .

; online enforces participation via login and constant assignment deadlines.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

16/100

Would-take-again is near 18% and the dominant message is steer clear of her math classes.

Negative tone is consistent online and in person, with only a few older positive outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and many students say passing with a C was nearly impossible.

Format shift

; is rare and not enough to offset test weight.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Students report 15-20+ hours weekly, 100-150 assignments, and little life outside the class.

Format shift

Online volume is especially extreme; .

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students repeatedly say she does not teach well, is hard to get help from, and .

Format shift

Flipped prerecorded style is common in person; online relies heavily on Pearson or videos.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Tests and while mountains of homework barely move the needle.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; one online review lists tests at 80% of the grade.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person sections often feel like flipped class with , and tests that fail many students.

Main concern

Teaching does not prepare students for and many report failing despite effort.

What students said

“The amount of grade and the test were nothing like the lessons.”
MATH120
“she literally does not teach. all of her "lectures" are prerecorded while the class time is used for doing hw”
MATH205
“I'm so glad the semester is over because this class was pure hell.”
MATH205

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections pile on 100+ assignments, timed tests, and rigid pacing with limited help and occasional Proctorio.

Main concern

, and harassment-style progress emails.

What students said

“There were 150 graded assignments. I spent 15-17 hours/week on homework.”
MATH120
“need to use proctorio, but ”
MATH120
“SHE DOESN'T TEACH, YOU WILL LEARN FROM PEARSON. STAY AWAY!!”
MATH120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and can crush the course grade.

Timed testsTest heavyProctorio (online)Homework not aligned with testsPop quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews stress mismatched timed quizzes/tests, pop quizzes, and .

Test heavyTimed quizzes and testsPop quizzesHomework does not prepare for tests
“timed quizzes and day of the test”
MATH120
“ .”
MATH120

Online

Online mentions Proctorio, , and finals near holidays.

ProctorioTimed testsNo notes on quizzes/testsFinal open-note only
“need to use proctorio, but ”
MATH120
“Despite being great at math, I struggled to finish the ”
MATH120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class is a stress cooker and jawbreaker. You will question your sanity. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person math courses, emphasizing workload, exams, and teaching. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Teaching Quality

24/100

“she literally does not teach. all of her "lectures" are prerecorded while the class time is used for doing hw”

📚 Workload Overload

8/100

“There were 150 graded assignments. I spent 15-17 hours/week on homework.”

🚫 Recommendation

16/100

“Do not take her class. This is the class.”

📝

28/100

“ . The material on the tests are different from what we study on the homework.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she literally does not teach
  • I had to self teach as well as we all had to teach each other
  • SHE DOESN'T TEACH, YOU WILL LEARN FROM PEARSON

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • only a handful passed
  • even the brightest of students failed this class
  • I did everything she told me to do and still failed the class

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • insane amount of homework
  • unnecessarily and unreasonably heavy
  • don't expect to have a life outside of this class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

164

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed recent reviews across online and and grading pain.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 521
3 out of 517
2 out of 533
1 out of 564

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

6

B 5 · B- 1

C range

2

C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D- 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

25

Drop/Withdrawal 7 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 11