AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

Cathleen Swartzer

MATH92S · MATH90 · MATH13 · MATH17B · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
27/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

Avoid unless you already excel at math and can fully teach yourself from the book.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDoesn't TeachSelf-Teach HeavyLots of HomeworkFast-PacedTough Workload
  • Students say she does not teach and sends them back to the book.
  • and test load with last-minute assignments.
  • A , but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Heavy weekly Pearson homework and minimal effort.

Both online and ; online students more often dropped or .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and self-teaching expectations make content hard for non-math-strong students.

In-person and online both call the class fast or confusing; difficulty ratings stay high across formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and tag skip-class-and-fail.

Evidence is mainly in-person mandatory tags; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most students would not retake her and unless already strong in math.

Online reviews are strongly against retaking; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

and test-heavy work with little buffer for mistakes.

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Students report hundreds of and last-minute assignments.

Format shift

Both formats stress lots of homework; in-person comments give the most extreme volume numbers.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students repeatedly say , and lectures feel unhelpful or mismatched.

Format shift

Online and in-person both emphasize self-teaching; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

and quizzes plus massive Pearson homework dominate the grade.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

that mismatch homework, and mixed personality praise with heavy work complaints.

Main concern

and tests with teaching that .

What students said

“She doesn't teach and will refer you back to the book. Expect 200 HW Qs and about 50 test/quiz questions weekly via Pearson.”
MATH92S
“I have to in this class because the lessons hardly have nothing to do with the homework.”
MATH17B
“Good looking blonde, ”
MATH90

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report , little help, and self-teaching from the book; one dropped early.

Main concern

Prerecorded lectures are unhelpful and .

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself. She doesn't teach. Her expectation is you read the book and teach yourself.”
MATH13
“Her lecture are very confusing online and and I took it two weeks dropped so I can get refund.”
MATH13

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent tests and quizzes via Pearson with high question volume; .

Test heavyWeekly quizzesPearson homework

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and last-minute tests emailed out.

Test heavyLast-minute testsPearson quizzes
“ and . Expect 200 HW Qs and about 50 test/quiz questions weekly via Pearson.”
MATH92S

Online

Online reviews do not clearly describe proctoring or ; focus is on self-teaching and .

Self-teachUnhelpful lectures
“She does 30 min prerecorded lectures but I have come .”
MATH13

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She's nice but can be condescending at times. The class is very fast. She will try to help you, but she doesn't teach and will refer you back to the book.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews spanning online and and workload themes. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚

28/100

“Be prepared to teach yourself. She doesn't teach. Her expectation is you read the book and teach yourself.”

📦 Overwhelming Workload

15/100

“Expect 200 HW Qs and about 50 test/quiz questions weekly via Pearson. If you're not a math whiz, don't.”

👎 Low Recommendation

20/100

“If if your like me need extra help to understand she not the professor to take.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She doesn't teach and will refer you back to the book.
  • Her lecture are very confusing online and .
  • I have to in this class because the lessons hardly have nothing to do with the homework.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Workload

  • Expect 200 HW Qs and about 50 test/quiz questions weekly via Pearson.
  • Teacher has nice personality but too much work for sure.
  • If you're not a math whiz, don't.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She's nice but can be condescending at times.
  • The professor is great and you can tell she cares about her students.
  • Good looking blonde,

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed reviews from 2017-2022 with and heavy-work themes, but small sample and one older outlier.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

MATH132 reviews
MATH17B1 review
MATH901 review
MATH92S1 review

Reported outcomes

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4 reported outcomes

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B range

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C range

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2