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Mathematics

Debra Landre

STATS012 · MATH17A · STATII · MATH012 · MATH82B · STATS1111 · MATH082 · ALG2 · MATH134 · MATHTH12 · MATH3227 · MATH0012 · MATHINTE · MATH38B · MATH82 · MATH038A · MATH038B · MATHM12 · MATH12 · MATH17AAND17 · 62 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
—
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you already teach yourself math well and can grind ALEKS for many hours without help.

Best fit · Self Taught ProALEKS Mastery GrindHarsh Grade ScaleUnhelpful OnlineSelf-Taught RequiredDo Not Procrastinate
  • Course grade is driven by ALEKS pie completion with very high cutoffs for A and C.
  • Many students say she barely teaches and is slow, short, or .
  • ; most others call it brutal.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Many students report needing about 98 percent pie completion for an A and say assessments constantly push them backward.

Online reviews stress impossible summer progress; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material is self-taught through hundreds of ALEKS topics with frequent regressive assessments.

Both formats emphasize ALEKS grind; online summer sections feel especially brutal.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Most sections are self-paced online-style work with .

Online and many in-person-tagged .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

A large share of students say , and rude communication.

Tagged online reviews are entirely negative; in-person pool is mixed but .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Repeated reports put A near 98 percent, B near 93-94 percent, and C near 87 percent of ALEKS completion.

Format shift

Harsh thresholds appear in both online and in-person evidence.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Students cite 100-plus hours, hundreds of topics, and constant reassessment setbacks.

Format shift

Workload complaints dominate both formats, especially compressed terms.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Common themes are no lecturing, unanswered or rude emails, and students teaching themselves entirely.

Format shift

Online comments ; in-person comments still say she does not teach.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grade is almost entirely ALEKS pie completion and surprise assessments rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Same ALEKS mastery model spans online and in-person-tagged reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Most reviews still describe ALEKS-driven self-study with harsh percent cutoffs; a minority say it is easy if you stay ahead.

Main concern

, and minimal teaching.

What students said

“You basically teach it to yourself!! The teacher did not teach us ANYTHING!”
STATS1111
“You have to finish 98% for an A, 94% for a B, and 87% for a C.”
MATH0012
“It's an easy A as long as you don't wait till the last moment to start the work”
MATH012

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Tagged online reviews are uniformly negative about help, rudeness, and harsh summer pacing with ALEKS.

Main concern

No real instructor support and impossible summer timelines.

What students said

“ and makes impossible to finish in a five week summer course a 87% is considered a C in her class”
MATH12
“It is a and a poor representation of knowledge because of the impossible nature of progression through the alek pie graph.”
MATH12
“You can't even ask her any questions. She and rude!!!!!!”
MATH82

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Progress is gated by frequent ALEKS assessments that can erase gains; .

ALEKS AssessmentsMastery Pie ChartHigh Completion CutoffsMinimal Instructor Exam Support

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

completion, and rare traditional finals.

ALEKS Assessments98% for AExtra Credit for Early FinishAssessment Setbacks
“You have to finish 98% for an A, 94% for a B, and 87% for a C.”
MATH0012
“she doesn't have any quizzes or test and !!!”
MATH82B

Online

Online students describe pure ALEKS progression with harsh percent-to-letter mapping and .

ALEKS AssessmentsHarsh Percent CutoffsSelf-Taught
“a 87% is considered a C in her class I received 71% and she gave me an F. .”
MATH12
“impossible nature of progression through the alek pie graph.”
MATH12

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“You have to finish 98% for an A, 94% for a B, and 87% for a C. She gives you but this is a hard course and you can not put this class off or you will not finish. She does not help or lecture.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (3 online, 47 in , and support themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“You basically teach it to yourself!! The teacher did not teach us ANYTHING!”

⚖️

15/100

“It's like if you get 85% that is considered a D. I am NOT joking at all.”

👎 Recommendation

28/100

“ !!!!!!”

💻 ALEKS Workload

18/100

“I spent well over 100 hours on the program, and I wasn't able to complete it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching & Help

  • She and rude!!!!!!
  • I never had my question answered. !
  • Not sure how she is a math teacher?

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • 98-100% is a A!
  • DO NOT PROCRASTINATE.
  • It's an easy A as long as you don't wait till the last moment to start the work

Theme 3

💻 About ALEKS Format

  • ALEK's is the devil!!!
  • .
  • the system automatically lowers your grade and forces you to repeat the work.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

62

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many , and help-desk themes despite some positive outliers.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
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1 out of 517

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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