Mendonca Sherri

MMATH89 · MATH101 · MATH13O · MATH90 · MATH20 · MATH131 · MATH162 · MATH130 · MATH89 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 29/100
RMP rating: 2.6/5
Take again: 32.69%
Difficulty: 4.2

The decision

Avoid if you can; if , and tolerate strict grading.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderLots of HomeworkRude and CondescendingTest HeavySelf-Teach Required

Many students call lectures irrelevant and say tests do not match study guides or class meetings.
Workload is heavy with MyMathLab, mandatory notes, and paid .
Personality feedback is sharply split, with many describing rudeness and little empathy.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

36/100

As are possible with and grind, but , and heavy weekly work make an easy A rare.

Online students stress rigid rules and Proctorio; in-person students still need heavy study and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content pace is fast, lectures often fail to prepare for exams, and students report teaching yourself from Pearson or MyMathLab.

Both formats describe high difficulty; online adds tech and proctoring friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as required and graded, with points docked for misses.

Online Zoom and support-class attendance are repeatedly called mandatory; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

and the dominant advice is to pick any other math professor.

Negatives dominate both formats; a minority of in-person and online students still praise and support.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and many report harsh tests with limited extensions despite some .

Format shift

Online comments emphasize no extensions; .

Workload

Overwhelming

16/100

Weekly MyMathLab problems, note packets, quizzes, and writing-style create a very heavy load.

Format shift

Online ; in-person still piles MML and projects.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students often say she is rude, rushes, and , though a minority find her caring and clear.

Format shift

Online complaints focus on useless Zoom and outdated videos; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests and midterms carry major weight while but .

Format shift

Online uses Proctorio exams plus MML; and finals.

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

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews still report heavy homework, tests that do not match lectures, and and .

Main concern

Pacing and , so full-time workers and weaker math students struggle.

What students said

“Lectures and study guides don't align with the test material. Work FT = certainly fail.”
MATH13O

“I would even do the study guides and feel ready and then fail the test because it was nothing I studied.”
MATH13O

“Tools such as Excel or graphing calculators will , but are banned from the .”
MATH130

Remote format

Online

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections stress mandatory Zoom, Pearson or , and proctored exams with little flexibility.

Main concern

Live sessions often feel useless while Proctorio and deadline rigidity raise stress and .

What students said

“Her zoom calls were irrelevant when it came time for atleast ~a hundred pages of mandatory notes”
MATH13O

“ . If a student were to need an .”
MATH130

“ and and offered no help.”
MATH130

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

in person, and frequently feel misaligned with lectures.

ProctorioLockdown BrowserTest HeavyNot Open NoteMyMathLab

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

on homework, and do not clearly match lectures or study guides.

In-Person ExamsTest HeavyTools Banned On Exams

“Tools such as Excel or graphing calculators will , but are banned from the .”
MATH130

“Lectures and study guides don't align with the test material.”
MATH13O

Online

Online reviews cite Proctorio kickouts, Lockdown Browser, and .

ProctorioLockdown BrowserStrict DeadlinesMyMathLab Tests

“ and and offered no help.”
MATH130

“There are a lot of videos to watch and browser lockdown is used”
MATH90

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If and teacher.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and , and grading themes. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

32/100

“BE COMPLETELY 100% READY TO TEACH YOURSELF!!! .”

📚 Workload Crush

16/100

“Assigns so much work including lecture notes and .”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“If you can, I .”

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28/100

“I would even do the study guides and feel ready and then fail the test because it was nothing I studied.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She does not know how to teach.
Live lectures were pointless.
Just rushed through lecture problems

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

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Lots of homework but just stay on top of it to pass
if you work a job it's your responsibility to get the

Theme 3

💬 About Personality

Rude & Condescending
Very rude and unhelpful
she was being disrespectful to me

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across several years and both formats show consistent themes of , and low recommendation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 58

3 out of 57

2 out of 58

1 out of 520

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 3

C range

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 3

D range

D+ 1 · D 2

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 2

Mendonca Sherri

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📉 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Crush

🚫 Recommendation Rate

🧠 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

💬 About Personality

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid if you can; if , and tolerate strict grading.

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