Alicia Callanan

MATH020 · MATH115 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 2.5/5
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Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you are willing to keep up with homework and quizzes and can handle a polarizing teaching style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing TeacherLenient DropsWeekly QuizzesConfusing For SomeHeavy Homework

Reviews are sharply split between and lenient and and unhelpful.
Several positive reviews say students can pass or earn an A and using dropped quizzes and tests.
Negative reviews , and poor explanations.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

An A can be realistic with , and dropped low scores, but many students report and heavy requirements.

All evidence comes from in-person math reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

The math content and pacing feel challenging for many students, especially with , and .

Only in-person reviews exist, and and serious difficulty complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

44/100

Students are deeply divided, so she may work for disciplined students but is risky for .

Recommendation and is strongly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Dropping low quizzes and tests is lenient, but and .

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students mention , and a fast lecture pace.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

47/100

Some students praise clear step-by-step help, but , and poor support.

Format shift

All and is highly mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

70/100

, and tests, with frequent quizzes and difficult tests emphasized.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are highly mixed, with some praising step-by-step help and lenient drops while others warn about and .

Main concern

The biggest risk is inconsistent teaching quality and .

What students said

“She goes through the , and she is always willing to help struggling students.”
MATH115

“It's really easy to pass her class with an A as long as you do all the .”
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“Unhelpful, .”
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Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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The exam and quiz setup appears demanding but not clearly proctored or closed-book, with dropped low scores softening the risk.

Weekly QuizzesTough TestsLowest Test DroppedLowest Quizzes Dropped

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and dropped low scores, but do not clearly prove book, proctoring, or final exam policies.

Weekly QuizzesTough TestsDropped Low Scores

“Also, expect a .”
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“She even allows you to drop 2 of the lowest grades you get for both the test and quizzes.”
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“the tests are so tough..”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It's really easy to pass her class with an A as long as you do all the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and risk; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

47/100

“Unhelpful, .”

⚖️

62/100

“ , and your lowest test, which I think is pretty awesome.”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“12 quizzes. a lot of homeworks”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She goes through the , and she is always willing to help struggling students.
as long as you pay good attention, and follow what she has to teach.
She doesn't want to teach, just through quizzes and .

Theme 2

📈 About Grades And Effort

It's really easy to pass her class with an A as long as you do all the .
Attempt and you'll pass
, and your lowest test, which I think is pretty awesome.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Risk

HORRIBLE ONE!!! DON'T WALK BUT RUN AWAY !!!
.
class starts with 33 students, now down to 9 even we still have one month to the final ; you are already warned.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

76/100

Evidence confidence

, but they are old and strongly polarized.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

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2 out of 52

1 out of 55

Course coverage

MATH11511 reviews

MATH0201 review

Reported outcomes

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Alicia Callanan

x x x if you are willing to keep up with homework and quizzes and can handle a polarizing teaching style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x

📚 Workload Pressure

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Grades And Effort

⚠️ About Risk

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

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D range

F

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if you are willing to keep up with homework and quizzes and can handle a polarizing teaching style.

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