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Mathematics

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G010 · MATHG010 · MATH030 · ALG30 · MATH170 · MATH160 · MA160 · MATH115 · MA · MATH30 · MATHG280 · MATH120 · TRIG120 · G180 · MATH180 · CALCULUS1 · MATHG180 · 64 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you can keep up with heavy daily math practice, strict grading, and frequent in-class assessments.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of HomeworkTough GraderTest HeavyMandatory AttendanceSelf Teaching
  • Students sharply disagree on teaching quality, but the most and frequent quizzes.
  • Getting an A is difficult because , and she demands exact work shown her way.
  • Students who attend , and use office hours can pass, but the cost is high.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

An A is possible for disciplined students, but reviews repeatedly , and no easy grade path.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The math content is often fast, cumulative, and and homework do not fully match exams.

Only in-person reviews describe the course challenge.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Attendance is effectively mandatory because quizzes, unannounced activities, and catching up after absences are major issues.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Recommendations are mixed, but many students warn against her because of , and .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Many reviews say she marks down small issues, demands specific steps, gives little credit, and .

Format shift

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Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students repeatedly describe lots of , and several hours of work outside class.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some students call her clear and helpful, but many report rushed lectures, self-teaching, confusion, and poor alignment with exams.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is all in-person and strongly mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

Grades appear to and quizzes plus difficult tests and finals.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss assessments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show a demanding math instructor with , and mixed teaching clarity.

Main concern

The main concern is the high workload combined with .

What students said

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MATH170
“She and you need to have remembered everything way back to geometry formulas.”
MATH180
“Hardest teacher I've had. If you're bad at math or need an A, .”
MATH115

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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because reviews mention hard tests, no calculators in at least one course, strict step requirements, and frequent quizzes.

No CalculatorsTest HeavyHard ExamsStrict Step GradingFrequent Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes, including no calculators in one course and hard grading, but they do not clearly prove open-book or .

No CalculatorsHard ExamsStrict Step GradingFrequent Quizzes
“She and you need to have remembered everything way back to geometry formulas.”
MATH180
“You have to show every single step even if your answer is correct.”
MATH180
“ , and there are no reviews.”
MATH115

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Hardest teacher I've had. If you're bad at math or need an A, .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and teaching consistency. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Pressure

12/100

“ ”

⚖️

18/100

“marks you down on every little thing you did wrong and wont get any credit for and quizzes.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“She is extremely clear, let's us take quizzes with a partner, gives many opportunities, partial credit on tests, and .”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • SO . Definitely was overkill on the work load.
  • She assigns too much homework which amounts to 5 hours per week.
  • Be ready for mountains of homework.

Theme 2

⚖️

  • She grades pretty hard if you don't show EVERY single useless step you don't do on the .
  • if your goal is to get an A. but grades them hard.
  • Hardest teacher I've had. If you're bad at math or need an A, .

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is more than willing to help. DO THE BOOK! It helps.
  • She goes off on wild tangents that do not relate to the subject material, loses her train of thought constantly, and grades harder than anyone I've ever seen.
  • Overall great professor for stats. She teaches with and good examples.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

64

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews over many years give strong evidence, even though opinions on teaching quality are polarized.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 517
3 out of 511
2 out of 510
1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

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B range

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C range

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D range

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D 1

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