Graciela Cochran

MATH · MATH220 · MATH073 · MATH063 · MATH025 · MATH022 · MARTH25 · MATH25 · MATH71 · MAT71 · MATH013 · CALC201 · MATH22 · MATH72 · MATH072 · 197 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 31/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 39.77%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

Avoid unless you already know the material well and can .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderTest HeavySelf-Study RequiredStrict Online ProctoringUnresponsive

Online sections often rely on YouTube or non-instructor videos instead of her teaching.
and frequently feel mismatched to reviews or homework.
Strict proctoring (Lockdown Browser, second camera, Proctorio) is repeatedly reported online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Getting an A usually , and limited partial credit even when a curve or exists.

Online reviews stress exam-heavy zeros for missed work submission; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Content is paced hard for calc-level classes, with fast lectures and .

Both formats call the material hard; online adds self-teaching friction.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and grade notes or participation, while others treat lectures as optional.

Online often requires submitted notes or discussions; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

and most recent voices warn to stay away, especially for online calc.

Online sentiment is strongly negative; a minority of .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

; missing handwritten work can zero an if answers were correct.

Format shift

A few online students mention negotiation or curves, but .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Weekly WebAssign or similar homework, graded notes, quizzes, and .

Format shift

Both formats report lots of homework; online adds paid platforms and note scans.

Teaching experience

Poor

34/100

Many students say she does not teach online, is unresponsive, and .

Format shift

Online teaching is widely panned; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams and with limited recovery paths.

Format shift

Online comments .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some praise care and study-guide-aligned tests, many still , and hard.

Main concern

Fast lectures, low partial credit, and .

What students said

“Hardest professor I've ever taken... NO partial credit”
MATH072

“Run while you can. Lots of homework and so different than the quizzes”
MATH063

“she's a really good professor, she cares about students and ”
MATH72

Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students report heavy self-teaching, paid homework platforms, graded notes, and .

Main concern

and weak live teaching make the course feel like airport security for calculus.

What students said

“this class literally feels like tsa airport security but even stricter than that”
MATH063

“lockdown browser for any exams and uses second camera, hw cost money”
MATH073

“don't expect lectures-just youtube videos. and nothing like the review”
MATH072

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Online exams are tightly proctored and unforgiving; and student-unfriendly.

Lockdown BrowserSecond CameraProctorioShow Work on MCQStudy Guides Sometimes Match

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as hard MCQ with required work and little partial credit; practice sets may not match.

In-Person ExamsShow Work RequiredLittle Partial CreditTest Heavy

“ , but you must show your work for them still, NO partial credit”
MATH072

“ . And the average was ”
MATH063

Online

Students report Lockdown Browser, second camera, and Proctorio settings that kick them out without re-entry.

Lockdown BrowserSecond CameraProctorioProctored MCQ with Work Submission

“lockdown browser for any exams and uses second camera”
MATH073

“ will kick you out from the test”
MATH073

“All the , but its easy to study for them because she provides a review that looks just like the test”
MATH72

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“ . just by looking at the syllabus u will cry. this class literally feels like tsa airport security but even stricter than that.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (31 online, 19 in , and grading hardness. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

38/100

“STAY AWAY AND DONT BELIEVE THE POSITIVE REVIEWS!!!!”

📚 Self-Teaching Load

34/100

“The class only relies on self-studying and watching YouTube videos to learn the material”

🧪

28/100

“lockdown browser for any exams and uses second camera, hw cost money”

⚖️

30/100

“It's an all-or-nothing type of grading.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

doesn't expect lectures-just youtube videos
She does not explain math. She read the book on camera
She would write something and next moment she would erase it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

around 75% of
and nothing like the review
Hardest professor I've ever taken

Theme 3

🔒 About Online Rules

feels like tsa airport security but even stricter
strict settings that will kick you out from the test
must use her notes, lockdown browser for any exams

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

197

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and both formats show consistent themes of , and weak online teaching.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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1 out of 553

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 8 · A- 4

B range

B+ 2 · B 5 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 6

D range

D+ 3 · D 2

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

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

Graciela Cochran

Avoid unless you already know the material well and can x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚫 Recommendation Risk

📚 Self-Teaching Load

🧪 x x

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

🔒 About Online Rules

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 unless you already know the material well and can .

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