Anuradha Soman

MATH073 · MATH025 · INDMATH13 · MATH25 · MATH025104 · MATH071 · CIS41 · MATH13 · MATH310 · MATH72 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 16/100
RMP rating: 1.5/5
Take again: 0%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Run from this professor unless you can teach yourself from the book and already know the material.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear LecturesTextbook PowerPointsSelf Study RequiredHard TestsUnprepared

Most students and rely on textbook PowerPoints.
Online and ; tests are hard and help is limited.
A , but overall quality ratings cluster at the bottom.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Tests are hard and ; only strong self-studiers or students who already know the material report solid grades.

; a few older in-person self-paced sections feel easier.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content difficulty varies by course; lectures add little clarity so the material feels harder than it needs to be.

Online review rates difficulty 5; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

At least one review says she takes roll all the time; .

Roll-call comment is in-person; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Near-zero would-take-again tone and .

Both online and ; one old positive outlier exists.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students call grading hard and .

Format shift

Online allows half-sheet notes; .

Workload

Moderate

40/100

; some self-paced computer sections feel lighter if you already understand lessons.

Format shift

; mixed in-person reports.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Dominant theme is unclear, dry, error-prone lectures that force students to learn from the book alone.

Format shift

Online and in-person both criticize teaching quality; one old helpful outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Tests and especially finals carry major weight; .

Format shift

One CIS review notes final worth 70% and must be taken on campus.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews overwhelmingly call her unclear, boring, or unprepared; a minority say self-paced computer work or .

Main concern

Weak teaching forces outside tutors and .

What students said

“Mrs. Soman's lectures and extremely dry; she doesn't have some "special" way to communicate/teach calculus”
MATH071

“ .”
MATH25

“She is a but .”
MATH25

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online class is described as extremely hard with and ; half-sheet notes and calculator allowed.

Main concern

Little help and .

What students said

“If you're taking her online class, it's extremely hard.”
MATH025104

“ help.”
MATH025104

Exam style

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Tests are hard; limited notes or open notes until a .

Hard TestsHalf Sheet of Notes AllowedOpen Notes Until FinalOn-Campus Final

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Some sections use open-note quizzes then a ; others simply report hard, error-prone testing.

Open Notes Until FinalOn-Campus FinalHard Grading and Tests

“Entire class is open notes until final. .”
CIS41

“ and test”
MATH72

Online

Online tests are hard; half a sheet of notes and calculator allowed, with little instructor help.

Hard TestsHalf Sheet of NotesCalculator Allowed

“ help. She does allow half a sheet of notes & calculator.”
MATH025104

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . I don't know how city college has her”
Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews (1 online, 15 in-person), highlighting poor lecture clarity and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality Collapse

18/100

“ .”

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30/100

“I . She was no help.”

💻 Online Is Even Harder

25/100

“If you're taking her online class, it's extremely hard.”

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12/100

“ if possible.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

lectures and extremely dry
and skips steps
she comes to class unprepared

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

and test
as long as you understand the lessons, you'll definitely ace all the tests

Theme 3

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all you need in her class is a book
had to look for outside help
plan on getting a tutor

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews across many years and courses show highly consistent negative teaching themes with one online and many in-person voices.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 54

1 out of 510

Course coverage

MATH254 reviews

CIS413 reviews

MATH132 reviews

INDMATH131 review

MATH0251 review

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

No reported values

C range

C 1

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Anuradha Soman

Run from this professor unless you can teach yourself from the book and already know the material.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

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.

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💻 Online Is Even Harder

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

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F

No letter grade reported

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