Yeranuhi Semerdjian

MATH240 · P41 · MATH125 · MATH261 · MATH238 · MATH262 · MATH260 · 61 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 70.49%
Difficulty: 3.5

The decision

if , and study hard for application-style exams; skip if you need a slow pace or an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring lecturerTest-heavy calcFast-paced lecturesWeekly quizzesOffice hours helpful

students who keep up
and drive most of the grade, with low class averages common in Calc
Attendance and ; online and summer formats feel harsher

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many As exist for diligent students, but , and so an A takes sustained effort.

Online reviews stress GPA risk more; in-person positives cluster when students fully engage.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Calc and related courses move fast with application-focused exams and .

Lower-level courses like MATH240/125 feel more approachable than MATH261.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

; quizzes are announced in class and missing several days can mean a drop.

Both formats emphasize showing up; a .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About 70% would take again; fans love clarity and care while critics warn of .

In-person recommendation is stronger; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some fair grading, partial credit, drop policies, and cheat sheets; .

Format shift

Online students more often label her a .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Lots of , and ; summer and 5-week formats feel overwhelming.

Format shift

Online accelerated sections amplify workload complaints.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

, and caring; a solid minority find pace too fast or exams disconnected from notes.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Exams often dominate (sometimes ~70%), with frequent quizzes and average.

Format shift

Both formats are test-heavy; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person ; success tracks attendance, homework, and surviving hard tests.

Main concern

Fast pacing and exams much harder than lectures, especially in MATH261.

What students said

“ , and she's always ready to answer questions both during class and during office hours.”
math260

“Avoid if you can. Math 261 is already tough, but this professor makes it way harder than it needs to be. Exams are 70% of your grade”
MATH261

“She also lets us use a cheat sheet for tests.”
MATH261

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some praise care and link, and GPA risk.

Main concern

and little cushion for GPA-focused students.

What students said

“If you need a B or an A. . and sometimes fall to the lower 40s”
MATH261

“ , but you will be fine if . The average test score is about 50%, but if beneficial she replaces your lowest test score with your score on the .”
MATH261

“Moves to fast in lectures Calculus is a hard class as is. You ask her for help and she will ask you well did you go over your lecture notes?”
MATH238

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; occasional cheat sheets and score replacements soften but do not remove risk.

Test heavyWeekly quizzesCheat sheet sometimes allowedLowest test may be replacedApplication over plug-and-chug

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and often application-focused; some summers allow a cheat sheet and replace a low test.

In-person testsCheat sheet sometimesWeekly skill quizzes

“She also lets us use a cheat sheet for tests.”
MATH261

“ . She tests the ability to apply the skill rather than the basic knowledge of the skill.”
MATH261

Online

Online reviews describe extremely hard tests, oddball items, Zoom exams, and .

Zoom exams mentionedHard testsDrop lowest quiz/test policies

“uses zoom for exams. as mentioned, shes a good lecturer as she also gives notes, but gets weird .”
MATH261

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MATH261

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you do the , and apply yourself you will do well. She also lets us use a cheat sheet for tests.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and in-person calc and and care themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“Professor Semerdjian is one of the while. ”

📈

38/100

“Exams are 70% of , and the first couple of tests averaged 40–50%.”

❤️ Caring Support

80/100

“She is wonderful! ; If you need a detailed answer go to her in person.”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

, and she's always ready to answer questions
She goes very fast during her lessons
lectures were very thorough

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Average test score is about 50%
if and pay attention in class, you will do well

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

She is a caring professor and wants her students to do well
She's one of the kindest teachers you'll ever have
.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews across many years and courses, with mixed but thematically consistent praise and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 532

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1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 7

C range

C+ 2 · C 4

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not sure yet 6 · Rather not say 2

Yeranuhi Semerdjian

x x if x x x x x, and study hard for application-style exams; skip if you need a slow pace or an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

WorthIt

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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

📈 x x

❤️ Caring Support

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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

if , and study hard for application-style exams; skip if you need a slow pace or an easy A.

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