AI Rate Professor

Mathematics & Science

Barbara Villatoro

MATH112 · MATH330B · MATH11 · MATH310 · MATH330 · MATH104 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
35.71%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you are strong at self-teaching math and can handle a ; otherwise find another option.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTalks Too FastHomework AvalanchePolarizing MathSelf-Teach RequiredTough Tests
  • Many students say lectures are rushed, mumbled, or incomplete so they learn from YouTube or Khan Academy instead.
  • Workload is consistently heavy with massive MyMathLab/ , and .
  • A minority call her nice, fair with partial credit, and doable if ; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

An A and strong test performance; several students dropped or failed despite heavy effort.

Online and ; a few older in-person or hybrid students report high grades with full effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Material plus rushed delivery and huge problem volume make the course feel much harder than the catalog title suggests.

Online summer and stats sections feel especially hard; some slower in-person tracks report clearer pacing.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections mark attendance optional online, others mandatory with threats of being dropped for missed work.

Online often tracks participation and assignments closely; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Would-take-again is about 36% and many detailed reviews explicitly warn others away due to teaching quality.

Negative pressure is strong online and in-person; positive reviews exist but are the minority.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Some mention partial credit and , but , and harsh step requirements are common.

Format shift

A few online students praise partial credit; many in-person and .

Workload

Overwhelming

22/100

Students report mountains of daily homework, 1700+ problems in a term, and constant MAC/MyMathLab load.

Format shift

Both formats hammer workload; online and hybrid amplify platform volume.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Persistent complaints about speed, mumbling, and .

Format shift

Online complaints about video quality and speed are especially frequent; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

but midterms, finals, and and decide pass/fail.

Format shift

Online emphasizes proctored tests and platform quizzes; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some praise fairness and care for developmental math, while many cite , and poor explanations leading to drops.

Main concern

Speed, boredom, and teaching.

What students said

“Her lectures were boring and most of the time I had to go onto YouTube and .”
MATH11
“She speaks very fast. Gives lots and lots of .”
MATH330
“I was super nervous since it had been 16 years since i took a math class but i passed with over 100 percent.”
MATH310

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

fast or , and invasive proctoring on tests, with a few students still passing through pure grind.

Main concern

Poor explanations plus invasive proctored tests and .

What students said

“I had to learn whatever she was teaching from Khan Academy or YouTube because of how bad it is.”
MATH11
“the .”
MATH11
“You are better off trying to learn math from Youtube and Google.”
MATH330

Exam style

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Exams are high-stakes and often proctored invasively online; content and vocab sections feel strict even when partial credit exists.

Invasive ProctoringTest HeavyVocab SectionsPartial Credit PossibleCalculator Required

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams are frequent chapter tests; some allow notes or , but and poorly prepared-for.

Chapter TestsOptional Midterm BoostNotes Sometimes Allowed
“Test are after every chapter. Easy. She if you need it.”
MATH310
“She speeds through lessons and .”
MATH330

Online

Online students report invasive proctoring, tough midterms and finals, and tech/formatting issues that hurt scores.

Invasive ProctorMultiple Attempts on HWTough Midterm and Final
“the . Calculator rqrd.”
MATH11
“ and !”
MATH330
“ . If you show your steps you get credit even if you don't get the correct answer you will get partial credit.”
330

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if she's your last choice.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews (11 online, 19 in , and split outcomes. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“She was terrible at explaining, her lessons were generally low-quality, and .”

📚 Workload Crush

22/100

“I counted a total of 1742 prblms t/b completed in a 4 mon period, yes (1742) problems.”

👍 Recommendation Split

36/100

“ . Horrible experience.”

⚖️

38/100

“I got good grades . so that shows the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lectures were rushed through so fast, I literally couldn't even understand what she was saying.
  • Her lectures were boring and most of the time I had to go onto YouTube
  • She talks so fast that she doesn't pronounce the words completely.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Statistics in general is hard.
  • I studied really hard. I got good grades .
  • put in the effort and receive the results.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • Some images won't load, sometimes a problem is incorrectly formatted and is impossible to get correct
  • the .
  • You are better off trying to learn math from Youtube and Google.

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

30 reviews with both formats and long time span support a , though older thumbs-war reviews add some noise.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 4 · A 3

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

4

C 4

D range

1

D+ 1

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 4