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Mathematics

A Alabovskay

MATH42A · MATHMATH · MATHA · MTHMTH · MATH65 · STATS42A · MATH20 · MATH55 · ALGEBRA65 · MATH65X · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Avoid unless you can teach yourself from the textbook and already handle math independently.

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard to UnderstandThick AccentUnclear ExplanationsHigh Drop RateExam-Heavy
  • Most students struggle to understand her English and
  • , and little useful help outside self-study
  • A minority say she knows the math and will help if you push hard and read the book

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

; tests dominate and several students report Ds, fails, or .

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students repeatedly call the class hard, unclear, and harder because .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Policy is rarely spelled out, but showing up and trying is described as the only way she may work with you.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most reviews warn others not to take her due to communication problems and .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Students say and tests decide everything, with multiple fails and Ds.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Expect , and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Dominant , and little effective help.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Comments stress tests over homework and .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

because of the accent and unclear board work, with many students dropping.

Main concern

Communication barriers and weak classroom help make learning math very hard for most students.

What students said

“Hard to understand her, has a thick accent. About 2/3 of class dropped before end of semester.”
MTHMTH
“I couldn't understand a word she was saying, and not to mention, her students were correcting her mistakes on the board!”
MATH65
“well..let's just say I failed this class with her and she was no help at all to me.”
MATH65

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; one review notes notes are allowed, but many call wording and .

Notes Allowed on Some TestsConfusing WordingExam-Heavy Grade

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some classes allow notes, but wording and clarity are frequent complaints.

Notes Allowed on Some TestsConfusing WordingExam-Heavy Grade
“Allows students to use notes for tests.”
ALGEBRA65
“sometimes the ”
MATH42A
“ , but of course that never counts for anything, it's all about the tests.”
MATH65

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

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Voice snapshots generated from 17 , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“ . English is not first language & difficult to understand at times”

🚫 Recommendation

25/100

“ .........”

📉

20/100

“About 2/3 of class dropped before end of semester.”

📝

30/100

“ , but of course that never counts for anything, it's all about the tests.”

Theme 1

🗣️ About Communication

  • Hard to understand her, has a thick accent
  • I couldn't understand a word she was saying

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not an easy class!
  • I got a D in that class
  • I failed this class with her and she was no help at all

Theme 3

📚

  • I learned everything that I needed to
  • do the work & LEARN IT!
  • Allows students to use notes for tests.

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen reviews spanning 2004-2011 with a consistent majority theme of communication and teaching problems.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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MATH201 review
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