Christina Show

MATH141 · MATH96 · STATS119X · MATH116 · MATH119 · MATH104 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 74/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 70%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if and some self-study in exchange for a caring teacher and open-notes tests.

Best fit · Effort For RewardOpen Notes ExamsLots of HomeworkCaringSelf-Teach HeavyExtra Credit

Many students praise her care and
and occasional self-teaching are recurring costs
strong for motivated students, rough for those needing slower structure or accommodations

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Open-notes exams and help, but and mixed grades mean an A still takes consistent work.

Online felt harder to learn; In person open notes make grades more reachable with effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Average difficulty around mid-high with fast lectures and .

and hard; In person still often rated difficulty 3-4.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and others optional or not required.

Mixed across In person reviews; Online review lists mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Majority praise her care and , but about 30% would not retake due to workload, pace, or costs.

In ; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Open notes and help, but and mixed B grades keep it fair rather than easy.

Format shift

Online open-book exams; In person also open notes with .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Repeated lots-of-homework reports on Hawkes/MyMathLab with many problems per assignment.

Format shift

; Online emphasizes volume strongly.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most students find her caring and clear, though some see lectures as example-heavy or too fast and .

Format shift

In person reviews are mostly strong; Online review is largely negative on lecture quality.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and a final, with open-notes testing.

Format shift

and in person.

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

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person she is often called caring and , but and pace still demand real effort.

Main concern

Lots of and some reports of expensive supplies or limited flexibility.

What students said

“ and open notes.”
MATH119

“Open book and .”
MATH141

“She really wants you to learn & succeed.”
MATH96

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online student felt forced to self-teach with fast and , though exams were open book/note.

Main concern

Fast lectures with errors and heavy problem load make online learning frustrating.

What students said

“GET READY TO TEACH YOURSELF. My class was online, so it was hard to learn math in that .”
MATH116

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are repeatedly described as open book or open notes, which students say makes tests manageable.

Open NotesOpen BookMultiple MidtermsMyMathLab Homework

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and open notes across multiple courses, with several midterms and a final.

Open NotesOpen Book3 Midterms and Final

“ and open notes.”
MATH119

“Open book and .”
MATH141

Online

Online exams described as open book and open note; proctoring software not mentioned.

Open BookOpen Note

“ though.”
MATH116

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Do you have nightmares about math? That was me -- until I took Christina Show's intermediate algebra course.”
Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (1 Online, 9 In , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“ , and incredibly well-structured, making complex concepts easy to understand.”

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86/100

“ and open notes.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Also she uses Hawkes for so get ready for a buttload of questions.”

👍 Overall Recommendation

72/100

“She really CARE about her student!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

be prepared to teach yourself
lectures are just example after example

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Open book and
I still managed to get a B

Theme 3

📚 About Workload & Cost

get ready for a buttload of questions
required to buy $200 of supplies
Tons of

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

10 reviews from 2017-2025 with and open-notes exams, including both praise and criticism.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 52

1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

Christina Show

x x if x x x x x and some self-study in exchange for a caring teacher and open-notes tests.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

WorthIt

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

📚 Workload Reality

👍 Overall Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload & Cost

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 some self-study in exchange for a caring teacher and open-notes tests.

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