Jamie Jenson

MATH128 · MATH112 · MATH125 · MATH127 · MATH115 · MATH122 · MATH261 · CALC1 · MATH110 · MATH227 · MATH260 · MA125 · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 57.14%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you , and use office hours; skip her if you need a slow, gentle pace.

Best fit · Effort For RewardAmazing LecturesPop QuizzesFast PacedLots of HomeworkPolarizing Personality

Supporters call her one of the and office-hour help.
Critics say she moves too fast, uses sarcasm, and .
Attendance is effectively mandatory and and class presence.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible but , and real concept mastery rather than plug-and-chug.

Both formats demand steady work; online has more explicit extra-credit and open-note help.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Math pace is fast with dense coverage, and many students say lectures race through chapters.

In-person calculus and precalc drive the challenge score; online still rates moderate-to-high difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Multiple reviews warn that and that .

; online also often lists attendance as yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

About half would take her again, with and .

Online reviews are almost uniformly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Tough-grader tags, picky homework rules, and demanding.

Format shift

; online students mention and open notes more often.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and substantial study outside class are common.

Format shift

; online winter sessions can also pile work on.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

When students connect with , and supportive; others find sarcasm and speed destructive.

Format shift

Online reviews skew excellent; and many 1s.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Frequent homework and final.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize homework plus exams; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many call her a hilarious gem, others call her sarcastic, too fast, and test-heavy.

Main concern

, and no-makeups make recovery hard if you fall behind.

What students said

“She was an absolute GEM! I received an A in her class I have NEVER received an A in a math class in my life.”
MATH110

“Worst. Teacher. Ever. but .”
MATH261

“she is a but a HORRIBLE teacher!”
MATH125

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students praise engaging lectures, accessible help, open-note or extra-credit support, and solid tech setup.

Main concern

Even online, homework volume can spike hard in compressed sessions.

What students said

“ . The tech works great and its really easy to learn everything online.”
MATH227

“ and if you study.”
MATH115

“She made it possible for me to re-learn algebra, after not being a student for a long, loooooong time!”
MATH115

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect frequent pop quizzes and ; some online sections add open notes or .

Pop QuizzesMulti Exam StructureOpen Note On Some Online TestsExtra Credit On TestsNo Makeup Tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

pop quizzes, with limited makeups and high quiz frequency.

Pop QuizzesConcept ExamsHomework Grade ReplacementNo Makeup Tests

“ but . They are much harder.”
MATH261

“your lowest exam score is replaced by 90% of as well.”
MATH261

“Will no reschedule or .”
MATH260

Online

Online students report studyable exams, sometimes open note, with that cushions failure risk.

Open Note TestsExtra Credit On TestsHomework And Quizzes

“She offers so it seems you have to try and fail the class.”
MATH227

“ if you study.”
MATH115

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She was an absolute GEM! I received an A in her class I have NEVER received an A in a math class in my life.”
Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews (4 online, 38 in person), highlighting polarized math-teaching themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

68/100

“ and how different formulas work.”

⚡ Pace And Pressure

32/100

“Way too fast to properly learn anything.”

📝 Workload Reality

28/100

“There is a lot of .”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“ . THANK YOU PROFESSOR!!!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Most math instructors expect you to memorize a formula...
She is such a sweet teacher
Meanest professor I have ever encountered!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

You won't get an A if you don't do all of these
if you study
homework

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

She's hilarious
she sincerely cares
nice person but a HORRIBLE teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-two detailed reviews across many math courses and years show a consistent polarizing pattern, supporting high confidence.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521

4 out of 54

3 out of 52

2 out of 56

1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

B+ 4 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

C 1

D range

D 1

F

F 2

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1

Jamie Jenson

x x if you x x x x x x, and use office hours; skip her if you need a slow, gentle pace.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Depends

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

⚡ Pace And Pressure

📝 Workload Reality

👍 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 you , and use office hours; skip her if you need a slow, gentle pace.