Kathryn Vaughan

MATH1A · MATH50A · MATH20 · MATH21 · MATH52 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
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Difficulty: 4.0

The decision

if you want real understanding and will stay on top of work; skip her if .

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear NotesPicky Point DockingHard ExamsHelpful Office HoursStrict Classroom Control

, and office-hour help.
like missing equal signs.
Tests are hard and high-stakes, so this is a learn-a-lot, not easy-A, professor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Picky deductions and very hard high-weight tests mean an A requires near-perfect careful work, not just showing up.

Online and ; most grade-hardness detail is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Material and pace are demanding, with proofs, fast chapters, and .

Nearly all difficulty evidence is in-person; one .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

58/100

Recommended for students who want to truly learn; avoid if .

In-person reviews are split; the one online review is positive on teaching but .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

as missing equal signs.

Format shift

and several in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and multiple exams keep a steady but not extreme load.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Clear concise notes and strong office-hour help for many, though .

Format shift

Teaching praise and criticism are mostly in-person; online review still calls her a great instructor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests often worth about 16 percent each with brutal .

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between loving her clear notes and help , and unclear exam reviews.

Main concern

Hard high-weight tests plus picky deductions can tank grades despite solid effort.

What students said

“Ms.Vaughan is a great teacher!Her lectures are concise and easy to understand.”
MATH52

“All her exams are extremely hard, nothing like the hw she assigns. She takes off a ridiculous amount of !”
MATH21

“Cool teacher. Makes the notes easy to understand.”
MATH1A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

The single online-tagged review still praises her as a great instructor but and strictness about whispering.

Main concern

What students said

“She is a great instructor but her grading is very unreasonable. .”
MATH21

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and graded pickily, though one final was called fair and easy.

Hard High-Weight TestsExams Harder Than HomeworkWeekly QuizzesFair Final Sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, with high-value questions and weekly quizzes.

Hard High-Weight TestsExams Harder Than HomeworkWeekly Quizzes

“ she assigns.”
MATH21

“ . Tests worth 16% each.”
MATH1A

Online

The online review does not detail .

Strict Grading

“her grading is very unreasonable. .”
MATH21

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want an . If you want to really understand the material, go for it. She really has a passion for helping all to understand!”
Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (1 online, 12 in-person), , and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“Ms.Vaughan is a great teacher!Her lectures are concise and easy to understand.”

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28/100

“ .”

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42/100

“ she assigns.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Makes the notes easy to understand.
Every class period we write notes on the current section. Ms and precise.
.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

She takes off a ridiculous amount of !
of pts for little things like missing equal signs.
Not the easiest class but u learn a lot.

Theme 3

❤️ About Support & Classroom

and helped a ton!
She goes out of her way to help her students because she cares.
She likes to keep the side chatter to a minimum which makes it easier for everyone to learn!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

64/100

Evidence confidence

13 mostly detailed reviews with one online and , but the sample and online count are limited.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 51

3 out of 52

2 out of 53

1 out of 50

Course coverage

MATH1A4 reviews

MATH214 reviews

MATH523 reviews

MATH201 review

MATH50A1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

No reported values

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Kathryn Vaughan

x x if you want real understanding and will stay on top of work; skip her if x x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

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

⚖️ x x

📈 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Support & Classroom

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want real understanding and will stay on top of work; skip her if .

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