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Mathematics

Chieko Honma

CALC101A · MATH101AANDB · ALG152 · 101A · MATH101C · MATH152 · MATH101B · 101C · 152ALGEBRA2 · MATH101A · MATH104 · 126 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
34.78%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you are ready to grind massive homework, master every step, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderTest HeavyLots of HomeworkLecture-Exam GapCaring but Hard
  • Tests are much harder than lectures and homework, and and units.
  • , yet homework often counts little toward the .
  • hard workers can earn A's with handouts and office hours; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

, and exams regularly average far below homework difficulty.

Both online and ; online also notes possible point recovery in office hours.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Calculus content plus fast soft-spoken lectures and harder-than-practice exams make the course intellectually demanding.

In-person calculus sections dominate; online difficulty ratings are also high.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Skip-class-you-won't-pass tags and .

and in-person sections.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

36/100

Take-again rate near 35% with .

Online is mixed; and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

26/100

Widely labeled a , or small details even when the answer is correct.

Format shift

and in person.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students report massive weekly homework, often 100+ problem parts, while homework may count only about 10% of the grade.

Format shift

formats.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call lectures thorough with excellent handouts; many say she is hard to understand, skips steps, or leaves them self-teaching.

Format shift

In-person reviews are highly split; online is also mixed on clarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Exams and while .

Format shift

and in-person comments.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person, students praise handouts and care but , and exams that do not match practice problems.

Main concern

and overwhelming homework.

What students said

“No matter how much I studied, the so much harder”
MATH101B
“She gives TONS of homework. One week there were almost 300 parts of problems”
MATH101A
“Over 50% people dropped and every test avg is below 65%.”
CALC101A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and ; another says an A is possible with full attention, office hours, and heavy work.

Main concern

Tests feel far harder than class work and class size can collapse mid-term.

What students said

“ . The class went from 40 people in the beginning to 16 at the end.”
MATH101C
“not an easy A class, but if you put in some work you can def get an A!”
MATH101B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

often closed-notes style, much harder than lectures, with strict partial-credit rules.

Test HeavyNo Notes on Quizzes/MidtermsHarder Than HomeworkStep-by-Step Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, students report no notes on quizzes/midterms, short time limits, and .

No Notes on Quizzes/MidtermsLecture-Exam GapTough Step Grading
“she allows no notes on the .”
MATH101A
“the so much harder, especially because she only gave us around half the class time.”
MATH101B

Online

Online and recovery only through office-hour regrades after heavy effort.

Test HeavyOffice Hour Point Recovery
“ .”
MATH101C
“go to office as sometimes .”
MATH101B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Her lectures are a lot easier than the exams which are worth 50% of your grade. She gives although it is only worth 10% of your grade.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and split opinions. Credibility rating: High.

📝

32/100

“In class, I felt like I understood everything, and I studied really hard. No matter how much I studied, the so much harder”

📚

22/100

“She gives TONS of homework. One week there were almost 300 parts of problems to complete”

⚖️

26/100

“If you ever skip one step during the and if you skip 2 or more you lose all.”

👍 Polarizing Recommendation

36/100

“Professor Honma is amazing. Her lectures are EXTREMELY thorough and she provided each student with a copy of her entire lecture for the day”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's not a horrible teacher, but nothing really makes sense until you do the homework.
  • She skips a lot of steps so it is difficult to follow what she is covering.
  • Her lectures are EXTREMELY thorough and she provided each student with a copy of her entire lecture

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • getting an A is a whole other thing tbh, do all the !!
  • The average points for exam in her class is 60/100
  • I'm as participatory as I can be, and I'll be leaving her class with a C regardless of .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • as a person. You can tell she wants you to succeed
  • Ms. Honma is a very sweet professor!
  • tough professor in terms of grading but a

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

126

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews over many years with , and exam difficulty support high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535
4 out of 522
3 out of 524
2 out of 517
1 out of 528

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

38 reported outcomes

A range

17

A+ 3 · A 14

B range

9

B+ 1 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

4

C 4

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 2