Lisa Morales

MTH150 · MATH18018 · MATH160 · MATH51A · MATH51 · MATH181 · MATH180AND18 · MATH41816 · MATH150 · MATH180 · MATH190 · 59 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 70%
Difficulty: 3.8

The decision

if you will do the videos and daily work; she is one of the strongest calc teachers at Mt. SAC for students who put in the hours.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFlipped ClassroomLots Of HomeworkQuiz Every DayExam RetakesCares About Success

watch lecture videos at home, then group board work and daily quizzes in class.
Workload is heavy, but homework and and retakes/ help grades.
In-person students rave; some online sections feel harsher with video submissions and less support.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

As are common if you keep up, but , and heavy HW mean you must work for the grade.

Online reviews emphasize harder tests and ; and fair reward for effort.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Calculus content stays intellectually hard even when her structure makes it passable.

Both formats call the material hard; online students more .

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

76/100

About 70% would take again and most praise her as a top math professor if you accept the workload.

complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and some tough-grader tags, offset by retakes, flexible due dates, and .

Format shift

Online comments lean tougher; and transparent criteria.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and 2-3 homeworks per week are constant themes.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy HW; online adds video submissions for some terms.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call her the , and support.

Format shift

In-person teaching praise is stronger; online quality is more mixed.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Heavy homework and .

Format shift

Same balanced pattern in both formats; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person flipped calc is demanding but , and genuine care.

Main concern

, and videos before every class can overwhelm a heavy unit load.

What students said

“The at Mt. SAC.”
MATH181

“Calc 2 is hard but Lisa explained the topics so clearly so it ended up being easy.”
MATH180AND18

“Prof. Lisa does a flipped classroom... Really great class overall, but a heavy workload.”
MATH181

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and ; several students call grading harsh and support thinner than in person.

Main concern

Heavy workload plus tougher and less classroom rescue.

What students said

“ , but and exams.”
MATH180

“Have tons of if you work or study another class.”
MATH180

“ as an online professor.”
MATH181

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are serious and sometimes harder than notes, but , and HW alignment keep risk manageable.

Daily QuizzesExam RetakesHW Similar To TestsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person exams often mirror homework and reviews, with quiz and and .

Exam RetakesDaily QuizzesHW Similar To ExamsExtra Credit

“Allows for and exams and has very flexible HW due dates.”
MATH181

“the hw is very similar to exams (+ she tells you exactly what's gonna be on the exam).”
MATH181

Online

Online reviews describe hard tests and .

Hard TestsHeavy HomeworkVideo Submissions

“ and exams. Be prepare to have extra help from other resources.”
MATH180

“She also ask for but no one knows what she is expecting too.”
MATH180

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ . She's the . She's caring and amazing at her job.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (6 online, 44 in person), highlighting flipped teaching and heavy-but-rewarding workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Morales is the greatest math professor on campus.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

76/100

“I'll be taking her again for 181.”

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“Really great class overall, but a heavy workload.”

⚖️ Effort For Grade

58/100

“Your grade will exactly reflect your effort.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

you watch videos outside of class and do schoolwork in class.
She comes very well prepared to class and she teaches with passion!
Lisa explained the topics so clearly so it ended up being easy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

and her homework is very hard.
Allows for and exams.
With the effort, it's an easy A.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

as an online professor.
Have tons of .
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Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with strong detail, recent and older terms, and consistent flipped-classroom themes across courses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 535

4 out of 58

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2 out of 52

1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

45 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 17 · A- 2

B range

B+ 3 · B 10 · B- 3

C range

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Rather not say 1

Lisa Morales

x x if you will do the videos and daily work; she is one of the strongest calc teachers at Mt. SAC for students who put in the hours.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Recommended

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

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload Reality

⚖️ Effort For Grade

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online Format

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 will do the videos and daily work; she is one of the strongest calc teachers at Mt. SAC for students who put in the hours.