Kim Myong-Sook

MATH280 · MATH180 · MATH71 · MATH51 · MATH150 · MATH110 · MATH260 · MATH50 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 68/100
RMP rating: 3.4/5
Take again: 62.5%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you use study guides and office hours; skip if accent or inconsistent teaching will block you.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExtra credit availablePractice tests match examsStrong accentCaring but unevenHomework platform cost

and cheat sheets or help many students pass.
Teaching and unprepared or hard-to-understand lectures.
Online sections use MyStatLab or pre-recorded videos; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

and cheat sheets are common, so an A is reachable with steady homework rather than genius-level effort.

Online stresses unlimited homework attempts; , and redo exams.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is standard college math with moderate pace; some courses feel fast or abstract while others feel manageable with notes.

Online difficulty hinges on self-pacing; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and some warn that skipping hurts the grade.

A few ; most in-person sections require presence.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

63/100

Many students praise structure, , and , but accent and some poor teaching experiences keep it from a must-take.

Recent online and winter MATH280 praise is stronger than older mixed in-person MATH110 reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

, and practice-test alignment soften grading for students who put in work.

Format shift

and multiple attempts; a few students still call her a .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

and sometimes platform-based, but question counts are often lighter than peer professors.

Format shift

Some online students praise only about 10 quiz questions; .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students and strong accent plus unprepared or confusing lectures.

Format shift

; in-person quality is more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Multiple tests, a , and papers.

Format shift

and study guides.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

As with practice tests and cheat sheets to complaints of , and hard-to-follow accent.

Main concern

Accent and uneven lecture clarity make some .

What students said

“ and they are pretty easy, easier then the questions covered in the notes.”
MATH280

“Very easy to get an A in this class. You need to study the sample problems in the handout and the practice test.”
MATH110

“Either incompetent or lazy. She always looks unprepared and makes mistakes all the time.”
math260

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online math is structured with , and office hours, but some courses use outdated third-party videos and .

Main concern

Outdated pre-recorded lectures and teaching.

What students said

“this class is easy as long as you don't procrastinate. Prof. Kim is always present with office hours too.”
MATH110

“Comparing with the other Professors who always provide over 100 mandatory questions every week, you will find she is a life saver.”
Math150

“She makes it so easy to pass and I was so afraid of taking a math class but she gives unlimited attempts on both the hw and quizzes.”
MATH110

Exam style

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Exams are usually similar to study guides with allowed aids and .

Practice tests match examsCheat sheets allowedExam redosExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some terms allow cheat sheets and .

Study-guide examsCheat sheetsExam redosNote cards

“Professor is funny and really sweet, also allowed cheatsheets.”
MATH280

“She allowed us to redo exams for .”
Math180

“She provides practice tests with , and they are usually same as actual ones.”
MATH110

Online

Online tests and ; MyStatLab gives multiple attempts and .

Homework-aligned testsMultiple attemptsMyStatLab

“all of the . MyStatLab was used ($80) and it shows you exactly how to solve each HW problem”
MATH110

“3 tests+final are very similar to the study guide and also has some q's from the hw.”
MATH280

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you study hard, you will get an A easily.”
Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews spanning online and , and grade recovery. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“She always looks unprepared and makes mistakes all the time.”

📈 Easy A Path

78/100

“If you study hard, you will get an A easily.”

📝

80/100

“ and they are pretty easy.”

❤️ Student Care

70/100

“Professor Kim do have bit accent but and replies our email promptly whenever we need help.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Her class was well structured which helped since I took this class during the summer.
She has a strong accent, so it made it really hard to understand her at times.
She always looks unprepared and makes mistakes all the time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Very easy to get an A in this class.
impossible to fail her class.
If you put in the effort to practice you will pass

Theme 3

📝 About Exams and Workload

allowed cheatsheets
~10 questions each

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews span 2014-2025 across several math courses with detailed, mixed but , and .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

4 out of 55

3 out of 55

2 out of 51

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1

Kim Myong-Sook

x x if you use study guides and office hours; skip if accent or inconsistent teaching will block you.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Easy A Path

📝 x x

❤️ Student Care

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

📝 About Exams and Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

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D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you use study guides and office hours; skip if accent or inconsistent teaching will block you.

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