Joan Scholars

MATH · MATHMATH · MATH280 · STATHONORS · MATH160 · MATH71 · M280 · MATH51A · MATH51 · MATH181 · MATH180SUMMER · STATS110 · MATH110 · MATH180 · MATH100 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 44/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

if you want to learn calculus or stats seriously and can handle a fast, no-spoon-feed pace; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerSkips stepsFast lecturesPolarizingTough examsPast exams available

some call her the and and run.
Workload and pace spike hard in summer or intersession with daily quizzes and .
A is doable if , and keep up with fast lectures.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible with and past-exam practice, but and short terms make it feel nearly impossible.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

She skips steps, lectures fast, and higher-level courses feel much harder than lower stats or algebra sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Some students report while others say it was not required, so policy is inconsistent across courses.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

, strongly avoided by students who want an easy pass or feel she is rude.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Many call her a and daily quizzes, though showing work and old exams can help.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and near-daily quizzes in intersession or summer overload students.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Teaching quality is split between clear fundamentals fans and students .

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Long multi-hour exams and alone.

Format shift

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person math from algebra through calculus: , brutal when she skips steps, overloads summer sessions, or seems rude.

Main concern

Fast lectures that , and harsh grading especially in short terms.

What students said

“As long as you understand what you are doing and do all the . if you put in an effort.”
MATH280

“If you care about . 6 weeks of math is hard regardless but this teacher just overloads you with work.”
MATH180

“If . She is easy. She gives alot of examples, the same ones on the test, so save them.”
MATH110

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are tough and long, but and calculator policies can reduce surprise if you prepare.

Past exams availableLong examsHard quizzesCalculators sometimes allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

problems; past exams and chapter-review quizzes are common preparation tools.

Past exams availableLong examsHard quizzes

“She has all her past exams on her website, which gives a pretty .”
MATH280

“Exams take 3 hours+ and are only 8-9 questions!!!! Work you butt off and an A is doable.”
MATH280

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want to learn calculus she's the right one. Not a good class if disinterested, if you just want to get it out of the way find another teacher.”
Voice snapshots generated from 47 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2017, highlighting polarizing teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

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55/100

“She is smart and assumes we are too. Due to that, she skips steps while doing calculations.”

📚 Heavy short-term workload

28/100

“ ! She assigns tons of tricky HWs and papers that made math 180 way too complicated!”

🎯

48/100

“If you want to learn calculus she's the right one”

📝 if you work

48/100

“ if you put in an effort. She ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She skips steps while doing calculations
She will not spoon feed you
She lectures fast so try to keep up

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Work you butt off and an A is doable
She grades very hard and runs through lectures extremely fast
Easiest class ever...people who want

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Joan is an extremely nice professor, and cares about her students
ROLLED HER EYES AT ME
She is a good professor if you like the ones that

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-seven detailed in-person reviews spanning many years show a consistent polarizing pattern across course levels.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Joan Scholars

x x x if you want to learn calculus or stats seriously and can handle a fast, no-spoon-feed pace; x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

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.

⚡ x x x

📚 Heavy short-term workload

🎯 x x x x x

📝 x x x if you work

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you want to learn calculus or stats seriously and can handle a fast, no-spoon-feed pace; .

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📝 if you work