Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
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Rajula Srivastava
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
As others have mentioned, she teaches this class as if everyone has taken calculus before. She spends way too much time on simple concepts and nowhere near enough time on topics that actually need it. Her class is fine to take if you've taken calculus before and have some kind of background knowledge, but otherwise do not.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Srivastrava is okay, you can tell shes real knowledgeable and also will take the time to explain something to you if you dont get it, but theres nothing that stands out in particular as an exemplary teaching trait. Wouldn't shy away from taking another course with her, but I wouldn't necessarily be overly exuberant toRate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Rajula taught the class as if everyone in the lecture had previously taken Calculas. The practice problems in class moved very quickly and offered little explanation to solutions. Discussions were the most helpful in learning material and studying for quizzes/tests.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Rajula is an incredibly intelligent person, however, she was not very good at teaching concepts. I came from a pre-calc background, and was learning a lot of things for the first time. I would come out of lectures extremely confused and ended up having to reteach myself majority of the concepts. Use the MLC if you want to get a good grade.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
I liked how she made the classroom atmosphere light! She was great at articulating her words during lectures. Her slides pace were a bit fast, but she always went back and gave up class time for midterm/ exam review. Overall, she was great (coming from someone who has never taken calculus).Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Rajula Srivastava
Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 introduces differential and integral calculus, plane analytic geometry, applications, and transcendental functions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Rajula Srivastava
Rajula Srivastava was described as caring and articulate, maintaining a light classroom atmosphere. Students noted her slides moved quickly and in-class practice problems lacked sufficient explanation, often requiring self-study to relearn material. She provided class time for exam review, and one student found discussions more helpful than lectures for studying.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026MATH 921
Seminar in Analysis
1–3 creditsSeminar in Analysis covering selected topics in Analysis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
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