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Calc 221: Bad professor. She does not come prepared to lecture. She makes mistakes in lecture. Not personable at all. She will call on someone in lecture to answer a question that obviously no one knows but her and she will criticize the student for getting it wrong. Not a tough class but watch out for trick questions just because she canRate My Professors ↗
She is more than willing to help, but lectures were so unorganized. Any of my friends who took calc 221 with a different professor were much happier. She has favorites and does not really support those who are not the best at math and who may need extra help.Rate My Professors ↗
Awful.Rate My Professors ↗
Lecture does not seem to have any clear direction. You may be able to understand the lecture, but when it comes to the homework and tests sometimes you wonder if they are even for the same class. Going to office hours results in you working the problems out on the whiteboard, and she makes you tough through them which can be good and bad.Rate My Professors ↗
The worst. Avoid at all cost. She does not follow the syllabus or the book so it's next to impossible to find explanations in the book. Tests are hard. You will fail if you don't work hard. The good part about her is the massive amount of mistakes she makes while doing explanations. There are a ton. It's hilarious.Rate My Professors ↗
Tests are extremely tough and she's obsessed with apples and uses them a lot in lecture so some material may be confusing.Rate My Professors ↗
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No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2018 | CURRIC/MATH 471 | Mathematics for Secondary School Teachers |
| Fall 2015 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Spring 2015 | MATH 541 | Modern Algebra 1 |
| Spring 2013 | MATH 112 | College Algebra |
| Spring 2013 | MATH 298 | Directed Study in Mathematics |
| Fall 2012 | MATH 112 | College Algebra |
| Fall 2012 | MATH 298 | Directed Study in Mathematics |
| Spring 2012 | MATH 298 | Directed Study in Mathematics |
| Fall 2011 | MATH 298 | Directed Study in Mathematics |
| Spring 2011 | MATH 298 | Directed Study in Mathematics |
| Fall 2010 | MATH 298 | Directed Study in Mathematics |
| Spring 2010 | MATH 298 | Directed Study in Mathematics |
| Fall 2009 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Fall 2009 | MATH 298 | Directed Study in Mathematics |
| Fall 2009 | MATH 340 | Elementary Matrix and Linear Algebra |
| Spring 2009 | CURRIC 675 | General Seminar |
| Spring 2009 | MATH 461 | College Geometry I |
| Fall 2008 | MATH 198 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2008 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Spring 2008 | MATH 221 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 1 |
| Spring 2007 | MATH 222 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry 2 |
| Spring 2007 | MATH 461 | College Geometry I |
| Spring 2007 | MATH 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2006 | MATH 443 | Applied Linear Algebra |
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