shes really nice and helpful, but doesnt explain all that well. she loves telling jokes...even though theyr not really funny. if u need help, shel take time out to explain it later. (usually explanation doesnt help though)

Tells lots of corny jokes, lets you out early sometimes, and is flexible. A very nice lady and can be confusing sometimes, but all in all, it's not a bad class. Do the homework, pay attention in class, take notes, and you should be fine.

This class is cake, just be sure you go, becuse she takes attendence, shes a great teacher, her jokes always went over my head, but were funny, shes a great lady, loved her class, made math fun!

Awesome crazy Chinese lady that tells a lotta jokes. Most of which make no sense but still a real good teacher.

GREAT teacher! Really cares about her students and is willing to take as much time as it takes to help them understand. I most definitely her! Math is EASY, Math is FUN, I LOVE Math, and I LOVE my Math teacher too!!

She is funny, but sometimes she gets off track, and in this class that's not good because then she doesn't have time to explain things well enough. She gives extra points for the stupidist things, so if you need all the points you can get, you'll be ok!

She is a helpfull teacher however she does not speak English very well so it is kind of hard to understand her. over all she is great teacher and she tells lots of funny stories that make the class time pass quickly. Pay attention to board work because most of the homework is done durring class

LOVE HER! she'll teach you step by step. If you cant follow ..then you can go to her whenever your free and she will help! Sweetest teacher ever. She really cares for her students!

Really good teacher. if you are having trouble make sure you go to her office. She cares about you a lot if you take the time to care about the class.

Very easy, laid back, very helpful

Recent she started giving worksheets to help you remeber what formulas you need. Forget the main class, go to her extra study sessions for help. If you cant make the classes, then form a study group cause that will help you make it. Nice woman, good tutor, not so good teacher.

If you are looking for an easy grade, she is not the one, but I am not sure if math ever will be an easy grade. She is really willing to help you, and while her homeworks are a lot of work, they help you to learn the material. IMO their is no better way to learn.

I managed an A in the class, put a lot of hours into homework and projects. The classwork is very time consuming. Prof. Shaparenko is very nice and wants her students to suceed even though the class is very hard.

The best math professor at Berks, esp compared to Ansari. She has office hours 4 days a week and will explain/help with a problem until she can't explain any further. Always willing to set aside time for individual help and will always go out of her way for a student. Def choose Shaparenko over Ansari; anyone would agree...

Does what ever she can to help you learn and do well in her class, as long as you give her a chance too. (Go to office hours!)

Great professor. Will answer any quesiton you have, and tries to keep the class light w/ her jokes and stories. Hard material, but if you need help she is very glad to do so. I pratically lived in her office for office hours.

Very good teacher, trys to help as much as she can. If you struggle early go to her office hours (she'll give you candy). Good teacher overall.

Mrs Shaparenko is the best math teacher I have ever had. Sure, the material is difficult and almost impossible to understand on your own, but she explains it so well. Go to her office hours as soon as you don't understand something... she will be more than willing to help. Nicest lady ever.

best teacher ever for Math. She's extremely caring and really works at helping her students=)She'll always have candy and food and she'll take you hiking*

SHE IS SOOoo CARING AND SWEET! SHE IS A VERY GOOD TEACHER AND U SHOULD TAKE HER AND ANY MATH LEVEL CUZ SHES THE BEST ! TRUST!!!

The most accomadating and helpful teacher at berks. Will have no problem with meeting with you at times other than her office hours. If you have to take a hard math class, take it with her becuase she will work with you to the max until you understand the material... Far superior to Ansari (worst teacher at berks)

Great professor with a heavyish accent. If you pay attention you can understand her and she makes a point of getting students involved so they learn. If you show up fridays she gives you EC. She drops 2 lowest quizzes. Laugh at her jokes that may sometime be corny. She also gives the students free food (pizza, gum, candy, chocolate, etc)

This class is very difficult. I had to go to the tutor for almost every assignment. Shaparenko is a good professor in that she'll help you any way she can but the material is still difficult. Don't take this class if you don't have to.

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really sweet lady, def cares about her students, takes a really hard and boring class and puts some life into it on fridays she normally brings in chocolate

Very willing to go out of her way to help any student.

do your homework. calc is just hard, if you don't practice you won't be good at it. the people who rate her badly just aren't ready to take a real math class yet. she is an average college calc professor. She will help you out if she is in her office, and will always give you free food for coming. she brings humor into the class in random ways

Dropped it. Shes SUPER nice, but is CRAZY on grading. Minuq 20 points on quizzes/exams because i forgot brackets. homework is SO SO long, so dont wait till last minute, but it IS helpful so DO it. She taught the material, i understood it, but come test time her exams were very confusing/tricky. Overall, Ok. Alikhani 1st choice tho. NOT ANSARI

Great professor. Just do your homework (and actually do it, don't copy out of solutions manual), and you'll be fine. I hated Calculus, but still got an A. She's really nice and is willing to help out, but you have to seek help first. Just don't forget your brackets!

She is an awesome teacher who, if you seem interested in math and care about your grades loves you. I made her my adviser because I like her so much. I recommend taking her over an other Calc prof

Prof. Shaparenko is a very good teacher. Before i took her class i heard she was a bad teacher, but this is quite the opposite. She takes time during class explaining concepts, doing examples, and having students do examples in class. The homework and inclass work ARE FOR YOUR BENEFIT, DO THEM!!!! She is always ready to help, go to her office hours

She was our replacement Prof. after our normal teacher shattered her knee. She was extremely helpful and worked with you if you struggled. But you HAD to ask her for help and really emphasize you were in trouble. It's an easy class to fail if you don't try your hardest, but she made it ok. She even throws in some cute jokes.

I really loved her as a teacher. She's funny and nice and really tries to help you out inside and outside of class. She gives an abundance of extra credit and if you actually spend time practicing Calculus you will do very well. It's like learning a new language, you have to put in a lot of practice time before you become fluent.

Great teacher.

really good teacher. she goes fast but if you come to every class and do the homework you will definitely be fine

She's not that bad, pay attention and DO THE HOMEWORK and you'll be fine. Test questions will be very familiar if you attend class and do the homework. Don't know why people say she's hard to understand, she really isn't. If you don't put in an effort, you won't get a good grade; but this applies to many classes.

She is an amazing teacher, I took her for the fall semester of 2013 and she totally turned around calculus for me. She really helped me out and never once refused a question. she refuses to let your office without understanding the material. Just like any course you have to put in the effort.

If you just pay attention in class and do the assignments the class is pretty easy. She'll explain things in great detail if you don't understand them and does the same problem multiple times until it is understood. Make sure you understand her quizzes and homework and you should get an A or B.

Prof. Shaparenko save calculus for me. I failed it once before I took her class, homework not worth much but be sure to do it. Her office hours are very helpful and she will put in as much effort to help you as you do to help yourself. her lectures can be a bit boring but the way she teaches is clean and direct. she has a slight accent but not bad.

Her class is pretty easy. I loved it! As long as you do the class assignments, her tests should be easy. She is also willing to slow down if asked to and is willing to help with any problems whether it's from lectures or homework.

She is such a nice lady! You get used to her accent so don't worry. On tests, she has a specific layout she likes for her work. If you just copy down exactly how she writes her notes and study the layout of the work you'll pass! She also gives us 10 point open note end class assignments almost at the end of every class, great way to bump up grade!

Good teacher all around, probably the best teacher for Math 140 at the moment. You're going to need to study and try a little in this class, but Shaprenko makes it pretty easy compared to the other professors and you learn all that's necessary for Math 141

Best Math teacher I've ever had. Explains every step and makes sure you know where every step comes, even if she has to go back to explaining basic algebra rules. She's never looked down at me when I required such explanations. Will take off points if your Math WORK is not correct. Math is practically a language- she wants you to be right! :D

She is extremely nice and the best math professor I have had. She is a very thought grader. You can have a correct answer but it notation is not completely correct get ready to lose big points. Her office hours are helpful. She will answer any and all questions and slow down if asked. You need to study and work hard or you will not pass.

Shaparenko was the first prof to help me understand calc thoroughly. She is very picky about notation and how you write out your problems, but it helps you a lot in the long run. I think shes a great professor and if you can take her for calc, definitely do it

I took MATH 140 this semester, and the best thing I love it that, there would be no surprise in the exam. Everything you see in the exam is given as in lecture example. Actually, homework are even a little bit harder than exam, if you can handle the homework, you can definitely get a high score in exam. Also, there are extra credits you can earn!

Such an easy class. 10 extra credit points on each test (basically a letter grade) 10 point curve on the homework (again, basically a letter grade) and lowest 5 class assignments dropped. Absolutely no surprised on the test.

Professor Shaparenko was so far the best math teacher I have ever had. She was very supportive of all her students and would go slow so that everyone understands the material. She used in class examples on the board for good experience. Homework for every section, tests were about average. She is always willing to help outside of class, great!!

Shaperenko is very caring and a very good teacher, but she doesn’t tolerate stupid mistakes and neatness matters. Her lectures are rather boring, but they aren’t horrible to understand. She will work with you if you go to office hours.