2.2

Bozena Todorow

Mathematics - Toronto Metropolitan University

2.2
Quality
4.0
Difficulty
75%
Would Retake
111
Reviews
2.2
Quality
4.0
Difficulty
2.4
Helpful
2.1
Clarity

75%

Would Retake

111

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official
111 total ratings

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What Students Say

avoid her if possible

MTH380 - 1.0 rating

I can't say much that hasn't been said

MTH380 - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

63%

Textbook Required

97%

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Predicted Grade

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68% confidence
Based on 6 grades
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Grade Distribution
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Based on 8 reported grades
A: 2
Rather_Not_Say: 1
Drop/Withdrawal: 1
D+: 1
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Reviews (110)
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PCS125
Nov 15, 2001

wrst proff ever/disorganized/annoying/unclear/resembles. ann robinson/yels alot

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PCS125
Dec 5, 2001

gets excited when talking about electrons, frequent mood swings

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PCS125
Feb 18, 2002

she missed like 10 classes, and you cannot understand her, two BAD combinations

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MTHXXX
Feb 23, 2002

The WORST substitute prof you can have - a wolf in sheepskin!

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PCS125
Feb 24, 2002

hey sexy, love your accent

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MTH141
Mar 10, 2002

seemed like a nice lady to me!

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PCS125
Mar 23, 2002

very pleasant lady.

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CMTH304
Apr 26, 2002

WORST professor ever! Cant understand her and she cant teach at all.

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MTH345
Sep 2, 2002

Unintelligible. I skipped 2/3 of the term and came back at the end for the final

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MTH523
Oct 18, 2002

No Comments

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PHYSICSII
Nov 6, 2002

If you have Rollink Nowtrons, WHAT YOU HAVE?? lol. Nice lady tho.

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PCS125
Dec 21, 2002

she yells like THIS!!!! YEEEESSS!!! *shakes head up and down* handouts messy :(

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PCS125
Jan 17, 2003

I need a decoder to decode her words when she speaks. Maybe C program will help

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PCS125
Mar 10, 2003

I don't know if shes yelling at us in Polish or in English.

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CMTH309
Apr 1, 2003

Bozena Todorow is the worst professor ever at Ryerson. Try avoiding her in every respect.Dont take differential equations with her, she is terrible. Horrible teaching in every course!

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CMTH309
Apr 16, 2003

GO jump infront of a moving vehicle or write her exam. Ahead of time,,never take any course with this woman. she murders your mark on finals. 13 questions in 3 hours, and most not solvable!!Ryerson,u can do better!!!!!!

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DIFFEQS
May 3, 2003

DO avoid this prof--there is a chance your interest in the subject might get ruined.She's terrible

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PROBABILIT
Apr 13, 2004

Nice lady but very hard to follow her accent. I don't know if she speaks to us in English or Russian. Her tests are rpretty challenging (ie hard).

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PROBABLITY
Jul 16, 2004

worst prof at Ryerson University. I am a straight A student and she gave me the only C grade on my transcript. SHe can't teach, she is boring, and will make you hate math for sure. Drop her class immediately and transfer to another prof's section.

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MTH304
Grade: Rather_Not_Say
Sep 3, 2004

She was the worst prof I've had at Ryerson. Avoid this prof

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CMTH309
Sep 14, 2004

AWWWWWWWWWWWful prof

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MTH514
Sep 25, 2004

need another prof, course is way too tough, exams are severe...

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MTH514
Dec 4, 2004

she sucks

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MTH514
Dec 5, 2004

Ineffective communication skills. Disorganized lectures. Midterm questions were phrased in the most ambigious ways possible. VERY confusing at large. Can't avoid because she's the only one teaching this god-forsaken course! *sigh*

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CMTH304
Dec 5, 2004

Very tough professor. Donot take her course

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MTH514
Dec 6, 2004

confusing material (book and note) and handwriting midterm, killer prof

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MTH514
Dec 19, 2004

GOD SPEED if you have her for ANY course. Just copy everything from her notes onto cheat sheet (oh yea..no NUMERICAL examples..big hint) DOn't worry if you don't understand what she's saying. That's normal. If you understand what she's talking about...you need to go see a doctor.

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MTH514
Dec 26, 2004

She's a really nice lady. If you keep quiet in class, pay attention and give her respect she will be very nice to you. I admit she can be hard to follow at times, but that's what her office hours are for. She's more helpful one to one. It was a tough course but I survived by going to her office.

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MTH514
Dec 31, 2004

She is with out a shadow of doubt the worst prof at Ryerson. She is disorganized, unclear, lazy, technology imapaired, hard to understand, and just bad.

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MTH304
Jan 6, 2005

Bozena Todorow is a unique prof. you need your psychological skills to acquire good mark in her classes. if you're smart, it no matter who's teachin what, you'll pass.. anyway.. lates

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MTH514
Jan 7, 2005

bad prof...but nice person...go to her office...be polite and respectful...she will go easy on u...unless ur a total failure...

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MTH410
Feb 4, 2005

She is really a great PROf she is one of a kind she is really helpful and carind person

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MTH514
Feb 21, 2005

She is a really nice lady outside of class. In side the class is a different story. Just study hard and prey

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MTH514
Mar 25, 2005

AWFUL!!!She is with out a shadow of doubt the worst prof at Ryerson. She is disorganized, unclear, lazy, technology imapaired, hard to understand, and just bad. Prey that you pass her course.

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MTH410
Aug 29, 2005

I think the last few raters offered a very fair analysis there.

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MTH514
Sep 15, 2005

Teaching is obviously not one of Todorow's forte. Confusing notes and disorganization makes her lectures very, very hard to follow. Not to mention she's absolutely totalatarian when it comes to marking. Summary: garbage.

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MTH220
Oct 3, 2005

extremely helpful. Also demanding, but this is a good thing. She explains everything very well, need to take good notes.

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MTH381
Nov 16, 2005

Outside of class, very helpful, happy and fun. Inside the classroom, unclear, fast and even mean sometimes. Get a tutor, you're gonna need it!

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MTH380
Nov 19, 2005

Great Prof. She doesnt mess around, says it how it is, she's pure oldschool, very energetic, and possesses a true passion for stats. I deem the comments by the previous degenerates, irrelevant. Perish ryehigh peasantry!

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MTH514
Dec 3, 2005

She's a tough marker, But extremely helpful. Her notes are pretty good and studying them were enough for me to do pretty well in the course.

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MTH410
Dec 25, 2005

You must attend her classes, as she has no textbook to follow along with. Her notes are a bit unorganized, but follow along during the lecture, annotate the notes, and re-organizing them after class should suit you well. Her class examples are very good too. She's also very good at explaining the material, so use her office hours if need be.

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MTH514
Dec 25, 2005

She is a very dedicated and helpful prof.Make sure you use he office hour and notes,cuz the book is writen in Clingon.Attend every class and follow her, because this is a killer course.

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MTH514
Mar 19, 2006

If you're looking for a professor with no ethics, she's the one. You can get a terrible mark in her class and still end up with an A, if you go to her office few times and talk to her about her plants! she doesn't care whether it's fair to other students or not, she just increases the mark of whoever she wishes to!!

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MTH410
Apr 30, 2006

Horrible Prof. Everyone will warn you. Can't understand her. Writes all over the board and is very mean to the students

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CKMT115
May 17, 2006

At first - very difficult to understand (foreign accent) but stay with her - she knows her stuff and you soon recover from the accent. Very conscience of difficulities experienced by her students - really almost spoon feeds the material. Show up wide awake.

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MTH304
Jun 29, 2007

One of the best professors I ever had! Extremely helpful, fun and dedicated to her work. Make sure to attend every lecture and take notes as there is no textbook for this course and a lot of problems she solves in class show up on the quizzes/tests. As for those who call her mean and rude - get a sense of humor ppl, she's just kidding.

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MTH380
Sep 4, 2007

Seriously, What is the point ?

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MTH666
Sep 11, 2007

Do a an ANOVA table. Treatment A is stupidity. Treatment B is arrogance. Independent Variable is Salary. Mean Salary for treatment A+B is 130,742.83. Mean Salary for Treatment A is 130,742.83. Mean Salary for Treatment B is 130,742.83.Mean Salary for no treatment is 130,742.83. Is ther any relationship between Treatment and Salary a=0.0001 ?

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MTH309
Dec 6, 2007

TERRIBLE. IF you want to gradute, stay away from her. As bad as they get!!

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MTH380
Dec 24, 2007

Horrible Teacher

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MTH380
Dec 27, 2007

She is very disorganized with her notes and lectures. She does not write her notes on the board from left to right but prefer to jump around from small spaces to other small spaces. She does not give clear titles or explanation for the lesson and ignore potential questions. However, she is very helpful if you go to her office hours.

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MTH380
Jan 11, 2008

she's the worst math teacher in history!If you get her, drop the class! she knows her stuff(at least the statistics, not the probability) but cannot teach. The accent is a big trouble, cant understand a word she says. But at the end of the term you begin to understand her, but oh well, too late. highly recommend ESL classes to her. Her exams were n

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MTH380
Jan 11, 2008

horrible is not the word!! if you are thinking of asking questions in her class, forget it, she puts you down in front of everyone. Disrespects students and is known to be very rude.

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MTH510
Jun 20, 2008

prof is horrible, very rude, cannot teach, doesnt use any text books, extremely tough test marker, its her way or no way, avoid at all costs, course is easy but prof makes it hard

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MTH403
Jan 27, 2009

Horrible teaching style. Cannot understand her, and she teaches as if she expects us to already know everything. If we ask a question or don't simultaneously answer hers, she begins to yell at you. Do not ask any questions. Her whiteboard notes tell me nothing.. I guess she's right when saying "only logic can help you".

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MTH403
Jan 27, 2009

Terrible teacher, has no idea how to present the course material. It is actually not that hard if you dont listen to her. The moment you ask her a question she goes super sayian and berserk on the student. Do not make the mistake of asking or not answering her question ever!!! or else its over for you. Good luck in the class, it's good for laughs!!

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MTH480
May 11, 2009

Horrible prof!! the entire materials can be covered in several hours by someone who actually knows the stuff and how to teach!

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MTH51
May 26, 2009

No Comments

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MTH410
Jun 17, 2009

OMG i don't understand how ANYONE would like this lady! yells A LOT! if you ask her a question she'll FLIP OUT on you for no reason! better stay quiet! study hard! she's useless! VERY disorganized! notes are NOT helpful whatsoever! BEWARE OF HER!!

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STATS410
Jun 17, 2009

HORRIBLE!

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MTH480
Jan 12, 2010

Horrible horrible prof u've ever come across. Disorganized, rude, mean, insult each & every student in class, give favouritism to 1 or 2 students. I hope she realizes on time that students future is in her hands so dont destroy!

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MTH410
Jan 26, 2010

refuses to use microphone, yells at students who ask questions.

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MTH304
Apr 13, 2010

best freaking prof ever. yelling is amusing, and teach the material well. know what she is doing!!! just gotta study for all her test.

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MTH304
Apr 17, 2010

Try to avoid this professor if possible. She cannot teach!

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MTH410
May 13, 2010

No comment

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MTH410
May 13, 2010

All the material you will need is in the handouts.

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MTH410
May 13, 2010

The best Professor I've ever had

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MTH410
Jun 1, 2010

RUN AWAY!!! she doesn't teach she just writes on the board and talks to herself. she asks questions to the TA and assumes everyone else understood.

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MTH410
Jun 9, 2010

She is by far one of the best teachers i have ever had. She knows her material and conveys it very well to the students. Pay attention in class and read her hand outs....

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MTH410
Jul 10, 2010

SHE IS NOT A GOOD PROF OVERALL...

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MTH410
Aug 7, 2010

Honestly do not be discouraged by all the comments about her. She cares for her students very much. Hands down, she's a good prof!

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MTH480
Aug 17, 2010

go to class&doall the problems in her handouts-Musts to get a good grade.my experience is that she is much nicer during spring/summer than during fall/winter.You will learn alot in class&her exams are tough coz of the less time factor.Yes,she can be rude,but its usually to people she doesn't like in class, so try not to get noted.

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MTH480
Apr 6, 2011

She can't teach and her accent is horrible. Stay away from her unless your a genius.

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MTH410
Apr 26, 2011

one of a kind bad teacher. notes are horrible not organized and clear. another ryerson classic..

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MTH304
May 9, 2011

She is Horrible!

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MTH410
May 14, 2011

worst professor i have ever had in university. her accent is hard to understand, her teaching methods are questionable at best, she treats students as if they should know what to do, major favorism, and over all just a really mean person with extremely hard tests

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MTH1
Oct 22, 2011

She is the best prof. I've had so far in university. If you attend lectures, take note, and solve her handout problems, you should be fine with midterm test and the exam. She's nice too.

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MTH410
Jan 26, 2012

Terrible prof. Her notes are extremely hard to follow, not to mention how fast she writes. Even when the whole class asked her to slow down, she ignored us. She'll even ignore you when you're trying to ask a question. Good luck.

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MTH419
Apr 16, 2012

Professor Todorow is very dry and her lessons are irritating. More time is spent on trying to understand the point she tries to get across than the actual material itself. Her condescending tone also deters any learning where it comes to a point on how much one is willing to tolerate. The material itself is not difficult, its just the prof.

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MTH410
May 3, 2012

Hated this course because she made me hate it.... A 40% on the final was a good mark... The way she marks, even statistics proff's might fail... And teaching is not the best either, she is a cruel person...

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MTH410
May 3, 2012

she is mean

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MTH304
Jun 18, 2012

The material is easy to follow, her lectures and notes are not.

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MTH410
Jul 11, 2012

Took Statistics with her. She is the only prof for statistics. This class is no walk in the park. If you work hard and attend her lectures you have a chance passing her course. Do not skip any classes or tutorials.

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MTH410
Jul 12, 2012

Didn't attend a single class. Ended up with an A. Definitely requires work. I studied out of a statistics textbook I found myself and did select problems from her textbook. Forget about her class, you can learn on your own if you dedicate the time. Attend the tutorials, the TA's are very good and that 5% is easy.

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MTH410
Aug 29, 2012

If You never had a F-grade in your life, then her course is your first F ,,,,don't expect to pass this course, unless ur super nerd

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MTH380
Oct 26, 2012

Not sure why people love to hate Dr. Todorow so much. . . she can be confusing, and seems mean, but she is actually a very nice lady, just likes to yell a lot. Easy quizzes and midterms, do you best to follow her and you'll understand what she's saying.

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MTH380
Nov 1, 2012

She comes off as being a loud, crazy, and insulting instructor, but I think it's purely for entertainment purposes. You just have to understand her sense of humour. I didn't like her so much while taking her class, but after ending with a good mark, I miss her hilarious lectures.

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MTH140
Dec 21, 2012

She is the best prof at school ...just attend all classes and take notes ...u will get an A+

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MTH380
Jan 29, 2013

One of the worst professors I've ever had. Definitely take this course at Chang. Also the textbook is total crap. Find an alternative textbook if you have to have her your proff. Avoid her if you can.

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MTH410
Apr 15, 2013

The prof is extremely unhelpful, knows her stuff but can't teach. Lectures are boring, doesn't speak clearly plus her handwriting makes it miserable. Notes posted online are extremely unprofessional and at time completely illegible. The exams are unfair, plus she marks really hard. The course overall is very disorganized.

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MTH380
Apr 16, 2013

I can't say much that hasn't been said. She tries to keep the average around 60 for her classes. The material is not hard, but her teaching method made it hard for me. In 1 hour, the TA could teach what she taught in 3 hours.

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MTH410
May 5, 2013

Gives zeroes unless you do the problem exactly how she would. Doesn't bell curve.

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MTH480
Jun 28, 2013

She knows her stuff, but she is not great at getting her points across. Very rude and disrespectful. Not helpful when you ask a question. The material is easy, but her notes are not easy to follow. Gives poor marks unless the answers are done EXACTLY her way. Not the worst, but certainly not the best prof.

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MTH380
Jul 3, 2013

The worst teacher I've ever had. Was on track to get a low C, dropped it, and took it again with another instructor, and ended up with an A+. Who in 2013 thinks it's ok to use a handwritten, self-published textbook? Word to the wise, talk to your department because MTH304 is equivalent for many, and taught by a much better prof.

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MTH410
Sep 4, 2013

Bozena is one of a kind she is genuine very old school. It might be hard to understand her form the first two classes because of her accent. She teaches form her heart. I leave each lecture and ive learned something.

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MTH304
Dec 11, 2013

Best professor ever! Midterm was very challenging but final was easy 30 students got A+ in this course and a lot of students got B, noone got D or C! She is strict but fair! take her course you'll love it. :)

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MTH410
Jan 3, 2014

This prof is so old school and boring. Her slide notes are from the dark ages and she uses her own personal written books. Who does that? An instant income as statistically she will know how many books she sells per year. Would not be so bad if she could provide up to date slides etc.

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MTH410
Jan 27, 2014

Not looking forward to taking this with her again. She is the reason why I am willing to stall until 8th semester to take it. *cross fingers* (hoping there would be another choice.)

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MTH410
Oct 6, 2014

Useless lectures. practice a lot do the problems at least 5 times for both books

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MTH380
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Nov 24, 2014

Shes really bad... avoid her if possible !! Really bad

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MAT380
Dec 5, 2014

Not a fan of her teaching style. There is alot of confusion and discrepancies amount the lectures, textbook and tutorials.

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MTH380
Grade: D+
Jan 7, 2015

She is a nice lady but its hard to understand her, her midterm was easy final was horrible, lectures are long and boring and her accent kind of makes it worse. Also she writes all over the board arrows everywhere ---very confusing!! TAs are awesome --- helped me pass!! explain everything she does in 3 hours in an hour

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MTH410
Jan 18, 2015

She is the best prof ever!!

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MTH404
Grade: A
Nov 30, 2015

This class is actually not hard. People drop out because they haven't figured out how to study for this class. 1) There is a pink book and a green book. One has solved problems and one has problems with no solution. READ and UNDERSTAND the solved problems, then SOLVE the unanswered problems. 2) Tutorials are how you learn, not lectures.

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MTH380
Dec 15, 2015

I'm going to be honest here. She seems like she is a nice person, but she is not a good prof. More than half the class dropped out after the horrid exam which majority failed. Her tests are hard and the final is worth 60%. I regret not taking this class in Chang. Also, she is a picky and hard marker.

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MTH410
Grade: A+
Mar 31, 2016

GREATO DAZE.

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MTH380
May 27, 2016
Would take again

I had stats with her, and got a decent mark. Tip for math classes: Do your homework. It's not mandatory like first year but if you do her problems, you'll do well in the course. The midterm was difficult but its easy to bounce back since she makes the final worth 65% plus bell curves. Don't quit after the midterm because the final is easier

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MTH380
Grade: A-
Dec 21, 2016
Would take again

Pretty good professor overall. The midterm and final were both extremely fair. The lectures are for the most part clear. The only downside is that she writes the textbook and there are only example questions, no introduction or theory to the chapters. In addition, the weekly quizzes were pretty easy. If you study, you will get a good mark.

Skip class? You won't pass.
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MTH380
Grade: A
Jan 9, 2017
Would take again

takes a while to understand her. but overall, she's really kind and understanding. helpful in office hours. tutorials are also really helpful. midterm and final were long but easy enough if you do all the homework.

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
Clear grading criteria
Hilarious
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MATH380
Grade: B+
Jun 25, 2018
Wouldn't take again

terrible teacher! I would not recommend her at all to anyone! she is rude and very impatient

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Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

63%

Textbook Required

97%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

68% confidence
Based on 6 grades
Most common grades:
A (2)
Rather_Not_Say (1)
Drop/Withdrawal (1)
Grade Distribution
A(3)B(0)C(0)D(2)F(0)A-/B+(2)
Based on 8 reported grades
A: 2
Rather_Not_Say: 1
Drop/Withdrawal: 1
D+: 1
Common Tags
Skip class? You won't pass. (1)
LOTS OF HOMEWORK (1)
Clear grading criteria (1)
Hilarious (1)
Tough Grader (1)
TEST HEAVY (1)
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MTH220

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MTH141

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CKMT115

4.0

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MTH1

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MTH140

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CMTH304

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