Nice enough professor for math. She is really concerned with student comprehension, and is willing to work with students who are struggling. Tests can be rather difficult, but if you study you should at least pass. She is kinda ditzy at times though.

Very enthusiastic about teaching. Her tests are very easy. Much easier than many of the other math teachers here.

Learned a bunch in the class. She was very helpful once I asked for help. Kinda hard to follow sometimes. Tests were varied as far as being hard or easy.

I've hated her since day 1, but she is very helpful. I don't like here teaching style or testing style mostly. she isn't very straight forward.

she'll be your cheerleader. enthusiastic about material in a way that kinda makes you wonder, but it works well because she never bores of what she teaches, so you don't fall asleep in class

She was an okay teacher. Had quite a lot of pep...a little too much for 9 in the morning, in my opinion. I found her class slightly difficult, but not terribly so. Nothing I couldn't handle.

quirky in a cool way

She is the most attractive female teacher on campus. Makes her own skirts and everything. Much too much caffeine but she is nice to get help from.

Loves math. I understood everything in class, I did the homework easily, I could handle the labs, but I bombed the tests (not sure what that means). I made a C.

Beyond helpful. Will sit down with you for any amount of time that it takes to bang out a proof (and it can take a while in 461!). Loves group work which is nice in this class. Also VERY peppy.

I really enjoyed having her as a teacher- she makes it fun and is energetic enough to keep you awake. Also will spend lots of time explaining and helping you if needed. Tests weren't that bad and has webwork and groupwork grades that factor into the grade

Dr. Yackel does love Math a lot; however, she just can't explain much of the material in Calc I or II. Try as she might, I cannot grasp her material. She tries to help in anyway she can, but her teaching style does not cater to all learning styles.

She's good, but not the best

Best Math teach I have ever had, and hardest A I ever made. But I know my stuff now. Definitely the best looking teacher at Mercer

I had her first FYS class, but she did a great job for her first time. Very Intelligent. Requires dailies, grades fairly on papers, and has an attendance policy. she will make you work hard for your grade, but it is worth it

Great calc 2 prof. Her tests make you think and apply principles in different ways. She's VERY energetic and perky and is always willing to sit down and help you out for as long as necessary.

Take notes and do the problems she assigns and the tests will be a piece of cake. Sometimes, when she is teaching, she is not that clear and it is hard to follow her. She can get confusing but she is helpful if you do not understand the material.

Very passionate and excited about the readings. Tough grading, but if you try hard, you'll be fine. Great lady. Her energy makes the class worth the time and work.

i had her for calc II. she is pretty funny and entertaining, but mark my words and do the work. study it a lot. i recommend staying on top of things in that particular class if you want a decent grade.

Grades somewhat harshly. Long essays, but you can pretty much pick the topics. The class was boring/frustrating as heck, but I don't know if that was her fault. Really nice and funny lady though. Cooks good lasaugna.

Great--very cheerful and clever. Nice lady, hard teacher, but made Calculus bearable at 8 AM. Gives alot, expects alot. Read the text on your own and don't expect her to explain everything because she doesn't seem to cater very well to various learning styles. Smile and be optimistic!

As a person, she is very nice and somewhat helpful. As a professor, she's horrible. Her lectures are all over the place. She'll teach different topics from one calc 2 class to the next. You can go to class everyday and still miss something because she hadn't told the class. Also, she grades very, very hard. I would avoid her class.

Class is HARD,but managable if you put REAL EFFORT.Lectures are unclear at times,but she tries to explain more when students dont understand.Lots of group homeworks every week.Tests are fairly hard and come in parts a,b,c.Do HW problems.Come to office hours and she will help.though intimidating @ first,I learned to like(love) her this semester :D

Really, really friendly, and good at in-class examples. Likes participation. Is a big math dork, and expects you to be too, but does focus to the lowest denominator.

This professor is very willing to help her students, but only if the students come to her. Sometimes her teaching approach is a little off. She does expect to read from the book before class and the tests are somewhat difficult but nothing too hard. Take good notes in lecture and you will be fine.

She gives a lot of examples so doing them as she is teaching will help you pass. You will most likely have to study to take the test but if you can do the problems in the book you'll do fine.

She's always willing to help you if you don't understand something.

1) She just loves stats so much; it's funny. 2) With projects, she writes exactly what she wants/doesn't want. As long as you follow that, you should be fine. 3) She genuinely wants her students to understand the subject. She'll break down a topic beyond it's most basic level if that helps you.

Dr. Yackel is a great teacher, she gives really good lectures, although she can go a bit too fast at times. Her tests are somewhat difficult, but if you study what she goes over in class you will do well. She does grade fair, and you will get all of your graded work back; with helpful comments. She is also reachable outside of class.

Dr. Yackel is very particular with what she wants, but you really learn in her class. She is very clear with what she wants, and if you do that you're set. She is clearly very passionate about math, and loves to help students. I would recommend only buying the WebAssign, because you get the ebook of the textbook with and I never touched my book.

If you haven't taken calculus 1 before, she can be very hard to follow at first. As the semester goes on she becomes much easier to understand, and she has very flexible office hours so she's always willing to help. She is a very tough grader on tests but just because she wants you to have a good foundation for future math classes

Dr. Yackel is such a sweetheart. She wants to see her students in this class succeed and she always asks what we need, especially when it comes to review for tests and when/how we turn in homework assignments. She doesn't give a lot of hw but make sure you do it or you won't pass her tests. a lot of her test material is like the homework :)

Dr. Yackel is always excited to teach algebra, and her enthusiasm really makes a positive difference. Tests are tough in part due to the high proportion of true false questions; don't go into this class expecting it to be easier than analysis. It is not. Dr. Yackel is more than willing to help out in any way she can.

Dr. Yackel explained Calculus very well and was very accessible. There is a lot of webassign but it does not count that much toward your final grade and the tests are always easier problems, so if you do the homework, or at least try, you will pass the test. Go to class, take notes, and attempt webassing and you will get a B, and should get an A.

She gets a bad reputation because you cannot succeed by skipping class. My first semester at Mercer, I got an A on every test because I paid attention.