She is from Bulgaria and has a little problem pronouncing words in the English language, but our class was hilarious, making it much more enjoyable to everyone. When we ask her for help she does the best she can, but it is hard to understand her at times. She did allow a makeup test grade, taking the best score.Easy class- do the HW for practice!

Shes a very nice lady, has a unique method of teaching to prove every formula before it is given to the class. She is very helpful with the tests and takes class input seriously and adapts her tests to help out the class. As long as you attend the class and attempt the homework ones fine.

I find Prof.Popova to be understandable and examples given to be pertinent to the course of study. I am currently a high school teacher and I can understand the difficulty in disseminating information of a complex level. Prof. Popova illustrates competency in her teaching, her sincerity in helping students and availability during office hours.

Popova is an excellent teacher. Before taking her class I lacked confidence in my math skills, but she helped me to understand lessons in math that I could never grasp in previous years. She is always in class and explains everything clearly.Her grading is very fair and she is not out to fail anyone. I recommend you take her Pre. Alg class! :-)

Good teacher. Explains well. Is interested if the class understands. She is very helpful if you need extra time to grasp the material. Her personality is very pleasant as well.

She is a great proffessor and cares about wheather or not the students learn although I was not accoustome to her teaching (which involved students demonstrating problems) style I believe that in the end it helped prepare you more. I would take her again but the class does require effort.

i've taken calc 2 a few times before i took her so i have others to compare her to. she taught the class in a way that i could understand the material. also she cares if the students learn. best professor i ever had for a calc class

She was an ok teacher. since i was pretty good in math, she loved me. if you took algebra 2 in highschool, this class should be really easy. if you didnt...STAY AWAY... from algebra in FAU. (worst passing grade in the country)

Popova is great. - take advantage of her office hrs. -study review packets to the "T". - attend multicultural tutoring sessions(mainly for test three). - Book isn't really necessary.. I haven't used it. Please realize that the tests are made by Phillip Pina for all College Algebra classes! Ask questions Popova cares, trust me! Take her.

Ms.Popova is a very energetic and passionate teacher. She has helped me to love mathematics and more importantly, given me the ability to extrapolate what I've learned and apply to everyday problems. Whenever I needed extra help, she was there to assist me after class, during office hours, or at a scheduled time. She is a great professor.

Dr. Popova is such a nice, funny woman, I definately was not bored in her class since she is so passionate about math...by the way she is right: working some of those problems are fun games ; )

I really enjoyed Dr. Popovas class . She helped to break down the material in a way that was not intimidating. Not to mention she is genuinely concerned with how her students are doing. I hope to take her for another calculus course.

Im taking Calculas with her now. She teaches very well and it is easy to understand concepts, but, the tests are tuff. She is always willing to provide extra help and really cares how her students are doing in her class. She's awesome :D.

Wonderful teacher, crystal clear explanations. Makes Calc seem easy. I was scared of Calc because of all the rumors of how hard it was and how crazy it was, but she makes it seem no harder then algebra. I would defiantly recommend her as a Professor.

Dr. Popova is the BOMB!!! I had her in spring of '08 for Calculus 1. She is extremely helpful, always willing to give you her time. She also helped greatly by showing the class proofs; this really helped me conceptualize the material. I would strongly suggest taking any required classes with Dr. Popova. She is the best professor I've had...

Personally, I found Dr. Popova to be a good College Alg. professor. She does a god job at giving examples and clarifying the concepts. She has a thick Bulgarian accent but after a while you get used to it. Compared to what I've heard about the rest of the College Alg. teachers at FAU... I would suggest you take Popova.

Easiest class ever. If you put in alot of work you'll do fine. If you put in a little you'll FAIL.

Popova is awesome!!!! Lots of people say Calc is very hard, but she makes it simple as Algebra! Her tests are from the notes and her quizzes are easy!She usually skips over pointless topics (optimization, linerization) and tells you exactly what she expects (the easy stuff). Gives make-ups and EC for struggling students! Definetly take her!!!!

This is a class that guarantees the grade you deserve by the effort you put in. She is an excellent teacher to have for calculus and will offer extra credit by having you present a project that represents the mastery of derivatives. She cares about her students and will go out of her way to help them.

every professor has a duty to make you earn your grade, in this class you receive the grade you work for. popova is a fair and very very helpful professor. she teaches because she loves her subject and she asks that you come to class and do a presentation so you understand and appreciate it too. if she teaches you calcI you will do better in calcII

Definitely take her for calculus one because when you get to calculus two, you will know sooo much more than everyone else. she may seem harder, but shes not because shes so helpful and straightforward. if she wants you to do a project, do it, it will help later and so will attendance even though its not mandatory! she just wants u 2 learn!

Popova teaches theorems and examples are given after. You just have to study the material. I had an amazing experience with Popova, and we had one of the best classes ever. I recommend her as she was as she was a great professor. Make your self vocal, and volunteer to do the problems, they help a lot! She is available for office hours for help also

This is one of the best Profestor I have had at FAU. Dr. Popova is exceptionally knowledgable and presents the subject with enthousiasm and insight. The material was a bit difficult, but very usefull. This class should be pre req B4 other advanced math classes.

I found her very willing to help.

Daniela Popova is extremely knowledgable. This makes the class very interesting! She doesn't just go page by page from the textbook, she implements some light research and short presentations which breaks up the class. You learn alot about the history of mathematics, who discovered what, when and where, this is very interesting. It makes your m

She is a very nice professor. She's very laid back. I got an A in this class with very little effort. Test material comes directly from the study given before the exam....if you master the study guide, you'll master the exam. I got no less than a B in each exam by studying the guide. She is very helpful. I would definetly take her!!!!!

Very nice proffessor I hated math but she made me enjoy it just pay attention to the example she gives and she is also very helpful if u go to her office hours as long as u do that and go to the si session you'll be fine i would defeniately recommend taking her

She is really sweet and really wants you to learn. The tests are pretty easy, just do the homework, attend class and do the practice examples on MyMathLab. Popova is fun and the class isnt that hard. I would recommend her if you want a good grade.

Professor is a very good teacher. She is very understanding and has a passion for teaching math. She is never absent and always there for her students. I will proudly recommend Prof. Popova to any student at FAU.

Great teacher. She explains things well and is very leniant when you need extra time on homework assignments. The tests are pretty straightforward and she goes pretty much by the book so no suprises there. I am taking her for calc 2 as well.

Dr. Popova is a wonderful math instructor, I had no problem learning in her classroom. Her notes cover the exam material and no textbook is required for this college algebra class. Buy the my math lab hw and it reinforces your skills learned in class. I honestly spent only 1-2 hours studying at most for an exam, and had no problem getting 110%.

Wonderful Teacher! She is so sweet and wants everyone to do great. She is always avaliable for her office hours and is willing to stop her lecture to help someone if they dont understand.

Best teacher ever!!!!!!!!!! I wish she taught calc three and egn math 1.

I think Ms Popova is an excellent teacher. She is extremely helpful and nice. VERY supportive of her students who want to learn! It is very simple to pass her class, show up, participate, pay attention, bring your iclickr, pass her 4 exams, and be RESPECTFUL! Her exams cover all the material you will learn. She is a GREAT teacher!

Professor Popova is not as mean as all the comments claim, she just expects respect from her students. However, when she is annoyed with the entire class, she has a tendency to be disrespectful to the students asking questions. If the class would be a bit more respectful, though, I'm sure she would be as well.

I took her for calc 1 and 2 for engineers.I got to her class lacking algebra, I am now going to Calc 3 with a very strong math foundation. She is very nice, but pushes you to learn. Key is to: make use of the book and do the hw. Read the book before class, everything will make sense when she explains, and any questions will be cleared then.AWESOME!

She is a fair professor who actually pushes you to learn. This was a hard class regardless of whether she taught it or not and she was awesome. I actually enjoyed going to class and I learned something by the end of it which is rare at this point. Tests are fair and she doesn't throw any curves your way.

Awesome Professor who pushes you to learn and doesn't just spoon feed you everything. Her tests are extremely fair and if you go to her office hours once in a while and show her you care you will definitely pass.

This teacher is the best math teacher at FAU. Anyone here saying she is not, clearly does not have a strong background and math and definitely needs to retake lower level courses. She pushes you to learn and expects you to be ready for that class, in my case Calc I and II for engineers. She goes at the right speed has great examples.

This is a difficult course. Professor explains the concepts, you must do all the hw, quizzes and reviews to be successful. Professor Popova is very fair.Her exams were reasonable and if you did the hw you will do well on her exams. I would recommend her and will try and take calc 2 with her.

popova is a genius hands down, shes always willing to help, make sure you do the hw cause everything is waited the same and she assigns hw more than anything else. do the hw you will past. I had her for calc 3 it was difficult but she made it soo easy because of her syllabus.

Very difficult class. The textbook was not helpful either. She's a good professor, but covers a lot of information and some times does not explain concepts well. If you show interest in the class (attendance, ask questions, participate, etc.) she will take notice.

Excellent professor who is genuinely interested in your learning. She likes you to participate in class but you can decline. Her substantial understanding of mathematics can easily be noticed. Definitely should take her for calculus 3, but watch out for the final, was harder than expected.

Love Dr. Popova. She was so helpful and so interested in what she was teaching. She's very approachable. I'm taking her again for MAA 4200. I'm looking forward to another great semester :)

Awesome teacher. Quizzes and test come directly from the homework. As long as you put in the work every week you'll get the A.

At first Dr.Popova seems like shes not the best, but after a few classes she starts to grow on you! Shes a very sweet lady, encourages students to come up to the board, and wants u to succeed. Calc is really hard, and im taking it now in 6 weeks. Def take her if u can. prob the best calc prof in Fau. Goes a little fast, but still really good!

if you attend regularly, and do the homework, put in the time you will do excellent! If you think you can pass calculus without putting in the effort, then may God help you. This professor has many years of experience, and is a little set in her ways, but ask for help and you will be helped. professor understands students struggle with math.

At first I went to her lectures and they were really helpful. Then I just did the ALEKS homework and that taught me how to do everything. I received an A in the class. It's not hard if you actually put a bit of effort into learning the material.

Whomever wrote the bad review about her simply did not try in this class. Modern Analysis is one of the hardest mathematics courses one will take at an undergraduate level, so if you do not try you will fail. She is always willing to help students who are willing to try

She goes over how to solve problems the easiest way in class, but if you skip, you could always use the online homework to teach the material to yourself. Everything is computer-based, so if you do your homework every week, then you've basically seen every possible quiztest question. Don't waste money on the textbook, you'll probably never use it.

She comes across as a rude person, but she is not. The way of passing calculus II with her is as follows: Do all the homework and you will be able to pass the quizzes, if you pass the quizzes you will be able to pass the tests and the finals. She also gives you an opportunity for extra credit that can bump up your credit 10%. I passed with 102%