3.6

Donna Latham

Mathematics - Sierra College

3.6
Quality
2.3
Difficulty
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Would Retake
90
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3.6
Quality
2.3
Difficulty
3.7
Helpful
3.4
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Would Retake

90

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What Students Say

let's you use notes and calculator on all tests

MATH13 - 5.0 rating

Accurate practice tests, FOUR PAGES of NOTES on FINAL

MATH30 - 4.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

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Predicted Grade

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59% confidence
Based on 3 grades
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B: 2
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Reviews (90)
5.0
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MATH13
Apr 22, 2003

very good teacher. very fun. let's you use notes and calculator on all tests! yippee!

4.0
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MATH30
Aug 31, 2003

Accurate practice tests, FOUR PAGES of NOTES on FINAL! Lots of extra-credit...

3.0
4.0
STATISTICS
Dec 16, 2003

Added WAY TOO MANY people the first day of class, seemingly unconcerned about the people who had taken the time to register early. I couldn't learn a thing, there were so many people and not enough one-on-one communication during class time. Keepitsmall!

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MATHD
May 1, 2004

She is laid back, easy to talk to, and jokes alot. realistic expectations and a willingness to comprimise (sometimes) i suggest taking her class.

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MATH30
May 3, 2004

We did not finish the whole class and was behind about 2 weeks when moved up to math 31. Got an A in the class but i had to retake it to move on in math. She is gone alot so you never know when your really going to have class

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MATH30
May 23, 2004

You will never enjoy math as much as you do in her class. The tests are clear and streight-forward. Lots of extra credit. She does rush towards the end, but makes every effort to help you understand the material and prepare you for Math 31.

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MATH13
Oct 12, 2004

I never thought that A i would like statistics, or B that I would do good... This all changed with Professor Lathams class, she is funny and makes people get involved with the class. Highly recommend her to anyone that thinks they cant do stats!

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MATH13
Oct 21, 2004

She is the best professor at Sierra College. I love Mrs. Lathaem, she is helpfull and makes the course work easy to comprehend. I would reccomend her to anyone. Everyone take Mrs. Lathaem!!!!!!!=)

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MATH30
Oct 26, 2004

Failed to show up to class frequently. Did not cover subject material needed to progress to math 31. Had to repeat course at another school even though I got an A, to be able to proceed.

5.0
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MATHD
Nov 15, 2004

She was always late to class. Frequently didn't show up. However, she was a good teacher.

4.0
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MATH32
Dec 27, 2004

Very funny and interesting professor but was never prepared. Had a lot of things going on outside of school and would miss a couple of classes. Rarely was prepared enough to know about what she was talking about. Though, she does give lots of extra credit.

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MATH32
Jan 7, 2005

Very friendly and understanding teacher that truly loves the subject. Also a great teacher when shes prepared. Unfortunately thats usually not the case. Several absences and shoddy lectures caused much confusion in the class, but overall still an easy A.

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MATH32
Jan 16, 2005

Proefessor Latham seems to have a lot of personal problems in her life. Her attendence record was spotty. She once missed class for a week and claimed she was living out of her car. Her lectures were often unprepared. The class was fairly easy, but I would recommend taking it from another teacher.

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STAT13
Jan 22, 2005

a lot of personal issues, but very entertaining. was always unprepared and took her the entire semester to grade something; eventually just gave everyone full credit for the assignment. tests were hard, although you do get a takehome. must do the homework to get an A.

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MATH32
Jan 22, 2005

Not a very good teacher at all for anything past calc 2. She is unprepared most of the time. I learned all my calc 3 from the book, and almost not at all from her.

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STAT13
Mar 30, 2005

easy easy easy, lets you have notes for the tests, practice tests are almost identical to the real test. However she does seem confused when giving the lectures, and always seems to run late and sometimes misses classes. Funny and easy to get good grades! shes FUN

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CALC1
Apr 28, 2005

she knows her stuff, but the class is not easy. But then again how easy is calc suppose to be. i would definately take her class again though.

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MATH32
Jun 1, 2005

She is the best teacher for whom cares about the grade cuz she is really easy on greding. Go and take her class... I am taking her math 33 class next semester.... Good for me....

3.0
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MATH32
Jun 16, 2005

Easy teacher, over half the class with A's. Has lots of other classes going on and seems a bit overwhelmed at times. The material is great, but lectures were a bit scattered. She does knows her math, but just didn't seem as prepared as other professors, lots of quizzes and exams put off. However, she is kind and entertaining. This is an ok class.

3.0
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STATMATH13
Jul 12, 2005

Terrible at getting the grades in... I took her online class, and the semester has been over a long time now, still no grades!!! How are you supposed to know whether you should drop the class or not if your first exam hasn't even been graded? Her excuse is always that she's having personal problems. Easy class, but ridiculous teacher....

4.0
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STATS
Grade: A
Aug 29, 2005

I took this class online and got an A. I had to put in some time for homework but it was easy and you got to use a cheat sheet on the already easy tests. Decent teacher and helpful.

5.0
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CALCULUS32
Aug 30, 2005

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MATH30
Oct 7, 2005

No Comments

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STATSMATH013
Grade: B
Oct 18, 2005

she is nice, but VERY disorganized, so much so that sometimes being in her class made me want to hit myself in the head w/ heavy objects so that i wouldnt feel the pain that just sitting there wasting time/doing nothing caused me. if you like a well organized/prepared prof. DO NOT take a class w/ her

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ONLINESTATS
Oct 19, 2005

Latham is an extremely nice lady, but not very organized. It affects her teaching a lot too! The class was very easy, but you pretty much have to teach yourself. I didn't find out when tests were until about a week before we had to take them and missed a few assignments and deadlines.

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STATSANDMATHD
Oct 29, 2005

Donna is a really sweet lady! She is always smiling and very happy. She is also very disorganized. She was having a rough time in her life and living out of her car or a day or so, and lost all kinda of papers. She does know math, but somethings she needs to ask students if she did something right or not.

5.0
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MATH13STATS
Nov 9, 2005

Easy class! You get a page of notes on the tests. The tests aren't too hard either. She makes you do 1 or 2 case studies(projects) that aren't even hard. She collects random homework assignments, and sometimes gives hints on what she will be collecting. A few easy quizzes during the class.

5.0
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CALCULUSI
Jan 11, 2006

She is the best cal teacher i ever had. Her method of teaching is really effective. She makes calculus fun and really easy to understand. She also reviewed some of the methods necessary from previous classes. You will never get bored in her class.

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MATH8
Mar 15, 2006

Okay so Donna is pretty funny, has a great personality...BUT....she misses a lot of class time and doesn't go back to cover it. Tests are pretty easy if you do the homework...she rarely collects homework. She is just a bit flakey, disorganized and takes forever to grade tests. I withdrew from her class due to her lack of showing up and clarity..

3.0
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MATH8
Apr 27, 2006

Good teacher when she shows up. Always late for class plus 3 or 4 absences...Hard to cover all you need for Calculus. Grades easily, rarely collects homework. Got an A without really trying too hard..

2.0
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MATH8
May 23, 2006

Will be late for her own funeral. Late to EVERY class. Missed multiple days and ended the semester by skipping sections to catch up. Not exactly a good prep for calculus. Teaches well when she is there...Usually 10 minutes worth of excuses before class starts. Doesn't grade stuff when she says she will...not a person of her word. Find another

3.0
2.0
OLSTATISTICS
Aug 11, 2006

Wierd Class the material wasn't too difficult, but some of it was confusing and all self paced. I totally bombed a test and didn't get all of my assignments in on time, but still got an A in the test. I was I should have only gotten a B based on my scores.

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STATI1
Sep 22, 2006

Took her online class. The HW was insane but you had plenty of time to do it and the points are in the exams and worksheets which are open note and very easy. Very helpful even though it was OL.

5.0
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MATH12
Nov 20, 2006

SHE IS VERY HELPFUL. SHE GETS BORED WHEN NOBODY NEEDS HER HELP

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STATSOL
Dec 5, 2006

She was a great teacher. I took it in the summer online and had so much fun in the class. She welcomed you to call her and ask questions, which she was very nice when I called her. I felt like she saw me more as a person than just another student. I was able to get an A in her class, which tells you how effective her teaching is!

4.0
2.0
STATSOL
Dec 17, 2006

I took this class online, which makes it hard to rate your teacher. She made herself available, and return most of my emails in a timely manner. However, I believe she over extends herself. The semester is now over and only my first 2 homework assignments and first test are graded which were taken the end of September!

3.0
1.0
MATHD
Jan 11, 2007

Easy A math class! Used the ALEKS program. Tests were easy A's as well. You had a cheat sheet, and you can practice the test as many times as you feel like. She never lectured... She never talked to you unless you asked her to help. She was also usually late for class... But with ALEKS it didn't really matter.

5.0
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MATH12
Jan 18, 2007

Omg that quote is soo her! She always forgets to post the sample tests, hahah! Her teaching is good when she does, but the class is based on the ALEKS math program where you do all your math online. It teaches you everything.. she's just there for extra help. Nice and funny teacher, but the HW is insane, don't take it if you're fulltime.

5.0
3.0
STATSOL
Feb 5, 2007

Great teacher! I took this class online, which makes it kinda hard to rate a professor, but Donna was the nicest and most helpful professor I have had in a long time. She was a little slow on grades, but probably because she had major surgery towards the end of hte semester. Very willing to help and very easy to contact.

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TRIG8
Aug 22, 2007

A funny teacher. Helps out side of class. Tests are problems out of the book. Willing to meet you half way

5.0
3.0
MATH13
Dec 15, 2007

Really great professor, and she wasn't even mine! I took an on-line statistics class with the ALEKS program, and the professor supervising it, for whatever reason, never responded to e-mails. I had the good fortune that she was teaching the same class. She answered all my questions, and helpd me out a lot.

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MATHA
Apr 3, 2008

We used the ALEKS system and it worked great for me.I have never been good with math but since taking this class I have gotten an A. It does somewhat feel like high school since she keeps track of whether you are tardy or absent and marks you tardy even if it's a couple minutes. She allows notes on the tests so you just have to take good notes!

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CAL16A
Apr 8, 2008

Latham's attendence is very spotty, she doesn't make up for herself, she continues on by cramming 3 or 4 sections in. And she does it alot. She also does not explain things well at all. She is late to every class, wastes ten-twenty minutes on nonsense. Completely unorganized and seemingly unwilling to help you. TAKE CLASS WITH ANYONE ELSE!!!

5.0
1.0
MATH16A
Apr 16, 2008

I love Prof. Latham. She is the best. She's also very hot which is why she has chilli peppers ;) She teaches amazing. She explains EVERTHING step by step and stops to answer ALL questions so that everyone's clear on what to do next. She's very entertaining and makes us laugh all the time. We love you!

4.0
2.0
MATH16A
Apr 28, 2008

Mrs. Latham is a good teacher but sometimes can waste 20 minutes of class time trying to figure something out.She is very comical and helpful when asked.I especially enjoyed her indian dances. Basically all you have to do to succeed in this class is to write ur whole practice exam on the sheet of paper she lets u use for the test. Mrs.Latham is hot

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STATSONL
May 8, 2008

Super sweet and really helpful. I took Stats online and she let me call her at 11:00 on a due date night to get help on a problem. Willing to help always. Quick with e-mail responses. Highly recommended.

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M13
May 9, 2008

Best teacher in the entire world! WHo ever said shes not helpful is freakn crazy! She gives her students her cell and house phone # so you can call anytime you have questions. She stayed up till 12 pm helping me with objectives so I could finish them! She is the best HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

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STATSONLI
Nov 1, 2008

really good teacher. she tries really hard to make her students understand. for her online students she has videos that go over how to do every problem which were really helpful.

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MATHD
Nov 20, 2008

This class is interesting. All the work is done through the ALEKS system. ALEKS is a well programed system and really makes you learn the material before you move on. I keep falling behind because of the assessments and have given up alot of free time to working on it but if you can keep up on the topics and deadlines you shouldn't have a problem.

5.0
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ACCTACCT
Nov 25, 2008

BEST TEACHER EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

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CAL16A
Nov 25, 2008

she is the best

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CAL16A
Nov 25, 2008

take your classes with her, she is the best

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STATSOL
Dec 22, 2008

Took this online, class uses online software called ALEKS. Latham is extremely helpful - only teacher I have ever had that encourages you to call her. I did a few times and she was patient and nice! You have to stay on top of your objectives or it will be impossible. She has videos if you don't understand. Take her if you want to learn!!!

5.0
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MATH00D
Jan 14, 2009

All previous comments are correct. Donna Latham is a Great Professor. Not only is her passion teaching, she truely cares about her students. Double Plus - especially with a Math instructor due to my math phobia. You'll Love her.

5.0
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MATHD
Mar 26, 2009

All i have to say is she's great. Seriously, prolly one of the best professors i've had. She's extremely understanding, very helpful, and lenient. Just make sure you stay on top of the "objectives" because thats the only thing that affected me. But other than that, I greatly recommend her! She's awesome :)

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MATH12
Apr 28, 2009

She was not a very good teacher. She was on an Obama high, and would really help me. Hence I spent over fifty hours in Math Lab trying to figure out the homework. She grades very hard. I would not recommend.

5.0
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MATH12
May 6, 2009

She is great. It was really easy. Class was fun because we could work at our own pace. She is always there in class to help you.

5.0
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MATHA
May 19, 2009

Latham was a great teacher. The class I took used the Aleks system which is a computer mediated math program, but it was great. Professor Latham was always willing to help, and had a good sense of humor as well.

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MATH8
Jun 25, 2009

She is great! If you are willing to work she will make sure you understand, goes out of her way to help. Also she is professional in that she does not use profanity. Very nice!

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MATH16A
Jul 9, 2009

she is the best,highly recommended

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STAT0013
Jul 9, 2009

very easy and helpfulllll.

3.0
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MATH8
Aug 26, 2009

Donna's very nice and tries to be helpful, but it takes her forever to reply to your EMails sometimes. She sometimes gets distracted mid-lecture and other times she can be a bit touchy/nasty due to stress, but overall she is extremely nice. She's a bit easy on grading tests and quizzes and calls herself the "partial credit queen."

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MATHD
Sep 25, 2009

Prof. Latham is an interesting woman. She's very helpful, and she's also very animated so class time is a lot of fun. We used the Aleks system on the computer, and I've honestly never understood Algebra better than I do now.

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STATS13
Nov 14, 2009

I took the online class last summer and it was a fast paced class. She was a wonderful teacher even though it was online. You knew she would want to help you by giving out her number or posting how to solve problems when people would have issues. Each exam I was able to take until I got an A. I would recommend this class for sure! Awesome.

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MATHD
Dec 24, 2009

She's a good teacher. I Very clear and helps you until you understand it and shows you many possible ways to solve the same problem. Very helpful I would say but when I took her ( Fall 2009) she's unorganized. She grades tests really late so you're really not sure what's going on. By the way I took it with Aleks.

5.0
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MATH220
Dec 25, 2009

GREAT TEACHER! Her class was easy and fun! Very fun person! And will help you with anything! I would strongly recommend this class! Aleks was easy to use and very helpful!

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MATH8
Feb 17, 2010

Prof Latham is an extremely funny person. She keep it real when students interrupt as well! I loved the class and learned a ton of stuff I though I'd hate, but ended up enjoying it in the end. She is easily sidetracked, but always gets back on topic and makes the class fun.

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MATH8
Mar 2, 2010

Terrible teacher!!! She is an awesome person, very funny and real but not a good teacher at all! She only goes over easy problems in class but the homework is really hard as well as her test, she never goes over the homework even when you have questions about it, VERY VERY DISORGANIZED!

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MATH13
May 21, 2010

I took her online statistics class. She uses the ALEKS system which is easy to use and although it was an online class, Donna makes herself more than available to help her students who are struggling. She lets you call, email or even text her at anytime. I barely passed Math D and I got an 87% in her stats class. Loved her!!

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MATH08
Jun 2, 2010

Do NOT take her. She's disorganized, lost half of everyone's homework and quizzes, and did not even end up grading our finals because she procrastinated & ran out of time before final grades were due. She rambles and talks about unrelated things. Clicker is a waste of money, she lost all of our Clicker quiz scores and they didn't count. $50 wasted.

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MATH008
Jun 18, 2010

Prof Latham is a pretty funny person, but VERY DISORGANIZED!!!! She made us buy the iclicker for $50 then lost all of our clicker quizzes. She goes over extremely easy problems in class then assigns RIDICULOUSLY hard questions out of the book. I feel like the math center taught me trig because I rarely understood her lectures!

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MATH8
Jul 8, 2010

Prof Latham...WOW! This is a trig class I definitly deserved to fail but I somehow got a B. I didn't even show up to her 2 day final exam, nor did I take any of her clicker quizzes. I seldom did homework because I never understood her lectures. I did go to class most of the time and tried to understand, but learned pretty much nothing.

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TRIG008
Jul 31, 2010

DO NOT RECOMMEND HER AT ALL!! Extremely spacey and disorganized! Lectures consist of her doing problems from the book with NO teaching and helping us understand the concept whatsoever! Collected the HW so randomly that I just stopped doing it! For someone like myself who needs extra help in math, I do not think Latham is the fit for you!

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MATH008
Aug 9, 2010

took her for online statistics with ALEKS & everything went well because the program was good. took trig with her this summer and learned she is a TERRIBLE teacher. extremely disorganized, goes straight into doing problems without lecturing, loses hw and quizes, made us waste $50 on a iclicker. I taught myself with the book. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

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TRIG008
Aug 20, 2010

Ever come a across a subject that you hate &find an instuctor that makes u want to hate it even more?Well Latham is 1 of those professors.She is an utter mess!She doesn't care about whether the student learns or not all she cares abt is cracking jokes.Nvr gives back papers on time.U wld be luck if she didnt lose them.DNT TAKE HER VERY IRRESPONSIBLE

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MATH8
Oct 9, 2010

Ok. Latham is not the worst teacher, and not the best either. She was just ok. She was definitely disorganized the semester I took her, but between her and my awesome study group, I learned a lot. She is a good person, and is willing to help you, and makes herself very available to students (she even gave out her phone #). I don't regret taking her

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MATH3
Jan 23, 2011

She was very helpful with the Aleks program. She would buy us pizza several times a month. Very social and I loved her class to death

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MATH12
Jan 24, 2011

A sweet gal with a sense of humor and a real desire to help you learn. If you need help, you do need to ask though! Was a hybrid/Aleks course so most teaching was done individually. Make an effort in the class & she is more than willing to help you if you're in a tight spot (esp deadlines). Took attendance well into the semester which was lame...

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MATH12
Jan 30, 2011

I took Prof. Latham's ALEKS college algebra course. It is easy to get an A if you keep up with the course material (which WILL BE time consuming). Tests are super-easy if you do the practice exams first. She is very willing to answer questions and her explanations are very clear. My only criticism is that she is always late to class.

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MATH13
May 24, 2011

Nice lady. You can use notes on the final.

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TRIG08
Jun 21, 2011

Cannot present information well. Completely disorganized. Made me confused on concepts I already knew. Got an A because I taught myself out of the book and because her exams are essentially identical to practice exams. If you need to learn, don't take her. If you already have a good grasp, you'll do fine but will be very frustrated.

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MATH12
Jul 22, 2011

Excellent teacher. Very engaging and presents the material well. Tests can be difficult if you do not study. Is very understanding and really brings a lot of energy to the class.

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MATHTRIG
Jul 25, 2011

This professor is very very confusing she presents class material horribly. She is without a doubt the most confusing professor I have ever had. She makes material you already know confusing...she uses formulas that she doesn't explain and does nothing in any sort of order. Bad teacher...I got an 'A' only because I had the lab people teach me...

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MATH008
Jul 25, 2011

This teacher explains nothing and is impatient...if you plan on getting a good grade in this class also plan on being in the math Lab 5 hours a day...its the only way i got an 'A'

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MATH8
Aug 9, 2011

Disorganized mess; spent more time playing w/cellphone than answering ?'s. Thou shall not steal your students' time! Collects no HW, so no points to earn for that 6+ hrs work after bad lectures, but 20pts ex. credit was offered. Can't stick to her plan, poor time mgmt., confuses activity with productivity!

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MATH31
Oct 31, 2011

This teacher is unclear on topics in class and often messes up an example and says you can figure it out later. She just puts exaples on the board as opposed to teaching it. The math lab got me thru this class.

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MATH12
Nov 4, 2011

Donna is a funny and likeable teacher, but she often forgets what she has done is class and what she plans on doing. I took this class over the summer and I got an A. Quizzes are in groups (super easy) and she gives you a study guide before the test that says EXACTLY what will be on the test, if you do these problems the class will be simple.

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MATHD
Nov 14, 2011

She is very sweet but not a teacher, she does not teach, she just demands you show up and she eats all period. If you teach yourself you'll do fine

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MATH31
Jan 30, 2012

The only reason I understood remotely anything in this class is the because of the solutions manual and the tutor center. She is all over the place in her lectures. She hasn't taught the class in 15 years and it shows in her examples. She practically retaught herself during lecture. Very nice person, but a horrible professor.

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MAT150
Grade: B
Nov 21, 2014

Prof. Latham is very tough and very strict with the attendance. She gives homework every class and it counts in your final grade. The textbook is necessary since the first class so you better get it in advance. She gives in class reviews to keep you in track though. If you take notes and don't miss any class you'll do well.

Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

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