4.2

Dot Miners

Mathematics - Brock University

4.2
Quality
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4.2
Quality
2.1
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4.5
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3.9
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100%

Would Retake

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What Students Say

Dot Miners is awesome

MATH1P98 - 5.0 rating

I was very nervous about taking stats upon entering this class

MATH1P98 - 5.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

67%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

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Predicted Grade

A-

68% confidence
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A (2)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
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Based on 7 reported grades
A+: 2
A: 2
B: 1
Not_Sure_Yet: 1
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MATH1P98
Nov 12, 2001

difficult to understand

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MATH1P97
Feb 4, 2002

No Comments

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MATH1P98
Mar 8, 2002

No Comments

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MATH1P97
Mar 11, 2002

No Comments

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1P98
Grade: A+
Mar 16, 2002

She's adorable, who can go without their daily dose of Dot?

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MATH1P97
Mar 16, 2002

No Comments

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MATH1P97
Mar 20, 2002

No Comments

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MATH1P97
Mar 21, 2002

She's the CUTEST!!! Gotta love her!

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1P98
Mar 25, 2002

She's a little frazzled always, no?

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MATH1P97
Apr 2, 2002

You've gotta love Dotty and her little PowerPoint Presentations!!!

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MATH1P97
Apr 9, 2002

No Comments

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MATH1P97
Grade: B
Sep 29, 2002

No Comments

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MATH1P98
Oct 10, 2002

always willing to help anyone, friendly

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1P97
Oct 28, 2002

No Comments

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MATH1P98
Oct 28, 2002

OMG, this woman is the CRAZIEST!! Dotty rules my world!

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MATH1P98
Oct 29, 2002

She is the best. Always willing to help out of class

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MATH1P97
Nov 1, 2002

She's great! Will go to any length to help you out.

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MATH1P98
Nov 2, 2002

Awesome prof. She is so crazy!!! Dottie brings us candy!

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MATH1P97
Nov 12, 2002

very nice prof.

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MATH1P98
Nov 25, 2002

she has just got to relax and slow it down a bit.

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MATH1P98
Nov 29, 2002

Uses easy examples then bury's you on exams, lectures too fast.

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MATH1P98
Dec 1, 2002

shes amazing! made me actually understand stats! thats an accomplishment haha

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1P98
Dec 1, 2002

she made it all clear to me. and the m&m's melting on the overhead was legend!

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MATH1P98
Dec 10, 2002

clear on a lot of things, unclear on alot too...I found this course difficult

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MATH1P98
Dec 12, 2002

i would become a math major if she taught all my course...i luv Dot!

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MATH1P98
Dec 15, 2002

Dot is an excellent teacher, she helped me alot

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MATH1P98
Dec 15, 2002

excellent prof! keep it up DM!

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MATH1P97
Jan 7, 2003

Dot was a great prof, she makes math less painful

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MATH1P98
Jan 8, 2003

wow... dot was so helpful and an awesome prof!

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MGMT1P98
Jan 8, 2003

She's Great!!! The Class was sooo easy i loved it..wish i had her for Calc .

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MATH1P97
Apr 7, 2003

No Comments

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1P9799
Apr 28, 2003

good in stats and calc but killed me on the calc exam!!

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MATH1P97
May 23, 2003

Awesome Prof

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1P981P97
Aug 26, 2003

good job mrs.miners!! ur awesome!

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MATH1P98
Sep 26, 2003

Dot is by far THE best math prof there is. I mean, what university prof composes her own melodies and plays it as background music to math problems. One word..."Metallica". Thanks to you, I can find the logarithm of a donut! You rock!Will you ma

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MATH1P98
Nov 13, 2003

LOVE Dot as a math teacher! Recommeneded Highly!!! The slides and the examples help me out big time! For all you who don't have Dot HAHAHAHHAHA!!

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1P98
Dec 1, 2003

Very helpful, Really ran the course and tried to make it as interesting as math can be

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MATH1P98
Jan 4, 2004

Good prof, make stats easy.

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MATH1P97
Mar 3, 2004

Good teacher, knows her stuff.

5.0
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MATH1P99
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Mar 8, 2004

Dot is wonderful! I'm at Don at Brock and I consitently recommend that my students take her sections of stats and calc because Dot (Mini Dot!)is the best they'll ever have. She makes learning simple and clear. Way to go!

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1P971P98
Apr 17, 2004

Great instructor! Funny! She'll put anything on the overhead! I suddenly understood and even enjoyed Calculus after taking her class! She's the best!

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MATH1P97
Apr 26, 2004

Sorry I think Dot is a great person, but didn't find her teaching very good. She is quite difficult to understand and although her style is very good, she jumps around a lot. She is very helpful on Web CT however which makes up for it.

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MATH1P97
May 11, 2004

you need prove your calculation....

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MATH1P97
Jun 28, 2004

great prof...loves her job and will bend over backwards to help people

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MATH1P97
Aug 3, 2004

Best math prof at Brock

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MATH1P98
Grade: A-
Oct 17, 2004

A really good a REALLY helpful prof. I am a night-owl but it is worth it to get up for her 8 am class.

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MATH1P98
Nov 11, 2004

Lets just say the class avg. of 53% on the first midterm all because the chairman thought last years avg was too high is a little bit unfair. 8 pages in 1 hour.. like thats even humanly possible!

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MATH1P97
Nov 14, 2004

She is nice! That course is VERY EASY if u go all the class and do all the assignment by yrself!

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MATH1P98
Nov 20, 2004

Dot's help on WebCt is unbelievable. If it werent for her so many people would fail this class. She checks the internet for our questions all the time even during the weekend. She is definately one of the most dedicated teachers at any university.

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MATH1P98
Dec 3, 2004

i just love her! I hated calculus for 8 years and with her i started to love it 92 avg ot the end! she will do anything to help and i loved the m&m's too...

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MANY
Apr 20, 2005

Dot is very helpful and makes herself available to her students. She is a good example of the community at Brock University. P.S. - The hallowe'en candy is very cute.

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MATH1P98
Aug 27, 2005

This lady is amazing! Definitely deserves the most dedicated professor award at Brock, if there is one that exists, that is!

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MATH1P971P98
Sep 8, 2005

Dot is both an amazing person and professor. She'll do anything for her students. She's fun, enthusaistic, always available for help and a general all around wonderful lady. Professors like her make university worthwhile. (She makes me want to chage my major to math)

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MATH
Sep 29, 2005

No Comments

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MATH1P98
Oct 7, 2005

Dot is really cute and she explains really well. She also uses visual aids, which doesn't help me but it must help some people. Sometimes she mumbles but overall, she really seems to like teaching and helping explain ideas.

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MATH1P98
Oct 17, 2005

She goes way too fast and mumbles too much. She is unclear and complicated and I think she shouldn't even be teaching the subject!

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MATH1P971P98
Nov 14, 2005

Awesome teacher, teaches you what you need to know. Can't say enough good things

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MATH1P98
Nov 19, 2005

very nice lady and the most dedicated teacher at the university

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MATH1P98
Nov 28, 2005

This teacher is very helpful if you go see her after class.. When in lecture she needs to learn to take a deep breath, relax, organize her thoughts and continue... Mumbles like she has a bag or rocks in her mouth and makes many mistakes when she rushes... all in all not too bad though

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MATH1P98
Jan 30, 2006

knows the material very well, however, isn't clear in class, mixes up denotations which can be very complicating when you're barely following in the first place. But other than that, very dedicated. Suggestion: not everyone is as interested in the subject as you, tone it down! and lose the computer programs!

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MATH1P97
Apr 12, 2006

definately mumbles and talks fast at times, but she seems to really know the material well (i.e. make examples on the spot) and she is very helpful outside of lecture

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MATH1P98
Nov 2, 2006

Talks way too fast, and not nearly clear enough. Although she does know what she is doing, but how does that help me when she cant teach her knowledge. Rather boring and long class, and her goofiness can be distracting at times. Descent person.

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MATH1P98
Nov 6, 2006

No Comments

5.0
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MATH1P97
Feb 21, 2007

talks too fast and mummbles, however she knows what she is doing and is very helpful!

5.0
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MATH1P97
May 11, 2007

Dot's an amazing teacher! Constantly available for questions and concerns, and goes the extra miles for not only her students but any students in 1P97/8. Interactive games, visual demonstrations, and lots of resources provided a great learning experience.

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MATH1P98
Sep 22, 2007

amazing teacher, I would recomment her to everyone

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MATH1P98
Jan 8, 2008

I didn't have her as my 1p98 prof, but I know the work she put in. With the web assignments, tests, managing the tests. Wow! She provided us with enough resources to succeed. I came in from High school with a 74 from data management. I ended up getting 95% in this class. Thank you so much dot!

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MATH1P97
Jan 29, 2008

Great teacher!

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MATH1P97
Mar 5, 2008

She is a bad prof! she mumbles and you can't understand a word she says. Her hair is always in her face, she doesn't look like she has any confidence in front of the class. Her notes are good but her grammar is horrible. And she needs to stop mumbling useless that don't have anything to do with math and learn some confidence and grammar

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MATH1P97
Apr 17, 2008

I couldn't believe how easy she made calculus. The way she taught just made so much sense and I wish other teachers that I've had would be more like her. The course is structured in a way that helps you to succeed and tests/exams are very fair. It is almost like she wants you to do really well! Imagine! I ended easily getting a 95 on the course.

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MATH1P97
Jul 14, 2008

She is just an AMAZING prof! Highly recommended for students who have never done stats or calculus before or hate math, because she makes it so much fun!

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MATH1P98
Sep 29, 2008

I had her for both my STATS and Calculus classes and she is by far the best prof. I switched into her section after originally having Professor Kerman. She is great and is such a nice and fun prof. The only problem is she mumbles sometimes, so make sure you sit at the front of the class, it definitely helps.

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MATH1P98
Jan 1, 2009

Extremely dedicated. Very patient and always available for inquiries and questions. Out of the several professors teaching stats I'd strongly recommend her lecture.

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MATH1P97
Mar 25, 2009

Amazing teacher... got 60's in math all through highschool, came out of calculus with a 90! Has a tendency to talk super fast sometimes, but her notes are very helpful. She makes it soo clear!

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MATH1P98
Sep 16, 2009

Dot is just a fantastic Math professor who really goes out of her way to ensure that you succeed in her courses. I'd highly recommend her to anyone who has ever suffered unnecessarily with a bad Math teacher/professor. Dot will make you love Math and Statistics (or at least make it as painless as possible!).

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MATH1P98
Oct 4, 2009

Very hard to understand, mumbles alot, and is hard to hear even if you sit close.

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MATH1P98
Oct 14, 2009

She could probably teach any subject better than most other profs!

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MATH1P98
Dec 13, 2009

she's the cutest thing! she's soo nice and helpful. she also makes exams super easy. gotta love her.

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MATH1P98
Jan 11, 2010

Great Prof! I dont like math but she made me like it. Gives lots of examples to help your understand the concepts. She uses random objects to help you visualize the question which for some people helps then understand the question. Little childish but it works at the end of the day.

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MATH1P98
Apr 12, 2010

hottt

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MATH1P98
Jun 4, 2010

Awesome Professor! Very easy and funny. Sometimes hard to understand what she is saying because she mumbles. Midterm and Exam are very easy.

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MATH1P98
Jul 4, 2010

Also had her for 1P97. I'm so glad I had her for both, she's amazing.

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MATH1P97
Nov 20, 2010

Awesome Professor. Very helpful. For midterms and exams she will give a good review. Make you like math :)

5.0
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MATH1P98
Dec 19, 2010

awesome prof. she wants you to do well

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MATH1P98
Dec 22, 2010

Amazing prof! Best one at Brock!

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MATH1P98
Jan 18, 2011

Also for 1p97. She is a great teacher. she likes to illustrate her lessons by placing objects on the overhead which is actually kind of funny (eg. fresh sliced watermelon, leaves, etc.). copy down all notes and you will do great.

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MATH9798
Mar 13, 2011

I wish she teaches me ALL courses! :) She's amazing at making you lovin' any type of Math. I will never forget her kindness and warmhearted feeling when I told her about a problem I have, she totally helped me out. She's so supportive, responds to any question clearly and in a way that you can get a good mark after all. Definitely the best in Brock

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MATH1P98
Mar 22, 2011

Very very nice! I just love her.

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MATH1P98
Mar 25, 2011

Awesome prof! She is great at answering any questions and will give you all the help you need.

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MATH1P97
Apr 28, 2011

She's an awesome prof!

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MATH1P97
Jun 1, 2011

Best prof out there! Makes math easy and understandable. If you keep up with lecture notes and the weekly webworks or what not you will be fine! Loved her

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MATH1P98
Jul 21, 2011

LOVED HER. always came to class wacky, made math interesting. wish i cud take more of her classes :)

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MATH1P98
Nov 23, 2011

let me tell you bro, there are only few TEACHERS in Brock. I mean people who can teach instead of rephrasing the textbook. GURUS in another word. She's def. one of them. Dot speaks to your mind and makes everything so easy. She's also tremendously brilliant at reviewing the material before tests. One downside though, the class is 500 students!

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MATH1P97
Dec 4, 2011

Best math teacher I have ever had.

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MATH1P98
Dec 15, 2011

I swear by all godness.. You'll never ever find a great math Profs. like Dr.Miners in the entire Milky Way galaxy!!! Great asset to Brock university & Def. responsible for bringing Brock to the higher ranking. I'm proud to be one of her students. I learned more than wt I thought possible to learn! Dotiii Dotiii I love you so much <3 *mmmmwah*

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MATH1P97
Dec 28, 2011

Amazing Prof! A little exccentric, but that's what makes her fun. She actually TEACHES instead of lecturing or rehashing a textbook. Take her if you can! Best Math prof out there. You won't be disappointed, I can promise you that ;)

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MATH1P98
Jan 4, 2012

So nice.

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MATH1P
Jan 8, 2012

One of my favourite profs in all my 4 years. I failed calc with someone else, took it with Dot and got over 90. She's that good.

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MATH1P98
Feb 2, 2012

She hovers down the stairs and sometimes talks like an english person...but overall she'll take bullet for you

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MATH1P97
Feb 20, 2012

da best!

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MATH1P97
Apr 23, 2012

Great Professor. Extremely helpful outside of the classroom. Sit near the front, she talks quietly sometimes.

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MATH1P98
Nov 28, 2012

She's a good teacher overall, a nice person, but I rated her low because during lectures, I would have absolutely no idea what she was saying. I would sit in the front row at times, and still not understand her, all I could hear was mumbling.

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MATH1P98
Dec 20, 2012

Want a good mark in her exams overall 80%+. Do webwork's start early easy 26%. Midterms to finals exactly the same year by year from the ones she posts. Understand the concepts by doing her practice problems then near exam time just do her practice exams. Easy 90% there is no surprise, those who rate her low never studied hard enough!

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1P981
Feb 13, 2013

Dot Miners is a special kind of person....she actually teaches. And not only does she teach, but she explains everything in such a way that there could be no possible way for you not to understand. She's brilliant and her enthusiasm is infectious. I have never ever....EVER understood Calculus...until I sat in her class.

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ACTG1P98
Mar 25, 2013

She is a really good teacher and she is really cute.

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MATH1P98
May 3, 2013

Really sweet, very helpful, and tries her hardest to make sure the students understand the material. Often brought sweets and timbits to class to explain her material better, and then handed them out, which is always a positive

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MATH1P98
Jun 4, 2013

She is very hard to understand initially but as the course progresses you get use to her clarity and volume. Course is quite easy and Dot is EXTREMELY helpful if you fail to understand a concept.

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MATH1P97
Jun 4, 2013

Course material can be tricky if calculus is new to you. This course is pretty much a repeat of high school calculus. Dot is VERY helpful if you need additional aid. Can be a little tricky to understand.

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MATH1P97
Jun 27, 2013

Dot Miners is a nice lady, she makes math fun.

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MATH1P97
Jul 21, 2013

She had a great way to simplify the material and she is very helpful.

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MATH1P98
Aug 2, 2013

sometimes difficult to understand but very helpful and very fair on her tests. she will answer any questions regarding the webwork and is very approachable

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MATH1P971P98
Grade: A
Nov 8, 2013

She is the best math teacher. She is very approachable and more willing to help you. She answers email pretty quick. Her tests are easy as long as you practice the webwork questions and do the practice tests.

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MATH1P98
Nov 30, 2013

She is amazing! Explains everything well, helps out if you need it, and her tests / assignments are fairly easy. Dot Miners is awesome!!!

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MATH1P98
Dec 6, 2013

Super helpful. I was very nervous about taking stats upon entering this class. But she laid everything out so well that it's easy to learn. Dot is the best!

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MATH1P97
Feb 19, 2014

Miners is SO CUTE. She really makes my day. Makes math so simple and easy for everyone.

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MATH1P97
Feb 24, 2014

squirrely

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MATH197
Jun 12, 2014

Extraordinary prof, very helpful, kind, and friendly. You will get a good understanding and a high mark.

3.0
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MATH1P97
Oct 1, 2015

Lovely Lady, such a sweetheart. I would love to have her as my professor again.

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MATH1P97
Grade: A+
Jun 15, 2016
Would take again

The Prof is the best prof anyone could find on campus. She helped a lot to develop my interest in the subject and also helped me outside class. She is the best

5.0
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MATH1P98
Grade: A
Dec 11, 2016
Would take again

I was never interested in Statistics before taking this course. After being taught by her, Statistics became my favorite subject of all time.

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Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

67%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A-

68% confidence
Based on 6 grades
Most common grades:
A+ (2)
A (2)
B (1)
Grade Distribution
A(4)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 7 reported grades
A+: 2
A: 2
B: 1
Not_Sure_Yet: 1
Common Tags
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Amazing lectures (1)
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