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Quality3.8
Difficulty34%
Would Retake83
Reviews34%
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“She's a horrible teacher and no joke, 90 percent of the class was in the tutoring center after class relearning everything because we couldn't understand her at all”
MATH60 - 1.0 rating“tough grader, will find anything to mark down points”
MATH114 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
74%
Textbook Required
55%
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MATH60OL
5.0
(1)MATH114
3.4
(8)MATH70
3.3
(4)110A
3.0
(2)GEOME70
3.0
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MATH170
5.0
MATH20
5.0
MATH40
4.2
MATH80
4.2
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Reviews (83)
If she still tells students on the 1st day of class only a few people get an "A" and that she got "Bs" in school, drop the class. She should not teach TRAC math classes, she is a horrible model to follow in that she is condescending a
For a math class, her class is pretty easy. You just have to ignore her not so nice remarks, oh yea, and don't talk back- it doesn't make her to happy!
She is very rude, her tests are very difficult, she has a weird personality. she loves to embarrass students when they ask questions related to homework.If she does not smoke a cigarrete before class she can not get through the whole lecture.
worst teacher ever
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I have had tons of teachers at cerritos and she is by far the WORST teacher i have ever had.She is rude and makes student feel stupid when they ask questions.everyone is failing the class except two students.DO NOT TAKE HER!!!!
This is by far the worst teacher I've ever had! She is critical and unhelpful. I would not recommend her to anyone! She gets grades in late and if you so much as whisper in her class prepare to be reprimanded. She's such a ****!
gives alot of homework during the summer
she can't teach for crap. Get a tutor if you are going to take her class. her tests are somewhat easy if you know your stuff. She sucks and has a ****y attitude. Makes you save your homework and grades on it. have quizzes all the time. and 4 tests. Pretty tough. oh and she's ugly too.
At first the lessons were ok, but as the semester wore on they got to be a spaz. The book for this class is terrible, which is bad because eventually you are left to teach yourself the stuff because if you ask too many quest. she gets bothered. NEVER make any comments or she will scold & embarrass you as if you were a deviant child. ALL BAD!!!!!
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Mariani just sucks. She is such a weirdo. She speaks so properly and is always talking to her self or just mumbling. NEVER ask a question in her class because she seems to humilate people and make you feel stupid. It'll be better just to go to MATH 9T to get some help. Although her quizzes are somewhat easy, her exams are killer! SHe's extremely picky in they way you answer questions and stuff. I would try to avoid taking her if you can...
AWESOME Teacher! Very helpful. Wants to make sure students understand. Answers all questions and doesn't make you feel dumb when you don't understand. She tries to get you to come to the answer on your own with her guidance. One of my favorite teachers.
I took the internet class the program has helpful videos, but being in her class is probably way better. She is very helpful, knowledgale, and pleasant person. I suggest if you have trouble with your internet or have bunch of other classes take the regular course not the internet. but if you like to be online, the math xl is very good.
she is a mean witch.
she should be fired from her job, she does not know how to teach math to students and she should never be allowed to teach again.
she yellls at the students.
I REGRET TAKING HER CLASS FOR MATH 40. SHE TAKES FOREVER GRADING PAPERS & RETURNING HOMEWORK. I DON'T LIKE HER AS A TEACHER. SHE DOESN'T EVEN GIVE US OUR CURRENT GRADE. DON'T TAKE HER!!!
bad and awful, terrible, worst teacher.
SHE IS THE WORST TEACHER I'VE EVER TAKEN IN MY LIFE AT CERRITOS. I THINK THEY SHOULD FIRE HER IMMEDIATELY! SHE DOESN'T GRADE PAPERS ON TIME, SHE COLLECTS ALL HOMEWORK LIKE MONTHS LATER SHE IS NOT A GOOD TEACHER. DON'T EVER THINK ABOUT TAKING HER!
Mrs. Mariani was very helpful with the subject which is challenging. She had us take notes, get into groups and work on h.w during class. If you do not show up or take notes it can hurt your grade. But she is very nice to you if you need help; unless if you are late to class. so be on time.
She is helpfull and nice. pretty easy class
shE IS MEAN AND YELLS AT YOU IF YOU ARE LITERALLY 1MINUTE LATE. BUT SHE IS HELPFUL.
this lady does not know how to teach. she treats her students like they're still in high school/elementary. she gives out homework without explaining or lecturing the chapter. i do not recommend this teacher. she shouldnt even teach! the class is sooo slow she never lectures and that really pisses me off. because of her low teaching technique, a lo
the worse professor ever! seriously! she really doesnt know how to teach math. its like shes the only one who understands the lectures. lots of people ended up dropping cause her class is so damn hard. do not take her or you will do bad!
She is overall an easy teacher, I took her in the summer. But her lectures were horrible and did not help out at all. I had to basically learn everything on my own.
shes a very helpful teacher. eventhough the environment sucked because all students kept acting like babies. but come on its college. just dod wat u gotta do. shes always there to help. i passed her class with an a and im not the brightest at math just put in a lot of effort
this is the worst teacher i have ever had. first day of class she told us it was gonna b an experimental half online hw and quiz and the other will b in class quizes. this made it much more dificult. true she does treat students like little kids and she give assignment per assignment and doesnt explain how to do the problems
I took Math 80 (9-week hybrid). I received a "B". She's a good teacher. Don't take this class unless Math comes easy to you or you had her for 40 and/or 60 and you know her teaching style. She doesn't just let you go through the motions. You have to really understand and comprehend what's going on. I got an 56% on the 1st test. wake-up call? YES!
worst teacher! cares too much about bubble maps like if we were in elementary school! basically had to learn everything on our own. no point in having a teacher we worked in groups everyday all day and no lecture no nothing! i was my own teacher and she was not needed. she is very unclear and gets fustrated quick a very dumb class overall
WORST TEACHER EVER!! She collects homework months later. She never replies to emails! She tells you have a good chance of passing, when really you don't! She treats everyone like you're still in high school! If you're late to class she will lock you out! HORRIBLE TEACHER!
Worst math teacher. She acted liKe people were passing her class then it turns out we got Ds and Fs in her class. Me and another student took the 6 week course in the summer and learned the whole book and passed with high Bs. In marianis class we only got up to chapter 4 because of her worrying about non class related topics. Horrible no one will be prepared for math40. So I'm glad I took it again and learned from a better techer. Oh and mariani is rude.
OH MY GOD! is all i thought throughout this entire class. Any student could have taught this class better! her bad attitude is not only unprofessional, but makes it nearly impossible to want to attend class! DONT TAKE!
I had her for math 60 this past semester and she was rude. She degrades her students and tries to make them look stupid in front of the class. She will pick students in the class to pick on the whole semester and she shows up late EVERY class, I kid you not. I would run the opposite way if I had to take her again.
Worst teacher in Cerritos College guarantee, gives way too much homework, and she talks as if the only teacher in Cerritos College and is not worth taking her class plus treats the students like kids, "she is not worth taking"
Worst teacher Ever!She does not lectures,assigns homework and online work but does not teaches prior to giving hmrwk.She expects you to learn on your own.Please do not take her class unless your obligated to take her.You will Fail or get an A cause basically ur on ur own.and she does not teach.Worst teacher in history!! omgg
SCATTERED!!!!! Grading took waaaay too long. Pretty unclear on her requirements.
She is a very bad teacher. Just lectures all period and goes off-topic. Do not take her class! You have to learn on your own, take a semi-independent class instead.
Professor Mariani teaches Math in away that encourages communal learning and stresses the rudimentary foundations of math. Her lectures are often short & direct, and she spends the rest of the class time giving group work. HW's are online and she asks that you show work on a notebook. Tests are easy and straightforward.
thanks to her now i have to take math during summer, im about to transfer and now i wont get accepted :( . i didnt understand her class at all, she didnt inspired me to be a better student, i became lazy since i didnt understand her class i just stop doing her work. DONT TAKE HER CLASS. i have nothing nice to say about her sorry!
She is the Dolores Umbridge of Cerritos College. She did not explain clearly what she wanted even when asked. Her grading was inconsistent. Would often contradict her teaching, making the class confusing and ridiculous.
The way she teaches is 20 times more complicating then it actually is. She teaches how she wants us to learn on ONLY her way. Homework is given non stop which in the book is also twenty times more confusing than it actually is. Then on our test if its not the way she wants she only gives us partial credit even though we understand the method.
For the love of God, don't take this class she is terrible as a teacher. She is the worst math teacher in history. She is rude and unprofessional as a teacher.She Flat out can't teach math. If you want to pass take another teacher instead. She will i repeat never teach but her way.
Isnt helpfull during class makes you feel like your wrong all the time.
She challenges to the point where you will learn to think for yourself mathematically. She is flexible with how you can derive your answers, so you can be as creative with your calculations. I was able to do some very nifty calculation methods without her questioning my practice. She has a great take on intuition in mathematics, and you will learn.
First of all she only wants you to learn her way, if she sees you working your work and it's not her the way she wants is her model, it's just not going to work out if your stuck to the way you learned. Overall she was confusing, you really need to adjust to her learning style, if you can. I failed her class of course :(
if you're planning on taking her course, get use to HER way of teaching because she will mark you down on a test for not doing things step by step LITERALLY ! textbook is a must, online hwk is easy!! if you miss class then you'll miss like 3 activities. shes a sweet woman & will offer all the help she can give. keep count of your grade on your way
great teacher and nice lady
She was super helpful, I really enjoyed it. And I'm not a math person.
If you want to basically learn on your own online take her class... her teaching is bad... the book she chose is terrible no study guides... but allows calculators. She seems really nice but her teaching is awful never again
She is the mother of math. A mother wants to know who, what, when, etc. Same with her. Why did you get that answer, where did that come from. She really wants you to understand the true funds of math. She cares A LOT about the subject and puts true reasoning to every equation you solve. Her online homework is straight forward, and she WANTS to help
tough grader on the test correct answer and she takes off points for things like not showing every step after she tells you to use the calculator
Not organized, all over the place when it comes to teaching. Her way or the Highway when it comes to working problems out. Kinda looney, but if you do the homework and classwork you'll pass. Easy quizzes and tests.
Not helpful, you ask her for help on a question your whole group is struggling on and her reply is "oh you know that" , "ask your group". tough grader, will find anything to mark down points.
Mariani is a bit disorganized & will take forever to post your grades. She can also be quite intimidating but is one of the best math professors I have ever taken. She cares about her students so much & offers ec after every test. All worksheets given during class help with what's being covered and assigned groups are great for extra studying.
She is nice and helpful, but she is a tough grader and will mark down any points. Her tests/quizzes are easy, but like I said, she does mark off any points that she can. She can be disorganized and a little bit intimidating. Her class is any easy A, so if you looking for a math class that is super easy, I'd recommend her.
If it weren't for the in class tutor we had, I probably would have failed this class. She tends to ramble a lot and turns a whole lecture about one simple question someone asked. Also is she takes a really long time to post any grades. I would not recommend her at all.
She reminds me of a high school teacher and in all the wrong ways. I had to teach myself the whole semester so I could pass. She also doesn't give you time for the quizzes and even if you're not done, she takes it away because "if you had studied you wouldn't need so much time" I would not recommend her
She is the worst STATS professor to take!!!! All she does is give you worksheets in class and expects you to do them in your group and turn it in when the notebook is due. All of her lecture are based on plain worksheets doesn't even get in to the problem or have any examples.
terrible she literally uses three boards to take notes and jumps from one wall to another and doesn't ask if everybody can see she gets mad if we don't get what she is trying to explain and grade harshly
She's a horrible teacher and no joke, 90 percent of the class was in the tutoring center after class relearning everything because we couldn't understand her at all. She goes really fast and tends to get angry if you don't understand something. It's somewhat humiliating for a teacher to be yelling at adult students like we're 5 years old.
She was so unorganized and didn't grade stuff on time. Some people ended the semester without having tests from August inputted into their grade. She also cancelled class spontaneously and then would make it our fault if we didn't know what was going on. I would not recommend her at all.
Definitely would not have her again! She is so unorganized and is late on grading exams. She spontaneously calls off and expects you to know everything when you get back to class which is so wrong! If it weren't for the embedded tutor, I would have no idea how to do stats. Spring classes started already and I still don't know my grade in the class!
I will admit professor Mariana is strict and likes things a certain way as far as our notes and books, but only wants us to be organized so it betters US. She is ALWAYS available before & after class. Super helpful. she can get a little upset when do not understand something but it is just her personality. I absolutely love her!!
I do not recommend her at all, especially if math isn't your best subject. She called off class so many times and ended up leaving half way of the semester to take care of her daughter. This was probably a blessing in disguise, because our substitute was 100% a better professor than she was and I was luckily able to pass.
Can be a little intimidating at first but if you show that you care then she is more than willing to help. Her office hours are extremely useful. She makes you work in groups in class and will make sure that you thoroughly understand the work before she moves on QUESTIONS!!! She is amazing.
Worst teacher I've ever had. Reads directly from the book, skips very important parts that would help in the homework. She usually assigns homework before we've even had a chance to fully go over how to do the problems which means your gonna teach yourself. Angela Conley stepped in as a sub for a couple weeks and she was a way better instructor.
She left around the beginning of the semester because of her daughter. I understand that unexpected things come up but that doesn't mean that you won't even try and go over a FEW of the lessons the sub taught us. Also, don't treat your students like they're children.
She is very unorganized, she is all over the place when it comes to teaching. Her way or the Highway when it comes to working problems out. She'll deduct points for not showing step by step even if you do it correctly.
Don't take her, THAT IS ALL.
I honestly made a mistake by takings this professor for Math 112! she is not a good professor. She reads directly from the book and she makes us do notes on our own! I didn't have proper notes in the class. Shes really disorganized and half of the class was gone by the end of the semester. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND!!!
I kind of regret taking her for an online course. I should have taken it in person. She gave us no real instruction. She simply told us to read the book and take our own notes. At least in person, I can get some explanation. she doesnt get back to her emails quick and takes forever to grade. She is pretty forgetful too. Very annoying cause online
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. I feel bad for saying this but its 100% true. If you know whats good for you, and if you obviously want to pass, do not take this Professor, I had her for Math 112 and she was all over the place. Literally majority of the class was gone by the end of the semester.
I had her for Stats 75 Pros: She is willing to meet during office hours, She is willing to shed context on material that is not understandable. Cons: She can be intimating. She can stray off topic during lecture. I learned organization through her, and other life lessons. She does genuinely cares for her students if genuine effort is proved.
Not sure why she has such low ratings, shes an amazing math teacher, also, she is not intimidating in the slightest. Shes an adorable Croatian lady, shes so intelligent and is very good at what she does. Super easy to reach, talented at teaching hard math concepts, and very understanding. If you struggle w math (like I do), take her courses! :-)
Honestly, she's so cool and caring. Just do your homework and try not to miss class. Only had a midterm and a final when it comes to tests. She offered two extra credit quizzes but again they are optional. I did the bare minimum and got a B.
She was always sick. Gave us the lecture all late we fell behind because of her. At the end of the semester we had a bunch of discussion and materials that she NEVER graded!! So some student got low grades. Never responded to emails
She calls on students in her class for answers and it is kind of embarrassing if you don't know the answer and HER ONLINE HOMEWORK IS SOO much. her online modules are basically the only thing being graded in class and they are soon long and time consuming which is annoying since we already spend so much time in her class.
Very easy class. Lectures are boring but she heavily explains every topic in a simple way. She's available outside of class and our class had a great tutor. People over exaggerate about the online modules, each one can take maybe an hour and there's like maybe 4-5 due per month. You could even turn them in late for full credit, there's no excuse.
This professor doesn't explain the work well enough. The entire class is left confused after the lecture. Most of the students teach themselves the lessons, going on to teach others around them who don't understand. She is extremely rude and isn't very understanding. She also does not grade within a timely manner.
Horrible Horrible Horrible...
I took her during the summer so yes she gives a lot of homework per week, however its all easy and if you do your homework an easy A. Let's you turn in as much late work as you need to.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
74%
Textbook Required
55%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.01 avg changeRatings by Course
MATH60OL
5.0
(1)MATH114
3.4
(8)MATH70
3.3
(4)110A
3.0
(2)GEOME70
3.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
MATH170
5.0
MATH20
5.0
MATH40
4.2
MATH80
4.2
MATH
4.0