2.9

Irina Badalyan

Mathematics - Pasadena City College

2.9
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
38%
Would Retake
129
Reviews
2.9
Quality
3.5
Difficulty
2.9
Helpful
2.9
Clarity

38%

Would Retake

129

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

She gave lots of extra credit opportunities, IF you get the questions she assigned right

MATH9 - 1.0 rating

you will hate her a lot and hate yourself at the end for taking her class

MATH5A - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

80%

Textbook Required

50%

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95% confidence
Based on 35 grades
Most common grades:
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Grade Distribution
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Based on 44 reported grades
A: 10
A+: 7
Not sure yet: 6
B+: 3
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Caring (11)
Participation matters (11)
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Lots of homework (8)
Tough grader (8)
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Reviews (129)
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MATH131
Feb 13, 2004

Stay away form her class!Horrible teacher, with a very thick accent. Not helpful at all, and discourages the students!

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MATH131
Feb 19, 2004

OMG This teacher is soo horrible..she has a heavy accent and she teaches very slowww..Half of the time she doesnt even know what shes teaching..EXTREMLY boring class..think twice before you take her

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MATH131
Mar 26, 2004

THIS CLASS WAS TERRIBLE, I dropped after the 5th week (reg semest). I felt as if she didn't want to help me out at all. When I took the class again during an intense 6 week Winter session (diff prof.) it was far easier....that's saying a lot too (gotB).

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MATH125
May 18, 2004

shes so mean nasty very unhelpful nas a heavy accent you cannot understand

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MATH131
Jul 6, 2004

Heavy Accent but totelly understandable! Great Teacher. She'll give u a passing even if u fail every test!As long as u try!

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MATH125
Jul 15, 2004

i took her during summer and got outta there.she doesn't help u at all rushes right after class. she does have accent.When she teaches its like she just does math 4 herself.She does a prom.then she like u got it,some peeps are confused then she move on.

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1A
Jul 27, 2004

She may look and act mean at time, but Dr. Bilicki have great hard, and is a good teacher. I almost dropped out after a few day attending her class, but toward the end, when I get more chances to understand her more, I think she's very nice and sweet.

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MATH3
Jul 30, 2004

I dropped her. She is not good at all. Bad teaching, big show-off!Do not recomment at all!

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MATH3
Aug 3, 2004

Very bad attutude! Negative all the way. Do not recomment!

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MATH89
Aug 25, 2004

talks low, gives very easy tests. Lots of extra credit. I avg over 100% in her class. One time I got 124% becuase she gave a 30 bonus which wasn't that hard. Easy A grades homework only on weight

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MATH
Nov 19, 2004

unclear at times. easy pass tho.

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MATH
Dec 7, 2004

I highly don't recommend this professor.

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125
Grade: B+
Dec 16, 2004

awesome

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MATH3
Jan 18, 2005

enjoyed her class very much.

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ENG101
Mar 29, 2005

IF U UNDERSTAND MATH AND LOVE IT, THIS IS THE TEACHER FOR YOU. OTHERWISE SHE IS HARD, GOES WAY TO FAST AND HER ACCENT CAN BE A PROBLEM. SHE WILL TEACH EVERYTHING ONLY ONCE AND IS ALWAYS SO WORRIED ABOUT FINISHING THE BOOK SHE DOES NOT CARE WHETHER YOU UNDERSTOOD OR NOT. 2 THUMBS DOWN

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MATH133B
Apr 25, 2005

Hard to understand because of her accent. Rushes through lectures & doesn't have time to help. Gives practice tests, but the tests are still extremely difficult.

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MATH131
May 17, 2005

this professor is the hardest ever...i dont understand anything she says. All she does is rush through the book and can be very unclear.

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133B
May 30, 2005

CONFUSING!!! all i have to say is: DO U GET THIS?!

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MA3
Jun 21, 2005

She's ok. She grades the tests kinda hard.

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MATH3
Jul 2, 2005

VERY unclear...this teacher rushes through everything...she has got to slow down while teaching because students cant keep up...i had to drop her class...if you understand math then u sure can pass this class if math is a bit difficult then do not take her at all or u might now pass...fair WARNING hard to understand...=(

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MA3
Jul 17, 2005

she is not that hard as others claim. her accent is kinda sexy and she does not look too bad for an older lady. but she gives alot of extra credit points though.

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133BOR131
Grade: C+
Jul 21, 2005

Even though she is a very very patient instructor, she is very strict with homework, especial the tests. If you have a good mathematicial background, take her. If not, do not take her class. All of her lectures will be on the exam.

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MA3
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Jul 25, 2005

Without extra credit, the average out of all of my tests was a C-. With extra credit it became an A+ (100.3%). That is how easy she is.

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STAT
Jul 25, 2005

Bad alien is an awsome professor, down to earth, far from the cleche nerdy math professors; talk about his glock and how to gamble in lectures. funny, makes stupid statistics bearable. you will like this pudgy guy, hes reeally cool, strict, kind of a nazi sometimes but well ballanced.thanks for the good education!

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STAT
Aug 30, 2005

To the **** moron who left the message before me. First, don't hate and don't sterotype any Armenians. You would only wish to be Armenian. In every race there is the good and bad. Second, you must of been an airhead to not have passed. And Third, Badalyan is a great teacher!!

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MATH3
Dec 4, 2005

No Comments

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MATH
Dec 17, 2005

The professor is O.K..

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MATH
Dec 30, 2005

he sucks

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MATH3
Jun 16, 2006

No Comments

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MATH3
Aug 4, 2006

worst accent WORST teacher she has her favorites but in the end she passes everyone shes so retarded you can change your test answeres and shell give you points, and BTW her tests are ****in hard but im thankful that she passed me, also she thinks shes the**** casue she graduated in armenia BIG WOOP...thanx Badalyan :D

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MATH131
Aug 19, 2006

k...here's the jist: each test has less than 10 questions, you miss a few, you fail, extra credit is frequent, if you think you'll get a high D, the extra credit will give you the C you need, math ppl did well, us regular human beings wanted to jump off the building, BUTTT listen to this....show effort, interest, talk to her....she'll pass you.

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MATH2586
Sep 20, 2006

ok everyone just shut up...badalyan may be a very bad teacher but in the end she will pass you, she will give you many chances just make sure she likes you, very sweet lady and shes ARMENIAN...ppl dont complain about badalyan shes the bomb..all armenian professors are!

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MATH131
Jan 23, 2007

you guys be nice! math is hard period. every math teacher is a math oriented mind so therefore can not understand how us normal minds work. her tests have few questions with each being worth a ton of points but she offers u so much in explanations & she cares if you pass her class. she has a lottt of extra credit. b nice 2 her n shell b nice to

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MATH3
Feb 19, 2007

if your armenian you'll pass! if ur asian u guys always pass if ur anything else ur screwed. DROP!

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MATH131
Feb 22, 2007

Prof B was awesome. Her explanatons are very clear... She is very helpful and will repeat things over and over until you get it. FYI:I am not of Armenian descent (not that that matters).

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MATH131
Jun 7, 2007

She is terrible!! Stay away!!!!! You can't understand a word she says, she doesn't explain, I don't know how she is still at PCC.

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MATH5A
Jul 30, 2007

Bad! bad!! bad!!! What a horrible teacher. Lecture is very confusing. Not willing to help student after class. Walk out the room as fast as she can. Massive hw questions to do. Tests are hard. What do you expect from this class?

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MATH5A
Aug 26, 2007

Hey guys she is a great and fun teacher. If you want to learn math this is the teacher. She rocks. I don't know which crazy and stupid dude wrote all those bad comments but she totally rocks. If you pay attention you will definetely pass the class with a high grade.

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MATH5A
Sep 22, 2007

Very lovely and funny lady. Teaches very well, tests are reasonable not too hard. I highly recomend her for any math course.

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MATH2
Nov 21, 2007

I HAD THIS LADY IN HIGH SCHOOL. SHE SUCKED THERE TOO. SHE TOLD OUR CLASS WE NEEDED ANOTHER ENGLISH CLASS BECAUSE WE DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE WAS SAYIN. SHE DIDNT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WE HAD AND THE TESTS WERE NOT ON THE MATERIAL WE WERE STUDYING. HOMEWORK WAS POINTLESS BECAUSE SHE DIDNT GO OVER IT SO WE DIDNT KNOW WHETHER WE WERE DOING IT RIGHT

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MATH9
Dec 1, 2007

she's very helpful! xxx!

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MATH131
Feb 5, 2008

she gives tons of hw but only so you can understand what you are studying, she's very nice and yes she might have an accent but it's not bad, she gives tons of extra credit too.

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MATH131
Jun 10, 2008

She was a great teacher... Held the class back because she was SO HELPFUL and NICE... maybe even TOO nice!!! She even gave an opportunity to a student who cheated on the final to walk out or she would report him to the Dean...

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MATH5A
Jun 30, 2008

I've always been an A student in math but I struggled in this class. She gives lots of HW - as if we were in high school - and spent most of the class time going over those problems. I found her "lectures" confusing and I will attribute everything I learned to studying the textbook on my own. Also, she refused to help people after class - BAD!

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MATH131
Jul 15, 2008

Very Good Teacher. She is helpful and will answer all your questions; she makes sure you understand the problems, you just need to ask.

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MATH131
Jul 21, 2008

she was great at first but in a few weeks i realized she plays favorites, if she doesnt like you she doesnt care to help you. quite hard if youre not good at math. about 2 hours of hw everyday, test once (sometimes twice) a week. her tests are ridiculously hard and are nothing close to her notes. take this class only if youre an amazing at math

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MATH5A
Nov 8, 2008

horrible teacher! she goes through the lessons VERY fast. shes not clear when teaching lessons and skips lots of steps. tests are very difficult. she likes to put stuff thats not even in the hw on tests. you cannot use graphing calculators. she took so long teaching a chapter that we had to learn the last chapter in one whole class period

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MATH5A
Apr 22, 2009

She is without doubt the best teacher i have ever had. she knows the subject very well. she is passionate about math and makes you love it too. she is very nice, fair and comminicatable. i recommend her to everyone whether you like math or you don't, you will enjoy her class. just come to class and do the homework. BEST TEACHER EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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MATH131
Apr 22, 2009

BEST TEACHER EVER love her she is awsome believe me, you will love math after her class and she will make it easy to understand and appreciate. she is very passionate about teaching and wants everyone to understand it and do well. take her class, you will not regret it.

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MATH5A
Apr 22, 2009

best teacher ever. enough said

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MATH131
Apr 22, 2009

Awsome teacher. love her, next chance i get, i will take her class again. she is the best just do your hw and pay attention, and you will love her class. she is totally fair and wants you to pass. i loved her class and i thought she was just the best proffessor i could ever get!!!! Pure awesomeness!!!!! :)

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MATH8
May 31, 2009

Trig is a hard course. Prof. Badalyan has a strong accent and sometimes is unclear when she lectures, but she is a decent professor. She drops the lowest test score and hw is a free ten points if you do it. Tests are not as hard if you study. She is a sweet lady.

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MATH9
Jun 30, 2009

BEST TEACHER EVER. take her and you will not regret it. great at explaining and very fair responsible grader. gives good amount of partial credit on tests. definately recommend her.

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MATH125
Aug 21, 2009

VERY helpful. She explains everything and will go over material if needed. Gives a lot of ex. credit points. Overall, great prof.

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MATH9
Dec 3, 2009

she knows the material, but she gives an hr to complete a test which involves problems that need a lot of working out. homework is easy to complete and get full credit.

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MATH8
Jun 2, 2010

Prof. Badalyan is an amazing teacher. She will answer your every question, she will care for you like a "mother" ... I swear she is very patient and nice, she will never ignore students' questions or complaints. Math 8 is a very hard course, but she made it easy. She deserves the best credit.People who complain are lazy D-s and F-s-Do your HWORK!!

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MATH5A
Oct 8, 2010

BAD! She barely gives us the notes and she just reads it off from the book. She always makes mistakes. She is not clear enough. She is very bad at teaching and hard to understand. It takes her FOREVER to explain 1 problem. Tests are hard even you study.

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MATH5A
Nov 4, 2010

hard. stay away from her or u will regret. at first i thought i would be handle this class but no i was wrong. you will hate her a lot and hate yourself at the end for taking her class!

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MATH127B
Dec 4, 2010

I LOVE her!! in high school, i barely graduated because i was so bad at math. with her, she explains every question you have and reviews every question before you take the test. she's pretty lenient and for the first time in my life, i love math all becuz of her and how much she's helped and am at the top of the class. take her!!

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MATH5A
Dec 10, 2010

she is easy, I Thinks i can get A this time

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MATH5A
Dec 10, 2010

not bad

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MATH5A
Jan 17, 2011

too smart to teach- goes very fast just to do more problems out of the book, hard to follow. many hw problems. part-timer= no office hours &no interest in your understanding. very tough test grader &tests are pretty much your whole grade. UPTIGHT, to say the least.. if you refuse to run, don't sign-up for many other classes and you MIGHT get an A.

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MATH5A
Feb 4, 2011

Terrible teacher. Screwed me over on a test by not giving proper instructions. 2 of my friends and myself all changed from Mathcentric majors to other majors solely because of her. This may seem drastic but if you take her you will see why.

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MATH5A
Mar 25, 2011

She explains problems quite clear, test is not so hard, as long as you understand the homework and questions discussed in the class you will be fine. Take her, you won't regret.

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MATH5A
Apr 9, 2011

I lov her!! Tests are not hard if you study a lot. She also make the difficult text materical understandable and easy. Anyway, Good teacher.

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CALC5A
Apr 21, 2011

i agree, she is definitely too smart to teach. in other words, she goes way too fast. teaches by examples and doesn't explain the concepts very well. hard to understand/get used to her lingo for teaching. she'll answer your questions, so it's not impossible to get a decent grade. but tbh, i learned more from youtube-ing tutorials than her lectures.

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ELEME2787
Jun 15, 2011

By far one of the worst professors I have had at PCC. She refused to give me any more help than what she wrote on the board. Major dissapointment.

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MATH131
Oct 28, 2011

She may explain well at times, however due to her personal like/ dislike she will totally ignore you in class!

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CALC5A
Dec 14, 2011

Avoid at all costs. You will be sorry. Only a few people remained in class. You will have to repeat. The tests are so long you cannot finish in time. Each problem is worth 1 or 2 points, very little partial credit, even for minor mistakes. She does not care for the students, acts as though they are an imposition, lectures unprepared.

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MATH6053
Jun 25, 2012

She was horrible. Avoid her at all cost. She makes really hard and long test; Impossible to finish on time. Her lecture is not organized, so I had to read the book to learn everything. She doesn't even know how to do problems from the text book. I remember she took 40 minutes to do one problem, but then end up saying "I don't know how to do it".

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MATH5B
Aug 8, 2012

I should have the same class with the last commenter. It was a horrible experience. She was not knowledgeable in calculus at all. Took half of the class time trying to explain a problem but still failed. Chose the most difficult problem in book in the tests. Many of us were having a hard time in her class. Avoid.

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MATH5B
May 7, 2013

I disagree with this teacher's teaching style. She moves fast, explains well on the board, but when it comes to tests and quizzes, she selects the most difficult problems that result in a low grade since tests are counted at 50% of the grade and the final being only 30%. She can be helpful when you ask questions, but that simply is not enough.

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MATH5B
May 26, 2013

DO NOT take her if math is not your major. She picked the most difficult questions for tests and barely gave any partial credit. Could not explain problems from the homework clearly and did not realize the typo on one of the tests until she collected them.

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MATH5A
Sep 12, 2013

Was a bit difficult but certainly learned a lot. Her standards and expectations aren't unreasonable. Has an accent, but is understandable.

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MATH5A
Oct 30, 2013

If you can't pass this class, switch majors. She tells you what is going to be on the test.

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MATH9
Grade: A+
Nov 20, 2013

Don't take her class, she goes on her own pace, its hard to keep up with her. She just run through the whole book, you won't understand anything ! Tests are hard, the average for her tests was 60% hardly anyone got an A. Worst professor ever, don't take the class, you'll hate your life and hate math.

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MATH5A
Apr 7, 2014

She is really smart and good in math, and I think that is why I think it's hard for her to see where students don't understand something. But she is very patient and will answer your questions. Tests are honestly not that bad seriously. Just study and you will be fine. Also she curves the tests and that's always good.

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MATH5A
Apr 22, 2015

All the problems in test appared in class. Although u might not get full grades, she will give many extra credit.

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MATH5A
Apr 25, 2015

She is an amazing professor. Her passion for math really comes through and her explanations are super clear. Her tests are really fair, no surprises. She tells you what to prepare for and she is honest about it. I would take her class again. Math is a hard subject, but she makes it easy to understand and appreciate. And she is really kind & sweet.

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MATH9
Grade: B-
May 6, 2015

She gave lots of extra credit opportunities, IF you get the questions she assigned right. All the extra credits were in class only with time restrain about 10-15 minutes, everyone in the class barely got full credit on those. She is a disorganized teacher, pushes back exams frequently so we had final exam literally after a ch test. Avg grade C-

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MATH5A
Grade: A
May 7, 2015

Ms Badalyan is a very smart and kind professor. Although her class is a difficult one, especially for those who don't like math, she does a great job in explaining the material. She does lots of examples on the board and always gives hints as to whats on the test. She cares so much that her students pass and gives lots of EC to help them get there.

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31280
Grade: A
Jul 3, 2015

It's pretty easy to get a good grade in her class since she gave a lot of extra credits.

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MATH7B
Sep 7, 2015

She's easily the best math teacher I've ever had. Even though she goes pretty fast in her lectures, they are CRYSTAL clear, and you can tell she loves math and cares about every one of her students. NOTE: doesn't give a lot of time on tests!

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MATH125
Nov 10, 2015

Do not take unless you're good in math. In other words, pick a different prof cause she is not the best. She goes or rather rushes through the work! and no what you explained it is not CRYSTAL CLEAR!! (her favorite phrase -,-) I had to teach myself half the time and then when the tests came, problems were more complex than taught.

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MATH125
Grade: A+
Dec 11, 2015

Finished the Fall 15' semester with way over 110%. Professor Badalyan is great, she is willing to go over the material until you understand it. There are no excuses for failing. She does her job well, don't blame her if you aren't willing to study. Do your homework/practice quizzes. I wish she taught all the math classes I need, 100% recommend her

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MATH5A
Jan 18, 2016

Took her twice, for 7B and then 5A. In 7B, she was amazing to the point where I thought of her as the best professor I've ever had. In 5A, not so much. Her lectures were scattered. She also gave an hour for what she considered "easy" tests, and then shamed us for not being able to complete them in time. And yes, I studied. A lot.

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MATH131
Grade: A+
May 4, 2016

I honestly don't know why she has such a bad rating. I think she is very good at teaching math considering that math is one of the hardest subjects to teach. She gives A LOT of extra credit and curves because she wants her students to pass. She's always there for you if you need any help. Her practice exam is almost identical to her exams.

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MATH150
Grade: A
Dec 12, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Attendance is mandatory. She only writes in pen and often makes mistakes leaving her paper a big scribbles mess. Weekly quizzes as well as labs. Although this professor is very kind, I had a hard time learning much from her class and found myself going home and having to teach myself.

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
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MATH7A
Grade: A
Jun 26, 2017
Would take again

Her class is difficult and tutoring is recommended. She grades homework, quizzes and test. She also offers lots of extra credit. She makes time to tutor students during office hours.

Skip class? You won't pass.
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
TEST HEAVY
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3.0
MATH3
Grade: B
Aug 22, 2017
Would take again

One of the best professors at PCC. Math itself is already a hard subject and I have trouble with it, I took this class during the summer and if I would have put more time in studying and doing my homework I would have done better. She tries her best at explaining & there is so much extra credit. Put in the work & communicate & you will succeed.

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
Inspirational
EXTRA CREDIT
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MATH3
Grade: A+
Dec 6, 2017
Would take again

she gives so much credit, sometimes just for showing up to class. she wants all of her students to pass so she makes a good grade almost as accessible as possible. She gives a lot of homework but honestly doesn't check it thoroughly, just checks it off for being turned in even if you didn't complete all of it. I understood her material pretty easy.

LOTS OF HOMEWORK
Caring
EXTRA CREDIT
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CALC5A
Grade: F
Dec 8, 2017
Wouldn't take again

She used first hour of the class to go over tests and and tried to much all chapter lessons worth two hours into one. Her tests were difficult and nothing like the lessons in class or homework. She gave similar problems a week before test so she didn't curve tests. She was caring and gave extra credit for attendance and problems each week.

Tough Grader
TEST HEAVY
Tests are tough
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MATH7B
Grade: A
Dec 17, 2017
Would take again

She is caring and good in teaching. She offers lots of extra credit which helps students to pass. Total 4 tests, dropped lowest one. It is an easy A for me. Highly recommend!

Respected
EXTRA CREDIT
Would take again
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MATH5A
Grade: B
Feb 22, 2018
Would take again

Professor Badalyan is a caring teacher. She goes above and beyond to accommodate the whole class. Her quizzes and tests are nearly identical to the study guides. If you have the capacity to do the homework, the study guides for a few hours, and teach yourself a little bit, you will pass with an "A". She curves on tests/quiz depending on class grade

Gives good feedback
Caring
EXTRA CREDIT
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MATH131
Grade: B
Oct 9, 2018
Would take again

Shes a tough grader. She will explain things to you until you understand, only if you ask. If you dont ask, she will keep going. She gives a good amount of homework, and her tests are meant to challenge you and make you work hard. Her tests are always way harder than class/homework. You must attend her class. If you will miss a test can make up.

Skip class? You won't pass.
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
EXTRA CREDIT
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3.0
MATH7B
Dec 11, 2018
Would take again

Great professor and she cares about her students

Gives good feedback
Respected
Participation matters
5.0
4.0
MATH3
Oct 27, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Good and caring. If you need to get a good grade, then don't take it. You need to save some time to study by yourself because her test is hard.

Lots of homework
Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
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MATH3
Grade: A
Dec 16, 2020
Would take again

Irina Badalyan is a real gem. She made college algebra fun to learn! There's a fair amount of homework, but she's always ready to help out the students, and I learned so much from the class! As long as you are participating in classes and doing the homework, you would get a good grade without difficulty

Gives good feedback
Lots of homework
EXTRA CREDIT
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STAT050
Grade: A
Dec 21, 2020
Would take again

If you are interested in learning, take her class. Prof Badalyan is very caring and passionate about Stats. She wants the student to love math and not be scared of it, and she helps you understand Stats from a level you can revisit even when you're done with the class. Study guide is just like test, and you can use cheat sheet.

Participation matters
Clear grading criteria
Caring
1.0
2.0
MATH8
Grade: A+
May 27, 2021
Wouldn't take again

This class was a pain. We regularly spent between 14-45 minutes at the beginning of class waiting for her to sort out assignments, fix Canvas modules, or just ramble about students' grades and performance. If you want to spend time learning math, take another prof. Easy A if you read the book on your own though.

Participation matters
2.0
4.0
STAT50
Grade: C
Jun 7, 2021
Wouldn't take again

got stuck with her bc PCC switched my prof last minute. gonna teach urself the entire semester. DOESNT listen to students and has an attitude when students ask her to slow down or repeat things. literally entire class was telling her we're stressed and that she gives too many tests (weekly) and she said "too bad" class went from 30 students to 12..

Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
Lecture heavy
5.0
4.0
ELEME2787
Feb 12, 2022
Wouldn't take again

Honestly at first she made it seem like it was going to be really easy. But omg literally she is somebody who writes in boards a lot so when she makes a mistakes its all scribbles and it doesnt make sense. I had to teach myself dont take her class unless u are good in math seriously just dont.

Test heavy
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
MATH125
Feb 14, 2022
Wouldn't take again

Doing her class online and her lectures don't make any sense. I had to review her lectures but nothing. Does not respond to canvas!!!! Do not take her class unless you are really good in math. gives so much attitude if something goes wrong in your wifi.

Test heavy
Lecture heavy
So many papers
1.0
5.0
STAT50
Apr 15, 2022

WORST CLASS EVER and disorganized NO ONE should take this class.

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
STAT05
Grade: C-
Apr 19, 2022

Be prepared for heavy tests each of her test are 40+ and only get 1 hour to do it or even 2 which you are only supposed to spend 3-4 minutes on each question barely passing the class due to me doing homework. Idk how she expects us to do so many questions on a test with so little time we are not you and even she gets confused at times!!!!!

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
STAT
Grade: C-
Apr 25, 2022

She will not respond on canvas!!!Tests are 1 hour long for 40 questions meaning 2-3 minutes for each question. Please chose another professor. And literally interrupts when we are taking test every time " TURN ON CAMERAS NOW" every 1 minute worst class ever barely passed cuz I did all the homework and had okayish most of the time test grades.

Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
STAT50
Grade: F
May 1, 2022

Get ready to teach yourself because her teaching is not helpful. She records her lectures but to be honest, they don't help at all. I had to rely on youtube videos but even then, it was difficult taking her exams because of her different methods and requirements. She expects us to complete 40-question tests within 1 hour! The worst class I've taken

1.0
5.0
STAT050
Grade: Not sure yet
May 3, 2022

Worst teacher I have ever had in my life!!! She was so rude! She accused the whole class of cheating the entire semester! She would assign 40 question tests, with each question having 3-5 steps and only giving us an hour to complete it! She would split tests into two parts and make us do double the work because she wanted to prove we were cheating!

Tough grader
Participation matters
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
STAT050
Grade: Rather not say
May 3, 2022

The worst professor in my entire life her eyes will turn crimson red if you don't show your work on the test she will make you do the test all over again!!! She would scare us by saying come meet me when we wouldn't even do anything. And no nothing was "CRYSTAL CLEAR".I would have internet issues and she would not care at all !!!

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
4.0
STAT050
Grade: B+
Jul 9, 2022

Super fast pace the homework helps more than her teaching. If you want to self teach yourself then take her class its basically like independent studies. Please dont take her class if you actually want to learn the only thing that made me pass her class was somewhat studying and getting 100% on all homework or else I would have failed.

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ELEME2787
Sep 10, 2022

Crytsal clear "queen"

Clear grading criteria
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
5.0
3.0
STAT050
Grade: B+
Sep 22, 2022
Would take again

Prof Badalyan is the first professor that helped me understand what I was doing in a math class in a long time. Her style of teaching is clear, but you must be able to keep up. She made stats fun for me and I will forever thank her for showing me how to learn math. Tests and study guide are similar as long as you know what youre doing

Clear grading criteria
Caring
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
STAT050
Grade: C-
Nov 16, 2022

Absolutely do not take her at all math is already a hard subject and her way of teaching is terrible. I would recommend you to find somebody else. Homework helps grade a lot but tests are super difficult take somebody else

Group projects
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
3.0
3.0
MATH5A
Grade: C
Nov 29, 2022

The professor is very helpful and will do everything for students to succeed, starting from dropping many tests to added a lot more. The lectures were hard for me to understand and a little messy but looking at the many tests don't get scared it really is for your help and she gives tons of extra credits. I could not stay awake during her lectures.

EXTRA CREDIT
Inspirational
Caring
1.0
4.0
MATH5A
Grade: A
Dec 16, 2022

guys do not take this class. it is so unorganized and the grading criteria is not clear at all. yes she curves tests and gives extra credit for participation but it doesnt matter tbh. tests have too many questions for too little time. posts hours of lectures doing problems but skipping steps and explaining how she got from a to b. self study fs.

Participation matters
EXTRA CREDIT
5.0
3.0
MATH7A
Grade: A
Jun 24, 2023
Would take again

Just pass my class this summer , I would say try not to take math during summer since it is only 6 week class. class is really pact with different contents. But we managed to finish it. I would say professor Badalyan is really caring and easy going on teaching. Study a little everyday. its definitely not a challenge for an A at this class.

EXTRA CREDIT
Caring
3.0
5.0
MATH8
Grade: Rather not say
Dec 11, 2023

She is really kind and caring and is willing to help if you reach out, but her class is a little unorganized and it was difficult to keep track of what lessons we were doing. Her in-person lectures are decent, but recorded ones are not very useful. Only take her class if you're prepared to self study.

EXTRA CREDIT
Caring
3.0
4.0
MATH8
Grade: D+
Dec 15, 2023

I personally didn't like her teaching method. She is very caring, and will go above and beyond to answer your questions but she seems to over-complicate things. I had to teach myself the entire material off of Youtube. Her class is passable, you just really have to prioritize it and go to office hours.

EXTRA CREDIT
Caring
Respected
5.0
4.0
MATH3
Grade: A+
May 17, 2024
Would take again

This was a Hybrid class; half-online and half in-person. She expects you to watch all online lectures as well as attend and participate in class. She gives plenty of extra credit. A lot of the test questions came straight from her online lectures. As long as you watched the online lectures and practiced you should succeed in this course.

Participation matters
EXTRA CREDIT
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
MATH3
Grade: Not sure yet
Jun 15, 2024

She was a very confusing teacher, her lectures were always all over the place and she skips steps when teaching!!! Her tests were super hard and annoying as well. DO NOT TAKE HER! other than her absolutely horrid side she gave lots of extra credit and curves tests, OH ALSO THERES SO MUCH HOMEWORK!!!!

Tough grader
EXTRA CREDIT
Lots of homework
4.0
4.0
MATH5A
Grade: A+
Aug 6, 2024

I took AP Calc but repeated it in the summer. She's nice, passionate about math + explains how formulas derive. Usually explains better than my AP Calc teacher but her work can be disorganized at times. Her tests are similar to the practice ones but some questions are harder. Each test average was ~mid-D, but I always got an A+ on them. EC matters!

Participation matters
EXTRA CREDIT
Caring
3.0
4.0
MATH5A
Grade: A-
Aug 17, 2024
Would take again

I took her over a summer term, so hw in a time crunch was a given. Her lectures at most gave me a conceptual understanding of the content, i had to learn how to answer questions on my own. Always look out for extra credit opportunities. Shes also very opening to answering any questions but its hard to negotiate with her for a few points on a test

Get ready to read
EXTRA CREDIT
Lots of homework
1.0
4.0
CALC5A
Grade: C
Oct 15, 2024

Professor Badalyan isn't very tech savvy and often claims her w

Participation matters
Lots of homework
Test heavy
3.0
4.0
MATH3
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 19, 2024

Professor's lectures can be confusing, but with dedication and using resources like Unstuck AI and the textbook, the course is manageable. Expect challenging tests but also opportunities for extra credit.

5.0
3.0
MATH3
Grade: A
Jan 8, 2025
Would take again

She's the type of professor who actually cares about teaching and is truly passionate about math. She highly engages with the class during lecture and slows down to whatever pace the class is at. Tests are usually identical to study guide Q's with different numbers. Anyone who says she's bad didn't put enough work into the class.

Participation matters
Clear grading criteria
Caring
5.0
3.0
MATH3
Jan 8, 2025
Would take again

Online lectures can be disorganized but she's super caring and goes above and beyond to help ppl who reach out. She cares about her students, most tests in my class she would extend the time if she could. She even let the class retake a quiz right after explaining all the right answers just because the class was complaining about doing badly.

5.0
3.0
MATH
Grade: Not sure yet
Jun 17, 2025
Would take again

She truly cares about you and if you show that you care and try your hardest she will do her best to help you. Don't be afraid to ask questions, she is always willing to help.

Participation matters
EXTRA CREDIT
Caring
1.0
5.0
MATH5B
Grade: Not sure yet
Jul 26, 2025

One of the worst professors I've ever taken. She doesn't know how to teach calculus. Stands there half the class trying to answer questions and doesn't know what to do. Very confusing. Makes many mistakes on study guides and exams and doesn't correct us. Doesn't give partial credit. Do not take her. Very homework heavy.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
CALC5A
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 3, 2025

No partial credit. Her problem structure is confusing+unique to her compared to the norm. She gives u fill in the banks so u can get those wrong even if u get the answer correct. Never answers emails, tells u to reach out to other students for help. When u ask her for help after class, she says that class is over so no. Cant catch her early either.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
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