Helpful. Very nice teacher. Class is insanely easy.

The class wasn't hard. You need to go to the lectures to understand though. The notes & lectures were really clear. If you get a good TA, you'll be fine.

She's not bad. She tells you in class exactly what type of questions will be on the tests. It's not hard; just go to classes and do the homework and it will actually not be too bad. It's calc, though, and it's not meant to be easy.

Lectures are very boring, but go b/c she gives participation points randomly. Use the old tests to study before exams. If you have to take this class its not too bad overall.

i often fell asleep in the lectures, but overall it's a decent class. but don't take calc if you don't have to. that should be an understood fact of life. nice person for this class.

If you go to lecture and just fill in the examples, the tests are not that bad. Her tests follow her review exactly, so as long as you can do those, you should have no problem whatsoever.

Mrs. Smith is actually a very nice woman and the class isn't too terribly awful. The tests can be tricky, but having an easy TA really helps. This class definitely isn't exciting but if you have to take it for your major, you'll survive.

She doesn't deserve the bad rap she gets, she's really nice, motherly. It's not her fault the material is hard for people. I told AP calc. in highschool and still had to study it's not her it's the material, study and DO THE HOMEWORK it gets you free-be points and it helps a lot for tests i got an A

boring puts everything on projector

EXTREMELY easy class. I only needed a 30% on the final to get an A in the class and I studied very very very little for this class and I only got a 1 on my AP Calc exam. This class is very easy. What can I say...probably the easiest business critical tracking class. If only my other classes went like this. Easier than Micro even.

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She is a super nice lady. However, she isn't that great when it comes to teaching the material. It may be because this is her first year, (but still no good). Go to TZ. Helped me so much. Still go to class so you have a basic idea of what's going on. Another thing that makes this classs difficult is a small pt. scale. Little diff between an A & C.

So she does make a few mistakes in class but who doesn't? She's a really nice person and as long as you're not an idiot you can pass her tests. People blame her when they don't pass, but those are the people who don't come to class or study, so stop complaining! I did ok by coming to class, doing the homework and studying.

Really nice lady, but sometimes rushes through the problems.

The class itself isn't too hard. If you just attend lectures, do the practice tests, and go to TZ you'll do fine. The teacher is horrible though. She treats you like you are in elementary school again. She wastes so much time in class, goes way too slow, and always runs 5-10 minutes over.

I don't know what people's problems with her were... she is a very sweet professor and the material was very easy. She is patient and if you go to her office hours, is more than happy to help you. She does seem like a kindergarten teacher, but that's just her own personality. Good teacher overall and easy class with easy tests-I never did the HW.

She is tough but she is very nice and she will help you out whenever she can. I reccommend just going to **** and then you should do fine. Her lectures are boring and hard to follow, but TZ will straighten everything out before the test. The tests are hard, so do the extra credit!

Very nice and extremely helpful. This is a tough class however, if you do the work, attend lecture and get average drades on the tests and final you will end up with a favoable grade. P.S. **** helps.

She doesnt really know how too teach but the class is an easy A for those who love the subject of math

She's very sweet i might even say a pushover and trust me i'm really dumb when it comes to math but her class is pretty easy if you do the h.w, ask questions in discussion, do

Fairly easy overall. Lectures are very boring -- you will fall asleep at least once during the semester. She is a nice lady, but always tries to keep you for extra time. Online homework is easy but inconvienent.

i think the class was pretty easy. it would have helped me had i not slept through discussion classes, but so long as u attend all discussion classes, and do all homework assignments, you schould be okay.also, attend lecture, the participation points will help you. and she goes over all exam material the class before the exam, so that helps

Tries to be helpful but I found the class to be hard. The class moves kinda fast and she tries to use every sec (making me late for the next class). Also she remembers to take attendance the last 2 min of class and you have to solve a prob LOTS of hw, book work and online hw. If you are not a math person: be careful you can fall behind easily.

Jane was one of the best math teachers I've had.Her notes are clearly laid out and really useful when in lecture cause write everything down. If you do the review sheets she gives, the tests are super easy and theres usually a bonus question. The HW was a bit much at times but and easy way to get points during discussion.

I had her over the summer for Survey of Calc 1. This was the second time I had to take the class. She was much more helpful then the previous teacher. Very sweet lady. The class can be tricky. Make sure to be in class and do the review sheets/old tests and you should come out ahead.

Great teacher! Def. need to go to class and buy the notes. She goes pretty slow and goes over some unneeded and redundant material but its useful at the end. The tests werent too bad, but make sure to do the hw and do good on the quizes!

Survey of Calc 1 is required by business majors so there's not a way around it. Class is pretty boring because its math. I did average on the first two tests but Tutoring Zone was a great help and boosted my test grade.

Survey of Calc 1 is required by business majors so there's not a way around it. Class is pretty boring because its math. I did average on the first two tests but Tutoring Zone was a great help and boosted my test grade.

SHe is the best math teacher ever. everyone is probably just complaining becuase they dont do the work. I did horrible in calc in high school and this class was my easiest A this semester. Extremely fair grading policy, just do all the homework and practice tests.

For anybody who says this class is difficult they tried to slack their way through this class. Pretty boring in class, voice quite monotonous, but good teacher overall. I got a B+ barely doing any work, do the online hw (can take as many times as possible) and do the weekly hw and you'll breeze through this class.

Overall a good professor. Made expectations very clear. Taught pretty well, but made things more complicated than necessary. Sessions with TA help a lot. Do the online HW, she does take participation points occassionally in class, so make sure you go. The best bet to do well in the class is DO THE REVIEWS!! Book HW doesnt help at all.

Feared taking calc for a long time (required by business college) but Janie Smith made it relatively painless for me. Went to Broward Teaching Center for reviews & homework help. Slept through boring lectures but had a great discussion TA, Mike Pensky. Tests are noncumulative except for final. Loads of extra credit & in-class assignment points.

She's really nice, and goes over most of the crucial material in class, but will often skip over entire sections that you will see on exams. Exams are pretty straight forward if you studied and if you did the practice exams (course pack and Broward Hall versions). TZ is helpful. Missed a perfect score by 3 points (there's plenty of extra credit!!).

she says function and relationship weird. other than that shes alright.

Overall a pretty easy class. Replies to her emails within a day if you have questions. Couldve easily gotten an A if I hadnt given up after getting an A on the 1st exam, instead ended up with a B+ thanks to an easy final exam (thanks TZ). Go to class to get participation points/extra credit, TA was awesome, easy quizzes. Can have bad handwriting.

Professer Smith was great overall, albeit she made many elementary mistakes daily. I had never had calculus before and thought this course was a breeze. Easy A! You can drop your lowest test. This was great for me since I skipped a whole week of school for my second spring break!

She's really not that bad of a teacher. I've had terrible math teachers in the past, so Jane was...fairly decent.I happen to suck at Math, so of course i thought the tests were kind of difficult. She always ran out of time and kept us after class.

Great math professor! Explains everything you need to know to excel on the tests in class. No need for TZ! Just do the book assignments, go to class, and do all of the practice exams. You can def. get an "A" in this course if you take it with her. I can't wait to take another math class with her.

Great professor, like stated below.

She's the best math teacher you'll find at UF. Not an easy class, do the little things like online homework and do well on quizzes and you'll be fine.

fair but difficult

Overall, the class wasn't too bad, since I took AP Calculus in high school. Professor Smith was always willing to answer questions, which is nice, but the homework sometimes seemed a lot. If you didn't take calculus in high school, you will probably struggle in this class.

Jane just cant stop proving things. She will prove integration, trig identities and anything that can be proven. Besides that, she is pretty good. She is boring and SLOW! she is always behind. But her exams are very fair and they have extra credit. I did the old exams and studied a little and ended up with an A+.

She is really nice and approachable. If u do her review sheets and don't get behind too much with ur homework, u will do fine. I got an A+ and took AP calc so that probably helped alot too. i didnt pay attn during class, but reviewd over my notes l8er and that helped. good luck! :)

Go to class even though teacher is slow. Do the homework. Go to TZ (Zach rocks!).

Technically, she wasn't my lecturer but since I didn't take AP Calc I really liked the fact that she went slow!! Prep for tests by going to TZ; Zach rocks! Go to Prof. Smith's OH if you still need help. She's very sweet, cares about you, AND WORKS WITH YOU; I had to re-schedule three exams b/c of strep and band concert conflicts. Take her!

A nice person and knows calc really well, goes in detail for explanation. If your like me who never had ap calc or anything of the sort in HS, then your screwed cuz this class is also almost as bad as chm when it comes to test. Not the best teacher, but not bad either. Solution, community college ;-)

good prof

I was terrible at math in high school (got C's all the time). Took calculus in high school (C+) and precalculus at UF (B+) and got an A+ in her class!!! Don't be fooled, the tests are difficult but very fair. Precalc at UF prepared me a lot for this class. She skips over some things in the notes and may go fast at times. Take the class seriously!

Easy class, moves too slowly through lectures though. Go to class for lecture participation points. Weekly quizzes in discussion class are usually simple. The exams are difficult but definitely passable, I got As on all but one. I would recommend her for a calc teacher.

Very fair professor - knows calculus and can explain it well. If you know you're dumb when it comes to math then you might need to tutoring zone, TAs, etc; but it will be this way with any teacher. Very nicelady. Lecture participation and HW assignments can help your grade. A is very possible without outside help if you try

Very fair & nice lady. Lectures & old exams are similar to actual exams. She tells you what types of problems you should expect on tests. Explains things & easy 2 understand UNLIKE that HORRIBLE HORRIBLE dude Dr. Kozinsky. I have him as my teacher but go to Smith's lectures (she writes exams) and have aced every single exam thus far.

i went into this class really scared n stressed. I got a C on my first exam,& that made me rly stressed. so i hauled ass on the rest, and got more than 100% on each. on the final i got a 102/110 and only needed 63% to get an A.So, if u do Very very well on other exams, hw, quiz, the final weighs little to nothing! w/e u do, DONT TAKE KOZINSKY!

Tests are challenging but very manageable. Using tutoring zone did help me out though i still managed to get an A on the two I didn't use it for. As long as you do the problems you'll be fine as I never went to lecture and only turned in half the assignments.

This is an assembly class meant to weed out pre-meds. If you don't do any work, unless you are a calc genuis, you will do poorly. You have to study A LOT, and you'll do well. Make sure you get all the extra points, they add up to basically a test grade. Tutoring Zone is a LIFE SAVER, Zach is great, so do that for sure. I did that, got an A

Fair professor, you have to go to class, do the HW, do the test review and practice test at broward teaching, and you'll be fine. Teaching is pretty straightforward and uses abstract examples to describe a concept, which is good b/c youll need to understand those in higher math courses. I recommend, you'll get a solid base in calculus 1.

not a bad professor over all, but she teaches in such a way like she expects you to have already learned this stuff. Great if you've taken calc in high school but very difficult if you are a newbie. she would skip huge steps in problem solving which would be very confusing if you are just introduced to the subject

I didn't think she was that bad, then again I have had Calc before. She's really helpful if you go to her office hours. Goes a little slow and likes to keep you a few minutes late. Master her review sheet, because that's as hard as the math gets on the exam. It's a weed out course, so prepare to do a lot of work and studying.

JANE IS WONDERFUL! Her lectures could get slightly boring, esp if you've already learned the material before, but she is a great instructor & VERY caring and helpful. Her office hours & extra exam review sessions were great. do her review sheets!

She is slow in teaching, you'll probably have to stay a little bit after class time. Very helpful if you ask questions, and a very nice lady.

She's really not that bad! If you ever have a question, she's always willing to answer it. This is calculus...it's not supposed to be a cakewalk! Exams were tricky, but doable with all the resources provided. The only thing I didn't like about her was that she was always behind/rushing! Besides that, she's a kind helpful lecturer.

Smith is not bad of a teacher at all. I've seen much worse at UF. She goes slow but that's good for a lot of people who are forced to take Calculus but aren't good at math. Exams are fair. She encourages you to use your resources and those who aren't doing so well aren't taking her advice.

She was a good teacher. People who complain either are not putting enough effort in, or just aren't good at math. Be sure to practice A LOT. Oh and Study Edge is definitely not necessary to pass... If you are willing to study a lot that is.

great teacher, always willing to help. Study alot, do the homework, do the practice tests, ask questions and youll do fine. Easy class if you put effort into it.

A great teacher! Explains concepts in a more complicated way though. If you have taken calc in high school, you will be fine. If you haven't, find someone who has.

Amazing!!! Her lectures are very organized, and her teaching style in general too. You can tell that this is not her first time teaching it. I'm taking calc two only because of her. Too bad, she's not teaching it. She made me like math.

Mrs. Smith is very knowledgeable in math and she is passionate about teaching. She is a good professor but its not her fault that the material for Calc 1 is so crammed up and fast paced. It is better for people who had calculus before. She explains well but you need to do a lot of studying on your own and homework to do well.

I absolutely loved her as a teacher even though I failed 3/4th of the test. GO to office hours and learn material BEFORE the tests. Her homework is VERY tough but she has great exam review guides and doesn't test on any material that she hasn't gone over. Visiting her office hours helped me a lot! She is very nice and helpful!

Jane is a good professor overall. She teaches well. However, she can make the material a bit harder than it has to be by teaching mathematics strictly to definition. Also, she has a habit of never finishing lectures which can be annoying come test time because she has to rush to catch up. She is extremely helpful in office hours--go to them.

Ms. Smith is a very good teacher, who will do anything she can to make sure you pass, including plenty of extra credit ! That being said, it is up to you to go to class, take notes, do all homework problems and study. If you do that, no reason why you shouldn't get an A

Study and you will get an A. slack and you will fail. Good luck

Although mrs smith is a nice lady, no matter how much you read the book, recite the poems, or memorize your perfect squares, Khoisan is just too hard to learn. Avoid this class!

A fantastic math teacher! Mrs. Smith's lectures cover everything you need to know to ace the exams.

I've taken calculus before, but didn't really understand it. I found this class to be a lot easier than the calc I took in high school. There is homework, but it's not unmanageable and doesn't take more than 3 hours a week. Exams are fairly straightforward as long as you study her old exams. Would take again.

She's a really great professor and explains things really well. Tests aren't too bad, and there's usually 6-10 points extra credit on them. The last test and the final are very difficult though, so make sure to do well on the first two tests. There's a lot of homework, and a weekly quiz at discussion class. You only need the textbook for homework.

There's a lot of homework but I recommend you take advantage of all the assignments given because it'll boost your grade. She gives a lot of extra credit opportunities and the TAs are super helpful with their office hours. You DEFINITELY have to study for ALL exams. There are three regular exams and one final.

Jane Smith is my favorite teacher/professor I've ever had. She's wonderful, bright, and TRULY cares about you understanding the material. She's an absolute rarity. Just like any other class, you have to put time in. Even still, just paying attention and doing the small amounts of homework required, you'll be fine. If you need help, she's there.

She was a great teacher. When I needed help I would go to her office hours and she would help me understand everything one on one. She really enjoys helping her students. One of the best teachers I've had at UF by far!

She obviously cares about her students because of the fact that she is constantly messaging us to make sure we have the latest news and gives multiple ways for reviews for her exams. She basically tells you to come to her office hours. I appreciated her elongated lectures she took time to explain instead of rushing through everything.

Ms. Smith is amazing! Her lectures are great and I learned so much from her! I'm honestly not the best with math but I learned so much from her! She is very understanding and cares about her students. If you study and attend lectures you'll do great!

This professor was great but the coursework did move quite quickly, therefore, I used study edge and it got me an A in the class. I also liked that this course had the option to drop quizzes which boosted my grade.