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I think because she was a new teacher she was very hard to follow. She was not very clear in instructions.
she was very unclear and personally i don't think she should be attempting to teach ppl
Professor Samuels is great. She is very clear on work and extremely helpful. She's very nice, sweet, and assuring. She will help you whenever you need it, and is very lienant with assignments. She gives many quizzes, but are easy and very helpful for the tests. I would definately recommend her!
She was very nice and helpful, had much patients with everyone who didnt understand but she made HW required and i didnt like that. its college give me a break.
In my world any teacher that lies to her students is worthless. And this teacher lied straight to my face. I got a B-C on every test I took in the class, and I also lost at least 10 points on every one of them for "work" even on some that I did show my "work".
The instructor is very fair, knowledgable and helpful. I appreciate the experience and would choose another class of hers. I do however feel that there is allot of material covered in such a short period of time. I also believe that there should be less material given on a test because there is so much to remember.
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Mrs. Samuels is a truely wonderful Math teahcer, she presents the information in very slow and logical ways, she will stop and help you figure out your problems even after class if necessary. She gives credit for work on test so it is very easy to ace her test and i finally get algebra thanks to her. I recommend taking her classes.
Mrs. Samuels is hands down THE best math teacher I have ever had!! She makes everything she teaches so easy to understand. If you don't understand it, just ask her and she will go out of her way to help you! She gives a lot of work, but w/o that work I wouldn't have done as well in MAT 1033! Take Mrs. Samuels!! Best math teacher at MCC!!!
very hard prof. this class is hard period and she gives you no breaks. hard to hate because she is so nice, however, take this class with frankivilla instead. i hear shes great. samuels just makes everything hard, extremly hard grader. most of my class failed this course.
If you do the notes outline and study, you'll do fine. She's a nice teacher and explains the information well. I would have gotten an A if I would have done all the homework! Overall, great class.
REALLY HARD TO UNDERSTAND
If your not good at math I wouldn't recomend her. She loves her smart students and that's about it. If you don't get it . . . too bad
She tries hard but misses the mark. Every class she said "this is so easy". That is not helpful for people who really don't think it is easy. She was hard to understand because of her accent. She did give partial credit on tests for attempting. She was the hardest teacher I have taken and would not recommend her.
Mrs. Samuels is one of the BEST math teachers ever! Shes so wonderful and easy to understand. I thought I wouldnt like it at first but she made it easy. Always offers help before or after class. Amazing teacher
She's a super nice teacher, but as far as clarity goes, she really does miss the mark. Just because she gets it, she thinks everyone else does.
The worst teacher I have ever had I had taken her a long time ago and got an F in the class then I took Francavilla (for the same class) and got an A. I have finished Calc. and got a B+. I am really good at math but this lady should not be teaching... do yourself a favor and avoid this professor!!!
Worst teacher ever!!!!!!!! ur crazy if u think she is even close to OK... Because she is horrible...
I DID NOT LIKE HER I JUST FINISHED HER SUMMER CLASS. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DON'T TAKE HER SHE IS ALWAYS MAKING COMMENTS ABOUT GOING TO CALC. AND TRIG BUT I DIDN'T EVEN NEED THAT CLASS BUT I TOOK IT ANYWAY. I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN A BUT I JUST COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HER.
Mrs. Samuels is a wonderful teacher!!! If you do your work you, will like her. If you don't, you won't. It's as simple as that. She is very intelligent and always willing to help in her free time!! I liked her so much I am taking College Algebra w/ her also!!
I hated math before I attended her College Algebra class!! She started the first class by saying her class has the highest drop out rate which freaked me out! Now, I have a 91% in her class! She is a great teacher and it's so much easier than everyone is making it seem! HW is online and so easy!! She's a great teacher!!
I found this teacher very hard. If you are good at algebra, she would probably be a good teacher. But I struggle with it and need a little more help to understand it. She tends to assume we understand more than we do and so she skips steps and rushes through the material. I had to work really hard on my own to get a good grade in this class.
First of all, if you're the type that likes to actually apply yourself to your classes, then don't pay attention to the negative comments about Mrs. Samuels. She loves math and is always ready to demonstrate any homework problem for the class. Most importantly, SHE KNOWS WHAT THE HELL SHE'S TEACHING.
This class was pretty easy. There are a lot of formulas to remember but there is a lot of practice. She assings homework and some projects. She is good at managing time that way she can help her studnets. She's a very nice lady and makes the class easy and beneficial. Remember the stuff from this course it's heavely used in calc.
I would have failed this class if i had taken any other teacher. Mrs. Samuels is the most helpful teacher i have ever had. She has a passion for math and no matter the difficulty, she makes it doable. I love her!
Mrs. Samuels is nothing short of amazing. College Algebra with her in Fall '08 was the best experience I've ever had in a math class. Her lesson outlines and thorough review sheets were very helpful. She is really sweet, and teaches with much clarity and patience. A strong believer in partial credit, too; really fair grading. Great professor!
knows what she is talking about but moves very quickly and does not give enough examples in class. Also she does not explain the rules of math and why they are the rules you just get them and are expected to blindly follow.
She is great. Reguardless of how hard the material is she makes sure you get it. On tests she does extra credit, and quizes are take home. All homework is off mymath labs. I WOULD DEFINITALY RECOMEND HER!
Her notes are very bad and useless. She's not very good at explaining stuff. Her homework is on WebAssign, which is awful compared to MyMathLab. The good thing about her is her tests are usually easier than the homework.
Take clean, 100%-copy-the-board notes. Print out her handouts from angel. Very nice and helpful. Homework is on web assign, which is good because its a tiny workload and gets the job done, but it costs ~$50. You do NOT need the textbook if she still does Web Assign. DO NOT BUY IT. Need to attend and pay attention and its cake. Tests = 2 Ch.
I entered this class with College Algebra Experience only. I had not taken geometry or anything like that. This class was very difficult for me and when I went to speak to Mrs. Samuels about it, she acted like I was bothering her. She uses WebAssign in her class as well which is HORRRIBLE! Find a Trig class without webassign and a better teacher
Great teacher. I would recommend her to everyone. I can't wait to take Mrs. Samuels in Trig and Calculus.
If you haven't taken Algebra before, or have a limited understanding on the topic then do not expect to be enlightened in this class. There are no dropped tests, no extra credit opportunities, no individual attention and no hope for your survival. You'd have better luck making the journey to Mordor to destroy the one ring before you pass her class
Good Professor. I am pretty good in math for the most part. Her teaching is good but she could be better at explaining things. She always teaches it one way and if the class doesnt understand it she is unsure of how to explain it differently. With that being said most of her lessons are crystal clear.
She was the last teacher available.......I know why now. Wish I could change to ANYONE but her.
Professor Samuels?s Intermediate Algebra course was quite difficult for me. I saw that she lacked ability to give clear instruction in lessons. If you?d answer a question incorrect on a test, she?d dock points like it?s nothing. A mistake may be the result of her inability to give direct instruction certain parts of a math problem.
Samuels is a highly intelligent teacher. She incorporates enthusiasm in lessons and checks that students understand all material. Prior to moving onto further in a lesson she?ll ask everybody in class if they have any questions. She demonstrates desire of concern for her student?s to be successful. Best math professor I've ever had in college!
I'm actually very shocked to see bad review about her. To me she is a great teacher! Show up, do the work and you will be fine. She ALWAYS asks if the class understands before moving on. I love her and would take her again!
Wonderful teacher and a very nice person. If you do poorly in her class, it is just because you do not try and do not use the resources available to you. She gives wonderful instructions and is very clear in her directions.
The professor is extremely tough. Here?s a few Advice: 101: don?t come in late, don?t leave early, and don?t miss class, so show up promptly. Otherwise, you?ll find points from your grade lowered. She won?t even mention it. It?s clear that she picked her favorites, so if you participate and sit near the front, she?ll like it. Put Math before work.
Here i go into my final and i dont feel as confident as I have in past math classes.The only recommendation I have for her is DO NOT TAKE her class.She does not help much.Said she would help us with a final review = NEVER SHOWED UP, we had a sub.Homework = MML,she gives NO "time" for completion.you can go back but for -25%. HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED!!
Do not take this teacher. She is absolutely the worst professor on campus. Late homework? Doesn't matter. Having problems? Doesn't help. The list goes on for days. I took her mac1105 class and had an A all semester long then i got a 59 on the exam and she failed me. Took it the next semester with another teacher and got back my A. worst teacher.
Trig sucks but she makes it as painless as she can. She was helpful and would repeat anything you did not understand. She does give stupid projects that count as a quiz, and uses web assign and it's terrible. I would take her again she is a good teacher.
The teacher was much disorganized let alone had no tolerance. She missed lectures three times during the entire semester. It made us feel unimportant and it was as though we were considered to be high school student having had a substitute in college. I disliked her course; she was stern and selfish and made us feel and look stupid.
Very helpful, makes learning the topics pretty easy. Book not required as you just work through her pre prepared class notes. Homework is often and required if one wishes to get a good grade. Show up to class, do the homework, and you should have no trouble in getting an A!
She was completely disorganized in fact we received papers the last day from the start of course. It was an in-class based course, however all homework was online using Mymathlab. We had an assignment due on Easter by midnight. The fact of even having homework on such a religious holiday was wrong.
Amazing teacher, helpful, hot, fun. Ask questions and attend class, easy A.
recomend her for any math class.
I would not recommend her. She was extremely picky with how she wanted a math problem done, even if you understand it and can do it every problem she wants something specific and it's hard to remember all that. She was hard to understand and got side tracked a lot and kept us past time, more than a few times. She didn't explain math well
She's not very flexible. Very picky with the way you solve problems. If you've had a math class with MathLab, you'll hate the program she uses(Webassing) which makes you want to kill urself when doing homework(an overkill amount of HW that is). not very organized, and side tracks A LOT to talk about her kids. She screws up due dates for HW.
Easy to follow, uses web assign which sucks but she is a good instructor. Show up to class, pay attention and do your homework and you will do well
would not recommend. she would go off on tangents about her kids every day and would consistently keep us late, which made me late to my next class. promised us a 10 minute break during class since it was 2 hours long but that only went on for a few days. only class ive ever failed because of her bad teaching methods and messing up homework dates.
Comes off rude at first but she grew on me. She teaches only what you need to know. Moves quick but will explain more if you ask. The amount of MML homework can be excessive but its an easy grade booster. Turn in the exam reviews for 3 extra percentage points. Harsh attendance policy. Never even opened the book. I liked her, I would recommend.
I love her. I knew nothing about algebra when i started- she explained everything so well, but moved along quickly enough as to not make me feel like a moron. Got an A- which, yes, i had to earn. DO NOT MISS CLASS- that will kill your grade.
WebAssign has to be the most frustrating program for homework, it will cause your self confidence in solving algebra problems to plummet exponentially. A decent teacher with a very bad math program.
Wouldn't recommend. WebAssign is completely awful. It takes questions and problems not related to chapter and quizzes you on them. The directions projects were unclear and it was an overall bad experience. Struggled for a C and I love math.
Mrs. Samuels is probably one of the best trig teachers i have ever had. I had her for the accelerated trig. class and i never had a problem keeping up.
AVOID! Bad teacher. Very inflexible! Late HM losses 25%! She will not do late quizzes! Uses WebAssign which is HORRIBLE! She offers NO teaching for online class! You must read the book which isn't good. She gives 3 to 4 HM/Quiz a week which without teaching and crappy online book take 4 to 5 hours each! Gives Projects last moment. Bad experience!
Excellent professor. Very helpful and explained everything well. I would highly recommend her.
She loves what she does, however i found myself learning a majority of the material from the textbook, as she will repeat the basics instead of encompass everything that will be on the test. Her perception of your personality WILL affect your grade, so if your sociable, you have no issue, if not, expect crumbs for partial credit
Calculus is not an easy subject and I was scared going into the class. Mrs. Samuels makes sure you know the concepts and tries to help you understand why you're doing something instead of plainly doing it. She's a great teacher but definitely not an easy A at all. I don't think any calculus teacher is.
Very unorganized, doesn't answer all emails, althought she encourages them, she is a nice person but really unorganized, wouldn't recommend her online class because the system she uses is confusing,
I took her online course and it wasn't easy. I found that I was constantly going to the arc and teaching myself. Go to arc and GET the SOULTIN MANUAL. HW and quiz are pretty much the same questions, or set up extremely similar, as in the manual. Need to know all equations by heart and know how to solve each for final. Do her test review.
Worst class I've ever taken. Had to keep going to the ARC for instruction because this teacher doesn't help AT ALL. Material was pretty standard, take the class if you need it but take A DIFFERENT TEACHER.
Do not take this class through this professor. The math lab portion is standardized, but the professor openly admitted she was not too interested in this class on day 1. Seems to be too busy as she teaches other math classes as well. Do yourself a favor and take with another professor.
**WARNING**Do not take w/ this professor. She is very disorganized. She makes this class even harder than it already is. Her exams are way harder than any of the examples,homework,reviews. The review is nothing like the test. She says anything is fair game. She does not response to e-mails. Be prepared to live at the ARC and kiss your GPA goodbye.
Straightforward professor, extra credit for each exam, your final score will replace your lowest exam score, all homework is online, which kind of sucks, but makes it incredibly easy to get a 100 as a hmwk grade, unlike other professors. Helpful, kind, good teacher. Highly recommended for Calc 1.
Very strict when grading tests. She will never return any of your emails either so don't even bother. And prepare to put in a lot of extra study time outside of class if you wanna pass because you will need to know the material inside out forward and backward if you want to do well on her difficult tests
Teacher has very poor wording. She makes everything much more difficult than it actually is. The exams are nothing like the review and online homework/ebook is mandatory even though the website was down half the semester.
the material isnt easy! but she does a very good job helping you to understand and will help you if you dont! You'll have to work in this class, but its because of the material, not the professor!
Took the summer class which was a 6 week course. DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE IF MATH DOES NOT COME EASY TO YOU. Homework assignments are due in mass amounts each week, midterm and exam are not easy. You are basically teaching yourself. This class wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't in 6 weeks. Ms Samuels is nice, but I don't recommend this class.
Samuels is an adequate teacher, but not as inspiring as she could be. Her lectures are pretty dry, but she follows the textbook and gives extra-credit options.
Pretty typical teacher. Sticks to her notes which is based off of the textbook and has homework due twice a week online. If you don't get something, she is willing to help you. Big on attendance!
Prof. Samuels is super big on projects. It gets annoying since it is a math class. Overall, it is an easy A for those who are into math. Help is there, if you ask, though it is not easy to get a hold of her (doesn't respond to emails). Take her, if trigonometry is your last math class.
really hard professor and like to teach the difficult way! DO NOT TAKE HER. She is a awful professor.
Had a B average and then failed the exam and now im retaking the class...
Absolutely horrible professor. Lazy and unreliable. DO NOT TAKE!
I was surprised when I searched prof Samuels and saw mostly negative things! I have never been to great at math myself and I found her teaching style very helpful. Attendance is mandatory, reasonable amount of hw, offers extra credit, and she is willing to help 1 on 1 if needed. She is very nice and understanding, for the most part.
Not helpful over the internet. I'm to far to drive to class for help, the reviews don't help for the midterm or the final, she scheduled the final the friday before finals week so I didn't have the time to study that I needed, it is the following thursday now and I still don't know if I passed the final or not. asked 4 help 3 times B 4 I got any.
I am taking this online class right now and it has been the worst online class experience I have ever had. The professor doesn't even teach the class and she posted Cengage videos to help us when we don't even use a Cengage textbook. Also the textbook is unhelpful and doesn't correctly explain Trigonometry problems. Webassign's HW is very difficult
keep up on the home work and show up
This teacher refuses to e-mail students. I tried to get in contact with her many times, to no reply. She also dropped me from the class with no warning, then let me continue coming to class for a while without even letting me know. She also went through material so fast, many students failed her class. BEWARE!!!!
I found Samuels to be amazing!! I took her for 1033. Math has never been easy for me but her teaching style helped a lot. I passed with a high B
I am horrible at math but she made it simple an easy for me to learn. Any time I had a question about anything, a test score, the homework she would always show me where to find the answer an she would show me what I did wrong an show me videos or extra work I could do to help me better remember the material. Taking her again! great teacher!
I loved Prof. Samuels. Math has always been my worst subject but she would explain the material clearly. Ignore the bad reviews because those are people that likely never showed up to class. Homework is required and through MyMathLab. She takes the time in class to go over any questions students have. Would gladly take her again.
She does explain the assignments very well but the homework load is HEAVY. Be ready to DIE. I thought I had this class under control but talk about lots of homework. The tests are even easy A tests, its one of those things where the reviews are 60 problems long and barely help you
What is really dumb is that even if you leave 5 minutes early she marks you absent. Not even half credit! She takes attendance way too seriously and doesn't give enough time for her stupid random pop quizzes 10 minutes before class ends. I don't suggest taking her unless you have to, but just know half of my class either dropped or got kicked out.
I took this class online. Bad mistake. Don't expect this professor to help you, because her help is minimal and her response rate is terrible. I took her 6 wk course, and expected the large amount of assignments which was 6-8 a week including the quiz (& a pointless project). She does have hw examples and online aids for you. You're on your own.
JUST DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND EVERY TEST REVIEW AND YOU WILL PASSEVERY TEST, trust me on it ��. Shes a little awkward at times but shes an overall good professor.
She does not believe in calculators, she thinks they make people dumb, so don't expect to use one on a test. Makes you memorize most formulas, hardly ever gave a formula sheet. Doesn't teach, she just does the problem on the board from the notes and barely explains where she got the parts from. I'm very good at math and I am practically failing.
I took this class online, and there was no communication with the teacher. She sent two email reminders during the entire semester, one for the midterm and the other for the final. Once you buy the book, you are on your own. The class was worth 800 points (final worth 300, midterm worth 200, 5 tests at 50 points each and homework worth 50)
She sometimes announced things as class was ending & went over the class time a lot. But I have to say, she is a good teacher. I have always been okay at math, but I actually understood trig. She has 2 parts for her tests: 1 with calc & 1 w/o. She is passionate about math & it helps when you're learning it. Do the hw and reviews & you'll be good!
This professor is one not to take. I normally excell at math, and she has made me hate it. She missed 50% of our classes due to unannouced absences. We fell behind, and she proceeds to rush through every section to the point I was getting lost. On top of all of that, she made us teach ourselves. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.
She missed weeks and weeks of class which was obnoxious because if I missed one class, I fell so far behind. She doesnt explain ANYTHING and was constantly changing the due dates of homework and not notifying anyone. We had to teach ourselves the coursework and the sub didnt even know what was going on. I barely passed. BARELY.
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Attendance Mandatory
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