My study group HATED this woman. I think 16 people out of a class of 31 moved on to take differential equations and 15 had to repeat.

Quite easily the worst professor I've had at UAB. She proved a general theorem and then worked a specific case of it when requested to. In a 400 level class. She spends 3/4 of the class period covering the previous night's homework in a SIMPLE class...

she is very negligient with assignment corections.

THE ALSOLUTE WORST PROFESSOR AT UAB. If I was her, I would QUIT teaching. If you can, DROP HER!!!!!!

I hate her class. The hardest class in my college years. You have to learn everything yourself. She does not teach. And what's up with waving od hands. RGR I hated her!

USELESS. Better get used to the book, because that's the only guide to calculus that you will have in her class.

Very unclear in going over the material.

WORST PROFESSOR EVER! HARDEST CLASS I HAVE EVER TAKEN. DO NOT TAKE THIS WOMAN!

Finte Math is confusing already, but she makes it useless. It's hard to understand her and waste my time by making mistakes- we, the students, have to correct her all the time. Have had better math professors in the past

She is the devil, avoid her at all costs.

What the **** is libelous?

awful

she's the worst.

She says, "Ummm... Here" too much. Once you realize that she does this, you can't seem to not pay attention to it. It's like when someone like says like too much. Like. Ummm, Here. And, Ummm, here. UGH!!! It's irritating. Plus, her graders are retards. She's just too damn boring.

fuktard of a professor. She should be put taken out to the pasture and someone should pull an "Old Yeller" on her. Confusing, not helpful, boring, expects you to know everything before you take the class. She even gave us a quiz on a section she hadn't covered yet bc she got confused. SHE SUX!!!

Very monotone and very boring.

this woman is awful. she does not explain anything to you. if you ask a question she gets smart with you. her test are awful.

Horrible teacher. Did not test on the same type of problems she used in class. Also, did not give a teacher evaluation at the end of the semester. Worst math class I've ever taken. The material isn't hard, she makes it hard.

Do not take this professor. She is the worst teacher i have ever had she expectes everyone to allready know the material. I would rather be in school a extra semester than take her again.

Although she is a nice lady, she is not an effective teacher. Tests are not representative of material covered.

loves the word "ummmmmmm", annoying, boring....

She was an uwful teacher and her test were worse...I failed her class and when I retook it I made an 85.

she really breaks the tip of the calculus boot off in your ass

She is by far the worst teacher i have ever had so far. She is totally unclear about the information that she presents. She also quizzes you on some stuff she hasn't even reviewed in class. I think that she needs to stick to calculus and let someone else take over MA 110. She needs to be put on probation...NOW!!

She doesn't do well at teaching & she gives pop quizzes on material that hasn't been learned yet. If you ask ?s in class she will try 2 make you feel dumb...but she did get snapped on this semester...overall I say AVOID HER AT ALL COSTS!!!

I actually paid money for this class. Pathetic. Grouped in a lecture hall with 500+ students, Hutchison has no idea how to teach. Students constantly have to correct her, she is confusing, speaks monotone, material on tests & quizes are on material not gone over. Doesnt know how to use the projector, her aids are incompetant, & handouts garbled.

The woman has the personality of soggy oatmeal. Doesn't appear to know the material & spends too much time babbling about the easy material & not enough on the diffcult. Don't even think about asking her a question if your confused, you might insult her.

This class was a thorn in my side the entire semester. The woman is crazy and to be honest I don't know why she's still teaching at UAB. I don't think she cares one bit about her students. Very mean! She misgraded my paper and when I asked her about the problem, she saw where she should have counted off and took points off my paper!!!

This is the reincarnation of the devil herself. She believes that the students should teach herself and that all she has to do is to record the grades. Don’t bother trying to ask questions in class because she will be rude and possible crack a joke on you. If you have signed up then you might want to run to the HUC.

she is horrible..words can not describe her lack of teaching skills..she needs to retire immediatey..

She does not have the ability to "TEACH" calculus so that you understand it. I made all A's in highschool calculus.

She is a sucky teacher!!!!!! She has is out for everyone!!!! She couldn't possibly be a worse teacher.

She was ridiciously hard! Went fast - test came from notes and she wanted a higher order of thinking but would prep you for it.

God she sucks...she can not teach people how to do math if i hadn't had calculs in high school i would have failed she studders a lot though she is willing to answer questions it takes her forever to answer them and does it in the most indirect way her tests aren't so bad but this semester we had 4 tests in a month including the final Avoid her

very confusing. i came out knowing less than when i started. really

She says "hey" and "um" a lot and it's really distracting. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS IF YOU CAN HELP IT! I have already taken a calculus class before I took it with her and I think that's the only reason I'm not failing.

I took calculus in highschool and still could not understand what she was teaching I had to go by how my highschool teacher taught it but it would be marked wrong if I did not do it her way even if I got to correct answer! Do not take!

if you did not take calculus in highschool, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

Older teacher who has difficulty explaining most things, grades tough, and is very slow. Hated her linear algebra class

If you are not good with a teacher that cannot guide you through the class, you should not take any class with this professor. She knows what she is saying but has no idea how to teach it to a student that is not trying be a mathematician.

Oh my goodness. Register for this class if you don't care about failing and not understanding calculus." Hey. Um" are the most used words in the class.

If you have a choice, do not take this professor. The HARDEST professor I have ever had to deal with and I'm a Biology major. Her tests are infinitely times harder than normal Calculus teachers. I've compared my tests to others in different classes and they have it easy. Really annoying when he ends all her sentences with "yeah", yeah?

If you have to take linear take it with another professor or the one for engineers. A large portion of the tests concern proving if a statement is T/F from a list in textbook. The textbook does not have the proofs in it, so you must find it online yourself. Most people had to use YouTube to try and learn linear algebra on their own.

She is a terrible teacher. Teaches the most difficult process to get to answers. Does not answer questions with accuracy. She makes mistakes during her lectures many times. Her tests are near impossible. She suggests to look at the test banks for past tests.... Dont because hers are nothing like any of those tests. AT ALL.

Sweet old lady but her method of teaching is terrible. Instead of teaching you how to apply what you're learning, she shows you how the method or law was first discovered. She often makes mistakes and only realizes it after filling up two boards with information. The final was hardly anything covered in class. Avoid if possible.

She loves to give pop quizzes after introducing a new topic. She uses a white board in class and hates to erase, so it can be hard to follow. She does give quizzes after tests to give us an oppurtunity to make up lost points, but she is all about showing the work.

Class is awful. She does not teach just calculus 1 she also teaches cal 2 and 3 in here cal 1 class. When asked for examples she does not clarify the answers or where they came from. She is a horrible teacher because she does not know how to explain things. If you do not have to take her then do not. Because you will end up dropping or failing.

Makes the class arbitrarily more difficult than it should be. Writes notes in cursive, constantly gets stuff wrong. Assigns long and confusing homework.

Do yourself a favor and never take this professor. I came into her class with no previous background. I have never studied so hard for a math class before and I am an Engineering student. I can confirm what the others have said. If you do not have previous experience in the subject, you will most likely fail it. Like me.

Awful horrible. Gives problems on tests based on material she hasn't even taught. Voice is dull and boring and she's terrible at explaining things and answering questions. Every lecture is composed of her mumbling along and writing on a board not visible to half of the class. Cannot speak with inflection to save her life.

Very long and boring lectures that make no sense. Only somewhat survived by going to tutoring sessions. I showed the tutors my work and they told me she teaches the material in the most complicated round about way possible. Also get ready to learn by this one sentence "Here we have this and then we do this to um hey get this!"

Spare yourself. I took calculus in highschool and still struggle in this class. She takes off soooo many points for simple mistakes on tests. Every single class is a lecture. Hard to pay attention to.

You might as well skip every class and learn it on your own time, because you won't learn one thing in class. Very boring and I found my self doing the work on my own. The only way to stay awake in class is to play around on your phone. LOL

Not a good professor AT ALL. Teaching methods seemed to consist of writing stuff down from the book- focused more on applicational formulas and the theory behind it instead of how to work problems. Tested on actual problems. Tough grader, made my first F in the class after 5 years of engineering school. Would NOT recommend.

I felt like the lectures were not helpful when it came to doing the homework. Textbook is crucial and where you will learn the most. There are occasional pop quizzes. Tests come with study guides but are difficult. Would rather have taken this class with a different professor, not enough specific problems in class. Couldn't explain clearly.

WORST TEACHER EVER! Due to covid-19 and all classes moved online, I choose to take her class and she does not post Lecture Videos to help the students, instead this is a self taught class and she expects you to read the textbooks and do online homework and has other written assignments for you. Tough class because she does not care for her students

I took this class during the COVID-19 pandemic when everything was moved online. She gives no lectures and instead refers you to free khan academy videos to learn the material. The tests are very difficult despite the only study guide being past tests with no answer keys. Im amazed that she is still employed despite not teaching her classes.

I took this class during the pandemic which caused it to be moved online but still treated the class as an in person class but without the lectures, she made us refer to khan academy and the book to substitute the lectures. I had to teach myself most of the time and test were very difficult and different from the practice test. DO NOT TAKE HER!

I took this class during COVID. We were sent links to the text book, and to khan academy then had to take test that were extremely difficult. She was very nice about rearranging due times so that I could still work at my job though. If you can tech yourself then youll do fine, but if you cant I would not recommend.

She does not teach, instead gives links to free Khan Academy videos. The tests are very hard, and these videos will not prepare you for them. You will need extra resources such as a friend who has taken the class to help you.

She will assign pages in the book to read but does not lecture at all. I am someone who has to learn hands on or visually. The way she has this class structured makes it pretty much impossible for someone with my learning style to pass. The lab doesn't even offer tutoring for MA 260 so I have been on my own.

She will notice you about the up coming test, but never provides any kind of review material. The recitation materials are only lecture notes and assignments. For the lecture, I barely understand what she lecturing, and seems like she just read of the textbook and redo the example question which written on the book.

This is my last semester of college and she is, by far, the worst professor I've had. Her lectures cover about 20% of the material you actually need to know for tests... the rest you have to read directly from the book. If you give a solution that isn't taught by the book/herself, she won't take it.

Just as bad as everyone says on here. Unclear lectures about math theory without examples. Tests on examples. 3-4 hours of homework per week over things we didn't do in class. Hardest class I've taken after having a 4.0 in engineering as a junior. You have to teach yourself everything. Do not take her. Take at a different university if you have to.

I took Hutchinson in the Fall for Linear Algebra and I can say with strong confidence that it was the worst experience in a college course so far. The class consisted of homework every week for every section with no defined due dates. You MUST go to class if you want to known when anything is and the lectures are horrible. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!

Dr. Hutchison just copied examples from the book for lectures. There would be around 30 questions of homework per section and there would be 2-4 sections due every week. The quizzes were very hard. Some times she would give partial credit and some times she wouldn't. We didn't know our grade until the end. She was good about answering questions.