Lecture/Rec. - Straightforward, Helpful, Exams/Quizzes/Problem Sets-Some Dropped

Easy to follow- great teacher. Gets through a lot with the time given. Great!

Just go to class and you can 4.0 it. Very helpful...I hate math and I have a 4.

Easy Class, Good Professor, I recommend it.

Prof. Powers is very helpful she shows students the attention they need.

Very easy to understand what she is teaching! And excellent notes.

She is the first math teacher I have actually understood! She does repeat things often, but it's actually really helpful when you're trying to take notes- you don't have to look up or search the overhead as often. I have never found her intimidating, and I understood everything she taught very well.

She acts like everyone has some sort of learning disability, its almost as bad as when a teacher acts like we're all rocket scientists. Go to class, don't ask questions and you'll do good.

She's awesome! It's so funny and awesome how much passion she has for math. Best math class ever!

Solid. Nice lady. Cares alot about helping her students.

Clearly loves math and knows what she's talking about! One of the best math teachers I've ever had.

She's a great teacher. Although she doesn't like talking to students one on one before or after class, she writes her office hours in addition to other important due dates or MLC reviews on the projector each lecture. VERY clear explanations. I'm awful at math, but she made it easy and ...fun?

Lectures as if the students are way younger than they are. Didn't really mind though because her explanations are good and I did well in the class.

She knows what she's talking about, but she lectures like she's speaking to small children. If you can handle that, you'll be just fine.

Great math teacher, best one I've ever had. I did really well and I'm horrible at math.

She was an okay math teacher, very clear but she lectures like she is speaking to small children, which unfortunately people act like in the class.

Mrs. Powers is a fantastic teacher, this is coming from someone who HATES math with a burning passion. She made it much easier to understand and he explanations are always very clear. She loves what she does and I think that translates into what she brings to class. :)

Her lectures were really good, she was very clear and knew how to explain the material. If you listen close enough you will catch an unexpected joke, which always gave me a good laugh. I dont recommend that you ask questions during the lecture though, I have seen her lite a couple kids on fire. But overall really a nice teacher.

The class is hard (coming from a non-math person), 5 credits, 5 days a week. But, Powers is great. She is very clear, makes the best of the huge lecture situation, and obviously cares about her students doing well. She understands math is not easy for everyone and would explain every step of of every problem - no one was ever confused due to her.

Lost of people are quick to judge due to her niceness. If you attend to class and pay attention you'll get an easy A. She's pretty funny and tries to have a stress free class.

Attendance isn't mandatory for lecture, but is for recitation. Being a math class, lectures are extremely important. Lessons are put up online and you should print them out before the lecture. You take notes the whole time and she makes the work pretty clear. Easy to 4.0 if you put forth the work. Do the homework problems before quizzes & exams.

Great teacher, she'll go through an specific topic and explain it thoroughly. She'll joke sometimes and try to make math a little less tedious. Overall, she made math interesting and fun.

She's overall a really good and in-depth professor. She really assists and go over material with you if you are having trouble with it. Exams are pretty much similar to what you've learned in class, just attend the class and you'll be good.

She's a great professor, gets things taught efficiently. She refers to the class as "boys and girls" but not really in a condescending way. You'll have a TA to teach your recitation and grade your tests and quizzes. Powers makes some quiet jokes and plays them off, that's really funny if you pay attention.

She's really nice and caring, and even brought us candy before exam week. Even though she goes pretty fast, her lectures are okay and easy to understand. You're given lots of recommended problems to do in the book and actually doing them will help you understand the material on the tests which aren't too hard if you pay attention and go to lecture.

Professor Powers was a good math teacher! You should go to class, because her lectures are pretty dense and she goes through the material very quickly. The first two tests of the semester were the hardest and the last two were the easiest. The homework is tough and WebWork based. She usually assigns one set of 10 homework problems every week.

She's alright but she should really get some new pens. Her handwriting isn't the best and she uses markers to write which just makes it worse to read through the projector. Is always shushing the class even when no one is talking. Always starts class a minute before class time. Isn't the greatest but I just needed to get a good grade and I did.

Super clear, sometimes moves quickly. Doesnt have time for questions but is nice as well.

Very sweet, no B.S. kind of professor. easy math class to start college with.

Not the best professor. Goes through lectures very quickly (do not take Powers if you have ADHD!) and has strange ways of explaining things. Very caring and accessible outside of class but be prepared to teach yourself. Webwork is very difficult and never on the exams. Quizzes are easy but exams are hard.

She definitely is demanding during lectures and goes very quickly so be prepared to pay attention. Print the notes out before you attend lecture that way you can follow along. Basically it is just a review of high school math and what you see on the notes and practice quizzes is what is on the final exam.

Over explains things to the point of confusion but if you just zone out when you see it coming you're good. If you watch the lectures and do the work, not much at all, you should ace this without a doubt. Even if she does go fast, she explains everything so in depth that you cant miss anything.

This class requires effort. She goes through material very quickly, but does provide videos of the lectures and completed notes. Pay attention and do the homework and practice questions and you'll be all good. A lot of material is in this course so she isn't able to slow down much. Be prepared to seek external help if you struggle a lot in math.

This professor is nice, she will sometimes over explain things, but try her best to make sure everyone understands, she try to talk and connect with students to see how they are doing in the class. You will need a calculator, she does get upset about those, otherwise is a good teacher.

Nice teacher who genieunly seemed to care about her students picking up on the material, MSU math grading policy for the course made it easy

I took 103a and 103b with her. The class is fast paced but she provides all the lessons as recordings and also materials to practice. She is a very caring professor and will somehow learn everyone's name. Definitely recommend taking her but be prepared to put in work!

Powers was great. As long as you study the material you will do fine. She records all lectures and posts them to study from and go back to if you're confused. She also somehow gets to know every one of her students' names, not sure how. Very nice and easy to approach if you're ever confused or have a quick question about the course. Would recommend

Professor Powers was really nice to everyone, but she's a little weird. The class isn't hard, but you do have to pay attention and put in the work to do well in the class. She stays after class to help you with anything you don't understand, is quick with emails, and posts all lectures online if you miss them or need to really work on them.

Powers is a good prof, but the class moves at such a fast pace its kinda hard to keep up. Very quiz heavy, I don't think the homework was graded at all. All homework and quizzes were online, except for exams and the occasional in-person quiz which we had like four times. Her handwriting is kinda sloppy. Not that hard of a class though

Professor Powers was super nice, def a little odd, but always willing to help! If I paid attention I probably would've eaten the class up (MTH103B), had her for A and B and loved her both semesters.

Anyone can learn and master the topics. Starts out slow with basic high school concepts and builds upon those (almost everything relates to functions and graphs). Will walk everyone through steps and offer help. Quizzes/exams are short, can be specific in grading criteria at times. Pay attention & attend class you will have a VERY easy time.

It is not Professor Powers' fault that MTH103B is formatted in a way that speeds through units during the semester. She tries her best to accommodate students in and out of class, but sometimes, due to the content, it's difficult to get help on specific units. Overall, a helpful and caring professor with a challenging course. Would take again.

She was the only reason I passed 103A and B. She is a bit aggressive, but only because she wants you to succeed. She always makes sure students know what they need to be doing and her husband is a counselor so she always offers you to talk to him. She makes it clear when the tests and quizzes are. Go to office hours and MLC. You wont pass without.