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“Just terrible shes all over the place and her TA is no better”
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Worst math teacher. Will answer questions but will never,never call you back if you leave her a message on voicemail about final
She is a great professor and makes sure you understand math. She loves her job.
She is a pretty horrible teacher. She kind of explains herself, but then just goes off on a tangent and starts talking about physics...This is calc, not physics
Not very helpful at all...and what's up with the cane?
i'm no math person, and she confused the hell out of me
She is intimidating at first but turns out to be a good and fair professor.
She is mean. always going fast through the lectures and can't see what writing on board. the lectures are boring and don't answer all questions or help with assignment.
she was the worst math teacher i ever had!!!!! Can't teach for her life!
Excellent teacher, just do your hw and you'll be fine. her exmas are from hw problems.
she went way too fast and didn't inform us that we could use calculators. be prepared for a ride
hard to get in touch with after grades are given
horrible, horrible, horrible, confusing, confusing,
As long as you do the work she assigns, there is no reason you should not be able to pass her tests. They are straight foward and right fromt he homework
She's very nice, helpful and fair. If you study you'll get a good grade.
While she may not be the clearest or easiest teacher, if you show her some effort in the slightest way, she will not fail you. Its more about the effort to her.
Her tests and quizzes come straight from the HW. Doing all the HW is helpful for her tests/final exam. Sometimes dosen't really teach just does problems on the board, but overall a OK professor.
On the plus side her tests are right from the hw. but all she does is write problems on the board w/ out explaining how she does them, and the things she says often dont make sense.
she just did problems on the board. one of the worst teachers i ever had.
If you can avoid taking her..do so!! Had her for calc I ... She does not teach and during the semester I had her she never ever showed up. Her exams were 10 pages long and she is not helpful. She has absolutely noooo patience.
I had her for Calc, and I thought she taught really well. She gives lots of ex problems and does every step so u can see.she's not the type of teacher to do one easy ex and then you go to do ur hw and ur clueless cuz its so much harder. just do the hw
Her exams r hard & long, but she gives lots of x-tra probs! If u don't understand something, go to her for x-tra help, she's very helpful!
she is a great professor and if you do the hw you'll be fine in the class
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cannot teach, however her test are very easy if you do the homework. .
at first she appears easy, but she has a weird grading system that make her easy tests into your worst nightmares.. AVOID HER ..
Very clear on content, assigns a LOT of homework, but it really helps. No surprises on tests. Overexplains things, which is good and bad. Tests are handwritten, and they are hard to read. She is a good, seasoned professor--recommended for algebra or calculus. If you need help, she will help you.
shes horrible-just simply the worse-if you can go out of your way to aviod her-Gatto-great profeesor to take for math.
she is the worst teacher. stupid tests. REALLY LONG TESTS. grades oddly.
She is a horrible professor! If you can avoid taking her do so! Did extremely well in class, but the final was impossible. Do not take her if you want a good grade!
What can I say... I got an A in the class but I did put ALOT of work into the class. I studied about 12 hours a week just for algebra. She does go fast so you need to keep up really well. If you do not understand one topic you will not understand the next and you will dig yourself a hole. :)
She isnt easy but at the same time she isnt hard - I got an A in her class but that came along after a lot of work - an A is possible but attendance and notes is a must
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She is very helpful and provides lots of example problems so you get used to the process of solving required. While this class isn't a walk in the park, if you do your h/w, come to class and study your notes you will do well. **She gives a lot of extra credit -- points get added to your exams**
she tends to cover a lot of material in a short period of time (but after all, it is college algebra and you should know most of this stuff before getting into college) but if you take good notes and do homework you should be fine
I didn't like this teacher at all.. her first exam was very simple.. her second one was a killer.. i ended up with a B+.. the material is not hard but putting up with her is.
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Ok this teacher is awesome, she explains everything in detail, and u have to pay close attention to her if u go to class expecting you're going to get an A youre wrong unless u do your h/w she even says it.She knows her stuff and makes sure u learn it 2 it's up to u if u want to do well if u dont get higher than a C in her class you're seriusly dum
SHES A VERY GOOD TEACHER... JUST DO HER HW N YOULL FINE ... :) HER EXAMS ARE KINDA EASY SO GOOD LUCK!
only 3 tests 30% each test n final is 40% . . . hw is optional good teacher but Calc is Calc its gonna be hard no matter who you have !!
SHE'S GREAT!JUST DO THE HOMEWORK AND THERE'S YOUR A FOR THE SEMESTER.SHE GOES OVER SAMPLE QUESTIONS ON THE FINAL AND IT REALLY DOES HELP.
Carrolla can't teach at all. She does all the problems in class, but doesn't explain how or why she does it "her way". She avoids questions in class and lies about "counting the final more if you do better". If you take her, you're going to be either screwed or screwed even more.
she is the worst teacher at rutgers
Do Not Take This Professor! Her teaching methods are horrible.
Worst teacher I ever had in math. She does not help you understand the material and when you question her teaching method or as her to clarify she ignores you or tells you "because". She also treats youl like a child. If you take her you will not want to go to class.
WORST TEACHER EVER! cant teach. She thinks doing problems on the board will help us understand it. You basicly have to learn the material on your own, which can be rather diff. Do her H.W b/c the exam comes straigt from there. I've never gotten lower than an A in math until her, I'm now failing an I have to take the class over. DAMN CAROLLA!
Terrible...I agree with everything above.
She went really fast through all the material and she would get so annoyed if you asked her a question.If you take her class you HAVE TO DO ALL THE HOMEWORK bc thats the only way you'll be able 2 pass this course. The first test was kind of easy but the second test was extremely hard.
she stinks
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teaches way too fast, and gets annoyed when you ask her questions. exams r impossible. she doesn't even allow a calculator or a cheat sheet for formulas.
yells at her students for not understanding what she is teaching. if you have to take calculus, don't take it with her.
abosolutely the worst
Really good and very helpful. She will stop and go over the problem again and is willing to go over it until you get it. Doesn't grade homework but doing it is a huge help. I would take her again she knows what she's talking about and will explain it until you get it.
she has to be the worst teacher iv ever had. she thinks she knows everything and she sucks. shes very mean but she thinks shes nice. i took her in the summer, class goes by SOOO quick. NEVER take her. i didnt feel very comfortable going to her for help she just belittles u.
Great teacher, one of the best I've had! She explains all problems throughly! You dont have to come to class and you don't have to do your homework, but trust me, GO TO CLASS AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK! it helps a lot! She's very nice and her class is not boring, but don't disrupt her, cause she can get to the point of kicking you out of class!
i found this class to be extremely easy since i took algebra already in highschool. just make sure you go to class, take good notes and do all the homeworks she assigns. everything on the test is from the homework, so if you do your homework you'll get an A.
Professor Carolla was a very good professor. Doing the homework she assigns and going to class really makes the exams a piece of cake. Extremely helpful especially during office hours. Only reason why I got a C+ was because I slacked off in the beginning and by the time I tried to fix it thats the highest grade I could get. I highly recommend her.
She's ok; she talks down to her students way too much. Only has 2 tests- not counting the final. For some reason, the 2nd test was significantly more difficult than the 1st. Class is boring ans she's not very helpful, she makes the work more confusing. A decent teacher, but there are much better ones to take. Not recommended.
Bottom Line.. if you are not good at teaching yourself you will not get a good grade. Carolla is a nice person, but a horrible teacher! She skips around a lot expecting you to remember everything from highschool. Again, good-hearted person, horrible teacher..
SHE GOES WAYY TOOOO FAST!! ITS SO RIDICULOUS! SHE SKIPS AROUND WAY TOO MUCH. BY THE TIME UR DONE COPYING ONE PROBLEM..SHES ON THE THIRD ONE. VERY BAD AT TEACHING! SHE GOES AT HER PACE INSTEAD OF THE STUDENTS.
whatever you do...stay away from taking this professor, that is if you want to pass Algebra. exam 1, the majority of my class failed. she's so hard to keep up with and is ridiculously confusing, so spare your time in searching for a professor and skip her.
honestly.. a great teacher.. she knows exactly what she's doing.. seems kinda mean at the beginning but who wouldn't if she has 300 talking kids in her class... she is always there to help even after her office hours... and she lets taking the make up tests if u were absent (even thou the syllabuls say clearly THERE WILL BE NO MAKE UP TESTS) :)
For those of you who do not do well with math specifically Algebra, I do not recommend you take it with this professor. Carolla is a very nice lady but she goes to fast and is a little hard at times to understand. Her grading system isn't fair either: three exams with the final carrying the most weight + if you fail that you fail the course.
i think shes a very good professor contrary to what everyone else thinks..OF COURSE shes going to go fast..she has to do 8 chapters in 3 months...shes nice and she teaches as if this is the first time u have ever heard of any of this..if u took algebra in HS u should be fine
It is very hard to learn when you are looking at a aged hefty woman writing your problems on the board while wearing a see-through white button down shirt. Very nice lady but her teaching style is too fast and advanced for newcomers of algebra. What ever happened to the good old multiple choice tests by the way?
decent professor. She skips around the book so that we understand the material better. She teaches using a step by step method. And she uses many examples. I agree that she writes way too fast, but there is a lot of material to cover. Exams are easy if you do the hw, though i thought i failed. ended up with 100, 95, 100+ for the final. recommended.
horrible teacher worst class i've ever taken by far. if ur not good at math i do not recommend u take her class. explains too fast flies through the class if u fail final u fail entire course i only passed because i studied for 3 days straight. do not take class
She is the best algebra professor out there. She really knows how to explain step by step. Nice lady and very helpful as well.
Her teaching methods are backwards, she only gives you examples of what she's teaching with giving you general rules. If you can figure them out from the examples than you're fine if not avoid her as a professor. She isn't encouraging either, the student is always wrong from what I saw in class.
shes nice person but very hard to understand she thnks we know the material n teaches too fast
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GOES TOO FASTTTTTT. Really doesnt know how to teach. I passed, but not as high as I wanted to.
She is a sweetheart...i despise math because of the teachers i had previously but the notes she writes on the board are helpful when doing the homework....take notes and make sure you do the homework she gives you. I passed her final with an A and it was thanks to her notes and the homework she assigned^_^
Stay away from Carolla if possible. Her exams are HARD and she is not at all helpful. Sweats profusely and goes way to fast and if you do things in another method, she will ridicule you. A real Bi**h
Bad, Terrible and Horrible.
Great teacher. Makes math seem simpler and is very helpful. Her tests are not bad at all And she gives yu questions from previous finals which help yu on the actual final A LOT. She was such a great teacher that I took her for Calc. also
she is annoying and goes too fast. I understand math very easy but for the people who dont, she goes fast and you can never read her handwriting
She is not to fast at all. I found her to be the easiest teacher at Rutgers. She is very nice and always wants to help all her student. Yes she does have bad han writing but thats why you have to sit in the front so you can see. Exams are easy. Her assistance on the other hand Monica can sometimes confuse you so just ignore everything she says =]
Prof Carolla is awesome. She isn't hard at all and gives a great deal of extra credit,so there is really no way to fail the class if your on top of your game. she is very helpful and clear. I checked on here before I took her class and wasn't siked, but she was nothing like some of these negative comment described. Thumps up!!!
She's a Genius! She knows her stuff very well and wants her students to learn...she's always there to answer your questions. If you are going to take calc II, she prepares you for it. Definitely a great professor.
you can tell she's incredibly smart, but she's terrible at communicating these theories. she goes really fast, i'm not a person who usually can't understand math, but with her i really couldn't. i didn't take the negative comments about her on this site seriously since i've never run into a professor THAT bad, but DO NOT NOT NOT TAKE HER
Here's the thing. She teaches you exactly what you need to know. So if you're the kind of person who needs to understand how things work, don't take this class. If you just want to know what you have to do to do well on the exam, this class is really simple because she teaches you exactly what you have to know, step by step. Personally I liked it.
Okay, so she is smart but a horrible teacher. She does not know how to communicate what she is trying to say. But there is hope. If you studey-really study. There is a chance you pass. You have to continue to study what she gives you through out the week. She gives you most of the questions on the exam in a review. So do, do, do the review.
Omg, what is wrong with you people. This lady taught her heart out, she was patient and extremely clear. Her exams were straightforward and not too difficult. She was kind, gave us extra credit and she genuinely cares about her students. She would take an hour and half out of her time to give us extra lessons almost every day.
Very helpful and clear. Asks students what problems they need help on. As long as you try homework it is fully credited.
I took this teacher for college algebra and if you have a hard time with math, i wouldnt take her. she moves really fast. if you are good at teaching yourself then you will do fine. shes a really nice lady, and she gives you study guides for her tests with almost exactly the same problems as on the test.
Her exams are ridiculous and there's no curve not even if the whole class failed. DON'T take her if you have trouble with math !
Tests and homework are right from the textbook. She goes fast, so ask her to slow down when she solves the problems. If you can solve the problems from the book, you can pass this class without a problem. It's a calc class, so don't expect an easy A or B if you don't study. Overall, she's a nice professor and very helpful when you have questions
Shes a nice lady but when it comes to grading forgetaboutit! even if your answer is right and you make a simply mistake writing your answer she will take off crucial amount of points. To get an A or B in this class you really gotta put in ALOT of time if maths not your thing.
Took "Math For Liberal Arts" with her. She does a good job explaining problems, and provides extra help if necessary. She gives out opportunities for extra credit at times, and is a fair grader when it comes to exams. Pay attention, do the homework, STUDY, do EC's if possible, and you'll be fine!
she is the easiest math professor in RU. all the problems are from HW she tells you on which problems to focus on before test, and the best thing is SHE DOES EVEN NUMBERS OF PROBLEMS IN CLASS FROM THE BOOK, so when you study you have answers to both odd and even numbers of HW problems. Highely RECOMMENDED> TAKE HER AND YOU"LL GET AN EASY A
She doesnt care about attendance, just show up for her quizzes. Easiest math teacher in RU and such a funny lady. U will not be bored in her class, she likes to discuss about the olden days. I have a blast when i enter her class
She is a nice person. She moves fairly quickly though. Total of 3 exams including the midterm and final. The only homework assignments are weekly Web Assign assignments. Never cancels class even when she's sick. She wants her students to do well. A lot of understanding on your own I feel like.
good professor..just study and you will do fine
She's very helpful both in class and during her office hours. She gives you the same questions on the exam as the ones in the book.Take her!
Worst math professor ever! Dare to ask her to reexplain herself or slow down and she'll have a fit! She moves way too quickly and if the whole class tells her to slow down she'll have an even worse fit! Avoid her take someone who actually likes teaching not someone who has to!
This is the worst professor I have ever had. She is constantly late to class, moves at a rapid pace and refuses to slow down. The methods she uses are outdated, old school math techniques when there are easier ways to teach it, making it more confusing to the students even if you do have prior knowledge on the subject. Midterms easy, finals hard.
She is very engaged in class and shows interest in her field. She provides examples and explanations for all topics taught. All example questions are from the textbook. She moves the class at a quick but manageable pace. Homework is assigned through Webassign. You receive 2 midterms and 1 final. All quizzes are given at recitation on Fridays.
Great teacher.super clear, and does not assume u know a lot already. I had her after AP Calc AB for Calc II, and would recommend her to anyone with the same background.
Certainly she rushes alot but a very easy professor. She is very nice so if you don't know something go to her office hours and she will help you. Exams are right off the textbook and she tells you what problems are going to be on it so its easy.
Not very easy. Although she was a nice person, it was hard to follow her problems during class. Her tests were really hard and I failed both of them. But since I passed the final I passed the class. Just do well on the final and you'll be fine
This professor goes extremely fast and is very unclear. Get out of the class if you can. You basically need to teach yourself math , 1st exam easy second one is hard. Just terrible shes all over the place and her TA is no better . DONT TAKE HER CLASS!!!!
This woman is so sweet and does her best to make sure students understand the material. She gave 3 exams (40%), homework (20%), and a final (40%). The class isn't easy and she does go through the material fast, but she's helpful if you go to her office hours. She was a lot better than the first calc professor I had, definitely recommend!
Every time a student asked for her to slow down or explain in more detail she would say, "no I can't." She barely gives reviews for the tests. Would not recommend taking her class if you are not good at math, if you are you would have to teach yourself or look for outside sources of help..
This class is tough. I did not think algebra could be this difficult. There were only two exams and then the final. Her exams are extremely short so each question is worth no less than 10 to 15 points. Ex. I took one exam that had 7 questions and I got two wrong and ended up with a 68. Plus a majority if not the entire class did poor. no curve!
Worst Professor in Mathematics. Do not take if you are not strong in math. This class is all about teaching yourself. She does not teach well and she teaches fast and does explain her step process in finding the final answer.
This professor is a season veteran who teaches very well. She goes fast, but if u write down her examples and then go home and practice it, you will pass the finals. Make sure u go to her office hours and she will explain the steps to you on a one and one basics. And practice everyday some maths.
Listen i had this professor the 2nd time taking Math, and man i loved her she helped me out so much ; a lot of students are just rude & still coming from Highshool & do not understand that College leveled Math is way different than highschool math, failed both midterms but passed the final with a 95 Studied with her and her TA. JUST STUDY got a B+
Terrible help, talks about herself a lot being a wiz kid as a child. Never really able to explain because we had to "keep moving".
Taken multiple courses with her. Get to know her or help her out with her bags before and after class. Genuinely cares about her students doing well. Go to class. She does many problems if you ask her to or even provides solutions. Open-ended exams based off of assigned homework problems so do them and memorize them if you have to.
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