Really great teacher. Class is boring... but math is always boring. She gives amazing notes, writes everything on the board and has easy quizzes. DEFINATLY take her.

I think shes a really good teacher. She knows the stuff she teaches and best of all she knows how to teach it. She gives really good examples and lots of them and that helps a lot.

I don't always find her very clear verbally, but her notes are good and she gives quick easy quizzes that count for 25% of the mark! Easy class if you bother to turn up and study a bit.

She is the cutest woman alive! She can't pronounce x-bar or failure but that makes me love her even more. Her exams and quizzes are sooo easy & you can have 6 absences. Take her!

Just take notes in the class and you will do fine. She is very informative and gives many examples to help you pass the course. Look over classwork and notes and you will easily pass the class.

She gives very good notes but if you are not a big fan of math you'll get bored. I guess that if you read over notes and do all the HW you can do well. It's easy to get bored tho. She is very helpful tho. When it comes time to give the final grade she is very generous!!

good teacher, very helpful, if you take notes the class will be a lot easier then you think

Such a sweet lady.. she knows the material is difficult and tries so hard to make it easy. lots of little quizzes to boost grades, always curves quizzes, midterm, and final.really she does everything possible to get people to do well. i didnt learn a thing and got so frustrated and still got a B-.

She cute, but the fact is she's not a good teacher. She gives absolutely impossible quizzes. She's very much a math nerd and thinks everyone else is too. You can forget about the take home assignments. They're ridiculous. Take her if you're already good at math.

Great class. Shes an inexperienced teacher but a will be good. Her quizzes are usually take home and easy. Tests are mostly from homework. Understandable and easy to work around.

Dr. Potocka had organized notes that made it clear to understand the course material. However, her tests and quizzes were very difficult. Her class is great for people that are serious about math and are good at it. Still, she delivers the course material in a fresh and upbeat fashion.

fell in love wih her (literally). she is so cute. pretty. distracted me and made me forget about math. wanna take class again. beauty

Tough but fair

Nice lady, knows the material isn't always simple so explains it the best she can, always answers questions very thoroughly & will review homework problems, doesn't check textbook hw, a quiz every other class to boost grades, overall good teacher given the subject, especially if you're a psych major & because you need the class anyway! take her!!

hard class, but she made it fun and interesting

She gave lots of examples to help do homework problems. Everything was step-by-step. She was very clear and thorough.

Awesome teacher. Do the homework and you will be fine on the tests. Very smart.

She's very smart, very nice, very helpful, very friendly, a fair grader, and very pretty. She is very good at explaining things. She really wants you to understand the concepts. There are many examples of the different problems in class and in the homework. The tests are 50% homework problems. You can have a double-sided index card for formulas.

Shes the best prob/stat teacher. very effective.

Easiest math class I've taken in a while, and I hate math. No need to take notes, because she posts them online. Quize every week, but they are easy if you study. Midterm and Final aren't bad. Very generouse grader, especially on exams.

She is great at explaining stuff. She is a good teacher and a good person. Stats is a difficult subject and she makes sure that everyone understands. You'll do really well in her course if you study a bit.

She makes math easy to learn. Her lecture notes are very clear and she posts them online before class. Take her!

Very organized. Notes are detailed & a good source of reference. Clear on what she expects from the class. Enthusiastic about teaching. Excellent professor.

She is a very nice teacher but gives notes for the entire class. You have about 5 minutes to do her quizzes, but most are easy. She speaks with a Polish accent but her notes are very detailed. Exams are hard, studying is a must.

She is very enthusiastic about teaching and explains everything until you understand it. the course material is difficult but if you study and do hw, you should be fine. she is the director of the prob/stat section for a reason. she is a very intelligent woman and overall a good teacher.

SHE IS THE EASIEST MATH PROF AT RAMAPO. HER CLASS IS SO BORING YOU HAVE TO COPY NOTES FROM THE BOARD. BUT HER NOTES WERE AWESOME. HER GRADING IS FAIR AND EASY AND HER CURVE IS ABOUT 20 POINTS UP. SO YOU WILL PASS WHAT SO EVER. SHE IS ALSO VERY BEAUTIFUL AND VERY NICE. VERY HELPFUL. HER EXAMS ARE 90 % FROM THE QUIZZES SO STUDY THEM.

She has a Polish accent, which is sometimes hard to understand but just pay attention and she's fine. she gives a lot of quizzes, posts the notes online which is very helpful and she is very approachable if you need any help. great professor!

She is a great professor. Her notes are very well organized and she writes everything she says on the board so it's easy to get all the notes. It is a difficult course but she teaches it really well. If you don't do your hw you probably won't get a good grade, but if you do all the hw and take all the notes then you'll do fine

She is very nice. This class requires a lot of work but she is clearly the best Prob and Stat teacher at Ramapo, BY FAR. If you have to take this class, only take it with her trust me. She grades so easy, everything is curved, even final averages. If you put in the effort and show up its a very easy A. She also has a cute little accent.

I thought Prob and Stat was going to be hard... not at all! She is head of the math department so she makes the final that all the classes have to take. She curves every test like 30 points. Only downfall is that the class has a lot of homework and a quiz every week but she changes them to take home halfway through the semester. Take her

she is a great teacher. math is not my strong point and i got a 90 on my midterm. she has a slight accent but its not impossible to understand her. always willing to help and gets uncommonly excited about weird math stuff lol! shes a great professor and makes math as easy as its goin to get

SHE IS THE BEST. there are a lot of notes and hw for every section, but that is the only way to do well in the class. you need to put in the effort to get a good grade, but she does a GREAT job of teaching the information to you and making sure you understand it. she curves her exams and final so the class average is an 80. TAKE HER!!

she is the best math teacher i've ever had in my entire life, and that isn't even an exaggeration. I hated math prior to this class, but she has such a passion for teaching that it shows she really cares about her students. she is such a nice and beautiful woman. I highly recommend her for stats, you will get an A if you put a little effort into it

One of the most WONDERFUL professors at Ramapo. Lecture notes are so clear you could teach it to yourself if you missed class. It's easy to see she's one of those professors who WANTS to be there, rather than just collect a paycheck once in a while. She's even said she loves her job; which is helping her students. I highly recommend her.

All I can say is TAKE HER IF YOU HAVE A MATH CLASS!!!!! Although the material was really hard SHE CURVES EVERYTHING! She really understands the college student. But seriously, she's great. Curves both exams and the final AND the final grade. What more could you want?

AMAZING teacher. She MEMORIZES her lecture notes! One of the few teachers that enjoys teaching (she gets excited sometimes lol). She counts homework as experiential. Make sure you take her!

She is a wonderful professor. I hate math and somehow I got an A in the class. Just do the homework and go to class and you will get a good grade. She is extremely helpful and actually wants her students to do well. On top of that she is really a sweet person. I would love to take another class with her.

She's great! She makes Discrete Structures very easy to understand, she's very nice and helpful. She's head of the math department and still has a personality, unlike most math teachers.

simply amazing. she curves everything like 30 points and she's probably the best teacher i've ever had.

prob and stats. she's not too bad. there's a quiz every week tho. her notes are online and she doesn't stray from them at all. but make sure you get her wording right/how she wants you to write the answer. she's been real picky about these things lately.

Extremely helpful, very nice person, loves her job. Just do the course work and you'll likely get an A or something close to it. She said she will be changing her last name to Kowal.

Honestly, if you have to take Prob & Stats, she's the ONLY one you should register with... especially if you're not good at Math. She curves both exams and the final and gives you PLENTY of extra credit. Have a feeling she curves final averages too. Uploads all her notes to Luminus, too. Would not have passed with anyone else, I reckon. Take her!

She is absolutely amazing, most helpful professor on the Ramapo College campus, will put her students needs in front of her own if needed. Highly recommend taking her class!

wonderful..She is a epitome of organization which by the way happens to be a requirement of this course. She is the best professor at Ramapo by a stretch. The material is a little tough but she makes it so easy and interesting. simply a pleasure..

a pleasure..

Knows exactly what she's talking about. Very fair grading. Gives lots of examples to teach material.

Kowal is a great teacher. She knows what she's talking about. Prob and Stats isn't the easiest of topics but she tries so hard to make it understandable. She also curves tests/exams.

Well, let's start with the class in general. The discrete structures syllabus is just too much information for one semester. Then her tests are difficult. Combine that with the cumulative final and bam, you've got instant stress. Her tests are so tough, she has to curve them 20-30 points just to get the average up to 80. It's just too much!

Very good teacher, very organized. The material is difficult. Lots to memorize. You also have to make sure you write things EXACTLY how she wants it written. She is very nice though and I am hoping to pull through the course and just get through it!

Quizzes once a week, but she drops the lowest three. Curves the final and midterm so the class average is an 80. Long lectures, but you you pay attention and do the hw, and study it's not that bad. the book is only used for hw problems. nice women, always has a smile on her face.

This professor eats, sleeps, and breathes organization. She is strictly prepared for everything that is going to be covered in each lecture and picks up right from where she was last. The course itself is hard, so she curves exam grades 15-20 points to make the average 80. If you work hard, you will be able to get over 110% on the exams,

If you work hard, you can get an A. She is great at what she teaches. I love her!

Loves her job! Explains the work very well. Quizzes once a week but she drops the lowest three and also curves the midterm and final so that the class average is an 80. If you pay attention and take all the quizzes, you will do fine.

Crystal clear expectations. This course runs like a well-oiled machine. Read the textbook, attend class, take good notes, study the notes, practice using the information by doing the homework, and you will excel.

Dr. Kowal is a great professor. She is very specific when it comes to grading. You need to have every step she teaches in your work or she'll take points off, even if you get the correct answer. The exams are easy. If you memorize the quizzes prior and look over your reading notes and textbook, you'll score well. She curves the exams a lot.

She is a professor that grades you on what SHE says is right rather than what is actually right. Don't expect your tests or assignments to be graded easily at all. As an entry level course she teaches it as a 300 level and think everyone is just as smart as she is. Her class is torture to sit through 2 times a week. Copy ALL notes and youll do well

I admit that she's a good professor, but I don't like the fact that she wants you to do things her way and be extremely specific with what she wants. You'd be surprised to see how many points she'll take off for not following her directions. If you copy down everything she writes and practice over the quizzes or homework, you won't fall behind.

Love Love Love her!! Although this class can feel a little long sometimes, I loved it and I learned so much! She's so nice and helpful and she's a relatively generous grader. She posts her lecture notes online and that makes it really helpful for the exams. If you study and do all the work, there's no reason why you won't get a good grade.

Had her for Discrete Structures and loved it. By far the most organized professor I've had, and she teaches till the very last minute, so don't expect to get out early. Tough grader but outlines EXACTLY how she wants everything done. Go over lecture notes for weekly quizzes + listen to what she says do well. 3 exams, curves to 80 average

She is really a great professor and so nice, but you have to do the problems exactly how she teaches so be prepared to take a TON of notes. Usually curves hard exams.

Dr. Kowal was one of the best math teachers I have ever had. She writes down everything you need to know on the board. It is up to you to attend class and take notes. She is a caring and helpful and as long as you listen to her advice on what to study and take advantage of the extra-credit and free tutoring, there is no reason not to do well.

It is very possible to get an A, as long as you work for it. She writes down everything you need to study, so you just need to copy from the board. It took me a while to get used to her grading, since she takes off points for every little thing. You just have to make sure to do everything HER way and you'll be fine. Curve set to 80 for every exam.

Quizzes every week, so BUCKLE UP! She will feed Maths to you. All you gotta do is take it. Her Math jokes are hilarious too. Amazingly brilliant professor who cares about your learning! P.S. Some curves were as high of 24 points so the course might be comparatively harder than others.

Not a bad professor overall. She expects a lot, in a course that's already difficult. You MUST come to class to copy the notes. You MUST write the proofs exactly how she wants. Weekly quizzes so make sure you study. I'd suggest youtube for getting a good grasp on proof concepts, on top of her notes. Shes tough, but with solid effort, you can pass.

Amazing professor! She is a great teacher and knows her subject well. Her classes are lecture heavy(but they're exactly like the quizzes), lots of homework(but extremely helpful), short quizzes, two exams, and a final. She is super compassionate and wants you to succeed. Make sure you go to class, take notes, do homework, and study and you're good.

The subject material is difficult, but she makes it fairly easy. I was struggling the first half of the semester, but started picking up during the second half. The class requires lots of memorization and practice, which the professor encourages. You need to apply yourself for this class, otherwise you'll fail. She curves a lot, too. She's amazing.

I really liked having Dr. Kowal as my professor. She had very clear notes and was very helpful if you didn't understand. There are quizzes every week but they are exactly like the notes. She curves all tests and gives extra credit. It's not an easy class but if you put in the work, you'll be fine.

Professor Kowal is fantastic. Speaking frankly, she's everything a college professor should be: she wastes no time during lectures--class starts and the lesson begins; she always lectures until the class is over. Her notes are very detailed and thorough--they're a valuable supplement to the textbook. She's very diligent regarding grading.

She's a great teacher, but she tends to move really fast, so if you zone out you definitely missed something. She also puts her class notes online though. There's a quiz every week, along with 2 big exams and a final, but there are curves on the tests and some of the quizzes are take home. Really sweet but tough grader.

Dr. Kowal is a great professor! :) Yes, statistics is a hard subject but if you put in enough effort, do the HW, and follow her advice you will do fine. Each week there is a quiz and the quizzes/exam questions are just like the lecture notes so study them well enough and you will do great. Dr. Kowal doesn't deserve the flack other reviews give her

Dr. Kowal is the best professor in the Math Department. She is direct: what you see is what you get. She states her expectations (every day) and suggestions to earn an A on the assignments and in the course. She has high standards for her students and herself. I wish I could have her for every math class, and her math jokes are just great.

Professor Kowal is a very passionate professor. One of the best, in my opinion. However, she is the toughest grader I've ever seen. I have never studied this hard for any quizzes/exams to only get decent grades. If your work isn't done the way she wants, good game. Do not take this course if you will not commit to 8 hours of studying every week.

Professor Kowal was great! Super specific on what she wants to see. Very organized on Canvas. Lecture videos are a good way to learn if you miss a class, and the notes will be expected to be written verbatim. Exam study guides are well detailed and helpful, but be prepared to study a ton! She's tough, but you'll pass if you work for it.

When I first took this class I read all the reviews and was scared. After actually attending the class online, the content is not hard at all for the first half of the semester but towards the end you have to study a bit. As long as you pay attention in the lectures and study all notes a couple nights before the class is easy. STUDY and you PASS

I've never written a review but these are just so inaccurate. Dr. Kowal is one of the most pleasant and dedicated professors at Po. Yes, her grading is a little strict, but if you copy the lecture notes word for word and understand the mock quizzes, you will do very well in this course. Her curves are generous. Don't wait last minute to study!

Prof Kowal was excellent! She broke down the material piece by piece and every new formula she taught was clearly building upon principles we had already learned. As far as grading goes, she curved every exam by almost 40 points! But she was a stickler for clear handwriting and proper formulas being used/written. Overall I think she was great!

She's very good at explaining things. If you want to take her class, you have to make sure you know her lecture notes very well. She makes you take notes all class but she has her lecture notes on canvas if you miss anything. There are three exams with quizzes every three lectures. Her curves are insane with about 40 points added to your exams.

Dr. Kowal deserves some credit. I did not like Math 237. It was a very hard class, and I would never take it again. However, Dr. Kowal gave me the information necessary to finish the class with an A. She is a sweet person, a clear lecturer, and has high standards for herself and her students. A thorough, high-quality professor.

I think the material itself is hard for people to grasp, but she does a great job of explaining. Her lectures are very thorough and organized. As long as you do your homework when meant to and pay attention in class, you should get a decent grade. She also encourages questions which is always nice. I love her and would take her again!!

Even though she puts so much into a lecture, it was honestly a good math class. She curves the exams and drops grades too. Taking notes is a must but her own notes are on canvas. DO NOT try to skip lectures, you'll miss way too much. Overall she's a good teacher and will explain things you don't understand. Just stay on top of the homework.

If you pay attention in class, take notes, and do the homework assignments, you should be fine. This class is very lecture heavy and the grading is very harsh, but she gives extra credit assignments and generously curves. Prof. Kowal is very nice, cares about her students, and is accessible outside of the classroom. Great intro to stats prof.

She clearly cares about her students there are extra credit opportunities and curves on Exams. She drops 3 lowest quiz grades and gives you all the materials to succeed. Is homework heavy but if you do it you will have no problem in this course. She even tried to make math puns and is very passionate. She gives you help if you need it. Take her!

Dr. Kowal is one of my favorite professors. She is very kind, and you can tell she genuinely loves teaching. She is very helpful when you attend office hours, and provides enough quizzes, tests, and homework so that you can pass this difficult course. Love her math jokes, too:)

Professor Kowal is a really kind person and you'd know it just from the first class. There is a lot of material and her lectures on it are pretty good and detailed, but it is A LOT of writing; I filled out 2 full notebooks. The homework also extremely overbearing, and you're expected to spend 2 hours studying out of class for each hour in class.

Professor Kowal is a really kind person and you'd know it just from the first class. There is a lot of material and her lectures on it are extremely good and detailed, but it is A LOT of writing; You'll fill 2+ notebooks. The homework can also extremely overbearing, and you're expected to spend 2 hours studying out of class for each hour in class.

Professor Kowal is engaging and explains the concepts well, but the class has a heavy workload. Lots of writing, quizzes, and homework. Using Unstuck AI and the textbook is helpful for keeping up.

As someone with math as their strongest subject I loved her lectures as they covered the quizzes and exams. As long as you write down the lecture notes and pay attention in class there should be no issue in test taking. Her lectures are designed to teach you the material properly. Overall, she is a great professor and I would recommend taking her.

Took the class in Fall of 2024. Discrete Structures is one of those classes you will need to dedicate the semester to. There is a lot of homework and take home mock tests that are mandatory, and while it is a lot of work to be done, it ensures that you know the material well. Kowal explains the material well and will re-explain as much as needed.

Very good professor, I have always been bad at math throughout high school. I now and doing well on quizzes and exams because of her teaching style. She is also very sweet and very well-rounded.

Discrete is very very difficult but Kowal sets you up for success. The amount of homework is actually diabolical but it is so beyond worth it. Tests are scary but relatively easy IF you do the mock quizzes a few times like she recommends. All tests are curved so that the average is an 80. The timed quizzes are pretty bad but there aren't too many.

She isn't as bad as the reviews may seem. I've never been the best at math, and I was able to do really well in her class. She curves every test to make the class average an 80 and drops the three lowest assignment or quiz grades. Homework can take over an hour sometimes which sucks. Very doable, but you definitely need to put the work in.