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MATH098 - 1.0 rating“I have had her two semesters in a row”
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AVOID AT ALL COST!
She's a good math teacher and explains in detail how things work.
She is a fast talker, but a good teacher. Solve math problems with lots of visual whole-picture examples.
YIKES!!! Avoid this teacher!
yes, she likes to use examples that have nothing to do with math... she has weird teaching methods too.. avoid her if you can.
You have to learn like she does. You have to be right brained to learn. She doesn't teach like the book does. She talks very very fast.
VERY VERY VERY HARD TO LEARN FROM. She is very difficult to follow, and he examples are pretty much worthless, AVOID HER LIKE THE PLAGUE.
R-U-N! Had to learn from my book, not from her! Talks very fast, hard to follow! Uses big mathematical terms(sometimes i have to figure out what the question is asking before i solve it)Even scheduled appt-did not help at all. Same problem with explaining the material!
LOVED! this teacher.She brings life to class by giving examples that everyone can relate to.Doesnt grade homework,which was a good thing for me and is always looking for ways to help pull up your grade by letting you earn 'perks.Her exams are quite fair and she totally changed my attitude towards ma
Terrible teacher! The class was so hard to follow! I had to drop!
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Avoid this teacher at all Costs. The first day of class there were 30 stundents, by the Final, only 5, and 4 passed. Poor teaching methods, and teaches in an illogical form. Horrible for math.
she sincerely cares about the wellbeing of her students grades but her teaching methods are those that she developed to help HER and its very hard to follow her "methods". Not only do you have to take on the math that is required for the course, but you also have to learn it her way, which is very different than it is taught in other schools. she tries to do this to help and she has good intentions, however she just ends up confusing students and makes the course hard to do well in!!
HORRIBLE!!!!!!! She's the worst teacher!! She should not be allowed to teach ANYWHERE!! She's like a spring bouncing all over the room!! She doesn't answer the questions asked by students and her tests are awful!! She's also VERY negative. Not supportive of her students at all.
She is only a good teacher for a certain kind of person. for most people, she can be quite confusing. I have indeed taught myself from the book most of the time.
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She is absoluty awful!!!! i would not recommend her to anyone. you basically pay to teach yourself and she never answers when you have them. she goes back and forth and never stays on track. she doesnt need to be teaching math at a college level.
Worst teacher I have ever had. Had to drop the class two weeks in. teaches using her examples and doesn't take time to fully explain things. I hate her!!!!!!!!!!!
Mrs. Thrasher enters the room on your first day with bright clothing and personality. She wasted time and walked out of the class twice. Then she announces that everything is going to be different than what you were taught in other Maths. This is your que to head for the hills. DROP this class before it is too late.
A little unconventional, but she has an outstanding command of the material. I found her to be very helpful, and I found her supplementary materials and methods to also be quite helpful. She's not for everyone, but I enjoyed her thoroughly...
I along wtih the other 4 or 5 people that sat around me had to drop the class. I had no idea what she was talking about. I had heard really good things about her and I honestly think she has good intentions but I wouldn't take her. The test were really hard.
Mrs. Thrasher is one of the nicest and most likable teachers I had at Jeff State. However, that is not to say that she is a particularly good teacher. Although she has a very strong grasp of the material, she struggles with articulating any sort of explanation for what she does when she does it.
she is very colorful although her voice hurt my ear drums she sounded like fran dresher with a sore throat. she teaches using her methods! and it hard to grasp.
goes thru material 2 fast
Terrible teacher. Hard tests. Terrible notes. Nice woman
I think that she has good intentions but she is an AWFUL teacher. She goes thru it all way too fast. I am having to pay a tutor to teach me everything b/c I have learned nothing from her. Also the person who sits beside me has failed the class 4 times so that shows how bad she. She also wants everthing done in her own "method". DONT TAKE HER!!!
This is by far one of the WORSE teachers I have had. She is a nice lady but she just can not teach AT ALL. She never teaches the class how to do HW for the night. She just goes over it really fast the NEXT class. How can you do HW if you never learned how?
Very nice teacher. Really wants to help you in the class and for you to have a good grade. Her teaching methods aren't the best though. Mostly taught myself by the book. The tests weren't hard if you knew the material. She doesn't grade HW either.
way too fast. to verbal, generous on grade
Horrible.
I made A's in 100 and 112 and really was enjoying math. With this teacher you will be forced to teach yourself. You will look at your book and say "When did we do this?" She talks faster than you can write and most of the time what she has written is corrected by the STUDENTS! If she taught the material we wouldn't be out early everyday.
Thrasher is an AWFUL teacher. If you are thinking about taking her DON'T DO IT! She cannot teach to the common student and she doesn't ever understand questions asked. She is a horrible teacher! I dropped the class after failing a test. There is no way to catch up after failing, either. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR HER CLASS- SHE IS AN AWFUL TEACHER!!!!!!!!!
ok i made a 29 on the ACT in math and had all a's in high school math. I had an 62 at the end of this class. she is horrible and i hate her and jeff state as a whole. i have now moved on to Vanderbilt where i am attending the same math and a have a 94 in the class.
She was really nice but really hard to understand at times. I thought she was way too verbal in explaining a problem. She doesn't give any credit for homework so the only grades you have are tests. She wasn't easy by any means but she was really nice about working with you and helping in any way.
Show up, take notes, and at least try to listen to her until you get a feel for the class. I now understand other people's comments about her being "too verbal"...she explains things to death, ultimately giving you useless information and just confusing you! You WILL have to teach yourself. Form a study group, it helps! Or, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!
Super nice teacher but definitely agree with other posts that she is too verbal. However she is always willing to work with you and did give us many opportunities to earn extra points. I would recommend her to another student.
This teacher is awful. She cannot teach worth a flip. I hate her voice, and her teaching method. I made a 47 on the 1st test and dropped because I cannot let some idiot teacher mess up my GPA. Funny how I made an A in my last math bc that teacher was good. If you get Thrasher, drop the class bc she is not a good teacher at all.
she teaches using her methods. She passes out a badly printed handout at the beginning of the class and teaches from it and if you get behind or get lost, your out of luck.talks wayyy to much.had to teach myself. took a wp to protect my GPA. If you are not good in math AND teaching yourself then RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!
EXTREMELY bad at time management.Focused on unseless info and rushed through the stuff that would be on the test.Teaching methods:VERY confusing.Had to teach myself material for the next class/test.Hmwk was barely like the test. Barely passing w/a C- by the final and my HS teacher had to tutor me and she didn't even understand the notes/hanouts.
this lady is a JOKE!!! in all of my days of math i never made below a B on any math assignment and her entire class was a struggle to keep a C... im sorry but if i had the power i would fire her on the spot! i have nothing nice to say about her! between her voice, teaching method, her stupid handout,and everything else that makes her HER;she blows
AVOID,AVOID,AVOID! If you value your GPA find another teacher! She talks to much about nothing,wasting class time and then ripping through the lesson the last 15 minutes of class. She is very nice but nice doesn't help me understand algebra. She teaches her own methods and the make NO sense ! I dropped the class.
Very sweet woman but doesn't know how to teach at all! She uses all her own methods and doesn't know how to teach regular/common ones. She goes super fast too! Almost every lecture we had to ask her to slow down or back up on slides because she went so flippin fast! Also, all the notes and lectures are in her handwriting which is illegible cursive!
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. Very sweet lady, but does not teach math on a 2011 level. Its like she understands it, but no one else in the room does. Her methods are awful. And if your not asian, or already a math wis, then you will probably fail her class. :( AVOID AVOID AVOID
She may be really nice, but I've never had such a confusing and disorganized teacher. I had to teach myself the material each week since she literally DOES NOT teach ANYTHING and my grade suffered a lot from her lack of help. Avoid, avoid, avoid!!!
Must attend class to understand tests. Basically only answers homework questions during class. Very little actual teaching, but when she does it's terrible. Must check her grading system on tests as she doesn't know how to acurately do so. By far the worst instructor I've ever had.
Just avoid her. That's all I have to say, read the other comments and you'll understand.
started with 23 people in the class ended with 4 after everyone dropped ... only reason i passed with a C is because i spent hundreds on a tutor.
Save yourself and avoid her! She is the worst teacher I've ever came across. She teaches very little, and makes fun of you in front of the class if you ask questions. She is very fast, and explains things verbally instead of writing it down. She does very little problems. SHE IS AWFUL. Coming into her class I loved math, coming out I hate it.
She is a very reasonable and nice teacher. Her grading is very generous;however, she is awful. She talks about useless information. A lot of people just walk about because they are like what?! I would suggest another teacher who actually teachers and helps.
tough class she trys to make everyting much more complicated than it has to be
Oh please save yourself and do not take her. we were 35 students at the beginning and only 4 of us completed the class.
Terrible teacher. I personally had to teach students after class. She made up her own rules and refused to show students other ways of working problem. Often said, why use sissors to cut the grass. If you don't teach student how to operate the mower, then at least they have the basics of sissors to cut the grass.
She does have her own rules in math, which keeps it fresh and new! Why would you want to review rules you've already learned in other classes. I think she had a new and great approach to math and her knowledge of memory was fascinating as well. Math cannot be taught without practice. People who don't like her obviously didn't want to learn math.
GOD HELP YOU IF YOU ARE IN THIS CLASS! She over complicates everything! The only reason I got a B in the class is because I new the material prior to taking the class!
I have A's in every other class she does not teach and when she does u have to correct her basic math skills she never works problems except homework questions and you will always leave confused HORRIBLE don't take any of her classes
She has her own way of doing math. She isn't the most clear. She's friendly, and tries to help understand. Grades are from exams, all homework is not graded.
She's horrible!! DO NOT take her classes. She is the most confsing teacher ever. She believes in teaching the history of the lesson instead of working problems. She makes everything harder than what it is. I don't know how she is still teaching. I'm surprised she hasnt gotten fired. 35 people in my class, 10 left.. if even 10. Just dont take her!!!
DO NOT TAKE! Does not know how to teach. I took this class to refresh myself on the materials. I thought this would be an easy A and prepare me for Calculus...I was wrong. DO NOT TAKE! She will only confuse you
She is not clear at all with anything. I love math, but she is by far the worst teacher I have ever had. The only way I pulled off an A is from re-teaching myself on my own. She talks about stuff that is irrelevant.the notes she teaches from are so sloppy and you can't read them because they overlap. She speaks fast and explains things horribly.
Don't take her she is really bad at teaching. she is really confusing !!!
Took her twice. Dropped the first time hoping to get a different teacher at for math 112, then learned she was the only one who teaches it. She is a sweet woman and understands math very well, in her own way. Its just that NO ONE else gets her way other than her..She constantly messes up examples, corrects them and leaves the class feeling SO LOST
Very, very difficult. It was almost as if every simple, understandable rule that existed in math had changed. The class is not taught out of the book but out of a packet that has been created. Also you do not progress through the book chapter by chapter, you skip around a bit.
Just don't. After the first 4-5 classes at the beginning of the semester, I ran and never looked back. Her idea of finite math is like learning a new language. Her notes from class look like Egyptian hieroglyphics I am not even joking. Never again.
if you wanna pass math, DONT TAKE HER
Taking this class is a destined path to stress, anger, and frustration beyond any level. Taking this class made me completely forget how to do math problems the way I used to. Her "easier methods" are like reading Latin. She flies through problems at Mach speed. She's always jumping around the chapter. Just do you self a favor and don't.
She is a very sweet woman and will be there to help you when you need it, but she is not very clear on explaining things. Her notes are really hard to read and she moves really fast through the material. She assigns homework and doesn't grade it, with her tests being hard.
Simple, Do not take! She's not help at all. Numerous students have failed her and writing look atrocious.
Easy material but she does not do a good job explaining. If you ask for help she will trying to explain it again but will probably confuse you more. Would NOT recommend this teacher if you do not want to take the class over again. In my class there was 30 and maybe 10 students passed. She is kind as a person but not the best teacher.
She is very bad at relaying the concepts. Most of the time I went to class, zoned her out and finished my homework (with the help of my text book). During her lecture, she will do a problem on the screen using an visa marker. on paper. And she constantly makes errors. Her notes aren't readable. She knows what shes doing but nobody in the class does
Do not take her class. She doesn't explain what she is doing. She expects you to know what your doing before the class. Her notes are terrible and she messes up problems all the time and if she messes up a problem she will marked up the paper without getting a new piece of paper.
She is a terrible teacher. Plain and simple.
"If you have a push lawnmower and a yard to cut, im going to give you dull scissors, and were going to use those scissors just to learn the fundamentals, were never going to use the push mower" she constantly said this in my class. Can't explain anything, if you ask her a question, she always directs it back to the book and reads the book verbatim.
I had her for 098 and 100. She is really nice, but not a good teacher.
I just took her for mth098 and she helped me so much. She stayed over after class one day an hour to help us prepare for our final. Yes she does have different ways of doing things but she is trying to make it easier. Using key words like peanut butter and jelly really help the rules to stick in our brains. I am already regerstered to take math 100
I regret taking precalculus with this teacher. She goes over the relevant material at the last minute, her test corrections are useless, and her final exam was a "Nightmare on Elm Street"! And because of this, I am NOT looking forward to taking calculus in the future. So take my advice and AVOID this instructor if you know what's good for you!
Just don't do it. This was the most frustrating class I have EVER taken.
Ms. Thrasher is a really nice lady, but her class is difficult. You will have to work for it. Youtube became my best friend with learning how to do the math. Hardly listened in class cause it was confusing. Her class is doable though. She doesn't like math112 as much as 110 so Math 112 is easier! Had her for both. if not good at math, dont take.
Even though I am having to retake this course again, Mrs. Thrasher is an amazing teacher and person. Remember it's up to you to make the effort, not the teacher. Blame is easier to point at someone else than looking in the mirror. Show up to class, do the work, make an effort, and she will meet you halfway. Passionate about math and her students.
Take her for lower maths. She is fantastic. Find someone else for any math above math100
Drop the class before you kill your GPA. She expects you to know how things are done, in her specific ways. She gives you this packet of notes that's isn't even readable due to her horrible hand writing. Her notes during class are writin on paper with a marker. She constantly marks her mistakes out instead of getting a new peice of paper.
DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER IT WILL KILL YOUR GPA. I failed this class because she tried to reteach all the basic principles in her own method. She threw out PEMDAS and tried to rework it into some pyramid thing. I took the same class online and made an A. SAVE YOURSELF THE FRUSTRATION. Math doesn't have flavors, yes she refers to things as flavors.
Not the clearest teacher but a good one. If you don't understand her there is office hours, your textbook, free tutoring in the library, and YouTube. NOT an easy A but if you do your homework you will learn. I have found working through all of the examples in the book sections prepare me enough for high 90's on tests. Again NOT an easy A at ALL!
I wish I would've researched her before signing up for her class because everything I read about her on here basically sums it up. Sweet but confusing lady, assigns way too much homework. If you make the mistake to sign up for her class don't pay attention to anything she attempts to "teach" by flying over the work. Her notes aren't readable.
just dont do it. youre only grades are based pn tests and she trys to re-invent math with her own methods. all of the lectures are done with a marker and paper and her hand writing is almost impossible to read
Do not take her!! She is a nice lady, but horrible teacher! Half of the time she gets stuff wrong, and we(the students) were always correcting here. She is really verbal and doesn't do problems from out of the book unless you ask! She gives you a test layout, but that's no help at all. If you aren't good in math, do not take her!!
Asks students to work out problems on board (like in elementary school). Does very little actual explaining of new problems. Mostly encourages students to focus on text book. Seems uninterested in what she's doing. Avoid her class. Take Ms. April Smitherman for Math 90 & 98, Take Mr. C. Kline for Math 100 &112. They are wonderful! Look 'em up here.
She explains problems in an extremely fast way, leaving you without understanding a thing and having to find other ways to learn the material. She gives HARD tests, even if u study. I ended up taking the class again online.
She is the sweetest person ever, but you will have a tough time in her class. Had to take her twice just to get a B. I am an AB student, and this class was hard. Explains problems only the way she understands. Would not recommend unless you want to take her twice. AVOID!
Margaret Thrasher has become my favorite Math teacher. I hated Math before her. Right, it was not easy - I had practice a lot, so much homework, but that's really helped me a lot. Besides, she has a great personality. Funny, caring, stylish and very smart lady.
She is all over the place!!!!!!! Class notes are not clear to read, she works on the projector with a sharpie. If you are not a wiz at math and need real help and understanding then this is NOT the teacher for you.
I have had her two semesters in a row. She is so good at math that she can't comprehend that there are people who aren't good at math. She doesn't know how to TEACH math.
Probably the worst professor I've ever had! Her lectures are terrible and she messes up way too often during them and her notes are difficult to read. Her test are very difficult and she grades really tough she doesn't even give you partial credit. I would avoid her unless you're naturally good at math. I had two tutors and still had to drop her.
Hated this class always had to correct her. also doesn't explain stuff very well.
she goes way too fast and you get lost very easy. I didn't follow her very well.
This lady is truly a horrible teacher. I am an all A student and just finished precal with a an A. Took 098 once with her and got IP took it again and ended up with her and still only got a B. Not because im stupid or this is the hardest class ever but because this is the first math course I took in college and I had NO UNDERSTANDING OR GUIDANCE.
She's taught math for so long that she's not slowing down for those that need it. She will upload all the notes from class, but they are all over the place that you can't tell where it starts. Also she will start new material but only give few examples then you're on your own.
If you can avoid taking her, do it. She is a nice lady but her teaching is just nearly impossible to understand. She teaches math how she knows it and you basically have to learn it her way or no way. Please don't take her.
She is a really sweet lady and really cares about her students, but if math is not your strong suit, then get ready for a wild semester. She doesn't comprehend students who aren't good at math so all of her lectures were wayy over my head. She gives a good amount of bonus, but it will take the jaws of life to make an A in here. Good luck.
Don't take her class, especially for a low level math. Not accommodating for students at all. Only grades are tests and the final. Tests are 100 points ranging from 12-20 problems and that's it. Sucks at explaining methods, constitantly makes mistakes in her lectures.
Ladies and gentlemen if you have never experienced failure at an atomic level, this is your chance. I dont even think she would pass her own class. Nuff said. I wish i was exaggerating but im not. #What? #ImCrying
DOESN'T GEAR LECTURE TOWARDS STUDENTS THAT AREN'T A MATH WIZZ. WHEN DOING AN EXAMPLE SHE SKIPS PARTS, & OFTEN MAKES MISTAKES. (LIKE EVERY CLASS) ASKS IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THEN GET IRRITATED WHEN WE DO. CANT READ HER HANDWRITING, SHE SKIPS AROUND IN THE BOOK INSTEAD OF GOING IN ORDER. ONLY GRADES GIVEN FOR A FEW TEST WHICH ARE IMPOSSIBLE!!!
She is a horrible teacher and a awful grader I hope no one ever takes her class again
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS ! Thrasher is a horrible teacher and if you dont really Love Math,and are ready to give in Extra Effort then get ready for a F. You are going to Fail this class so Bad.
Horrible math teacher!! She teaches as if we are already supposed to know this material. this was the only class I have ever failed in my life!!! All my other classes I have A's!! She gives tons of home work but you don't get any credit for it, only 4 test with 20 questions or less each. so if you are a bad test taker you will fail
She is such a nice lady and is never rude or intimidating. With that said, do not take this lady. I've always been decent at math and I had to withdraw from her class. I've made mostly A's with a few B's here and there so I'm not a slacker by any means. I took another proffesor the next semester and made a 97 in that class. For real stay away.
She was a nice lady and offered alot of time to get extra help, but I just couldn't understand her and I HAD HER CLASS TWICE and I made a D both times I tried really hard but I am a horrible test take and she doesn't have any opportunities to make up for it. YOUR WHOLE GRADE us based off of 4-5 test each only 20 questions.
I agree that she's a nice lady, but her way of explaining the material is very confusing that you'd find yourself relying on the book and Youtube videos more than her. She messes up way too much in class that you're just going to get more confused. Exams are too difficult and her test layouts that she provides to "help" do not help at all.
She makes a lot of mistakes, to where your even more confused. Hard to understand the lecture and the test are very hard.
Simply the worst professor Ive ever had... I took Pre-Cal in high school but had to take it for a credit. Ive always been great at math and never had trouble but this lady absolutely cannot teach. No point in going to her classes... just teach it yourself through YouTube. Everyone in my class failed the tests and those are your only grades. #BAD
She is not a teacher you want to have. Almost everyone in my class failed. I have heard this has happened in the past too. Dont take her class.
She's so nice if you get on her good side, but she is a tough grader and you will not pass if you don't do the work. She's not very organized and she's not very clear in her grading criteria or with her teaching method. Unless you're a math whiz, don't take her. She expects you to know already know things that she's supposed to be teaching you.
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MTH100112
5.0
(1)MATH092
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MATH091
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