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hard teacher, but very knowledgeable and helpful if you go up to her

Her homework is hard, but her quizes and midterms are straight-forward and easy if you know the material. Overall, she's pretty good. The only think that's annoying is the average of 5 pages of notes both sides per class.

she is a great teacher. she really encouraged students to work hard and willing to spend her own time making useful materials for us and willing to help student all the time. the midterms and finals were pretty straight forward if you STUDY. she is the best professor that i ever had in college!

Wonderful teacher, extremely interested in how her students are doing, and VERY helpful if you go to office hours or put in any effort at all.

Pretty fair teacher. Paid a lot of interest into the learning of the students. Then again it was a small class. But was very enthusiastic nonetheless. Kept material interesting, and not too hard if you kept up with the assignments.

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She was a great teacher I wish she thought math 11b as well. I ended up with a high B in her class. Follow her notes, really important to print them out. She doesn't follow the book at all..everything including the test is from her notes. P.S. look at her old website for hints on homework and exams.

Sharp as hell, keep up and she's great, but not an introductory level class teacher at all.

Be prepared for a Calc/physics ride of your life and hold on tight. Be willing to work your butt off, for any slacking will make you hate a hateful subject even more! Yet, her passion for the subject is contagious! Go to office hours and be on top of things!! Tests are hard, but fair. Love that accent!

Its a love-hate thing with Garud. I'm sure she was a navy seal or a boot camp sergeant in a previous life. She'll work you to the grave. If you get your butt in gear, you'll pull through. She is clear and straight forward. And her lectures are very helpful. Keep on your toes and practice, practice, practice.

The best math teacher I've ever had. Its a super challenging class but if you're willing to put in the effort its well worth it. She lays all the concepts out for you in a very straightforward and clear way. If you print out all her notes, you dont need to buy the book which'll save you money. She also has an awesome grade scale 80% = A 60% = B

I thought she was a very good teacher. Her notes made it easy to refer back to especially for the quiz. The grading scale I wish was a little bit MORE lenient... but you get what you put in. You'll have to take the time to REALLY study though and work it out. Although, I hate applied problems, you need to recall on past math.

She seems like a hard ass, but she's really not. Her curve is huge and she really is a good teacher. She gives lots of help with practice tests, extra credit, and help for those of us who still have not mastered algebra. Best Math Teacher I've had yet!

she makes you print your notes out for each class, a lot of paper but worth it. she is always willing to help her students, but she wants you to work for your grade.. she also has applied problems that are hard, but you can work, often fight through. over all she is pretty good :)

Highly recommended. The huge curve makes the class easy. Even without the curve, you would probably do well. She is very clear in explaining things. The only thing that was kind of tough was the homework, but the TAs in section help out a lot with that.

When I had Prof. Garuad all I could think of was how much I disliked her and how miserable she made winter quarter, but I learned SO MUCH! She was a great teacher and her teaching method was fantastic. I really wish she taught more calc classes because it was worth it. She will try to scare you, but don't be intimidated, there's a HUGE curve

I had her for Math 11A and she is a REALLY good teacher. You really don't need the book at all. We barely used it. Her notes are online and you prints them out before hand and just fill them in. It's really organized. There is a really big curve, so it's in students favor. Overall, you will learn a lot in this class but prepare to work for it.

homework can be hard sometimes, but if you study, you'll do fine on tests and quizzes. she is a hard prof but her notes and attending sections help a lot. shes actually a pretty good professor. her notes are clear and always there to help when needed.

She comes off as one of the rudest people on the first day of lecture, but she does have her moments. It may seem impossible, but they do happen. Print out the notes, you won't be able to live w/o them and make sure you go to lecture to fill in the blanks! She definitely knows what she's talking about.

She was a great teacher. Very helpful. Not a lot of HW. She really wants to help her students understand the material and gives out tons of extra credit. If you go to section, you will do well.

Though she may appear as a difficult teacher. She is truly a great teacher, she wants students to really understand calculus. And more or less does a good job doing so. She's really passionate with the subject, and it has been said that not many university professors are like her. To be honest, I think she's the best math teacher I've ever had.

She is a small woman but very intimidating. She lies too. There was a huge curve to account for her harsh grading. Lectures don't necessarily help. If you have a textbook you can skip them. Sections were worthless.

Scary at first. but all in all a very fair teacher. she gives back points for hw since some graders are so horrible. also gives an outline for lecture notes. PRINT THEN AND BRING THEM TO CLASS! the book it not necessary i didn't have one and i got an A-. pay attention to the applied problems on hw and exams. they're the killers!

Her system of taking notes is very useful i think. Just print out the papers and take the notes..they help a lot, and you don't even need to open the book. Her quizes, tests are kinda hard, but if you study hard you should do well ( after all 80% is an A- in this class). Homework is kinda short and prepares you for the test very well.

Many people are intimidated by Pascale but that is because she speaks her mind (who wouldn't want silence while they are trying to lecture?). Great teacher, very enthusiastic, extremely knowledgeable- check out her academic background!! All in all, a very clear, precise, and worthwhile class. Especially if u plan on continuing your math ed @ ucsc

She seems very difficult at first, but her style of teaching is really helpful. One of the only math classes were i actually learned how to do the math properly. Lots of hard work, but totally worth it

you'll learn to like her by the end of the quarter! her teaching methods: superb! learned a lot of math in just a quarter. she's knowledgeable, helpful, and straight-forward. how to do well: pay attention in class, attend sections, DO the homework (esp applied probs) and take advantage of her practice midterms/finals! garaud is one of the bests!

Greatest math professor I have had so far.She wants you to ace the class.Plenty extra credit opportunities.If you work hard, you get the grade you deserve.TA's are extremely helpful.Go to lectures and sections and you should get an A or A+ (if you do the extra-credit's too).

learned a lot in her class.Her lectures actually help and homework is also helpful. Theres a lot extra credit so its pretty easy to get a b without trying extremely hard

Great teacher easy tests and quizes just requires u to b in class all the time. Very helpful even awards extra credit during office hours. And very very good looking looks almost like a student

PROS- curved grades. a c is really a b, small class so feels like private school, dont need to buy a textbook just print out notes. CONS- lectures focused on case studies, explains math part in "mathmatical corner".

Simply the BEST. If you have any interest in learning math take a class with her. Explains the subject matter extremely well and her tests are very fair often with extra credit problems.

She teaches good stuff, but she is not a nice person, very rude.

She was a good lecturer as long as you listened during class. Tests are easy if you do her practice tests.

Mrs Garaud is a very good Teacher ! Take her class !

Garaud is a great professor, she takes time in her lectures to make sure everyone is understanding the material properly, and she keeps the lecture interesting with applied problems in math. Grades are curved where 93% A+ and 80% A-. Should be an easy class to pass.

Very organized and straightforward with her lectures. Assigned something around 100 problems of online homework a week but they were just your typical online homework problems. Won't take too much time if you split it up throughout the week. Pretty much just your standard Precalc class.

She is a really good lecturer and makes sure you understand the material during class and during section with the TA's. I think she's pretty awesome and her french accent doesn't get in the way of her teaching.

Pascale is an overall good professor. Most generous curve Ive ever seen in a class (40-60C, 60-80B, 80-100A) There are short pop quizzes in section but count for only a small portion of grade. One annoying thing as that she uses i-clickers during lecture so attendance is essentially mandatory.

I took AP Calculus and wanted an easy class so I took this one. I went to class and watched Disney movies in the back, I got an A in the class. Its super easy and when I did pay attention she was actually a great teacher. She accent isnt too heavy. She did move along pretty fast for some people. Go to Section and ask questions if you need help

I have taken two classes with Professor Pascale and each is so organized. The way she sets up her courses gives you no option to be left flailing if you simply utilize all the resources on Canvas. Would 100% recommend taking a class with her, I would be ready to do all of her assignments/quizzes though, they are all important.

This is one of the best writing classes I've taken. She wants you to learn to write well! The inquiries aren't too hard, but are quite time consuming since there are two assignments per week, one due at the end of the next lecture. Her office hours are really helpful. She gives really detailed advice on your writing, so use that to improve!!