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Reviews (114)
VERY POOR HANDWRITING, VERY BAD TEACHING METHODS, VERY IRRITATING PERSON, GIVES OUT HW THAT TAKES VERY LONG TIME TO DO, DOESN'T EVEN GRADE HW THAT IS DONE, SUM IT ALL UP: DOES NOT KNOW WHAT SHE IS DOING
She is very traditional who requires homework to be done...i liked her methods
She is a nice person, but if you do not keep up with her homework you get lost easily. Her final is worth 60% of your grade. So just keep up with the work and you should be fine.
she is so boring and not a good teacher.she starts the class with what she talked about yesterdays class and hardly has time to talk about the new stuff.The way i learned the material is from the book.Basically, it was a waste of my time and her laugh.
I hated her class. She laughs by herself, gives a lot of hw that she won't even grade, and whenever u need help she just questions you as if you are dumb.. My advice, if u got another option do not take her
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!
very bad teacher, final worth 60% of grade. Avoid at all cost
Not only is her incessant giggling annoying, she's VERY unforgiving. She does not grade homework...just a few selected problems. If you do not do the problem EXACTLY as she would, she counts it wrong!!!
SHE ASSIGNS A LOT OF HOMEWORK BUT ONLY COLLECTS IT TWICE. JUST PAY ATTENTION AND DO THE WORK AND YOU SHOULD BE OK. OH YA, IF YA DONT LIKE MATH, DONT TAKE HER.
NOT EVEN A BIG MOLE CAN SAVE YOU from passing!!!!!
She knows the material, the problem is that she can't teach it. Exams: 10% Quizes, 20% Midterm, 70% Final. If you want to challenge Math at an edge, take this course. Otherwise, don't take the risk. Out of 40 students, only 10 remained at the end.
She is horrible, unfrendly, does not know how to teach, her handouts for homework are difficult to follow because they are not organized, and she thinks that she is funny with her annoying left.
Plager laughs for no reason at all - especially at the start of the term. Perhaps it is nervousness or insecurity. She doesn't grade fairly at all. She doesn't grade homework she assigns. Issues.. And her writing is horrible. Do NOT enroll in her class.
She is the worse teacher ever!! Gives way too much homework and her tests are impossible. She doesn't review before her tests and her grading is not fair. DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER.
One of the worst professors in the history of DePaul. I would tell my worst enemy not to take her. Very hard, not helpful at all, and if you go to her and ask her for help she'll tell u to drop the class. Tests unfair, you learn nothing in the class
She assigns tons of homework and only collects it three times grading select problems. The final is worth 60% of your grade so it could either make or break you. If given the chance, take another professor for this course...
She's not bad at all. She goes step by step with each formula. She gives you self-test which are exactly like the test. Alot of homework though!!! But her class isn't hard at all!!!!
she is to easy. She drops one of the test. If you do the homework, take notes, you got an A. How can anyone call her hard? Pay attention.
very arrogant, likes to brag about how many students she fails. Notes are helpful if you can read them. Final is worth way too much of final grade (60%). Doesnt make clear corretions. Do not take her!
really bad teacher. she assigns too much homework and only checks it 3 times. Homework doesnt count in her book, but she assigns it and expects you to do all of it, and when she "grades" she just glances at the work. she laughs at her own joke
Im not sure what the fuss is about. Her laugh is a little anoying but she explains everything well, sometimes too much.If you pay attention and do the H.W it's easy. If you want an A handed to you go to Devry.
This lady sucks!!! don't take her. She expects you to plan your life around her class. She is very wierd and laughs at her own jokes all the time, causing an awkward silence in the room. Take Elizabeth Cohen instead, I got an A.
one of the worst prof. at depaul sont take her she want your life to revolve around her class. Be smart drop the class if you still can.
I liked her! she taught the material very well, was clear in explaining the concepts. The material is pretty hard, but she does a good job teaching. come to class, pay attention and DO THE HOMEWORK!
She was great at teaching. She always had three different approches to each concept and made time before or after class if you needed it. She does seem to suffer from low self esteem and she tries to bring the rest of the class with her. she is good
Made the material easy to understand. Explained the problems in clear steps. The notesheets were a little hard to read though.
i don't understand why people complain. She explains everything thoroughly and in a timely manner...review your notes and study guides and you will do just fine. Look aside her annoying laugh and arrogance and you will find a reasonable class
very difficult teacher. non-stop annoying laughter. rushes through xplnatns and leaves them half done most of the time. expects for a student to have nothong else in their life apart from her class. hard grader. received B, but insist she is overall bad
HATED THIS TEACHER....VERY BAD
This teacher sucks and can't explain anything. I'm usually good at Math, but she's making me loose my mind.She takes an hour to explain one problem that isn't even relevent to the homework which will keep you busy 4 hours & that you have to learn yourself
World famous laugh.. like nails on a chalk board. Homework always took all night. Hard grader on the tests.
How can anyone say they like this teacher? This teacher seems to have the ability to stop time and bore you for longer then the hour long class you are there for. Stay away!
she takes an inordinate time explaining problems that would seem very simple - if someone else were explaining them. one of the comments below suggest that you look over the study guides you receive, but the writing in her handouts often look like chicken scratch. just choose another - better - prof
I hated everything about this professor from day 1. She is uninteresting and cannot teach the material at all. I would say if you were taking a class to fail, be my guest. Otherwise, do not ever take a class this this woman. Trust me.
I hate her. When she teaches, she looks directly at the back of the room or at the ceiling. Then her laugh gets so annoying. She does NOT know how to teach. Please for your safety, avoid at all costs... MOLELY MOLELY MOLELY!!!
Very easy class...She explained the same thing over and over again on multiple days... She's very nice. Easy A if you half-way pay attention. (Also runs a few min. little late sometimes)
nice? if one were to fully pay attention to all that she says and her incredibly annoying laughter, he'd be driven to seriously contemplate suicide. she's a wretched teacher who'd be better off locking herself indoors with cats to keep her company. it's a mystery why she's been kept at depaul.
She's not as bad as everyone makes her sound. Goes over the same problem at least twice and answers questions. There is a lot of homework, but its a small factor in grading. Study the self test guides before the test and everyone should do pretty well. Gives two tests, counts the better of them.
You may hear about her annoying laugh but she is a great teacher. she explains everything very well, and makes time for after hours. She may give alot of homework, and yes you may say it stinks, but trust me it helps you learn. I got an A on the two tests. She only takes the best of two. Very Good!
She actually gives you handouts that shows all the work to the homework problems (no other prof would do that). She is a very smart professor. I never thought I would do so well in this class but the many homework problems that were assigned helped.
One of my favorites
Expect to spend at least 2 hours of homework every class period.
She's a good professor, and knows her material like all professors should. Anyways, if you have followed along with your previous math classes then this should be easy as well. As for homework, IT'S A LOT, BUT IT HELPS!
horrible, not the class the teacher she expect you to do everything in the book in about a week and has a annoying laugh that im still haunted by. she also grades harsh if you dont do the work the way she wants you to do it even if the answers are right. finals are worth 60% of your grade so it really dont matter if u do homework
GREAT TEACHER!She explains even the little things you already know, just to make sure.She is a sweet lady and the class is a so easy. VERY clear lecture and homework is easy.She's willing to help anyone that needs it! TAKE HER!
she drops one of your 2 exams, and counts the final 3rd exam for 60%. sounds really bad, but by the final you'll know exactly what she's looking for. she hands out billions of sheets that include her solutions to hw problems and test questions, so...just follow her examples and you'll do well.
Great Teacher. Really easy to learn from, doesn't make things to complicated. Lessons are easy to follow. She gives you the answers to the homework so its easy to learn on your own. She is always willing to help you outside of class. TAKE HER! She is a good prof. I got an A and was not good at math before that really. Just keep up with homework.
This professor needs to monitored and reevaulated on her position as an educator. God help anyone that is forced to take this course with her. Please avoid and I hope that enough people complain for action to take place.
This was a great class. She takes the time to explain the problems step by step. She really wants you to get an A and is willing to stay after class or meet up with you until you understand everything. The tests are so-so, you need to study.
Can I mole you a question? Plager should become a comedian rather than a teacher. All she does is laugh at her own jokes. If you don't laugh with her, she will fail you. Highly unfair with an uncanningly skill to spray you if you get to close to her. If you do talk face to face with her, make sure you wear goggles.
While this class is not a blow off class, its not too hard. She tries to scare you more than what is needed. It's not as hard as she tries to make you belive. Pay attention in class, do the review, and you will get at least a B.
what can I say, worst math teacher besides Prof. Gluck.. these too share the same office as well as the same skills, DONT TAKE EITHER OF THEM. She gives a ton of work, if you get a C in her class, you would have got an A- with another professor. I can not stress it enough, dont take her, the failure rate has to be well over 50%
basically..if you don't get an A you're a moron. first of all she explains EVERYTHING as if you never even took algebra..it's so easy. she's nice and yes she's quirky and her jokes are annoying, but she's nice and willing to help you out if you're lost. she goes through anything you ask for clearly writing everything out on the board.
She is not as bad as these people are making her seem. She's super easy. She gives you homework, but she also gives you all of the answers and how she did each problem. You only take 2 tests and she drops the lowest one and then the final. She may be a little weird (especially with her weird laugh and the fact she laughs at herself) but shes SO eas
Plager is definitely weird and a little freaky, but she is a great teacher. I hate math and was really worried about taking calc, but she explains everything really thoroughly, and I ended up doing pretty well. As long as you can deal with the awkwardness when she laughs at her own jokes, you'll be fine. I wish I had her for 126!
What's with the laugh? She make you stand if your late
If you are struggling in math or it is not your strong subject she is a great teacher, she explains everything all the way down to 1+1=2. Don't be late or she will make you stand at the front. She is weird but it is an easy A and you will actually understand the subject better!
She is so helpful, take her if you struggle with math! Ok, she is a little weird but she gets cooler by the end of the quarter, I think she eases up. The material is not the easiest but I wish she taught 126 because I would take her again in a heartbeat! People on here make her sound bad, she is just awkward...but a great teacher!
One of the worst teachers that I have had at DePaul. Hard grader and takes off points for the smallest things. She is also very discouraging to the students who struggle. Take a different teacher if you can.
ok yeah she was weird. but you can easily get an A if u do ur homework and go to class.
Plager knows math well but she is just so confusing. If ur not good in math, don't take her b/c it will be hard.
So weird and confusing. Takes points off for stupid things on the test. Too old for her job, not a patient person!
By far the best math teacher I've ever had!!! A little strange....but very good
A good math teacher is hard to come by and she does nothing to prove this wrong. She teaches some elements of the class very strange. The other parts she doesn't bother teaching. Avoid if you don't have a STRONG background aka have taken the class in high school. Very hard to pay attention to for even 50 minutes. 3/10
shes a really good teacher easy to understand just do the homework and go to class and ull get a good grade
this class is somewthat easy for anyone who has a decent background in math, i don't recommend you take her if you already struggle in math since her explainations are horrible. she explained how to find the slope of a line(in a calculus class) and it confused me when i already knew how to do it.
kind of a lot of homework (which she gives you the answers to when she assigns it) but she's pretty helpful about explaining things although the class could be too slow paced cause she usually uses the entire hour to explain one problem
WORST PROFESSOR AT DEPAUL!! I DO NOT recommend her! She is confusing and does not know what she is talking about! Attandance is mendatory and gives you A LOT of homework. Only counts on of the 2 exams she gives which is 30% of your grade! What u get in this exam will not help you because her final is 60% of your grade and is a long final! Stay away
WORST PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD!!! STAY AWAY AND DONT TAKE HER CLASS. SHE FAILS HALF THE CLASS AND IF YOU THINK YOU ARE SMART IN MATH THINK AGAIN. SHE PUTS PEOPLE DOWN SO MUCH!!! HORRIBLE. DROP THAT CLASS RIGHT AWAY!
Worst teacher ever! Her final makes or breaks your grade (it's worth 60%) She makes rude comments to her students and doesn't look at anything else but the tests. She makes snide comments and puts her students down. Definitely the worst math teacher i've had. If you show up a minute late she will start going insane. Save yourself...don't take her.
Worst professor ever! Stay away!
Horrible teacher, bigger mole on her face than the principle in Uncle Buck. Told me that I had a learning disability when I turned in more than enough homework. I would like to fight her.
The WORST teacher i have had at DePaul! She is not understanding at all. Final is 60% of the grade and she will not care what you got in the previous tests, she basically bases your grade on what you get on the final! A ton of hw. Very rude to students and will put you down if you go talk to her so i just avoided her office and went t the tutors!
WORST PROF EVER!! She scatters notes everywhere dat get so messy,she doesnt kno where to write.RUDE.Makes U feel like ur stupid.Doesnt think u have a life outside her class.EXAMS R SUPER HARD!She also SPEEDS thru notes.If u work, 4get it.She hates ppl dat work & take her class @ same time-wants u 2 leave ur job so u cud do long hw asgmts.STAY AWAY!
The worst professor ever.She makes you feel so stupid and she takes off points on the tests for really stupid things! She is very confusing and makes BMS 125 harder than it actually is. I had an A on my first test and a B+ on the second, was in class everyday and had all my hw. Final grade C-.Her final is 60% of ur grade and its VERY HARD!!
Amazing teacher. I highly recommend her if you struggle in math. I struggled, but she teaches it to make it easy. She is demanding, and assigns alot of homework (to which she gives the answers with the work for)but it only helps you to understand the material. Do not recomment if you work full time though. Her class requires lots of time
If you struggle in math DO NOT TAKE HER!! She made everything harder then it really was..she encourages people to drop the class instead of helping students..her tests are impossible! I failed her class then retook BMS and got an A..go figure
this teacher is so bad. i did bad on the first midterm test and she was telling me that i should drop her class because i wouldnt get a higher grade on the next midterm and then i got a B. so dissrespectful to her students and encourages all her students to drop her class if you miss one class or foget to do one hw assignment. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS
i would recommend taking another BMS class if u have her. Her final is 60% of your grade. i was getting a B throughout the quarter and i got a D on the final and wound up getting a D in the class. Such an unfair grader, and absolutly no opputunities to raise ur grade other than the Midterm and Final. Also, very cold to her student and not supprtive
If you can avoid it, take another math teacher. She gives a TON of homework like you don't have a life outside of math. 60% of your grade is the final and 30% is on the midterm. She's not very supportive to students and think that if you work more than 20 hours a week then you'll absolutely fail, which i worked 25 hrs and still passed!!!
One of the best professors at Depaul. She does give alot of homework but if you do it, there's no way you get lower than a B on her final which counts for 60% of your grade. She's always willing to help and cares for her students.
"How many hours a week do you work?" "It varies between 25-30" "You are going to fail this class" THIS HAPPENED ON THE 1ST DAY...FML
If you can take another professor, go with them. This class final is 60% of the grade and she assigns multiple pages of homework a night.
This teacher has a serious attitude problem. It's no wonder that shes the only one laughing at her own jokes. I always got the feeling that she was yelling the material at us. She will not help you if you are struggling because she will just tell you to drop the class. I have no idea how she still has her job.
She's not bad...actually teaches but she is boring. The course itself is a bit challenging and the only thing is that the final exam and another exam is most of your grade...
She gives a lot of homework but it does help since she includes all her answers and shows how its done with every homework assigned. Her hand writing is pretty sloppy but after about a week I got used to it. She does laugh at her own jokes which aren't too funny but I got used to it. If your dedicated you will do good.
Don't care what anyone says, she was amazing. She gives you the answers and as long as you do the work (It's a lot of work), you're golden. She makes lame jokes, but she's a sweetheart.
She was ridiculous! I did not like her at all. She did give all the answers to homework, but she also assigned a ridiculous amount. She always made students feel stupid and wasn't very helpful at all. Try not to take her.
A very solid teacher. She gives the answers to all the homework so as long as you can copy numbers you will succeed. Not always clear in her lectures, but makes up for it by giving step by step instructiongs for each problem on the homework. Test content is very predictable.
Like an ugly duckling. Just ignore her god awful clothes and she will make business calc 1 easy as pi (yeah yeah i know). I suck at math (d's in high school) but I got an A in her class, so that should say something. She does NOT use MyMeth...MyMathLab YaaY!
Awful professor, calc is already hard enough without her bad attitude. she gives soooo much homework everynight and expects you not to have a life outside of her class. if you struggle in her class she'll make you feel stupid and tell you to drop. do not take her!!!
Hard to believe her teaching abilities and jokes could be worse that her comb over, but yup no doubt one of the worst teachers ive had at depaul. she presents the material in an extremely disorganized manor and my butt could write more legibly that her. not helpful, your on your own in this class dont expect her to teach you much. tests are hard!
Terrible professor. She is an evil lady. She was just so mean. She was really condescending when you would ask her a question. She offers little to no help..but she is a great teacher. I highly recommend to do whatever you can to make sure you do whatever it takes to take her never. Never.
I highly recommend to do whatever you can to make sure you do whatever it takes to take her never. Never.
The WORST teacher in the world. NEVER TAKE THIS CLASS. Assigns way too much homework and makes your life completely miserable. She's the reason i have ever received my first F in my life and now have to retake this course and spend more money. University needs to take care of this teacher.....get rid of her tenure and fire her.
Class is not as bad as what people say. She gives a lot of homework but gives you all the answers, therefore the work is optional and you can get credit for copying her answers. As long as you know the basic concepts the tests are easy, and you take two and she picks the better of the two.
TERRIBLE!!! She must be tenured. there us no other way she would still be teaching here. I cant believe i spent thousands to listen to her talk about nothing and miss class consistently but expect us to take her tests on time. Karma totally got her though....Fall on your face again..please!
I wish I would have taken PLAGER first!!! I failed my first quarter of MAT 135 with another professor. Plager helped me actually understand the material. If you are terrible with math, she is the professor to take. I personally didn't take her because of the RMP rating but I wish I would have. She will give you the solutions along with ALL of your
I have never had such a horrible math teacher I am excellent at math and she made me hate math all together she basically tells you that if you have a job you cannot be in her class because her class is the most important thing in the world and you will basically fail if you don't devote the entire quarter to just her.. she is pathetic don't take h
In the beginning of the quarter I thought exactly what everyone said about her: really hard and a horrible teacher. She does give ALOT of hw but she gives the answers to everything and homework is optional. If you do all the work you get extra points toward your final grade. She only gives a final and two tests, but takes the better of the two.
Before coming to this class I was terrified because I hadn't really studied calculus but this class was not hard at all. She assigns an extreme amount of homework but she gives you plenty of time to get it done. Her explanation of the material was very clear. I would recommend taking her class!
She was an interesting person. She makes the weirdest jokes and giggles at her own words ALL THE TIME. It's crucial to attend her class or you'll fall behind. Her policy with collecting homework at the midterm is nice. She's easy to get along with. And as long as you do your homework and keep up in class. it'll be fine.
Got a good grade but the class was boring. She was a bit crazy and is far too old to be teaching.
Very difficult. Picky on grading. Didn't enter a single grade until long after I took the FINAL. Prepare to learn from the book. Lots of homework & attendance is mandatory. Never recieved a grade lower than an A until her. DO NOT TAKE.
It didn't help that I got mono and had to miss a couple classes, but the final consisted of "business" situations that she only went over once in class. The first exam was very simple and the material is straightforward. Very awkward mannerisms, but her lessons are nice to follow.
Rochelle is a great calculus professor! I've had her for the last two quarters, and I'm very pleased with her teaching style and her exams. There is nothing on the exam that she does not go over in class. Don't miss class and you won't end up like the these unfortunate comments. PS I hate math and I pulled an A.
STAY AWAY! Anything I learned in this class I learned on my own. She doesn't explain things well and if you have a question she tells you to go to her office hours. She is also extremely rude commenting anytime someone is even a little late (get over it!)
Plager is condescending and spends more time lecturing students about tardiness and "the real world" than Calculus. I failed this class the previous quarter and took her because she gives homework from the book, not MathLab. Very hard class for me, I passed this time but it was my own effort, not her teaching.
horrible teacher. I have never had to retake a class, nor have I have received less than an A- until I took her class. Unclear, mean, and no sympathy. DO NOT TAKE HER
She is a sweet older lady who can barely walk and goes through lectures very slowly. She is kind of awkward and makes little comments that she thinks are funny but aren't. We ONLY use the book. We didn't have a good relationship but I learned what I needed to learn to get a good grade.
i don't even know how to begin with her horrible teaching.
Ignorant lady.. but her 2 midterms resemble the test reviews directly and aren't very difficulty. You will be teaching yourself the material. Not an easy class but if you do the self tests you'll be good.
If you're looking for a class where the teach will constantly tell you how much you suck, this is the class for you. She is not encouraging at all. Half the class dropped because most would not pass. Her teaching does not make sense and she is just obnoxious. The reason I made a rate my professor account.
Her way or the highway! Problems are easier than other professors but she is not good at teaching. I got a high majority of answers correct on all exams but she took off many points for not showing every step of my work. Hands out solutions to everything but here hand writing is barely legible. Try to take a professor with a 4 and up rating.
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BMD125
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