Teaching method was horrible, I learned more by going to the Learning Center than I did from her. However class was not very difficult and I was able to pass without really learning anything.

Terrible teacher, I couldn't understand anything. She uses course compass, and I had computer problems. Her response was, use the school computers, so I had to pay for a babysitter to try and catch up. why couldn't she just use a book like every other teacher. Do not take this teacher unless you are good at math and can learn it on your own.

Ruth has a very poor teaching method. This particular class is online, but I have had her in previous courses. She is unclear, unhelpful with material and generally very boring.

Unclear teaching methods, low interest and enthusiasm for the subject, unhelpful nature.

This woman is HORRIBLE, she doesn't know how to teach, doesn't appear to enjoy her job at all, doesn't appear to care about students.

Completely disorganized & unclear in her teaching methods. Gave extra credit for attendance when many students were absent (i.e. the day before Thanksgiving). However there was a lot of extra credit available & she extended homework often.

I am a Math major and I was confident I could take this class online without a problem. This was the hardest class I have ever taken in my entire life! She was not willing to help when I asked questions, and she was extremely difficult to understand. The highest grade I received on a test was 64.1%, and this was above average! DO NOT RECOMMEND!

I took this class online. As a person, she is a great person and very willing to give extra time on homework. But the test were extremely HARD and she wasn't helpful at all. She had a hard time explaining things online and the amount of homework was incredible. You had an assignment due every other day in addition to huge projects.

would never take class with her again

Glad this was a hybrid class!! In class her lectures were confusing. She is kind of scatter brained. Expect a lot of hw and quizzes. Easy to pass if you do the work.

Ruth does not explain things in a way that is easy to understand. During the lectures she is all over the place and does not explain why things are done and is very vague in how to solve problems. I always get an A in math and in her class I only got a C. I would not take a class from her ever again.

Don't get behind on the homework in canvas. Every other math instructor I have had allows you to work on unfinished homework questions to boost your grade. Ruth Trygstad does not. There are alot of take home quizzes as well. Zeph Smith is full of himself but hes a much better math instructor and he keeps the homework open till the end of the term.

The professor knows what she is talking about, she clearly has and shows an understanding as to what she's talking about, however, I do not feel that she is good at teaching these concepts to students. Every concepts gets rushed through, not explained very thoroughly. When asking the prof for help, she defers you to the tutoring center, no help.

Won't work with you for simple things, an INCREDIBLE amount of homework, you look at canvas and its just walls and walls of homework. lessons are poorly taught and I had to go tutoring for almost everything. Got a 75% on an exam because my answer was 4.02 and the correct answer was 4.01. Would not recommend her, get someone else.

This class sets you up to fail, bad instructions, bad teaching method, too much homework not enough help, grading is incredibly tight, no extra credit. 110% skip this teacher.

I dont have much good to say because I felt like she was one of the professors who you would have to jump through hoops and hurdles to make her satisfied. I honestly felt like I taught myself the course. When I did have questions I would get half effort answers. Instructor methods are questionable. I would take math 1060 with someone else.

I joined this class 2 weeks in. Ruth did not work with me whatsoever and suggested I drop out because the 2 days she gave me to make up the 2 weeks of work was an inadequate amount of time. She was not willing to work or negotiate with me, and is seemingly unwilling to help students if it means more work for her. I absolutely do NOT RECOMMEND.

Not very helpful if you contact her with emails doesnt really answer your questions you have. almost not worth it to ask her questions unless its during her office hours. Videos she uses are not very good at explaining whats going on or how to use the equations.

I have never had so much homework in my life. I spend AT LEAST 5+ hours A DAY doing homework. The lecture videos are less than helpful and the videos she records are no where near what the homework is like. I wish I could give a negative rating because this class is absolutely ridiculous.

Super strict on every single problem, including exams. I would get the correct answer but would get marked wrong because its not how she would find the answer. Super scattered so learning a confusing subject by someone that doesnt seem to know whats going on is terrible. This class is set for failure. I cant recommend to skip her class enough.

Buckle up for an insane amount of work, 6 hours of weekly lectures, and nothing to matter because the 5 exams you take are worth all the credit. Had problems not posted until Sunday night that were due before 5 pm for Monday class. Our class stated with 38 students and only 12 by the end. She was unprepared and not helpful.

Do not take online classes with her, she does not know how to teach online. She said in our orientation that half her students failed last semester, and I understand why. She is not great at explaining things via online lecture and the videos on the homework are inconsistent on how helpful they are. I dropped her class after 2 weeks.

She has mandatory zoom sessions because >50% of her students pass and she believes they help. There is stuff on the quizzes and exams that aren't in the homework or taught in the zoom sessions. During the zoom sessions she constantly has students calling out her mistakes. She reads off a script, can't solve unscripted questions.

Ruth only solves scripted math problems, and doesn't know how to teach problems brought to her from the online homework assignments. You have online and written homework each week that are all worth 100 points. Your entire grade is based on the tests. I spent 15 hours plus in the tutoring center a week having to learn the material on my own + hw.

I took this online class for a gen ed requirement and regret it. This teacher does not know how to teach! When asked for help on one of her online math homework problems, she doesn't know how to solve it. She is also a tough grader. I label all of my steps and write out every step no matter how tiny, but still don't get full pts for showing work.

She does not really teach the class. I have learned more from the youtube videos tagged in the homework than I ever have in the class room. She does not answer questions well and there is an over abundance of homework. I would avoid this teacher if possible but I would still take the course if not.

I took her class and I didn't learn to much from her because throughout the course and when she had class sessions she was not explaining very well throughout during the session when she was trying to solve a problem she will make an excuse saying I think I made a mistake and she can't be doing that cause that will make us more confusing.

Do not take this professor and if it's your only choice wait to take Math 1050 until you can get a better teacher. She puts it on other students or the tutoring center to answer any questions. I got A's in math before her. She cancels class on review days before tests. She literally told my class, "Don't feel bad if you don't pass my class."

The professor had told us that she was trying a new way to present the class due to many students not passing previous classes. The way the class was presented was very confusing and the lectures were terrible. The professor would rush through them and not answer questions when asked. Do not take math from this professor. Wait for a better teacher.

I am dropping this class because of this professor. She takes points off on assignments for the most asinine reasons, and does not really care about her students learning or succeeding. Even if you learn the material and do the work correctly, if it's not exactly how she expects it to be done you will lose points. And her lectures are not helpful.

Ok. I am currently enrolled in her 1035 class and boy oh boy do I wanna get out. She said and I quote "I've never taught this class before so I don't really know what I'm doing." Really? As a college professor you are expected to be professional. Her and the way she runs her class is a bit of wild ride. I do not recommend her at all.

I am currently enrolled in Trygstad's 1035 class and It is far from a professional college course. If you want to teach yourself math feel free to take this course. She has claimed multiple times that she is unaware what she is teaching especially with harder subjects of math. She is unwilling to help with difficult projects as well. Do not take.

If you enjoy being required to show up to class where nothing is clear and only the exact way she would write it is accepted this is the teacher for you. This is the first teacher that I invented curse words when opening an assignment to look at why I lost points. Also, Ignore the study worksheets and only use previous exams to study or you'll fail

I've only taken online classes in college and this is the first time I have ever struggled. She has zoom meetings to go through problems but she doesn't explain what she's doing at all and makes so many mistakes. I spent 4+ hours on homework every night because I had to teach myself the material. Zero late work policy, but you has 3 extensions.

I wouldn't say my experience is the same as everyone else's, but Ruth wouldn't help me at all when I needed help in her class. She is very harsh when it comes to grading the exams and she gave me attitude when I asked her about the questions on the exams. She cancels office hours somewhat regularly and she doesn't upload any of her videos.

This class was difficult because of the teacher. She doesn't really go out of her way to help you out and she is oddly a very strict grader when it comes to math. She didn't really post any reviews until later in the year and the reviews are almost like 10 years old. When I would ask her for help and she would give me a lot of attitude.

Tough grader and does explain things clearly, just moves quickly and you can't always ask questions. No extra credit. Did nothing to help you.

Lectures were hard to follow and she often was lost herself. Office hours were constantly canceled. She was very harsh when grading and wouldn't offer much help when we asked questions.