She is a good teacher and gives alot of examples and extra credit.

Good teacher, she tries to make the class more interesting but its still just math. But she goes over everything and the study guides help alot for the tests.

Awesome Teacher! Made Calc II easy!

Makes a hard class easy, but you have to do the work. Best Math teacher at UNCC so far. Wish I had her for the rest of my math courses. She actually knows how to teach and is quite good at it!

knows how to teach. gives lots of examples.

Very energetic & enthusiastic; makes the class as bearable as possible; very nice and helpful; breaks down the material into easily understandable chunks; always answers questions with ease; never demeans students; sometimes gives help with tests & homework; uses Maple projects though (D-;) Bottom line: great teacher, sign up if at all possible!

The BEST teacher I have had for math at this University. Very helpful, makes math easy. I HIGHLY recommend. Definatly would take her again.

goood stuff

Great Teacher! She has such an understanding of the material that she's able to explain things MUCH more clearly than the book can. I barely even opened the book the entire semester because I was able to learn the material from just her lectures and notes. The workload was high...but it helps you learn the material.

GREAT TEACHER. Clear, Concise, easy to understand. Study Practice Tests and you're set. Quizzes and projects, but they're weighted extremely low.

This Calculus teacher was pretty good. She wasn't the absolute greatest, but she did what she could to help you out and answer any questions that you had. Attendance is not mandatory, but I went anyways and came out with an A.

She gave quizzes (every class) on material before hw was due. Would only give one example of subject material and only if asked. Sample tests were not examples of actual tests. Assigned all hw at beginning of semester and would not adapt as subjects were covered (frequently said: "Did I assign that?"). Usually teach higher level classes not bus cal

Abstract Algebra is already a crazy hard class. Attendance isn't mandatory, but graded weekly homework assignments. Its good because it forces you to not fall behind (you will if you don't do the HW). Gives you half credit for corrections though. Tests are hard, but the reviews she gives out REALLY help. She will ALWAYS be willing to help students!

Very passionate about math. She's very excited to be teaching and really wants her students to do well in the class. She's willing to work with the students but also gives more work than other teachers.

Don't bother buying the book only the last couple of assignments come from the book, get them from a friend if you can. She makes calc EASY! Easy tests and quizzes. Great teacher just make sure you pay attention and come to class. She gives tons of examples

Lot of extra credit and likes to help her students.

Take her class, She is the most understanding teacher i have ever met. Most of her homework is online, and the book work can be copied on chegg.com. I came late to the final and she was still worked with me. Don't listen to anyone take this class. Not only will you get the grade you deserve but WILL be ready for calculus 2. She is the best take her

Prof. Birdsong is easily the most understanding teacher on campus. She genuinely wants you to pass and succeed. Her understanding of the subject is almost unbelievable as she writes down every formula completely from memory. Weekly homework with multiple easy quizzes. Test's aren't hard unless you don't study. Take her class!

I had taken calculus before this class, so I didn't struggle with any of the concepts. However, I had trouble identifying what she was talking about at times. Her methods were different from how I learned it, but she gave multiple examples, and was more than happy to help, and understand any situation. You'll be alright if you take her.

I spent hours everyday completing work for this course. Projects take hours to complete. They don't even help you in any way for this class. Homework and quizzes due every week. She really tries to help you though I have to give her credit for that. I would get so lost during the lecture sometimes and would have to go back and look in the book.

Excellent! Best teacher I've had.

Best Math Professor at UNCC. She explains well the material. Tests are easy. She is awesome!

Great professor. clear notes, explain very nice. too much H.W. everyday quizzes. tests are easy but Final Exam is soooooo Hard.

Best teacher ever

Great professor, easy to follow along in lectures. She teaches at a good pace.

Birdsong has a tendency to go pass the time class ends. She answered any question I had and gives some extra credit on tests and at the end of the semester

She is a good math teacher. She will go over everything in textbook. First test is very easy but you will need to attend the all of her classes. There are programing project and those projects are part of your final grade which are very easy to program. Overall I liked her teaching style. She will be there for help you in class as much as she can.

She was a phenomenal math lecturer. She made even the most complex topics seem incredibly easy. Make sure you do your homework (and don't cheat) because that is where you get all your practice.

Awesome professor, probably the best one teaching this class. Made really hard calculus concepts seem simple and is great at clarifying things. If you are bad at math and need to take this class, definitely take it with her.

Birdsong is an EXCELLENT teacher. I argue, better than the Taylor's. She gives extra credit to help out because calc2 is HARD and she cares about her students and their grades. She puts up all her lecture notes and has a ton of other resources available to you including old tests and finals with solutions to help you study. Take her class.

Prof Birdsong was a great teacher. Lectures really helped with tests and webwork, but if you missed one they were always posted online. Lots of notes and at least one webwork set per week. Gives you as many points as she can on tests and cares about the students.

Dr. Birdsong is an amazing professor! She does a great job explaining concepts and is always ready and willing to answer questions. Also offers lots of extra credit opportunities to boost your grade. I've learned so much in her class!

Fairly easy class, just do the homework on Hawkes. Theres many attempts allowed on the online assignments so its Easy to make a 100 on everything

Professor Birdsong was great! She cared about your success in the class and made sure everyone understood the material before moving on. She dropped the lowest test grade and offers extra credit via Hawkes. She gives study guides to all tests including the final that are quite similar to the exam given.

Great professor, awesome person. Really helps you understand, all you have to do is make the effort

She is fast paced but will stop and answer any question. Speaks very clearly and understands your question well. Really knows her stuff in and out and does a great job of giving you the mechanics instead of just feeding you formulas. Would definitely take again!

Class is very difficult but Professor Birdsong makes it manageable. She's not out of touch and gives feedback on every assignment/test (well at least before everything went online due to COVID-19). The test is nothing like the homework you do. The homework is pretty tedious and not very useful. That's my only big gripe about this class.

I was fortunate to take diffeq with Sarah. She is a wonderful woman. Although high level math IS DIFFICULT, she always presents the concepts in a clear and easy to understand way. She is always there for her students and genuinely cares about them. She gives tons of extra credit for those who want to get that A. IF YOU ARE TRYING YOU WILL SUCCEED.

Dr. Birdsong is an amazing lecturer! She explains the concepts clearly and moves slowly enough to make sure everyone is on the same page. 4 "projects" which are basically copy pasta Maple worksheets. She was the only math instructor I had this semester who did *not* allow open note tests, and her tests are on respondus.

Professor Birdsong is one of the best professors I've had at UNCC. Her class is very well organized and structured. Everything that you need is easily accessible. Her lectures are awesome and get you involved. 45% tests with a 25% final so it is test heavy. But if you do the readings and follow her lectures you will do perfectly fine.

Professor Birdsong's lectures are fast paced but she will slow down if you ask. She knows what she is talking about though and answers questions clearly and thoroughly. 3 Tests and a final (study guides for everything) and 3 short coding projects over the course of the semester (Java or C++)

Birdsong was awesome. Lighthearted and approachable. Knows the material well. Lots of extra credit. Willing to accommodate your circumstances. Diff Eq isn't easy, but she doesn't make it harder than need be. Practice problems from your textbook. Helpful test reviews. 3 Tests & WebWork probably the most tedious aspect but if you study you will pass.

Great professor. As long as you stay on track and do the work you will pass with an A. She takes late work at no penalty!

So much homework and the homeworks are not easy or anything. They take you a while and it's due twice a week. I would take her class again but not for any intense class.

Dr. Birdsong is one of the best math professors I've had at UNCC. She's super helpful and accessible and will always answer questions and give excused absences and extensions if needed. The class has graded attendance, she assigns groups that you work on stuff with but homework (once a week) is individual. Tests are like the homework.

At first, this class was difficult but as the semester progressed I found that she did a great job explaining the material. Tests are kind of hard but she graded pretty easily. I highly recommend this professor.

Professor Birdsong is very good. Her class was structured well with 3 tests, 3 easy projects, and some other grades. She graded somewhat hard but she curved it fairly so the class average was always a B. She was also a good instructor and I was able to learn alot from the lectures. Only problem I had was that she took a while to grade some things.

The class was structured around an interactive textbook, which was very useful because if you leave class without understanding the material, you can go do the readings and homework and it will help you learn. She was a good teacher in class and was generous with grading, with extra credit being built into tests

Dr. Birdsong is great, but the class was rough. It's so much material, but she does a good job of making it digestible. Make sure you have access to the textbook, and don't let the homework catch you off guard.

Dr. Birdsong is great. 1165 with her was great. It was the first time learning new math concepts as an engineer, and she made it very easy to learn. Her lectures are not boring, and keep you engaged should you choose to do so. If you pay attention in class, and do the homework, this class will be easy.

Really nice but does not explain things well

Professor birdsong is great! She's nice, a fair grader, and a good teacher. Notes are clear. Slow at grading tests tho. Also, the math in this class is easy.

Professor Birdsong is a great professor. if you are having trouble understanding something go to her office hours, she will explain it in more details. Homework once a week, practice quizzes in class before test (which are helpful). Overall a pretty great class and professor.

Dr. Birdsong is super understanding and makes math fun for someone who is not a math person. I highly recommend her!

She has a great passion for geometry. The textbook is required but easy enough to find online.

Great professor, attend class and do her homework assignments and study guides, and the tests will be a breeze. Offers a lot of extra credit on tests and the finals to help you get your grade up. you have to earn your grade by studying but she's extremely clear with what'll be covered and gives you the resources to learn.

Professor Birdsong was very friendly, knowledgeable and even funny. However this course in particular is HARD. It is very abstract, and has you jumping between concepts frequently. Regardless, she navigates it fairly well, I would recommend her for other courses, but maybe just not this course in particular.

Very easy class, the teacher was a light grader and curved the test and exams quite heavily. Homework had extra credit points each week with an online textbook. Would recommend !!

Honestly...TAKE THIS COURSE! if you need it. The material is super easy in itself, but she knows how to make it easier. It's very group activity heavy but its also easy. On the tests she literally gives you a reference sheet....There is extra credit, AND she gives partial credit too. Super sweet and kind I looooove her!!!

Pretty good professor, never really had problems with her, which says a lot considering how rude a lot of UNCC professors are. We had an easy course so I rarely had to ask for help. She provides plenty of resources and teaches the class pretty well

Such a fun and easy math class. If you like realistic math that isn't super heavy on formulas and complex equations, this class is for you. Professor Birdsong is super sweet and there is lots of extra credit opportunities.

At first I thought she was a bit scatter-brained but as the semester when on, I understood why she teaches the way she does. VERY BIG ON GROUP WORK!! Each month you will have an exam on the unit and you will do well if you take notes and study before each test, even if you're not the best at math.