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MA165 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
71%
Textbook Required
43%
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165
5.0
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5.0
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5.0
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5.0
(2)MATH094
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5.0
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4.0
Reviews (85)
great prof. teaches simple way, grades really fairly, she gives lots of mathxl hw.., overall she's nice.. RECOMMENDED!!!
Great teacher explains thoroughly very helpful easy grading if you want a high grade I would defiantly recommend her+hot
she was very helpful!!! very understanding if u need to miss a class or if u dont have your textbook i didnt even buy my textbook since we barley used it. Homework mostly on MathXL!
Easy A. As long as you do the assigned homework and practice, there's no reason for anyone to score lower. She gives a LOT of MathXL homework, which can be annoying..
Awesome teacher. I have taken many math classes with many math teachers and she does a great job of teaching the material. She is willing to help if you approach her. She just likes being informed of why you missed class or why you did poorly on a test. She does it to help you out though. Took for summer I. Grade consisted of 3 tests, hw, and final
Good. Take her class. No regret.
She's a GREAT professor! Very nice, helpful, patient, clear, and her notes are very helpful. She assigns MathXL hw which is helpful too. Her test are long but they're not so bad. I highly recommended her. I liked her alot as a teacher.
She is the BEST professor! As long as you do your homework, come to class prepared, and study for quizzes and exams you'll get an A in her class. She is also very reasonable if you need her to extend the homework due date and such. She makes precal. a lot easier to understand.
BEST TEACHER EVERRR ! an angel sent from heaven!!!!!!!!!!! her class was in the afternoon, but take her coz its really really worth it. you wanna A ? you wanna learn ? take her class !!
Best math professor, I've ever had!! The way her curriculum is set up makes it extremely easy for you to understand & catch up with no problems, if need be. Good amount of homework but easy enough to balance out the quizzes & tests. She's very helpful even offers weekend tutoring. Most dedicated professor I know!!
She is really good in teaching.She is easygoing and help you with your homework if you have question.Her pace is fast.you get extra credits but not easy A. tests were long and kind of complicated and likes to write a brief explanation as an answer for some of questions.she respects you and best of all she smiles in class all the time.
She teacher is good. She is easygoing and help you with your homework if you have question.Her pace is fast.lots of mathXL HW.gives extra credits but not easy A. tests were long and kind of complicated and likes to write a brief explanation as an answer for some of questions.she respects you and best of all she smiles in class all the time.
Super nice! Knows the material. Laid back class. Encourages class discussion of the material. Very helpful. A+
teaches at a fast paste. she was always rushing class, extending the class 5-10mint. more.
She is extremely helpful and knows what she is doing. especially if you are an engineering student or have to take higher math courses, she provides a really good foundation for you. If you personally ask her to extend the due date of your homework for you under certain circumstances,she will help you. Do your homework and pay attention in the clas
Proff Kala is a fantastic instructor.She reminded me of lecturers back home who take time to teach their students and are always willing to go back in order to clarify a point. Also she is patient and caring. I wonder where she gets her energy from because at 81/2 months pregnant she is early to class and always ready to help.Keep up your smile it
Proff Kala is a fantastic instructor.She takes time to teach her students and is always willing to go back in order to clarify a point. Also she is patient and caring. I wonder where she gets her energy from because at 81/2 months pregnant she is early to class and always ready to help.Keep up your smile it it is a good attitude. Kudos!!!
She's one of the best math professors I've had, and when I took her class she was pregnant, but she was still very punctual with her grading. She has a slight accent, but is still very clear and easy to understand her.
Best math teacher I had at MC. Enough said.
she is a good teacher but when i tool my class with her she got pregnant n a substitute came and she was ugh.i mean overall she is good but pray that she doesn't leave the country,
watever
donot take anything with her
took math 103 with her online. was pretty interesting... the final looked different from anything i've ever seen in the class before though, so that really threw me off, felt like i knew nothing looking at the final, even though i had an A in the class..Still an easy class , just do the work ontime.
Not a good professor, you will think she's helping but at the end, you may not find yourself failing her class.A useless class...
great teacher
Constantly late with posting grades, Our midterm had to be postponed because she couldn't get them mailed on time. She tries to be helpful but seemed like she just didn't care.
Great Prof, just do ur hw and do her study guides. Final was very hard though she didn't do too much review for it but the rest of the course was an easy A as long as u studied.
She is a very good teacher and very helpful, but her tests are for real and she gives a lot of online hw. Doesn't always teach everything on hw, but gives you a chance the next day to ask what you couldn't get and goes over it. very nice I liked her
Excellent professor. As long as you regularly attend class and take some notes, she does explain things clearly and if you still don't understand, she's willing to go into more detail. Homework is done online but she always goes over any questions someone may have.
She is a great professor. She explains everything. Come to class and take notes.If you still confused about something, she is always there to help you. If you study for tests, you should get a good grade. Homework is assigned online and also very simple. There should be more teachers like her teaching at MC.
Very nice, helpful and understanding. Explains anything you don't understand and is very nice when it comes to needing help or having questions. I highly recommend her!
One of the best math teachers I have ever had (in college or high school). Very patient with students who do not understand, and very good at explaining things. Plus she is always in a good mood so that helps make the class more enjoyable.
Professor Kala is great. She is very clear and organized in her teaching. You must study for her quizzes and exams but they aren't too bad. She is very willing to help outside of class during her office hours and even non-office hours. She cares a lot about her students. One of the best math teachers I've had. Go to class, study at home, get an A.
BEST PROFESSOR EVER I just graduated High school and i took a summer class with her and she was probably one of the best teachers i ever had. She does what ever she can to make sure you pass the class.
Pay attention in class, take advantage of every extra credit opportunity even if you have a top grade. Make sure to do the online homework and study a lot from the homework for the tests. Easy B, work a bit for an A.
DO NOT.. I repeat DO NOT take an online math class with her. She doesn't respond to emails frequently. I feel like I'm doing the course on my own without the professor. Good luck to all who take her online.
Took her this semeter and she is very nice. I recommend people to take her but not for a class thats two hours and 15 mins long.
Great professor. Very helpful and easy to understand. She posts answer keys WITH WORK ALREADY SHOWN ON THEM rather than just an answer! this way you can see how to solve a problem! Textbook is not needed because it's online (at least for MA099) so just buy the MyMathLab code.
Professor Kala is extremely helpful at wanting you to do well in the class. She is always there if you are ever having any trouble with the material. Pay attention in class. Do the homeworks, study, and I guarantee at least a solid B in the class
I took Math Prep class during the Summer with her. She was amazing and really helped reignited my understandings of basic math which helped me easily blast through this class with a perfect score on the final exam.
great professor
FORMALLY KNOWN AS SIRISHA KALA (she changed her name). I suck at math and struggled . but what amazing and merciful professor!!
she reponds very quickly and checks up on you every now and then. The course was alright, not too bad. she reminds you of due dates and sometimes gives extentions if you have not done so well. she seems like a nice lady.
Best professor ever. Very detailed in her lectures. She responds very quickly to emails and she is very easy to ask for help. helps students outside of class. not too much homework, just study and you will do well.
She is one of the best math professors I have ever had. Her lectures are very clear and you learn a lot in her class. I still have her notes because they are very helpful. She is an awesome professor.
Very sweet and caring, wants you to succeed and do well. She Takes the extra steps to help you. Be fair by listening and participating in class, and do homework. Don't sign up for McGraw-Hill, better off using alternate HW option.
She is so lovely and a kind hearted professor. She knows the materials and she teaches in a way that even middle school students would be able to solve calculus questions. I took her with all my math courses at Rockville and I had an A in all of them. Definitely register with her and your experience will be a memorable one. I love her so much.
She is an excellent Professor. She cares and wants you to understand. She will bend over backwards to help one of her students. She is very clear in lectures. I am not a math person but she helped me understand a lot. Highly recommend taking her, especially if math is difficult for you she is very understanding to help with the algebra part of calc
You are basically on your own. She helps only when you ask her. She takes long to respond to mails and sometimes doesn't even respond. She seems careless about how you do and only checks up on you maybe once or twice if you're lucky throughout the course. Would not take her class again.
Professor Kollur is an amazing teacher. She really cares about her students and will go out of her way to help you pass her class. I wish I had more professors like her.
Took her for Pre Calc 165 online and I would, without hesitation, recommend her to any other student. She goes out of her way to help. She understands your individual circumstances and is willing to accommodate with things like deadline extensions and/or extra credit opportunities. I was very sad to find out she doesn't teach Calc 1 :(
she made class really hard. too much presser. she is not helpful at all. dont take her.
too much work she wont give any chance for makeups. she even wont understand your problem. too much work you have to do by yourself.
SHE MADE EVERY TEST SO HARD. AND GAVE TOO MUCH HOMEWORK EVERY DAY.
Shes terrible at responding to emails, gets attitudes , calls students out. took class with her. she gave too much homework and every week quizzes she don't use book also and in the test she made it really tough.
If you have a option to take her or someone else, go somewhere else! she will give you answers to the classwork with no explanation but when you ask questions she will get smart with you.
HORRIBLE professor. She's very unclear, hard to follow her lectures. Tests are hard & she purposely tricks you, its NOT type of problems on the study guide or classwork. Im great in math & had a very hard time to keep an A cuz of her teaching style. I had to teach myself almost everything & went to other professors for help. DO NOT TAKE HER
Dont buy textbook. There are 3tests, mathxl hw/quiz grade and final exam. She really cares about her students and is willing to help. I would definitely take her again.
The tricky thing is the online part. It's much harder to ask questions when you're not on the same page, or get feedback. The math program definitely not helpful--responses to wrong answers is a generic explanation to every attempt. The professor never lectures. The answer box is tiny & 4 spaces so you can't see if your whole answer is correct.
GREAT PROFESSOR and i wrote that in all caps because she really is a great professor as long as you study and get everything done on time and sometimes set up a meeting with her to go over a lesson you didn't understand in class. Like i would suggest everyone to take her for Pre-calc & Calc you won't regret it. TRUST ME
Professor Kolluru is SO KIND and HELPFUL! She WILL work with you if you speak up and express that you are having difficulty with the material. She is sometimes late with her email responses but just remind her in person that you sent her something. She WILL make time to meet with you during her office hours and will stay until the last hour!
shes the best teacher , her class isnt boring , she explain she do reviewe before test ,one of the best math teachers , dont skip her class and do the work on the deadline.
Prof. Kolluru is a good professor. However, I believe she is bored with teaching. Her in-class lectures are great, she engages with students. The tough part is the exams. They are nothing like homework or practice material. She will ask you to remember formulas never covered in her class and has questions and has sections designed to trick you.
worst professor, giving thousands of homework and expect you to finish it in less than a week. her precal 165 is the worst class to take online, please run, do not take her online
Very caring and understanding professor. She always urges students to come in outside of class for help. Overall, a really good professor.
She really wants her students to succeed. Genuinely nice person and very helpful.
If you work ahead and ask Professor Kolluru questions as they come up, this class will be an easy A. She's super caring and will work with you even though it's an online class.
This is the second class Ive taken with Prof. K and I wish I could take a third. Shes one of the best teachers Ive ever had. She wants you to learn, and tries to facilitate that in SO many ways! As long as you participate and communicate, her classes are awesome.
I've taken many online courses, and really do prefer them, but Taking this class was a mistake. If you struggle with math, please please please look for another professor or wait a semester. Your GPA isn't worth it!
She sometimes didn't respond to my emails and didn't give us enough information. Pushed the 3rd test and final so close together at the end of the semester. Spend most of your time trying to pass the frustrating mathxl questions
STAY AWAY!!! from this lady do not take her online for math because she barely explains anything, she just gives you the text book to read and expects you to know. She also is very rude when you ask her about extra credits.
Do not take a class with her. She made me hate math. She does not teach and expects you to teach yourself. She is a real stickler with grading, does not matter if you get the answer right if you don't show enough work. There really is no need to make a student's life miserable. Her notes are not useful and gives a lot of homework. She is baddddd.
So kind and understanding, and give out a number to contact her with. She gave extra credit when the class did poor on the exam. ended up with over 100% score on test. very understanding about homework extensions.
Your grade is mainly decided by your tests. HW also counts but she adds it in at the end so you won't know how much it helps you until the end. t's really easy to get in contact with her and she answers really quickly. I've taken Calc 1 before so this was really easy for me but she explains everything with a lot of detail so if you'll be fine
This class is a decent amount of work, very manageable, however the teacher is very rude.
Professor Kolluru is super kind and caring and her teaching is pretty easy to follow. She made it easy for me to understand calculus. Grades will be counted by exams and homework (WebAssign). She also gives extra credit when the class did poorly on a test. Easy A if you are willing to study!
(in person) Prof K. really motivates her students who believe that they're not good at math or just generally fear the subject. She's kind, intelligent and she helped me build back my confidence with math overall. Ask questions about the hw, review the stuff before class and you will do fine. Posts lecture notes and sample exams & easy to contact.
I am bad at math so maybe that was my issue. But in this course be ready to learn MANY different topics and with it being an online course it is more self taught and getting help is difficult! Proctored testing and a LOT of homework! Can easily get stressful or even fail, no extra credit no mercy. 80% to pass which in here grading policy is a C...
This is one of the worst teachers i have ever taken. DO NOT take her, even if she is the last option just don't. She didn't explain the material well and graded harshly. She is respectful to her students but thats where the good ends.
She is very kind to students, but that's about it. Does not explain the material well. She expects perfect attendance and does not care about emergencies restricting you from coming to class. Not good at communicating can take days to receive the slightest acknowledgment of an email you may have sent. Does not allow makeup work for anything.
Prof Kolluru has amazing lectures that cover the material well and are very clear. She also helps each student individually. As long as you pay attention, do the homework, and study for exams you'll be fine.
Professor Kolluru was very nice and genuine, she wants to help you succeed in her class, however you need to put in the work for it which means study and doing the Hw on time. The Hw is a good amount of the grade so make sure you do it. she is very forgiving and will sometimes do extra credit or even give you the test back to fix your mistakes.
She assigns a lot of homework, and you better do it because it is a very big part of your grade. She is a tough grader, but her lectures are very detailed and she is always avaliable for help. She did also offer us extra credit one time which was great too. If you show her you work hard in her class, she will reward you!
Not very detailed, I haven't taken a math class in 3 years. She assumes everyone in this class is knowledgeable in the prerequisite class. She assumes we know the process of math. And skips the process and goes straight to the answer. Don't recommend.
DO NOT TAKE THIS WOMAN'S CLASS!!!! IF YOU WANT PEACE IN YOUR LIFE DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
71%
Textbook Required
43%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.20 avg changeRatings by Course
165
5.0
(1)MA091
5.0
(3)MAALL
5.0
(1)MATHS091
5.0
(2)MATH094
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
MATH080
5.0
math150
5.0
MATH165
4.2
MATH180
4.0
CA160
4.0