I really enjoyed this teacher. Math is not my thing and she made the material easy to understand and actually fun. She is a very good teacher. If you do all of the homework you should not only pass all the tests but get an A. She doesn't try to trick you with something that she didn't cover in class or homework. I really enjoyed the class overall.

Prof Topalova is excellent. She make the material easy to understand. Her quizzes and exams are easy they're similar to the homeworks she assigns, so if you do your homework the exams are piece of cake. I like her and I highly recommend her.

She is awesome!!! take her..

Excellent professor. I cannot recommend her enough. She's clear, friendly, and always willing to answer questions. Make sure you study the material and try to learn it, and you should do just fine. She's one of my personal favourite professors, and I think I'm even going to pursue math as a major thanks to her.

She's so professional and helpful, she makes the class fun by throwing jokes every now and then. She give a lots of extra credit. She also drops the lowest grade of your tests, quizzes, homework. In the final she drops about 2 or 3 question wrong. My advice take her

I hate math, and I struggled throughout the semester; Prof. Topalova did all she could to help. If she sees that you are trying she will help you, if not then sorry. Overall, I would recommend her.

First, she gives a lot of homework online but if you do it all it will help. She is a good teacher, however at moments she would rushed through lessons. After tests, we had to continue to learn new material. Attendance was mandatory She is a good professor but her accent at times made it hard to understand. if you are already good at math take her

You just gotta love this woman. She tries all she can to make sure you got everything. She spends time answering question. very helpful, very nice, very polite. And she is a genius. She knows all her material very well. full of knowledge. I HEART HER!take her class and make your life easier.

Prof. Topalova is great! Her english is excellent. The material may not be easy at times, but she puts forth great effort to ensure everyone understands as the material. Also, she takes from her personal time to provide students more assistance in add'l study groups, math lab, and office hours. Math isn't easy for me, but she helps make it easier.

She is a very helpful teacher who is kind, funny, sweet, smart, understanding, and very beautiful :) If you take her class and follow her directions, pay attention, and are serious about learning, you will get an A.

Loved her. Tests + Quizzes are from HW. She gives a lot of HW and it doesnt count for much % of your grade. HW is the best practice, however. Goes fast, but what she writes on the board is amazingly clear. Whenever I was confused I turned to the notes and understood thereafter. Got A+ in both classes. She is also the best looking professor at NVCC.

She has a great character. She will try to make the class as easy as possible. She might be very quick in her explanations but leaves no room for any student to be left behind. Very supportive. Very quick to reply any homework inquiry send via email. I hope I can sign up for her calculus class next semester. I strongly advise taking her classes.

Snejana Topalova is a wonderful professor who wants to see her students succeed and so makes herself available to help. She assigns homework online which is usually harder than her tests and so once you do them, you're pretty much set for her tests. I don't know who to take for 174 because she doesn't teach it. Definitely take her for 173.

She is an awesome teacher. She cares more about you learning than actually testing you. If you participate in class and do the homework, then you will at least get a B.

Assigns a bunch of homework but its easier than her actual tests. If you understand the concepts and are able to do the homework, you should be able to manage around a B or above. Gives quizzes, drops the lowest one. Calculus is still a hard subject though.

There was a lot of homework, but it prepared you for the tests- if you could do the homework, you'd do well on tests. Prof Topalova was very fair, and gave extra credit on all tests except the final. I ended up getting over 100%! Loved her.

She is really good professor. She tells you her class is hard, but if you do and follow all the instructions and do the homework you will pass. Participate and you will pass.

I absolutely love Prof. Topalova. She is an easy grader, and is good at explaining. She moves really fast so pay attention. She gives a good amount of extra credit opportunities. Must do homework to understand.

She's great!!!!! She takes time to break things down for people that couldn't grasp the material at first.

Prof. Stopalova is as professional, clear and fair a professor as can be; she's excellent. Course is difficult for 2 reasons: Precal is not easy to master & she grades you, as she should, on your knowledge of the material. Other: Lectures end on time; some Ex Credit; teaches test stuff in class; available after class and by email. Highly recommend.

I love math and she made me love it more. I again signed up with her for my next math class. She will explain in an easy way and make sure that you got your question answered. She wpould reply to email immediately. She is always available when she says she will be. I would definitely recommend her to anyone who is taking math classes.

Professor Topalova was one my best professors. She taught very well and if students had questions, she did her best to make them understand very well. She is very fair about her tests. She was always prepared in class. I am sure if you pay attention to her lectures in the class and do the homework you will have a good grade .

She is really intelligent in her field. If you need help she is there to provide it.

She is a perfect teacher who cares about his students understanding the material she covers. I enjoyed studying Math with her.

I took Pre-Calculus with her. It was nice and easy. She is very clear in what she is expected from her exams. She gives ECs and drops 1 exam. Do your HW to better understand math material. Highly recommended! Easy "A" if you do your work.

Took her in 2016. take her and you won't regret it. Five tests drop one test and she gives 10% extra credits on each exam except for the final for my class. Good teacher!

Professor Topalova is the best professor I've ever had. She's such a sweetheart she gives 10% extra credit to your first test if you write one page about who you are. She only gives a few quizzes and most of them are online and you get two attempts. I've always been horrible at math but I have a B+ im her class. Would DEFINITELY take her again.

All questions in tests and quizzes are from homework so as long as you do them, you should be fine. Not an easy class (only a math freak would think precal or cal are easy), but if you do all your work and attend always to class, you will get a B at least. Prof. Topalova is a reasonable person who enjoys what she does.

SHE IS AMAZING !!!!! easy class as long as you do all ur homework, that s an easy A

Professor S. Topalova is by far the best teacher/professor I have ever had. She has a way of teaching that makes it so easy to understand. She truly cares about her students and wants her students to pass. She will go over the material until you understand it. Her open availability for her office hours makes it easy to reach out to her.

16wk MTH163 Fall 2017. I'm not brilliant at math, but her class really gave me confidence in myself. Ton of homework online using Lumen. You need to study to figure out how things work better. Some quizzes online. Free online textbook. Do the extra credit. Best thing is I did well enough that I could get a C+ on the Final and still end with an A.

she have a great way of teaching a class. I have learned so much from her

Best Professor; do all the hw and you will surely get an A*

Honestly the best professor I have ever had for a mathematics class. She loves her subject and shares her enthusiasm. Calculus is hard for some of us (me) and make no mistake you have to work hard. She is very good at explaining and is very good at pacing to get through the material. Do the homework and participate in class and you will do well.

Amazing professor! I took MTH167(precalc with trigonometry) 6 weeks class. The only hard part is that since it's a fast class it has a LOT of homework, but as long as you do the majority of it and ACTUALLY pay attention in class you'll get a good grade. Very detail explanation. Answer your question in class and reply to emails fast even on weekends

Nice teacher who really wants you to participate in class. Really loves math. The work on Aleks was a lot and frustrating at times. Thoroughly makes you write down every detail of how you got your answers on the tests. But still a great teacher I would recommend.

Professor Topalova has been the best professor Ive had at NOVA. She makes sure everyone understands everything and wants everyone to be able to do problems in class so they understand. I live in Manassas and she teaches in Alexandria so it was a little drive so their were a couple times I missed class and it brought my attendance grade down.

Prof. Topalova is dedicated to what she does, loves her subject area, is organized, collected, and works HARD. She's is extremely intelligent, wants students to learn the information they need, explains concepts in clear detail, and gives GOOD problems not more problems. Grades may seem harsh, but you'll realize they're fair. 10/10 would recommend.

Professor Topalova is a great Math teacher. She'll go over multiple versions of different problems, multiple times to make sure that everyone is on the same page. She is homework heavy, but that's just to make sure everyone practices. She'll also drop certain grades. That's I went from F early in the semester to a B by the end. Obviously effort too

I took MTH167. The class was good. If you listen and know the material you should get an A. Good grader and her lectures wasn't hard to understand. Although, the homework can get tedious she gives you second chances. Overall, nice professor I would take this class again but I can see it could get harder. The only problem wit the class is Aleks work

Professor Topalova is the best math teacher I have ever had! She is knowledgeable and has worksheets with all the material you need summarized. The negative comments you see are from slow learners. If you pay attention, keep up with the fast pace (which I like because it keep you engaged) , do your homework and study, you will do fine. Recommend!

I took her class a year ago, and she was the best math professor I have ever Had. The course was at the average speed, and I didnt find her rushing it. She always goes through homework problems at the beginning of the class, and she also offers help during her office hours. I didnt do as well in other math classes as I did in her class

Took her MTH 161. Dropped the lowest grade of exam and project. If you are lazy, you might feel like she goes tough but to study and learn math, you cannot be lazy. If you are caught up with the ALEKS HW, do the projects, and do the study guide, everything should be very straightforward.

The class had a lot of homework but it did help to retain the material for the exams. Skipping lectures and not doing homework will not be in your favor, I had to get a tutor to stay on top of this class.

She is an excellent professor. However, you need to work and be consistent with your homework and prepare for your tests, otherwise you won't pass the class.

her explanations are clear, test aren't that difficult and she is not a tough grader. there are enough assignments throughout the class so even if you miss two or three you can still pass. however if your class is using ALEKS please for the love of god do not fall behind!!!!!!!!!!! you will regret it. 10/10 would take again

Probably one of the best Calc teachers at NOVA. and I am coming to write this review after taking several other calc courses with other professors, NO ONE compares to her. She explains everything very clearly, exams are exactly on the questions we go on with her, and super understanding. I wish I could find her for my current & future calc courses!

Professor Topalova is very passionate about math, and offers plenty of time for office hours. She is enthusiastic on answering questions about homework and encourages class engagement. Biggest advice for anyone taking her - take good notes, don't be afraid to ask ANY questions, and don't be late with projects.

she consistently encourages students to seek additional help when needed. her provision of extra credit opportunities rewards those who demonstrate a deep understanding of the material, encouraging us to push our boundaries and excel in our mathematical abilities.

She is really organized with her materials. Does everything in time. If you know a lil bit of pre calc, it''s easy and fun. She explains really in a detailed way

I wish I could take every math course for the rest of my life with this professor! She values having a relationship with her students. She puts notes packets on Canvas and then projects them onto the white board and goes through the problems with the class! Stay on top of homework and turn projects in on time. Overall an amazing professor.

Nice person, easy grader, available outside of class but you will need to study on your own too. Offers extra credit on all exams. Lowest grades of each kind are dropped, ALEKS is worth 20%. 6 quizzes, 4 exams and a mandatory final. Attendance isn't worth much grade wise. Individual projects before each exam are mandatory but they are pretty simple