If you are literate & know what math is, you know it's tough unless you work at it (same as with everything else in life). After terrible instruction in HS, I'd hated all math til I took Prof. P's class. It was the greatest experience I have ever had with math... She's brilliant, hillarious, and truly kind. She'll go out of her way to help you! I g

Shes a good teacher, help students alot, give extra points, even if she is russian, she knows how to teach, but student needs to help him/herself to get good grade,but she did her job in a perfect way, and i don't mind to take math with her again, and guys when you wanna rate a teacher be fair and honest,if shes not good,nobody will get A's and B's

Before taking this class I hated math with a passion, but after having Svetlana for a teacher I actually started to enjoy it more since she taught it very well. I liked how she was to the point and didn't have you trying a million different ways to solve a problem, she was an excellent teacher and quite hillarious as well:)

Yes, hilarious is the word. I would recommend her to anybody. Any math. She is fair and helps you to learn. I want to track her down where else she is teaching.

I would give her an "A-", because only God is perfect. She definitely knows what she is talking about. Bad news - you HAVE TO DO YOUR HW! Good news - all her tests are based on hw and quizzes plus she follows her syllabus(surprise!) and very helpful.

In our class we could practice all her tests & quizzes on-line which was a nice surprise.Gives hella extra credit too. Overall I found her very helpful. A lot of things that she taught were not covered by other teachers. She does not like when you talk during her lectures though.

Excellent teacher. Very nice, cool, with a sense of humor. Structured, relaxed, humorous, & humble. She explains math in such cool, calm, obvious clarity that it is near enjoyable. She has my highest recommendation

Excellent teacher. Very nice, cool, with a sense of humor. Structured, relaxed, humorous, & humble. She explains math in such cool, calm, obvious clarity that it is near enjoyable. She has my highest recommendation

With Podkolzina you reap what you sow as it should be! I recommend her highly.

She's very patient and trys various ways to get the point across, even if it means having one of the students help in explaining...somtetimes coming from your own peer helps a lot. Gives much homework... but hey, how else do you learn math but practice, practice... if you don't like to do work and skip class alot, don't expect a good grade. with Po

Ms. P is great. Yes she could be tough at times but I think that is good especially if you are planning on going to higher level math. Accent takes some getting use to but overall she is great and funny

you get what you give. A lot of people didn't like her because they were lazy and expected special treatment. They also blamed her accent. I had no trouble following her, and her macabre sense of humor was hilarious. It's probably the russian in her.

She is pretty hard, but I have to admit she's pushed me to work harder...esp her online homework. Bonus: two online tests=2 submissions each + she gives bonus points to help raise your grade a little, but you have to earn them! I hope this helps.

your grade will match your commitment and effort. guaranteed. i can't stand math, but i had a great time in her class. she actually made higher level math kind of exciting for me. if you have no desire to learn, you will fail. it's that simple... just as with everything else in life.

Ms. P is fantastic!!! American education is not, and she has to waste her time reversing years and years of ignorance.

She was very helpful and spent a lot of time to explain my questions after class. Her lecture & assigned hw definitely helped me a lot to prepare for the quizes & tests. She was tough but funny. She encouraged students to move on to a certain level. I enjoyed her class. Read txtbk & do hw, then go to her class. You won't be dissapointed.

Excellent calculus teacher. Rigorously proves virtually every theorem or idea presented. Is helpful if you ask questions, she truly is patient. Give it a day or two to get used to the accent. She is an amazing knowledge resource, knows math cold. One of the best professors I've been blessed with in my educational career. Do the homework online!

hard teacher, great online class.....good mix

nice and damn fair. do i dare say fabulous?

Summer semester course. Professor Podkolzina does a good job at explaining the material in such a constrained period of time. The subject is challenging so doing the homework is highly recommended to gain a better understanding. She is a fair grader and focuses on the understanding of the class as a whole. One of the better teachers to learn from.

This is NOT an easy class, and she is NOT a push-over teacher...she is here to do her job which is teach! And she does it well. Taking an online course requires dedication, organization and a professor who is willing to help you along the way, which she does. I would highly recommend taking her classes if you are actually interested in LEARNING!!!

Organization is key - the quizzes were ALL notated on the fixed calender which students have constant access to. Here's a hint, copy the entire semesters calender onto your desktop or paper calender, this way you are always prepared. Stay focused and go to her study groups if you need help. The grading is fair, it's up to you to do the work.

Good class, very difficult pace for busy adults. The tests are the weighted heavily. The calendar and related material is accurate, read it. My math lab prepares you but ensure you are retaining the material. Use the test review CD when you need to see an example. Professor P. wants to help, go to her for reviews and as a resource. She is patient.

Wow, what a great class. Math is never "easy" but with the way coursecompass.com is set up it is pretty easy to navigate the class. You have to be really dedicated and work hard. Organization is key in this class, and it behoves you to log in daily. Professor Podkolzina is a wonderful teacher, she responds quick to e-mails and is very helpful.

She knows her stuff.

This class is fairly difficult and the teacher knows that. Talk to her often outside class and she'll help you. All I can say is do EVERY problem she assigns BEFORE class (Trust me!!!). She will pick on you and slap you if you don't. Other than that, she's a lenient grader on tests. Just let her know you know what you're doing if you get marked.

I took this class online during the summer and it was a fast paced and difficult class. However, she picks the homework carefully, which ends up being a great study tool. If you are taking this online - check the websites DAILY. She is very understanding and helpful if you communicate with her. Good teacher, I would take another math class from he

She answers her mail immediately, even at night! Very helpfull indeed. Grading is on a tough side though. Other than that I would take her classes again. I only appreciated her after taking the next level class.

She is very organized and good. Starts from the minute she enters her class. Anyone who couldn't pass this class either didn't try , put it on a back burner or isn't ready for it yet. My grade is not the best and it is my responisbility. I think it's horrible that people would post such aweful lies about a really good professor. Grow up.

I see posts re pop quizzes. You must login daily to see what’s coming up.Some quizzes stay open for a short time but if you login daily it’s not a big deal.Prof Podkolzina wants students to succeed, but you must speak up and ask for help. I can't stress enough the importance of staying current. If you get behind you will not do well in this class.

Good teacher, very helpful class

you can pass if you do well on the final. unlike other online classes here, she makes you take her midterm and final face-to-face which is a pain. she also has face to face office hours & gives extra credit for going. shes a tough grader but if you want to learn, take any of her classes. oh and read her syllabus bc then you wont be surprised

Took her Math20 . Hard class and glad I took it.It is true she has heart but most important she teaches the right stuff.

She was a wonderful professor and made the material fun. Very nice, and always willing to help students that were struggling, even when they were outwardly rude to her. Highly recommend her!

This teacher is strict but fair. Pros: returns emails quickly and instructions are clear.Cons: will not change your grade - she says you get what you earned, period

She teaches you to think

shes tough but if you get your work done and communicate with her, you will understand

She is a good Professor. I took her class on line and I did good in her class, although I have been out of school for 30 years. there are a lot of home work just like any other math class. The tests on line were supper easy because if you did not do well, you can normally take it atleast for one or two more times. Mid and final was easy.

I wish I could take her again. Many things I considered not important when she taught them, since she did not test on them "attention, this is beyound the course outline", Boy was I wrong.

Responds within an hour or two. Ms P , I learned a lot. Thank you!

My only beef with her is her grading - it is harsh, but fair. Other than that her online and face-to-face classes are good and highly recommended (I tried both). I think, her hybrid Math104 is easier , because attendance may be virtual and you still can come on Fridays to clarify stuff.

Her dry sarcasm comes across as rudeness to some, but she is nice.

She has her own unique way of teaching. She wants you to know "why" before she shows "how". She wants you to read the book and has lectures posted in Canvas. Quizzes and tests may be hard. She has warm-up, then the next day - quizzes you. Very interesting class, indeed. I learned a lot!

Ms Podkolzina's grading is tough. All Friday lectures are posted in Canvas. Most assignments are in mml though, including videos. Do not miss Practice quiz before midterms. Overall a LOT of work but doable, depends on how you budget your time. If you need an easy class to support your GPA, go elsewhere. Still highlyrecommended for serious students.

Brutally honest. I wish I could take her again.

For me her class was enjoyable, even though the material is hard itself. She teaches difficult topics and returns back and forth , when we fail a quiz, she teaches well, including returning quizzes the next day! She's really nice and funny. The best math professor I've ever had. Highly recommended for those want to learn well.

Expect pop-up quizzes, or "warm-up" quizzes, exit quizzes and the like:(( Overall she is an excellent teacher who keeps you on your toes. She has heart and some people abuse her patience, but she just moves on.

I did not expect to learn much in online, but this teacher was very helpful. She would answer my questions late at night and even rescheduled tests.

I took this class online and I was a little afraid because math is not my strong point. This professor always got back to my emails right away and was EXTREMELY helpful. She offers online conference call so I could actually speak with here. I highly recommend this teacher and I'll take her again for upper division math classes.

She was the best math teacher who replied quickly to all questions I asked. This class was a make it or break it for my transfer. She makes herself available to her students when they ask and rescheduled tests for us, took questions online live. My only issue was she requires a lot of work. She wants you to learn,you just have to suck it up

Though I was barely passing, I could not blame it on her. She went out of her way to help, but boy she sets bar high. I feel she prepared me well for the next class. It is up to me now. Tough grader but willing to give you chances . She is funny too. Many times we laughed . I enjoyed her class. Highly recommend her. She cares about all of us.

I took her hybrid algebra. I wish I had her more than once a week. She is funny+explains the same thing several different ways, it may be confusing at times. She is not like others- use this formula. She uses an older edition of the book and it makes it cheaper. I liked homework on computer, but she still wants you to show work on paper.

If you're used to taking easy Math Classes, when you take Mrs. Podkolzina, that ends. Even though I may have little to severe Algebraic Weaknesses, I can see what she is after. In her class, you must work hard, & do every bit of HW she assigns. Trust me, it will pay off if you do all the HW, & read the textbook. If you want to learn math, take her!

I like this class, because Professor responds 24/7 and teaches well. The amount of work is manageable IF ONLY you keep up with her pace. Sometimes it was a challenge.

My final was not as good as I expected, but I still give my highest recommendations to this professor. I learned a lot. Homework was a bit too much form day #1, other than that she is wonderful.

She tells you upfront that homework matters and yet the homework is not graded. Too bad if you skip doing it. Surprise NOT she likes quizzing you on homework. Highly recommend you not to miss her classes. Trust me, you will not get this experience with anybody else at Solano. Sure I was not thinking seriously about math before taking her class.

I used her office hours many times: dont judge her by her accent, she explains great. She stays with you through thick and thin. Amazing lectures, when you discover something knew every day, but i would only recommend her for serious learner. Do no bother otherwise.

This teacher makes you work for your grade. But she is approachable and responds fast.

I would recommend Ms Podkolzina for any level of math. She taught me to love math. Her pop-up quizzes on hw are not that hard assuming you did the hw. Then you learn not to fear any tests. I took her Math 21 years ago, still remember our group and how we tackled the problems she gave us. This was fun. I would take her again in a heart beat.

Ms P is compassionate and takes time to explain things. I like her Algebra class and recommend her to all of my friends. On a negative side she uses MML , which sucks . I still like the class.

I would only recommend her for serious learners. Pls, do not text in her class. Other than that she is great

Great teacher, passionate, helpful, caring and works with students. She wants to see you win. She provides students with a tutor, handouts, ECredit opportunities, videos and even a calendar to tell you what you should be doing daily. The rest is on you. Do the hw, go to lecture, take notes and if you need more help, speak up. She is on your team!

She makes you work for your grade and that's understandable. She is sweet once you get to know her and makes jokes at times. Online class consists of a lot of homework and she makes sure you stay on top of it.

I didn't like that our class was somewhat fast. She covers many things like eps-del for limits. My point is that Ms. P. is a good choice for any higher level class although she may be tough. Sometimes I was frustrated in her class, but I think she was right when challenging us from day#1. She gives you a warm-up every class which may become a qui

She gives you a lot of quizzes. I think we had like 24 or smth like this. Finally you know you learned

If you have not learned a bunch from her lectures, you better go back to your high school. She is a pro and not like others. Ms P has my highest recommendations for any class you take with her

This professor is a real deal. She is full package as well. She has her ups and downs but she is the best if you need to learn and relearn.

I tend to agree with the previous review. She is very good in her teaching. She responds quickly, even at night. I learned a LOT. I liked how Canvas class was set up.

She was very unpredictable. I took this class online and in the summer and I had to dedicate a LOT of time to the homework and quizzes. The final is fairly easy if you do all the homework, but beware that she bases your final grade strictly on the final exam! For example, If you have an A before final, but fail the final, you will fail the class

This professor made me see math differently

She is good and teaches well

She is such a nice person and very educated. It can be hard to understand the topics sometimes, but you can make it easy for you if you read the chapters before attending the class. Hey guys! this is mathematics class and you have to practice and practice. she does her best and you have to! I love her personality.

I took her math20 and later Math23. Both were very good. But i write about Math20 bc this one was instrumental for everything else i learned in Math. I recall she was heavy on quizzes, but you could often improve the grade down the road. Finally , in Math23 she had like 4 of us from her previous classes. I would not tradeher for anyone else here

It was a hard class. Lectures are a bit more into the theory and the why things. You can find a lot of practice on YouTube, but not the explanations and proves she gives you . A lot of things in math make sense now after her class. You are lucky if you had her.

Truly cares about seeing you do well. She emailed me to check how I was doing when I hadn't posted for a week or so due to craziness from COVID. Clear grading criteria. Expectations are outlined, the ebook through Pearson makes learning super easy. Everything is due about once a month through this ebook

She cares about math and her students.

I recommend using her lectures if you can make it, cause free algebra book kinda sucks. Ms.P is the best.

She was good about explaining the lectures and she would post videos to help out with lectures and homework. I like the way she does her quizzes and test. Its easy to pass her class just do all your work

Watch her recordings. Her modules are Read-Watch-Practice. Sort of simple to follow. She tracks u down when necessary. Her responce time is fast. All assignments have rubrics and I know what to expect. I think she is very good.

Ms P is an excellent instructor, who is always willing to help. Pay attention , read the book and ask,ask,ask. OpenStAx book sucks big way. Her lectures in Canvas are perfect. Use them.

She knows her stuff. Her way of teaching is somewhat different from others. Get used to it and you will learn a lot. You are lucky if you had her. Do not trust the negative comments , cause you know who leaves them.

Very slight language barrier, so she comes off as abrupt, which clearly isn't for everyone. She is very caring and passionate about teaching, to the point where she'll watch you work through problems to make sure you understand. Isn't strict on grading. She also does her best to find as many good resources to help out her students as possible.

Our class had many group works. Beware she wants you to upload sometimes. Nice instructor although her grades are nonnegotiable unless you found a clear error. She listens to what-you have to say and makes corrections in class mid semester. Some say she is disorganized, but it is not true.

Ms.P was pretty laid back about our Zoom sessions. Just do what is necessary in Canvas and WebAssign and you will be fine. WA is like $30, the book is a free download. She made announcements each week wht to do with the due dates. Ms.P helped me way beyond this class. She cares about her students. Oh, and her night office hours were well populated

My experience. I picked her for two different classes. She is very nice. No problems, lots of help. Take her.

She is nice although perfection is her virtue. I recommend you to read the book and tune in for he lrecture whenever possible as shemakes math easy digestable

I took math 20 three years ago. Math21 was a breeze after her class. Her grading could have been on a softer side. Other than that she is the best trust me.

She challenges you. Read before the class and come ready.

Lectures are well planned. She grades both canvas and webassign, which I liked. Canvas assignments are the hardest. Videos are tol quality and helpful.

I liked the class and that we got to know each other pretty well although it was mostly online. MsPoskolzina use Canvas assignments as well as WA online home grading system, which was a bit more work to my opinion.

She assigns a LOT of work. WebAssign was heavier on points than Canvas assignments. But at the end you learn a LOT. I wish she was teaching Math21, but she did not. Ask questions, she responds quickly.

This a tough class as it is . She makes it manageable . Best of all I was well prepared for Calculus after her class.

Ms Podkolzina posts midterms in Canvas. you can treat them as take-home. Plenty of time. it becomes easier. My take is give yourself enough time for doing the test. Last minutes uploads would not cut it. She can give you a graph rather than formula. I liked most YouTube videos she posted in Canvas except James Souza . He seems to be pretty boring.

I took Ms P class years ago and still remember calculus. She is very good.

In her class you build a team of people who help you. She is ok if you are using the 8th ed or 6th ed Stewart . Pop-quizzes check how you did on the hw problems, tests may be challenging. Overall you will learn a bunch and feel good about yourself in Calc 2

We had good classes despite her fixation on epsilon delta proofs. All shall pass as you know it. Eventually you learn

Great annotations on Canvas assignments. It helped a bunch. WebAssign was good and I liked her canvas video lectures.

Professor P. Is proving theorems and it may be difficult for some. I found her teaching style perfect thus recommend her to everyone. Sometimes she offers watching online lectures as a support and an alternative way of explaining things.

I believe she is on a heavy lecture side. Pay attention cause during the lecture she gives clues what is and isn't on the test that's coming. Overall she is nice and kind to say the least. I would like her to be teaching Calc2 .

Positive. Every class is interesting as you learn something new. Remedial test allows to replace any grade. Which is good as i screwed up test1. Group works were super hard. A lot of laugh . Highly recommend her. I feel i am ready for the next level. Negative. Too bad she is not teaching calc 2 next semester.

Ms P gave us a remedial test. It could replace any midterm score in case we needed it, otherwise she counted it as a quiz. Which was nice. She would assign a group work and then we may have a quiz the next class . Pretty obvious what to expect. Overall it was an enjoyable class.

Good : 1) no online homework , all on paper 2) an older edition $7 textbook, she notified us early. Homework is not collected often. It is your choice you either not doing it and may fail her tests/quizzes or you do it. Nice instructor, clear lectures, canvas site has some good additional videos. I rated it as a hard class because math 23 is hard

She recommends Cohen's precalculus book, but uses an openstax. Lectures on all sections then makes you practice. Most quizzes were announced ahead of time. Overall is a good class.

Nice professor, never late, starts the lecture right away. sometimes it is hard to follow as she can go pretty fast. You need to ask her

Took her last semester. Great and funny personality but some didn't like her because of how fast she would lecture. Sometimes hard to follow, but she's receptive to questions. It wasn't so bad for myself since I took calculus before, but self-studying and practice is a MUST to do well on exams.

Interesting class, lots of work. She gave 3 midterms. Returns the tests next class.vow!. It is doable if you do your homework

If you do the work, you will pass. I didn't have enough time for the final, that's why I got a bad grade. Besides that, the only way to fail is to not try and not be doing the work. Very few homework assignments. If you message her, she can come off very blunt and rude, but I thinks its because she's a straightforward person.

Nice and tough at the same time.

You are very lucky to have her. My advice: take her only of you want to learn. An easy grade is not about this instructor. She teaches you to think, but this is not for everybody.

I failed her class once (my bad)and came back to her. She sticks to her calendar thus is organized and structured. Rarely .PPT-s. Have notes cause she gives pointers for quiz/tests. Her examples in class tend to be on a heavy side, but hence the homework is easy. well, sort of. I only used her office hours on Zoom and she is the nicest person.

Her Math20 was the only reason I passed Math21. Beware she is good!