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“worst teacher ever, goes too fast and she's mean”
CALCULUS - 1.0 rating“talk about a teacher that makes no sense”
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Reviews (83)
O' man...
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worst teacher ever, goes too fast and she's mean
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!.. talk about a teacher that makes no sense.. she doesnt even care that nobody understands what on earth she is saying!
Worst teacher I ever had at St.John's.
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she cant teach for her life...yah shes smart in the subject, but it aint gonna help nobody if she doesnt actually TEACH!! her worksheets r great, grades given are NOT!
first day of class the class was full. first exam, 10 people dropped out. during the week of pass/fail 10 more people dropped out. week of finals, there's only 6 people taking the final. Need to say more?
I don't think Dr. Barz is an effective teacher, but I thought she was really nice. I ended up with a higher grade in the class than my grades earned me because I at least attempted to do all the work assigned, but truly, I know nothing about calc...
Got a C in that class, don't know how..worst teacher i ever had. Reminds me of Julia Child.
She is horrible. Can't teach, doesnt care about anyone since she has tenure. HARD AS ****
She was not that bad! I passed that was all that mattered.
slow down please!!! and stop covering the board!
Dude she doesn't help at all she makes thingz sooo confusing!!!! =(
Didn't like her at all...she didn't teach well. I didn't take pre-calc before this and was confused to no end...she didn't help things...first day class was full, before the final 3/4 (literally) of the people had dropped out. I should have done the same.
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This teacher is wack she needs to get checked. She talks to demn fast, thats why 39 people dropped out of her class.
tough, but clear
Dr. Barz is a wonderful professor. An inspiration to all who appreciate it. Her tough exams are worth the stress because you can come out of that class a "mini expert" in Calculus! Take her class if you enjoy math
SHE DOESNT CARE IF YOU UNDERSTAND...DOESN'T CARE IF YOU FAIL....DOESN'T CARE THAT FORTY KIDS DROPPED HER CLASS....DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE STUDENTS PERIOD.
I had her for stats. she's really clear. her tests aren't that bad as long as you do the hw. Try not to miss class though. It's kinda hard to catch up on the work.
not so bad as these **** describe her...i dont care how she looks as long as i learn from her class...i got an A in that class so i am happy and i learn alot so SCREW U ppl who calls her names cuz that is f-ed up
ummm...DONT OPEN UR MOUTH when u dont knwo what ur talkin about kid...I AM NO LONGER AT ST JOHNS cause it SUX...but she isn't as bad as ppl make her out to be...i got an A in that class...thatz all ive got to say
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i had her for calc with bio applications and she wasn't that bad. as long as you do the hw and go to class you'll do fine. you can also go to her office for help. overall a decent professor.
One of the Easiest classes i've ever taken at st.johns. Barz is a great teacher and i could care less about her looks. She makes you learn calculus the right way unlike that bufoon Gerber. If u do the hw and pay attention an A is definitley attainable.
Taking this womans class is total hell. The only people who who do well are the****losers like the last reviewer. I mean this woman is horrible in the way she teaches. If you want an easy F this is the class to take.
Just get on her good good side and you got a guaranteed A.
Very nice lady. Cares about her students very much, easy class. u'll definitly like her class, even though you dont like math at all. Just be prepared to work hard.
I can't believe people are praising this woman. She goes entirely way too fast, writes a whole big mess on the board. And I tried to ask her for help and she would not even let me in her office; we spoke from her doorway. Seems to be against males AVOID
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She really is an insult to the world of mathematics and teaching. She does her best in trying NOT TO HELP students. Instead of slowing down of people she does the total reverse and increases speed. This is outright a bad class.
AWWWWFUL PROFESSOR!!!!!!!! DROP ASAP!!!!!!!!!
Lets put it this way "she sucks"
My gosh! I thought she was a nice professor UNTIL the day I took her test. I knew how to do all the math problems we did in class and for homework BUT the exam was so hard and there were many questions on the test that she didn't even teach us go into d
This is an easy class...the only thing is people don't like paying attention, and let's be honest know one does. Give her some more credit she knows how to teach and she loves what she does. If you need help ask her and she is willing to speak to you. She reviews & practices by the HW..take her
She is a horrible teacher. She does not teach. She writes everything on the board at once and doesnt stop if ppl have questions. She does not know 1/2 of what she is talking about. Her tests are EXTREMELY hard. She doesnt review at all. We have tests on what we learned a month ago. She is NOT FAIR!!
Who the heck knows what class I was in...she's is the worst teacher I've ever encountered. I had 2 drop her class a month in2 the semester. She doesn't care at all if u have questions & she's not even sure of what she's doing. I dont think she even plans her lessons. Save your book $ 4 another class
I had to drop the class after 2 months. This is math for elementary school teachers?? NOT Tests are 10 times harder than class work, and homework!! Doesnt answer questions
Ok, now the class work was alright, not bad at all if you pay some attention, but then you sit for the test all confident and then WHAM!!! you are freaking dumbfounded.The test itself looks like a brand new lesson. Dont take her if you have a choice.
She's pretty cool. She just goes straight to the point with the work. She's fairly helpful and she doesn't b.s. Its a good class.
Don't take this class, horrible professor..not willing to help her students, tests are impossible. we asked her for a review.. she sed "i will see what i can do" and didn't show up the thursday before finals. nice? huh bottom line is that she doesn't care. stay away from this lady.
horrible professor. Avoid her at all cost!!!!!!
I cant believe someone could praise this woman. Im telling you I am a 3.5 student and I did not do well in her class. She is unwilling to help(just try and go to her office she wont let you in)She goes way too fast and her tests are difficult
She is the worst professor I've ever had the displeasure of having. She hates kids. She is not willing to help anyone and she "doesn't carry extra dittos" if you missed a class. She is not a nice person. DO NOT TAKE HER!
Please BEWARE.... this professor is the pits. She is a grumpy woman who doesnt know how to teach and gives tests that are extremely HARD. Dont take her, you'll end up dropping out.
Probably the worst teacher I ever had in my life. Don't bother...(no exaggeration) Just Drop out.
Worst professor I had ever took. Don't take her ESPECIALLY IF YOU"RE A BIO MAJOR. The woman can't teach, can't explain, boring and has a screwed up way of grading. She is the height of incompetance. Don't take this professor even if you have to postpone her course until senior year.
Do not take this teacher! She is awful! Avoid her at all costs!
No, OoooOOooO No. Unclear. Not Helpful and the class was a horrible experience and she needs to retire...NOW! I'm not exaggerating one bit either just get the # % ! @ out.
Excellent professor. Remember nothing is easy. You need to work to get A. In her class, just pay attention during class and homework. Main thing you need to understand is formulas. You must know which formula works where. If you know that, This class is a piece of cake.
By far the worst teacher I have ever experienced in my entire life. If you have a choice DO NOT take her. Noone can follow herin class,the formulas she gives on tests are nothing like the formulas from the book, test are impossibe...DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR
nice woman but not a good teacher. Everyone else's stat classes are an easy A, and her and BARZ and GERBER are the two you should NOT take. Drop it while you still can!
she's not much of an instructor, so be prepared to teach yourself the material. on the bright side, the handouts are excellent and she's a nice grader
She is the worst professor i have ever met..classes are veeerry boring and exams seems like she never covered them in class to begin with. Class avg was like a D..I ended up withdrawing mad late...Please dont take her i'm warning you
i would advise you to take her if it was your last choice if no other professor was available. She seemed grumpy and i dont kno whether it was cuz she had to teach the students or cuz she wore the same clothes everyday. She assigns ALOT of hw and collects and checks them. She breezes through the course. Get someone willing to help you.
She has to be the worst professor that I have ever had. Her handouts are helpful but she does not really teach you anything. Be prepared to get outside help or teach yourself. She does not really help when you have a question it is almost as if she does not want to be there. Just drop the class as soon as you can and spare yourself the stress.
She can be friendly at times, but is generally not a great teacher. Handouts are frequent, but I found the text better. If you don't do stats HER way, you get punished. She doesn't have a consistant exam style, which hurt me. Tests are unclear, like a mine field. Just 1 wrong step will cost you dearly. I see absolutely no reason not to transfer out
Save yourself trouble and TRANSFER out while you have a chance. I'm very good at Math, but this lady was impossible. She occasionally collects homework, but not worth anything to your grade; listen to what other people said.
She's a nice person but she moves very quickly in class. She does NOT provide an answer key for homework and does not go over homework in class. She DOES give pop quizzes. She is open to questions but when she does go over something again she moves just as quickly as the first time she taught it.
whoever failed her class is an idiot. I had her for STATS over the summer and she was soo helpful & clear. I got an A in the class & I hardly studied, I went to the beach everyday. I was scared to take her because of all these bad reviews. Now I know not to trust these things.
she's a nice person, but she moves way to quickly. her tests are pretty hard. tricky because she doesn't review for tests, she jsut expects you to know your stuff. for MTH 1260, you're better off going for another professor
She suckkss. You have to go and run away from her classes. She is the worst professor ever.
if you get her class drop it .. i thought i was in good in math but she is impossible doesnt teach and if u ask a question she is almost no help her tests are random and are extremely hard DONT bother doing homework over 50 kids withdrew this class
stay far far away..... shes a horrible teacher.... she made stuff i already new hard...seems like a nice person thou.....jus not a good teacher
run!!
She is not an easy teacher...but shes not a devil or someone you cant work with.Work hard at her class and youll be surprised at how you got that A
At first, you will probably think that her class is impossible. If you stick with it and put the work in, you WILL come out with a decent grade. Even if you fail a test you could still come out with a B. She is VERY hard to get in touch with outside of class. She does not do enough in class, so be prepared to teach most of the course to yourself.
Horrible teacher, goes too quick with her lessons, and impossible to follow if this is your first time taking stat. She goes through at least 3x the number of formulas other teachers gives and doesn't bother to explain them. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. Even tests are vague, does not even tell you what it is looking for.
Do not believe any nice comments people have toward this woman. She is mean, unwilling to help, makes easy aspects of math hard and is an impossible grader. I never have gotten lower than an A in any math class, ever in my life, until this class. She gives tests on things never mentionioned in class. DO NOT TAKE ANY OF HER CLASSES! I warn you now.
this class isn't like impossible but it was hard... im not really sure how her grading works.. and at first, i thought i failed the tests but somehow i got an A at the end. just review the things she goes over in class, do hwk, and study!
okay im not going to be immature and trash her just because i am failing her class, but she does go way to fast and half of the work she does in her head and never explains and its hard to get her attention when u want an explanation. She never goes over homework, doesnt offer any review or extra credit .. shes sweet but who cares when ur failing!
Don't take her if you could! She goes so fast and finished the whole textbook in a semester. She gives soooo much hw and almost never goes over it, but does collect it. Almost half of the class withdrew after second test.
it is a hard class. u need to give lot of time for the homeworks which she collects and probabaly grades. But she is helpful and when a test comes the homeworks really help. people like me dont do work unless they have to, and homeworks are good ways to make us work.
If you want to struggle with math go ahead and take her!!!! Her tests are evil, they do not match up with the notes in class or textbook. The only good thing is that shes absent alot. If you can you should not take her or else you are setting yourself up for failure. RUNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEEDS to Retire!!!!!!!
Be prepared to study on your own and work hard. Taking this class as a lazy freshman made me do very poorly. If I could do it again I would have switched out of the class.
Most of the students in my class were either failing or really scared that they were going to fail but looking back the class was not that hard. She also curves the final average.
this teacher ruined my college plans, i had to drop her class because i was not going to get higher then a D+ which set me back a year in my major, which i now have to change. DO NOT TAKE.
okay so ive read all of these comments and i was hesitate when i found out i got this teacher but i took it anyway and let me tell u she is the worst teacher ever. She is a kind old women but she moves way to fast that its hard to catch on. She gives 4 tests including the midterm and final. each test is extremely difficult. DO NOT TAKE HER.
I came to St. John's as a Math Major. I had already taken Calc, but didn't get credit because I got a 4 on the AP exam (need a 5). I though this class would be a breeze. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO CONFUSED IN MY LIFE! Professor Barz complicates everything and is very unclear. I now hate math (which I used to love) and have to change my major.
RUN! SHE IS THE WORST TEACHER EVER, HER TESTS ARE SO HARD! I WORKED MY BUTT OFF AND MANAGED A B+ EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALREADY TAKEN CALC!
Worst professor i have ever had. Studied my butt off for all her exams and only ended up with a D+. She doesnt know how to teach. All she does is give worksheets out and then do problems on the board. I learned absolutely nothing!
Class Info
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.17 avg changeRatings by Course
1220
5.0
(1)MATH1260
5.0
(1)CAL
5.0
(2)STATS1001
5.0
(1)PROBABILIT
4.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
CALCULUS
5.0
MATHCALC
5.0
OPI
5.0
STATISTICS
5.0
BIOMATH
5.0