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she doesnt explain the material and doesnt help if you dont understand something. her exams are very tricky, i dont recommend her
i thought she was an excellant teacher. she explained her stuff very well, and if anyone had a question, she would explain them and she would either come early or stay after class if anyone had any questions
Very lazy teacher. Unwilling to explain anything over. She says it once and very unclear.I think shes mean to the students because of her own life sucks. she just blows everyone off whenever they want to try to ask her questions unless she hasteacherspet
Excellent teacher, answers all questions, including algebra, you can bump up your grade just by attempting your homework, plenty time for exam, she is animated and friendly with students. Explains things well. I decided to be math minor, in large part due to her. How could she be rated negativly?
Took her many summers ago when she was pregnant. Very helpful.Goes over everything,including HW. Had students put questions on board at start of each class.I recommend her.Very supportive,and approachable.I aced the class and learned alot,and math is not my major.Got her to accessories. She's Nice
In my personal opinion this professor is great. She is willing to stay after class or arrive early(if possible)to answer any math questions. She is easy grading tests and likes to see u put homework on the board. She is fun and although her tests may be tricky at times, they are very easy.Take he
I loved the class, man. She is hot, man. What a great teacher. Exams were not easy, but I got a lot of help from her - highly recommend. Would take the class over - but I passed !!!
She spends more time talking about life than teaching math and yet you are expected to know the work. She says she is willing to help, but if she actually taught, I doubt help would be needed.
I am good at math thats why I had good grades but the rest of the class seemed clueless so it dawned on me - she is not clear and they dont understand her... she is very funny but if u need a good teacher who is not so picky with grades u need to take someone else
This was possibly the worst clss that I ever took. She spends more time talking about her personal life then she does teaching. She does not show you how to do any of the work, but expects the homework done every week. She is always late for class, and she takes up to 3-4 weeks to grade tests.
While this isnt rocket science math this professor made it seem that way.1/2 the class was spent talking about her,and the other 1/2 was spent reviewing HW which left the class 15 to learn what would normally take 45 mins and then had to do 3 hours worth of HW. test will be returned 3 weeks later
all of the bad reviews are right. it describes exactly how she is. those 2 or 3 good reviews she probably wrote herself. bad teacher.
She is a great person but her teaching skills neeed to improve. She does spend most of her time talking about her personal life and talks about the actual work in 15 min. her tests are easy though if you know what your doing..but overall she is ok.
Shes a great professor I recommend people to take her.When I finished this class she made me from liking Math to loving it with a true passion.Thank you! Professor Valerie Wolf Sonkin and it was great having you.It would have been nice if you were Valerie from Beverly Hills 90210 played by Tiffani Amber Thiessen.
she is so incredibly nice and funny - but not very good teacher. Doesn't explain the logic behind math...just takes for granted that you understand what she's talking about. But, again, she's really nice and compassionate...is generous with grading tests and gives lots of credit for trying - so, show work on your test!
if you study, you will do well on her exams. She's very down to earth. You don't need to be a scientis to figure the stuff out!
Easy tests, no midterm, but she gives pop quizzes and checks homework... attendance taken.
Cool person to sit down and talk to. She's very kind hearted, but talks to much about her personal life and then gives the students a full 15 to 20 minute flyby lesson and expects people to know the work, I eventually had to drop the class.
You guys have to believe me or have to take a class with her to know stuff about her personal life than about actual course. I recomend her if she is teaching a course called "My Personal life". She is good at that. Another thing, u wanna reduce your GPA take any math course with her, she will give you her personally generated tricky db questions
She sucks guys. Eventhough i got good work because i knew most of stuff already she was teaching. But what i am concern about is rest of class because they seem like cursing her after every class. I hope she improves herself and help students to learn math rather about herlself.
You guys have to believe me or have to take a class with her to know stuff about her personal life than about actual course. I recomend her if she is teaching a course called "My Personal life". She is good at that. Another thing, u wanna reduce your GPA take any math course with her, she will give you her personally generated tricky db questions
She Sucks. Wana make sure take a math class with her, u will get my point.
She spends a lot of class time talking about her personal life and little time lecturing. Her tests are not really easy but not too hard either (if you get it). She's very strict for an intro course. She's too into details on her tests; if you forget to reduce a fraction or if you forget to put a "%" by a number she'll take points off. She's OK!
She is smart, articulate & even makes math fun. many pple r writing a lot of smack about her; they r likely the ones tht needed topics that should have been learnt in 4th grade, explained again &again. the prof had to spend much time helping the class figure out how 2 reduce a fraction, so it is no surprise, tht they couldnt hack even math 110
This teacher was the worst professor I have ever come across. She speeds through all the material and is VERY unclear. If you need her help, she is useless. She says you can stay after class but once you tell her the problem she expects you to figure it out on your own. I eventually had to drop her class because there was no way I was passing!
She's an incredible teacher and explains all the material thoroughly. I had a lot of trouble with high school math but got an easy A in this class. Take her!
i agree with those who said talks about personal life to much she even brought pictures to class and i still dont understand the math this math is suppose to be basic well bascially she sucks
She's a little difficult and harsh when it comes to grading. She talks a LOT about her life and ends up rushing to finish the day's lesson. She refuses to make formula sheets or review sheets for exams thinking people won't work hard. You'll do well if you make your own formula sheet and study HARD for the exams. Take your time with the tests.
Run don't take her. All she talks about is her life. Go over the material too fast. The class started with about 15 students and only 6 stayed until the end. Everyone dropped the course.
She will ruin your GPA forever. Very unclear and difficult to understand most of the time and Im usually very good at math. She means well and is fun to talk to but stay away from her class.
Do not take her, I repeat DO NOT TAKE HER!! She's horrible! She doesn't know how to teach. She copies straight from the textbook when teaching, doesn't give you a test review, gives you pop-quizzes and they count towards your overall gpa, checks hw and doesn't care if you do not understand a thing -- which you won't unless your a mathematician.
if you want an F really bad take her class. by far the worst math prof at QC. all she talks about is her kids and family life. she does not know how to teach. talks to the class they are a bunch of 5yr olds. Do yourself a favor avoid her class.she grades every HW and gives pop quizes.
Stay away. She's a nightmare! Doesn't matter how hard u try, it won't help your grade. You'll learn more about her silly family life than math. She can't teach at all! Checks all HW, gives pop quizzes which count towards your final grade & doesn't give a review for tests. Also keep in mind her test are 10-12 pages long w/ 4-8 questions on each page
Pretty crystal clear when she teaches..but the fact that she had her 13 year old son grade my exam kinda turned me off to her. Also, she takes off points for no apparent reason and then there's no talking her out of it. Got 20 points taken off test randomly. Deserved an A. Probably gonna get a C+ or B-. Don't take her class please.
First off, i dont know what you guys are saying. She might not be cyrstal clear, but what she is teaching isn't rocket science. Although she doesn't teach that well, she really tries and her test are not even that hard. She might be alittle anal on her grading but c'mon its college. Good professor.
She is just a waste of time and money. You're better off taking someone else instead.
Stay away, she is awful! I took her for calculus and you will learn more about her prodigy son than you will about derivatives. Plus she did not curve grades and I had to take this course again because I did not learn anything!
She made me loathe Math.... I beg of you, take another professor...
Absolutely TERRIBLE Professor! She made an easy class troublesome by taking off points for some very dumb things! Avoid her AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!
HORRIBLE! Doesn't care. Doesn't matter how hard you try. Avoid this professor. She talks to the class like you're a bunch of children. Speaks in a little girl voice Pretends she's nice but doesn't teach. Expect to teach yourself math. Flies thru the problems to show off her skills. Can't teach. Won't explain. You'll learn more in Math Lab.
She's the best teacher I ever had! If you're willing to try, she'll keep you going with an ACE! those people who complain are the ones that go to college and dont know how to work fractions, that's not her fault
She's a really sweet professor, the only problem is she flies through the curriculum, but as long as you come to class and pay attention and ask questions you will be fine. She always wants to help and will NEVER shame you. Give her chance and just listen. Her tests are pretty easy, just don't fall behind. DO THE HOMEWORK.
She's OK. She is not the best at explaining certain things so you have to really keep at it if you want a decent grade. If you are not good at Math I suggest you find an alternative.
It was a bit annoying how much she talked about irrelevant subjects. However, it is a low level Math. While it was annoying to do homework every night, it was a pretty easy A. She had a lot of patience for the kids who didn't understand. It was a bit dull for those of us who did understand.
She's a nice woman but she would always go off on random topics and CONSTANTLY talks about her family. I learned more about her fam than math in this class. Willing to answer any questions outside of class and takes her forever to grade exams and her exams are superrrrr hard
worst. That's all I can say. Run. horrible . 10 page tests. Unclear on teaching and doesn't even know the work herself!!!
I had her for two days and that was enough. I noticed she was one of those professors who give you easy problems in class but assigns complicated math problems for homework and doesn't bother explaining how to do the work. Maybe it's just me, but if you're one of those who have trouble understanding math, don't take her.
She is a really caring teacher and is willing to help when you get confused. She assigns alot of webassign questions and textbook homework which can be overwhelming. She gives alot of extra credit!! If you show that you're trying she'll give you a good grade.
Professor Wolf-Sonkin is an amazing professor. She cares about her students and is even willing to stay after hours tutoring her students. She is patient and an effective teacher. You do need to attend class and complete your assignments to understand the material and pass the class. She is very fair and helpful. I highly recommend her!
Prof Wolf Sonkin is sweet & caring. However, what bothered us most was the constant irrelevant conversations we'd have about her family & half the class time to actually learn. Although most of u would would prefer a teacher to talk about their life during class, u have A LOTT of homework to do & understand. Both online and from the book. Good luck
There is a lot of homework and you never know when she'll collect it. pay attention and ask for help. She is always there for her students, wants to make sure you understand everything. Her humor can get annoying but she means well.
Shes really nice but her humor can get a bit annoying and she talks about her personal life a lot. She really does mean well and is always willing to help out her students when she can.
I appreciate that shes a tough love teacher. She wants students to learn. If you dont know the material you will work hard to learn it. If you care about you grade youll do good. I now have a strong math foundation and Im very pleased about that. I earned it. good luck!
Very difficult to read her handwriting, she talks a lot about irrelevant topics during class which draws the attention away from students, makes it hard to concentrate. Tough grader as well.
she talks to much. If you ask her for help she wont unless she likes you. topics in class are relatively easy if you study. SUPER HEAVY ON HOMEWORK - do all the web assigns she sends out
She went off on random tangents about her personal life, had horrible handwriting, and everyone left more confused then when they came in. She also assigned a lot of homework but due to her incomprehensible lectures you basically have to self-study for everything and its very easy to fall behind. Dont recommend, its more trouble than its worth.
I mean, She is not that bad. If you dont get solid algebra of course you will be lost. Tests are long, but really easy. Sometimes she will bring up random topics, her humor is weird but i dont mind honeslty. if you pass Algebra 1 and 2 and geometry in high school, It is easy A, you'll get extra credit for writing on the board.3 mid and a final.
We moved course online and she's the only professor I have that uses google meet. You can barely tell what she's writing on the notebook. Textbook is expensive. You have to self studying everything if you want to pass. Harsh grader. DO NOT TAKE HER!!
Class moved online because of the Coronavirus and it only got much more worse from there. She got off topic many times and it was very hard to understand her work at times, also the textbook is very expensive and we ended up doing 2 projects that honestly took so much time consumption. If you have too many classes to worry about, DO NOT RECOMMEND!!
Gives us about 100+ math questions per week, requires us showing work and treats her class as if we dont have any other courses. Would not recommend at all, a complete waste of time and an extreme amount of busy work
The worst math professor I've taken. She assigns an insane amount of hw (100+ problems a week sometimes to do by the next class 2 days later). Her lectures are mandatory but the biggest waste of time, she goes over very basic math, rather than the work she assigns and goes on rants that get her very off-topic. Her grading criteria is very unclear.
Literally the worst class i have ever taken. Please do me a favor and dont enroll here unless you want to get cs for great work and eventually have to withdraw. She expects all work shown and over 100 math questions each class that she may or not may grade!
Dont even bother with this class, shes nice as a person but i dislike her as a prof. Gives hella hw doesnt help cause she barely teaches, basically taught myself all semester. Forces you to turn on your cams and if not will take off points of which QC apparently isnt legally allowed to enforce but she does it anyways....
Do not take this class if you have a life. She will assign hundreds of questions every lecture and chooses when she wants to grade the work or not. Lectures are mandatory but you gain absolutely NOTHING from them. She loves to go off topic and ramble about useless information no one cares about. Would never recommend her to anyone!
The worst professor I've ever had. If you don't do problems her way, then you're wrong. She gives so much homework, which is completely unnecessary. It's like she doesn't care if you have other classes. She goes off topic quite a bit. Participation matters a lot. I got 100 on all her assignments but didn't participate, and my grade dropped a lot.
Absolutely worst class and professor ever. She gives so much homework in both textbook ($80 book) and online. She has both online AND oral midterms/finals/quizzes. She was extremely rude. Could barely see her notes and barely explains, you'll have to teach yourself. Participation also matters. Don't recommend her at all.
People seem to think she's terrible, but those are the people who don't show up / pay attention. She talks about her family a lot, but she's a great professor and she's really understanding. She gives oral exams because so many people cheat on the webassign, but that's understandable. Show up, pay attention, do the hw, and you'll get an A.
if you thought you would find a class where your time and money was well spent, try again and invest yourself elsewhere. Had to drop this class to protect my 4.0 gpa :/ All i got from this class was more frequent sessions with my therapist.
Literally the NASTIEST dare i even say professor Ive ever seen. Classes felt like a Walmart version of remedial high school classes.
This class made me feel so uncomfy and just didn't provide me with a healthy learning environment despite the circumstances of online learning admits the pandemic.
She gives multiple sections of homework from the textbook just for one night in addition to online homework I pay attention in class and go to every lecture I do not find the work to be that difficult however the workload is draining. Cameras must be on for class and exam. asks for id for exam. oral exams as well and the semester just started :(
too much hw (daily + weekly long 30-50 long question webassigns). Very time consuming class..i got other classes helloooo. also camera on tests + oral exam cause "cheating". made me feel uneasy so i had to drop.
We really did not like her at all bc she is so rude and not understanding at all. Also she gives immense amount of hw which kept us away from studying other courses. We asked her to go easy on the hw and she said no. She is very inconsiderate. Also a very tough grader. You do well on exams and hw but still wont get good grades.
she gives way to much hw and dont check half the time. Rushes thru material. Takes off points for any little thing. Dont check things the correct way . She cant explain why my grade is a C+ but I have a 89 on the midterm and a 91 on the final . A 80 and 88 on Both oral. IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR GPA DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. I CANNOT BE MORE SERIOUS.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. i'm a senior and I have yet to meet a math professor who does oral exams & will fail you for hesitating even a little bit during the oral exam bc she thinks you are cheating. I had an A before the final & after the oral exam, she decided to not give me a grade & to this day i have yet to recieve it bc she assumes i cheated
Tough Professor if you're intent on slacking and skipping class. It's not that hard people, show up to class and you'll do just fine. She actually puts a heavy amount of effort to teach us the subject, unlike most Math Professors.
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR, insane amount of HW, unfair test grading, and one of the worst and most awkward classroom environments I’ve ever experienced.
Worst Professor ever. She assigns massive amounts of homework that is impossible to do if you're enrolled in 3 or more other classes. She doesn't teach or lecture at all! All she does is ask if anyone has any questions about the homework, and then she completes them silently without going over any of the steps thoroughly for us to understand.
She goes too fast, the only way that you would do well in her class is if you already know the material. She's worried about completing the curriculum rather than teaching the material. She has a limited amount of compassion so don't look to her for help or leniency if you have personal issues.
I remember taking her during the pandemic. Assigned well over 60 problems per week and didn't even go over how to do half of them. Had to rely on youtube to understand the material. Genuinely wouldn't recommend anyone taking her. Even if you're extremely passionate about math, this hag will make you hate it.
Save yourself the trouble of wasting your time with this trash teacher. Gives a lot of hw and is a harsh grader, you can get a way better grade with a better teacher.
10/10 would not recommend
The worst professor I ever had. She is not compassionate. She's a tough grader and assigns lengthy assignments every week. She speeds through the problems during class and doesn't give you a chance to grasp the info. She requires cameras on which is fine, but will knock off participation points if you turn it off. Random attendance checks. Terrible
Acts like this is your only class in the semester with tons of homework, 80 problems (lowballing) average per week. Little to no instruction given in class for the covered topics, so you will have to teach yourself majority of the material and practice for hours. Save your GPA and just take someone else's class next semester.
the homework for this class was ridiculous plus nothing was taught unless you brought it up
She assigns a great deal of homework, both online and in person. Don't bother emailing her since you'll never hear back. I recall she told us once that many of the people in her class were failing, and she advised us to drop out since it would harm our gpa, before adding that it was our option. I recommend that you take another instructor.
good professor very tough tests but good professor
Most of the work that is given is not even on the test. The tests are very long. Handwriting is hard to read in class. She doesn't encourage the students when they are at a failing grade she recommends you drop the class instead and seems proud when she has people dropping her class. Save yourself from unnecessary stress.
Just terrible a terrible person. So inhumane she is a terrible a person. How come QC has someone like her as a person. She should not be teaching in general.
She doesn't know how to teach. She rushes through the criteria and then gives us an exam a few weeks later. She doesn't do math problems step by step and is very disorganized. She doesn't use Brightspace which means we don't know our grade and we don't know our progress in class. I would not recommend...
She is a difficult professor. Very crazy about the cheating part which I get. But her lectures make absolutely no sense, she gives terrible examples. Avoid her at all cost. Her homeworks are long, you basically have to teach yourself the content. And don't get me started on how she expects you to explain every single thing step by step on the exam.
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Most of the students failed the class. It seems like she enjoys falling her students. When you try to look for her in office hours she would tell you to ask one of you classmates and have a very attitude like if you were bothering her. From what I know a teacher's job is to educate, I don't find this teacher very excited to educate.
avoid her, She uses Discord to give assignments, ALL SHE DOES IS EAT DURING CLASS AND NEVER TEACHES ANYTHING. She isn't organized. She doesn't remember to post the homework assignments. Many days she would post them the DAY WHEN IT IS DUE!! She blames her mistakes on the department. Quiz every week, and a lot of homework. she doesnt TEACH ANYTHING!
Terrible Math Prof. Don't take if you want to save your grade
Phenomenal professor. Individuals who complained were the ones who NEVER bothered to do the work. You're in college to learn. Don't blame someone else for your tardiness. She is funny, caring, and an amazing educator. If you need help, then ask. She even extends her office hours for her students.
Very tough grader, and she even said so herself. Plus it feels like she's going nuts at times. Expects a lot out of you and assigns a lot of work, don't take her..
She can be really nice, if you show her you care. But at times she can have an attitude and be rude. She's a really tough grader and loves giving pop quizzes. If you take her, my advice is never miss class, that's the only reason I passed the class. Also, everything is assigned through discord so definitely not ideal.
I know this is a mandatory class but she was so horrible, all the exams are insanely hard, we are all international students and half of us have never seen algebra in this way, how are we supposed to learn all of this in 1 month? and i'm pretty sure she's racist cuz she keeps saying really weird stuff and then talking about her russian husband..
I absolutely enjoyed her class. She is very knowledgeable about the concepts she teaches and goes above and beyond to ensure that students understand the material. Would definitely take her again.
My experience in this class was disappointing. The professor rarely explains problems clearly or gives direct answers. She has mocked students' accents and said, “this is America,” which feels disrespectful. This created an uncomfortable environment and made learning difficult.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
95%
Textbook Required
88%
Grade Predictor
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