2.4

Youngjun Choi

Mathematics - Raritan Valley Community College

2.4
Quality
3.6
Difficulty
27%
Would Retake
86
Reviews
2.4
Quality
3.6
Difficulty
2.4
Helpful
2.4
Clarity

27%

Would Retake

86

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

The best professor ever, he teaches very well and very clear to understand

MATH30 - 5.0 rating

Professor Choi is great professor

MATH020 - 5.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

48%

Textbook Required

67%

Grade Predictor

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Predicted Grade

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95% confidence
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Grade Distribution
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Based on 18 reported grades
B: 4
A: 3
F: 3
Not sure yet: 2
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MATH311
Nov 5, 2003

sarcastic and foreign, take someone who knows how to teach for a calculus course

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CALC
Dec 8, 2003

This teacher gets most problems he goes over wrong. He is hard to understand at times because of his accent. He tries to help but fails. Stay away from this teacher.

1.0
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MATH101
Dec 14, 2003

No Comments

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4.0
PRECALCII
Mar 4, 2004

HORRIBLE! Cant understand ANYTHING.

2.0
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PRECALCII
Mar 11, 2004

Guhhhh. He has the worst analogies. If a McDonalds is 500 square feet, and the sin of theta is 1/2, then how clean is the bathroom? And he always says "Pretend your homework is worth 10,000 dollars. If it isnt now, it will be." What&#63

3.0
1.0
MATH023
Apr 12, 2004

He was fine online...

1.0
5.0
PRECALC2
Apr 19, 2004

sucks

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5.0
CALC2
May 4, 2004

worse math teacher i have ever had. he cant teach and cant even do the problems correctly

1.0
5.0
CALCII
May 6, 2004

Can't teach. Foreign accent makes him difficult to follow. Races through material. Constantly makes computational errors. Tests are completely unpredictable. Irritable, annoying, and sarcastic. Worst math teacher I've ever had.

2.0
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CALC
May 10, 2004

HE is the worst teacher i have ever had. He really uses bad analogies. He prefers to go to the bathroom and study. HE thinks that by studying in the batthroom while takig a crap is the only way to succed in calsulus.

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CALCII
May 11, 2004

by far the worst math teacher i have ever had, i spent this semester teaching myself. his job is to make things clear not to confuse things. after every class i came out more confuse than i went in. DO NOT TAKE CHOI!

2.0
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CALC
May 12, 2004

HE is horrible. Stay away from him.AS FAR AS POSSIBLE.

1.0
5.0
CALC
Jul 15, 2004

Awful...just awful...

1.0
5.0
CALCII
Jul 16, 2004

If you were to get an A in anyone elses class expect to get a C. He is impossible and I ended up teaching the course to myself

4.0
2.0
CALCIII
Aug 17, 2004

He's a relatively new teacher and is still working on his lecture style, and his english as well. If you can learn out of the book, his exams are straight forward, but more difficult on average. It is necessary to learn the concepts well to do well..

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CALC
Aug 22, 2004

Terrible, just terrible. Don't even think about taking a class with Choi.

1.0
5.0
INTERALG
Dec 20, 2004

I did good on the Math SAT's and am generally good in math, but this guy takes something I already know and makes it so confusing that it is impossible to sort it out. He makes so many mistakes on the board, he should really go back to school before confusing people. Avoid if possible.

1.0
5.0
MODALG
Jan 24, 2005

save yourself!!! do not take this man as your teacher!!!

5.0
2.0
MATH022
Mar 21, 2005

Good professor. Online class was very organized and easy to navigate and understand. Prompt and helpful.

4.0
2.0
MATH
Apr 12, 2005

nice guy, but to many analigies(i will come to you in your sleep if you don't remember this.)one minute were talking about math and the next were on a 757 jet.to early in morning to understand,because we were up all night doing lab work.overall an o.k. guy.

1.0
5.0
INTALG
Apr 15, 2005

Choi is the most confusing and lousy prof ever. He should find another career, maybe liquor store owner since he seems to make a lot of alcohol related analogies (his way to "relate"). DO NOT TAKE. I regret taking him severely. If you read this Choi, please quit teaching. do everyone a favor.

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5.0
MATH
Apr 26, 2005

horrible teacher..an ok guy, but absolutely horrible..cant understand a lick of his language..

5.0
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ALGMOD12
May 5, 2005

He is a great insturctor for the online course. he answered all my questions bery promptly and clearly. So ONLINE at least he is excellent!

5.0
3.0
MATH
Jul 10, 2005

Just Excellent! Take his class, you will enjoy it.

5.0
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ARITHMODIII
Jul 16, 2005

This professor really cared about us. He prepared lecture notes for us, gave us many extra points, and even let us re-took tests. He helped us a lot. If you do exactly what he says in class, EASY... Make sure that you do your part, no free ride in his class...

4.0
2.0
ALGMOD2
Sep 2, 2005

I took his online course and he is pretty good. If you have any questions, he responds very promtly. His tests are up front and not that difficult if you keep up with the work. He gives alot of work and also gives the answers to your tests so you can go back and see what the problem was. Overall, a good teacher to take.

3.0
2.0
MATH02213A
Sep 7, 2005

today was my first day with him.. omg the man's english is screwed.. math is my worst subject and to have a professor who doesn't speak english too well is gonna throw me off.. i wanted to transfer to another class but there are no open ones..

3.0
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MATH
Sep 25, 2005

No Comments

2.0
5.0
INTERALGEBRA
Grade: A
Nov 1, 2005

horrible. not only did i not understand half of the time what he was trying to pronounce, he teaches things you really didnt go over in high school. i hated the litte word...(OR) expecting you to give him more than one answer for a problem (even on tests). Can't even teach. Guys, don't take this professor!!

5.0
2.0
ALGEBRAMODI
Nov 18, 2005

Very consistent, the professor explains materials very clearly in class. You don't want to miss his class. Good luck!

5.0
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ALGEBRA
Feb 3, 2006

His English is fine (those comments aren't accurate)-- GREAT Prof: thorough, fair, gives xtra credit, encourages all the way, exams are challenging but fair, and gives FABULOUS OnLine practice quizzes and tests so your learn PRACTICALLY! THAT helps SO much! I'm glad I had him as Prof- he made sure I was prepared to pass the next level Math course.

5.0
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MOD1
May 16, 2006

Great Teacher!!!!!!!!

5.0
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ALGEBRAMOD1
Jul 14, 2006

I thought Prof. Choi's class was great. He spent a lot of time actually teaching and the students understanding was his primary focus.

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MATH02
Jan 24, 2007

NOT A GOOD TEACHER> DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS.

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MATHMOD1
Feb 1, 2007

You cant even understand what hes saying. He basically has you teach yourself the material. He gives you 100's of handouts and expects you to do alot of homework and online work. I would not reccomend his class.

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MATH022
Oct 10, 2007

Prof. Choi can be a bit difficult to get a hold of. I took his class online, so I don't know if it is different otherwise. The class itself wasn't hard, but I'm glad it wasn't because I basically had to teach the entire thing to myself.

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MATH22
Feb 22, 2008

Prof. Choi is very nice and he cares about progress of each student. He always points out the main topics that we need to know for tests. And he is very very funny! Excellent teacher!

5.0
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MATH22
Feb 22, 2008

Prof. Choi is very nice and he cares about progress of each student. He always points out the main topics that we need to know for tests. And he is very very funny! Excellent teacher!

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MATH101
Sep 17, 2008

I found him to be very unclear with direction's causing me to fall behind and have to withdraw from the class. If you are taking an online course for the first time He does not help you much with assignments. He seems very sarcastic with his responses to emails which i found to be disrespectful.

5.0
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MATH110
Nov 25, 2008

He explaines every concept in a clear and intersting way, I just enjoy sitting in his class and listening to the lecture. You don't want to miss him, GREAT!

1.0
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MATH022
Dec 22, 2008

Very hard to understand what he says. he gets frustrated with students very easily, and can be rude at times for no reason. He seems very sarcastic with his responses to emails which i found to be disrespectful. Unless you are a math wiz, i suggesst another teacher!

5.0
1.0
MFG111
Jan 21, 2009

Greatest teacher. Gives makeup tests and extra points. Very helpful. He even tries to care about slackers not to fail them.

5.0
1.0
PRE111
Jan 21, 2009

I believe those who complain about him are the ones who don't even know the nuts and bolts of mathe just waiting for 'spoon feeding'. I took precalc from him and saw some students don't even know how to solve '1/4-3/7+2/5' taking precalc. They gotta take some lowest level noncredit mathe course first instead of complaining about him here.

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5.0
MATH112
Mar 26, 2009

makes fun of people during class, is not encouraging, tells people it's normal to fail and encourages people to withdrawl the class.

3.0
2.0
MATH112
Apr 14, 2009

He is not the easiest teacher to understand but those who do not like him are the ones that put 0 effort into this class. Treats you like a college student so you need to act like one to do well. Good Class though, fun!

2.0
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MATH111
May 11, 2009

tough teacher i studied 30 hours ever week for this class still got a b never take him

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5.0
MATH201
Jun 22, 2009

Incredibly unhelpful. Never answered e-mails on time, and when I asked for help or had just questions about the class, I never got a straight answer. I worked almost 20 hours a week on his class and he still expected more. Very unrealistic expectations. Never take him, it's not worth risking your grade.

3.0
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MATH112
Sep 1, 2009

Not to great with the extra help but if you pay attention in class, you will do fine. Most student get frustrated the first week or so but it gets easier and if students gets overwhelmed, he is willing to postpone assignments and give you extra time...just ask!

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MATH151
Dec 17, 2011

hewas the most unclear professor. if i had a question he would just tell me to look in the book. When i went to his office with questions he wouldn't answer them and he just told me to send him emails. In class he just did problems without explaining them. everyone failed his tests so he gave retakes till you passed. gave 2retakes after 4hr final

2.0
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ALGEALG
Nov 16, 2012

First off his accent makes it very hard to understand whats he's saying, considering math is difficult for a lot of people, this is really bad. If your going to do ok then your gonna be teaching and studying by yourself, a lot of us practically lived at academic support center. Work part of all is that he kept preaching god at random points!

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B014
Jan 3, 2013

Very hard to understand...does not teach the curriculum and expects you to spend your life in the academic learning center. I was never notified of my "failure" or even being close to failing even though I had done every homework with 100% and all quizzes. Highly suggest another professor if you would like to save your grade.

2.0
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MATH03006
Mar 8, 2013

This professor is very intelligent but very hard to understand. He does not give out homework only my math lab plus. His test are easy if you pay attention in class and do the homework. Only negative thing i have to say is he goes very fast on lectures so its hard to catch up if your falling behind..

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MATH030
Apr 3, 2013

Horrible teacher! If you struggle in math DO NOT take his course. Very hard to understand. If you have a problem with a question, forget about asking him. He is terrible! Worst professor I have ever had!

5.0
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MATH30
Apr 12, 2013

The best professor ever, he teaches very well and very clear to understand. You never regret if you take his class.

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MATH254
Jun 27, 2013

Took online diff eq w/ him. He didn't teach and only used YouTube videos from other people. It's an online class which requires self direction. However, he didn't provide any instruction. Exams are fair and he tells you topics covered for each question. Doesn't have office hours.

3.0
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CALC99V
Dec 5, 2013

He was a not funny

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MATH0216
Apr 22, 2014

worst teacher ever. whenever i asked a question he would yell at me and my partner. dont take his class

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MATH020
Grade: A+
May 27, 2014

Professor Choi is great professor. Thorough with explaining any questions. Funny guy too! Be sure to do your part by doing your homework and reviewing the lectures he assigns in the syllabus and this course is incredibly simple. I got an A+ in the class but I found that my classmates who were having trouble did not prepare themselves before class.

1.0
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MATH254
Jun 24, 2014

He made it very hard to pass this class. Put in min effort but expected beyond max effort from students.This class is 100% selftaught and the exams were too hard.The final exam guidance was to know how to do the 161 hw problems assigned.I LOVE math and this class was still a huge challenge.Do not take him online if you're looking for a fair course.

4.0
2.0
BASICMATH
Nov 11, 2014

He was somewhat funny. He helps and is an iight teacher I suppose.

3.0
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015
Grade: B
Nov 24, 2014

If you failed this class, it's probably because you do suck at math. He helped me a lot. This class was by your own pace. So you can't really fail unless, you are really really stupid. Also he lets you re take test till you pass with a good grade. (Note: I didn't try hard and got a B. So yeah)

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MATH112
Feb 2, 2015

The WORST professor I have ever had. If you're not as good in math, like myself, then do not take any classes he teaches. He goes so fast in the lectures and if you get behind, it's your problem and he has limited sources to help you and give extra help. Spare yourself the stress and take a different class.

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152
Oct 25, 2015

Guy tries to be nice by offering his class food or coffee. He uses that as a replacement for the time and effort he should be putting into lectures and grading. He marked answers wrong on a test when they were clearly correct. Hard to understand him sometimes and was a waste of time to show up to lectures. He would go over book problems on a slide.

3.0
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MATH151
Dec 18, 2015

Everyone in my class hated him. I for one enjoyed his class. He gives very hard problems and I think if you are going into STEM, you should take him. Do problems that are not even assigned because the extra practice will benefit you in the long run. Read your textbook. Calculus is learned through practice.

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MATH113
Jun 12, 2016
Wouldn't take again

DO NOT TAKE HIM FOR AN ONLINE CLASS I spent hours and hours and hours doing hundreds of MML questions every single night. way WAY too much homework. His notes are useless and doesn't give good feedback on forums.

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MATH020
Nov 29, 2016
Wouldn't take again

If you're not doing well in math don't take this dude. He's a nice guy but sucks at teaching. Every time I needed extra help he gave me nothing. I went to the support center and in the 10 minutes there I understood more than in one of his class lectures. Totally sucks.

Tough Grader
TEST HEAVY
1.0
5.0
MATH030
Grade: F
Dec 15, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Goes over material too quickly in class and does not take the time to explain what's going on. If you miss even one class you are so behind and it's impossible to catch up. Do not take him. I received 100% on my homework but struggled with the tests and finals. Failed me by 2 points. Horrible teacher.

Skip class? You won't pass.
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
5.0
MATH151
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 11, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Professor Choi was one of the worst teachers I've ever had. he gave terrible lectures, and gave up on them half way through. His "lectures" were him reading directly, poorly from the text. When he stopped giving lectures he would expect us to figure the topics out on our own. I hate to say this, but there was a genuine language barrier. STAY AWAY!!

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
LECTURE HEAVY
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5.0
MATH151
Jan 10, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Yikes. Line up your textbook and your tutors because you'll likely need them. The thick accent makes learning a difficult topic even more stressful, and essentially you'll be teaching yourself here. He cares but explains everything quickly and gives lots of ungraded homework. Tests can be pretty difficult and are worth the majority of your grade.

Get ready to read
TEST HEAVY
Tests are tough
5.0
3.0
MATH020
May 19, 2018
Would take again

He was very nice! Also it was a very easy math class. The material was very simple to understand if you pay attention in class.

Clear grading criteria
5.0
1.0
MATH020
Grade: Not sure yet
Oct 11, 2018
Would take again

He made class very easy to understand and it was a fun environment, he genuinely cares about your success in the class.

Gives good feedback
Hilarious
Caring
1.0
5.0
MATH151
May 16, 2019
Wouldn't take again

I took Choi for Calc1. He's a nice guy, but gives a lot of homework from the textbook, he lectures quickly straight from the textbook w/o really explaining the material. If you want to actually learn in this class, you have to teach yourself. His accent is pretty thick & there is a genuine language barrier. I wouldn't take a class with him again :/

Skip class? You won't pass.
3.0
3.0
MAT152
Grade: B
May 1, 2020
Wouldn't take again

you have to study your self basically. He doesn't teach but i kinda like that format?

Lots of homework
Test heavy
Group projects
1.0
4.0
MATH030
Grade: A
Nov 1, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Avoid if possible. Often comes to lectures unprepared, which in turn results in disorganization, dissonance and inadequate explanation; makes concepts far more complicated than they need to be. Definite language barrier, challenging to understand at times. Grading policy left unclear, however, seems rigorous and partial credit is never awarded.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
5.0
MATH254
Grade: B
Nov 2, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Horrible professor, does not care for his students at all and gives low effort lectures. Basically have to teach yourself. Avoid at all costs

Lots of homework
Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
MATH020
Nov 6, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Hes the worst Professor I have ever meet . He is so mean and careless about students achievement. He needs training on teaching !

1.0
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015
Grade: D+
Mar 24, 2022

Honestly I had this professor and I really wish I didn’t, doesn’t care about how you do just said “ I get paid to come here and read off the board” does not care about teaching his students and trying to community with this man through email just good luck

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
4.0
MATH30
Grade: F
May 14, 2022

Absolutely horrific. I took his online course and was just thrown a bunch of homework every week with no

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Test heavy
5.0
4.0
ALGMOD2
Grade: B
Jun 14, 2022
Would take again

Dr. Choi ALWAYS made himself available for me and unlike many other professor's, he took the time to sit down and teach me the details of any questions I needed answers to. He was very supportive to me as his student up until the very last day of the class. Put in the effort, ask him for help, and complete the homework assignments. Excellent prof.

Gives good feedback
Caring
Accessible outside class
1.0
5.0
MATH110
Grade: C+
Jun 26, 2022

No explanation for lectures. Only gives PowerPoints without any clear description as to what is actually going on. It takes a long time to respond and does not seem willing to work with you.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Graded by few things
4.0
1.0
MATH101
Dec 13, 2022
Would take again

I liked his class.

5.0
2.0
MATH110
Grade: A
Dec 19, 2022
Would take again

Dr. Choi is my favorite professor. To be a student as ESL, I was really lucky and appreciated got the chance to meet him,Learned a lot from STA 1:Collecting datas without bias,Type 1,2 Error ... It's good to bring those formulas into real life, it's helping me to make life decisions.AND HE IS A WONDERFUL PROFESSOR!!!!

Group projects
Inspirational
Caring
1.0
5.0
MATH112
Grade: F
Jul 24, 2023

The teaching curiculime in the course was not good AT ALL. DON'T RECOMMEND.

5.0
4.0
MATH112
Grade: B+
Dec 3, 2024
Would take again

Honestly and funny and cool professor. I loved the guy. Participating and asking him questions helped me through the class.

Tough grader
Participation matters
Group projects
1.0
4.0
MATH112
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Apr 27, 2025

Professor Choi is the MOST annoying professor at Rvcc. not only does he teach off of slides, his explanations are horrible and genuinely hard to understand with his accent (sometimes). DO NOT take him unless you are ready to go to office hours or the tutoring center 50% of your time in the semester. WARNING: DO NOT TAKE HIM.

Get ready to read
Group projects
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ALGEBRA
Grade: D+
Jun 22, 2025

STAY AWAYYYY IM TRYING TO SAVE YOU MONEY AND TIME BRO IS CHEEKS AT TEACHIng and should looked into I swear. Homework's and lessons the hours to do even you already know some of the stuff. Take another teacher it will be your savior I am telling you. Sadly I wasted my time and money

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

48%

Textbook Required

67%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

C+

95% confidence
Based on 15 grades
Most common grades:
B (4)
A (3)
F (3)
Grade Distribution
A(4)B(4)C(1)D(3)F(3)A-/B+(1)
Based on 18 reported grades
B: 4
A: 3
F: 3
Not sure yet: 2
Common Tags
Lots of homework (7)
Skip class? You won't pass. (4)
Get ready to read (4)
Test heavy (4)
Group projects (4)
Tough grader (4)
Caring (3)
Tough Grader (2)
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5.0

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5.0

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INTERALG

5.0

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5.0

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