Joyati Debnath - Winona State University, Winona, MN

Professor: Joyati Debnath

Department: Mathematics

College: Winona State University, Winona, MN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

All online not once did we get taught a lesson. No learning just doing, I would have taken an online if I wanted one!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

UNDERSTAND HOW ALEKS WORKS!!! It's a class that students who can get a lot of math done in a small matter of time benefit from. She is very good at emailing back and answering questions. Sometimes she can come off a bit harsh when asking a question about the same problem more than once. But overall a good teacher. Attend extra credit days !!!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Debnath is a decent teacher, however it can be hard to understand her advice with her accent. She is easily accessible but I would not recommend her if you are emotionally sensitive because you will cry.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Joyati is the most amazing professor I have ever had. She cares about each of her students and goes out of her way to make sure they will be successful in her class. The class is not hard to pass as long as you meet the weekly time goal and finish the certain amount of topics per week. I looked forward to coming to her class everyday.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Joyati is a wonderful woman. All of the homework is done online through the ALEKS program and its not difficult to learn on your own. The only test you take is the final and its worth 30% of your grade. She cares a lot about her students and gets very excited when somebody has a question. She also wont hesitate to repeat herself. Overall great.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Debnath is very kind. She is always available outside of class to help if needed. The one thing that sucks is just the Aleks program she makes us do. If you slack on the homework which is assigned all at once you will get very far behind in her class! Its a basic 100 level class and yet I have more homework in that class over all my others.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the most caring, helpful teachers I've ever had. I've always struggled with math but Joyati went out of her way to help me succeed. My section of 115 was based largely on ALEKS, which I understand isn't for everybody but I loved it. If you are willing to put in the effort, she will help you any way she can.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This class is all online. She relies on ALEKS for the whole class. We never had a lecture, but class is still mandatory. You have to hit a time goal of 8 hours a week, which is a lot. The only good thing is that if you finish early you can be done early. If you know precalc well then take her

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Joyati is amazing! She is truly a great professor, and she is an amazing person to be around. She is super helpful and fun. She is willing to go above and beyond to help her students.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH140
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Her lectures are so unclear that you can't take keep up & take notes. You'll have lots of homework that is on Aleks & it's worth 40% of your grade, so try & keep up on it. Tests are 40% as well & somewhat difficult, but you're given a study guide that helps. Attend the tutor sessions bc its extra credit. Attendance is mandatory. AVIOD IF YOU CAN

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PREC120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Joyati loves attendance and participation. However, she is not very understanding. The book is online and we barely ever used it, but the homework online must be done. This class should be an online class, I learned more from the online program than I did in her 2 hour lectures. She is not very nice either if you have a problem and need help.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She tries to explain everything but given the online textbook, the information is not taught in an organized fashion, which causes the class to be confusing. I would rather work on the homework and put her on mute than listen to her in class since it does not seem to help me any. She knows how math applies to the real world. Work ahead on ALEKS HW.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She takes attendance which sucks because in lecture she hardly teaches any new material. What prepared me the most for her tests were the online homework assignments we had to do for ALEKS. Unfortunately those take A LOT of time so you have to keep up. She also put a test on the Tuesday before thanksgiving so that made me a little less thankful...

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 120
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

once you get to class you basically teach yourself on an online system. she will help out when asked only. expect lots of homework.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH247
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She is a great person to get to know outside of her class room. The moment you step into her class its a new adventure. You wont feel like you are prepared for the tests and if you ask her to do similar problems that will be on the exam expect her to laugh at you. Homework doent follow lecture. Notes are very disorganized. Very poorly taught class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Joyati is extraordinarily helpful, and friendly, she is hilarious. But, expect 100+ hours of out of class work on the ALEKS program. She does offer tutoring sessions, and extra credit if you attend them.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Debnath was the worst professor I have had in college. DO NOT take her. She was rude, unhelpful, and her lectures were impossible to follow. I had to teach myself from the book after every class. The Aleks homework that she assigned was never ending, and didn't help you learn the material on the tests. Stay away if you want to keep your GPA up

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Joyati is a great person. She really cares about her students grades and answers any questions you have for her through email almost 247. I had a hard time with the Aleks homework, which there was a lot of, but there are practice exams given out before every test that are very similar to the actual exam. Study sessions with tutors twice a week.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Debnath is to this day one of my favorite professors I have ever had. She makes a real effort to help you if you want to get a good grade. She provides study sessions with specialized tutors twice a week. Make it a habit to show up, because she will bump up your grade if you've attended some of these. Plus, she's hilarious.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

The homework is hard to keep up with and you never really feel like the class prepared you for the test. She is a good person, but awful professor. Tons of people fail and even more drop. I went from a full classroom to only a handful of students by the end of the year.