Lynn McGrath - University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

Professor: Lynn McGrath

Department: Mathematics

College: University of San Diego, San Diego, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH90
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. McGrath is very nice and she definitely knows her stuff but she doesn't exactly know how to teach it. She often messes up & students have had to correct her work. Her lectures are different than problems on the homework so thats frustrating. She never posts grades so you never know where you are in the class. Would NOT recommend.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MAT115
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This was my first experience with calculus and it was very tough for me. Math has always been hard for me but Dr. McGrath jumped right in and almost made it harder. It was sometimes difficult to understand what she was teaching, every homework problem counts bc she grades randomly, test and quizzes are hard but gives opp. for extra credit so do it!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is a very nice teacher, but she is very hard to understand. Her teaching style is very conceptual and quite confusing. She really likes to do group work for extra credit and quizzes. If I were you, I would withdraw or switch teachers as soon as you can.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Homework on material not covered - graded as if it was. Quizzes every wk. Lots of group work. She knows her stuff but is TERRIBLE at teaching it. Spends more time in the abstraction instead of just teaching the material. Tests and quizzed on the hardest variation of the material. Course is designed to force students into office hours. Super whack.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MAT115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

It seems usd should find new math teachers since math is a very important class

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH150
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lynn Mcgrath really loves to teach to such an extent that she covers material very quickly and if you miss anything you HAVE to come to office hours to have any chance of doing well. I went to close to 95% of her available office hours over the whole semester (about 3 hours a week) and got a C+. Very difficult teacher for an essential course.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CALC1
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

McGrath drinking game: take a shot when she says "you'll need this in calc 2", "I love this stuff", or "they didn't teach this right in high school". Little did I know that I would really need this game to drown out my misery. This class is an unescapable abyss of darkness and makes you want to cry. Run. Run far away into the hills never to return.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CALC150
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She doesn't make sense during lectures. Class is easy yet tests are brutal. You're only chance of getting a decent grade is by attending all of her office hours. She also convinces the students with lower grades to drop her class so they wont negatively impact her pass rate.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CALC150
• 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:

Look, McGrath is just about the WORST teacher for calc 1. She needs to be placed in an area where she actually knows what she's talking about. She's nice but nice doesn't help when her tests are literally satan's spawn. She tries to be relatable but relatable doesn't get you good grades. Number one rule: don't expect much.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH151
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The limit of times I've been screwed by McGrath does not exist. Office hours are always busy because she grades very hard. I had previously taken calc and still found this class challenging. She tries to be nice but expects too much. Teaches out of MIT online textbook so save $ but loose your mind.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

McGrath's class is definitely hard and it's advisable if you've already taken a Calculus class before her's. She allows you to do test corrections to get back a lot of points you missed on the test. She also gives extra credit opportunities that will count towards your exam grades. She is not a clear lecturer.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Expect a Quiz every week And tonnes of homework Tests are tough However you are not likely to fail

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CALC150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She is a very conceptual person. She's not the best person if you want things to be brought to its simplest form. She makes too many mistakes to count, and I mean MANY. Her tests are difficult if you don't study ahead of time. And even if you do study ahead of time, you still will mostly fail. She's nice but not a great teacher.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH150
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr McGrath is an amazing teacher albeit very demanding. The exams for her class are extremely tough but then again calculus is an extremely difficult class. She is always available for office hours during her allotted times. If you try to meet up for office hours during non-office hours good luck.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Super great lady, really tough class. Hated every second of it. Took up all my time. I went in knowing a lot about calc as I took AP Calc in high school and got an easy A but Calc 1 with her was nothing like it. Struggled through the whole class, failing many quizzes and test along the way. Do not recommend.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

one of the worst professors at USD. is not clear about the subject, not helpful in office hours, only let me have one day to make up a test when I had multiple notes from the health center saying I couldn't go to class. condescending, tough grader (homework took me 3 hours a night and I got 2 problems wrong and got a 50%). DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH150
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

There is a lot of painstaking group work, and she states at the beginning that no prior knowledge of Calculus is expected, but you better be fresh and up to date on Algebra, trigonometry, and PRE-CALCULUS. What made the class difficult for me was her teaching style: very advanced, and her office hours are PACKED so no individual help.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Worst professor ever. I could not put up with her so I dropped class. She made algebra the hardest thing on the world. And she grades like she wants everyone to get a C. Non sense at all. She teaches college students like she is teaching kindergarden kids.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is the worst professor ever. She teaches the class more like a logic class. Makes absolutely no sense and her office hours are always packed so you can't get any attention. Really frustrating.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. McGrath made calculus extremely challenging. I always left class confused and unclear about the concepts. I spent hours reading, trying to solve examples in the book, and hours on my hw. She's an extremely tough grader - I didn't receive 100% on any of my hw assignments. Her office hours were packed and I could barely receive help.