Pattie Dean - University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA

Professor: Pattie Dean

Department: Mathematics

College: University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid at all costs. She doesn't go to her own office hours, won't help you, and consistently gets lost and confused by her own notes in class. DON'T TAKE HER CLASS.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Patricia Dean is possibly the worst instructor I have ever encountered during my time in both public and higher education. I had no choice but to drop the course after bombing the midterm and homeworks. She seemed almost happy to see me and many others drop the course. Do not take any of her courses unless you enjoy failure and sleepless nights.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Patricia Dean is an extremely difficult teacher. In class, the material is conveyed adequately. The tests are the greatest problem. The questions are overly complex, for a simple subject, and very difficult to understand. Dean does not give partial credit on tests, it is either all or nothing. I would not recommend taking any of her classes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Dean is about as useless as they come. It is really very upsetting, because she is one of the nicest professors I have ever had. That alone though can't make up for her terribly outdated teaching methods, her inability to solve her own example problems, and the fact that an average test grade is somewhere around 50. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!

Rating # 5

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!! She is the worst teacher I have ever had. So shouldn't even be called a teacher it is a disgrace that my tuition money is paying her salary. The workload is ridiculous for a 100 level math class. She doesn't answer email when you ask about a question on the take home assignments. Basically don't take this class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Never before have all 1's been more applicable to a professor. This is not exaggerated at all, she is sincerely a terrible professor. Cannot stress enough how useless the homework was and how the tests seem designed to make you fail. I don't understand why UMW still has this woman on the payroll. Please, save your GPA and avoid Dean!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS, EVER. Her grading is completely arbitrary. She constantly makes mistakes during lectures and will make up excuses for why you got points taken off (Even for a correct answer). HW problems are not like anything she lectures about. she is never at her office hours and she forgets to teach material she tests on.

Rating # 8

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

DO NOT take Dean. She is a very nice lady but a terrible professor. Her teaching style is not helpful at all and you will spend a lot of time wondering what is even going on in the class. Avoid this professor at all costs and switch out immediately if you are already in her class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I personally enjoyed all the time I spent in Dean's class. I think she wants the best for all of her students. It's just difficult to see that sometimes because of her expectations.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH200
• 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:

Dean is a nice lady, and she's courteous, just that she isn't a good teacher. I took AP Stat (and admittedly didn't do too well on it) last year, thinking this class would be far easier. Turns out I literally failed this. As been mentioned, classwork really is different than the tests. Switch out of Dean's class if all possible.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH200
• 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:

DROP THIS CLASS if you've already registered for it. She'll teach one way and test on a completely different way of doing it. Doing the homework problems was absolutely useless. Tests were on stuff she had never talked about. Nice lady but awful professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• 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:

She really is as bad as everyone makes her out to be. Avoid this class at all costs. She is hard to follow and not overly helpful and since not everything goes by the textbook, this becomes a problem

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This really is one of the worst professors you could get. She doesn't help you and is quite negative. She picks least favorites and tries to find ways to take points off your grade

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is the worse teacher by far. She doest't teach or help. She just gives you things and expect you to do it. Her quizzes and tests are nearly impossible. Out of 40 ppl i think only a couple passed her assignments. DONT TAKE HER CLASS. You should just wait not worth it at all

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: STATS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

really dont know why she hasnt been fired yet

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

she is the worst professor that i have had. she gives 1 example for each thing that she teaches and moves on, even if you have questions. my roomate was taking the class with another teacher(she got an A) and when i tried to get help from her, she had no idea what Dean was trying to teach (i failed). this class is Impossible! short office hours too

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dean is an awful, awful professor. It's a shame because she's a nice lady. Her class is the most boring class I've ever taken. Tests reflect nothing of the classwork/homework. Half of the time she can't solve her own problems, or she discovers that she has the wrong answer on her sheet. I took this class pass/fail so it wouldn't affect my GPA.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I agree this class was hard, but the previous comments are wrong about her character. Professor Dean was so nice, just not very good at explaining things. Also, the group projects boost your grade more than hurt, and you should have known the class was speaking intensive before taking it! However, I do not recommend.

Rating # 19

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Don't do it!!! I'm a freshmen who had taken ap stat this past year. I went into the class prepared still couldn't get a good grade! I've never gotten below a B in my life and now I want to curl up in a ball and cry! Don't do it!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH115
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dean is one of the nicest professors that I know at Mary Wash, but her class is impossible. Expect to spend hours on take home quizzes if you want to do halfway well. Also, sometimes she doesn't fully explain things & they aren't in the book. Many friends of mine became math majors have failed this class & had to retake it with another teacher.