Ruzanna Baytaryan - College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA

Professor: Ruzanna Baytaryan

Department: Mathematics

College: College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH212
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Most difficult class taken at COC so far. Baytaryan sped through the lectures while most of the class had no idea what was going on day to day. Weekends were spent watching youtube to understand the sections and doing homework for all the quizzes. All other classes had to be ignored for me to pass this class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH212
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I've taken calculus with 4 different professors, and in my opinion professors doesn't make any difference in your learning process and your grade is mostly up to you. that being said baytaryan teaches decent, grades fairly and sometimes generously. Doing the HW is very important, cuz most of the tests are from HW.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH070
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took her over the summer for a 5-week class. I've always been VERY bad at math, but she explained everything so clearly and gave such thorough examples (that she made sure were harder than the homework problems so we could do it our own) that math became fun. She will answer any question, no matter how stupid it seems and still respect you.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH31479
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

math is not my strongest subject but I passed this professors two classes with As and finally feel like I have a strong grasp of it. She is a great teacher and is a well of overflowing knowledge. She truly cares about her students, and their success in further courses, but your grade truly depends on the amount of effort you put in.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH213
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great prof! Extra credit problems. No HW due, but quizzes are HW questions. Very accessible and helpful. Really cares about students. Use study guide heavily for the exam and there's no surprises. Great lectures for a math class. Use online resources if need be (I recommend Prof Leonard on YT). You can't be lazy in this class if you want an A.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PAL202204
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher, tough tough class... Pal courses are not for everyone, that being said, if I ever have to take another difficult math class I would be thrilled to have Baytaryan again. She understands the concepts so far above and beyond that no matter what your difficulty is she has seen it and knows how to help you get past your issue.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH060
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

No extra credit offered. DO THE HOMEWORK. There is a lot of it, but the pop-quizzes are questions straight from the hw. Responds to emails quickly; very available to help outside of class. Gives out study guides a day or two before the exam, and those will show you what type of questions will be on the exam. She wants to help students who try hard.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I agree she is a great teacher and honestly I'm glad that I took this teacher than the other teachers offered for Calc 2. She is quite a hard teacher and does expect a lot from you, but it's her kindness and energetic personality that makes me recognize her that she is a great teacher. Compared to other teachers, this one actually cares about you!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great prof. Definitely learned a lot. Sad to see a bunch of kids who dont get it that its all about work so they thrash the good profs. So glad to leave this place which now attracts more of the lazy and entitled.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Did all the homework and went to many office hours and still did not pass. She is very helpful if you ask but has no mercy when it comes to grading. Her tests are extremely difficult and her study guides are super long.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH060070
• Grade Received: Audit/No Grade
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took her for the pal 60&70 and I have nothing against her but if you are someone who needs step by step to see and understand what you are doing, do not take her. If you ask her often for the little steps she'll tell you "you should know this already". She is overall really nice but if you get math without the little steps she's the one for you!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor with good quality lectures and handouts. Will even tell stories about math people who did great stuff in the past. Everyone willing to put in hard work will learn. Would not recommend if your only concern is taking shortcuts and you wanna skip hard work.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor and truly knowledgeable, always willing to help. Real students who want to learn appreciate this professor. You need to put in hours of work constantly but at the end you learn and it will help you in your career. Kids who complain here did not put in the work needed.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH213
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Honestly she might be one of the nicest professors I've ever had but that does not mean she can teach properly. Calc 3 is no easy thing and she made it really complicated due to the constant poor lectures. Of course if you have the time to teach yourself this class ,then you will do fine. However, teaching yourself this takes A LOT of time.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH212
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I have ever had. She does not go over homework, expects you to teach yourself the lesson before class, pop quizzes on the homework (that she often makes closed note?). I had to take notes from friends in other calc 2 classes because of how awful hers were. No grade boosts like homework or class work, all on five VERY DIFFICULT tests

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH212
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is a very nice prof, and does care, but she is a tough grader. Her tests are very hard and gives barely any partial credit for trying. There are pop quizzes that come straight from the homework and some are open note which is nice. If you are not good in math or did not learn much in previous classes, I would not recommend to take her.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH060070PAL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Difficult, really tough grader, no extra credit, no GLAs, no make-ups, no exceptions. She has too many outside commitments. Fast lectures, don't expect to learn during class, just obtain example notes. She won't try to help you if you're struggling to keep up with her pace. I highly strongly suggest that you have learned Math 60/70 before taking...

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH070
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

she is incredibly difficult and she gives you very little room to help you improve, the notes are thurough and neat, but she is a HARD teacher... if you struggle in math I wouldn't recommend her

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CALC211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took her calc class recently and she is probably the best out there. This teacher really wants you to pass and thankfully her notes are online. Most teachers are still old school but she wants the best for you. Its calc so its not easy but she makes sure you get it. I hope i can take her calc 2 class fall semester

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH070
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wonderful professor! She gives detailed notes, study guides that look pretty much identical to tests. The only thing that really bothered me was group work this a pretty high level class and to be graded on working with others did not work for me. Other than that highly recommend!