Debra Wood - University of Arizona

Professor: Debra Wood

Department: TBD

College: University of Arizona

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Summarizing how awful Prof. Wood is in just 350 words is impossible. I took her class last Fall and hated every second of it. However, her endless spelling and pronunciation errors made for some good entertainment. Nevertheless, she assigned an un-godly amount of homework on top of her already poor teaching style. Good luck, cause you'll need it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor Ive ever had. Incoherent and chaotic teaching structure. I would go into more detail but thinking about all the problems with her would just give me an an aneurysm. Don't take her class.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mixed feelings about her. Pros: she is very helpful during office hours if youre struggling with concepts. Cons: she goes through information ridiculously fast during lectures, I struggle to keep up. Also assigns a crap ton of homework. Overall Shes a nice enough person, but has an impatient streak and sometimes snaps at students w/o good reason.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Personally Math 105 is a super easy math class content-wise, but the class itself is a little demanding. There are a homework assignment every class that have a lot of questions. The quizzes are all in-class partner quizzes. If you take notes the class is super easy. I don't really enjoy the vibes she gives off, but it's not terrible.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH122B
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is hard and says she is available in office hours, but will judge you if you don't understand the topic. Be ready to do 4 hours of homework almost every night and then be graded on the correctness. Not an easy grader. The only people who are passing are those who have taken AP calc in high school or are good at math. Not nice or an easy class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH122A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

After taking precalc twice in high school, I thought that this class would make sense. She jumps around topics and introduces new things in ways that makes it impossible to tell what she's talking about. Two webassigns per night as well as worksheets and written problems every night. I feel like I know less than I did before this class. dont take.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH122A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She gives a ridiculous amount of homework every day. If you have her as your instructor, expect all your time to be dedicated to this class. If you miss a class, you can't turn in any of the homework that was due. She didn't even accept homework that was late due to medical reasons (i.e. being in the hospital).

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 122B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's not a bad teacher, her idea of homework and assignments though is just unreasonable. You get at least 4-5 hours of homework a night, that she actually grades for correctness cause your homework average to go down a lot if you didn't understand a question. Expect to have WebAssign, Textbook, and a few worksheets to do every night.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH122B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was the absolute worst class I have ever taken. Trying your best and doing 5 hours of homework a night isn't even enough to get an A. It is practically impossible to get a good grade no matter how good of a student you are. Avoid this class at all costs. It is terrible and I hated every second of it.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 122B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you want to take her class, make sure you have time. Lots of hw, quizzes every day.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: 122B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is the worst. Avoid her at all cost,

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: 122B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you're taking math with her, you gotta make sure you aren't taking any other class besides this one. It's ridiculous the amount of homework she gives daily. Hw, worksheets, webassagin, and be prepared to do a quiz pretty much every day. You'll be spending more time learning on how to make the notation rights than actual math cuz she's superpicky

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 122A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

To be more specific, she is an awful person.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very caring. A little sensitive and takes things too personally sometimes (like people showing up late). Overall really willing to help outside of class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MAT122A
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the most caring teachers I have ever had. She really shows how much she cares. A lot of homework but she is very fair about it. I wish I was in her class again this semester.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 122A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ms. Wood is a genuinely kind human being, but unfortunately teaches a cruel curriculum. Expect 3-5 hours of homework a night, ranging from worksheets, to textbook problems, to online homework. Cramming 4 years of highschool into a 4 week course is bound to be difficult, but you'll be prepped for the final (and 122B)

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 122A
• 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:

Her teaching style makes concepts more confusing then they have to be. She shows a lot of short cuts but doesnt explain how she getsthere. It was easier to go home and teach myself concepts then going to her lecture. She asks for questions but when you ask one she answers condescendingly and makes you feel bad for asking.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Debra Wood is really great at teaching and cares alot about her student. She always has office hours available. However, her tests a very long (alot of people dont finish), expect 3 hours of homework daily, and quizzes almost every class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this last semester. Overall good math professor. She does assign lots of homework, but it correlates with the exams. The textbook wasn't used once, but still needs to be purchased to get the access code. Some days she takes attendance, and other days she doesn't or gives pop quizzes that counts as attendance.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH105
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Wood tries hard and cares, but assigns an enormous amount of homework and weights the class grade to depend mostly on your test scores. The lectures are dry and generally unclear, and the majority of the information can be acquiesced from the online help in MyMathLab. The homework load is ridiculous, but manageable with time-management.