Marina Ratner - University of California Berkeley

Professor: Marina Ratner

Department: TBD

College: University of California Berkeley

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CIVPRO105
• 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:

Clear power points and lots of in class opportunities to apply the material. It's a difficult class but it's worth it

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She is literally the best prof I have ever had class with! She made everything so clear and although intimidating, she wants you to grasp the essential ideas. Too bad she's retiring soon... Hope more people could enjoy her class! FYI, she does NOT curve so... despite a 50% average on MT, 88% is an A. :(

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Study well ahead of time. It's over if you get behind in class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The best math professor I've had at Cal. Her midterms aren't bad, but her final is extremely difficult. Don't let her accent intimidate you from taking the class. She's not that hard to understand, and she really knows how to teach Calculus!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Extremely enjoyable and helpful lectures. Sections with GSI were very well organized and purposeful. She thought that the second midterm was too easy and gave us a final of enormous difficulty. It was a painful way to end the semester, but I still rate her highly. Prepare for weekly quizzes and long problem sets. Do them!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. Her accent is a little strong, but it's decipherable and it's math anyways not English. She teaches clearly, but challenges the students. Definitely not the easiest teacher for math 1b though

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor, sometimes her accent is a little hard to work around, but she genuinely cares about her students. She tells you what is on her tests and quizzes, and the homeworks are not unreasonable. A joy to have her lecture

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Run away.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I don't really like math all that much but Professor Ratner is truly a math genius. She definitely knows what she is doing and if you go to lecture and pay attention you will too! Granted the class material is quite difficult. She has a great sense of humor and it's easy to pay attention to her.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's not that hard if you just remember every example and every homework problem. She's a joy to take, you'll know exactly what's on the tests before you get them. She standardizes all GSI sections so you don't have to worry about getting a hard/bad GSI. Tests aren't curved but since you know what's on it before hand, you can get an A

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best math teacher I will ever have. She truly understands how to teach math. She doesn't throw a bunch of random, irrelevant material at you; she proves the theorems then does examples. Her midterm problems and final problems come STRAIGHT from the extra problems she gives you. I went to EVERY lecture. Yeah, she's that good.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She is by far the BEST math teacher ever. I absolutely loved her class. She made everything perfectly clear. her midterms were easy and based on practice problems. her final was harder but doable if you did all the practice problems. work hard and you can get an A and learn a lot! Im' going to miss her class!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ratner is a wonderful professor; you never need to touch the textbook. But, her class is pretty hard. The midterms are manageable, but the final is RIDICULOUS- I have never had a final that hard that I have tanked so badly. Only take this class if you are really good at calculus or are prepared to have your GPA lowered.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATHMATH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

hardest class ever. difficult teacher but you learn a lot if you take the time and effort. she's amazing, with her own theorems and whatnot. do all extra problems, go to office hours, NEVER miss lecture and you'll be solving problems no one else can solve. final IS conquerable even though it was ridiculously hard. take this class with an easy load

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ratner is pretty awesome. She's got theorems named after her and everything. Great lecturer with a cool Russian accent. The midterms weren't too bad, but the final was so ridiculously hard that it was almost funny. Pretty great class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• 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: N/A

Comment:

final drops your grade immensely

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH104
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She doesn't curve grades. She has no problem failing people who do slightly worse than the average. As an NCAA athlete I had a competition conflict w/ midterm -she refused to work with me on it. Team was depending on me to come but she said she would fail me. Administrators from math and athletic dept. tried to go over her head but to no avail.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is an amazing lecturer once you get passed the Russian accent. Best one I had so far. Was really lucky since other professors I've seen really suck. Class was really hard; you have to really understand the material to pass the class. Do extra problems to practice, especially HER problems because those will be on the test if not harder.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH1B
• 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:

Ratner speaks in a thick accent, but over time it gets a bit easier to understand, but not by much. Fortunately, she is very clear in her written explanations. The homework prepares you for the weekly quizzes, which prepare you for the difficult midterms. But none of these will prepare you for the insane final exam.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATHH185
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Ratner is seriously the best professor I have had in my three years at Berkeley. The way she so elegantly and beautifully presents the mathematics is hard to find at Berkeley. This was, however, by far the hardest class I have ever taken and will probably be my lowest grade, but the amount the I learned more than compensates.