Reviews of professor Laura Marthaler

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Laura is probably one of the sweetest professors and people I've ever met. I am really horrible at calculus, but she really cared about me doing well and helped me with anything I. needed, and never acted annoyed. Can't stress how good of a teacher she is.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Laura's lectures tend to be very boring, and students are not allowed to use phones or computers in class for the most part, which can make it even worse. She is pretty good at explaining concepts and conveying information, but CS 064 is not a particularly difficult class anyway. Make sure to keep up with the zybook and the homeworks.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Marthaler has been my favorite professor this semester. Her lectures are clear and the short quizzes we have prepare you for the exams. There is a lot of homework on Webassign but it is all super worthwhile (and counts towards your grade :)). She is also super nice about absences and is super understanding in general. 10/10 would recommend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had Laura for calc 2, and I thought this was a challenging course, but it is very clear that Laura cares about her students and really wants them to succeed. She also gives very helpful feedback on quizzes and does a very clear job of explaining concepts during lectures. I would definitely recommend her!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is a good teacher! I would suggest for sure, she cares and explain the details if you need help!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Marthaler is very lecture heavy. If you don't go to class you will quickly fall behind... but her lectures are super easy to follow and she is super approachable if you have questions. She will answer emails and is willing to help outside of class. Lectures are very note based, she works through problems as a class and answers questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Shes a great teacher. The class workload can be a bit much especially on top of other classes. The grading criteria works in your favor near the end

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had Professor Marthaler for two semesters (Calc 1 and 2) and I did really well in both semesters, after having not done so well in math in highschool. Her teaching style works perfectly for me, example driven, and the tests/homework are very similar to what you actually learn in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Laura was amazing for Calculus II. She kept all the class material organized and easily accessible for students on Brightspace. There are small weekly quizzes that I found very helpful for retaining information and going back to them when studying for tests. There are many grades dropped in this course. I would highly recommend taking her class!