Reviews of professor Susan Ficken

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take Ficken. Her lectures are extremely unorganized. There were a minimum of 3 homework assignments per week, and each assignment would take hours upon hours to complete, lots of which had upwards of 50 questions with multiple parts to each question. She graded the quizzes very hard and didn't give much partial credit. Same with tests.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Class is easy, but because of her grading, it is easy to fail. She is the type to take off points for little things. It's rare to get a 100 on an assignment. You cannot reason with her because she is extremely passive-aggressive. She also gives an insane amount of homework without taking into consideration that people have jobs, kids, etc

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Teacher really tries to work with you, but the course is brutal. Prepare for a pure mathematics gauntlet of DOOM. I'm talking an insane amount of work. You wi

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ficken is a good professor, it is just that there is an unbelievable amount of notes that we have to do (graded notes). Sometimes even 12+ pages. It's so excessive and she will take points off for absolutely anything.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor somehow made me enjoy math. For 49 years I thought I had no math aptitude, but now I've learned it takes a professor who is a great instructor, funny, and really wants the students to succeed. She's always available for questions & is very genuine. Registered early for my next math class to make sure I could get into her section!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really learned a-lot in her class. We had quizzes after every class,which was pretty intense in the beginning. if you showed up on time and paid attention in class she goes over everything and is very thorough. I would only recommend her to someone who is serious about school. missing time will kill your grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She absolutely wants you to succeed. She has very clear expectations and grades fairly. Her tests are very thorough and she will go over any questions you have with incredible feedback. Put in the effort and you will see the results with her.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is a nice person, will try to make the effort to help you understand, and will let you know when you make good progress but she does give out a bunch of homework and you basically have to learn everything from Mylab or else you can't do the in class assignments.