Reviews of professor Frances Hammock

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She seems like a really sweet person. I didn't like was how fast she goes and skips so many steps- she assumes you already know the stuff. I haven't taken math in 3 yrs and never took pre calc, so if you don't have a background in math get ready to TEACH YOURSELF EVERYTHING. Cried a lot, changed my major to a BA just to not take math, but i passed.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have taken and passed precalc in hs, so it's a shock that I didn't pass, Frances is not a good lecturer. She doesn't explain things in a way that is easy to explain or she takes forever to explain a problem that everyone is already saying the answer to. The class is basically just homework. On average I would have 3-4 hw assignments per week.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Going into this class I thought it was SO HARD and got a 50% on the first midterm. I realized shortly after that there sm content and very little time, and to do well you cant just do hw (college is not like hs). I tried to actually learn the material, I got a 93% on the final, the mean was a 50%. If you try to learn the content, you will do well.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There was way too much homework for a summer session course and for the homework to be such a low percentage of the grade. A cheat sheet is given for the midterm and final which was nice. The course consisted of pre-recorded lecture videos which left much to be desired - you'll be teaching yourself the content. The curve was barley there.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The only reason I passed this class was because I already took (and aced) precalc in high school. She messes up her own work on slides (consistently). When asking her how much to study for the final, she said to "not worry about it" (because the class average was so BAD and it's curved (50% across MIDTERMS AND THE FINAL FOR ALL 3 PRECALC CLASSES).

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
best math professor at ucsd imo. super sweet and her lectures are so organized. She gives a lot of practice material, which is really helpful for studying. study guides and discussion problems reflect exam content pretty well. had to pay $30 for homework, but you get unlimited tries so you can always get 100% on hw.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures were not detailed enough. Does not go over sufficient amount of information to be successful in class overall. Skips many steps without explaining how to get from one point to another. Lots of homework. Final not curved and has minimun grade to pass the class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I passed the final in the upper quartile of the class. Good right? NO, THE FINAL AVERAGE WAS 50% AND BOTH MIDTERM AVERAGES WERE ALSO 50%. YOU WILL HAVE TO TEACH YOURSELF PRE CALC, ESPECIALLY TRIG BECAUSE SHE RUSHES THROUGH IT AT THE SPEED OF GODDAMN LIGHT IN LESS THAN THREE 50 MIN LECTURES A WEEK BEFORE THE FINAL.