Reviews of professor Barbara Michelato

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Completely unreasonable and definitely the worst professor I've had in college thus far. Quizzes are graded solely on answers with no partial credit for work, classes are extremely rushed, and she is unhelpful when asking for assistance. I wouldn't go as far as to say she's nice either considering she fails many students and offers little support.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ok, had to add on from my previous post. Another thing is that she messes up a lot during lectures and makes a plethora of mistakes, she once made 8 mistakes in one lecture. Her accent does make things a bit harder but not too much it's just how she explains things. The TAs for my semester really carried. The Final exam is a bit harder.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She grades harshly, there are no curves, and she tried to deduct 8 points because people used the wrong method despite getting the right answer. Her averages are between 50-60%. if you don't have a pre-calc background class will be harder. Makes sure to attend the lectures and utilizes tutoring. If you can take this class at a community college do

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible grading system. If you get any part of the problem wrong, you get no credit at all. There are quizzes every week which you must prepare for. She assigns hours of online homework too. The midterms are designed to make students fail and do not reflect class work at all. Thick accent, confusing lectures. She's a mess, but she can be nice.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Worst professor ever. She will blame you if you fail even though she can't do math without looking at an answer key that shows her what to write.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Uses ALECKS for homework which sometimes is harder than what's on test but it makes the test easier. 3 midterms and 1 final. No calculator on tests. Weekly quizzes 5 questions easy. People that are complaining didn't do the homework and don't have background knowledge. She doesn't want to teach you simple math. Just do the work you'll pass.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Her classes are not the type of classes you can give half effort in, not pay attention, or not study for. You need to be consistently show up and pay attention in lecture from start to finish. I personally thought the lectures were explained fine, but if you wanna pass the tests and final you need to study study study.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take her class. She is terrible at explaining things. Gave us homework two days before the final. Does not give any outside help. Had to teach myself the concepts.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Not even sure why UMD lets her teach. The difficulty of concepts on tests does not reflect what was reviewed in class. If you have concerns, she will tell you to teach yourself