Reviews of professor Paloma Gutierrez-Castillo

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Terrible lecture and terrible grading. She would just copy her notes onto the chalk board and then mark you off if you wrote your proofs the same way she did. I would avoid at all costs.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is a good lecturer, but her final was really tough. The discussions are annoying because you use more coding than math but can get you a lot of extra credit if you do good on them. All of her test have conceptual stuff on it as well as math so be prepared to know how to do everything and why.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Came into the class not having taken calculus before, so the material was difficult but I went to every office hours and Prof. Gutierrez was very helpful. Ended the class with an A and so anyone can do good if they put in the effort. Do the online assignments; they're not graded but tests are based off of them. Extra credit for the discussions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
PGC was a great lecturer, who focused more on providing examples than doing lots of proofs. Having already taken AP Calculus in high school, her class was fairly easy. Homework was assigned on webwork, but not due. In addition, discussions were extra credit. Be weary of conceptual problems on her midterms and final. She is a true gem.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take her class unless you already have an understanding of calculus. Did not review foundational calculus concepts, instead assuming everyone knew them (which wasn't true). No curve in the class whatsoever. Tests were straightforward but grading was tough. EX: the final exam had an avg in the 60's, still didn't curve. Nice person, bad prof.