Reviews of professor Katherine Naimark

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Part 1: Grade based on 5 exams, with one being a final. Each exam weighs 20%. A lot of homework, but optional. Most of the exam questions are verbatim from the homework, and you are allowed open notes, so record each (I mean every) homework problem along with how to get to the solution. Don't waste time on the study guide. Unlimited exam retakes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Homework each week is a quiz; however, still lots of work; the wording of quizzes and tests is confusing. Tests are pretty frequent, too. She talks very fast in lectures and expects you to understand trig. You can't have more than 4 unexcused absences, or she will drop you from the class. Her teaching method doesn't work for me, but might for you.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I absolutely regret picking her for Calc 2 but it is too late to drop now. She is a very harsh grader, unfair even. Doesn't give you points an exam, if you didn't write down ALL the steps, like even the steps you do in your head that you don't always write down. This online situation already sucks and she makes it even more stressful.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very caring professor and very flexible when you are having a hard time. Lectures were organized and she was very accessible in the tutoring center. You don't have to pay for anything!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
5 Papers, and 5 exams. This class was hard and It felt like making a single mistake gets you marked off no matter how minor it was. The textbook was free but it didn't explain the material cohesively. I'm quite certain attendance was strict as there were weekly reflection quizzes that tested our honesty.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
grade determined by exams, hw is OPTIONAL. but lets u retake an exam as many times as u would like! she REALLY emphasizes passing exams & will work with u to help in any way. plenty of office hours, super flexible & kind. responds to emails/hw Qs really fast! detailed lectures driven by examples, she's very passionate about calculus & it shows :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
By far the best math teacher I ever had. Her lesson plans and lectures are very neat and organized, posts her notes and recorded video lectures weekly onto canvas which she made back when she taught online during covid, so you won't miss a thing in case you can't make it to class. Provides extra credit for doing the study guide too!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
taken her for 3 classes now and cannot recommend enough. She is extremely understanding to students and is lenient to ensure everybody has a good chance of getting an A in the course. you still need to know the material but she provides MORE than enough resources to make sure you can succeed if you want to.