Reviews of professor Charmaine Sia

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
While Sia is knowledgeable and willing to answer questions readily with regards to the lecture, she has a habit of issuing last minute graded assignments. Furthermore, her lecture notes are not comprehensive, requiring external readings. Sia is approachable, but attending modules taught by her requires a more proactive stance.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Sure Prof Sia's explanation were not the clearest. Her class was also demanding compared to other prof's. However, in no way was she mean or rude, and there was no classroom drama afaik. She literally responded to all my questions in under 30 mins. I do hope the curve would be more generous for intro classes. But otherwise, Leave Charmaine alone.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Tons of millions of homework and quizzes

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
+ Very willing to help and quick to respond when you have questions, which u can ask anonymously if you want via Campuswire
- Explanations are sometimes really hard to follow
- Exam material is soooooo hard

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I got a 5 on the AP calc exam and nearly failed this class. So unnecessarily hard. She's a great mathematician but a horrible teacher.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Sia gets a bad rap, but I don't think she's as bad as everyone says. She does give a good amount of work, and her lectures can be a bit dry sometimes, but if you have questions you will get some good feedback. She is very detailed in her communication. She certainly isn't perfect, but she isn't bad either, especially as far as math professors go.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Discrete at NYU is hard no matter your prof, but Sia is a good choice. She gives you detailed feedback on all Polished Proofs, weekly quizzes, and exams. She also gives in-class practice problems and works with you in groups to help you do them, which really helps you prepare for homework and tests. She is a tough grader, but the class is curved.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures are so boring and vague; I would suggest you skip this class and watch MIT Opencourse instead.
Nearly no exam preparation: all the sample exams were from 5 years ago and has nothing similar to the actual exams. They don't even cover the same areas!
She is accessible outside the class, by office visit, mailing, and messaging.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Many people give Prof. Sia bad ratings, but this is totally unfounded. Prof. Sia is an incredibly dedicated professor, and if you give effort into learning class, you'll be rewarded. Prof. Sia always answers questions on forum's quickly, is available for extra-office hours if you ask for them, has a thorough syllabus and very concise notes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Even though she teaches too quickly, she's super approachable and helpful after class if you have any questions