Reviews of professor Tiffany Jones

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class is centered around group work, so there's not much actual lecturing. Most of the learning is done through the homework, which includes summaries and examples for each calc concept and in-class problems. Her grading is fair, but she can sometimes be strict about notation or small errors in your work. Partial credit is awarded on tests.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I really liked her as a person, but it was hard to learn because it was focused so heavily on in-class group work. She never really explained anything in class, but when I would talk to her outside of class she would explain everything very clearly and she did care about us. I wish she had lectured more since I had to learn a lot outside of class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was wary of the "interactive" classroom learning style at first, but it ended up really working for me. I felt way more comfortable asking questions than in other math classes. She's so kind and genuinely wants you to succeed. Her expectations are very reasonable. weekly hw from textbook, multiple weekly "vocab prep" assignments, 3 exams + final.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class is flipped which I really didn't like. You watch lectures at home and do group work with others in class. However, Dr. Jones is one of the sweetest people I've met, and I'm so glad to have had her for this class! She's accessible outside of class and wants her students to succeed. She also explains things really well! Highly recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She's really patient and will answer your question several times until you feel that you get it, that's extremely helpful in this "online" semester. And she takes full advantage of Piazza to help us figure out worksheet, HW, and exam questions. Sometimes you need to read the textbook carefully to fully understand the course materials.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Jones does not teach. She has you teach yourself through "group work". Resultantly, class was extremely textbook heavy. "Prep" assignments that involved reading textbook are due about every class; this is where you learn the course content. Attending class is useless (just group HW), but unfortunately attendance is graded.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I don't think Lin Alg was a difficult subject, but you should be aware that she does not do a traditional lecture. Instead, you do in class worksheets in groups, so your mileage will vary. You will have to read the textbook to fill out the "prep assignments" and to supplement classwork. On tests definitions must be word-for-word, so memorize them.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Literally the worst teacher I've ever had. Doesn't actually teach, makes you teach yourself everything using half page explanations of each concept. All in class time is dedicated to "group work" instead of her actually teaching how to do the problems. Grades harshly on how you show your work, but isn't clear on how she wants it shown.