Reviews of professor Michelle Swenson

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
something about her pisses me off. she would often start a problem and mess up like several times while solving it, and would spend SO much time covering stuff that was straightforward and just breeze through more confusing material. also assignments for participation every single class, and homework like every other day. shes sweet but annoying :(

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Shel was like a mom to us, especially when we went online. She skipped lunch the first week of the semester just to help me. She really jumps hoops for her students. She's really silly, which keeps things interesting, lol. She's a good lecturer, and I wish I could have her again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Calculus is a hard course, but it's unavoidable so you need to be prepared to spend the time studying, reviewing lectures, and practicing. Professor Swenson does a good job making calculus easy to understand if you take the time to complete the homework and practice. Prepare yourself for many visits to the Math Place if you struggle with math.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lazy Professor who wears a mask everyday, starts class with "how are we feeling", and assigns homework she does not have the answers to herself. Would rather walk through fire than ever see this lady again. DO NOT RECOMMEND.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The online class is an asynchronous class and the lectures are videos that you watch and take notes on, using provided note taking guides. It was very convenient and you are able to do the work anytime before 11:59 and you had a few days for each assignments.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took 125 online this class is a dumpster fire. The TAs/professors don't understand the material, disorganized. The schedule changes daily, the grades are often wrong, you have to stay on top of the assignment are you fall behind very quickly. Swenson is easy to follow and answers questions quickly but she has almost nothing to do with the class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would avoid taking Dr. Swenson unless you are good at teaching yourself. I had exposure to calculus in high school, which helped a lot for this course. Students taking this course with no previous calculus exposure struggled because Dr. Swenson is unorganized and not clear. She sometimes has a hard time making a coherent statement/thought.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The format of the class was great. Easy to use and easy to stay on top of assignments. However, we would have assignments due on friday after a thursday exam and the material wouldn't be posted until after the exam was over. Additionally, I rarely needed to email her about anything but when I did I could never guarantee a timely response.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I am mainly writing this review to warn not to take this class online. Independent study for this level of math course is unreasonable. I think the workload is simply ridiculous. Expect 2-3 long assignments do everyday except Saturday. Tests are pretty easy but online class not provided with practice exam like in person classes.