Reviews of professor Shelley Poole

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Her course is all over the place confusing, the tests include questions that have not been taught yet and homework assignments are due before the lesson for that unit. She uses her own textbook that she wrote but half of the material can not be found on there. Basically taught myself everything from Google and Kahn Academy. Dont waste your time.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
PDEs was a LOT of work; however, if you're willing to put in the effort, you're going to have a good time. This class was the culmination of years of effort, and it was super fulfilling to see how everything all came together. I'd definitely recommend this class to anyone that enjoyed ODEs or wants to see what higher mathematics has to offer.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Rude in her emails and wasn't supportive. Has her own "notes"/textbook that she uses, and expects you to read up on before lecture. Uses WebWork for homework + assessments, which is a horrible platform. Basically had to teach myself. Take someone else for Calc 1, seriously.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class is intense because the subject is difficult. Shelley did an excellent job navigating through the material in such a way that if you were paying attention, you'd get it. Frequently takes questions and answers them efficiently and was always available to help students during officed hours. Best math teacher I've had in a long, long time.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Oh boy. She thinks you live in a vacuum and are not taking any classes besides her's. Homework upwards of 50 problems a week? 10-20 page modeling projects every other week on top of homework? You got time for all of that, you don't need life! Very condescending when you ask her to pump the breaks.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
A total and complete mess. Poole's course structure is super confusing and has way to many parts to it. There are several websites to complete different time-consuming homework assignments that don't give any feedback. You would basically have to just teach yourself. Seriously don't waste your time taking Calculus with her.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She has a short temper and was disrespectful in some of her emails during the class. Uses WebWork which is an awful platform. This class was hard. Would not recommend her as a professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Poole has a great sense of humor, and she uses a very old-school style of teaching. Her Exams can be very hard, BUT if you do all of her homework assignments (of which there are many), then the Exams will be a breeze. Take!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If taken online you are paying Dr. Poole to each yourself.  Do the extra credit. Though this class is listed online beware it isn't.  Short and sweet, exams have to be taken on site, inflexible time slots, and professor posts scheduling a week before having to take them.  Final advice: save your money & find another professor who is true educator.