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The instructor is widely praised as kind and approachable, delivering organized lectures built around fill-in-the-blank notes and guided practice. The modular format with retakable quizzes keeps the regular workload relatively light, though the strict all-or-nothing scoring on targets and occasionally time-consuming projects or tough exams can definitely spike stress levels. Pace and overall difficulty shift depending on the semester and term format, but consistently attending lectures and completing the weekly assignments will keep the material very manageable. You should start projects early and actively review the provided handouts, as the class rewards steady effort and clear expectations but doesn't lend itself to casual studying or last-minute review.
the exams were kind of scary, but shes a good professor
Instructor
3.0
Enjoyability
2.0
Recommend
2.0
Difficulty
5.0
Hours/Week
0.0
Overall, I don't have many complaints about this class. Professor Ryals cares about her students, and she teaches pretty well. Unfortunately the classes are not super interesting either. At least in Ryals' section, there is a lot of group work, which doesn't seem to work very well with the material of the class. As someone who really enjoys math this was definitely not my favorite class ever, but I still found the material interesting.
Instructor
3.0
Enjoyability
3.0
Recommend
3.0
Difficulty
2.0
Hours/Week
3.0
Do not take this class unless you have to. I also would not recommend taking it with Ryals. During lecture she often takes tons of time to explain easy topics that were pretty straight forward, but then will breeze right over all of the more confusing things. Her notes are ok, but she often isn't great about providing many examples of problems. Probably the worst thing about her is that she is horrible at helping you if you are confused. I've been to her office hours and she gave me no helpful information for any of the problems that I was struggling with. Really have not enjoyed this class at all, I think all professors are difficult, but I think there are better options than Ryals.
Instructor
2.0
Enjoyability
1.0
Recommend
1.0
Difficulty
5.0
Hours/Week
4.0
