Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · Fall 2021 through Spring 2026, ranked class by class

Top of the board1.PRTO 3300982.UNAS 3348903.MUSP 1670944.COMM 1060925.MUSP 1660926.ECON 9902887.BSLW 2299918.PHIL 4932939.COMM 19029010.UGMG 10109311.MUSP 26009912.TMPS 803495
How this list is ordered

Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted.

Class record · MATH · MCAS

MATH 1100

Calculus I · 47 instructors on record · 180 sections

How the curve score is built
57Teaching64 raw · 3rd percentile of BC classes
±0Easiness adjustmenteasiness 78 · 55 raw workload · lighter than 55% of BC classes
57Curve scorethe teaching curve ±0 for the workload · at most ±6 either way

Boston College's ratings are bunched at the top — the median instructor averages about 88 out of 100 on the raw scale, and 44% of them clear 90 — so a raw score cannot separate anybody. Every figure here is ranked against BC classes and that rank is re-expressed out of 100, which is what turns a raw 88 — the middle of the university — into a figure that says where somebody actually stands. On this scale 77 is the median, 84 the top quarter and 91 the top tenth. Workload is then an adjustment on top of that, worth nothing at all for an ordinary one. Lighter work than 55% of BC classes.

What the course score is made of
64BC evaluations180 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026
—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute
—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

The class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it — who taught it is the board below.

How is this worked out?

That is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between: the board carries each instructor's own score for this class, and the score above is the class averaged across all of them.

What the challenge rank is made of
37thMore challenging than 37% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
88BC — “Intellectually Challenging”180 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question. It is not a measure of difficulty, grading or workload.

How is this worked out?

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of
45thMore work than 45% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
55BC — “Workload”180 records · raw score out of 100

One of Boston College's five workload bands, not a number of hours. Higher means more work, not worse.

How is this worked out?

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

MATH1100 is not open to students who have completed a calculus course at the college level. Students contemplating majors in Chemistry, Computer Science B.A. or B.S., Environmental Geosciences, Geological Sciences, Mathematics, or Physics should enroll in MATH1102.For further information about selecting your Math courses given your background, please see this link to the BC Math Department. MATH1100 is a first course in the calculus of one variable intended for biology, computer science, economics, management, and premedical students. It is open to others who are qualified and desire a more rigorous mathematics course at the core level. Topics include a brief review of polynomials and trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions, followed by discussion of limits, derivatives, and applications of differential calculus to real-world problem areas. The course concludes with an introduction to integration.

The board

47 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3
Filters the rows below. Positions are always against the whole class, so a rank does not change when the list is narrowed.

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 13 of the 47 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorCurveEasinessChallengeRMP overall
1Braeden ReinosoMathematics Provisional97100 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score55th—no page
2Juliana BeldingProfessor of the Practice, Assistant Chair for Undergraduates · Mathematics8193 raw · 6 records68−2 to the score60th9022 ratings · all classes
3Tsz Hin FungMathematics Provisional8092 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score84th—no page
4Sophia FanelleMathematics7787 raw · 7 records81+1 to the score49th—no page
5Laura SeabergMathematics Provisional7588 raw · 2 records68−2 to the score36th—no page
6Mira WattalMathematics7487 raw · 3 records68−2 to the score26th—no page
7Jordi Andres Martinez AlvarezMathematics Provisional6780 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score64th—no page
8Yin Nam Dalton FungMathematics Provisional6582 raw · 1 record58−5 to the score79th—no page
9Arijit PaulMathematics Provisional6275 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score25th—no page
10Dalton SconceMathematics Provisional fewer records5766 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score12th—no page
11Fraser Malcolm Watt BinnsMathematics7180 raw · 3 records84+2 to the score36th—no page
12Miguel Prado GodoyMathematics Provisional5571 raw · 1 record49−7 to the score69th—no page
13Arieh ZimmermanMathematics Provisional fewer records4740 raw · 1 record68−2 to the score15th—no page
14Haorun LuanMathematics7081 raw · 3 records81+1 to the score42nd—no page
15Katerina StuopisMathematics6778 raw · 3 records76±0 to the score34th—no page
16Zhen LiangMathematics Provisional fewer records6166 raw · 2 records84+2 to the score62nd—no page
17Joaquin Ignacio Lema PerezMathematics6676 raw · 3 records81+1 to the score61st—no page
18Ellen GoldsteinMathematics Provisional5871 raw · 2 records58−5 to the score51st6026 ratings · all classes
19Yifan WuMathematics Provisional5760 raw · 2 records78±0 to the score48th—no page
20Ming Hong TeeMathematics Provisional5664 raw · 2 records68−2 to the score33rd—no page
21Siddharth MahendrakerMathematics Provisional fewer records5665 raw · 2 records68−2 to the score69th—no page
22Ioannis ZachosMathematics6780 raw · 4 records68−2 to the score49th8814 ratings · all classes
23Mujie WangMathematics fewer records6477 raw · 3 records68−2 to the score12th2621 ratings · all classes
24Matthew ZevenbergenMathematics7080 raw · 8 records79+1 to the score32nd—no page
25Erika WardAssociate Professor of the Practice · Mathematics6376 raw · 3 records68−2 to the score40th9215 ratings · all classes
26Keaton QuinnMathematics6375 raw · 3 records68−2 to the score41st7817 ratings · all classes
27Shuting HanMathematics6270 raw · 3 records76±0 to the score32nd—no page
28Pranavkrishnan RamakrishnanMathematics fewer records6064 raw · 3 records84+2 to the score24th—no page
29Tingting FangMathematics6472 raw · 4 records82+1 to the score43rd—no page
30Sarah BrownMathematics5759 raw · 3 records84+2 to the score23rd—no page
31Arjun VenkatramanMathematics5450 raw · 3 records97+5 to the score11th—no page
32Zachary GardnerMathematics5259 raw · 3 records63−3 to the score42nd—no page
33Tobi MoektijonoMathematics fewer records5153 raw · 3 records68−2 to the score39th—no page
34Zijian HanMathematics fewer records6167 raw · 4 records82+1 to the score29th—no page
35Yaoying FuMathematics6475 raw · 5 records74−1 to the score51st—no page
36Ethan WintersMathematics5964 raw · 4 records82+1 to the score41st—no page
37Yuzheng YanMathematics5961 raw · 4 records84+2 to the score16th—no page
38Tianxiang LiuMathematics fewer records5353 raw · 4 records78±0 to the score15th—no page
39Lorin GerraughtyAdvancing Studies fewer records6482 raw · 7 records49−7 to the score70th—no page
40Eric MossVisiting Assistant Professor · Mathematics6578 raw · 8 records68−2 to the score44th—no page
41Gomathy GanapathyMathematics6474 raw · 9 records75±0 to the score29th—no page
42Enhao FengMathematics5664 raw · 6 records68−2 to the score31st—no page
43Kevin YehMathematics fewer records5563 raw · 6 records67−2 to the score24th—no page
44Qingfeng LyuMathematics5961 raw · 7 records84+2 to the score17th—no page
45Mckee KrumpakMathematics fewer records5155 raw · 6 records68−2 to the score41st3010 ratings · all classes
46Seyed Naseri SadrMathematics fewer records5861 raw · 9 records79+1 to the score43rd—no page
47Cemre YavuzMathematics5970 raw · 10 records66−3 to the score50th6413 ratings · all classes

All 47 instructors listed.

14 of 47 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach, not a figure about this class.

How this board is built and ordered

Positions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Curve is the instructor's score for THIS class only, ranked against every instructor we hold and printed back out of 100, with the raw BC average underneath it; nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Easiness is an adjustment on top of it, worth up to about ±6 — BC's workload item, ranked and turned over, so a lighter section gains and a heavier one loses, while an ordinary one changes nothing — and each row prints the adjustment, signed. The board is ordered on the same figure it prints, adjusted for how many records back it. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item shown as a rank against every class we hold; students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it is not a measure of difficulty or grading, and it is never marked better or worse.

That site has no course dimension, so its figure is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 180 records
Instructor4
Course3
Feedback3
Workload & Challengenot ratings

Bars are ranks, not raw scores. Nothing here is graded good or bad.

What each item asks
Explains Clearly
The instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
Available
The instructor was available for help outside of class.
Motivating
The instructor motivated me to do my best work.
Sparks Interest
The course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
Organized
The course was well organized.
Clear Goals
The learning objectives for the course were clear.
Useful Later
What I learned is applicable beyond this course.
Assignments
Assignments and exams contributed to my learning.
Fast Feedback
I received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
Useful Feedback
The feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
Workload
How much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.
Challenge
The course was intellectually challenging.
Attendance
Attending class was necessary to do well in this course.
Why these numbers are curved

Both the number and the bar are the rank against every comparable record we hold, printed back out of 100. BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so on the raw scale every cell here would read in the high eighties and every bar would be nearly full — thirteen numbers that tell you nothing. Each cell prints its raw BC figure and its percentile underneath, so nothing is hidden by the transform. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

180 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Dalton SconceSpring 202601666160
Arijit PaulSpring 202602757360
Eric MossSpring 202616806860
Eric MossSpring 202617797360
Zijian HanSpring 202618646640
Zijian HanSpring 202619707140
Zijian HanSpring 202620616240
Eric MossFall 202501776660
Eric MossFall 202502857060
Matthew ZevenbergenFall 202504886660
Shuting HanFall 202505706460
Katerina StuopisFall 202507856740
Katerina StuopisFall 202508686260
Erika WardFall 202509727060
Erika WardFall 202510797460
Haorun LuanFall 202512816460
Haorun LuanFall 202513756940
Shuting HanFall 202514686460
Haorun LuanFall 202515867140
Shuting HanFall 202516736640
Kevin YehFall 202517484560
Matthew ZevenbergenFall 202518806560
Enhao FengFall 202519586580
Gomathy GanapathyFall 202520806640
Ming Hong TeeFall 202521827160

Showing the first 25.

How to read this board

Instructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.