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MATH 1102

Calculus I (Mathematics/Science Majors) · 11 instructors on record · 34 sections

What the course score is made of

74BC evaluations34 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Fall 2025

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

49thMore challenging than 49% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

90BC — “Intellectually Challenging”34 records · raw score out of 100

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

46thMore work than 46% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

56BC — “Workload”34 records · raw score out of 100

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.

Math1102 is not open to students who have completed a calculus course at the college level. MATH1102 is a first course in the calculus of one variable intended for Chemistry, Computer Science B.A. or B.S., Geology, Geophysics, Mathematics, and Physics majors. It is open to others who are qualified and desire a more rigorous calculus course than MATH1100. Topics covered include the algebraic and analytic properties of the real number system, functions, limits, derivatives, and an introduction to integration.

The board

11 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

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. 3 of the 11 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Katherine SlymanAssistant Professor of the Practice · Mathematics	963 records	78th	62nd	1003 ratings · all classes
2	Edward IsayevMathematics	893 records	78th	40th	—no page
3	Liyang ZhangMathematics Provisional fewer records	902 records	78th	49th	947 ratings · all classes
4	Ioannis ZachosMathematics	834 records	45th	52nd	8814 ratings · all classes
5	Eric MossVisiting Assistant Professor · Mathematics Provisional	822 records	78th	69th	—no page
6	Renato MirolloMathematics Provisional	822 records	85th	69th	—no page
7	Tianxiang LiuMathematics	773 records	30th	62nd	—no page
8	Gomathy GanapathyMathematics	726 records	27th	23rd	—no page
9	Jamison WolfAssociate Professor of the Practice · Mathematics Provisional fewer records	522 records	85th	65th	4630 ratings · all classes
10	Yuzheng YanMathematics fewer records	533 records	39th	43rd	—no page
11	Caleb AshleyVisiting Assistant Professor · Mathematics	554 records	85th	48th	4210 ratings · all classes

How this board is orderedPositions 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”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 4 of 11 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; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 34 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

828th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

8820th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

838th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

836th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8831st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8831st pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

839th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8621st pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8834th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8213th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow 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.

5646th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9049th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8419th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. 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

34 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Katherine Slyman	Fall 2025	02	96	85	60
Edward Isayev	Fall 2025	03	87	90	80
Edward Isayev	Fall 2025	04	88	88	—
Edward Isayev	Fall 2025	05	92	82	40
Liyang Zhang	Fall 2025	06	90	84	60
Liyang Zhang	Fall 2025	07	90	83	60
Tianxiang Liu	Fall 2025	08	71	76	60
Tianxiang Liu	Fall 2025	09	80	76	40
Tianxiang Liu	Fall 2025	10	80	87	40
Katherine Slyman	Fall 2024	01	93	91	60
Katherine Slyman	Fall 2024	02	97	89	60
Eric Moss	Fall 2024	06	79	76	60
Eric Moss	Fall 2024	07	85	76	60
Jamison Wolf	Fall 2023	01	54	62	60
Jamison Wolf	Fall 2023	02	50	63	80
Ioannis Zachos	Fall 2023	06	80	76	40
Ioannis Zachos	Fall 2023	07	80	73	60
Yuzheng Yan	Fall 2023	08	51	49	40
Yuzheng Yan	Fall 2023	09	54	64	60
Yuzheng Yan	Fall 2023	10	55	77	—
Caleb Ashley	Fall 2022	01	57	55	—
Caleb Ashley	Fall 2022	02	65	64	80
Ioannis Zachos	Fall 2022	06	81	73	60
Ioannis Zachos	Fall 2022	07	90	84	60
Gomathy Ganapathy	Fall 2022	08	82	77	40

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How to read this boardInstructors 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.