Carney Curve

Boston College course evaluations · every published number, ranked class by class

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 2202

Multivariable Calculus · 25 instructors on record · 89 sections

What the course score is made of
72BC evaluations89 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – Spring 2026
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
55thMore challenging than 55% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
91BC — “Intellectually Challenging”89 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
45thMore work than 45% of BC classesranked against every one we hold
55BC — “Workload”89 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.

This course is for students majoring in Chemistry, Computer Science B.A. or B.S., Geology, Geophysics, Mathematics and Physics, as well as other students who have completed Calculus II. Topics in this course include vectors in two and three dimensions, analytic geometry of three dimensions, parametric curves, partial derivatives, the gradient, optimization in several variables, multiple integration with change of variables across different coordinate systems, line integrals, and Green's Theorem.

The board

25 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. 5 of the 25 rows carry a mark saying so.

RankInstructorOverallWorkloadChallengeRMP overall
1Juliana BeldingProfessor of the Practice, Assistant Chair for Undergraduates · Mathematics Provisional942 records78th79th9022 ratings · all classes
2Thomas HameisterMathematics Provisional932 records85th76th746 ratings · all classes
3Chi-Keung CheungMathematics Provisional932 records78th71st9211 ratings · all classes
4Ethan WintersMathematics853 records25th69thno page
5Ellen GoldsteinMathematics Provisional fewer records892 records95th89th6026 ratings · all classes
6Maksym FedorchukProfessor · Mathematics806 records78th82nd946 ratings · all classes
7Gomathy GanapathyMathematics fewer records823 records39th62ndno page
8Harshul KhannaMathematics786 records78th58thno page
9Yongyi ChenMathematics Provisional fewer records802 records78th85th547 ratings · all classes
10Kathryn LindseyAssociate Professor · Mathematics774 records78th74th645 ratings · all classes
11Qile ChenProfessor · Mathematics Provisional762 records78th74th964 ratings · all classes
12Sarah BrownMathematics743 records43rd36thno page
13Mira WattalMathematics746 records28th60thno page
14August SchmidtMathematics733 records25th34thno page
15Yaoying FuMathematics733 records25th19thno page
16Tingting FangMathematics726 records29th36thno page
17Tao LiProfessor · Mathematics694 records81st87th445 ratings · all classes
18Zijian HanMathematics fewer records683 records43rd31stno page
19Seyed Naseri SadrMathematics696 records79th30thno page
20Haoran WangMathematics653 records2nd19thno page
21Robert GrossAssociate Professor · Mathematics654 records45th49th3816 ratings · all classes
22Dubi KelmerProfessor · Mathematics Provisional572 records85th62ndno page
23Patrick LeiMathematics Provisional fewer records542 records78th36thno page
24Ming Hong TeeMathematics636 records2nd31stno page
25Xin JinAssociate Professor · Mathematics534 records81st87th403 ratings · all classes

All 25 instructors listed.

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. 8 of 25 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 89 records
The Professor4 items
Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.
827th pctl
Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.
8612th pctl
Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.
816th pctl
Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.
814th pctl
The Course3 items
Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.
8418th pctl
Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.
8416th pctl
Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.
826th pctl
Assignments & Feedback3 items
Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.
8725th pctl
Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.
8728th pctl
Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.
8622nd 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.
5545th pctl
Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.
9155th 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

89 sections · newest first
InstructorTermSecInstrCourseWork
Patrick LeiSpring 2026016066
Patrick LeiSpring 202602475860
Tingting FangSpring 202603787140
Tingting FangSpring 202604696540
Tingting FangSpring 202605645440
Robert GrossSpring 202606928860
Robert GrossSpring 202607767140
Haoran WangSpring 202608608040
Haoran WangSpring 2026097678
Haoran WangSpring 202610607020
Qile ChenFall 202501747060
Qile ChenFall 202502787260
Harshul KhannaFall 202503867580
Harshul KhannaFall 202504868040
Harshul KhannaFall 202505787540
Xin JinFall 202506586660
Xin JinFall 202507576060
Sarah BrownFall 202508747340
Sarah BrownFall 202509706360
Sarah BrownFall 202510797160
Tao LiSpring 202501676960
Tao LiSpring 202502586680
Harshul KhannaSpring 2025036053
Harshul KhannaSpring 2025048780
Harshul KhannaSpring 202505707180

Showing the first 25.

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.