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MCMA 1002

Functions and Differential Calculus I · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

92BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2024 – 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

51stMore challenging than 51% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

91BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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

43rdMore work than 43% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

53BC — “Workload”3 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.

MCMA1002 is a first course in the calculus of one variable. It is open to students who 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 only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Jill MastrocolaMessina College	983 records	43rd	51st

There is no ranking to read here: Jill Mastrocola is the only instructor with evaluation records for MCMA 1002, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Jill Mastrocola

5 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
MCMA 1180Principles of Statistics for Life and Social Sciences	215 records	85
MCMC 1091First Year Discovery Seminar	813 records	83
MCMA 0100Summer Math Intensive	22 records	65
MCMA 1003Functions and Differential Calculus II	12 records	97
MCMA 1103Calculus II	12 records	94

Other MCMA classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
MCMA 1180Principles of Statistics for Life and Social Sciences	215 records	85
MCMA 0100Summer Math Intensive	22 records	65
MCMA 1003Functions and Differential Calculus II	12 records	97
MCMA 1103Calculus II	12 records	94
MCMA 2210Linear Algebra	11 record	74

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records

The Professor4 items

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

9778th pctl

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

9884th pctl

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

9667th pctl

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

9659th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9889th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9783rd pctl

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

9352nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9471st pctl

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

9677th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9674th 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.

5343rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9151st pctl

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

9355th 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

3 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Jill Mastrocola	Fall 2025	01	100	95	60
Jill Mastrocola	Fall 2025	02	96	91	40
Jill Mastrocola	Fall 2024	01	96	89	60

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.