Why she takes this useless course so seriously???? He recorded lectures which were pretty cool. : r/UCDavis. Her class will make you a better writer though. This class is fascinating but NOT easy. If the Khovanov homology of a link is supported in two adjacent diagonals over a range of homological gradings and the Khovanov homology satisfies some other mild restrictions, then the Khovanov homology of that link has only torsion of order 2 over that range of homological gradings. It's right near Webster/The Landing so there's plenty of food nearby (none on campus though). Andrew Farris at University of California Davis | Rate My Professors Class consists of: long/dense weekly readings, 5 pop quizzes, in-class activities, 3 written assignments, no final. I would have rated him more harshly except that he's new to teaching and still has a chance to improve, if only he would get some pointers from the tutors at the tutoring center or something. Math is NOT my jam. Albert is a decent Professor. His homework is due on the day of the final so you do not need to worry about the due of homework. Weekly readings necessary before discussion. the free, The school experience and education is essentially what you make of it. She doesn't have additional requirements for essays; attend to class and finish your homework then you can easily pass this course. Alex Chandler We basically had 2 papers, a midterm, final, and no homework. Just take notes on what he says, and it should not be too hard to pass the class. External activities that contribute to scholarship: Copyright The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus. 3.9. Prof Farris makes things very confusing. The school is good when you have no idea what you what to do. CA Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Would take again. There are 4 assignments and the paper is the most difficult and important, but it's not well explained. More of an essay based class and everything is open note. If you are a good writer and go to lecture you will do great, but this is not just an easy GE. Mr.Alameda, best teacher forever. 6 tests is a lot, so you pretty much have to start studying for the next test 2-3 days after the last one to do well. He is still learning how to lecture and the material. The material wouldve been interesting had it not been for the convoluted lectures and ridiculously vague exam prompts. but like his lectures are so hard to follow. Its unclear what she wants you to know for exams and the grading is incredibly harsh with little to no feedback. All rights reserved. The course, however, isnt an easy A. She is definitely caring and will meet you halfway and holds office hours. Her midterms focus on a specific country's art. Definitely not a math person but I did well in the course. Both the midterm and final consist of 2 essay questions and we only have an hour to complete both. University of California, Davis. It is quite easy to pass this class as long as you do the online homeworks, and put in a bit of studying for the tests. Lessons can often be boring but as long as you do the assignments, it's an easy A. We also give explicit computations of integral Khovanov homology for all links in this family. CA Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Absolutely loved professor decker! This is a generic calculus course and it was pretty straight-forward. The TAs grade most things (although O'Keefe graded one of my papers), and they are somewhat inconsistent, grading tougher on some assignments and easier on others. Alameda is great, 80% of grades being exams can be intimidating but 2 sided cheat sheets and dropping one makes it easily manageable. The class does require engagement anybody looking for an empty credit is going to be disappointed. Class was fairly easy as long as you attend class (attendance not mandatory but highly recommended), take notes on lectures, study key terms, and spent time on your papers. One of your exams is also dropped. Motivated by generalizing Khovanovs categorification of the Jones polynomial, we study functors from thin posets to abelian categories. This is such an amazing eye-opening worldly class, highly recommended. These evaluations are intended to have meaningful impact as they become part of merit and promotion dossiers for faculty advancement. Using the tools of algebraic Morse theory and the thin poset approach to constructing homology theories, we give a categorification of Whitneys broken circuit theorem for the chromatic polynomial and Stanleys chromatic symmetric function. He is a such responsible, so so so kind, and passionate teacher and his lecture is crystal clear. It seemed like he was more interested in proving he knew the material better than the class. After a month or two you prep for your final paper by researching and submitting drafts & then a presentation. Pamela Christine Ronald (born January 29, 1961) [1] is an American plant pathologist and geneticist. TA wasn't very helpful. Be ready to read/write however its not too bad. very similar to quizzes and the practice problems. Definitely one of the easiest courses I have taken.There is multiple assignments per week & are due on the weekends. Petitioned for students to get the best grade possible; me personally! Gives good feedback on work. There was a quiz after every group assignment. He asks you to take your time to compelete the test. I appreciated the focus on discussion, diving deep into motivations and histories of gender and human rights. She's very woke and very understanding. Theres a capsim simulation which takes an hour a week. / 5. Corrie Decker at University of California Davis | Rate My Professors Professor is very knowledgeable and passionate about the topic, and her lectures are very good. His homework are easy and if you find math difficult definitely take his class. I'd like to look up a professor by name. Prof. Decker is a kind, caring professor. 4 comments. Great professor. A very compassionate professor. She is very nice and approachable. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. 3 non-cumulative exams + cumulative final, all equal weight. Midterm & Final in class was easy (she gives you what will be on exams). Food is nonexistent on campus but it's close to Landing & Webster. First week into his class, extremely hard quizzes. I emailed her and her ta several times asking why she gave me such a low grade on midterm and she replied none of my email. Would not recommend at all. Tests are straightforward but the grading is pretty harsh for such a conceptual class. 7 comments. Theres also 1 page case studies due almost every week. In this paper, we prove a local version of this result. Accessible outside of class and she gives good feedback on essays. A lot of the reviews are really harsh when he's genuinely a really good professor. Homework was only doable through self-study though. The weighting of the assignments were changed last minute though, I thought I had a solid A and it turns out I had a B a few days before the final. You're graded on participation in discussion, a geography quiz, a midterm, 2 papers, and a final. The way the lecture is structured is perfect, as a bio major student, taking this art class for GE felt like watching a show. His quiz so hard, and our average grade was only 50%-60%! Writes his own exams that are very vague. Avoid these professors: Ben Yoo, Baas and Lai. She's not focused on the lecture. He could sometimes be confusing during lectures but overall was decent. I've had her for two classes, and I learned so much! Professor Alameda is highly recommended, He is genuinely the most human math professor I have ever had in my life. Professor Glaze's class is not structured well. Super interesting class in general and would highly recommend it. The staff aren't the friendliest but I've have some great professors while attending College of Alameda and to me that's what really matters. Professor Glaze's class is not structured well. not a bad class. Capsim means meeting with your team multiple times a week. Allowed a cheat sheet for exams. No curve, but lowest of 4 exams (including Final) is dropped. Nice campus, no overcrowding so it's easy to get the classes you need. Hard grader, especially since he himself was always making mistakes in lectures. He covered various examples during class and helped everyone with the homework and classwork from Math 103. Grades for the MTs and lab assns are on Gradescope while the weekly quiz grades are on Canvas, so it's hard to gauge how well you're doing in the class. She definitely is accessible. She has 3 midterms (non-cumulative) and a paper. Overall I would say he is a decent guy, pay attention to his wording. She is really nice. COA is mediocre. This class was so insightful ! The homework is due at the end of the quarter but its very helpful to do them before tests. Math 103L is just a pass/no pass class but Professor Alameda really made sure that his students understood the material. Make sure you pay attention to her assignment rubrics and submission directions to prevent unnecessary point losses. There administration and staff are not as helpful and seem miserable with their jobs. His lec slides don't have much on them at all. I've had quite a few good professors (mostly) and have been enjoying myself in class. Tons of extra credit opportunities given as well. Also, you can bing one page note to test to help you on the exams. There's just enough co accountability that you don't feel like you are on your own but you have to walk on your own two feet. Prof. Stark is a nice lady and she's not a tough grader. There was kind of a lot of homework for a two unit class, longer quizzes and high standards for papers, but such an interesting class HIGHLY RECOMMEND. Decent amount of work for a writing class. for classes covering six distinct topics, including intermediate probability theory, applied ANOVA, and elementary statistics He seems to be a cool professor the simulation is a little weird, but it can be fun. Faculty :: math.ucdavis.edu Professor Decker is great & I'm so happy I took this class as it was very interesting even though I am not a History major. had him 2 quarters ago and it took me this long to write bc of how badly traumatized i was. If you attend his study hall sessions, he's pretty helpful. Hands down the WORST professor I have taken a class with at UC Davis. Be prepared to learn most everything on your own. She's super nice and helpful; a lot of students were freshman. The class isn't super hard, but I personally found the assignment schedule weirdly random, and often felt stressed writing the papers.
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