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Dr. Amy Kim is an excellent stats professor at UC Davis. Compared to the other stats professors to choose from, I think Dr. Kim is a solid choice. She is very kind to her students, and very easy to talk to regarding material. Sta032 as a class was personally pretty challenging, but Dr. Kim presents material in a way that makes it bearable.
She is a nice teacher. She is willing to give students curve. Moreover, her lectures are clear. She answers questions in piazza frequently, too.
Lectures were confusing and conflicted with the textbook. She tend the explain more about how something is solved rather then why. She does require attendence in her class in some shape or form, either in zoom or tracking your activity on her canvas. Exams have too many question for 50min, make sure that you explain everything even the T or F ones.
STA 100 is not that much hard class, but her accent is very heavy . I couldnt understand what she was saying. she was forcing us to type in the chat if we had any question. Basically I didnt Learn anything from here. Her exams are harder then the examples in the lecture. If you can find someone else I would highly recommend that.
project done through R-studio, 3 exams reflecting the recommended HW questions, accent is an issue at the beginning
Although she seems kind, the lectures go at a very quick pace. Notes are difficult to keep up with and her accent can add onto the difficulty, so plan ahead. Exams are VERY question heavy with only 50 mins to complete them. She doesn't curve nor regrade, even for rounding. Also you must learn how to use R-studio and complete a project with it.
Horrible at teaching statistics and hard to understand. Gives exams that are not similar to homework/practice problems and she almost never replies to emails. She expects so much from her students in terms of midterms and quizzes but she does not really give much back. Almost everyone in her class said they had to teach themselves everything.
lectures go by too fast, very bad at teaching, never responds to emails, her exams are nothing like her exercise problems. Be prepared to read the textbook 10 times, and probably still wont do good. Very unclear group project that has to be completed using R studio. Choose another professor.
I didnt sign up for coding class. Project is a total headache and little assistance or lenience is given.
Please take another professor. While shes nice, her exams are a tangent from lecture as some things that are tested are either never mentioned in lecture or skimmed over. Unclear grading criteria for the group project and many groups, including mine, were confused. Many of us also self-taught the material because her notes can be vague.
I dont know why there are so many negative reviews about Professor Kim. Her accent is hard to understand in the beginning but you get used to it. Class is comprised of 3 midterms and 1 optional final. For quizzes you get two tries and 24 hours to complete them. Group project is easy but you must be familiar with R Studio. Overall a solid choice!
I don't understand why Dr. Kim has so many negative reviews. Her accent doesn't impact the content being taught, and the quizzes/tests are about topics mentioned in class and practice problems given. The class teaches how to use R, and that's a requirement for STA 100. If you like a more mathematical approach, then Dr. Kim would be your best bet.
Professor Kim is extremely kind and understanding! She has weekly quizzes and 3 midterms. The material on the quiz and midterms are fair and she has extra practice problems to help prepare for the exams. Lectures are recorded as well. I recommend doing the homework problem to help the quiz and midterm feel less rushed for time. Overall recommend!
I did not enjoy her lecture style, she moved far too quickly through problems without explaining what she was doing well. The quizzes and tests are almost always way harder than the practice problems assigned. The group project was a nightmare to do during a pandemic when everyone's in different cities and only one person can do the coding.
TA's would yell at us for not knowing how to code. Professor has a heavy accent and hard to understand. Lectures go way too fast, had to re-watch all of the recordings. Tests and Quizzes are weirdly worded. She doesn't explain, just gives examples that aren't anything like the tests. Optional final but you'll most likely have to take it.
I agree that she is nice, but she isn't very responsive to emails. Had to rely on the book, which was ok until things got confusing near the end. Sadly, there are no good outside resources. Don't recommend as a 1st stats class at all. No curve, coding heavy, and not enough time for exams or quizzes which were a lot harder than practice problems.
The material covered in this class isn't extremely difficult, however the way its presented is so convoluted and harder than it needs to be. Exams/quizzes are worded weird. I felt going to lecture was a waste of time, I taught myself more through YouTube/the book. EXAM TIME LIMIT IS SO SHORT. Prof. Kim is very nice, but not a great teacher.
3 midterms, weekly quizzes, and 1 project that requires R coding. Optional final. The class material is fine but she moved really fast during lecture. Prepare to teach yourself bc both she and her TAs are really condescending when you ask questions. Be careful with her tests because she will mark you wrong if you're off by one decimal.
This professor is very nit picky on grading. Any rounding errors from your calculator will get you no credit. You are expected to learn R studio from a TA and not from the professor. Solutions posted are incorrect often. Quizzes and Exams are very rushed, not enough time given to complete them. If you can, avoid taking this professor.
There's quizzes, 3 midterms, an optional final, and a R programming project. Really have to learn the material yourself. Textbook is confusing and I only used it for the recommend problems given, but problems from textbook did not match the difficulty of quizzes. Be prepared to google a lot for the R project. Only the basics are introduced.
I think she gets a bad rap because of the R project. Honestly I think that falls more on the TA's. Most of the TA's this quarter expected you to already understand it. She and the TA's were actually really responsive on Piazza for questions, especially about R. Her lectures weren't too bad once she got to the examples where things sink in imo.
Professor Kim is a nice person, but her lectures are difficult to understand. She has a thick accent and does not explain things clearly. I found it hard to follow her lectures. There are quizzes every week or so and she gives two attempts which is nice of her. However, the exams are difficult and the rounding is very precise.
Her class consist of 3 midterms and 1 optional final, and every week with a quiz with two tries with an open window of 24 hours. I find that her lectures are pretty clear to me but she is accent heavy. Her exam are more like you need to learn how to apply what you learn in class to the exam problem. I recommend that you work in a group for project.
Very thick accent. I was able to understand okay during lectures, but where I struggled the most was when she would write her own exam questions in broken English. Examples in class are completely different than exam questions. Theres a large project with very little guidance. If you have to take this class, study R studio ASAP
Worst professor ever. I expected UCD to have higher standards in regards to who teaches at their university. Accent is thick. Doesn't reply to emails. Didn't teach me a thing, I learned from the book. Lectures are pointless. Group project is poorly explained and a good portion of your grade. Monotone voice. Tests are tough. How is she a professor?
I wanted to give professor Kim a chance. She is a nice person. That being said her lectures are confusing and not helpful. We are tested on things that are not in lecture/homework. The grade is comprised of four exams, five quizzes, and a project. Had to teach myself R for the project as it was not taught adequately. Attendance is graded too.
I don't see where the negative reviews come from. Her tests are a little tough if you only study the lectures but the book helps a lot. Her accent is barely noticeable, and you can easily follow along with her lectures especially since she works out the problems. And she gives us the opportunity to replace our lowest midterm with the option final
Her voice is the definition of ASMR and whenever she says "alpha" my back tingles. In all seriousness, she makes very straightforward exams and throws no curve balls. Quizzes are also very straightforward. Most complains are from first years who still need to adjust to quarter system and don't know how to study for classes yet. She's a good choice!
Amy Kim is a kind individual but lacks as a professor. The class material is relatively easy but there is a definitive language barrier and thick accent. Proper grammar is very crucial when teaching a stats class. She rarely replies to emails and weirdly words exams. She'll also write specific questions that she herself has not gone over in class.
Shes very unhelpful, unfair, and disorganized. She rarely is on piazza and doesnt answer emails. The exams are multiple choice, so theres no partial credit. If you miss two questions on the exam, your grade drops to a B. I studied the most for this class, yet it was my lowest grade this quarter. Do not take her unless youre a masochist.
I felt Dr. Kim listened to the concerns of her students and accommodated them as best as possible. Grades are based on weekly quizzes (2 attempts), exams (all MC), and a project using R studio. TA's and the internet provide sufficient R knowledge to do well on the project. If you have some Stats xp, this class will be fairly easy.
The class isn't hard, but you will have to teach yourself for the lecture material and on using R studio. Kim wasn't the easiest to reach out to, i'd wait days for a response but when she did respond she never fully answered questions. I also think she could have given a little more time on test. But you get 24 hrs and 2 attempt on the quizzes.
One of the worst professors I have ever had. Very difficult to understand her lectures and she doesn't communicate with students at all. You can't ask questions in lecture and she is super difficult to understand. Assigned a project involving r coding and expects you to teach yourself how to code. Overall terrible professor.
She's horrible. Don't take her. I've never taken anybody so unprofessional and I've had many bad teachers before. She ghosts emails that she doesn't want to deal with and her tests are full of mistakes. Students have to self teach because her lectures are unclear. There's a class project that requires coding with R which sucked. She can't teach.
Weekly quizzes (2 attempts), 3 MT, optional final replaces worst MT, 2 part project. Exams were okay but all MC and worth 2 points each, no partial credit. You have 10 point makeup quiz so you can get all your points back from quizzes. VERY poor communication. Promised a curve at first and then ignored us when we all kept asking and didnt give one.
She chose the highest three from 3 MT and 1 final. Weekly quiz, two-part project using R-studio with little assistance. She responded to 0.5 out of 10 emails. The first thing she did after the final was deactivating Piazza to stop communication.
Awful professor. I really tried to give her a chance, however, she really lacked any empathy towards her students. We were told we would get a curve and multiple students reached out asking about that and she ignored everyones email and did not give any curve. This class was all self taught and was hard to adapt if you have no background in stats.
Very hard to actually learn in lecture & ended up pouring HOURS outside of class teaching myself the material. For context, I worked hard and aced AP Stats class & AP Stats exam in high school. Ended up spending 3x more time studying/self-learning for this class than PHYSICS this quarter. Worst experience ever. Please avoid if you can.
Easy B. I barely got an A- (had to score perfect on the final). Her teaching is fine, it's her exam wording that'll trick you, and exam weight. Tbh I didn't attend lecture most of the time, read the textbook instead (more thorough). It's not the worse, you teach yourself sometimes. R studio sucks, watch YT. Use Piazza for code help. Do given ex.'s!
You should take Dr. Kim for Statistic. Her quiz and exam are straight from the lectures. She gives extra quiz, optional final, 2 parts of a group project. TAs will help your project via discussions and office hours. You will get full credit for attendant and quiz. Take her!
The content is not very hard but her lectures are bloated and often unclear of what the main objectives are. Her accent is thick and distracting. The exams are quizzes are multiple choice which is nice. The project requires unexpected coding which can be tedious and frustrating.
Literally the epitome of unaccomadating. Gave us a quiz, midterm, and project all in the same week, and puts the same day's lecture on the quiz. There's a two part project which you need to use the program "R" for, but they don't even teach it to you in class and you can't look anything up online or get help from friends, and the TA's don't help.
The textbook will be your best friend for learning the material, although test questions were unpredictable. I had to teach myself R studio thru YouTube because section was too simplistic/felt like a waste of time. She gave me an A- for a 92.65 & didnt respond to my email asking for a way to earn the single point I needed to boost my grade lol.
She made mistakes and typos even in exam rubics.
I can't believe I pay 5,000 a quarter to get taught by professors like this. She is nice, but a terrible professor. I've had many professors with heavy accents but this one is different. Her inability to pronounce words and numbers correctly (on the tests and lectures) actually impedes my ability to understand the material. Avoid her if you can.
I get math, but if you struggle with it, her teaching style and lectures will not help. The textbook, but mainly practicing problem sets, helped. Main issue was timing (3 midterms, final, quizzes, projects). In the last five days of instruction we had a lecture of new material, quiz, midterm, project, and final...?!? (on top of other class finals)
The lectures are so bloated and confusing by the time you get to the examples you have no idea where to start. She constantly makes mistakes in the lectures and says something differently than what is on the actual slide by accident. The accent is so distracting. Shell pack every assignment (quiz, midterm, project, lecture) in the same week. Bad!
Don't take this class. Not worth your sanity. So many quizzes, exams, projects in a short time span. Her notes are okay, but she never stops to explain things during class. Nonexistent rubric for the project but we still got docked. I can't believe we pay to have professors like her.
I never thought my decision to not take the AP test for stats in high school would come back to haunt me this bad, but here we are. Dr. Kim took everything I learned in AP stats 4 years ago and managed to explain it in the most convoluted way possible. Her accent is incredibly difficult to understand, & we were tested on things she didn't teach.
The most unaccommodating professor. For quizzes, you get 50 minutes for 10 questions. For tests, you get 50 minutes for 20 questions. At her OH, she does the bare minimum to answer questions. We had a project, midterm, and a quiz all due within 2-3 days of each other. Lectures might as well be for an English class with examples few and far between.
I literally made this account just so I can warn you guys about Dr. Kim. Unless you're a stats prodigy or you're a masochist, do not take her under any circumstance. I personally didn't take stats in highschool and this class was harder than any Mat 17 class with no prior calc knowledge. Had to read the book religiously to not to abysmal.
She could better her teaching and make exams more manageable. I do not see how for quizzes we are given an hour to work on 10 questions, but for midterms + final, we are still given an hour to work on double the amount of questions. I just find that quite unfair because I believe that is the reason my grade was lower than what I expected.
Dr. Kim is a good Professor, and she explains the content clearly. The content is shared at a good pace for students to follow, but the reason why something is done is not explained. The textbook is extremely useful and practicing questions from there guarantee an A in the class.
She explains lecture materials thoroughly, writes everything down, and answers questions thoroughly. She is very helpful during office hours. My only criticism is that exams are graded quite harshly. Overall, a very interesting class, and a great instructor.
Exams are straightforward and are almost identical to quiz and lecture problems. She also drops lowest exam, and final is optional. However, if you're not a stats major it can be a tough class, as lectures are fast paced. There will be two coding projects using R programming. Not too difficult with the instructional handouts, but rubric is unclear.
Has a strong accent makes it hard to understand the statistical terms. She skips steps when explaining questions. Questions on test and practice quizzes are phrased weirdly. Quizzes only get two attempts and you can't tell what you got correct the first attempt so all your time is wasted redoing all problems.
Im only 2 weeks into her class and I hate it. Strong accent, doesnt explain lecture content well. Posted additional week 1 lectures the weekend after week 1. Her lectures are extremely boring and its obvious shed rather be doing anything else than giving a lecture. If you didnt take ap stats, good luck.
Try to avoid b/c her midterms were pretty unfair. They weren't proctored but there isn't enough time. Weekly quizzes you're given 50 MIN for 10 ?'s but for the midterms you're give 50 MIN for 20 ?'s (DOUBLE for the same amount of time). Midterms are 40% of your grade so, if you can't finish within the time frame, your grade will drop dramatically.
I took this course over SS2 and content was covered very quickly. Questions on theory are answered directly but homework hints are not as liberally distributed. We only had one exam (final) and it was difficult. In order to succeed in this course, you will need attention to detail, a dynamic mindset and hard work.
Literally the worst class I have taken so far. She ZOOMS through her lectures, to the point where you have to give up taking notes and just listen to a bunch of variables which make ZERO sense until she does examples. If you do bad on one exam good luck getting anything higher than a C. She also CONSTANTLY makes mistakes on lecture slides.
She was very accomodating in the sense that if you ever felt ill or something, needed extensions, she would give that, but she barely explains anything, I like professors who explain stuff in a proper manner and you have an idea of what is going on in the class, don't take, you will not understand much of what's going on in the class.
Amy Kim might possibly by the worst professor I have had here at Davis in terms of teaching ability. She is barely comprehendible and her tests are not fair in terms of the time given to complete them. Do not expect to actually learn the material, you are better off with literally any other professor for STA100.
better off teaching yourself. not enough time on exams and makes too many mistakes. gives enough for homework but doesn't provide enough examples in the lecture. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND PROFESSOR AMY KIM
As a third year, i have had my share of professors and I would not recommend Professor Kim to anyone. Better off teaching yourself. There is no curve even though like half the class failed. Take STA 100 with farris or take it at a CC. If you have her, good luck, youll need it. The discussion sections were the most helpful part.
She was an okay professor, she can talk a little fast sometimes but gets the job done. Exams are on the longer side and a single question can make the difference from grade to the next. 2 exams + final, weekly homework and we were given with the opportunity to raise one of our exam scores since the average was low. Not the best but not the worst
I took STA 100 with Prof Kim this past fall, and as someone who has never taken statistics before, this class was not a good place to start. She does not teach the content well and it is super hard to understand her. The TAs were not of much help and I found myself looking to the internet and outside tutors to try to understand any of the content.
Literally the worst Stat teacher ever. Half the class didn't pass and she still did not curve or do anything about it. Her teaching style was not good either. Basically, you had to teach yourself.
If you do WELL(emphasis) in math classes then you should be able to do well w/ Kim. Lecture has a lot of material, but examples show you how to use it. Discussion optional but highly rec. for understanding how to do problems. Weekly HW is vital for practicing the material. Exam questions worded similarly as examples/HW/disc. but with diff. numbers.
Professor Kim was overall a great teacher, although material was difficult. If you need any accommodations due to an illness, sports game or personal issue she is very flexible. She is a very fast responder and has many office hours. The exams are pretty tough with only have 50 minuets usually, but you get credit for attempting!
Professor Kim gets a lot of hate for I don't know what reasons. Her lectures are packed full of examples that are quite helpful in understanding the conceptual side of the content and she makes the theoretical side of it interesting as well. Her homework is not bad if spread out over multiple days either, and plenty of relevant discussion questions
prof. kim is kind and approachable outside of class. she lectures pretty clearly, but it may be difficult to follow if you're not naturally great at math. in this class, exams are worth 85% but the questions are pretty similar to ones in hw assignments. the workload is manageable and she drops the lowest homework score.
Easy A if you work hard
Her teaching style is basically copy+paste, lackluster lectures. Shows you how to do a problem, then you are expected to reproduce the same steps. Few homework assignments, but also learning R code. R code is only homework, not on exams. Always answers questions, Piazza or in class. Class has its own grader for homework. TAs are amazing!
SHE'S SO SWEET. If you're struggling in her class just reach out and talk to her! She's super understanding. Tests are tough since there's a lot of questions for only 50 mins, but all the questions are fair and not difficult. All the test questions will directly mirror a question from hw or the study guides. Allowed us to bring notes to our exams.
I don't know why she only has a 3 out of 5 but she is AMAZING! Took during the pandemic and never truly attended lectures, just watched the recordings and got a 102/100 (because before the final, she gave 5 points extra credits). All open book exams so simply follow along with the homework and lectures and it is an easy A. NOT DIFFICULT AT ALL!!!
I mean her teaching was OKAY, but her assignments just a lot. The exams are open book, so its like okay but it's hard to follow her teaching. Tips for get a good grade: learn before the class, just find out what you don't understand in class, u may get a A.
She is very nice and despite other reviews, her accent isn't hard to understand. She gives plenty of examples in lecture, which are similar to homework and test problems. Tests are open book. My only complaints are the use of R coding which feels rather difficult and unnecessary, and that the T/F section of tests is often trick Qs or worded oddly.
Not the worst professor I've had, but not a good choice. Lectures are often confusing, and I'm struggling as someone who has never taken a stats class before. Grading is 60/40 finals and midterms. The lowest midterm dropped. Assigns optional homework that you must know for tests. All exams are scantron. There are better professors out there.
I do not really understand why her ratings are low. Lectures are really good and straightforward, slides are easily accessible. And Professor. Kim is just in general a very kind and accommodating professor, sure exams were a bit on the tough side but there were fair
I would not recommend this professor if you need to take STA 13 for your major. The only grades are 4 tests that are not curved. There is no homework to keep you on track or anything that is practice for the tests. There are problem sets but she doesn't go over them or anything. The tests are only 16 questions and pretty hard.
Hard to understand and only has 3 things in the grade book which are all tests. Her examples in lectures are useless and nothing comparable to the tests. There is no homework only problem sets that do not show you how to get the correct answer only an answer without an explanation. Half the time the answers given arent even correct.
Do not take this class with her if you have never taken stats before. She goes so fast and doesn't explain ANYTHING. Lectures/ notes are impossible to follow. Chose a different professor. It is so bad
An easy class. Her slides are very clear and the exams are similar to the practice exams and questions on the exams are very easy. There are so many extra credits and she curved the class. I got 108% finally.
This class was graded by only 3 midterms (lowest dropped) and the final. Extra credit was offered, for up to 5% of the grad (bc the class average was low). Final grades were curved. This class was more difficult than other STA13 classes, my friends in other classes weren't able to help me study bc they didn't understand the working or #s. No HW.
I don't think she deserves all the hate that she does. The lectures themselves were pretty hard to follow but the exams were pretty similar to the practice exams so it wasn't too difficult. I think the cheat sheets really helped. She curved the grades at the very end which saved me. Grade calculations are 60% midterms, 40% finals, 5% extra credit.
do not take this class with her if you haven't takes stats before. The layout of the class was horrible and she left everybody in the dark about whether there was going to be a curve or not (there was). It was 3 16 question multiple choice midterms (one dropped) and the final. No points given for attendance to discussion or homework
Only qualm with this course was that all exams were multiple choice, so there wasn't any partial credit. Exams look almost identical to practice exams released. Do the optional homework or you won't do well. Professor is very nice and helpful during OH. Manageable class if you put in the work. Prof gave a generous curve IMO.
Lectures are disjointed at best, incomprehensible at worst. Kim found a way to make an applied stats class uninteresting and incredibly hard to understand. Lecture slides are all over the place, and she often gives confusing definitions before even introducing a term. Material is rarely conveyed well - prepare to teach yourself everything.
As someone who has never taken stats, this class was very difficult to understand. Amy is a very nice professor but the material was very disorganized. Lectures are writing definitions 90% of the time and not enough problem solving. Unfortunately she does not introduce and explain terms well enough for people like myself who are new to stats. Avoid
Doctor Kim is awesome! Not only does she show her mastery of statistics by explaining it in a thought provoking and easy to understand way, but she is also very nice and helpful outside of class when you come to her with questions. Dr. Kim has been my favorite professor during my time here at UC Davis!
Prof. Kim was great, the content itself is just difficult and confusing. Lectures were focused on introducing a concept, then giving step by step examples on how to solve problems related to the concept. Weekly pop quizzes and homework assignments were time consuming but helpful and accurate to exams. All formulas are given on exams. Practice!
Very nice professor. Always available after class and patient to answer questions. Homework and exam difficulty is appropriate. Only need to understand the slides and do some practice and you can get a satisfying score. If you attend every class, you will also have 3% extra credits to make up for the loss in exams. Also has a very clear canvas.
We have random take home quizes that are due by the next day, which is a very quick turn around. Theres alot of homework too. They both aren't that hard so theres that. Her exams are like the practice exams and the homework. She goes over similar problems in lecture too. Shes boring but if you have a little experience in stats, youd do well.
Lectures were super unclear and she always rushed through them. Tests were graded super harshly and the final was brutal. If you can, take this class with another prof.
Just no
worst lecturer I have ever seen in my life; grading scheme is generous
Worst statistics class I've had in 4 institutions, in 2 countries. Worst way to teach statistics, class focuses on quantity over quality.
Her teaching style did not match well with my learning style. She writes on her slides as she lectures and you copy what she writes. She goes fast and it was hard to understand the concepts when I quickly tried to write everything down. She does have a heavy accent, but I thought it was clear when she spoke.
she does not explain concepts in depth at all. her lectures are just her solving problems way too quickly and you copy down what she writes. heavy accent but you can hear most of what she's saying. overall a terrible experience.
I had her for STA 032. Based on the ratings, she is clearly better at teaching this class. I felt the lectures were quite clear. I will say I found the tests to be difficult. A better rating for her would actually be 3.5. However, I felt that I understood the subject.
Attendance is based on Iclicker (which is averaged out in case Iclicker doesn't locate correctly). Every lecture has a quiz. homework isn't turned in but you're tested on it. Lectures are fast-paced and unorganized. Subjects are mixed up and she has an accent but lectures are examples with little explanation. Exams are short but heavily graded.
Very Bad Lecture with no explanation and exams are very hard. nothing more to be said.
She is a very nice person and is kind, but her lectures are really bad. I cant understand what she is saying, the class is structured pretty bad too. They'll release practice questions but not answers to the practice questions until the recent hw--based on 10 of 40 practice questions. I did not struggle this much taking calc classes
Poorly structured classes and lectures with challenging tests result in a 50% overall failure rate at the moment. Nice professor, but hard to reach outside of class. She drops assignments and offers extra credit, but unclear if there will be a curve. Mean of 3rd midterm is 55%, first 2 were 65%...and I am doing much better in MAT 21B.... :(
She gave out a bunch of really hard homework questions that were not even on the lectures and expect you to figure out how to solve them. you wouldn't have the answers to the homework and just literally hoping that you did everything correctly. It would be nice if u have friends in class since you could check your answers with them. Avoid her!
I recommend taking this stats class with another professor.
Pros: Drops lowest midterm and a few quizzes, allows one page cheat sheet for exams Cons: Makes mistakes on her own lecture problems, doesn't explain her thought process when solving example problems (you just have to follow along and memorize how she solves them), gives homework without answers, overcomplicates simple definitions
This is one of the best professor in my college life. She is very generous. There are extra credit questions in the final and curve the total grade. She also give us three percent of the total score for free if you go to the lecture on time every time. Consequently, if you want to take the Sta, Professor Amy is an excellent option
Straightforward lectures, tests were fair difficulty, helpful during office hours..
All material is recycled content from 2013 and multiple choice. I stopped attending lectures altogether as they were wasteful, her accent and poor grammar are rough. There are 3-4 canvas quizzes weekly with a VERY small window to complete. The HW quiz doesn't cover the HW. Just study alone and take the exams. Can't believe I pay tuition for this.
If you struggle in this class it's your fault. You get a full page cheat sheet on every exam, a graphing calculator, you get extra credit, the class is curved, the exams are exactly like the practice exams, content is straightforward, homework is easy and free points. I never went to a lecture but I can say the exams are very easy (multiple choice)
Her lectures were rushed with bad explanations. She would assign and quiz us on a lot of homework problems that we weren't taught how to do and didn't release explanations on how to solve. Basically had to teach myself everything with online resources and some tutoring. This class was the source of all my misery last quarter, avoid it.
took her for 108, incoherent lectures, hws on concepts that weren't mentioned in lectures, assume students know many of the concepts and therefore don't even bother mentioning them, went over some lecture examples in class, but for some ready neglected 70% of the process.
I took her sta 108. It feels like she is the only one who can understand and follow the explanations she gives in the lectures. AVOID!
she always makes A LOT of mistakes in her lecture and sample exam answer
I've never taken a stats class ever, and I honestly believe learning on my own would've been more helpful. Dr. Kim's lectures are just her writing things on the board with no explanation and then the homework is a ton of problems with no solutions provided. Midterms aren't graded but final grade is. Save yourself and don't take!
Very difficult but enjoyable class, the midterms are difficult but the projects are graded relatively kindly to help balance it. Her availability outside of class was nice and office hours are very helpful.
this class was horrible. its hard to understand her lecture cause she gives you easy examples in class and then gives hella hard hw. But she gives a big curve and seems easy. The only problem is that she cannot teach
Dr. Kim seems like a good professor, but sometimes she is difficult to understand due to her accent or typos. I was able to complete all HW and study guide questions with the provided lecture notes and handouts, but I understand how some students had a difficult time interpreting her handwriting.
I loved her. If you put in effort to understand the concepts, you'll see the errors she makes aren't as big of a deal as everyone makes them to be. The crapload of homework is meant to be done with intention to prepare for the exams since the tests are similar to the hw + sample exams. Why would you bs the hw and expect a good grade...
Professor Kim is a nice person, but a terrible professor. She gives way too much HW and way too long exams that you don't have enough time to complete. She does not care at all about student success and how well we learn and understand the material. 2-day late HW penalty, no make-up midterm exams, and no make-up final exam. Very hard grader.
Worst professor ever. She is nice person,but not good professor. Have accent, no curve even average grade is 68 which is C. Strict evaluation on exam and really hard.
tough exams, somewhat like the practice. hw's were literally so long and took hours every day to finish the two pages long hw's. only survived because of other people. i would say the professor got easier by the end of the quarter w one dropped hw. the TA was good.
I only felt that this class wasn't that bad because I took AP stats in high school - otherwise learning this stuff for the first time could be a bit challenging. The professor does offer extra credit which is pretty helpful. She also does have an accent which could make it slightly hard to understand. There is R homework but it is never tested.
Sometimes lectures could be unclear but she uploaded all the notes and lecture recordings. She's very nice and only a couple of the homeworks in the beginning were insanely long. The homeworks were helpful and the tests were straightforward and connected to the content. She's also pretty funny.
Really wish I took this class during a lighter quarter because I enjoyed the lectures, just didn't have enough time in the day to do extra self studying. One HW dropped, multiple deadline extensions, and +3% extra credit just for showing up to lecture. She is also very personable if you go to her office hours. I would take her again for sure.
She was fine, the class itself was not that difficult and it would have been easy to succeed had I put in the effort. Full-detail problems (calculations) on exams are very easy, usually very similar to homework and practice. T/F section is much more difficult, make sure to UNDERSTAND the concepts behind the calculations and methods you're using.
it's a class you need to put effort in but it's not notoriously difficult. As long as you understand how to do the homework, you should be fine for the midterms and final. The hw is similar to the exams. For me, I was able to cram for a few hours and still did pretty well.
I didn't understand Kim at all during lecture so self-taught myself everything by going to the AATC or TA OH. Stats is an easy class content wise but Kim was unclear on her grading criteria and took a lot of points off on small technical details like notation which was frustrating. 7 HW assignments, lowest 2 dropped. Two midterms, cumulative final
thanks tyler
meet her just run!!!!!!!!!choose other prof or just drop this class, worst accent and no curve ,everyone I know got C+ or np, NO CURVE!!!
Thw worst professor evvverrrrrrr. Avoid taking her class by all means!!!!!!
extremely hard prof,and know nothing about teaching. really really really tough grader
The worst professor has ever taken. The homework project is extremely heavy, For the exam: write 4 complete questions each with 3-4 subquestions in 50 mins. No curves on the exam. Lecture PPTs are all handwritten, with heavy accents, and 3% credit for attendance(optional). If you have any choice, do not, ever, think about, taking her course.
no curve for average grades C, totally can not undertsand
I got PTSD from her. after taking her class I lost all my confidence of learning stats. She is certainly the worst professor of all time. Avoid taking her class by any chance.
Gives lots and lots of homework, exams are graded harshly, attending lectures can be a waste of time
really terrible, avoid it
Homework took 8+ hours. Lectures very confusing, often mistakes in slides (multiple mistakes a lecture). Exams seemed pretty reasonable, I struggled to keep up with everything expected in this class - daily quizzes, homework, coding, group projects, and exams. Group project had very little instructions and vague grading criteria but graded harshly.
emotional damage
Goes way to fast and has to much content in every set of slides. can be hard to understand and tries to hold you over to fully get through all the content
Prof. Kim is clearly better at teaching this class, as lectures were well-taught; she takes time to go through the material and includes many practice probs. HW does take a long time, but is very useful in understanding the material. Exams are fair and similar to practice exams. Wish there was more emphasis on R, but otherwise class was great.
HATED this professor. Went way too fast and droned on and on about topics without actually explaining anything or how to do it. After taking AP stats and getting and A in that class, this professor is the worst lecturer i have ever had. Does not know what she is talking about, groups this wrong, does not explain anything. Avoid her at all costs.
Worst Lecturer! She somehow moves too slowly and too fast at the same time. Half-written, half-slide lecture notes make the notes hard to review. She explains things out of order. The textbook is easier to understand than her lectures but attendance is mandatory. Don't take her if you have difficulty understanding strong accents or bad grammar.
Exam and project are graded harshly. Instructions on both are not very clear. Project was docked significant points for things never asked for, but expected of us to put in our report. Exam is also not that specific so just write as much as you can. The T/F on exam is graded harshly for reasoning (many people lose points here).
Professor's teaching style and grading can be tough, but using resources like unstuck ai alongside the textbook helps prepare for the challenging exams. Overall, a difficult but potentially rewarding class.
The professor is incredibly difficult to understand and doesn't provide enough resources to help students succeed. Her exams are extremely hard, and it feels like she expects you to know everything without giving you the tools to actually learn the material. There's little to no guidance, and when you do ask for help, she's not very responsive.
God Bless Amy Kim fr.
I don't believe someone can finish her 2 midterms in 50mins. Half finished lecture slides really hard to take note. Pretty ridiculous grading criteria for midterms, expecting you answer fully correct. Amazing quizzes due every lecture day, you will definitely forget it and have a late score. Giving score of 2 is want you read this, not it worth 2
The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I'm the same person who wrote the comment below. I consider myself a good student: I attend classes attentively, complete assignments diligently, and even spend a lot of time self-studying after class. Yet before the final, I only had 80 points. Think carefully before taking her course.
Lectures were to hard to understand, had to teach myself the material. Exams are very similar sometimes almost identical to the practice exams BUT you only get 50 mins to answer 3 long answer questions (4 parts each) and 5 written T or F. Final had 20 MCQ (lots of calculating MCQ) and 4 long answers, 2 hr test. class was still packed by end of test
Not sure why she has bad reviews I think she was a great stats prof! Clear lectures, easyish tests, only thing is hw graded on accuracy but balances out w the tests being relatively easy. She incorporates bio scenarios and doesn't expect statistician level work from us bio students. She was v fair and I liked her +coding hw was easy for noncoders!!
Solid professor. I like her. I did struggle with her accent throughout the quarter so if you have trouble with accents be aware of that. Her explanations were not always the clearest but she would work out examples which helped a lot. Overall this class is not difficult, she makes sure there are lots of resources.
Kim is honestly a good prof. not sure why people are crying here about "bad grammar", like ok this isn't a grammar class. it's stats and she explains it fairly well. there are multiple study sessions throughout the week which are really helpful and she provides extra problems upon student's requests. exams are not bad,conceptualizing is v important
Course material is NOT hard BUT prof. makes class so much more confusing/difficult for no reason. You can't really understand the lectures as she goes by so fast w no questions. the grading is sooo inconsistent. Changed the final format from True/False to multiple choice out of nowhere, we had no idea how to prepare for it.
Dr. Kim is a nice person, ok professor. Lectures clear enough, accent is hard to understand sometimes. Gives lots opportunities to learn from study sessions but not there mostly. Labs are easy. I wish the hw were not graded based on accuracy. She drops quizzes, a lab, and a hw. Tests are hard to do in 50 mins. Conceptual ideas important to know!
Weekly homework and lab assignments, but lowest gets dropped and you get a lot of extra credit opportunities. Exams are very similar to the practice ones she posts, but they are very long and difficult to finish on time. Mt1 and Mt2 were all FRQ, but final included MCQ and FRQ.
This class need a curve
Dr. Kim was okay. She wasn't really a good lecturer, but if you have a solid math background the class shouldn't be that hard. If you study the homework and practice exams you should be all set for the midterms and final. She gives a good amount of extra credit too, if you do all of it it will boost your grade up by 3%.
As someone that's not great at all with math I could get through this class. To do well on the tests study the homework and practice since they are really similar format. For true or false you need to get the correct explanation as well. Lectures were okay, just a little rushed and wish concepts & examples were more clear.
Math is one of my weak points, but I was still able to manage this class. Most difficult part of her class was her exams, as she barely gave us enough time to finish with the questions given. Fair amount of focus on conceptual understanding, however she doesn't test you on R. Her HW assignments also took a long time and were graded on accuracy.
Her lectures were hard to understand & I had to go and teach concepts to myself. There's an online 3 question quiz due after each lecture, so you should go to lecture. She's nice and gives up to 3% of extra credit, so you should go & do iClicker/go to class to get extra credit. Homework is graded on accuracy which is annoying & takes forever
I thought she was a good professor! Easy to follow along during lectures, go to OH for HW accuracy. The only thing is that she adds so many problems in 50 minute exams, and the final was super heavy on questions. It's not that I did not understand the material, it's just that I did not have time to go back and review my answers on exams.
she deserves a higher rating. Just follow the formula sheet. She is clear on what you need to know. She's organized and up to 3% extra credit if you attend lectures and participate in iclicker (at least 80% participation). You need to actually understand what/why youre doing things for some exam questions. make sure to study concepts. Kim>Bissel!!!
Understand all the lectures, do the homework, and work through practice exams and you will do just fine in this class. Everything you need is on the formula sheet and Dr. Kim will never try to trick you. Stay on top of the quizzes, R studio labs, and the somewhat lengthy homework, that is all that is expected for this class.
I thought Dr. Kim was pretty fair. Lectures were more on the dry side, but she allowed a whole page of notes for exams and provided all the necessary tables. The problem sets, she creates for discussions are gold! Take some notes, go to the discussions, do the work, and it's not bad.
Very straightforward with the material. Exams are like the homework and lecture problems. I never studied for this class and would simply do the homework and look at the lecture slides and was fine. she has hw every week and lecture quizzes after every lecture which help you stay caught up with the material and has study sessions 4 times a week.
worst professor
Very reasonable tests, but she should've curved the class (I'm assuming she basically doesn't). I was probably in the 85-90 percentile in the class and still had a B+. Very reasonable though, in my opinion she gets way too much hate. Study and you'll do fine.
Hard to follow her lectures and tests were very hard to complete on time. Overall wasn't a bad teacher just needs to slow down in lecture and make tests shorter
It was hard to understand her because she has a very heavy accent, but other than that she teaches very well. Class is not mandatory, however, she does give extra credit at the end of the quarter for showing up and participating in in-class quizzes. She gave study guides leading up to exams which helped with studying.
I had her for STA 35B: difficult to understand her especially if she's not reading off the slides (but she records). Uploads the lecture content right before lectures and sometimes don't even upload slides until after class. Course content's straightforward and there're plenty of online resources to help with understanding the course materials.
Class median was a sub-60% and refused to curve. Lectures are boring, evident in the fact that less than 10 people attend every day. Notes are horrendous with terrible hand writing and terrible accent while teaching. Want us to give positive review for a few extra credit points. Sample midterm was nothing like actual midterm. Do not take.
do not take
STA35B: 85% of the grade is two midterms and a final. she is really REALLY bad at teaching (reads off the lectures and not even well), super boring lectures, and i honestly had no idea what was happening. however, she is accessible outside class, and the tests she writes are easy if you have a basic grasp of the concepts.
Lacks the ability to convey the material clearly. She reads off of the slides 90% of the time. Showing up was extra credit, though, which I thought was nice. Nothing too difficult, but her teaching style could've been more effective. Not the worse
The lecture slides were concise and effective, but she presents them monotonously. She is much more engaged during OH. It is difficult to pay attention in lecture, but attending lecture gives up to 3% extra credit through iClickr. HW was lengthy, and sometimes unclear, but generally helpful to understand the content. Exams were very fair.
This was a good class, though the professor can be a bit difficult to understand. Although the homework could be a bit lengthy at times, there were only 6 assignments, and lowest is dropped. The daily quizzes only take 5 minutes. The tests were decently easy, especially if you do the HW. 3% is added for participation at the end of the class.
Ignore all the other reviews, she's a great no-nonsense professor who cares that you learn in the class and is accessible outside of lectures. She's willing to take the extra step for you, provided you reciprocate and make an effort to participate in class. Her accent isn't as bad as people make it to be and she's very approachable and caring!!
it is really my nightmare, I literally went to therapy after taking her class. PLEASE AVOID.
Her lectures cover what's on the homework and projects really well, but her exams are wayyyy harder. Homework doesn't prep you at all. She loves to test on concepts mentioned off-handedly. There's a couple partner projects in class, they're okay. It's really just the exams that suuuck
She's a caring professor, but hard to reach outside of class. Uses Piazza and email, but takes a long time to respond. Hard grader, hard to understand in lectures and doesn't make the information as easy as it should be. She likes to do lecture karaoke and has many errors in her slides. Wouldn't recommend taking if theres a better option.
Mid. She's nice but boring and bad lectures.
Goes SO fast in the lectures, especially in the last 5 mins of each lecture. There's a quiz after every lecture. Seems nice but the lectures are so fast and you definitely need to study outside of class if you have never taken stats before like me
She has been relatively fair, but the final was a bit ruthless and required recalling very very very niche details from small lectures that the homework barely covered. Not the end of the world if you have to take her. Very nice in Office hours
Literally just pay attention during lecture, and actually do the homework. She's a great professor, her accent just makes it difficult sometimes which is why some of her reviews are kinda poop. Of course study and understand the concepts. She thoroughly goes over examples during lecture. I got a this grade because I didn't use my advice lol.
An alright professor, has solid lectures and slides to learn the material from. Just gives lot of homework so just make sure to space that out really well over the week. Her tests aren't too difficult as long as you've studied the material, just the R coding MCQ questions can be a bit tricky if you're new to it. Otherwise, not too hard of a class.
Recorded lectures + posts slides. Canvas quizzes after lecture, lowest 5 dropped. Weekly graded HW and labs. Exams are not hard, study practice exams and HW. Provides a formula sheet for exams which gives steps on how to solve problems. Iclicker participation is extra credit. No curve, get as many points as possible.
Only went to class for the xtra credit (really helped) and so that I'd have notes for the daily quizzes, which were annoying. Content not too difficult and equation sheet literally had everything. Having weekly hwk was annoying, especially when I had other classes and she'd teach content on it the lecture before. Her accent not bad at all.
I'm a student with gpa 3.98+. Taking her class was my worst experience at ucd. Lots of homework (only takes up 15%), unclear explanation, tricky and meaningless exam questions (midterms and final take up the rest 85%). No extra credit.
IDK why everyone was giving a low score on her... despite she has a strong accent (can be hard to understand), Dr. Kim was a nice guy. She gave a clear, detailed lecture with examples, the homework and discussion worksheets really helped with the exams, and the extra credit was plenty. She also cared for students and their accommodations.
Lectures are very boring but straight forward. Homework and practice exams very similar to exams + equation sheet given on exams has everything you need. My only critic is the final which was way too long. Wish I came to class more to get the extra points.
Doesn't deserve the harsh rating, at least for STA 100. I'm a human bio major, and compared to my other classes, this class was super straightforward and easy to manage. Yes she does have a heavy accent, but her slides are clear, homework prepares you well for the exam, and gives extra credit thru iclicker participation.
Tookher fall2024.Friendly prof. Lectures are straightforward with good examples(if you know the examples you're mostly well-prepped for the exams). The TAs are amazing, couldn't have done the homework without them, so go to office hours! Discussion is doing R code with TAs step by step, you just stick to exactly that. Exams can be a time crunch!
iclicker for attendance and easiest midterms in whole stats dept i think
Super friendly professor, but if you don't know the material, it is on you to go to office hours/discussions. The TA isn't great, but it's what you make of it. If you slack off, you're going to get a bad grade. Don't know what else to tell you. She's so kind and honestly generous with her class. Times for exam are tough though
Tons of homework, but practice makes perfect and it's manageable and useful. What I want to say is please try your best to avoid asking a recommendation letter from her. Said yes in September, but find excuse to refuse to upload it at the end of November, which is only 6 days before the deadline. Very frustrating.
Not a particularly hard course but not very interesting either. Lectures are OK, but her way of explaining things sometimes left more questions than answers. Labs are really questionable and poorly explained. VERY generous with the equation sheet, almost to the point where you don't have to memorize much. Exams were very tight on time though.
Prof is very friendly and tries her best to convey information in a digestible way. However, lectures have confusing typos and lack rehearsal and proofreading. Tests are well written and fair with a generous formula sheet, albeit crunched for time. Labs are doable but they don't teach you how to code - I still don't know R.
Her accent does not help with how she teaches the class, actually makes me more confused and i'm trying to think of what she actually said. She just reads off the slides with a bunch of typos and students correct the answers to her examples sometimes. Doesn't even explain what the multiple choice section on the exam is about besides short anws.
Lectures are pointless, but earn the extra credit. The frq part of the exam is identical to her hw, so study that. Every mcq is worth 5% of the exam, but doable if you watch a couple stats yt videos on the topics. Definitely go through her lecture slides right before the exams. Overall, don't take her if ur not used to self studying.
genuinely why do people hate her. Lectures are pretty clear, hw is short but helpful, lab assignments are basically answered for you, and attendance is extra credit. Exams are also relatively easy with high averages. Her accent is not unbearable and she actually seems like she cares. Maybe it's just me but don't listen to the 1 star reviews
Lots of work, harsh at times, but super rewarding class.
Dr. Kim is not as bad as these rating make her out to be. She does have an accent, but after a week or two you get used to it. She gives a lot of work, weekly homework and lab assignments, along with daily quizzes. She uses iClicker for extra credit, so I found going to lectures helpful. Her practice exams are similar to the tests.
IF you have taken high school stats this is pretty light. Dr. Kim does go kinda fast on some things, but its not too bad. She's very friendly and also answers emails super quickly. Only complaint is the lab cuz my ta was not very good lol
Kim is a very fair prof who has lenient deadlines/grading and exams that are very similar to homework and discussion problems. She drops assignments for the final grade and gives extra credit based on lecture attendance. Her accent is actually quite understandable, and I found her slides very helpful to review for tests & homework. Great class! :)
She lectures fine and the FRQs are exactly like the homework but her MCQs are genuinely pulled out of thin air. She doesn't tell you what you need to know to answer them correctly and never released the answers after the exam so we couldn't even review them for the final.
She's great
I'm not sure why her ratings are so low. Her lectures are fine, and her exams are not very difficult. She also gives practice exams, which are very similar to the actual exam FRQs, and she gives a huge equation sheet for each exam that has a ton of information. Overall, I'd recommend her as she's okay at teaching and has generally fair exams.
I don't understand her low ratings IMO. Easy to digest lectures and concepts, many opportunities for extra credit. Accomodates due dates for students and straightforward assignments and exams. Just the MCQs are a little tough to practice for on exams. Makes an effort to create study sessions for students outside of class. Great.
Extremely overhated. I found her lectures to be very easy to understand; the homework was weekly and took a couple hours, nothing crazy. Tests were pretty easy if you do practice problems and know the concepts somewhat. Doing iClicker questions for attendance gives extra credit so I have no choice but to rate her a 5.
Professor Kim is a great professor in terms of being understanding, assigning manageable work, and computational exam problems are similar to the homework. put emphasis on reviewing conceptual info/inferences, as they are just as (if not sometimes more) important than than calculations on exams. her office hours are also really helpful!
Kindest professor who truly cares about her students. Her lectures are a little fast-paced but clear, and she has fair exams. Live laugh Amy Kim
Great prof, had her for 35B as well. Midterm 1 is light, mt 2 is harder, and the final is more based on mt2. Very accessible outside class and active on Piazza. 🐐 of Davis stats, haters need to git gud
One of the best stats professors in Davis. Bad reviews are likely because the course content was hard, Amy Kim herself is a great professor. Attendance isn't mandatory but iclicker participation counts for extra credit 3% so go to class. Lectures are recorded. Midterms and Final weren't too bad. It's a challenging class, but prof makes it better.
her lectures are scattered and a bit hard to follow, but she gives enough materials. recorded lectures, practice tests and a fair amount of homework will give more than enough preparation for her tests, which are easy if you have a good grasp of the concepts. 3% extra credit for attendance.
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