3.9

Bev Marshman

Mathematics - University of Waterloo

3.9
Quality
3.3
Difficulty
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Would Retake
90
Reviews
3.9
Quality
3.3
Difficulty
3.9
Helpful
4.0
Clarity

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Would Retake

90

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

Fantastic prof, made me love multivariable calculus

MATH227 - 5.0 rating

Talks to you like you're 4 but explains as if you're a 50 year old genius

AM231 - 2.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A+

59% confidence
Based on 3 grades
Most common grades:
A (3)
Grade Distribution
A(3)B(0)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(0)
Based on 3 reported grades
A: 3
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Reviews (90)
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AM231
Jun 26, 2001

Talks to you like you're 4 but explains as if you're a 50 year old genius

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MATH1271
Sep 10, 2001

Great Teacher... Explains everything very well.

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MATH127
Sep 15, 2001

Good teacher, though seems very controlling .

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SYDE111
Oct 2, 2001

DON'T ASK STUPID QUESTIONS

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CS138
Nov 7, 2001

No Comments

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SD111
Grade: A
Dec 9, 2001

Excellent math teacher. Down to earth and to the point. Very willing to help.

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SD111
Dec 9, 2001

Didn't like her at first, but she really is nice and an excellent prof

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SD111
Dec 9, 2001

A little intimidating, but a good prof

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CALC
Dec 20, 2001

She's wonderful. Inspired me to do well. Clear and capable.

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MATH128
Jan 20, 2002

Excellent instructor, very clear and organized...made us want to do work!

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MATH128
Feb 8, 2002

No Comments

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MATH128
Grade: A
Feb 9, 2002

No Comments

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AMATH231
Feb 13, 2002

Very great professor ! Make you enjoy calculus.

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AM231
Feb 15, 2002

Her jokes are like thorns on my head

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MATH128
Feb 21, 2002

She explains things VERY well, is well organized, but treats you like a child.

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MATH128
Mar 22, 2002

No Comments

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MTH127
Grade: A
Mar 22, 2002

She was very clear and helpful - just don't ask dumb questions:)

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MATH128
Mar 22, 2002

I have never felt so stupid in all my life in her class!

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MATH1271
Mar 24, 2002

one of the few profs who knows everyone's name... so expect to be embarrassed

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MATH128
Mar 25, 2002

She knows everybody's name!!! Wait a minute (that

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MATH128
Mar 26, 2002

I look to her for clothing and hair advice...a fashion goddess

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MATH128
Mar 28, 2002

No Comments

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MATH127
May 2, 2002

tries to make you feel like a moron when you ask a question. an okay teacher.

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MATH1271
Jun 15, 2002

The best calc prof in terms of teaching (not personality)

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127
Oct 24, 2002

Should be retired.

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MATH12712
Dec 12, 2002

Ahh!! The Green Monster!

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MATH128
Dec 18, 2002

condecending mofo

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MATH127
Jan 9, 2003

no question is a dumb question? not with her, be prepared to feel like an id

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AMATH231
Feb 10, 2003

Nice, an effective prof, a good teacher, incredibly helpful

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MATH128
Feb 23, 2003

Go back to home ed.

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MATH127128
Mar 5, 2003

She is amasing, knowing everyones name is great, I have been called apon meany times in class.. it can be imbarising

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MATH127
Mar 20, 2003

She is a really great math professor for 127. the fact that she's the course coordinator really helps... but beware, if she knows ur name she'll embarass u and make u feel like an idiot. but she's the only prof who knows what she's doing.DONT TAKE MATH128

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MATH1278
Mar 29, 2003

Very good Prof, but does like to single people out. One of the best for Math 127/128 (at least she speaks english) :)

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AM351
Aug 12, 2003

Very friendly and accomodating prof, one of the best I've had so far. I don't know where the hate is coming from?

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MATH127
Oct 10, 2003

nice teacher, more clear than almost all the other math profs.

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MATH128
Dec 3, 2003

Bev is a great teacher, she has very good notes and explains everything in detail.

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MATH137
Dec 5, 2003

Bev is awesome. She is course co-ordinator for all of the science geeks calculus classes, and still teaches a Mathie section of 137. She even learns everyone's name! Makes me remeber why I love calculus.

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MATH137
Dec 6, 2003

Fantastic professor, kept the whole class motivated and really gave the lecture material life. I just wish that she was doing 138 next term.

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MATH137
Dec 11, 2003

Great teacher. She really cared about the students and helped us understand the material. She is one of the best profs ever.

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MATH127
Feb 12, 2004

Great teacher. Knows everyone by name. Very articulate. Hard but Fair tests. Understanding if you have a problem. Always involved with tutorials, etc. Best calc 1 teacher. Humourous as well.

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MATH128
Mar 10, 2004

Don't be suprised when you ask a question and she knows your name. She made the class like a highschool one. She makes the course notes, and knows her stuff for sure. Definitely willing to help you out. It made 128 easier than 127.

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MATH128
Mar 25, 2004

Very nice prof that knows what she is doing. She is also very helpful. view when i'm coping down notes. Overall very helpful and great prof.

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MATH128
Apr 14, 2004

Great prof. Very knowledgeable. Very helpful. Tends to go a bit fast at times though, but has no problem with explaining stuff repeatedly. She actually takes the trouble to find out your name, which I think is really nice. and, she e-nun-ci-ates ver-y cle

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MATH128
Sep 9, 2004

This course is like being back in highschool, she cares about the students, but will yell at you if you get up to leave her class, even if she has gone over by 5 or more minutes (which happened every class). Couldn't read writing, thought name was Manstro

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AMATH231
Sep 23, 2004

she is just amazing

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127128
Oct 22, 2004

good prof, clear explanation in lecture

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MATH127
Nov 30, 2004

Very good prof. Clear explanations, pleasant. Gives good advice about studying and learning. You'll do well on tests if you do the assignments and make sure you understand how to do all the problems.

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MATH127
Dec 1, 2004

I hate calculus but atleast she haelped me understand how much I hate it.

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MATH127
Dec 13, 2004

I miss Miss Marshman! I had her last year, and let's just say I was lost in 128 without her.

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MATH127
Dec 17, 2004

Way to go, Dr. Marshman: you are an example of the perfect professor. You made a difficult course enjoyable. Thank you so much, you are a fine teacher and a nice lady.

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AM351
Jan 14, 2005

She one the best prof at UW. I didn't understand the concepts and she took her time to explain everything to me. She was extremely helpful and considerate.

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MATH127
Mar 18, 2005

enthusiastic teacher, but thinks that everything she does is intuitive so it's somtimes is confusing. Plus she's always run out of time teaching the lecture. She makes it harder than it should be!!

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MATH137
Apr 17, 2005

Wow bev marshman is the best prof ever, and what a great sight to see to end the day :)

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MATH127
Jun 16, 2005

Awesome prof! Gives plenty of examples, clear and neat notes, gives lots of extra help at tutorials and pre-midterm sessions. I think she's the best math prof!

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MATH137
Sep 23, 2005

Awesome prof.

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MATH137
Oct 1, 2005

very easyiest proff......aslo very helpfullll:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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MATH128
Oct 6, 2005

Hard class, do all the assignment YOUR SELF. Bev is very helpful and has good lecture notes.

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MATH137
Dec 13, 2005

Lectures are always clear, concise and well planned.

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AMATH250
Dec 20, 2005

She's definately one of the nicest/kindest prof's I've had. But I couldn't stand how her assignments were not posted online, and neither were the solutions. It's very frustrating since I don't go to many classes. She's a very nice person, but the course just sucked.

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AMATH250
Dec 25, 2005

She's very nice and will try to help you out as much as she can. Her lectures just delve right into examples and she doesn't really do too good of a job explaining what's going on. Course notes are great; make sure you read them before going to class. She'll help you as much as she can if you show the interest. Crazy hard final.

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MATH138
Jan 15, 2006

i waited for sooo long to register in her section oficially cause i think she is one of the best profs ever! Very smart and very nice as a person. She enjoys teaching and people enjoy coming to her class from all sections! I strongly recommend her!

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MATH137TUT
Jan 26, 2006

Boring, seems to hate everyone. She even opend a door smashing it into me almost knocking me over and didn't even apologize. Though I only had her for tutorials not my actual prof.

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MATH137138
Mar 26, 2006

One of the smartest prof in math faculty!

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MATH137138
Apr 28, 2006

She is a great prof as in teaching. Students from other sections tend to come to her class. Very CROWDED! She is very picky on steps, especially in Math 138. So if you don't want to attend any classes, don't choose her as your prof.

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AMATH250
May 15, 2006

No Comments

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AMATH250
Aug 14, 2006

A superb teacher with an excellent ability to convey her knowledge to us. Her examples, lectures, notes, and midterms were all fair, clear, consice, and structured perfectly for the course. She's very smart, and can be very nice (very much like a wise grandmother). However, if you don't attend her lectures, you won't pass the course.

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AMATH250
Sep 7, 2006

Good prof. ,but lots of homework. If U hate graph, do not take her class

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AMATH250
Oct 13, 2006

She is a very organized and knowledgeable prof. She likes to put in some extra material throughout the course. There was a newly added Maple component to assignments, which was quitely fun to experiment with. I can't say I did very well in this course, but I definitely learned lots and it was worthwhile.

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MATH137
Jan 5, 2007

Excellent prof- takes some getting used to, but she is very clear & easy to understand. Sometimes takes things a little slowly, but that is probably part of the reasons her classes do so well. Gives very helpful hints in exam review sessions! GO TO THEM!

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MATH136
Jan 9, 2007

She is very kind and helpful. But her classes are always slow in progress. Sometimes, she can explain one question for 20 minutes...

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MATH13X
Mar 19, 2007

Took 136 and 138 with her, and got A+ for both. However, I see that she is not as good as she look or people says. Definitely she is better than average, but I would not take her if there was a real good professor on the term I took these courses

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MATH137
Mar 30, 2007

great prof, teaches really well, i understood her perfectly. sometimes expected us to know a little too much but her teaching makes up for it.

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AMATH250
Apr 8, 2007

I did pretty well on 2 midterms. And also well on the assignments. Before the final my mark was 75% around. I felt that the final was not so hard. But the final mark of mine was 65%. I thought is because I missed 2 assignments. But I personally think you should follow the course outline to give student their marks. Unfair prof!

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MATH138
Sep 3, 2007

Poor professor for tutorials--would often come in late and keep people late and snap (or speak condescendingly) to students who asked questions. Catered mostly to students in her section of the course. Others said she was a good prof.. I never saw it. Didn't even show up for the pre-exam review she scheduled.

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MATH135
Nov 20, 2007

Bev Marshman will tear you a new **** if you are an idiot in class.

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MATHSECT
Dec 13, 2007

"let me write down the list of integrals again : ) " YOU WROTE THAT ON THE BOARD 10^100000 frickin' times!!

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MATH137
Jan 8, 2008

Great prof, one of the best

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MATH138
Jun 10, 2008

She explains extremely clear...u never feel bored in her class....get good mark even didn't do much self-study as long as u go to her class

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MATH137
Jul 23, 2008

She is not a very nice professor when it comes to people asking questions - doesn't like when people have laptops in tutorials, and goes slowly at times. Always makes tutorials stay late, but she's good at what she does.

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MATH138
Feb 26, 2009

Overall, she is a great professor. Her lectures are extremely clearly and helpiful. Her voice makes people feel very comfortable. However, there are certain points that I don't like. First, she is completely unavailable outside the lectures, i.e. she has no office hours. Also, if you sit in her classes as a visitor, she does not like you.

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MATH138
Mar 4, 2009

she's the best!!!!

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CS137
Jul 29, 2009

She is difficult.

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MATH138
Dec 29, 2009

She is such an awesome granny prof! Super nice and funny!Too bad she's retiring =[

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MATH228
Dec 10, 2012

She's a good prof but expects a LOT out of her students. If you like the subject she's teaching then rush to the class but if you don't then avoid her like the devil.

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MATH227
Dec 11, 2012

The worst, she posts assignments on tuesday and they are due on thursday!!!

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MATH227
Jan 7, 2013

Assignments were incredibly long and moderately difficult. Midterm was long but somewhat fair. Final was really long and pretty difficult. Her proofs are hand-wavy but her explanations are pretty clear. Also, her drawings are incredible.

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228
Nov 17, 2014

Great teacher. She conveys information clearly and seems to really want people to understand the material. She is obviously excited about math. She is available after class and during tutorials for questions. It is a hard class, but it is fair. If you work hard (ie. do the practice questions) and go to class, you will do decently.

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MATH227
Nov 30, 2014

Essentially, if you fall behind on the material the chances of you doing poorly is very likely.

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MATH227
Mar 31, 2015

Fantastic prof, made me love multivariable calculus. Very good at drawing pictures for visualization. Made advanced concepts very simple.

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MATH227
Dec 14, 2015

Bev is a wonderful professor who is extremely talented in visual aid during lectures. She can go a bit slow or fast sometimes depending on the topic but is always willing to clarify if you ask her. Her exams and evaluations are fairly difficult so prepare hard for them and try not to fall behind! Especially for vector calculus near the end.

Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A+

59% confidence
Based on 3 grades
Most common grades:
A (3)
Grade Distribution
A(3)B(0)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(0)
Based on 3 reported grades
A: 3
Rating Trend

Improving

+0.33 avg change
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Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

228

5.0

(1)

127128

5.0

(1)

MATH1271

5.0

(3)

CS138

5.0

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CALC

5.0

(1)
+24 more courses
Difficulty by Course

127

5.0

MATH12712

5.0

MATH135

5.0

CS137

5.0

MATH228

5.0

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