The best professor I've ever had.

Great professor. She is super funny and makes the class laugh every class. The way she tells the stories are really fun to listen to so you don't fall asleep. Tests not exactly easy but doable if you study. Everyone did better 2nd midterm.

Prof Stem makes the class very enjoyable. Very animated in telling the stories. Midterm and Final are all multiple choice. Memorize the lecture slides and you'll be fine. Recommended!

She was extremely enthusiastic about the subject which made it not hard to be completely engaged into what she was saying. There are 3 exams in the class. Overall, this class was amazing and enjoyed it completely.

She was a very enthusiastic professor and made the lectures extremely interesting and funny. The material was super interesting although it could be hard to keep all the names straight since they all sound so similar. Take this class if you are interested in mythology, it is great!!!!!!!

I love Professor Stem! She is so enthusiastic and energetic about mythology. She kept me interested during every lecture and never did I fall asleep in that class. It's a lot of information to remember but it's all stories! Just sit down and listen! Definitely recommend any class with her!

I took this class as a GE against my better judgement (I hate mythology overall) so my review is slightly biased. Lectures cover the main points of each myth so you don't have to read the thick textbook. Not particularly engaging in terms of the powerpoints but she tries. Go for it if you are interested, else, avoid the 27 lectures.

Class grade is made up of 3 exams. There is a lot of information, but if you put in the time for studying it isn't hard to do well. She posts all her lecture powerpoints online so attendance isn't mandatory, however her lectures are great and worth going to. She uses a lot of enthusiasm when talking about the myths, it makes it easier to remember.

Professor Stem is an amazing professor. The only thing I didn't like about her is that she said int he syllabus that you need the book to get an A in the class, so I blew so much money. She is so good and so informative in her lectures that I did not use my book AT ALL, no exaggeration. The midterms and final are all lecture-based!

Very interesting class! Gave engaging lectures. However, it was a ton of memorization! There is strictly only 2 midterms and a final. No homework. No Extra Credit. No participation points. Your grade is based strictly on multiple choice tests.

Professor Stem is one of my favorite professors I've had at Davis. She is so passionate and enthusiastic in lecture that it made me become interested in the subject and actually enjoy the class. She gave 2 (easy) midterms and a final that each had 67 questions and weren't cumulative. Highly recommend if you want an easy A

Super sweet and caring professor. She gets fired up during discussions. It's really nice to see an instructor who enjoys what she's teaching. Grade is participation, papers, midterm, final. Lots of reading and writing, can get tedious, but I've learned a ton. She's a fair grader + lightens the workload the last 2 weeks. Tries to push you to think.

Prof. Stem is very passionate about what she teaches. I really enjoyed this class and will miss it! 3 midterms - 1 is the final - not cumulative, all multiple choice. Pretty straightforward, there's lots of names but if you make flashcards, you'll be fine. What you need to know is put in bold on the lecture slides, and the slides are on Canvas.

She's passionate about the topic and is a good professor, but her exams require a lot of work to do well on. You have to know a good deal of info (25-30 slides per lecture) for each exam, but they're not cumulative. The class was interesting but not worth it for a 3 unit GE. Overall, class was fun but not worth the effort, exams fair. Took P/NP.

Professor Stem is an amazing lecturer! She is really passionate about Greek Mythology. I thought CLA 10 would be an easy A, however, her test are extremely specific. YOU NEED TO KNOW EVERYTHING IN HER LECTURE SLIDES. You need to invest your time and effort if you do want an A in this class. Over all, I enjoyed the class, but it was a lot of work

If you have good recall and already know some stuff about Greek myths, this is truly easy. (The Iliad/Odyssey, Heracles, the Olympic Pantheon, stuff about Oedipus) You can just skip class and check the slides. If not, you will probably want to take some good notes. The professor is passionate about the material and helps it come to life, at least.

A lot of detail and memorization required, but totally manageable if you put in the effort. She posts slides online too. Very passionate about Greek myth and a nice lady. would recommend.

For a 3 unit class , the amount of work and time spent felt more like 4 units. Nonetheless, the content of her class is really straightforward. All you have to do is memorize all her lectures and her exams will be easy. 3 exams, all NON-cumulative. Stem's also really passionate for teaching CLA10, sometimes a little bit too much

Professor Stem was partially engaging in class, but with her lectures also being put online, it is not necessary to go to class. The grade consisted of 3 exams each worth 1/3 of the final grade. The exams were based purely off the lecture and as long as you study steadily before the exam (not the last day or two), you will do fine. Easy A

Her lecture's are really pleasant to attend. It kind of feels like you're in elementary school and it is story time. Stem is quite a good storyteller and you can tell she cares about the material. There is quite a bit of memorization needed for the tests (60-70 names per test) but each test is not cumulative so that's nice.

We love Melissa! She is very passionate and is a great storyteller! The class is very straight forward and it is a lot of name memorizing, but an easy A. She was very helpful when I had to make my midterm early, she actually contacted me first when planning out when and where to take it.

Stem was a very helpful and good lecturer but her tests started off very hard and got easier. 2 MT, 1 final, all non cumulative and worth same %. Class was insanely hard. You have to go to class and pay 100% attention along with studying after lecture if you want to get an A.

Melissa was a really great professor and had a lot of passion for the material she taught. It was fun taking the class but at the same time, a lot of note-taking and memorisation was required. Overall for me, it was a an easy A class and I definitely recommend taking her as a professor if you can!

Best lecturer I've had. She story tells in a way that keeps anyone interested. The material is A LOT, but the tests are very straightforward. If you have time, type the notes before class and just listen during. Study a little bit everyday and take it up a notch near midterms and it's an easy A.

She is very funny and passionate about the subject. However, tests are very specific and no matter how much I studied I didn't get so detailed to earn an A.

This is the best teacher I have ever had in my life, I do not know what I would do without her. She inspires me every single day of my life. I love her so much! <3

Really interesting class, Stem has interesting ways of telling stories to make things more interesting. However tests are so detailed and so specific. No matter how much you study, there's always a couple of questions that will stump you.

Make sure to study from the very beginning of this class if you wanna get an A

She is an absolutely fantastic lecturer! Her voice really makes you feel for all of the characters and feel like you are there with them. However, her tests are incredibly detail oriented which makes the class difficult. No matter how much I studied, I still got Cs on the midterms.

She gives great lectures and fair tests. Physics 9c broke my soul this quarter and this class was the sanctuary for me. Take Stem's CLA10, you won't regret it :)

It is mostly mainly on memorization. If you like Greek myth, then this class is a piece of cake for you. Although she assigns alot of reading, if you attend the lecture then you don't have to read it, because she goes over many details in class. The test is also non-cumulative, makes a good GE class to take.

I thoroughly enjoyed Professor Stem and her lectures. She is quite entertaining and makes learning mythology more fun than it already is. The class is not difficult as long as you attend every lecture and take good notes. The downfall of most students in this class is assuming that they can skip lecture because the slides are online. Don't skip!!

funny professor and has so much passion. lecture heavy but I like that she goes over the readings in a lot of detail during class

Professor Stem is my favorite professor at Davis; she's extremely charismatic and draws you into the myths she tells. Class goes by so quickly because she makes lectures feel like storytime. We had really easy readings which I highly recommend you keep up with. She also shows you the most effective way to take notes! Really, really fun class!

She is an amazing teacher, I took her myth class and it was easy and her lectures were so engaging. Your grade is dependent on tests but the tests arent hard. She is truly passionate about her topic and I really enjoyed her class even though it was just a credit filler GE for me. She made me genuinely interested in myth.

A lot of the reviews are about her reporting cheating but I think that was when kids switched tabs during the online tests. Her in person classes are really easy and she bolds the material you need to know for the tests. The 4 tests make up the grave and are not cumulative. Lectures were engaging, like listening to a story eveyrtime.

Totally fine class but writing this after the class has been from 12-1 everyday and then the final is at 8 am which is not when my brain is ready for classics lol. Later final and the class is top teir.

BEST GE professor, stem really makes lectures fun and go by quick. you meet three times a week and dont have to do anything else besides go to lecture and review before the tests. four tests, all not cumulative and multiple choice. she doesnt like to trick her students and is available for extra help whenever you need. shes also super funny

I took her for class 10 this fall 2021 quarter and I honestly loved her class. All you have to do is show up to lectures, pay attention and study for exams. There is no homework. There are 4 exams which are all Multiple choice and they are easy and straight out of the lecture slides. Overall she makes the content very interesting. Greek M. was fun!

grade is just 4 exams, which are not cumulative. exams are fair, just need to be good at memorization.

There's a lot of bad reviews cause of what she did in online school (which admittedly was not cool), but for in-person instruction she was great. The class has no assignments, the only grades were 4 exams, which seems daunting but they honestly were easy. I did have extensive Percy Jackson knowledge coming into the class, which made it much easier.

There is no homework for this class, but that's what makes it hard. There are only four exams, and you will have a LOT of material to remember. If you mess up on one exam, it's really detrimental to your grade.

This professor knows her subject very well. Her lectures are clear and entertaining. It's like the adult version sitting in kindergarten circle and being told stories. She is a fair grader. It's 4 mc tests & she goes over all the material. Her policies are clear and expectations of conduct in the class are all outlined in the syllabus.

There were a lot of ungraded reading, but all material on exams is covered in lecture. Pay attention and make study guides as advised. Her syllabus is very clear on her expectations. Her lectures are enjoyable and engaging. She is a great professor and I learned a lot of information with no prior knowledge. 4 non-cumulative exams 50 mcq each.

Probably one of the best professors I've had so far. Her lectures were super fun and made me actually want to go to class. The only thing is that grades are entirely test based so if you don't do well on the tests you're kinda screwed. Overall a really great class, but make sure you have good study skills.

Grading is entirely test-based, with no writing assignments and lots of readings. However, I didn't do the readings and still passed the class. Her lectures were pretty fun! I recommend using Quizlet to study because there is a lot of terminology and characters (along with their attributes) to memorize.

No curve, 3 midterms & a final, each comprised of 50 multiple choice questions (A-E) & worth 25% of the overall grade. That's it, no extra credit, just tests. You don't need to do the readings, specifically states everything on the test is on the slides, important stuff is in bold. Slides are posted, but lectures have funny stories to help remember

I absolutely adore Professor Stem. Going to her lectures was like listening to a story and she makes Greek mythology so interesting! You definitely need to study but just rewatch the lectures or tell the stories back to yourself! I loved this class and would take it again if I could.

Great lecturer with great energy and enthusiasm. I enjoyed going to her lectures. Your grade is made up of 4 exams which are extremely specific so you have to memorize a lot of information. Don't take this class if you're a bad test taker.

I really like Professor Stem! Lectures are so fun the way she tells the myths make them accessible and easy to understand. On her slides she bolds important things she wants you to know for the exam, which is helpful, so you know what to study. The hardest part of the class for me was memorizing the characters and their relationships.

great professor all around. I do think the exams could be refined, as it is one of those classes where you just memorize for a multiple choice test, but besides that she is super chill and makes lectures fun.

If you like mythology this class should be relatively easy for you. Interesting lectures told in a story like format(it's important to go to lecture), and the tests are pretty much just memorizing the information on her slides. 4 tests make up the whole grade and averages are high so no curve.

Stem was an amazing lecturer. She was clearly very passionate about what she does and made lectures fun. There is a good amount of memorization but not bad. Class is graded on 4 tests, 50 mcq, each 25% of grade and non-cumulative. Things you have to remember for test are bolded in slides, and the readings aren't necessary at all to pass the tests.

She was great. Super accommodating and understanding. The class it self is easy to study for as long as you attend the lectures and review the slides. I studied about 4 hours for each midterm and earned an easy A. Overall a really interesting class and I enjoyed every lecture. Your whole grade is based off what you get for midterms!!

Professor Stem is an engaging lecturer. The whole class is graded on 4 non-cumulative exams (the 4th being the final) & they're just based on content from the lectures. Defiantly go to lecture because she tells the stories passionately in a way that will make you remember. If you make the study guides after each class it's not as hard to study

Totally loves teaching! A shame most of her students don't love learning.

Professor Stem makes Greek mythology really engaging. The class is test-heavy, but the content is manageable if you focus on the lecture slides. unstuckstudy proved super helpful for test prep alongside other study tools like Quizlet.