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Kayo Ide
AMSC460 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/10/2024 |
Pros: 1) As others have mentioned, she tells you exactly what she will ask on the midterms and quizzes. (but depending on why you're taking the class, this could mean that you won't learn much in the class. Instead, you will realize that it's much easier to memorize some things for short-term benefit) 2) Many bonus points through attendance, bonus questions on quiz (had ~8 over all. they are all in person), homeworks (~2. they mostly ask something covered in class that week using Matlab/python). Cons: 1) No notes, slides, or recordings. You have to go to lecture. Her writing on the board is pretty scattered and the lecture pace is pretty fast. The book is extremely dense and difficult to read through. 2) Too many quizzes (almost one every week). 3) Lectures are bland, but you'll learn a few things if you somehow manage to pay attention. 4) She doesn't seem to empathize with the students at all. She would often say that it would be difficult/impossible to make up exams even if no one brought it up. Verdict: Pass if you want to actually learn the material. Take her if you just want a good grade. Think about it though, you are spending 3 months of your life on this. Would the A matter in like 10 years? |
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Kayo Ide
AMSC460 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/20/2023 |
Her accent and handwriting is something that you will learn to get used to. She has weekly quizzes where she tells you what will be on it, and there were 2 matlab assignments that were pretty easy to do using the textbook. She takes attendance and her lectures were pretty useful. She gives many chances to get bonus points on assignment and the exams were pretty similar to the quizzes. Overall great experience in her class, and I would recommend her to anyone taking this class. |
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Kayo Ide
AMSC460 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/13/2021 |
She has a Japanese accent, and so she may be difficult to understand sometimes, but she is super nice when you ask her to repeat things. She even apologizes about the way in which she pronounces things sometimes. Homework is sparse and light, basically just there to make sure that you can in fact code what you learn in class. She gives weekly quizzes, but she basically tells you on what you will be quizzed in the class before. She gives a lot of chances to earn bonus points, and also if the class does especially poorly on a quiz, she allows people to retake the quiz. She is very understanding about the concerns of her students, and it is clear that her main objective is that students learn. She is a decent lecturer, but the textbook is very good, in case you're not a huge fan of her lectures. |
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Kayo Ide
AMSC460 Anonymous 02/04/2021 |
Japanese accent; doesn't record lectures because "you never know," says we should just take notes yet doesn't really give enough time for notes/quizzes; notes a little all over the place |