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Rachel Pinker
AOSC400 Anonymous 01/11/2021 |
Professor Pinker is a nice lady that cares about her students. She wants her students to interact with her and ask questions. Those who ask questions often get detailed replies that help reinforce course material. However, I took this course online (asynchronously) and it is easy to tell that she is not super comfortable using technology. She got much better at uploading and recording videos as the semester progressed, but there were still some technological lapses that impeded learning. In her lectures, she was often just reading from the slides and putting random formulas without an explanation for them. Slides were unorganized and not easy to follow. The course itself is not difficult in content, as it does not require an extensive math background and is mostly conceptual. The homework and exams were fairly straightforward, provided that you read the textbook. Overall, an interesting course that could be taught better with more enthusiasm from the professor and better technology skills. |
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Rachel Pinker
AOSC123 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/15/2020 |
This has been one of my favorite courses at UMD. This lady is like a cute grandma. She makes jokes and laughs at them herself which is so cute to watch. Her lectures can get boring because they are so long, but the topics are interesting and apply to your life. As long as you do your work, you should get an A |
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Rachel Pinker
AOSC123 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/08/2020 |
Homework takes an unnecessary amount of time, exams are very difficult. I'm only taking this class to fulfill my non-lab requirement, and this class has more work than my major accounting classes. Only take if you have absolutely no other options |
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Rachel Pinker
AOSC123 Expecting a B+ jgold8610 12/06/2019 |
It's pretty clear that her main problem is that she's not very tech-savvy. Unfortunately, since many times require technology these days sometimes it does seem like she's a little scattered. I personally found her slides very helpful when studying for exams so I didn't attend lectures as much since the slides were posted online. There are clickers for participation so remember to show up for the class! |
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Rachel Pinker
GEOL123 Expecting an A Anonymous 06/01/2009 |
This class is really not too challenging at all. Almost all the lecture material is posted online and the exams aren't too overwhelming. The only downside to this class is that is usually work done in discussion, so you really should attend-there's also quizzes every couple of weeks, too. However, most of the time discussion will at least be an opportunity to boost your grade and depending on who your TA is, it might not be a lot of work. The only big discussion assignment was the Kyoto project near the end, but that wasn't even bad. Although most of this class is okay, a big negative about this class is that it's co-taught by 3 professors, so it seems a big "scattered" and overwhelming at times. Just make sure you go through the slides before exams (there are two midterms and a final) and ask any questions about the material and you should be okay...Pinker is not the greatest lecturer at all though, so my advice is sit near the front when she lectures so you can pay close enough attention to what she says...and make sure you look at her material very closely......good luck! |