Reviews of professor Valerie Mueller

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Grades are based on 3 155pt problem sets, a 150pt final, and 11 35pt quizzes. Quiz/final exam questions come from the textbook chapter examples and can be looked up in the textbook solutions download from the textbook website. Code the problem sets as you are reading through the chapters, don't waste your time with the example problems at the end.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
While this class was insanely hard for me, Dr. Mueller was always available with helpful feedback and insight for those of us who are not statistically minded. She tried really hard to make sure the content we covered in lectures was relevant to our quizzes and tests. I don't like statistics, but if I had to retake, I would choose this prof again.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
If she is not a must, DO NOT take her class. She may seem concerned for the student, but she is not genuine. She comes off as polite, but don't poke the bear. Her plan is all that matters.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
It is very obvious that Ms. Mueller cares about the subject material and has the background for it. However, she stumbles through her lectures and test questions are poorly written with even more vague multiple choice responses. The unorganized lectures do not match with the reading material for the week. I would take this class with another prof.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
My biggest issue with the course is the grading schema, where a 90% is a B+ & a 80% is a C+. Quizzes are only 5 questions but worth 50 points, so miss 1Q and you get a C+ on the quiz, & you only have 8 minutes to complete it. Every question/prompt is written in scientific jargon with poor grammar. You must read the 5+ papers/module to pass.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Mueller's class was very lecture heavy with a lot of information, so it was really easy to lose interest. But she is a fairly understanding professor, and knows her stuff. As long as you show effort, you will most likely do well.