Reviews of professor Jennifer Hoy

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
3 tests both MC & free response and 1 semi-cummulative final. Don't need textbook just go to class. Gives study guides for all exams which are very accurate. Very knowledgable, interesting lectures, and FUNNY! Has online quizzes before tests and assignments based on scientific articles. Also lots of EC opportunities including those for attendance

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Hoy is very kind, smart, and wants you to learn in her class. Her teaching style is different than most, and for many it may be hard to follow. The slides are not full of information, and you need to be present and taking notes to get the most out of her lectures. However, exams were easy, she offers extra credit, and offered points back always

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The previous reviews say she does online exams but after the first exam she changed to in person and closed book exams. You can tell she is very knowledgeable about her field and really enjoys it, but her lectures felt very chaotic and it was hard to follow along. I learned all of the material from the textbook since her class was hard to follow.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her lectures are messy, and PowerPoints are not helpful to study for exams. I didn't learn anything in this class. She provides practice exams but does not provide the answer key. She used to have online exams, but after a group of students cheated, she switched to in-person exams and, later on, allowed us to have cheat sheets.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Sometimes moves a bit fast, but knows the material super well and is really engaging. She goes into depth on current high level material and what she teaches is state of the art so only use the text for learning the basics. We cover modern techniques and there is a lot of hands on activities so many of the "lectures" really stick.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Hoy obviously wants you to learn more than she cares about grades. I don't see how it's possible to get less than 100% overall in the class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Hoy is kind, but her lectures are really chaotic and hard to sit through. There were times she stayed on the same slide for over thirty minutes and would never get to the point. She also had random days when she had a participation activity, and took attendance without any sort of warning. Don't take her class if you actually want to learn.