Reviews of professor Leda Tse

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She doesn't seem to know what she is talking about and pulls everything directly from the book. Lots of quizzes and activities. Use both the activities and quizzes to study for exams. Learning objectives are a must because her exams are detailed. Overall a hard class but its manageable, she just isn't going to be helpful when it comes to teaching.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The multiple-choice and true/false questions on tests and quizzes are SOO tricky but the short answer on tests are very doable. be ready to read the textbook on top of lectures, it is more useful than the notes for sure. she tries to be very clear but is a little confusing at times and tends to pronounce a lot of key terms wrong.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Tse is a very nice and caring woman. Her class is only structured around lectures. She reads directly from the slides which can be bland and confusing, but if you ask her a question she will usually be able to give you a more detailed answer. She gives weekly homework and her tests are relatively straightforward.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
It was honestly hard not to fall asleep during one of Dr. Tse's lectures. She always posts the lecture slides before class and when she actually lectures, she only reads off the slides and does not elaborate on anything. Even when people asked questions, she wouldn't really answer the actual question. Would not recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Doesn't know how to teach and was the most boring class I've ever taken. Reads off PP slides and expects students to memorize every little detail. If you're good at bio you should be fine though, but don't expect to learn anything new. Assignments are graded for completion so that's chill. Overall pretty terrible class and would NOT take it again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Tse is very nice and lectures well. All exams are take home but are fairly difficult. Not all material is from lectures, some questions you have to think outside the box. Do-able class if you are willing to put the time in. There are 3 presentation that you do with partners. Overall good class, and she offers extra credit at the end too. Use OH too

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Tse is good professor! Kind and helpful, really wants to help. Lectures are decent, but details are only said verbally, so you need to attend class. It can be hard to absorb the verbal details and also write them down. Some things not made super obvious in lectures, but OHs help a lot. Tests are fair and are a good representation of learning.