Reviews of professor Marissa Baskett

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class is math-heavy and the problem sets are hard but TAs and the professor are very helpful in office hours, especially Laurie and Mei. Tests are open note and take-home and are similar to the practice exam and do not require as much algebra. Lecture is not required but definitely helpful since she steps through literally everything.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prepare for weekly 100-point problem sets, labs that use Rstudio, 1 midterm, 1 final, and a group-based term paper. You need a general ecology course, calculus, linear algebra, and familiarity with models to follow the course. But professor and TA John is always there to help!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very hard to get an A if you don't have a solid foundation in calculus. Extremely useful concepts for an ecology field, but the hws are long and exams were rough despite being open note and 24 hrs. I wouldn't have passed without the study halls. DON'T leave the term paper for the last minute like my halfwit groupmates, had to do most of it myself.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Weekly problem set, one midterm, one final all on Gradescope. Plus a term paper in groups of 2 to 4. Find some reliable group mates, because my mates' writing skills nearly dropped my grade to A-.