Reviews of professor Anna Tarakanova

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Tarakanova reads directly off the McGraw Hill slides for every single module and doesn't explain. The example problems we do in class are also read from this premade presentation, which is hard to follow. The homework is difficult, and exams are graded roughly. The class was also advertised as synchronous, yet she just posts videos.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Does not seem to care whatsoever. Lectures are just prerecorded power points. Only met with us once a week after practically begging the first half of sem. Exams are nothing like the practice and she does not give any guidance as to what to expect on exams. Class full of smart kids and exam averages are in the 40's. Would not recommend

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Tests are much harder than example problems. Doesn't explain problems well and doesn't do problems out in office hours, only talks through them. Very hard class and you won't get much help.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Average on our midterm was a 48, hardly gives partial credit for homework/exams.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
While smart, she does not know how to teach. Monotone lectures that are helpful for getting necessary formulas, but not much else. She spends half the time deriving equations instead of showing us how to use them. We do examples in class, but she'll throw much harder stuff on the HWs and exams. Didn't learn much but at least she grades nicely.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I don't know what the other reviewer is talking about. Professor Tarakanova is brilliant, dedicated, a bit demanding, but I learned so much. Professor Tarakanova took a lot of time with me outside of class. Check your bias.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
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Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Anna is new at teaching this course. She's not good at it. Monotone lectures with material straight out of the book do not help her students learn the material. The material is innately difficult and she does not make it easier. She is very rough when it comes to grading, so don't expect anything good unless you're a wiz at dynamics

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Probably one of the worst professors I've ever had, especially since the class was online. She is horrible at explaining ideas, and the grading on her tests is extremely arbitrary. Expect to fail your tests. Don't expect feedback on what you did wrong or any real helpful answers from the professor. Do not take her as a professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Can't blame her for the course being hard, but she is the most apathetic educator I've ever seen. She does little to communicate with students, never has her camera on in webex calls, doesn't know how to teach without reading off the slides given in the textbook.