Reviews of professor Robin Tanamachi

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
For a two credit hour class, there is a quite a bit of work, but if you're serious about weather and meteorology, then this is one of the best classes for you to take. Professor Tanamachi makes the class engaging and interesting and is very involved with students and their progress in the course. Would definitely take another course with her!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Tanamachi was amazing! As a liberal arts major, science is not my strongest area, but Prof. Tanamachi really helped explain difficult topics. She is super sweet and is willing to work with you to help you improve. I would advise dropping by her office hours if you ever need help. There is also lots of extra credit opportunities!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Tough grader. Every homework was short answer and graded to the bias of the TA. I once went to office hours and asked TA, Told me he didn't know how to do the homework because he "hadn't looked over it yet". He helped me  and I submitted. When he later graded it, he marked it all as incorrect. Professor did not help me when I informed her.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Can be a tough grader, but assignments are sparse and arent too bad.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Tanamachi is overqualified for this class. Her wisdom and knowledge in this subject are far too great for a 100-level course. Sometimes she knows her craft too much which can be overwhelming for a student but every lecture is interesting and productive. Homework and pop quizzes aren't fun though. Homework is graded pretty strictly.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her teaching style usually tries to incorporate videos or a sense of humor. It's clear that she's extremely knowledgeable in her field and has some neat experiences and connections. The material itself is clearly conveyed, and if you don't understand something, she's happy to help you to if you ask her a question.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Tanamachi does a great job of applying current weather events to class materials. Interesting lectures. Quizzes aren't difficult. Homework can be tricky, use her office hours, and it's possible to do well in this class. There's a textbook, it's free, I used PowerPoints though. Sync Zoom, in person class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
A very nice professor but does not like to review some of the items you do on homework and quizzes. As the class progressed some things did tend to get easier though.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Tanamachi was an excellent professor, and showed passion and deep knowledge for the material! Sometimes she would get very technical, which would confuse students with no knowledge on it, but she was still a good teacher. The homework is difficult at times, and there are pop quizzes. Definitely go to lecture, or at least attend through Zoom!