Reviews of professor Jeffrey DaCosta

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. DaCosta is exactly in the middle of the pack when it comes to his course. He presented his material and was clear about what would be on tests. Nothing more, nothing less- that is Prof. DaCosta as a candid summary.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Dacosta's tests a very straight forward and fair. He's a nice guy and his lectures were easy to follow

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Overall the class was fine and definitely not too hard though I had already taken Probability in the math department (MATH4426) and had a really good understanding of most of what we did. If I had not taken this before hand it would have been brutal because he did the bare minimum for explaining the math behind things making it harder in the end.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pretty bland lectures but he tries to make them somewhat interesting. Very available for office hours. Tests are somewhat difficult but fair.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
DaCosta is sweet and caring. He does his best to try and help students. Eco evo is a hard class and shouldn't be taken just for a natural science core(unless you're rlly good at memorization since its all that). If you study thoroughly and go over practice/quizzes he gave you, you will be set.(some q's on exams are the exact same as practice/quiz)

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Overall solid professor for biology. Speaks on the slow side which has its benefits and drawbacks. Classes can drag on but content isn't missed. Records lectures and has plenty of office hours.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took eco-evo asynchronous in the spring. All tests were open note so I considered the tests pretty easy. He is very thorough in his lectures, but I would say the material is overall boring. The class was pretty easy but I wouldn't rave about DaCosta because I don't think his teaching style contributed anything to the class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I found it very hard to connect with the the material we covered in lecture; lectures are easy to understand and follow, but not engaging for me personally. The content is very vocabulary-heavy, specific, and spelling matters (this can result in deductions)!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really liked Professor DaCosta - the class is hard but his lectures are really interesting, he is always available for help and very approachable, and I just enjoyed his class, especially the tree project.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor DaCosta is excellent! His course is very well organized and his lectures are very clear. All of the assessment questions are found directly in the lectures so reviewing the slides are very beneficial. He is super passionate about the subject and incredibly knowledgeable. He also prioritizes making himself available to students!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures were really clear and engaging. He includes a lot of cool videos about what you're learning that keep class interesting. Exams were difficult, but very straight-forward if you study. The tree project was a fun way to get connected to nature on campus.