Reviews of professor Huyen Curtis

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Curtis is so nice and really cares about her students. Homework grades are almost equal to 2 full test grades, and you are almost guaranteed to get a 100 on the homeworks (multiples attempts). The only thing I found annoying about this class was that other BUAD classes seemed MUCH easier (online tests, cheat sheets), which made it seem unfair.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Curtis is so good

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Curtis is so nice and caring. The class is pretty fast paced, but she does a good job of structuring it. 70% of your grade is close to bi-weekly problem sets which can be difficult at times. Two midterms and final, 10% each, and they are all take home and open note. Dr. Curtis is really passionate about teaching and it shows, take her.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Huyen is the kindest prof at UR. She can be a little confusing at times but she is helpful in office hours. Gives moderately difficult but fair exams. If you study, you should be fine. She assigns online Cengage homework with 3 attempts to get right, so you should have ~100% for homework. 3 exams and a couple of Excel assignments for the semester.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Curtis is selectively nice to people, which I experienced during her office hours. Her behaviors impacted my mental health so much that I had to go see CAPS. Her emails were also passive-aggressive and rude to some students. The class is tough without a coding background, but my friends with prior comp science experience did very well.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took Econ 170 with doctor Curtis and she is a very intelligent teacher who makes an effort for each student to understand the course material. The class is fast-paced and if you lose focus during class or miss homework you can fall behind. Overall great class for people interested in math.