Reviews of professor Duong (Rita) Than

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Love her so much. Take the class if you need it but be prepare to study independently a lot outside of class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the best math profs at UW in-person, but not so much online. Though her online lectures were quite poor and difficult to follow, Prof Rita is great otherwise. She's easy to contact, good with questions, and is overall approachable. Homework is quite difficult and tests concepts thoroughly - expect proofs. Beware of quarter-long project.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The weight of tests doesn't make sense. Her lectures and the readings don't match with the homework very well. Be prepared to educate yourself outside of class more than you'll get from the book or the prof.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Than was incredibly helpful throughout the quarter. She really cares about her students and makes herself available to answer questions outside of class. The course was not too homework heavy and there were opportunities for extra credit. She is very understanding and will work with students to help them succeed. Communication is necessary.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took this class online during the pandemic. The course was asynchronous which meant all the lectures were prerecorded. The only problem I had was that her recordings were not very useful and hard to follow at times. Most of my learning came from other resources. However, she did give good feedback on HW and gave lots of partial credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Duong is a good lecturer she teaches very good in calculus I and she is always patient to answer students' questions and encourage everyone tries their best on this course!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
A fantastic professor. Detailed and interactive lectures which covered the information effectively and was very good about including students and answering questions.

There's many opportunities to show you've learned the topic after tests and you have the opportunity to improve your grade. Work level is very reasonable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took online in spring 2020. Easiest calc class. Every week there's a short reading assignment (not actual readings, just math problems), activity worksheet (more math problems), & webassign HW. Had 4 unit quizzes, not tricky; very easy & you have chances to remaster them. Lectures weren't always helpful but I still showed up. Readings helped most.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Awesome teacher who truly does care about the progress her students are making and their understanding of the course material. She puts a lot of emphasis on your understanding of the material as that is the point of learning. Very helpful and more than willing to help you during office hours. Very respectful person. Highly recommend.