Reviews of professor Raluca Stan

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Reluca is very knowledgeable but I find her very hard to understand in her lectures which makes it difficult to take notes and to study.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Raluca is not a very informative professor. She writes on the board very quickly, and erasing in the same question. Her lectures aren't helpful on learning with the material in the class. If you go to her office for homework help, she will not help you at all because she is paranoid over giving away the answers. If you want to learn, don't take

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class has no hw and lectures every day for class. As the semester goes on the course work is really complex and hard. Luckily tests are really easy since it's only and open note.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
One of the worst experiences in my academic career. She goes through the slides built by the book company, and doesn't explain them. It's very hard to learn anything. She doesn't give practice problems to do at home, so there is no way to learn unless you figure it out yourself. When she is wrong, there is no convincing her that she is.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Not the best lecturer but I found just taking notes off the slides and using google to figure out any questions was the easiest. She was also hard to get a hold of so if your need an answer to a question ASAP good luck it usually took her around a week or two to answer me back.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Stan is honestly a good professor. Her lectures can get a bit long but they are thorough and pretty informative. Also, she is helpful if you go to her office hours. If you go to class and pay attention, the book is useless. Her exams are straightforward and pretty easy. I'm surprised by these other reviews, I think they are too harsh...

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Focus on the hw, practice problems and practice exam and you'll do well. 3 exams (w/ final) 60%, 2 projects 20% and a few hw assignments 15%. Participation is encouraged but is only 5%. No readings or extra credit but she does offer a couple opportunities for extra participation points. Didn't gain much but the class wasn't intensive. 8/10

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I've taken Raluca for a few courses now and I think that it takes some adjustment to her course style. She deviates from the basic course structure of reading, lecture and homework but instead tries to hit on the deeper concepts rather than just how to find an answer. I would have her as a professor again