Reviews of professor Maria Davis

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This lab was the first time I got to do an undergraduate lab that built on itself and had a lot of student flexibility in experimental design, which I really enjoyed. This lab inspired me to seek out research opportunities because of the research-esque set up of the weekly assignments. I feel like I understand the process of science better.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I totally disagree with most of the other reviews. I think Maria was great. Does she expect you to put in effort? Yes. Will she just give you the answer without you trying yourself first? No. But she is very willing to talk you through it and help out. If you show you really tried, she's happy to help. The lab itself is a TON of work! Prepare!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The WORST. Labs are disorganized, information is all over the course page and it is beyond frustrating. Marks EXTREMELY and irrationally hard and expects everyone to write like they have PhDs. Prelab assignments take hours and she gives no direction, even when asking for help. Prelab talks are vague and basically useless. STAY AWAY FROM THIS LAB!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is the worst lab I have ever taken. She has no clue what she is doing, everything is super disorganized and there are zero instructions provided. Too much work for a simple lab avoid her at all costs.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Davis responses really quickly to emails which is great. She also gives great grading criteria which I think most students don't take advantage of, hence the bad reviews. Since this lab was online, it was a little more confusing than if it were hands on, but she was very accommodating.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Vague instructions and tough grading. The feedback on my lab report was useless. Had to rush through the first lab then we were penalized for 'not having 3 trials' when we didn't have enough time for the TA to test our sample 3 times. You also have to come to lab with your notebook basically done. You'll learn as the semester goes on tho.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Maria is a nice person but isn't a very good Lab instructor. She doesn't teach you anything you are expected to just know how to do the tasks she gives you. She's a very tough grader and doesn't give any feedback, and the feedback you get is pretty useless. its pretty much imposible to improve in the class. i would avoid her at all costs.