Tara DuVernay

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AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 54.55%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you will study weekly and use office hours; avoid if you need an easy A with light work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and accessibleTest heavyLots of homeworkClear grading criteriaPartial credit

Many students call her kind, thorough, and very willing to help outside class
Math content is hard and grades lean
if you keep up

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are common with real effort, but and time-pressured so an easy free A is not the pattern.

Online students often praise structure; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Calc and higher math content stay hard , and many students relearn with YouTube.

Both formats describe hard math; online and tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

, but many tags and comments say and you will struggle.

In-person more often stresses show-up; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

; supporters love her care and clarity while and workload.

Online and teacher and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Clear criteria and partial credit help, but and say little is offered.

Format shift

; online stresses time pressure.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

and often large, even when it is graded mainly for practice or completion.

Format shift

and in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Many praise thorough caring lectures and office hours, while others say she reviews more than teaches and students self-study.

Format shift

Online often praises recordings; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

grade, with quizzes and homework supporting practice.

Format shift

Both formats repeatedly call the courses test heavy.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews split between strong teaching support and complaints that lectures feel like review while exams and .

Main concern

and can feel harsh without a lot of independent study.

What students said

“Prof. Duvernay taught the class more like a review than actual teaching, so if you didn't already understand the material, it was tough to keep up.”
MATH400

“ , and partial credit is given. Go to her office hours, she will help you!”
MATH420

“ for Unit Exams which are 50% of your total grade.”
MATH400

Remote format

Online

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections often praise detailed recorded lectures and accessibility, but , and .

Main concern

Unit exams and and dominate the grade.

What students said

“The course is very difficult, Professor DuVernay is not. She is extremely thorough during lectures.”
MATH342

“she does not give enough time for the quizzes and tests.”
MATH401

“ but mainly because of the time limit.”
MATH400

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and can be timed and hard, but and offer partial credit.

Test heavyTimed quizzes and examsPartial creditExam previewsVideo explain problems online

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews emphasize unit exams worth roughly half the grade, some lowest-exam drops, and .

Unit exams about 50%Lowest exam dropFinal curve sometimesPartial credit

“harsh grading for Unit Exams which are 50% of your total grade.”
MATH400

“her class is graded primarily on tests (20% final exam, 50% four other exams, 10% quizzes, 10% homework, and 10% in-class activities)”
STAT300

“ but .”
MATH400

Online

Online reviews highlight timed quizzes and , and occasional video problem explanations; .

Timed quizzes/examsHomework-aligned testsRecorded lecturesVideo problem explanations

“she does not give enough time for the quizzes and tests.”
MATH401

“You will be required to record videos of you explaining problems but they are not hard.”
MATH333

“The and are derived from the .”
MATH342

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“The course is very difficult, Professor DuVernay is not.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (23 online, 27 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Caring Support

78/100

“ , and and help you practice them.”

📝 Test-Heavy Reality

42/100

“ for Unit Exams which are 50% of your total grade.”

⚖️ Effort For Reward

55/100

“Anybody who will work hard can ace her class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She is extremely thorough during lectures
and great explanations
Sounds like she's reviewing, not teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

you will just have to study a shit ton for the exams
Alot of partial credit for assessments which saved my grade
and

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

My only complaint would be that there was a lot of homework
HW is about 5% of your grade, unit exams 50%, final exam 30%

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years and both formats show a .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 16 · A- 1

B range

B+ 3 · B 10 · B- 1

C range

C+ 2 · C 4

D range

D+ 2

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1

Tara DuVernay

x x if you will study weekly and use office hours; avoid if you need an easy A with light work.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Varies

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

❤️ Caring Support

📝 Test-Heavy Reality

⚖️ Effort For Reward

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📚 About Workload

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will study weekly and use office hours; avoid if you need an easy A with light work.