AI Rate Professor

Engineering

Mallory Barkdull

ENGIN35 · ENG10 · ENGIN36 · CIVENG100 · ENGIN45 · ENGR035 · ENGIN22 · ENGIN77 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
90.48%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

; engineering stays challenging but she maximizes your chance to actually learn and earn a solid grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardClear LecturesAccessible Outside ClassFair ExamsCaringOffice Hours Hero
  • Students across engineering courses praise clear lectures that make hard material digestible.
  • Homework and ; feedback and .
  • Online pandemic sections drew a few complaints, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

A grades are common when you do labs and homework, but engineering content and .

In person shows fair effort-for-A paths; Online has more grade variance and a .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Statics, fluids, materials, and MATLAB stay intellectually demanding .

Difficulty is consistent across formats; Online frustration spikes when remote logistics fail.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

68/100

, yet lectures and participation help and some courses still require showing up.

In person varies by course; as not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

92/100

About 90% would take her again and many call her a gem who should keep teaching engineering.

In person is near-universal praise; Online is mostly positive with two strong no votes.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

62/100

and ; lab reports can be tougher if you ignore guidelines.

Format shift

Fairness is clearest In person; Online complaints focus more .

Workload

Moderate

54/100

Homework is usually just enough to learn, but labs and .

Format shift

In person labs drive workload; some Online sections felt assignment-heavy.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

, and genuine care make her stand out in engineering.

Format shift

In person excellence is near-universal; Online quality is still high but less consistent.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Homework, quizzes, midterms, labs, and or .

Format shift

and tests; In person adds substantial lab projects.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

that matter, and constant office-hour help.

Main concern

Labs and and lab reports can be graded strictly.

What students said

“Engineering is a difficult subject, but her lectures make it easy to understand, and and .”
engin36
“ and review problems with a few challenge problems.”
CIVENG100
“She is one of the .”
ENGIN35

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

some call Fusion360 and materials courses a career highlight, others disliked difficult assignments or forced group work during lockdown.

Main concern

A minority found Online quizzes and .

What students said

“To date, this class is my favorite out of my entire education career.”
ENGIN22
“ and almost impossible to understand and so were the .”
ENGIN77
“ .”
ENGIN45

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are generally fair and ; not described as open-book or camera-proctored.

Exams From HomeworkFair TestsQuizzesLab ProjectsExtra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

66/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person midterms and and review problems, with occasional challenge items and .

Homework-Aligned ExamsQuizzesLab ReportsFast Feedback
“ and often contain and smaller quizzes”
engin36
“ and review problems with a few challenge problems.”
CIVENG100

Online

Online comments mention quizzes and ; proctoring tools are not clearly proven.

QuizzesExamsProject Assignments
“ and almost impossible to understand and so were the .”
ENGIN77
“ and easy to follow.”
ENGIN45

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“We need more professors like them at Berkeley. Hopefully, they'll return!”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews (4 Online, 17 In and fair assessments. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

93/100

“She is one of the . Good lectures prepared us for homework and quizzes/exams.”

👍

92/100

“Honestly Mallory Barkdull is a real gem. One of the .”

⚖️ Fair Exams

66/100

“ and often contain and smaller quizzes, so make sure you do that.”

🛠️ Accessibility

90/100

“Reachable through Discord/Canvas/email with a one day turnaround time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • her lectures make it easy to understand
  • She makes learning MATLAB very digestible
  • and easy to understand.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Difficult but rewarding class.
  • but not too much.
  • , so follow her guidelines.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She's really engaging and challenged me to learn new things.
  • Very reasonable if you ever have issues with .
  • wants you to succeed. Great all-around prof.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

21 detailed reviews from 2016-2026 with strong grade reporting and high consistency on teaching quality, especially in person.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 9 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values