Kara Gerdes

AJ10 · AJ13 · AJ010 · AJ013 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
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Difficulty: 2.1

The decision

if you are willing to read regularly and want a fair, interesting class that is not hard to pass.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInteresting lecturesBook-based teachingEasy if preparedWeekly quizzesFair grading

Students mostly describe Kara Gerdes as interesting, helpful, and clear.
The class is easy for , and keep up with weekly quizzes.
The and a lecture-heavy, book-based format.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Students say passing and high grades are easy if , and complete the work.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

74/100

The content is book-based and manageable, though weekly quizzes and detailed lectures require preparation.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

86/100

Most students recommend her because she makes the subject interesting and .

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Students describe her as fair and say doing the work is enough to pass, but .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

60/100

The workload , and a few written assignments.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention workload.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students repeatedly say , and helps students understand.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears to combine weekly quizzes, tests, written assignments, crosswords, vocabulary, and reading work.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are strongly positive, with students saying the class is interesting, fair, and manageable if they read and attend.

Main concern

Weekly quizzes and , and .

What students said

“ and quizzes as well.”
AJ013

“ . but the .”
AJ13

“ .jsut do the work and youll pass”
AJ010

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews mention weekly quizzes and tests but do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, or .

Weekly QuizzesTestsReading-Based Questions

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention weekly quizzes and tests, with mixed comments on quiz difficulty and .

Weekly QuizzesTestsReading-Based Questions

“ . but the .”
AJ13

“expected to read every chapter and ”
AJ13

“ .”
AJ013

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Gerdes is such an easy teacher for those who do the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Makes class interesting and makes sure you understand what is being lectured.”

👍 Recommendation Value

86/100

“great teacher makes the class interesting.”

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68/100

“ .jsut do the work and youll pass”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Gerdes makes class and subject interesting.
teaches straight from the book. very detailed.
she gets very into detail and makes sure you understand everything.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

and quizzes as well.
expected to read every chapter and
theres about 4 written assignments thru out the semester

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Class is easy as long as you do the reading and .
Read the chapter prior to class, and you wont have a problem passing it.
not that difficult to pass class

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

The 11 in-person reviews are fairly consistent and specific, but they are old and cover a limited evidence base.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57

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1 out of 50

Course coverage

AJ136 reviews

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AJ101 review

Reported outcomes

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Kara Gerdes

x x if you are willing to read regularly and want a fair, interesting class that is not hard to pass.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Value

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 About Workload

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

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if you are willing to read regularly and want a fair, interesting class that is not hard to pass.

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