Anne Desmarais - Tufts University

Professor: Anne Desmarais
Department: Engineering
College: Tufts University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ES56
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She really just rambles on in statistics and has trouble getting the point across. Often times has no answers for questions that students ask her. The labs are super easy even if you've never used R before. Would've taken statistics with Wayne if I had read the reviews here beforehand. Thought I'd like stats but now despise it.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ES025
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
There was homework, a paper, a midterm and a final each worth 25%. I really loved the class and found everything we covered really fascinating. Prof Desmarais has her own little personal stories to relate to what is being taught. She and the TA graded fairly and the class translated well to online learning. Would definitely recommend.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ES56
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This was an intro stats class, so the material could be dry. However, engaging with her lectures really does help. Her PowerPoints are pretty clear; use notes for those. Show up to recitation and respect the TA it goes a long way.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ES56
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Lectures are rambling and incoherent. We ended up falling behind and not covering 25-50% of the syllabus. I passed exams and homework through rote memorization and pattern recognition, not conceptual understanding. The textbook does not help.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ES25
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I do not think a 3 does her justice. I agree that her class is lecture dense and boring for real from time to time, but it can be truly informative and inspiring if one is passionate about env issues. Homework is manageable, but tests def require much preparation. Accessible and willing to help outside class.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ES56
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
I had her for Probability and Statistics and she showed a clear lack of mastery of the material. She makes many mistakes on the board and is often unable to answer any questions in class, even when they directly relate to what she's teaching. She is very nice, but does not know how to lecture. She sometimes says things that are just wrong in class.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ES56
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Not a good lecturer, can't keep her thoughts straight. You never know if what she's writing on the board is what she's intending to say, because both differ so often. Incredibly frustrating. Also told one class to change a question on the midterm then took points off for doing so.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ES25
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
She really got me interested in Environmental Technology. Go to office hours!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ES025
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Wonderful Professor
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ES025
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
The Best!
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ES25
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
This class had a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the professors tendency to go off topic combined with useless lecture slides and highly specific test questions turned what could have been a great experience into one of the worst classes I've ever taken. Class required for envtl studies major, no other teachers for class, good luck.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ES025
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really nice, pretty easy, take notes and do the work.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ES25
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The lectures are super boring. It's hard to stay focused since she goes on rants. The class is pretty disorganized. If you can pay attention, the homeworks and exams cover what she talks about in class so it's pretty straightforward.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ES25
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
So, yeah, maybe she's a little wierd -- sort of the classic "cat lady" (and she talks about them all the time). But her class isn't bad and she knows absolutely everything about the subject. The work isn't all that difficult or demanding. If you learn how to take effective notes from her lectures you'll be fine on the exams with little studying.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ES25
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She goes off on wild tangents during class and your notes end up being incredibly incoherent and scrambled. Its a shame too because she doesn't use the book at all except for homework. The grading looks for certain wording so if you write a lot and cover as much material as you can, youll do well. Classes were boring but the work was easy enough
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ES25
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She's alright. She has an engineer's sense of humor, which may or may not be a plus. Homework grading can be very nitpicky, but as long as you write a lot, you'll do fine.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CE
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
she is a bit disorganized in her lectures, but her classes aren't that difficult. the final project, however, can be a doozer. Very time consuming.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ES25
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ES25
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
lectures are incredibly boring and she's hard to listen to. But if you take down some notes and study a bit u'll get a B without having worked hard at all(at least that's what i did). If you seek her out for help during office hours u'll walk out more confused than when u walked in. funny looking
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: CE
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
extremely boring
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