CMPSC 190DF
COBURN K M
Katie Coburn
3.3
43 reviews
Laura Baracaldo
1.8
24 reviews

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2.55
PSTAT131 . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

50% homework and 50% final project, very clear about the grading critera and very very generous about grades. Super nice prof and an easy A for basically all classes she teaches. Never responds to emails though, so go to office hours/lecture for questions. Great professor and I learned a lot.

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pstat126 . 2 Years Ago

Like other reviews have noted, the class is disorganized and the professor is difficult to contact. TAs aren't provided course materials, so they won't be much help in exam preparations. Lectures are theoretical, and there's a gap between what is gone over in class and what's tested on quizzes. Beware that there are proofs/derivations on the final.

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PSTAT100 . 2 Years Ago

Professor Baracaldo doesn't really reply to her students on Nectir and lacks organization. Assignments are due right after they're assigned, the instructions are unclear, and lecture doesn't really line up with the assignments. She typically just reads off the slides, but does answer students questions clearly through examples in lecture.

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PSTAT131 . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

Dr. Coburn was great. She's a really nice person overall. Also probably the easiest A you can get in the PSTAT department for every course she teaches. One problem is that she never responds to emails so you have to find her in person during lectures. Take her if you want good grades but don't expect to learn deep into the materials.

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PSTAT120a . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

Dr. Coburn's PSTAT 120A is one of the best options you have if you want to get A. However it might not dive in as deep as other 120A. The only imperfection of her is that she will never respond to your email. Other than that the class is generous on giving As. section attendance required and hw graded on completion.

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PSTAT120a . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

Professor Coburn's class is easy and she is a nice person. She is also not a tough grader. However, the lecture is always behind the homework, and she does not respond emails. She teaches way too slow, and we were not able to finish all the materials we need to be prepared for 120B.

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PSTAT120a . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

Professor Coburn is a very easy professor, graded 50% on section attendance and homework (which was graded on completion). She, however, taught the material very slowly and would often lag behind assigned home work. Her in class examples were very simple while the homework was very complex. I didn't learn a lot.

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pstat126 . 2 Years Ago

Took Baracaldo in F22 and it was decently hard. You had a biweekly quiz that were ~5q's (worth 20%), 4 assignments (40%), no midterm, and a final (40%). The prof was really bad at responding to emails, but definitely go to office hours if you can -- that will really help with the hw's. She is offering extra credit for 5% to ur grade which is nice.

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PSTAT120B . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

Truly a wonderful person and even more impressive Professor. Nothing but respect and admiration from me!

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PSTAT120B . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

best in the world

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pstat126 . 2 Years Ago

Took her Fall 22. We had bi-weekly HW, no midterm, quizzes, and final exam. She's overall OK, but very unresponsive and so were the TA's. Self-learn a lot. She's new so I'll give her that.

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PSTAT120C . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

Nicest professor I've met. The grading scheme was very generous with hw being half the grade and only graded on completeness. She is very helpful during office hours. Her implementation of R in the course was most useful too. Especially compared to the majority of the PSTAT department, Dr. Coburn is amazing!

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PSTAT120B . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

Dr. Coburn cares more about being liked by her students (by handing out As like candy) then she does about teaching statistics. In fact, I am not even certain that she knows statistics. She fails to answer students questions, frequently makes mistakes in class, and her slideshows are near incomprehensible and riddled with errors. review continued

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PSTAT120B . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

One of the nicest profs out there. She is very understanding and will help you understand the material to the best of her ability. Homeworks based on completion and exams/quizzes are take-home. However, you still must understand the material quite well to do well on the exams/quizzes. Don't be scared to ask questions, she loves questions!

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PSTAT131 . Coburn K M 2 Years Ago

Absolutely one of the nicest professors at UCSB, but not that great in terms of teaching. Lenient Grading. Should be your first choice.

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PSTAT131 . Coburn K M 3 Years Ago

Had a group project. No exam. Topics are quite interesting.

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PSTAT120B . Coburn K M 3 Years Ago

Professor Coburn's kindness was so needed last quarter! She was incredibly helpful and accommodating no matter what kind of difficulties we were going through. She expects you to do well, but will give you the support you need to succeed, unlike so many other professors. Best professor I've ever had.

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120B . Coburn K M 3 Years Ago

After a horrendous experience with 120A, I was delightfully surprised by Professor Coburn's compassion. She is a very good professor and even took time to review some 120A stuff that not everyone had learned previously. She even offers extra credit and makes the class easy to pass. Take her if you have the chance. :)

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PSTAT120B . Coburn K M 3 Years Ago

Professor Coburn is super sweet. She gives lots of opportunities for extra credit and freebies on quizzes/homework, and will give extensions if you need them. Her quizzes are kind of hard and you definitely need to go to class, but her friendly demeanor makes up for it.

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