Raisa Feldman

30 reviews
Tough grader Gives good feedback Lots of homework Caring Respected Accessible outside class Clear grading criteria Lecture heavy Participation matters Amazing lectures Test heavy Graded by few things Online Savvy
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PSTAT174 . 11 Days Ago

Raya is a very knowledgeable and firm instructor, with her support proving useful most of the time. Said support is practically necessary to pass the course, due to extremely dense lectures and assignments, difficult online quizzes (which she allows retakes on), and a project worth half of the grade. But she provides these tools useful to succeed.

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PSTAT213 . 2 Years Ago

Tough but very kind and patient professor

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PSTAT274 . 2 Years Ago

Raya is amazing, but you have to work/ study hard.

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PSTAT274 . 2 Years Ago

Prof. Feldman is very helpful in and outside of classroom. She provides all lecture notes, slides and example questions. The lectures are a bit math-heavy but the formulas and concepts needed for homework/quizzes are given explicitly in the course materials. Also she gives a complete guide of final project and you can meet with her in OH for help.

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PSTAT213 . 2 Years Ago

Truly excellent instructor.

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PSTAT174 . 3 Years Ago

Homework was quite difficult; I recommend taking advantage of office hours as much as possible. Final project was 50% of the grade, but you get a ton of support. One lecture was just the professor doing the project herself, code included. She will also meet with you one-on-one to discuss your project if asked; be sure to do this!

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PSTAT174 . 3 Years Ago

Lectures are uninteresting and slides are too dense. Not the best lecturer. She lets you retake quizzes which is nice. Quiz on Friday, office hours Monday where she reviews quiz answers, retake same quiz Tuesday. Go to office hours! Take the final project seriously since it's worth 50% of the overall grade.

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PSTAT274 . 4 Years Ago

Dr. Feldman really wants her students to learn the materials. You have to study the first several weeks really well on the theory part in order to get good grade on the quizez (which is significant for your grade). Go to office hour is really helpful. She's always there being really nice and get ready to help. Same thing for the final project.

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PSTAT173 . 4 Years Ago

A strong accent and speak too fast. Jumping around

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PSTAT174 . 5 Years Ago

Jesus christ. Where do I start? Take only if you have to. Quizzes are worth 40% of your grade. Only two per quarter. Final is 40%. The outline for the final loose, vague, and unhelpful. Her grading is not only harsh, but some of her criticisms were directly answered in my report. Her office hours are unhelpful handwaving and just as vague.

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PSTAT210 . 6 Years Ago

She doesnt know how to teach at all. She can only copy and paste her lecture notes. When write homework, you shall only follow her logic, or she would think you are wrong. Rediculous.

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PSTAT174 . 7 Years Ago

Professor Feldman is an incredible teacher and is very well respected in the department. That being said, she is a tough teacher and has no problem failing students who don't put in the effort. Its not an easy A, but still probably one of the most important classes in the major. Office hours are a must if you want to pass the class

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