Professor
Fernando Perez-Montesinos
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Winter 2024 - This class was so boring. It was to the point that the vast majority of the class stopped showing up. We would have "reading" quizzes every few weeks, but they didn't correspond with the actual assigned readings nor the lectures. Don't waste your time doing the readings. I see no point if they don't actually help you with the class, I was upset after I had done all the reading and took the first reading quiz just for none of the material to correspond. Also, I had Sophia Yazpik as my TA and she was just a mean person. Not a harsh grader though, but when one of the other TAs did a guest lecture, after she finished Yazpik said "just give up" under her breath. She also laughed at one of my questions... I don't know why you would even sign up to be a TA if you dislike helping students so much.
Winter 2024 - This class was so boring. It was to the point that the vast majority of the class stopped showing up. We would have "reading" quizzes every few weeks, but they didn't correspond with the actual assigned readings nor the lectures. Don't waste your time doing the readings. I see no point if they don't actually help you with the class, I was upset after I had done all the reading and took the first reading quiz just for none of the material to correspond. Also, I had Sophia Yazpik as my TA and she was just a mean person. Not a harsh grader though, but when one of the other TAs did a guest lecture, after she finished Yazpik said "just give up" under her breath. She also laughed at one of my questions... I don't know why you would even sign up to be a TA if you dislike helping students so much.
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Winter 2023 - I like the format of the class, watching film every week was very relaxing and fun. My TA really helps a lot. He was very informative. The professor was sometimes vague during the lecture, some of the guest speaker he invited wasn't really helpful in helping us understand the material. Overall the class was easy. All you have to do is submit weekly discussion post, do weekly quiz about the film which was very easy, and a final paper. I would recommend this class.
Winter 2023 - I like the format of the class, watching film every week was very relaxing and fun. My TA really helps a lot. He was very informative. The professor was sometimes vague during the lecture, some of the guest speaker he invited wasn't really helpful in helping us understand the material. Overall the class was easy. All you have to do is submit weekly discussion post, do weekly quiz about the film which was very easy, and a final paper. I would recommend this class.
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Spring 2024 - I really enjoyed Professor Perez-Montesinos's class. His lectures were very engaging and well-organized. Both the readings (and he gave pdfs of everything, we did not have to purchase anything) and the assignment load were very manageable. It was one discussion post a week where you would summarize the big ideas of the readings and pose a question. Both the final and the midterm were take-home assignments. He also offered a few extra credit assignments. In addition, Professor Perez-Montesino really cared about his students and wanted to see them succeed. Especially with all the uncertainty this quarter, he always listened to students and did his best not only to keep us informed but also to make sure that we could continue to learn and do well in the class with everything going on.
Spring 2024 - I really enjoyed Professor Perez-Montesinos's class. His lectures were very engaging and well-organized. Both the readings (and he gave pdfs of everything, we did not have to purchase anything) and the assignment load were very manageable. It was one discussion post a week where you would summarize the big ideas of the readings and pose a question. Both the final and the midterm were take-home assignments. He also offered a few extra credit assignments. In addition, Professor Perez-Montesino really cared about his students and wanted to see them succeed. Especially with all the uncertainty this quarter, he always listened to students and did his best not only to keep us informed but also to make sure that we could continue to learn and do well in the class with everything going on.
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