i got a C in the class. but it's totally on me. i'm not that great in mathy sciency analytical stuff. davis used to teach AP stats so her method of teaching is always very friendly, concerned, and "high schoolish." she really wants you to understand the material and won't move on in class until everyone in the room understands. i would recommend her.

Professor Davis taught in a way that reminded me of middle school. It was organized, straight forward, and she always provided plently of worksheets. The mid term was fairly easy and if you stay on top of your work, you should have no problem. However the final was more challenging. Although I managed a B on it, I found that as I was studying, there were many concepts that she did not cover sufficiently. Also, there is a lot of busy work, including weekly homework assignments, online quizzes, and labs. Sections are basically pointless. Overall the course was fine, but a curve would definitely have been nice.

Prof. Davis is the best! She is the sweetest lady and the best south campus professor i have had so far (i am a north campus major). She genuinely cares about her students and on top of that is an excellent teacher and makes you feel like class is worthwhile. I got a B- and was very disapointed but I still recomment Davis, from my experience, don't skip lectures during the second half, that's definitely why I didn't get an A or A-. Anyways, Davis is wonderful!!!

First half of the course was a breeze, and probably could have been taught in a week rather than five. First midterm was also a piece of cake. Don't let that fool you though. The second half of the course is significantly more difficult, and the final was much trickier than the midterm. So don't slack off. Make sure you do the extra problems she assigns in preparation for the final. One of them was just like one of the questions on the final.

Professor Davis is one of the best professors I've had at UCLA so far. The class itself isn't that difficult but she also explains the material really well. She is always there for office hours and if you can't meet her at those times, you can always set up an appointment with her. If you're struggling, definitely go to her office hours. Homework is pretty easy and you can check with your TA for the right answer so it's easy to get perfect scores on the homework and labs. The online quizzes are easy as well, especially since you get two tries and most of the questions are the same. I got a 100% on the midterm but the average was quite low. A lot of people had time problems so be aware of that. Also she does not give partial credit nor does she grade on a curve. However she does reward improvement. If you had anything lower than an A before the final, if you get an A on the final, you get an A in the class. If you already have an A, the final is worth 50% of your grade so you pretty much have to almost ace it anyway. Going into the final, I had a 99.6% but needed an 88.2% to maintain my A. She allows you a standard size piece of paper as a cheat sheet on the final (both sides) but honestly, you don't really need it. The final was mostly conceptual. If you keep up with the homework and understand the material, it should be an easy A. Professor Davis is also very friendly and willing to help. She even gave us M&Ms!

Davis is a really good professor and really really really cares about her students. She takes out time to learn your names and everything! I highly recommend going to office hours because if you don't understand she will explain until you do! It was incredibly accessible.

The only thing not to forget: She puts small tricks in her exams. Don't forget to read the questions real careful. Also, she doesn't give partial credit on questions so if you get one thing wrong, everything is wrong which is kind of weird since it is a math course. Not many questions on her exams but i missed 1 1/2 parts on the midterm and got a B. Definitely tricky, but manageable.

Great professor and highly recommended. I didn't really know the material until a few weeks before the final and still got an A-. Not the easiest A but definitely achievable.

I had to take this as a poli sci major and I was told that the couse would be easy. The problem is, its an easy class with anyone BUT Davis! I consider myself to be pretty good at math, but I hated this class. Davis was a decent lecturer and though a bit intimidating, she was helpful during office hours. But, the midterms and final are tricky and the homework is excessively long and hard. Plus, I had a terrible TA who couldn't speak english and I basically went to section to copy the homework that she did on the board. To top it all off, she doesn't curve! I had a B going into the final and i studied a lot for the final. She told us to study midterms and quizzes and we would be fine...the final was so hard it brought my grade down to a B-. Beware!

Davis genuinely cares about her students. She goes through everything step by step, piece by piece. When I was in her class, there wer 135 other students and she knew my name! It was actually quite scary, esp since I had never gone to office hours or talked to her individually. She can be a bit intimidating, esp if she sees that youre not putting much effort into the class. She makes a sincere effort to have everyone understand the concepts. Her tests can be tricky in that she marks down very small mistakes, but if you go to class and do the homework, you should be fine. If you attend lecture, you wont need to read the book. She goes through everything simply and clearly. I would definitely reccomend davis.

Midterms are extremely tricky, avoid taking davis, she tests on things that are not in lecture or in section, very unfair, class not curved and she doesn't negotiate grades, lectures are very fast and you can only hope you have a good TA, my ta was even confused on some of the things that davis chose to put on the tests, be careful

Professor Davis was probably the easiest teacher I've ever had. I don't know who the people are who rated her a 10 in difficulty and a 1 in effectiveness but she definitely did not deserve it. Those people probably didn't ever go to class so they probably deserved whatever grades they ended up with. She gives you weekly quizes and tells you exactly what is going to be on them. She practically tells you what's going to be on the midterms and final. The only thing is she does give a lot of homework, but if you do it as it is assigned, it isn't so bad. She wasn't my favorite teacher, but she sincerely cared about her students learning. I thought she was very effective. As long as you go to class, this course is a breeze. If you aren't the type to go to class...it's still a breeze...as long as you get an A on the final you get an A in the class.