Diane Souvaine - Tufts University, Medford, MA

Professor: Diane Souvaine

Department: Computer Science

College: Tufts University, Medford, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: COMP160
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

By far the worst professor I've had at Tufts. She seemed to have no intention to even attempt to be a good teacher with incoherent and unprepared lectures unclear exams and grading. Her role on the National Science Foundation was clearly the only thing she wanted to do with her career, and a generation of Comp 160 students suffered for it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: COMP160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This was a poorly run class; I relied on the previous professor's lectures. The two head TAs were grumpy, uninterested, and the recitation sessions run by the TA were useless (went over just basics and he had inadequate English skills.) I regret taking the course this semester.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COMP160
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I have to second the previous comment. Spot on w/ everything. Also her pettiness is shocking. She singles out & berates students publicly for any little thing that bothers her. The homeworks are like riddles which absolutely REQUIRE a TA to provide add'tl info to solve. The mean exam scores are abysmal. Thank god for Aloupis' recorded lectures.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COMP160
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Souvanine has good intentions to teach, but she is just horrible at it. She always uses the old professors slides, and sometimes it feels like it's her first time ever seeing them in class. She goes over material super fast, then pretend like everyone got what she was talking about, until somebody tells her to slow down because they are lost.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you are math-oriented, you will love her, otherwise you will get lost. Her tests are very long, so write at least something intelligent for each question. She's a good professor and will care about your progress, but watch out for the sometimes-unnecessarily complicated math explanations.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: COMP160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

she's one of the est teachers I've ever had. The class is extremely hard, though.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: CS160163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent lecturer, engaging and interesting.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: COMP160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: COMP160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very hard class, but she taught it well.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COMP163
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She made me to take Computational Geometry after COMP 160.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CS160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: COMP160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

she makes al.gore almost bearable

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: COMP160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Algorithms=the Devil; Prof =wonderful=devil's advocate