Kirsten Namesnik Silvester - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Professor: Kirsten Namesnik Silvester

Department: Statistics

College: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STATA100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Why does no one else think she's hot? Great teacher, super easy, simplifies everything. I heard the other stats100 teacher wasn't as good. Take it for an easy A!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: STATS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

despite losing her husband at the beginning of the semester, professor namesnik was always 100% committed to her job and teaching. In fact, I didn't even know about her husband's passing until near the end of the semester.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STATS101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's a decent teacher, but she comes up with the most elaborate examples for problems and sometimes goes to far. She also treats you us like we are elementary school kids.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: STATS401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

the course material is a difficult but kirsten does a great job teaching. she's very enthusiastic and grades fairly.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STATS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

easy, slow paced, and very straightforward. kirsten is a good teacher and is gives great lecture notes.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: STATS100
• 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:

She gives off a condescending vibe and made me feel stupid during office hours which prevented me from asking many questions that could have helped me out with the concepts. Also, my GSI couldn't explain anything so discussion was horrible in terms of learning anything.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STAT100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Awsome!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STATS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

very easy to follow. slow pace. easy A if you actually go to lecture. :-D!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STAT100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I thought she was very nice and enthusiastic. I learned a lot from her lectures and didn't dread going to them.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STAT401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Nice instructor, wants students to excel. Instructor could be more concise.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STAT350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

i never went to office hours for kristen, but the gsi's were very helpful. i found that kristen's notes were also extremely helpful.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STAT100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really didn't like this class. Math is not my forte and I generally dreaded going to see Kirsten. She's both intimidating and condescending. She has a weird Northern European/Yooper accent, which is distracting and annoying. I survived with my GPA in tact by cramming before exams. This class will only make you happy when it's over.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STAT100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

yikes, this class was hard... GSI explanations were the only thing that saved me. Lectures not very clear and are extremely fast paced.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STATS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Presents the material very well in lecture, but I found that what she taught was hard for me to follow and that she could have explained things more.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: STAT100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She lectures to the class like we're 5 years old.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STAT100
• 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:

Namesnik is a great prof. I hate math, but she made stats pretty easy, although it did get harder towards the end. Good class, good teacher, take it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: STAT100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She kind of teaches things slow but that's probably because the course is slow. Her GSI Mike Taylor is the best and he by far gave me the most help. Professor Namesnik is a fun teacher who obviously likes teaching and makes it so that everyone in the class understands.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STATS350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Beginning of the class was so easy, but got more complicated. Her lectures were always slow and redundant, but she made everything clear.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STAT100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If stats is really easy for you this class will be very easy for you. She pops some random questions into quizes and tests but overall shes a very fair prof. Also, if you have a choice Mohammed Elayan is the best GSI that you will ever have...

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STAT350
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Went to class about half the time and came out with an A+. She goes really slowly, so you can miss a class or two a week and not miss much. The first 3 or 4 weeks are just algebra review anyways.