Jennifer Taggart - University of Washington

Professor: Jennifer Taggart

Department: TBD

College: University of Washington

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Taggart really cared about the content and making sure students fully understood content. But in doing so, success in the class requires a lot of work. Homework took hours and even with a cheat sheet the tests were challenging. Taggart does provide resources to help pass the class and good grades are attainable if you work. She is fair.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

4 webassigns/week is annoying but doable. Not a super exciting lecturer but gets the job done, and the grading is fair.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I got a 70% overall in her class, AKA a C, and failed it. Her grading scale is ridiculous and she doesnt curve tests. Shes a good lecturer, but failing a class after doing very passable in the class is ridiculous.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Really easy midterms

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Taggart is an amazing teacher. She is very caring and approachable. If you go to office hour, shell remember your name. She explains concepts clearly and her lectures are engaging. Tests arent easy at all, but the median is pretty high because she teaches really well. Definitely need to work hard to get a decent grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof. Jenni is undoubtedly one of the best professors I've encountered EVER! Her lectures are really amazing and her enthusiasm for the subjects and teaching is really inspirational. Always available to answer students' questions either online or in person and willing to provide extra help if needed. Totally take any of her classes if possible!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent prof. She gives every opportunity on exams to give you as many points as possible (partial credit!!). Her lectures were very engaging. She often used her entire body to help the class visualize different situations. Lecture notes are made available, but won't let you record. (Kicked someone out for taping in my class).

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Easily the most amazing teacher I've encountered at UW.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her averages are really high. Typically 85-90%. And that isn't because her tests are easy, it's because she teaches incredibly well. She is inspiring and clear and has a ton of experience. She speaks pretty quickly, but that doesn't really bother me. She kind of takes notes as she's lecturing that are basically exactly what you should write down.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I really enjoyed her lectures. She explained things well and the TA's also reinforced her topics. While I highly recommend her, don't expect to just nod off in the back of the class to do well. Sit in the front, take moderate notes and also just listen. Math is still tough and you'll have to work hard. Webassign can be annoying as usual but Chegg.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Taggart is an excellent professor. She clearly explains concepts, often in several ways. Shes willing to answer questions. Shes also passionate about her subject and very high energy and engaging. She does like to make you think on her tests, so dont expect to regurgitate information. Definitely one of the best Math 126 professors.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Taggart is a really nice person. I think it's important to go to her office hours if you get stuck. She will help you as much as she can. Personally I think attending lectures are very helpful, even though her notes are uploaded online. For exams, make sure you do lots of practice exams in the archive and you are good to go!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Taggart's not the warmest person but she taught MATH 126 SO well. Attend class everyday; don't rely on the online notes shes posts because it's what she elaborates in lecture that really makes the difference. You don't need the textbook, the homework load is reasonable, and take advantage of the plethora of previous exams online.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her lecture is good. But I have problems with the grading on this problem. In the test, it doesn't said you have to show your work, I got the right answer but I got 0/10 just because no work shown. For other problem, got 6/10 for algebra mistake, I asked for regrade, the grader took down points for the time wasted to regrade? WORST GRADER EVER!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A good prof, but really slow for the progress. Plz offer less trivial examples, and offer us the concepts quicker.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Taggart was amazing. Her lectures were fast-paced, but structured well, and she was always available after class and during study center for questions. She taught only the important parts and never assigned busy-work. Each of the hw was useful in preparing for exams. Final required lots of in-depth thinking. Go to study center!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She has amazing lectures and she gives example that gives clear information about the topics. She provides previous exams that show what she wants on the midterms. Watch out! The final is more in depth and much harder than the midterms, especially when you dont keep yourself healthy. The textbook would have helped with the depth of my knowledge.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great lectures and lecture notes. Course is well designed and very fair. Webassign questions are often used on the exams so it's good to make sure you remember how to do all of the Webassign questions. If you make sure to attend every lecture, you'll do well.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very passionate and energetic lecturer. Her lectures are fast-paced but clear and well-structured and she's good at answering questions. The homework can be tough but that's true of pretty much any STEM class at UW. The midterms were actually pretty easy as long as you put real effort into the homework, but the final was definitely harder.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH126
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Taggart is very enthusiastic about math and it really shows in her lectures. Test were much more harder than I expected, but it is UW after all. The other downside is that her shoes are sqeaky, but other than that she's great for math 126.