APMA 2130

Good class. Nethali allows you to submit worksheets by midnight of the same day, which is a much better policy than Prof. Spencer's. There will be little actual instruction in this class.

My TAs were amazing, and knew exactly what they were doing. I've heard bad things about other sections, and I don't know if this has changed for Nethali's class as well.

Tests are difficult, and the class is hard, but I never felt particularly lost at any point.

This was Prof Fernando’s first semester at UVA. She’s a nice woman and I really want to write her a good review.

She needs to gain her confidence as a professor. She never lectures and will instead pass out worksheets. She’ll walk around to help, but isn’t good with noticing how much time she’s spending with each group. She can spend 10 min per group or more, and next thing you know, class is over. She has a difficult time realizing when the entire class is struggling on one problem, and that maybe she should get in front of the entire class and explain a bit more in depth. She also clearly does not review the worksheets before coming to class, and when you ask a question, she’ll take a minute or two to look at the worksheet to read it and work through it herself instead of being ready to go. She’s also never available during her “office hours.”

Overall, she’s nice but not helpful. Expect to teach yourself through this class, but at least you won’t be with a sadist who wants to see you fail.