Olga Parshina

Actually took it in fall of 2024 but there isn't an option for that. Professor Parshina is awesome! She was super into teaching the class and very willing to answer questions when asked. There are a lot of quizzes though.

Professor Parshina moves very fast through the course content. It was helpful to download her slides onto my iPad and take notes on those slides. Others typed notes, but handwriting was too slow. Parshina is very thoughtful and enthusiastic in her work. All the tests are take home. There is a quiz every week and 3 exams throughout the year. There are also weekly assignments that require short answer responses. Her discussion sections are usually very engaging, where she uses us to describe experiments done.

Professor Parshina moves very fast through the course content. It was helpful to download her slides onto my iPad and take notes on those slides. Others typed notes, but handwriting was too slow. Parshina is very thoughtful and enthusiastic in her work. All the tests are take home. There is a quiz every week and 3 exams throughout th …Read more

I took this class to fill my schedule, and it was a great decision. There is a weekly homework assignment and a weekly quiz (which is take home) that can both be done pretty easily. Professor Parshina's teaching style allowed everyone to focus and do well, and I would definitely recommend this class to anyone who wants a relatively easy and cool class freshman year.