Ivana Hughes

best teacher ever. seminars are slightly tough to get through because material sometimes is not interesting. office hours go to them. very helpful and do the homework.

Workload was the same as other frontiers of science classes - so pretty light - but to top this off Dr. Hughes offers a lot of extra credit opportunities and is generally not the toughest grader. An easy(ish) and definitely very enjoyable A!

She was the most passionate, caring, and enthusiastic teacher I've ever had in all of my years in school. She put her all into the class, set aside a significant of time to meet with the students in my class despite her other large responsibilities to her research and the frontiers of science program as a whole. Never been a naturally STEM inclined person myself, she made me interested and feel confident in the topics that we covered and gave me a newfound interest in scientific research. One of the kindest, most intelligent, and all around skilled educator I've ever encountered.

The workload for her class is fairly intense at least in terms of the number of assignments each week: piazza posts, smart sparrows, and written homework assignments each week. However, she's fairly lenient when it comes to deadlines and if you utilize all the resources that she gives you shouldn't have much of a problem.

What can be said about Dr. Hughes that hasn't already been said in previous reviews? I came into FroSci my freshman year as the most reluctant humanities major and dreaded the thought of having to take this course. To put it simply, Ivana Hughes made FroSci bearable and at times, enjoyable. Her passion for all things science and for FroSci itself is practically contagious and it's evident in every aspect of her teaching. She pores her enthusiasm into everything and dedicates her time and energy to ensuring that each of her students succeeds in her class. If you're lucky enough to get placed in her section, know that you're in capable hands and take advantage of all the resources she has to offer. Go to her office hours, reviews session, and yes - her legendary movie nights hosted in her apartment each semester.

Weekly homework. Weekly Smart Sparrow. A midterm and final. One 400-650 word paper.

She is the best teacher ever. She is truly passionate about FoS and cares about individual student. She is very clear in her classes and generous with extra time because she understands what it's like to be university student. She invited the whole class over to her house for dessert multiple times and even watched Interstellar together. She gives plenty of extra credit opportunities and gives extremely good feedback on homeworks. The midterm and final are the same for all FoS students and I would say that she is a generous grader (although I believe each class has its own curve). I thought I did absolutely terrible on the midterm which was quite hard (she admitted this year's midterm was the most difficult) and I still ended up with an A. She went over the midterm with me one on one and by the way I saw how she graded, she definitely did not penalize me hard for any wrong answers. She tries to find opportunity award you points, not take them away. She also sat with me one on one multiple times to work on the term paper and answered all my emails quickly--even over Thanksgiving break. I give her 20/10 and is one of very few professors here who I wish to develop a lasting relationship with.