Samia Suliman at Penn State University | Rate My Professors (2024)

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  I got nothing from her lecture. She went through each content super fast and her handwriting is horrible. When I reached out to her about my final exam score, she replied with an attitude and told me that she could deduct more points from my work. You will be fine if you do a lot of self-study and do not interact with her during the final.

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  For an engineering professor, you'd think she'd be smart, but she's terrible. She has little to no common sense and can't navigate technology to save her life. The class itself isn't that hard if you do the work, but you have to do the work. Lectures are recorded but sometimes from the previous semester, so the content doesn't match.

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  Suliman is a very good professor teaches you all you need to know to do well on the exams. All you need to do is study the practice tests and go to lecture and you will get in A. It is worth putting in the effort because this class is worth 5 credits. Suliman also cares about her students and is respected.

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  The professor is a gentle person, but basically this course will take a lot of time to study by yourself, so you should consider it carefully, and the grading is not very strict.

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  Professor Suliman is one of the best professors I have had here thus far. Every morning, she would greet you with a warm smile and always ask how you were. She was willing to offer any help you needed and loved to get questions. We worked together in class and while we learned some difficult topics, she made them easier.

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  EMCH 210 is a difficult course, theres a lot of material covered in the class and expect it to be work. There are 4 midterms and one final, but they are nice with the grading, awarding a lot of partial points for questions that have mistakes. In addition Professor is Suliman is perhaps the nicest teacher I've ever met, and she loves to teach.

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  Ms. Suliman is a great person. She is a fast lecturer, however, because of how much material this class has, nonetheless, she records every lecture so you can watch again any part that you have trouble with. She gives a lot of points for partial credit which makes her exams not as bad as they seem at first. Quizzes each Friday aren't bad.

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• EMCH210

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  She goes so fast that you will walk out of class and your head will be spinning. Its hard to retain any knowledge from her lectures. Hard to understand sometimes and sloppy hand writing. Very nice women, fun and easy to talk to. Easy grader and she cancels at least one class every week. If you are okay with teaching yourself, you should scheduleher

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  Wonderful professor. I wish I had taken the course seriously since the beginning, and I'd have a better grade. No quizzes, so make sure to do homework and exams well. Practice exams are very similar to the real thing. Lectures end early, she speaks fast and has all the class notes on one document.

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  Take Suliman for emch210!! She is an efficient lecturer, you always get out of class early, she cancels Friday lectures, and her class preforms an average of 10% better on exams. The practice exams are similar to the actual exams, so studying those along with a few hw problems is really all you need for exams. Also exams are graded very leniently.

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  Samia's classes are very fast paced and very hard to keep up with. The exams are very similar to the practice exams, and she is a very lenient grader. On exams, it is more important that you know how to properly get an answer, than getting the right answer. Besides that, she is an awesome person and really wants the students to do well!

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  This is a hard class in general, but Samia is super passionate. She has a super thick accent and moves SO fast in class, but she also records each lecture. I would look up videos on how to do the HW which was super helpful. So many TA office hours, and partial credit is HUGE in this class. Exams are difficult, but practice exams are very similar.

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  She goes super fast on lectures. Personally, her lectures didn't really help me. Her grading is incredibly lenient tho, I would complete like 20% of a problem on an exam and get 70% credit for it. Choose her rather than the other prof, but don't rely on her lectures for learning. Jeff Hanson on youtube is the absolute king. She's super sweet though

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  Textbook

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  Samia is my girl. She is funny, fast paced, and you can tell she really cares about her students. The tests are graded pretty leniently and they give a ton of partial credit. Samia's exam averages were 10% higher than any other professor so I highly recommend taking 210 with her. Use the practice exams to your advantage!!

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  Oct 28th, 2022

  Quality

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  Difficulty

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  EMCH210

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  For Credit

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  Samia is an OK prof. She moves very fast in lectures and has a thick accent. Her handwriting is pretty hard to read. But she records the lectures so you can skip class. There's also a ton of TA office hours, and it's definitely achievable to do well in the class. Homeworks aren't horrible, ther's youtube videos explaining most the problems

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• EMCH210

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  Would Take Again

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  Textbook

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  Super fast lectures, super leniant grading. And an absolute dime. My chocolate thunder.

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  For Credit

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  Attendance

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  Would Take Again

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  Textbook

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  She is an extremely caring professor. She is super nice and knows her material well. Make sure you understand everything that happens in class as everything is interlinked. If you don't understand something, make sure to ask!

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  Quality

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  For Credit

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  Would Take Again

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  Grade

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  Textbook

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  She is the OG. One of the best professors I have ever had. She thinks like a student and cares a lot for them. She will make sure that you understand the concept if you ask her. She is very accessible after classes and ends the class early as well. She will make you laugh hard during classes. She is super sweet and uploads lectures regularly.

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  Would Take Again

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  The class material is not the easiest but she is the nicest lady ever. Do the homework and the practice exams and you should be alright. She also applied a huge curve which was nice.

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