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Prereqs not sufficient. Had a literal office hour (2x 30 mins/week). Very derisive to students. Responded to student answering lecture question \\\"If you thought you needed independence, then you have to go back to probability 101.\\\" There were tons of examples like this. Got so bad that I kept quotes as mementos. \",\"course_id\":\"COMPSCI/ECE 761\",\"date\":\"2023-09-06 21:25:44 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"f2ccf827e887f39164ed4007\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2626459\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ramya Vinayak\",\"quality_rating\":1,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjA1MzU3\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2626459\"},{\"comment\":\"A class with three exams, a presentation, and a paper. Lectures were the professor reading from his awful handwriting. Homework was unrelated to class, and answers were never provided. Attendance is mandatory, but the professor disappeared for the whole last month. 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