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DAVID ZIMMERMAN

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Raw average: 3.97/5 from 143 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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ENG145 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
If you are taking this class just to get by with an easy A, low stress, and you don't have to do work, Professor Zimmerman is not a good choice. He is a great and engaging lecturer and if you read the books and take notes on the lectures, you should do fine although that is still a ton of work. He is really responsive and readily available.
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ENG145 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
I'm taking this course for summer, and it's absolutely terrible. He expects us to complete so many things that would be complete in a full 16 week semester, into 8 weeks which is unreasonable. TA's usually grade everything, and depending who you have could impact your grade. Don't take as summer course.
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ENG145 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Be prepared to work, but if youre engaged with the material and listen to lectures youll be fine. Definitely not an easy A.
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ENG145 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
He is a great guy who personally gets to know his students. His class is the worst class that I have taken so far in college. He is the hardest grader that I have ever had which was dumb for an introductory 100 level class made for non-lit majors. The class was an unbelievable amount of work as well for a class that fulfills a breadth class. 0/10.
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ENG145 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
If you are not an English major, avoid this professor at all cost. Lectures are mandatory, incredibly boring, and pointless since you're not allowed to use lecture ideas on the papers. I had to spend more time out of class on this introductory literature course than I did for courses that I actually cared about in my major.
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ENG145 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Lectures were mandatory and boring. The class heavily focused on "originality," which made students unable to write about topics from lecture or discussion. The focus on originality made the essays seem arbitrary. The grading was … Read full reviewShow less
Lectures were mandatory and boring. The class heavily focused on "originality," which made students unable to write about topics from lecture or discussion. The focus on originality made the essays seem arbitrary. The grading was very tough, and the expectations were extremely high. The class contradicted what I learned in other lit classes.
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Classes with DAVID ZIMMERMAN

No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.

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Recorded teaching history

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Fall 2015ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2015ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2014ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2014ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2014ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2014ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2013ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2013ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2013ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2013ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013POPHLTH 990Research
Fall 2012ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2012ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2012ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012POPHLTH 990Research
Spring 2012ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2012ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2012ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012POPHLTH 990Research
Fall 2011ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2011ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2011ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011ISYE 999Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2011POPHLTH 990Research
Spring 2011ISYE 417Health Systems Engineering
Spring 2011ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2011ISYE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2011ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2011ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2011POPHLTH 990Research
Fall 2010ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2010ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2010ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010POPHLTH 990Research
Spring 2010ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2010ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2010ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2010POPHLTH 990Research
Fall 2009ISYE 417Health Systems Engineering
Fall 2009ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2009ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2009ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2009POPHLTH 990Research
Spring 2009ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2009ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2009ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2009POPHLTH 990Research
Fall 2008ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2008ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2008ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2008POPHLTH 990Research
Spring 2008ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2008ISYE 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2008ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2008ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2008POPHLTH 990Research
Fall 2007ISYE 417Health Systems Engineering
Fall 2007ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2007ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2007ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2007ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2007ISYE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007POPHLTH 990Research
Fall 2006ISYE 489Honors in Research
Fall 2006ISYE 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2006ISYE 890Pre-dissertator's Research

Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.

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