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JENNIFER DETLOR

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Raw average: 4.14/5 from 22 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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EMA 201
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Detlor has a pretty generic teaching style. Although the other professors seemed to have higher averages and more engaging lectures, her class was perfectly alright.
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EMA 201
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
I felt like the lectures in person really didn't help, and I noticed a lot of people (including myself) just stopped going to lectures and would watch Jeff Hanson. In my opinion, she doesn't spend enough time explaining how to solve the examples, and instead just clicks through the problem during the lecture, which really isn't that helpful.
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EMA 201
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Detlor is a good lecturer, but she doesn't actually work through problems and instead shows the equations and final answers without going deeper. Homework assignments can take anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours depending on the topic and often go beyond the scope of lecture. You also learn how to use EES which has no relevance on exams.
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EMA 201
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
I've missed Prof. Detlor every day since having her for statics. She goes through concepts thoroughly in a straightforward manner. I have heard she isn't super accommodating of emergencies, etc. but she clearly cares about student success and making learning a good experience.
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EMA 201
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Good lecturer who uses her time well and explains things clearly. However, she is not at all understanding of extenuating circumstances, and she did not respect my accommodations. I would not recommend if you are a McBurney student.
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EMA 201
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
If you can talk to her individually she is very helpful when solving problems, but its hard to initially learn when the examples given in class are pre-solved and are the example textbook problems, meaning we get like 1 example per topic. TAs also weren't very helpful. The HW took forever some days with concepts we never discussed in class.
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Classes with JENNIFER DETLOR

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026EMA 201Statics
Spring 2026ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2025EMA 201Statics
Spring 2025EMA 201Statics
Spring 2025ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2025ME 489Honors in Research II
Spring 2025ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2025ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2024INTEREGR 601Topics in Interdisciplinary Engineering
Fall 2024ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2024ME 489Honors in Research II
Fall 2024ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2024ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2024ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2024ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Fall 2023EMA 303Mechanics of Materials
Fall 2023ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2023EMA 303Mechanics of Materials
Fall 2016MATH 112College Algebra
Fall 2015MATH 112College Algebra

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