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SARAH PAUL

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Raw average: 3.67/5 from 33 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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PHILOS 101
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Paul is exactly what you would want out of a philosophy teacher. Even when the content is dry, she keeps students involved by posing good questions to the class and leaving lots of room for discussion. She represents all of the philosophical viewpoints covered in class fairly, and she allows you to draw your own conclusions.
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PHI101 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
I loved having Professor Paul as a teacher. She is extremely intelligent and encourages questions and discussion in lecture. She is a well-published philosopher and I loved talking to her.
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PHILOS 141
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
I liked her; intelligent and interesting person. One thing I didn't like was when she said things like "this seems correct" to certain philosophies, even though she said she wasn't there to convince us to believe in a certain philosophy. Overall, very interesting and fun class with an above average professor. Didn't read, went to lecture, did well
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PHIL551 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Philosophy of mind is interesting, this class was not, primarily because she allowed discussion of inane topics to go on for far too long. She didn't grade our papers, even though it was an upper level class-- and we had no interaction with the person who was. She seems neat on a one-on-one basis, but just not so as a lecturer.
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2409 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Her lectures were essentially her regurgitating exactly what was in the assigned reading on a powerpoint with zero clarification. She shut down class discussions and would only briefly entertain questions. Seemed like she had no clue what she was talking about and I didn't really learn much in lecture. I was constantly so bored.
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PHILOS 551
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Class was completely unnecessary, for she ran the 40-person course like an open discussion. The readings were fairly dense, and I hoped for some clarification, but I never found it. Showing up to class was completely useless, besides the fact that she grades based on attendance. Would highly suggest taking another professor.
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Classes with SARAH PAUL

Introductory Financial Accounting examines GAAP for financial statement preparation and introduces analysis of financial data for decision-making.

No offering record · Fall 2014

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Spring 2010–Fall 2014

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Fall 2014ACCTIS 100Introductory Financial Accounting

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