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ZUZANA BURIVALOVA

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Raw average: 4.20/5 from 5 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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FW100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Very easy course and some fun material. Never studied, submitted all work on-time and comfortably landed an A. Doesn't get better than that!
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ENVIRST400OneCr · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
I am a one credit student. Very kind and nice and careful teacher! Although the content of bioacoustic was hard, the quiz had a low weight, and we can explain the ideas in detailed to receive a high score in the quiz! The participation way was interesting! There were two group projects (one credit student) which I thought were hard, but we did it!
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FW100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Zuzana is extremely nice and wants students to succeed. There's an attendance grade, 2 500 word essays, 2 exams, 2 projects. The class covers concepts useful for higher-level classes in the environmental studies major, and this is probably one of the easiest science courses on campus. I've never felt stressed about my grade, 80-100% is an A
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FW100 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Completely unclear and inconsistent grading guidelines and strange grading scale. Just don't bother taking this class unless you actually care about the material.
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FW100 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof Zuzana seems super passionate about what she does and it shows in her teaching. She presented a new subject on conservation every week, and never forced a certain way of thinking. We were able to decide what we thought based on trade-offs and evidence. I became much better and reading scientific papers and evidence in this class.
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Classes with ZUZANA BURIVALOVA

ENVIRST 990

Research

1–12 credits

ENVIRST 990 is an independent research and writing course fulfilling thesis or dissertation requirements.

No offering record · Fall 2024

Paul BlockLisa Naughton+25 more

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2024ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2024F&WECOL 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2024F&WECOL 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ENVIRST 400Special Topics in the Environment: Biological Aspects of Envir St
Fall 2023ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2023ENVIRST/F&WECOL 100Forests of the World
Fall 2023F&WECOL 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2023F&WECOL 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ENVIRST 400Special Topics in the Environment: Biological Aspects of Envir St
Fall 2022ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2022ENVIRST/F&WECOL 100Forests of the World
Fall 2022F&WECOL 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ENVIRST 990Research
Spring 2022F&WECOL 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ENVIRST 400Special Topics in the Environment: Biological Aspects of Envir St
Fall 2021ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2021ENVIRST/F&WECOL 100Forests of the World
Fall 2021F&WECOL 299Independent Study
Fall 2021F&WECOL 699Special Problems
Fall 2021F&WECOL 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ENVIRST 990Research
Fall 2020ENVIRST/F&WECOL 100Forests of the World
Fall 2020F&WECOL 990Research and Thesis

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

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