Selected Recent Written Comments by Students

Undergraduate

• “I tremendously enjoyed your class and I feel I learned a lot.”
• “Primarily, I’d like to thank you for your time, energy, intellect, and flexibility this semester. I thoroughly appreciate everything you have done, and can genuinely say you have changed my perception of mathematics.”
• “I really enjoyed your class and hope to get a chance to take another one of your courses in the next few years.”
• “Lots of group work and discussion. Encouraged! Office hours, fast email response, home #, etc.”
• “I can honestly say that I have never enjoyed a math class as much as I enjoyed this one.”
• “Some concepts were a little difficult, but the instructor always spent enough time for all students to understand.”
• “I am a retired physicist and I thought the course was extremely interesting, not only from the point of view of mathematics but also because it touched on philosophy and science.”
• “Great class. Great subject. Outstanding professor!”
• “Prof. Harizanov is very helpful, kind, and understanding. She will answer any question any time. I really recommend her.”
• “Prof. Harizanov had a great philosophy for teaching the class. It was a wonderful experience.”
• “I would definitely recommend this course w/Professor Harizanov to my friends. Prof. Harizanov is an excellent instructor who truly wants her students to learn and enjoy the field of mathematics. Great course!”
• “Always ready to help out (very good teacher).”
• “Excellent class. Best math class I've taken. Concise and to the point. An attribute to the department.”
• “She shows concepts many different ways.”
• “This class has been excellent. I've taken many, many math couses here at GW and none have been as excellent as this professor. She is an excellent teacher and she cares that we understand the material.”

• “Although I am not strong in math, I believe this class was well organized and well taught―I consider the professor to be the highlight of the math dept.”

Graduate

• “A great class as always. Valentina is one my favorite people to work with. In and out of the classroom, I’m always encouraged to push myself past what I thought possible.”
• “I like how we have an idea of what topics we are going over and the course flows nicely.”
• “I really love working with Valentina in her office hours. She always gives me hints when I need them and encourages me!”
• “I learned a great deal and am thankful that I took the class with this professor.”
• “What is great is that Valentina always sees how we are doing and moves faster of slower, depending on what we need and always introduces new and interesting topics.”
• “She is always helpful in office hours and class and really wants us to understand what is going on. She goes over ideas several times and in several ways so we know what is going on.”
• “Sometimes we only get a hint, but that may be all we need to get our question answered. Valentina seems to always know what part we are or will be stuck on.”
• “Valentina is always there for us, even outside of office hours. She really wants me to do well.”
• “I want to thank you for helping me to survive my year away from my graduate school and for inspiring me to return.”