SELECTED STUDENT EVALUATIONS
SELECTED STUDENT EVALUATIONS
Macalester College (2023 – Present)
MATH 135: Applied Multivariable Calculus 1 (Fall 2024)
"I felt supported by the instructor throughout the course, and very comfortable with coming to her with any questions or concerns I had. ... and felt as though my questions and concerns were regarded with respect, which I appreciate."
"It was amazing being in this course and I think that all material was well worth my time and has truly helped me get a good grasp of both content and application! Professor Diaz truly did amazing!"
MATH 376: Algebraic Structures (Spring 2024)
"The content itself was difficult - but very well explained and thought through. The rhythm of the class, especially towards the end, was very well oriented towards learning."
"The professor gave us some really good learning materials! I loved one of the optional textbooks. Having that, the official textbook, the lecture videos, and the in-class notes and activities made gave a lot of material for learning the topic in many different ways."
"Prof. Diaz was always supportive in helping me through textbook problems which may not have been on a homework or in-class activity."
MATH 135: Applied Multivariable Calculus 1 (Fall 2023)
"Yari is an awesome instructor and hopefully will continue teaching at Mac."
"Yariana Diaz was very friendly and kind during class. I appreciated that we had multiple attempts all checkpoints, homeworks, and even exams."
University of Iowa (2019 – 2022)
MATH 1850: Calculus I (Spring 2022)
“all together the class was very fun and engaging”
“this class was very helpful for me it helped me feel comfortable with the course work, thank you”
MATH 5010: Abstract Algebra II (Spring 2021)
“I really appreciated that Yari was open to many different solutions and willing to think through other solutions and why they may or may not work. I also appreciated that Yari would briefly touch on the previous homework questions to clarify common mistakes.”
MATH 1350: Quantitative Reasoning for Business (Fall 2020)
“I think the fact that she was very adaptive in helping the students with what she can do so we were all better off was great.”
MATH 1440: Mathematics for the Biological Sciences (Fall 2019)
“I absolutely loved having Yari as a TA. It is obvious that she cared about her students' learning and was willing to help anyone on any concepts that they didn't understand. She would give multiple ways to approach a problem so that every learning style is catered to.”
“Yari was the best TA. She really went above and beyond to make sure we were all included. She also moved at everyone's own pace and helped us all individually when needed. Additionally, she sent us encouraging notes for our next exam and even created more times to make sure everyone could get help at their connivence[sic].”
“Math has never been my best subject and I have always struggled with asking for help. Yarianna[sic] was understanding and worked with me to help me improve. I found myself going to her office hours without hesitation. Yarianna[sic] is an excellent TA and is very compassionate and understanding, which is something I believe all teachers must possess.”