The best aspect of the course was the professor, whose effective teachings skil s and clear lectures helped students learn the material. The professor showed genuine interest in the students and was available to help them. The worst aspects of the course included the difficult homework assignments, textbook-based lectures, and the heavy workload. The course would improve if there were more in-class examples of the problems that did not come from the textbook, to show students what more difficult problems are like and have them practice those problems. Prospective students should know that this course offers a straightforward approach to calculus and as long as they push themselves through homework and study, they wil be successful.

Students praised this course for having an enthusiastic instructor who kept the lectures from being boring or monotonous. Many students found the course’s exams to be very difficult. Students also complained that the examples done in class were never as challenging as the assigned for homework. Suggestions for improvement included a desire for the course to shift mandatory homework into voluntary practice problems. Prospective students should know that prior knowledge of calculus was expected in the course.

Students praised this course for having a small class size and assigning homework that was helpful in teaching the subject matter. Students had a variety of issues with the course. Students broadly felt that lectures weren’t helpful as students either called them boring or felt the instructor breezed past important concepts. Suggestions largely included a belief that the course would be improved by having the instructor change his teaching style. Prospective students should know that students found this course chal enging and multiple students found that having some experience in Calculus prior to taking the course was helpful.