Students thought this course was extremely intellectual y chal enging. Most students said the course’s homework was too much and took too long – multiple students said it took 10 hours or more to complete problem sets. Suggestions for improvement included reducing the amount of homework and providing more in-class support on how to complete problems. Prospective students should know that the course required a great deal of work and a background in proof writing seemed to be presumed.

Students praised this course for having an interesting instructor. They also appreciated the course involved challenging problems and interesting material. Perceived issues with the course largely centered on a belief that it had a heavy workload. Suggestions for improvement included a desire by multiple students that the instructor not expect as much information on proofs so that exams and problems wouldn’t take as long. Prospective students should know that students found this course demanded that they have a background in writing proofs and should be ready to deal with a very conceptual approach to the subject matter.