MATH 32B
Calculus of Several Variables
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Enforced requisites: courses 31B and 32A, with grades of C- or better. Introduction to integral calculus of several variables, line and surface integrals. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Summer 2022 - I took math 33b with Greene for 2022 Summer Session C. Although his teaching was a bit disorganized at times, he is not nearly as bad as what his reviews say. He is very helpful during his office hours and thoroughly answered everyone's questions. However, I do agree that he would probably be more suited to teaching an upper div math course, as the material from math 33b is simply way too easy for him. The homework assignments were for the most part straightforward, as they mainly came from the textbook. Only the last homework was written by Greene himself. I found TA sessions helpful for completing Greene's written homework, as the TA does a good job clarifying what exactly each problem means and what we're supposed to include in our solutions. Exams were fair and heavily based on Greene's lectures. It's important to attend lecture to do well. A lot of what Greene says in class cannot be found in the textbook. I personally made an effort to thoroughly review Greene's lecture notes and attend office hours to clarify concepts I felt unsure about. The grading schema was 30% HW, 30% midterm, 40% final. Overall it was fair. But be warned. The final was 20 multiple choice questions, so even missing a single question could have a significant impact on your final grade. Also, homework is worth much more than in a regular school quarter.
Summer 2022 - I took math 33b with Greene for 2022 Summer Session C. Although his teaching was a bit disorganized at times, he is not nearly as bad as what his reviews say. He is very helpful during his office hours and thoroughly answered everyone's questions. However, I do agree that he would probably be more suited to teaching an upper div math course, as the material from math 33b is simply way too easy for him. The homework assignments were for the most part straightforward, as they mainly came from the textbook. Only the last homework was written by Greene himself. I found TA sessions helpful for completing Greene's written homework, as the TA does a good job clarifying what exactly each problem means and what we're supposed to include in our solutions. Exams were fair and heavily based on Greene's lectures. It's important to attend lecture to do well. A lot of what Greene says in class cannot be found in the textbook. I personally made an effort to thoroughly review Greene's lecture notes and attend office hours to clarify concepts I felt unsure about. The grading schema was 30% HW, 30% midterm, 40% final. Overall it was fair. But be warned. The final was 20 multiple choice questions, so even missing a single question could have a significant impact on your final grade. Also, homework is worth much more than in a regular school quarter.
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(1) as a lecturer (1.a) he mumbles in lecture (1.b) he sets up examples, but does not finish them (1.c) he does not give interpretations of results (2) tests (2.a) median for our class was 42/100 for the final (2.b) mean for our class was 41/100 for the final (2.c) median for the midterm was 45/100 (2.d) questions lack indication of direction for solving
(1) as a lecturer (1.a) he mumbles in lecture (1.b) he sets up examples, but does not finish them (1.c) he does not give interpretations of results (2) tests (2.a) median for our class was 42/100 for the final (2.b) mean for our class was 41/100 for the final (2.c) median for the midterm was 45/100 (2.d) questions lack indication of direction for solving
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Winter 2021 - Benjamin Harrop-Griffiths is a great math professor. During lecture, his explanations of theorems and concepts are succinct, followed by five minutes for us to do a practice problem and then watch him go through the problem. Just by going to lecture and doing the very helpful homeworks (some of which do take a while and I recommend starting them as soon as you can), I felt extremely prepared for Ben's VERY fair exams. When he says that the midterms take one hour, he's telling the truth. Exam problems are similar to homework questions, but sometimes involve a little bit more thinking outside the box. Apart from math, Ben is a super funny guy and his English accent makes class super engaging. He's extremely helpful at answering homework/lecture questions on his Slack channel, and you can tell he really cares about making the class effective and accommodating.
Winter 2021 - Benjamin Harrop-Griffiths is a great math professor. During lecture, his explanations of theorems and concepts are succinct, followed by five minutes for us to do a practice problem and then watch him go through the problem. Just by going to lecture and doing the very helpful homeworks (some of which do take a while and I recommend starting them as soon as you can), I felt extremely prepared for Ben's VERY fair exams. When he says that the midterms take one hour, he's telling the truth. Exam problems are similar to homework questions, but sometimes involve a little bit more thinking outside the box. Apart from math, Ben is a super funny guy and his English accent makes class super engaging. He's extremely helpful at answering homework/lecture questions on his Slack channel, and you can tell he really cares about making the class effective and accommodating.
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Winter 2016 - Definitely take Hendricks if you can. 32B is a pretty challenging, if not the most challenging, undergrad math class, but Hendricks makes things quite straightforward. HW: She assigns homework straight from the third edition of the textbook, but you don't turn the homework in. Instead, you take weekly quizzes in discussion that are just two problems from the week's homework. Tests: As long as you complete the homework and understand the material, the tests are doable. Nothing especially tricky about them. Do the practice test that she gives you in preparation, review the homework problems for practice, and it should be good.
Winter 2016 - Definitely take Hendricks if you can. 32B is a pretty challenging, if not the most challenging, undergrad math class, but Hendricks makes things quite straightforward. HW: She assigns homework straight from the third edition of the textbook, but you don't turn the homework in. Instead, you take weekly quizzes in discussion that are just two problems from the week's homework. Tests: As long as you complete the homework and understand the material, the tests are doable. Nothing especially tricky about them. Do the practice test that she gives you in preparation, review the homework problems for practice, and it should be good.
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