MATH 3A
Calculus for Life Sciences Students
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Preparation: three and one half years of high school mathematics (including trigonometry). Enforced requisite: successful completion of Mathematics Diagnostic Test (score of 48 or better) or course 1 with grade of C- or better. Not open for credit to students with credit in another calculus sequence. Modeling with functions, limits, and derivatives, decisions and optimization in biology, derivative rules and tools. P/NP or letter grading.
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He is a nice guy and responds to email but is socially awkward. His exams are on the easier side compared to some of the other professors at UCLA. BUT he can't speak English for shit it's more like Korengrish. Seek outside help such as Covel, AAP, or Swartwood tutoring if you want to do well in this class. Do well on all the homework and one midterm (he drops one midterm). I got a 70 on the first midterm and a 87 on the second and because of that I have a 100 going into the final with the curve. Lecture is pointless since he can't speak English and reads from the book. If you decide to take this class just do the homework, turn it in, and get outside tutoring and you'll be more than fine.
He is a nice guy and responds to email but is socially awkward. His exams are on the easier side compared to some of the other professors at UCLA. BUT he can't speak English for shit it's more like Korengrish. Seek outside help such as Covel, AAP, or Swartwood tutoring if you want to do well in this class. Do well on all the homework and one midterm (he drops one midterm). I got a 70 on the first midterm and a 87 on the second and because of that I have a 100 going into the final with the curve. Lecture is pointless since he can't speak English and reads from the book. If you decide to take this class just do the homework, turn it in, and get outside tutoring and you'll be more than fine.
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Professor Uminsky is a good lecturer. He knows what he is talking about and really wants to make sure that his students learn. He is excited about math and it shows. He does ask a lot of questions and wants the class to answer. He will point to someone and have them answer and if they are wrong, he does not criticize you. Even though he teaches well, his exams are really hard! we will make you memorize things like the intermediate value theorem and he wants you to state it word for word on his exams. As long as you can get at least 50% on the exams, you should be in good shape overall. If you have Daniel Ram for a TA, go to discussions because he is a good TA, although he sometimes gets frustrated. Overall he is good. Take him, just make sure you study
Professor Uminsky is a good lecturer. He knows what he is talking about and really wants to make sure that his students learn. He is excited about math and it shows. He does ask a lot of questions and wants the class to answer. He will point to someone and have them answer and if they are wrong, he does not criticize you. Even though he teaches well, his exams are really hard! we will make you memorize things like the intermediate value theorem and he wants you to state it word for word on his exams. As long as you can get at least 50% on the exams, you should be in good shape overall. If you have Daniel Ram for a TA, go to discussions because he is a good TA, although he sometimes gets frustrated. Overall he is good. Take him, just make sure you study
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The class was pretty simple since I'd taken AP Calc, but seriously, if I hadn't, I would not have done well in the class. I felt that Professor Weinstein made everything MUCH more complicated than it needed to be. He's also a little passive aggressive, so watch out for that. Overall, it's a pretty simple class material-wise; just don't rely on the the prof or the TA to actually 'teach' you.
The class was pretty simple since I'd taken AP Calc, but seriously, if I hadn't, I would not have done well in the class. I felt that Professor Weinstein made everything MUCH more complicated than it needed to be. He's also a little passive aggressive, so watch out for that. Overall, it's a pretty simple class material-wise; just don't rely on the the prof or the TA to actually 'teach' you.
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I took Math 3A. he is very caring about a students understanding if you have questions about the homework or the lecture he will answer them during lecture. He had overall two midterms and a final, homework on a weekly basis. he also gives out practice midterms and final that are similar to the test. I would take this teacher again if I could
I took Math 3A. he is very caring about a students understanding if you have questions about the homework or the lecture he will answer them during lecture. He had overall two midterms and a final, homework on a weekly basis. he also gives out practice midterms and final that are similar to the test. I would take this teacher again if I could
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Fall 2018 - Okay I have a lot of thoughts about Prof. Wink. I had him for Math 3A the first time that he taught. I took calc AB in hs and I did very poorly, and I was super worried coming into this class. The material is difficult, and even people who were wizards in AB and BC struggled because of the way he taught it. He loved using proofs and being conceptual instead of plugging in numbers and showing examples. His tests are difficult but there isn't anything that catches you off guard. The only problem is that for the midterms, he doesn't give us enough time so I felt really rushed and I was never really confident with my answers. However, on the final, we had wayyy more time so I performed a lot better. The final wasn't easier than the midterm, we just had more time. You definitely have to be a fast test taker. He is a very sweet guy, and I definitely would take the class with him again if I had to. He is not very forgiving but he's reasonable and I personally liked him. Tiny guy too, looks like a student when he walks in. I get why people give him low ratings, but I liked the way he taught. By teaching with pure proofs, he was making sure that we actually understood the material rather than just plugged and chugged. I got a B- (like super borderline C+) in calc AB and I did well in this class.
Fall 2018 - Okay I have a lot of thoughts about Prof. Wink. I had him for Math 3A the first time that he taught. I took calc AB in hs and I did very poorly, and I was super worried coming into this class. The material is difficult, and even people who were wizards in AB and BC struggled because of the way he taught it. He loved using proofs and being conceptual instead of plugging in numbers and showing examples. His tests are difficult but there isn't anything that catches you off guard. The only problem is that for the midterms, he doesn't give us enough time so I felt really rushed and I was never really confident with my answers. However, on the final, we had wayyy more time so I performed a lot better. The final wasn't easier than the midterm, we just had more time. You definitely have to be a fast test taker. He is a very sweet guy, and I definitely would take the class with him again if I had to. He is not very forgiving but he's reasonable and I personally liked him. Tiny guy too, looks like a student when he walks in. I get why people give him low ratings, but I liked the way he taught. By teaching with pure proofs, he was making sure that we actually understood the material rather than just plugged and chugged. I got a B- (like super borderline C+) in calc AB and I did well in this class.
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