Professor

Erkao Bao

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Easiness 2.9 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Workload 3.3 / 5 How light the workload is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Clarity 3.2 / 5 How clear the professor is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Helpfulness 3.2 / 5 How helpful the professor is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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June 20, 2016
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A

Bao is great! Dont listen to all those people whining. He is very fair, told us what he will test us on (and followed through) and didnt do anything ridiculous. This was the only class where I followed every single lecture with no problems, even the proofs. Also, he challenged us on the exams rather than throw some random proof at us. Highly recommend.
I am selling my textbook Differential Equations by Polking in a binder in excellent condition. No notes or highlights, and in mint condition. Text me at ********** I can meet on or around campus. Selling for $65 with price negotiable. I used it for Math 33B

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Sept. 30, 2015
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

Anyone need a single variable calculus (loose leaf) with launchpad access book? (Needed for Math 31B Calc 2) I'm selling mine for $95! Email me *************

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June 19, 2016
Quarter: Fall 2015
Grade: N/A

Selling my textbook Rogawski second edition single variable calculus with binder included. No notes or highlights, and in mint condition. Text me at ********** I can meet on or around campus. Selling for$50 with price negotiable.

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Jan. 5, 2016
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Selling looseleaf textbook for 31B for $100. includes an unused student access code for the online version. *************

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Dec. 11, 2014
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I've never met such a professor that left 4 of his lecture for other professors even 3 are in final week.

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Jan. 18, 2015
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I didn't mean the comment below, didn't realize that was academic dishonesty...those notes are not available!

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Jan. 17, 2015
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Grade: N/A

Selling High Quality electronic notes (.pdf) extremely readable with A grade from F2014 Quarter. Text **********

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Nov. 21, 2014
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

I took his 33B this quarter. His policy is really generous with 8 homework, 4 quizzes and 2 midterm and half of them can be dropped. Pro Bao is not that efficient and he usually makes mistakes in the lecture and even in the test. But overall, his is a good teacher and the exams is not that hard.

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Nov. 21, 2014
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

Very generous policy. Hard to understand, difficult subject matter, but tests are easy and he's a nice guy, albeit awkward in front of a class.

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Dec. 11, 2014
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A

Dr. Bao is a really nice professor, and he makes 33B really doable.
Very very lenient grading scheme.
8 weekly homework assignments, dropped the lowest 3, graded on completion.
4 quizzes, dropped the lowest 2.
2 midterms, dropped the lower one (in term of numbers, not scaled).

Weight:
Homework 10%
Quiz 20%
Midterm 30%
Final 40%

His lectures are OK. They get to the point, but they are not that interesting, at least not until the second half.

The quizzes and midterms are really doable. If you do the homework problems thoroughly, you should be fine for the quizzes and the majority of the midterms. On each midterm, there is always one proof problem that kind of throw people off in addition to an application problem. The application problem is fair game, so pay attention in class to the examples that he gives. The proof problem is not hard also.

I will strongly suggest that you take 33A and B together, as there are a lot of overlapping between the 2, and you can see some cool applications by using knowledge on both sides.

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MATH 33B
Quarter: Winter 2016
Grade: A
June 20, 2016

Bao is great! Dont listen to all those people whining. He is very fair, told us what he will test us on (and followed through) and didnt do anything ridiculous. This was the only class where I followed every single lecture with no problems, even the proofs. Also, he challenged us on the exams rather than throw some random proof at us. Highly recommend.
I am selling my textbook Differential Equations by Polking in a binder in excellent condition. No notes or highlights, and in mint condition. Text me at ********** I can meet on or around campus. Selling for $65 with price negotiable. I used it for Math 33B

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MATH 31BH
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Sept. 30, 2015

Anyone need a single variable calculus (loose leaf) with launchpad access book? (Needed for Math 31B Calc 2) I'm selling mine for $95! Email me *************

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MATH 31B
Quarter: Fall 2015
Grade: N/A
June 19, 2016

Selling my textbook Rogawski second edition single variable calculus with binder included. No notes or highlights, and in mint condition. Text me at ********** I can meet on or around campus. Selling for$50 with price negotiable.

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MATH 31B
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Jan. 5, 2016

Selling looseleaf textbook for 31B for $100. includes an unused student access code for the online version. *************

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MATH 33B
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Dec. 11, 2014

I've never met such a professor that left 4 of his lecture for other professors even 3 are in final week.

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MATH 31BX
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Grade: N/A
Jan. 18, 2015

I didn't mean the comment below, didn't realize that was academic dishonesty...those notes are not available!

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MATH 33BX
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Grade: N/A
Jan. 17, 2015

Selling High Quality electronic notes (.pdf) extremely readable with A grade from F2014 Quarter. Text **********

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MATH 33B
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Nov. 21, 2014

I took his 33B this quarter. His policy is really generous with 8 homework, 4 quizzes and 2 midterm and half of them can be dropped. Pro Bao is not that efficient and he usually makes mistakes in the lecture and even in the test. But overall, his is a good teacher and the exams is not that hard.

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MATH 33B
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Nov. 21, 2014

Very generous policy. Hard to understand, difficult subject matter, but tests are easy and he's a nice guy, albeit awkward in front of a class.

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MATH 33B
Quarter: N/A
Grade: N/A
Dec. 11, 2014

Dr. Bao is a really nice professor, and he makes 33B really doable.
Very very lenient grading scheme.
8 weekly homework assignments, dropped the lowest 3, graded on completion.
4 quizzes, dropped the lowest 2.
2 midterms, dropped the lower one (in term of numbers, not scaled).

Weight:
Homework 10%
Quiz 20%
Midterm 30%
Final 40%

His lectures are OK. They get to the point, but they are not that interesting, at least not until the second half.

The quizzes and midterms are really doable. If you do the homework problems thoroughly, you should be fine for the quizzes and the majority of the midterms. On each midterm, there is always one proof problem that kind of throw people off in addition to an application problem. The application problem is fair game, so pay attention in class to the examples that he gives. The proof problem is not hard also.

I will strongly suggest that you take 33A and B together, as there are a lot of overlapping between the 2, and you can see some cool applications by using knowledge on both sides.

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