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Lectures mainly covered definitions, theorems, and basic examples, so I'd highly recommend doing all the recommended homework and supplemental practice provided in discussion. You might struggle on some textbook problems because the lectures don't cover that level of difficulty, but Professor Vashaw and the TAs were all very approachable and generally explained things well if you asked them at office hours. It's clear that they (Professor Vashaw and the TAs) cared a lot about the students because they hosted extra office hours before every major exam, and they provided a lot of resources you could go to for extra help (Piazza, office hours, student math center, TBP).

There were two grading schemes: all 3 midterms (each worth 20%) and the final (worth 40%), OR your best 2 midterms (each worth 25%) and the final (worth 50%). Whichever grading scheme results in the better overall grade is your final grade in the class. It might sound scary at first, but his exams were fair and very doable as long as you did the homework and had a good understanding of the content. Professor Vashaw also posted practice exams, and although they weren't always 1:1 to the actual exams, they were good for practice. He also let us have a notecard for every exam (make sure to ask about this before the first midterm though), which was a good study resource in itself.

For waitlisted students, just talk to Professor Vashaw about a week into the quarter. He asked the department to let everyone off on the last day before study lists were finalized, so don't worry about it too much!

Overall, would highly recommend taking this class again! :)

although at times i felt that the class was a bit disorganized, i believe this is mostly due to the fact that we had a lot of content to cover in ten weeks. lectures are structured and clear, and Professor Vashaw is very approachable. both grading schemes (midterm/midterm/midterm/final 20/20/20/40 or midterm/midterm/final 25/25/50) left little room for error, but the tests are doable as long as you really understand the material. definitely keep up with suggested homework problems and read the textbook if confusion arises. some TAs posted additional problems that were helpful in exam prep as well.

If you get a change to take 32a with Vashaw, do it!! His tests aren't too bad, his lectures are straightforward, and he's very good at explaining concepts in office hours and after class. Our grading scheme was based entirely off three midterms and a final, which was kind of stressful, but it was ultimately doable since the exams weren't intended to be exceptionally difficult. I highly recommend doing all of the suggested textbook problems and discussion worksheets as they are necessary to do well on the tests.

OVERALL: This was a good class, and I do feel like I was able to learn despite some lack of clarity in lectures.

LECTURES: Professor Vashaw includes several definitions and examples in lecture, but many of the examples are basic and don't really carry over to the type of problems you need to do for homework. Working through textbook examples helped me to understand the concepts much more. That being said, he stops frequently for questions and is happy to explain anything in office hours.

TESTS: Exams were very fair. Professor Vashaw has two grading schemes: one with all midterms and the final, the other with your two best midterms and the final. Your grade is based on whichever scheme is higher. I'd say the first midterm was the most difficult, and the rest of the exams were manageable. Sometimes I'd get ugly answers for test questions, but they ended up being correct, so don't let that freak you out.

Vashaw the GOAT!!! He is the one who can explain the concepts so thoroughly that you know what is happening, and he is also a handsome and kind person. Recommend 5 out of 5.

Professor Vashaw is a great lecturer, he speaks very clearly and takes lots of time to make sure everyone is understanding everything before moving on to the next topic. The pace of the lectures was very easy to follow, even though the content can be difficult at times. The exams were fair, and I found the midterms somewhat difficult but the final was a bit easier. The homework workload was definitely manageable, and the textbook was helpful for brushing up on the class and seeing some more example problems.

This class is definitely challenging, and personally I struggled more in the first part of the class, which focuses on parametric curves and vector calculus. The second half of the class focuses on gradients and more straightforward extensions of single-variable calculus to multiple variables, which I think is a bit more intuitive. Overall, this class isn't easy but if you have to take it, Vashaw is a great professor to do it with.