I took this class as an undergraduate with background in MATH 134, 135. I really enjoyed this course overall. The things we covered is very similar to MATH 134 and 135 with a bit more rigour and a few additional topics such as Green's functions. Professor Roper is a complete delight and I have been very fortunate to have a class with him. I was very scared of the difficulty spike (and there was definitely one) but he is one of the nicest, most patient professors I have ever had. Also, his lectures are very digestible and it was a real joy showing up to class. His exams are very low stress and really focuses on the learning aspect rather than the grade. He curves the course a lot so I wouldn't worry about the grade. I have never learned more from a math course until this one. Our TA Raymond moves a bit fast through things but he is a nice grader and always happy to help. Overall, I would recommend highly recommend this course.

Easily the worst professor I've ever taken. He pretends to be nice and funny but he really has no intention on being any of that. He has a new worksheet every lecture and these worksheets actually contain decent questions. But that's about the only positive thing I can say about Marcus Roper's class. He's terrible at teaching, assigns a new homework every lecture, and replaced regular discussion section with "tutorial sessions" which are far less helpful than a regular discussion section, not to mention them being really hard to schedule for a time that fits. And worst of all, his midterm and final questions look NOTHING like the questions we get for practice (homework, worksheets). Everything was significantly harder and some questions were just not taught/introduced. The midterm median was 24/42 and the final median was 64/106. With scores like these, you'd expect him to curve even just a little, but of course, he chooses not to. Avoid Marcus Roper at all costs. Many people said Math 33B should be the easiest of the lower division math classes. I received an A in 32A, 32B, and 33A. So the C I received in 33B should be a testament to how despicable Marcus Roper's grading is to his students.