Rowan Killip
Department of Mathematics
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3.3
Overall Rating
Based on 43 Users
Easiness 1.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.3 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.5 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Quarter: Winter 2018
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March 6, 2018

Killip is the GOAT.

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July 10, 2010

I enjoyed 32B with Killip. He explained things well, homework was reasonable and helpful, and his tests were pretty fair. His lectures were good enough to motivate me to not miss class. I would recommend taking a class with him if you are on the fence.

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June 27, 2010

Professor Killip made 32B enjoyable for me. He made the concepts simple, and his lectures were easy to follow. I like that he would always create one problem on the homework, because it usually really tested your understanding of the material. The first midterm was easy, the second midterm was even easier, but the final was ridiculously hard. Thank god for curves. I always found his jokes very funny, which made a 9 am class much more bearable. If you have the opportunity to take any math class with Professor Killip, do it! You won't be disappointed.

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June 16, 2010

Killip is an excellent professor. He's probably the best math professor/teacher I've ever had. He's really good at simplifying the material so that the concepts are easier to grasp. He uses metaphors and such using simple-life terms so that it's easier to understand. His tests are really fair; the 1st midterm had a 70% average although the test was pretty straightforward, but with a few tricky things. Second midterm was way easier with a 90% average, but the final was harder with a 65% average. But the thing about Killip is he gives really good partial credit, so write something down even if you run out of time. He's really helpful during office hours, and those are especially useful for homework problems, which mostly consists of book problems but also some of his own problems, which can kind of get difficult at times. Needless to say, he's brilliant and went to Caltech for grad school, so he's pretty freaking smart/helpful. If you're taking any math class, take him.

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June 13, 2010

Killip was a pretty good math teacher
His lectures were very organized and understandable
He really excels at simplifying the material and making
it more accessible to students. His tests were really straightforward as well
and as long you did the homework, the exams werent too bad

GO to his office hours. Killip is actually a pretty brilliant guy
and it really shows during his office hours.
I definitely recommend him as math professor

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June 11, 2010

One of the best professors I've had - he explains things thoroughly and slow enough. His notes are great, and he is extremely eager to help students in office hours.

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June 12, 2009

I don't think Killip could have been much better at lecturing about math. He actually gave us a narrative for the logic behind each new concept so that there was always some background for us to understand it with. My notes always seemed to make sense when I read them, unlike the notes I have taken from other math professors who seem to scribble a bunch of things on the board incoherently. Tests were fair to challenging; the 2nd midterm was too easy, (average 90%) so he made the final kind of hard. But if you can grasp that all the concepts are pretty much analogs to each other, you'll like the class, as it is intellectually satisfying and kinda fun (well at least for me). Also, he made us become familiar with hyperbolic sine and cosine, which was annoying.

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March 7, 2009

At first I didn't like him, maybe because he comes off as kind of a jerk, but he's a really good professor. Maybe I just really liked the material, but this was my favorite math class. The problems on the midterms are fair, and if you understand integration, they are actually pretty fun.

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Dec. 21, 2008

Although somewhat of an asshole in lecture, it's hilarious, and Killip is a very effective professor. His lectures moved pretty fast in the beginning through double and triple integrals, and then slowed down once we got into Green's theorem and curl and divergence. His lectures are worthwhile (I only missed one, unwillingly) so I don't know how well you can do without going to class..but they are relevant for the homework, he gives a lot of clarity. Homework was worth like 20% and he always gives about one or two problems that he creates, and they ALWAYS grade it, and its always hella hard! But luckily I had a TA who would do the hard hw problem every week (so I always went to section as well). The first midterm was a bitch, did a tad above average though. Luckily, he realized this and the second midterm was EXTREMELY fair, almost easy! I got like 15% above avg (29th/184). The final was hard, but still doable. It covered pretty much everything, and luckily not much of Stokes' theorem. He did not really tell us what to study for the final, so you go in there somewhat blindly, but using your own discretion you can decide what not to study. Overall, the material is lame, but its nothing but integration, and its not that bad. I got an A- :)

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Dec. 18, 2008

I personally thought Killip was a GREAT professor. He's really entertaining in class and would make jokes here and there that are actually funny. There's no way you would fall asleep unless you haven't been sleeping for the pass 5 days. As far as grading goes, he's really fair about it. His test and doable, he just expects you to know and understand the material, never gives out any hard problems to do, just tricky. His homework aren't bad, some of the problems that he assigns were actually quite fun! Take him if you can!

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Quarter: Winter 2018
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March 6, 2018

Killip is the GOAT.

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July 10, 2010

I enjoyed 32B with Killip. He explained things well, homework was reasonable and helpful, and his tests were pretty fair. His lectures were good enough to motivate me to not miss class. I would recommend taking a class with him if you are on the fence.

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June 27, 2010

Professor Killip made 32B enjoyable for me. He made the concepts simple, and his lectures were easy to follow. I like that he would always create one problem on the homework, because it usually really tested your understanding of the material. The first midterm was easy, the second midterm was even easier, but the final was ridiculously hard. Thank god for curves. I always found his jokes very funny, which made a 9 am class much more bearable. If you have the opportunity to take any math class with Professor Killip, do it! You won't be disappointed.

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June 16, 2010

Killip is an excellent professor. He's probably the best math professor/teacher I've ever had. He's really good at simplifying the material so that the concepts are easier to grasp. He uses metaphors and such using simple-life terms so that it's easier to understand. His tests are really fair; the 1st midterm had a 70% average although the test was pretty straightforward, but with a few tricky things. Second midterm was way easier with a 90% average, but the final was harder with a 65% average. But the thing about Killip is he gives really good partial credit, so write something down even if you run out of time. He's really helpful during office hours, and those are especially useful for homework problems, which mostly consists of book problems but also some of his own problems, which can kind of get difficult at times. Needless to say, he's brilliant and went to Caltech for grad school, so he's pretty freaking smart/helpful. If you're taking any math class, take him.

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June 13, 2010

Killip was a pretty good math teacher
His lectures were very organized and understandable
He really excels at simplifying the material and making
it more accessible to students. His tests were really straightforward as well
and as long you did the homework, the exams werent too bad

GO to his office hours. Killip is actually a pretty brilliant guy
and it really shows during his office hours.
I definitely recommend him as math professor

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June 11, 2010

One of the best professors I've had - he explains things thoroughly and slow enough. His notes are great, and he is extremely eager to help students in office hours.

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June 12, 2009

I don't think Killip could have been much better at lecturing about math. He actually gave us a narrative for the logic behind each new concept so that there was always some background for us to understand it with. My notes always seemed to make sense when I read them, unlike the notes I have taken from other math professors who seem to scribble a bunch of things on the board incoherently. Tests were fair to challenging; the 2nd midterm was too easy, (average 90%) so he made the final kind of hard. But if you can grasp that all the concepts are pretty much analogs to each other, you'll like the class, as it is intellectually satisfying and kinda fun (well at least for me). Also, he made us become familiar with hyperbolic sine and cosine, which was annoying.

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March 7, 2009

At first I didn't like him, maybe because he comes off as kind of a jerk, but he's a really good professor. Maybe I just really liked the material, but this was my favorite math class. The problems on the midterms are fair, and if you understand integration, they are actually pretty fun.

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Dec. 21, 2008

Although somewhat of an asshole in lecture, it's hilarious, and Killip is a very effective professor. His lectures moved pretty fast in the beginning through double and triple integrals, and then slowed down once we got into Green's theorem and curl and divergence. His lectures are worthwhile (I only missed one, unwillingly) so I don't know how well you can do without going to class..but they are relevant for the homework, he gives a lot of clarity. Homework was worth like 20% and he always gives about one or two problems that he creates, and they ALWAYS grade it, and its always hella hard! But luckily I had a TA who would do the hard hw problem every week (so I always went to section as well). The first midterm was a bitch, did a tad above average though. Luckily, he realized this and the second midterm was EXTREMELY fair, almost easy! I got like 15% above avg (29th/184). The final was hard, but still doable. It covered pretty much everything, and luckily not much of Stokes' theorem. He did not really tell us what to study for the final, so you go in there somewhat blindly, but using your own discretion you can decide what not to study. Overall, the material is lame, but its nothing but integration, and its not that bad. I got an A- :)

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Dec. 18, 2008

I personally thought Killip was a GREAT professor. He's really entertaining in class and would make jokes here and there that are actually funny. There's no way you would fall asleep unless you haven't been sleeping for the pass 5 days. As far as grading goes, he's really fair about it. His test and doable, he just expects you to know and understand the material, never gives out any hard problems to do, just tricky. His homework aren't bad, some of the problems that he assigns were actually quite fun! Take him if you can!

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3.3
Overall Rating
Based on 43 Users
Easiness 1.8 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.3 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.5 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 3.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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