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I didn’t like this professor at all. He is really boring and I found his tests really hard.

The class is basically 20% Midterm 1, 20% Midterm 2, 10% Homework, and 50% Final.

He altered the scale a little since some students were freaking out. He made it 20% Midterm 2, 20% Best Score (From Either Midterm 1, 2, or Final), 10% Homework, and 50% Final.

Midterm 1 was pretty hard. The average was a high 60. Midterm 2 was also pretty difficult for me. He randomly gave 9 points back since 1 problem was really tricky. Don’t get me wrong. Some people do well on the tests since he curves, but no one really liked him. The best part of the class was the homework, since you were basically guaranteed a 100%.

Professor Sinclair is really young (almost too young) that he looks like a high school student. It was pretty funny the first day of class, since he was so awkward.

Try to take someone else if probability is not your thing.

Really nice professor. Math 3C was pretty difficult for me, but overall he has very generous curves. Best professor for 3C, so might as well give in.

He's kinda dorky but sometimes surprisingly funny. Math 3C is a challenging course and no matter which professor you get, in my opinion, you just have to put a lot of effort to do well in the class. Sinclair does try very hard to ensure his students understand the material and will often go more in depth and answer questions in class to further explain any confusing concepts. He also offers extra office hours during midterms and finals weeks.

The only problem I had with his exams were that half of it was based on definitions and true/false which screwed a lot of people over. So make sure you actually UNDERSTAND the concept and not just memorize formulas and steps.

One last note, this class is incredibly dependent on the curve so your grade WILL depend on how well your fellow students perform in the class. Just make sure you do better than 75% of the class and you'll get your A. Good luck! :)

For me, I thought Math 3C was the easiest one from math 3 series. Yeah, it was pretty okay and easy-going for a couple of weeks. However, after taking the first and second midterms, this class was the hardest class I have ever taken in UCLA and I was so shocked that the exams were not that simple and just as the person below me said, he just wants students to magically know how to solve very difficult probability questions in exams. Since students did very badly in each midterms and final, (One question from midterm, nobody solved correctly) he curved up the scores. (Just giving you free 9 points.) Well, it's good to get free points, but it seems that we learned nothing in class.

He is a very approachable person. He gives students extra office hours in every exam seasons, which is good. However, he sometimes makes mathematical errors to make students confused.

If you like algebra or calculus, this professor is not a good choice, because he has definitions and true/false questions, which are all conceptual questions. I personally like calculus and I suffered in this class.

There is a great divide between what Sinclair teaches in lecture, the homework assigned/material in textbook, and the problems he asks on tests. The first 2 are straightforward, easy to follow if you pay attention and work hard. His exams, however, are nothing like anything presented in the course/textbook. He asks you to synthesize different ideas without providing any means to practice this. He expects his students to magically know how to do complicated probability.

He is not a very good teacher. He is approachable, but he's shy.

A very thorough professor. He is very approachable as a professor because he pretty much looks our age and he offers many office hours during midterms and finals week. Tests are difficult (The first midterm is the most doable and can make or break your final grade) and grades are heavily based on a curve.

A great teacher who has the heart for teaching. Although he may go over the topic slowly in many cases, his pace of the course is very helpful. He always goes over the previous lecture to solidify the material and he loves when students are asking questions and engaging themselves in the class.