MATH 2310

DS is really nice and super helpful during office hours, but his lectures are usually confusing and disorganized as he is super fast and doesn't do many example problems. I wouldn't recommend taking Calc 3 with him unless you have some background from high school. He would probably be good at teaching higher-level math classes though. #tCFF23

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I didn't take other calculus courses here at UVA to gauge how hard this class is compared to the others, but I still struggled a lot. The professor is really nice and friendly. He won't be the reason why you hate the course. His personality (sometimes) makes up for the way he teaches. If you are the type of person who learns best from quick lectures, then this class is for you. I found myself learning more from doing the homework than from the lectures because it was hard for me to retain all the information so quickly. Maybe it would have been easier to review after each lecture. He is also really understanding when you email him. He often extends deadlines or releases information when asked by a lot of students with good reasoning.
The work will make you hate the course. The amount of work is a lot though if you leave the WebAssign homework till the end of the week. But they are really useful for learning. There are quizzes based on the assignments and textbook, so it was useful to review those beforehand. The exams, however, get progressively harder through the year. But that's because the topics become more complicated.
My TA, Micheal O Cobhthaigh, during the discussions, was pretty intimidating to approach. He knows a lot, but it was hard to keep up when he explained. We also struggled to get his attention half the time whenever we needed help because a lot of other groups needed help as well.
I felt like the course would have definitely been better if there had been more chances for the concepts to be explained. But that could have also been solved by going to more office hours. Also, don't leave studying for the final until the night before. This is not the course for that.