MATH 3310

Basic real with Ramirez is the way to go. Homework is completely optional, although Mr. Ramirez emphasizes from day one that homework problems will appear on exams. However, he basically tells you what you will have to prove or define before each test, and does the homework problems that appear on the exam in class. For the "big theorems" (i.e. Rolle's Theorem), you will have to memorize how to write the entire proof, but usually there are only 3 to 6 steps, which isn't so bad. If you are good at memorization and math in general, this class will be an easy A.

It's not hard to get an A in this class.

While you may not learn much from lectures, Professor Ramirez is happy to talk about math related topics with you and knows a lot.

Your grade is made up of Tests & Quizzes,
they consist of:
-True/False
-Proofs
Ramirez will tell you which proofs in advance so this is essentially an exercise in memorization. The true/false can be tricky.

Not an exceedingly difficult course. Grade is made up of a few quizzes and 3 non-cumulative tests containing proofs you memorize from class and true/false questions. Some find it boring, I personally found it interesting.
It's required for Math major so if that doesn't apply to you I don't see a lot of sense in taking this course. If you are a major this is a cool course regarding theoretical concepts that shape Calculus and Ramirez is a good professor for it. If you don't get lazy it's not hard to do very well in this class.

I am a big fan of this course, especially if you take it with Ramirez. If you're a math major at all, you're going to have to take this course. I try to avoid proof based math whenever possible but needed this for my major so I was initially dreading it. Ramirez seems to understand that this is the case for most students and makes it as painless as possible. Your grade consists of 7 quizzes which are unbelievably easy and you only need to do well on 5 to get the full credit which is worth 10% and then 3 midterms each worth 30%. The tests are a little bit of a shit-show. You have to write out proofs which he tells you ahead of time and are easy if you're good at memorization, and the rest is true/false, no justification. This can become a little bit of a guessing game and can be frustrating when your grade depends so heavily on knowing the fine details about certain things. But there is no work at all other than that. The material itself is pretty interesting. You get an idea about why the things you learn in calculus are true which I thought was really cool. Ramirez himself is a boss. He has an extremely dry sense of humor, which I appreciated immensely, and interjects interesting anecdotes/facts/useful applications whenever he can. Overall, the class was one of those you just have to take for the major, but if you're not taking it with Ramirez, you're missing out.

This course is an easy A if you study and know everything he says. He will tell you that the optional homework problems will appear on his tests but they probably won't or be really easy. Tests are based on proofs he tells you about ahead of time and T/F that can be tricky and worth 5 percent each so your grade might end up being a guessing game. The class is divided between those who fail and those who get A's, so you either get or don't get the material or are just really good at guessing. If you are lazy and don't like doing any work at all but are up for cramming the day before a test, I would recommend this class.

Donald Ramirez is the man and does a wonderful job teaching Basic Real. This class can be really tough with the wrong professor, but Ramirez makes it really clear and easy to do well. Your grade is based on 4 tests (the lowest of which is dropped) and then a final exam which is 25% of your grade. HWs are all optional and he outlines before each test in class exactly what to expect on the test. 100% would recommend Ramirez, plus he is really knowledgeable about other related topics that he will often talk about before the start of class. He also posts all of this lecture content online as PDFs which is super helpful.