MATH 3351

Professor Morse is a great teacher, she does a good job of teaching the concepts of Linear Algebra to everybody, especially those who have weaker formal maths backgrounds. You could go into this class without having ever taken a college level math course; don't let the 3000 level scare you. The class itself will come off very easy to anybody who has a strong formal math background; if you're taken Basic Real/Survey the class will be pretty simple. Her teaching stye is mostly lectures and collaborative worksheets. She's very active with Piazza, you can't email her but you can ask questions there. Her office hours are very early, but are very helpful; you can ask her many questions and she's very passionate about her work. If you haven't taken a 3000 math course before and don't want to take transition, this would be my recommended starting class; proofs are very light and there's little to no computation.

Linear Algebra is tough for a lot of people, but if you put in the work, Prof. Morse's class is a great way to learn it. She's incredibly kind, funny, and understanding, and has thought this kind of stuff long enough she knows what students need. There were 3 exams with no final, which was nice come finals season, and every exam was fair and well-graded. I think it would be hard not to pay attention to Morse's teaching, so as long as you take notes, you'll be fine. #tCFF23

Great professor and lecturer! I would highly recommend taking linear algebra with her, since she really cares about making sure that you understand the material. Make sure to go to her office hours (even though they are pretty early), since she's quite fun to talk to. She's also a great resource for any combinatorics questions you might have, since that's her research area (ask her about the Catalan numbers if you want a fun mini-lecture).

Professor Morse is undoubtedly the best math professor I have taken a class with at UVA. Not only is she passionate about the subject, but she is an engaging and approachable lecturer as well; she encourages questions during class and encourages students to think beyond the course or exam material.

In terms of the grade distribution, there is class participation (5%), homeworks (10% and basically graded on completion), midterm 1 (25%), midterm 2 (30%), and midterm 3 (30%). The midterms can be challenging, particularly because Professor Morse introduces some proofs in this course – so the midterms often consist of some computational and some proof-based questions. However, as long as you study hard, it is achievable to perform well on these exams. Ultimately, I highly recommend this class to anyone interested in actually developing an understanding of concepts in linear algebra, instead of simply memorizing and applying formulas. After taking this course, I think most students' understanding of linear algebra is much better than it was before.

I don't know what it was, but online this class was not great. Professor Morse is fantastic as a person - amicable, personable, down to earth, a real person. However, online she was not really able to get the content across. I'd highly recommend the textbook and using Khan Academy as a supplement/replacement for the lecture videos. If you have no experience with proofs, the class will be hard.

I'm not sure what happened with Professor Morse (she might have struggled to adapt to online learning is my best guess), but she was not good. She was wildly inconsistent with posting homework, sometimes only 2-3 days in advance, even though she said we'd have a week to do them. Grading was mostly exam based (the exams aren't exactly easy, or curved, either), but she does give us a bunch of busy work, as mentioned above. She gave us lecture homework with the intent of letting us know how well we're grasping the concepts, but never returned them to us. I could be doing well in this class right now, or I could be failing, who knows? She skips all of the application sections, so why is this class useful? Again, who knows? She also seldom responded to us when we asked her questions in the chat in Collab, such as "is there homework for this week?" or "do we need to know what A^T is?" opting instead for either not addressing the question in its entirety or not addressing the question at all. This class was HEAVILY proof-based, with her asking us to prove stuff on exams, so if you don't like proofs/are bad at proofs, take the applied versions of Linear Algebra. If you take this class with Professor Morse, good luck.

amazing professor, made me seriously consider switching from stat to math. You will understand Linear Algebra concepts so well with her. Cannot recommend her enough

Jennifer Morse is amazing! I used to hate math and now I love math influenced by her passion towards mathematics

best professor. takes the time to make sure you are understanding the material and seems to really care about individual students

If you are required to take Linear Algebra, take it with Professor Morse. She is, in my opinion, the best math professor at U.Va. She is a professor who takes time to get to know her students who are trying to succeed and truly enjoys teaching. The class is not an easy A; however, I can guarantee you will walk out of Prof. Morse's class very knowledgable about Linear Algebra. The class consists of 3 exams (each 25%, unless you do better on each one, which she'll weight you highest grade more than the others), a homework grade (15%, each assignment is quite lengthy and all from the textbook, but is very useful!) and a participation grade (10%, just show up and sign the attendance sheet). If you feel like you're falling behind or did not perform very well on a test, I highly suggest going to talk to Prof. Morse. She will help you so much to catch you up to speed without being condescending or making you feel dumb. I realized this about halfway through the semester and started going to all of her office hours, and soon enough, I built a rapport with her and felt very comfortable asking her questions. By the end of the semester, I knew 100% what was going on, and I accredit that entirely to how patient and helpful Prof. Morse is. Again, if you have to take MATH 3351 or want a class to help build your skills with proofs, take it with Prof. Morse!

I think the course was structured very well; every topic flowed smoothly into the next. There was no final in my class, only 3 tests (each worth 25%) and a homework and participation (come to class) grade that made up the last 25%. Professor Morse was an exceptional teacher. She was enthusiastic, engaging, interesting, funny, and generally cared about how the students were doing in the class. She was well-prepared and eased students into the proofs the class requires. If you are taking linear algebra and she is teaching it, I strongly recommend taking it with her. She wants you to succeed and enjoy the math you are learning. The only thing I regret about the course was not going to office hours more and getting to know her better. Super cool person.