MATH 3354

Not even exaggerating-- it's really easy to spend 10+ hours every week on this class and still not do well. To start off, professor Maloni knows the material really well and genuinely cares about her students. Sometimes, she even brings cookies and brownies to class. The material is really tough, however, and it doesn't help when the grader for this course is also really tough. The grader will only pick a few problems from the homework to grade, so even if you do all 6-8 problems of the homework, he will only grade 2-3 of them. Grading every problem for everyone's homework is a lot to ask for one grader, but even if you write a long solution, it's still possible you get a 0 on that question. Seriously, I got two 50's in a row for missing just a couple questions on each homework.
Overall, although it was a tough class, Maloni tries really hard to make sure you understand the material.

The concepts are hard, but if you've never done proofs before it starts really gentle so you'll figure it out. Pacing is kind of weird, with the second midterm and final exam only a few lectures apart. All material is provided in the form of typed notes called "online lectures" and that's free, so textbooks aren't mandatory strictly speaking. I loved Prof Maloni's approach and personality generally, she's happy to answer questions and encourages participation so she can tell how much the class is understanding. I recommend.

The concepts are hard, but if you've never done proofs before it starts really gentle so you'll figure it out. Pacing is kind of weird, with the second midterm and final exam only a few lectures apart. All material is provided in the form of typed notes called "online lectures" and that's free, so textbooks aren't mandatory strictly speaking. I loved Prof Maloni's approach and personality generally, she's happy to answer questions and encourages participation so she can tell how much the class is understanding. I recommend.

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Easy A++.
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