APMA 1110

I mean, he isn't a bad guy (very funny actually), but his lecture style and notes could use some work. What I believe a plethora of professors (including McMillan) struggle with is using layman's terms to describe subjects, whatever they may be. If there is a new topic, you are 90% guaranteed to teach it to yourself. McMillan also likes to talk A LOT about theory and some of the intuition behind why the structure of the math is the way that it is, but yet again, I feel that he does not do enough of a job explaining it. If you understand the topic he is teaching or you have taken calc 2 before take him, you will enjoy the class; otherwise, stay away from this guy. Also, go to his office hours! He will explain any topic you want to understand.

McMillan is a great guy, but an average professor. The class is structured into 3 lecture days and 1 discussion/presentation day per week. His lectures tend to be focused on the theoretical aspect of the topic, and while it does give you good background, it often leaves you unprepared for the HWs since we typically don't run through many problems in class and is sometimes unnecessary considering this is a basic APMA prerequisite. His teaching style often leaves students feeling like they need to put in a ton of work outside of class to gain the knowledge of doing the problem sets for HW and exams. That being said, McMillan is a pretty understanding guy and attendance is not mandatory.