APMA 1110

Guadagni has a bad rep in the APMA department. While he's not the absolute best lecturer, he's not the worst I've ever had. He had some funny things to say sometimes. The class however was very difficult. I was used to not studying and getting good grades in Math, but you can not do this here. I scored low on almost every weekly quiz in the beginning, but started to bring it up towards the end. The tests were also hard. Luckily, he dropped 5 quizzes in the end, so it really brought up my grade, which probably would have been a low C. If you study better than I do, you should do fine. He does iClicker questions, so you have to show up to every lecture.

This class was AWFUL! Despite having basically passed this class once in high school, Guadagni found a way to over-complicated nearly every subject we learned. No doubt this guy really knows his calculus, but his ability to teach it? I'm far from convinced. The quizzes were near-impossible and the tests brutal, and this is coming from someone who did all the optional homework and went in for tutoring several times a week. I'm a math person- but Guadagni is NOT the one to learn it from. I'd rather take a class over the summer at some community college or online than take another class with Guadagni ever again! AVOID THIS MAN!

The Professor isn't that good. You have to rely on the book to teach you, but even worse, the book is hard to understand sometimes. However if you go to office hours regularly then you feel like he'll be more helpful there than he is in class

I rarely learned anything while actually sitting in class and instead learned the material as I went through the homeworks and solutions. TA's were helpful to go to, especially for the Webwork quizzes.

Funny, personable guy, but not a great teacher. Often makes mistakes while doing examples. Will either hit things right on the head, or miss them completely. Math oriented people should be able to do fine, but if you are not good at Single Variable Calc, get someone who can explain it well.

Sidenote- The TAs (help with homework) are normally awful.

Nice, friendly professor. He is overall a fairly good lecturer, but sometimes gets lost in his examples. As long as you pay attention and do the homework, you should be fine in his class.

Probably the worst teacher I have ever had. The grading on the tests is awful. You can know the material extremely well, make a silly mistake on a problem and wind up with a c.

Professor is a pretty good lecturer; generally explains things clearly. Occasionally makes small errors, but almost always notices/clarifies. Sometimes makes seemingly random connections between maths and the real world (e.g. Lampedusa boat disaster, space needles). Funny guy; somehow his Italian accent makes class interesting.

The course material isn't super hard if you're a math person, but it is easy to lose points on tests/quizzes--small errors will make you lose a lot of points.

Mr. Guadagni is a joke. He is not clear about anything, and he will bring your grades to the ground. In the middle of the course two people came into the class in order for the class to evaluate him as a teacher. He left the room and the entire class told them what he was doing wrong and how bad of a teacher he really was. He received the report two weeks later and did NOTHING to improve his teaching. If you want to self teach calculus take him, if not take Beck.

Hard to understand lectures, spent much more time on things that were essentially useless than on anything that would appear on homework/tests

The weekly quizzes are helpful, but be sure you prepare. Guadagni, while he knows what he's doing, is seemingly unprepared for class and his teaching style can lead to some problems for people. If you're confused, the book and TAs can be helpful.

Guadagni rarely prepares for class ahead of time, which leads to him making mistakes constantly when he does example problems. However, he does respond quickly to input on Collab and he will try to help you if you go to him. His quizzes and tests often consist of problems that are harder than those found in the book, or are the hardest problems in the book. He started giving a quiz a week around halfway through the semester, which was annoying at the time because it lowers your grade most of the time, however it really helps you retain information and makes preparing for tests easier.

A very good instructor, also not so difficult stuff.

Hard but enjoyable class. Gianluca is a good teacher who makes class awkwardly enjoyable

If you are willing to put in the effort, this class is not too much trouble.

This is a fun class, if only because of the professor's antics. He probably isn't the best teacher if you haven't covered the material before, but he explains things well if you ask him. He does make mistakes that may hurt people.

Funny guy. He has his moments, especially since he is a foreigner. He's overall nice, but he does not teach the easiest methods. Other teachers seem more knowledgeable in teaching since they teach you tricks and things to help you on the exam. Last resort professor

Not a personable man. Tests were very hard and he cannot explain things clearly.

Worst teacher I have ever had. He messes up all the time when doing example problems, it's really quite sad. Anyways, if you work hard and learn all the tricks you can do well in the class, just learn how to do all of the hardest problems in the book and you'll do fine.

I took a more thorough version of Calc II in high school and understood it well enough then. This class has lowered my understanding of calculus significantly. Guadagni's mathematical knowledge seems patchy - at one point during lecture he had to think about what pi was, and eventually concluded "Well, it's 3 if you follow the Bible." The grading policy is ridiculous - expect to get more points off than a question is worth at times. This class and the promise of more like it are my primary reasons for switching out of E-school.

Guadagni is hilarious; not the sort of professors who are comedians, but he just has a brilliant sense of humor. As a professor, he is pretty decent. Getting a good grade is not too difficult, and I am pretty sure he has improved a lot as the semesters have passed on. If you have a chance, take him- he is fun.

Difficult, but study and be sure to listen to his lectures and you'll do alright

Guadagni is a funny guy and a good teacher. He goes a little too much by the book but other than that he is great

Not a very good lecturer. Very approachable and easy to talk to. Tests mostly stress completing crazy integrals where your work fills the entire page.

Calculus is not Easy...However, if you make use of the office hours and such...as long as you have the right background, you will be in good shape!

- Funny
- Lectures from Textbook
- Homework does not really take long (occasionally assignments took extra long, but not often).
- Homework is due at the end of 4th hour, so most people just come in late at the end of 4th hour to submit their homework and leave.
- Course is definitely harder than expected, even after taking AP Calc BC and getting a 5, but it was definitely manageable.
- No quizzes during 4th hour (at least when I took him for APMA 111)
- Grade: Final, 3 Midterms, and Homework. That's about it. Very chill.

If you do the assigned problems and go to office hours you will do fine on the weekly quizzes. The three midterms were difficult, but the curve was generous. He can be unclear at times during lecture, but he is entertaining.