APMA 1110

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

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.

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

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

A very good instructor, also not so difficult stuff.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.