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Consideration of ideas about the process of learning mathematics and discussion of approaches to teaching.

Prerequisites: Departmental and instructor approval.

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Graduate students only

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Letters and science

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GARFIELD P M
Peter Garfield
3.8
228 reviews

Time location TBD

Fall 2024 . Garfield P M
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34B . Garfield P M 2 Months Ago

He's a nice guy, cracks some dad jokes here and there during lecture. Class is HW heavy, but he posts good slides and gives helpful resources for the tests.

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MATH31344 . Garfield P M 4 Months Ago

Taken for Math182; This professor was very easy posted lecture notes and homework was very easy and doable. No midterms, but be prepared for weekly gradescope quizzes. Final was a group paper + Group presentation. If you want an easy A take this prof for 182!

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34B . Garfield P M 5 Months Ago

Garfield teaches in a way that makes me understand his material less. I do not like math and he contributed even more to it. Section was actually helpful though. He uploads practice tests that are almost identical to the actual tests so shoutout to bro.

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MATH8 . Garfield P M 5 Months Ago

Very great teacher. I previously had Schley who couldn't teach if his life depended on it, so having Garfield teach was a relief. He explains concepts really well and makes it obvious what he expects out of his students for the exams. Homework grading is tough, and don't expect grades for exams/homework to be released quickly. I recommend taking!!!

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34B . Garfield P M 5 Months Ago

His lectures were horrendous, but he is a silly funny guy. The practice exams were identical to the tests and he provides a notecard. Literally just write the practice questions on your notecard. Lowk a lot of hw, but he didn't geofence iclicker so you could do it from home. SO SLOW AT GRADING so be aware. I had him for 34A and 34B.

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34B . Garfield P M 5 Months Ago

This is the best calc course ur gonna find. The practice tests are next to identicle to the actual exam, as long as u suceed on them u will do great. Lots of HW but managble bc u have unlimited tries and several are dropped. Lecture can be boring though, attendence is mandatory and for me the class was early morning.

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