Professor Porter was very chill and a good professor overall. His tests are not especially difficult and he gives extra credit on each one. Just do the work and make sure to do the homework. Study groups are very helpful with this foundational class. Office hours are always your friend.

Amazing professor! Highly recommend taking him for math 8- he taught proofs in a very easy way to digest and had weekly quizzes in section that were very simple. Very clear and fair grading criteria and does offer extra credit. I suggest always coming to lectures and he is very accessible outside of class. He makes proofs easy to understand.

Good professor.

After taking Math 8 with Porter, I can say with confidence that he gave a really great overview of proof writing. Super patient and always available to answer questions. The grading criteria was clear and no curve balls on the tests. Highly recommend!

Lectures made a lot of sense and clearly outlined difficult and unfamiliar material. He gave a lot of examples on how to apply concepts during lecture. There were 2 midterms and a final, and the final was really short and not super difficult. He also drops your lowest midterm if your final score is higher, and he drops your lowest homework grade.

Porter always knows how to teach different fields of math, and in math 8 it's the same thing. Homework comes straight from the textbook and his lectures provide a good guide and depth on the contents of the textbook. Exams are straightforward, very fair and worthwhile to study for. He tries to make accommodations when situations need it. Great prof