Want to preface, I am the least math-able person you'll ever meet, but I was able to pass Math 34A fairly easily. As long as you attend all sections and submit all study guides for the exams, you're guaranteed to get a B. If you somehow don't, he can claim "extraordinary effort" and give you a B. To any freshman wondering to take the class, DO IT.

He does mumble through his lectures and they are boring, especially at 8 am. But he genuinely cares about his students and wants you to do well. Exams are super easy and he gives study guides that are harder than the actual tests. Extra credit is given, lowest homework grade is dropped, and he rounds up. Ended with a 99%. He's goated.

To be honest, Porter mumbles to himself all lecture, and just works through problems. It doesn't really feel like he's teaching or lecturing, kinda just like a join me if you want. His grading policies though are heavenly. I suck at math and carried a good grade all quarter. Also, no one really laughs at his jokes and I feel bad.

He is very great just kind of monotoned and I had him at 8am so his lectures were a little boring. However, his lectures are basically the exams plus he allows you to take a notecard on the exam so it is a lot easier. His practice exam is almost exactly the actual midterms/final. Really easy tho if you show up and learn.

Matt literally just mumbles to himself and doesn't teach. He uses examples but doesn't really explain how to do them. I've given up going to class and just went to CLAS because it was so much more helpful. He always cancels class and is always "under the weather". Just do the homework, study the review problems really hard and you will pass.

Everything is posted online. I only went to lecture maybe 4 times during the quarter. 2 midterms and a final which he lets you bring cheat sheets to all. There's homework due every week but you can honestly get by using chatgpt for each question. He's a nice dude but so boring, class was super easy tho and he has a very generous curve at the end.