absolute goat. If you put in any amount of effort you will easily pass

Pretty boring lecture to have at 8 in the morning, but the exams are pretty identical to the practice exams and problems he gives you. Very fair guy, easy class.

Grade is exam heavy (worth 70% of overall grade) but Porter does a great job of providing work that accurately reflects exam difficulty and prepares you. Grading system is very generous and incredibly helpful. Lectures do a good job demonstrating concepts. I felt well prepared for exams and would 100% take this professor again.

the only math professor ever. weekly problem sets make up most of your grade and exams are light work if you use the practice exam for reference (very, very easy a). you can bring 1 flashcard of notes into the 2 midterms, 2 flashcards for the final. section is mandatory but nothing serious, mostly for attendance. i love him and his dry humor

very chill. his tests are fair so if you put in the work you should be chilling

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.