Professor Porter would be a great professor, in my opinion, if his lectures weren't at 8am. He can be a little monotone and trying to focus at 8am with a teacher always within the same cadence is a struggle. Webwork (online hw) can take forever sometimes but tests are pretty easy and very similar to the review packets.

Professor Porter is an easy to follow lecturer. He has clearly organized the class online to make lecture outlines available and uploads notes after classes. He is very quick to respond to emails. This class does require hard work, but is doable with the right mindset and effort. The grading scheme is fair. There are 2 midterms and one final.

Super lenient grading homework & review was worth 70% of our total grade. Exams weren't that stressful, either. We were given more time than we needed (3 hours) and could take it anytime within a 24h period. Homework sets are due every Thursday. They're time consuming but doable, I definitely had to pace myself.

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.

MY KINGGG I love porter, math 2B is much harder than math 2A but he recognizes that and really wants people to pass his class. I had him for 2A too, he's really funny and a cool guy in general. I will say he doesn't really curve at all (rounds up to next percentage) but it's not too hard to pass his classes since the practice tests are good

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

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.

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.

Homework is a little long at times, but teaching is good and you will learn if you show up for lectures. You will have 2 midterms but the final will replace the lower graded midterm if the final is higher, which is great if you bombed one of the midterms.

not a great professor. he mumbles a lot in his lectures.

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.

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

If you took 2A, its the exact same thing just more concepts. Porter is a great person and professor. Calculus is just difficult but just be on top of HW and studying. It does take to understand but he is very nice and although he mumbles in lecture his notes are helpful. As always, go to office hours and ask for help from him and TA's

Reading textbook is required to do well on exams anyways, so lectures felt unnecessary. Prof is nice. Homework is graded on accuracy and long/tedious but prepares you well for exams. Exams are straightforward and the final replaces lowest exam score. HW - 30%, Exams - 20% each (3 total including final), weekly quizzes in section - 10%.

Professor Porter's lectures are easy to follow. He explains things very well. His exams are not very hard, you can learn those problems from textbook or sections. He does offer many assignments every week, but they are not difficult, and they help reviewing exam. 10% quiz, 20% hw, 70% exams, a fair grading system.

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.

He literally was "sick" for half the lectures and was so chill. He literally canceled the final and is a D1 chiller. You will get a decent grade in this class and I know he tells his TA's to grade easy so if you get a bad grade, talk to your TA.

Love this man he is my icon. He doesn't wanna be there as much as you. His tests are legit like 6-7 questions. You can bring a notecard too. He's so easy take him if you can.