The majority of your grade is homework (60%) which can be time-consuming but is pretty easy to get 100% on if you put in the effort. He's really understanding, is pretty responsive on forums, and his lectures are straightforward. His lecture upload schedule is a bit sporadic but nothing crazy. Overall, highly reccommend.

BEST MATH PROF EVER!!! Take this class. His lectures are so clear and he responds to his students so fast. Your overall grade is based mainly on homework, which is easy to get 100% on, and the exams are very little weight of the grade. He gives a lot of time for the exams and grades very fairly. HE IS TRULY A GEM!

Smart guy, great lecturer.

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.

My favorite math teacher in UCSB. Clear organization of the courses. Acceptable loads HW. Quiz and final are pretty basic and easy if you put enough efforts in his lecture, HW and materials.

Porter is a really nice professor. His exams are really easy, as long as you follow along the lecture and homework, you can get an A. He's also really considerable, you can discuss with him if any problem came up, and he would even adjust his grading scale according to the situation.

Organised lectures with all the notes posted online. He has a monotone voice but he explains the concepts quite well. The material gets significantly harder during the second half of the quarter, so go to CLAS if you need help and you should be fine. The midterms are manageable if you do the homework and the practice questions.

Porter's lectures are extremely easy to follow and you learn a lot by doing the large amount of homework he assigns. His grading was extremely lenient (especially for this pandemic) and he made sure everyone got the best grade they could with great accommodations. Highly recommend

Easily one of the best math profs at UCSB. He gives clear and straightforward lectures that complemented the textbook really well. Porter was super helpful during office hours in clearing up any questions. 10/10 recommend.

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Best professor you can ask for in the math department. He's very nice and seems to care about his students. He assigns a lot of homework but it's doable. Doing the extra practice problems he suggests really helps for the exams. Shouldn't be too bad if you take time to study.

Love his lectures. Hes such a nice professor and he even gives extra credits to students. As long as you attend his lectures and review the notes from classes, it is not hard to get a good grades.

He's a pretty standard professor. His grading system is very fair and easy to get a B or higher. Some of the theory is difficult to understand (it's not really a computational class) but you just need to make sure you keep up with the concepts and ask questions. Highly recommend going to lecture even if it's not mandatory or it's hard to understand

Porter was great for Math 4A. His tests were fair. He is very quiet and monotone during his lectures, so it was difficult to pay attention, especially at 8am. Would definitely recommend him nonetheless.

The best professor I ever met. He gave lots of extra credit. You don't even need to go to class. The test is easier than homework.

He is definitely the most patient. He is always willing to offer help to studentyou will definitely get an A in his class

Not a bad lecturer, he mumbles though so sit up front. He posts the lecture templates online, then fills them out during lecture. His class was not very conceptual and mainly focused on rigorous definitions, so outside materials were necessary to gain a proper understanding of linear algebra. Easy tests and pretty easy A, though.

Learned a lot of what he taught in high school Calculus (not AP) which helped. Lectures aren't the most interesting as he's monotone and mumbles so drink coffee and sit near the front. Gives a decent amount of WebWork hw but it's good practice for the tests, which were fair. Also gives study guides w/ answers & is very helpful during OH.

Porter is straightforward and he answers questions during lecture. He does mumble though so it's best if you sit towards the front. It's Calculus and he isn't the most ecstatic professor but he teaches what you need to know and you can go to his office hours for more clarification. His midterms are relatively easy but the final was harder.

Professor Porter gives you all the study material you need. You can easily pass this class if you just do the work. It's calculus so hearing it once in lecture isn't going to solidify it in your memory. He posts the completed lecture slides after each class and assigns webwork to help study. Review guides for each test.

Professor Porter is the worst professor Ive ever had. He just stands up there and mumbles things incoherently while teaching calculus in the most abstract, difficult way to understand it. His handwriting is illegible which is how he does his lectures. Dont take him, youll learn nothing.

If you want to spend 50 minutes every lecture listening to a low, incomprehensible mumble tangentially regarding some things about calculus while watching some dude run his red marker over an electronic worksheet, then spend two hours doing 90 homework problems, then take a test with problems that werent covered by either, then take 3A with Porter

Professor Porter is honestly one of the most robotic and uninteresting professors I have ever had. Sitting through his lectures is like watching paint dry with the sound of static in the background. He lectures as if we are watching him do his homework and he occasionally speaks to himself. He ignores questions and takes no time to explain concepts

He gives you many chances to improve your grade. He's really monotone which can be boring but hes quite nice and makes awkward cheesy jokes. Overall, pretty good teacher. i'm not the best in math and did well.