This dude is the goat such a nice guy and the class is so free he gives practice tests for every test and if you know how to do them you will get an A just learn what's on the practice test a few days before test day

Peter would always show up with a Big Gulp from 711 in the beginning of every lecture. Other than that, he did virtually nothing. Yes, he taught during lecture and he was fine, but I think he overcomplicated things so much. I took AP Calculus in High School and got an A+ in both 34A and 34B, and I never went to lecture.

The class in of itself is easy, the practice exams are almost EXACTLY like the actual test with a few curveball steps he doesn't mention (though if you show work and get it semi/ mostly wrong you'll still get a good grade). Honestly felt scared because I didn't take calc or even pre-calc in highschool but you'll be fine, enroll in CLAS groups.

Super easy class grading-wise, but if you don't learn super duper fast, you'll have to do a good amount of work outside of class. He moves super fast sometimes, and the homework isn't always the most straightforward. But the midterms don't impact your grade too much, and he'll raise a C to a B if you show effort by attending lectures and sections.

Extremely understanding and caring Professor. Exams are exactly the same as practice tests, just with different numbers, basically. Weekly quizzes in sections with 1 easy question (if you know what's going on). I averaged an 87% on all of the exams and 90% on the quizzes, and I got an A-. IClicker didn't have geo-location on.

Before going into this class I took AP Calculus in high school and that definitely helped me a lot. Peter is a caring person and wants to be there for his students, he is just not the best teacher and makes concepts a lot more complicated than they actually are. Putting in the effort he guarantees a B and gives 4 practice tests for study material

Great guy, easy class, free A, take the class

Garfield is a great professor - caring and passionate. However, he grades your exams really late. But he makes his lectures clear and fun. He lets you use a notecard for each exam, which is really helpful and guarantees a passing grade for each exam and the class in general. Would definitely take his class again!

Really nice guy, makes it easy to pass the class. Slow grader so beware. I didn't find his lectures very helpful but he posts all his slides so just be prepared to learn the material outside of class. Do the practice exams to prepare for tests and you'll be fine!

Engaging lectures by a charismatic and funny man. Seems like a really nice guy. Practice exams are practically identical to the midterms/final. Pay some attention in lecture/section and you'll be fine.

Peter is an alright teacher. He is not the best at teaching material in my opinion but his sections really help out. The classes is like 60% test. He gives note cards on the test and practice exams that are almost exactly like the real test.

For having to teach around 700 students, I think Garfield did a great job. He made the content very understandable

Peter is a nice guy, good prof. Attendance (iclicker), daily hw set, weekly quiz in section (10pts), 3 midterms, and a final. Sometimes the hw problems were so different than the ones we did during lecture. Front/back of notecard allowed on midterms and final. Peter mostly reads off slides, but I still feel like actually going to class helped.

peter is a nice, sweet guy but a pretty average professor. he just reads off the slides and homework is kinda frustrating, but the practice exams and notecards came in clutch for midterms. super slow grader so you don't really know your grade

Peter is weird. Course is over & idk my last 2 test scores or final grade. Couldn't see my grade the whole qtr. Section is mandatory b/c there are quizzes. hw 3x a week, 3 midterms & 1 final with practice problems beforehand. He has 'great effort' (for attendance/sec quiz scores) which means c,c+,b- automatically = b. He just reads off the slides.

It was a great class. Quiz in weekly section was always easy. the midterms were not that bad and lectures were pretty funny. I had Evan who was a really good TA.

Professor Garfield does have a sense of humor; however, it does not compensate for his lack of teaching skills to students, as he mainly reads from the slides. If you want to succeed, you'll need to do self-teaching and definitely sign up for CLAS for the class, as it will be your savior.

I actually learned nothing. he doesn't teach and just reads off of slides that don't even explain how to do the work. I can agree with the other students that he's really funny, but when it comes to being a good teacher.... no. If you didn't take pre-calc before this course you're cooked.

Super nice and funny guy. There's a lot of hw but go to office hrs bc that was super helpful. There are weekly quizzes in section but they're light. The past exams are EXACTLY like the actual test. Attendance matters but the iClicker isn't geofenced so you can do it anywhere. He is a super slow grader though but overall a good guy.

Garfield was a overall good professor, but you really have to pay attention in lecture. I thought he explained the material well, and for 34A, you get a notecard for the exams. The practice exams that he provides are very similar to the exams in class, so I would heavily recommend making sure you know how to do each of the problems.

Easy lecture, funny, stay on top of homework.

Professor Garfield kept lectures interesting but explanation and slides of the material were very confusing and difficult to understand. Section had weekly quizzes and did better job of explaining material.

I took his class in the fall and it was really easy! Peter Garfield is very passionate and funny in lecture. He's accessible through office hours but good luck hearing back from him through email. His lectures are engaging and easy to follow along. Make sure to do all his old exams, they help a lot in doing good on the midterms and final!

such a sweet and nice professor. super easy to prepare for tests bc he posts examples that are exactly like the test. homework load is not bad at all even though it's 3x a week. no curveballs or surprises on any test, you can feel well prepared by just studying the materials he gives without any outside help needed