Did not like Bigelow at all. Nice guy but garbage teacher. CLAS is what got me my B.
Great personality, but it's obvious he's too far in calculus to teach such a basic class. Smart man but find it difficult to lower himself to the basics of calculus. Homework was hard and not connected well enough to lecture, TAs help a lot and the tests aren't as hard as the homework. Also, he curves ridiculously, F = C- :)
Professor Casteels is by far the best math teacher I have ever had. He is very clear and helpful, his test are fair and he only test on the material he goes over in class. Attend lecture, work hard, do the homework and you will get an A. I enjoyed his class so much that I am going to be taking his class again during the winter quarter.
Bigelow (or otherwise known as Sbiggy) is by far my favorite math teacher I've had so far. His explanations can get pretty confusing at times but he knows and loves his stuff very well and if you listen enough you'll understand the material fine. He's such an awesome guy, totally recommend.
Hands down the worst professor I've ever had. I have learned nothing from the lectures, and the homework did not prepare me for the exam. This is my first time ever seeing calculus and now I hate it.
Terrible teacher. Lecture useless. Office hours also useless. Completely oblivious to the fact it is some students first Calculus class, and not everyone is a Math professor.
Bad teacher, goes off on tangents.
Bad at teaching and boring
Loving his class, although many people complain about understanding him, I find that I you do some reading in the book/looking the material before the lecture it makes it far easier to understand. Personally I'm loving the class and he has a great personality, and is really fun to listen to. It's also pretty clear this guy loves math, and is a pure mathematician at heart. I've never really enjoyed math before his class, and it has turned me into a math lover.
He certainly knows the material very well. I found his teaching hard to follow most of the time. He was extraordinarily helpful in cases where I asked questions. If you take his course, I suggest asking for clarification or feedback, because he is very smart and he is likely to be able to figure out your errors rather quickly.
the most straightforward and easy tests i've ever taken. his lectures are almost impossible to follow though and his multi-media enhancements of lecture were useless. i hardly went to class but i had the best clas tutor ever and got an a.
His lectures were boring and hard to understand. He tends to ramble a lot and go off on tangents. Overall he was an okay professor. The tests were pretty straight forward. CLAS helped me a lot in this class.
He takes a bit of getting used to, but in the end, if you're OK with proofs, midterms and final are pretty easy. HW is not to bad, either.
he really is a good teacher. Everything is straight from the book and he really wants you to learn the info. it may seem hard at first but he gets you through it. If you take 108a make sure it's with him.
He did go off on tangents a lot, and seemed nervous in front of the class, but he's genuinely interested in helping people do well. His tests were extremely easy, and homework was infrequent. His lectures tended to be a bit vague with references to 'clever things' that would make the proof work without a concrete example to intdroduce the idea.
meh...he definitely tries. he just isn't one that has been gifted with teaching skills. his tests are reeeeeeeeeeally easy. the material is pretty easy though
Interesting teacher. He sometimes goes off on tangents. Amusing ideosyncrasies. Test and midterm was extremely easy...but that could be because the course was easy.
I love Braids!! Fun and useful to see how Professor Bigelow thinks about things.
Like above, So-So. He trys but Lectures just not clear. little homework. See him during his office hours thats the best time.
so-so
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