Mihai Putinar is a genius! Other professors in the department often comment on his amazing mathematical ability. This being said, he expects a lot from his students. Something that he may believe to be simple, will probably be tough for the average student. However, Mihai is always willing to help, and I would suggest to stop by his office hours.

Mihai has such policy: he is a wise father, you are a naive child, sometimes rewarded by candy, sometimes spanked. If you like it, he is right for you.

Professor Putinar is an amazing lecturer. His exams were fair and as someone who really enjoys mathematics, I found his course to be motivating and inspirational. I can't wait to learn more analysis & I appreciate him!! Also head to office hours if you are able to, they help!

Couldn't focus during his lectures. He's not very amusing. Had to purchase HW, but I liked the website a lot because it walked you through everything step by step. Test was easier since it was online and open note.

Mr. Putinar is an uninspiring orator, whose lectures inspire little true understanding of the subject matter. Homework, assigned online through pearson was easily completed, and did not deviate far from the assigned course material. Exams were also given online, through pearson, and were the same difficulty of the homework.

He is very caring and nice. Highly recommended to go to his office hour. The grading is lenient.

Lectures were dull and I did not attend mostly. Uses an online interactive textbook which is actually really useful if you don't mind self studying, but it's expensive. Light homework and straightforward tests

Lectures were very poor and slides were never helpful. Basically worse copies from the textbook. I read the textbook and watched youtube videos to get through this course. On the bright side, the homework was easy and the tests were short and online. Basically exact problems from the homework software.

He does not care about students at all. Horrible handwriting. However, his course is easy. You can get a good score by self studying. Don't waste time attending lectures or seek help from him.

Professor Putinar seems like a sweet man but oh boy, the way he explains the concepts is just horrible. I didn't learn a single thing in this class. On top of everything, it is mandatory to buy a $80+ program which you do your homework on and tests. The TA's are even worse at explaining. Try to avoid this professor at all costs.

This rating probably doesn't count for much. This class was fully online for some reason, so I honestly didn't learn a single thing. 50% of grade was homework, the rest was tests. All online though, and usually 3 attempts for online textbook homework questions. All I know is his writing is terrible, and you won't learn anything from his lectures.

Worst handwriting that I've ever seen, extremely complex explanations, class is mostly self-study if you want to pass. TA's and online tests are this class's saving grace if you absolutely have to take him.

He has some of the worst handwriting I have ever seen but is a very nice and lenient prof. My TA is extremely helpful in answering questions. Personally, I don't go to lectures and do mostly self study. All HW, midterms, and final were online.

Avoid.

Disorganized, horrible handwriting, not-so-helpful lectures. TA sections and CLAS help but are not a must. Nice person but terrible professor, but generous grading policy. Self-study is heavily needed, prepare to spend a lot of extra time to reinforce the material on your own, otherwise, no one could help.

clear intuitive explanations, easy online tests

Extremely confusing and difficult to understand, worst textbook I've ever seen, basically a self-study course. You'd be much better off watching Khanacademy/3blue1brown videos.

This guy uses complicated terminology to explain simple concepts. Its like hes tryna teach a class of math professors instead of a lower div math class. Its not worth your time going to lecture. His lecture slides are word for word of the textbook, so youre better off teaching yourself from the textbook and youtube.

Very difficult material. Lectures are way too abstract for undergrads. he does not post solutions for homework. But if you are looking for a challenging professor, putinar is the choice

Arguably the worst professor I've ever had and ever will have. He explains concepts using overly complex terminology and makes everything harder than it needs to be. I am only getting through bc of my TA. I need this class for my major but am thinking of dropping it simply to get a new professor. He was the only one available this quarter :( .

Zero feedback. Homeworks are hard as hell. One test at the end, hardest thing in the world. Clearly Mihai is a superb researcher, as evidenced by his papers and papers of others who mention him. Putinar is truly a legend, but definitely not one you would want to take a class with.

Can't teach but expects you to learn through verbal abuse.

Great lecturer, super nice person, and willing to answer all your questions. The grading is tough since hw counts for 80%, and each hw is worth 10% of your total grade, and the TA only grades for one problem, you'll lose a lot of points for some small mistakes. And the hw are extremely challenging and time-consuming. Go to OH!

You can tell each lecture he is a math genius, but (especially online) it is really extremely hard to follow it as an undergraduate. Text is good but he went off book halfway through & I was completely lost, so you'll need to be smart with your resources. Overcompensated for the online setting by assigning hardest HW & final I've ever taken by far.