MATH CS 120FT
Stephen Bigelow
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122 reviews

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MATH4A . 4 Years Ago

He is a great professor with a good sense of humor. His lectures do a good job of explaining course material and he posts all his slides on gaucho space. The midterms and finals are pretty easy as long as you do the homework and go over his previous exams that he posts on gaucho space.

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4A . 4 Years Ago

Exams are very similar to the practice/old exams he posts. Little homework and it is not necessary to read the textbook since he summarizes the content kind of well in the lectures. Do CLAS or read the textbooks if you want to really get the lessons though since his explanations aren't the best.

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MATH4A . 4 Years Ago

Lectures and homework are very good at preparing you for midterms and the final; straightforward class.

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4A . 4 Years Ago

Very clear explanation. Very clear voice. Great professor.

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4A . 4 Years Ago

low responsibility; poor quality; even do not get familiar with his own PPT; teach wrong definition; the contents of exams and the things he teaches are totally different

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MATH4A . 5 Years Ago

Such a funny professor, we always laugh at classes. He really gives clear and simple explanation of 4A, but not so through. Little homework. Midterms are similar with practice problems. If you understand his materials on GauchoSpace and do homework, you wont be worried about exams. Overall, easy to get an A.

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MATH4A . 5 Years Ago

Such a funny and good professor. He isn't the greatest at teaching but his lectures are always good and really simplify whatever the textbook is saying. Tests are just like practice tests, maybe a little bit more difficult. He is a typical math nerd knows what he's talking about

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4A . 5 Years Ago

Lectures are kinda fast but if you pay attention he'll make 4A really easy to understand

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4A . 5 Years Ago

Many of his explanations are very unclear, and he rushes through them. And doesn't put effort into giving us definitions. Don't know what he's rambling on about 3/4ths of the time. Mumbles during lectures and trails off sentences making it difficult to understand. Speaks too quietly. I learn more from youtube than i ever will from his lectures.

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MATH108B . 6 Years Ago

His homework for this class was exceptionally reasonable, but if you're stuck, his office hours are extremely helpful. Really funny professor, too. He tries to liven up the place with a quirky remark here and there. Exams are very straightforward, and I always felt like he prepares you for them. If you can, I'd recommend taking him.

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MATH3A . 6 Years Ago

verrrrry accessible professor!!! so nice!!!

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MATH3A . 6 Years Ago

Cool guy, tries his best and cares about his students.

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MATH3A . 6 Years Ago

DONT Bigelow if it is your first time taking Calculus. I took Calculus BC in high school and did well; however, I often found myself being confused on topics I thought were simple in high school because Bigelow's lectures were ALL OVER THE PLACE. His exams are very fair though. Grade on final exam could potentially replace grade in entire class.

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MATH3A . 6 Years Ago

Bigelow is really smart but his lectures are all over the place. He's pretty new at teaching the class. His lectures aren't too good because he doesn't really do many examples and he moves really fast. Luckily, his midterms and finals aren't too bad- he really listens to his students and he always wants to hear what we have to say.

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MATH3A . 7 Years Ago

Not the best for 3A, he assumed that most people had taken calculus in high school and is able to understand everything he says. 2 midterms and a final, iclickers, and section quizzes

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MATH108B . 7 Years Ago

He's pretty upfront with what you *likely* should know. Very fair midterms. Doesn't try to trick you. Very reasonable amounts of homework, and if you need any assistance, he is more than happy to help you in office hours. Final was certainly more demanding than midterm, but it was still very much fair. Oh, and he curves a bit, too. Good professor!

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MATH8 . 7 Years Ago

great prof.

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MATH8 . 8 Years Ago

Professor Bigelow broke down everything very well. Took S16 and the first midterm was very easy. Second was a little more difficult, but still very managable. Book was very clear and helpful. Final was difficult. Be sure to study.

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MATH113 . 8 Years Ago

Bigelow has good intentions and tries to teach to the level of understanding of the class. However, the book is very vague and clear answers are never given. The grader is harsh and has different expectations than the teacher. I took this class thinking it would be interesting and on the easy side, but it ended up being much harder than expected.

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MATH113 . 9 Years Ago

I can't speak to how Professor Bigelow is for lower divs, but I absolutely loved his Non-Euclidean Geometry class. He is great at teaching the intuition behind what is going on. The homework problems are really cool, and he helps get you started in class. Attending and participating in class will help you greatly to understand the material.

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MATH4A . 9 Years Ago

Makes this class easy and is very helpful. He's also kind of funny. Go to class and you'll pass.

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MATH4A . 9 Years Ago

Bigelow is my favorite. My entire class was obsessed with him for some reason. The class was super easy, if you know what you're doing you'll ace it. I literally got 100% in the class (with the exception of iclicker, because I skipped a lot of class). Bigelow literally wrote a summary of each unit before the midterm (memorized it and got 100%).

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4A . 9 Years Ago

Lectures are pretty easy to follow and the hw is so easy! You need to go to lecture because of Iclicker. Midterms and final were straightforward except the TF questions were kind of hard. If you get an A on the final you get an A in the class.

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MATH4A . 9 Years Ago

Bigelow is clear and makes subject interesting. CLAS helps a lot. HW is too easy and does not prepare you enough. Midterms and final were straightforward except for TF questions.

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