PORTER M J

Matt Porter

259 reviews
Clear grading criteria Lots of homework Amazing lectures Accessible outside class Caring Test heavy Respected Gives good feedback Lecture heavy Participation matters Online Savvy EXTRA CREDIT Tough grader Skip class? You won't pass. Graded by few things Tests? Not many Get ready to read Tests are tough Would take again Inspirational Hilarious
Past quarters
MATH 2A
33 / 60 Enrolled
Calculus with Algebra and Trigonometry
Matt Porter 4.5
M W F
08:00 AM - 08:50 AM
MATH 4B
150 / 150 Full
Differential Equations
Matt Porter 4.5
M W F
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
MATH 8
31 / 35 Enrolled
Transition to Higher Mathematics
Matt Porter 4.5
M W F
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
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MATH 2A Porter M J Fall 2023 Total: 152
MATH 4B Porter M J Fall 2023 Total: 149
MATH 8 Porter M J Fall 2023 Total: 33
INT W 1 Porter M J Fall 2023 Total: 303
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MATH8 . Porter M J 2 Months Ago

Awesome guy, he is one of the best math professors here. I learned so much in a quarter than an entire semester of math I learned in my cc. This is the professor you need that can guide you to academic success.

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MATH34A . Porter M J 3 Months Ago

Didn't show up much to lectures or seem to want to be there. But other than that, he was nice. He would teach the basics, then we would have to figure out the rest, but also extended dates for the weekly homework frequently. Our last homework assignment ended up being extra credit, and he changed the grading scale to help us succeed in the class.

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MATH34A . Porter M J 3 Months Ago

lectures were boring and he sometimes didnt show up so i barely went and still got an A. weekly webwork for homework but thats it and we get a notecard on exams. lectures all posted online also im bad at math and thought this class was easy

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MATH2B . Porter M J 3 Months Ago

Matt Porter is a great guy. I had him for both 2A and 2B in a row, and he is very clearly on the students' side. In 2A, he clearly had some personal matters which limited his abilities, but he went the extra mile to make sure those issues did not impact his students. As a student who isn't great at math, Porter made me believe I can actually do it.

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MATH8 . Porter M J 3 Months Ago

All of these people giving him poor reviews from Math 2A, there is a reason you are taking precalculus in college. Matt Porter is an excellent professor. Unfortunately during Fall Quarter, Matt wasn't able to teach at quite his full potential, but I could really tell that he is a great guy and teacher. Wish I could take him again.

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MATH34A . Porter M J 3 Months Ago

Class is a joke. Lectures are boring/hard to understand. Often cancels lecture or doesn't show so I never made the effort to go. Weekly webwork hw is annoying but easy if you watch the lecture videos from a different prof. Still did well on the exams and you get to use a 3x5 card. Randomly changed the grading week 10 but made it easier to pass

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MATH34A . Porter M J 3 Months Ago

goes rlly fast in lecture. but the tests are really easy

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MATH2A . Porter M J 4 Months Ago

Before taking this course, I used to love math, HOWEVER, Matt Porter made me hate calculus and anything it had to offer. Although it was my first time taking a calculus course, Porter made it 100 times harder to understand and made me dread going to class. In short, if you are looking to pass Math 2A with a good grade, DO NOT take Matt Porter.

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MATH4B . Porter M J 4 Months Ago

A professor that provides different aspects to think about the questions and concepts. Though sometimes it's a "trust me, it works" scenario, but he did the proofs and canceled all the doubts. Unfortunately he had some family issues to deal with during my quarter, which forced him to cancel a lot of classes. I would like to take more of his class.

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MATH4B . Porter M J 4 Months Ago

Amazing professor. Pay attention in his lectures but he posts his notes anyway. Exams are exactly like the practice exams so make sure to do the review.

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MATH2A . Porter M J 5 Months Ago

terrible, seriously. his lectures are monotone and just examples, no real explanations of how to do the work. i spent a majority of the class teaching myself. the homework took hours but at least it was a good cushion for grading. he curves the grades at the end a lot but that doesn't change the fact that his teaching abilities are nonexistent

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MATH2A . Porter M J 5 Months Ago

His lectures are equivalent to a double dose of valium, he makes no effort to explain topics clearly and basically just whisper mumbles through a few irrelevant examples. He cancels class pretty often, and on multiple occasions he just did not show up to class, forcing 100 students to get out of bed at 8am and come to class for no reason.

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