PORTER M J

Matt Porter

293 reviews
Clear grading criteria Lots of homework Amazing lectures Caring Accessible outside class Respected Test heavy Gives good feedback Lecture heavy Hilarious Participation matters EXTRA CREDIT Online Savvy Graded by few things Inspirational Tough grader Skip class? You won't pass. Get ready to read Tests? Not many Tests are tough Would take again Beware of pop quizzes
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MATH 8
0 / 35 Enrolled
Transition to Higher Mathematics
Matt Porter 4.4
M T W R
09:30 AM - 10:35 AM
40.6% A
MATH 8
0 / 35 Enrolled
Transition to Higher Mathematics
Matt Porter 4.4
M T W R
12:30 PM - 13:35 PM
40.6% A
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MATH 34A Porter M J Spring 2024 Total: 197
MATH 34B Porter M J Spring 2024 Total: 362
MATH 2B Porter M J Winter 2024 Total: 142
MATH 34A Porter M J Winter 2024 Total: 403
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MATH8 . Porter M J 10 Days Ago

Porter always knows how to teach different fields of math, and in math 8 it's the same thing. Homework comes straight from the textbook and his lectures provide a good guide and depth on the contents of the textbook. Exams are straightforward, very fair and worthwhile to study for. He tries to make accommodations when situations need it. Great prof

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MATH2B . Porter M J 11 Days Ago

If you took 2A, its the exact same thing just more concepts. Porter is a great person and professor. Calculus is just difficult but just be on top of HW and studying. It does take to understand but he is very nice and although he mumbles in lecture his notes are helpful. As always, go to office hours and ask for help from him and TA's

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MATH2A . Porter M J 11 Days Ago

Porter is a great professor, although he would mumble to himself when doing work in lecture. Difficulty wise, its a higher level of math so its difficult. Exams are so much easier than the HW and practice exams. Just talk to him and ask questions, both Porter and the TA's are great. Grading is fair, just make sure HW does not pile up!

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MATH8 . Porter M J 14 Days Ago

Reading textbook is required to do well on exams anyways, so lectures felt unnecessary. Prof is nice. Homework is graded on accuracy and long/tedious but prepares you well for exams. Exams are straightforward and the final replaces lowest exam score. HW - 30%, Exams - 20% each (3 total including final), weekly quizzes in section - 10%.

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MATH8 . Porter M J A Month Ago

Professor Porter's lectures are easy to follow. He explains things very well. His exams are not very hard, you can learn those problems from textbook or sections. He does offer many assignments every week, but they are not difficult, and they help reviewing exam. 10% quiz, 20% hw, 70% exams, a fair grading system.

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MATH34A . Porter M J A Month Ago

He is very great just kind of monotoned and I had him at 8am so his lectures were a little boring. However, his lectures are basically the exams plus he allows you to take a notecard on the exam so it is a lot easier. His practice exam is almost exactly the actual midterms/final. Really easy tho if you show up and learn.

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MATH2A . Porter M J A Month Ago

beware he is a confusing professor with his notes be overfilled and he does mumble to himself but honestly the way he set up the class is so nice. he post all completed notes, if you do better on the final can overtake one out of the two midterms, and can do late hw problems for half credit for each problem.

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CALC34B . Porter M J A Month Ago

He literally was "sick" for half the lectures and was so chill. He literally canceled the final and is a D1 chiller. You will get a decent grade in this class and I know he tells his TA's to grade easy so if you get a bad grade, talk to your TA.

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34B . Porter M J 2 Months Ago

Love this man he is my icon. He doesn't wanna be there as much as you. His tests are legit like 6-7 questions. You can bring a notecard too. He's so easy take him if you can.

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MATH8 . Porter M J 2 Months Ago

1. The overall grading is quite lenient as there exist extra credit in and outside tests. 2. There is barely any reason to attend the lectures other than to show up because he does pretty much nothing outside the textbook. 3. Pop quiz each week on evening sections. Pretty easy. 4. Exams are also pretty easy and slightly uninteresting. Verdict:4/5

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MATH4B . Porter M J 2 Months Ago

The lectures are great and the final is similar to the practice sample.

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MATH2A . Porter M J 3 Months Ago

It's math- it's not going to be the most interesting class ever. But, Professor Porter is very accomodating and understanding. He posts lecture videos so you can review confusing lessons. Tests are much easier than practice tests and homework. He seems like a really good guy.

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