Very thick accent and mumbles a lot, so sometimes lectures were hard to understand. Explained things in a way that was usually more complicated than needed (if he did explain concepts). Wanted students to do well. Math TA saved me, best I've had. Literally did not know anything that was going on and got an A. Still don't know what a vector is.

This man might be the worst lecturer OAT. I did not gain a single thing from him reading off the slides, and 3blue1brown carried this class. He also got emasculated when he couldn't solve problems, saying things like "i don't usually do these computations." Lin alg is fascinating and he didn't convey this at all.

While the class is relatively easy to get through, the homework was frustratingly long and I never really got what he was talking about in lecture. He works through things fast and doesn't spend time explaining much. I know a friend who went to lecture once the whole quarter, studied the week before the final, and got an A. The final is worth 40%..

I went to every lecture, but didn't gain much. Occasionally, he would mention a topic that may show up on the midterm. A large lecture issue was the computational errors. (multiple times per lecture) Also, even my TA didn't understand one of the homework problems. The final was 40% and no partial credit, but the problems and curve were fair.

Ponce is the worst math professor I have seen. His final was easy in retrospect, but didn't grade for partial credit. I never went to his lectures because when I did, I couldn't understand what he was doing. You can easily self study but avoid him at all costs. I am a math major and he is an awful professor.

Very easy class with a generous curve at the end. Make sure to check work well for midterms and final because there was no partial credit at all. The homework was weekly and pretty difficult.

Terrible lectures, I ended up just going to CLAS and self studying by the end of the quarter. The final and midterms were very easy, with basic questions about the material. Easy to succeed in terms of grade if you just want the credit but would not recommend if you actually want to learn the material.

A horrible lecturer who just reads slides that aren't his + he has an accent (chill/nice guy tho). TA was horrible, was passive-aggressive & always boasted about how lucky we were to have him. 3 online midterms (ChatGPT). Homework was 20 problems/week which were hard (ChatGPT). Self-study class, I got a B even tho I barely put in the effort.

super hard to follow during lectures, ended up not going to them. relied on TA's review and just watched youtube videos. Pounce seems nice though. midterms and final were super easy they were just basic questions on the topics you learn. no conceptual questions, final was 5 questions but no partial credit. he curved the midterms and final.

Overall not that bad of a class - lectures were kind of hard to follow, but examples in the latter half of the quarter were helpful. Would recommend going to math lab + TA office hours. 3 midterms that were online and pretty straightforward. The homework was honestly harder than both the midterms and final. Final was worth 40% but light.

HW is not similar to midterms or exams. Focus on the examples he does in lecture and worksheet from section. Ponce isn't a bad guy but his teaching is impossible to follow. Online midterms and final is 40%

Terrible professor that only teaches with 'this and thats". I went to most lectures, but generally got nothing out of it. Would not recommend if you are trying to learn the material.