Waqar Shah

67 reviews
Lots of homework EXTRA CREDIT Amazing lectures Accessible outside class Test heavy Caring Tough grader Clear grading criteria Lecture heavy Hilarious Inspirational Graded by few things Get ready to read Gives good feedback Respected
Past quarters
MATH 108A
62 / 60 Full
Linear Algebra
Waqar Shah 3.1
T R
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
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MATH6A . A Month Ago

can this school actually hire professors who actually KNOW how to teach? I have had my fair share of bad professors but this one tops the list. Lectures were completely useless and I had to each myself everything. also unhelpful in office hours. CLAS and TA are what got me through this torturous class

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MATH6A . A Month Ago

I had an A+ until the final exam, which caused my grade to drop by two levels. Do with that information what you will

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MATH6A . A Month Ago

PSA: this course looks nice and all but the final looks nothing like the practice exam, so it will screw your grade when you expect the least. Avoid this prof at all costs

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MATH6A . A Month Ago

Choose this prof when you want to fail the class.

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MATH6A . 6 Months Ago

I genuinely don't think I would have done as well as I did in 6A with a different teacher. He is energetic and engaging in his lectures. All his notes are written on his ipad so they are easy to read and are posted on Canvas for reference. Quizzes are easy. Hw is 20 questions per week. Midterm was easy and final had extra credit. Take him!!!

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MATH6A . 6 Months Ago

I am unable to think of a better professor for calculus than Waqar. He is energetic during lectures and very approachable in person, which is all in addition to his detailed notes so even the people who attend zero classes can understand what went on in them. Exams are fair and final contains extra credit. Overall a W

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MATH6A . 7 Months Ago

Funny lecturer, practice material was related to the actual tests, but test formats weren't the best. Overall very good though!

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MATH6A . 7 Months Ago

His lectures may not be the best (still above average), but his lecture SLIDES are the best. Even better than the textbooks sometimes, I might say. Not too much to say otherwise, so here is the scoring criteria: | Quiz 20% | HW 20% | Midterm 25% | Final 35% | Final has extra credit so you literally won't mess that up.

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MATH6A . 7 Months Ago

Quizzes are 20% of your grade and only one lowest quiz is dropped so they are pretty important; Most were easy. Homework is 20% and in my opinion was difficult and time consuming. First midterm wasn't too difficult but not easy. Final had an extra credit problem which helps a lot. I also recommend reading the free textbook.

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MATH6A . 7 Months Ago

I got an A even for 76% midterm, the final was 60 with 10 extra, theoretically, you can get an A+. He presented amazing lectures with extremely well-organized notes. The midterm and final are a little tricky, but there are extra credits. The homework is 20 webwork questions per week and 6 quizzes per quarter (grading very friendly).

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MATH6A . 8 Months Ago

Definitely the best math teacher I've had in UCSB (although only taken 2 math courses). He writes notes on iPad in the classes and then posts them after the class. So you will get basically the same information even if you don't attend the class. The notes is easy to read and understand, so it's very friendly for self-studying.

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MATH3B . 8 Months Ago

This was by far the worst class I have taken at UCSB. No seriously, this prof expects you know everything before coming to class. He rushes through everything and leaves no time to ask any questions

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