Stephen Bigelow

122 reviews
Hilarious Respected Clear grading criteria Participation matters Caring Accessible outside class Would take again Gives good feedback Inspirational Amazing lectures Graded by few things Get ready to read Skip class? You won't pass. Tough grader Tests? Not many Lots of homework Lecture heavy Test heavy
Past quarters
MATH CS 120FT
14 / 30 Enrolled
Topology
Stephen Bigelow 3.4
T R
09:00 AM - 10:15 AM
MATH 221B
5 / 30 Enrolled
Homotopy Theory
Stephen Bigelow 3.4
T R
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
89.9% A
See All
4A . 3 Years Ago

Bigelow is the best professor for Math4A!! Take his Math4A!!! tests and homework are very easy!! Easy A!!

1 helpful 0 unhelpful
MATH145 . 3 Years Ago

Not the best lecturer, but amazing in office hours, one on one. Interesting character who is very funny, but isnt too odd. Very standard and reasonable grading policies - weekly homework thats about 3-5 problems, a midterm and a final. He is a nice guy whos always willing to help and can explain things clear as day when you ask.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MATH108A . 3 Years Ago

I really enjoyed this class even though I hate lin algebra. The only complaint I had was the grading scheme: hw, quizzes, mt1, mt2, final were worth 20% each. I understand he did this to help us out, but for me, I scored high on the exams and low on the hw and quizzes, so I ended with a B. He's very helpful though and never condescending.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MATH4A . 4 Years Ago

It was his first time teaching a big class so he was not very accustomed to it. He made the lectures hilarious. Iclicker questions not based on accuracy. But I felt like I was memorizing the content rather than actually learning in the class. Struggled on the midterms but the final was made extremely easy.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MATH4A . 4 Years Ago

Bigelow is pretty hard to understand verbally, so pay attention to the slides since they have the most content. The midterm and final were both extremely easy, and he obviously wants students to receive an A. If you do the homework and memorize the concepts, you'll get an A.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MATH4A . 4 Years Ago

Not a very good lecturer. It's boring, dry, and uninspiring. Homework and tests are straightforward. Overall an easy class if you can bear through his monotonous lectures and outdated memes (posts it online which I'll throw him a bone for this) Though a boring person to many, I cannot help but feel some sort of whymsical, caring spirit within him.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
4A . 4 Years Ago

Clear lectures and homework that is helpful. Practice midterms and final were very accurate to the real thing. Makes random jokes in class too and is really nice.

1 helpful 0 unhelpful
MATH4A . 4 Years Ago

Bigelow is a nice guy. During lectures, his explanations sometimes lost students because they were either boring or confusing, but his slides were pretty organized and he posted them on Gauchospace. There is a lot of iClicker, minimal homework, and the tests just get easier. His class is an easy A, but it might not prepare you well for future math

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
MATH4A . 4 Years Ago

bigelow is the perfect noodle of a professor. take his class if you can!!!! he explains concepts clearly and homework/exams are easy

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
4A . 4 Years Ago

Good professor. Prepared lecture slides and everything on the test is from his class lecture. I bought the textbook but ended up never using it. The midterms were a little sketch but the final was very easy (I got 100% and I bet the class avg was very high).

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
4A . 4 Years Ago

He was great for Math 4A. He was funny and kept the 800 kids in my class pretty engaged with the examples on his slides. The homework is easy and the tests are very similar to the practice exams posted.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful
4A . 4 Years Ago

He was a fine professor for 4A, but his lectures could definitely use some work. They tended to be pretty scattered and vague. Office hours were helpful, homework was totally reasonable, and the tests were very similar to the practice tests.

0 helpful 0 unhelpful