If you're not a good test-taker you might want to avoid this fella, as the grade distribution 25% each midterm and 50% final (homework is optional but used for rounding up.) The class itself is hard but taking it is a good way to gauge other upper division math classes. His lectures are good and he does well clearing up questions. Very nice guy.
boring but gives helpful information. many people stopped going to class and simply looked at his lectures online as he just read off the slides. highly recommend CLAS
Lectures are big and run like clockwork, without time to ask questions, so don't zone out. Skipping lectures is a bad idea, so of course I did that, and if I hadn't I'd have gotten an A. Regardless, class is mediocre in terms of content, difficulty, and interestingness. If you took every college math course and averaged them together, this is it.
Anybody who didn't get an A in this class simply didn't care enough to try. The Professor himself had monotonous lectures, but the material was simple to comprehend. I did not attend any lectures. The homework and practice exams were helpful, and exams were EXTREMELY easy if you understood the BASICS of the content. Do homework+ watch YT videos= A.
Lectures are a bit monotonous and are formatted as power-points which aren't the easiest to follow. Tests are just like the homework and easier than practice midterms. Very generous with partial credit as well.
Lectures consisted of him just reading off slides, I ended up essentially having to teach myself the material by reading the lectures and textbook. One thing that I did like is that he had three ways of grading using various percentages for the midterms, homework, and final and gave you the highest grade out of all the possible options
I really like Prof. Goodearl's lectures, and the professor was always available after class for all the questions I had. The two midterms and one final determine your final score, but the professor uses different methods to calculate your final score so it is not a big deal if you fail one of the midterms. The exams are not that difficult as well.
Midterms are straightforward and he gives a review guide a week before. His lectures are boring and are just him proving book theorems, but that's exactly what the exams are. He's easily accessible and always willing to help explain concepts. Tests are curved based on averages. Grade based only on midterms and final, & rounds up if you do the hw.
One of the worst professors out there. Class was all proof based and was poorly structured. Gave us a theorem and proof then moved on. Never did examples with the proofs, just threw them at us and basically had to teach them to ourselves. Homework was not mandatory, so we were graded only on two midterms and the final. Lost the entire quarter.
Not very engaging in lectures. Hell just read right off the PowerPoint he posts online. He gave me a hard time about taking the final even though I had a medical emergency :(
Professor Goodearl taught in a clean and precise manner. I also enjoyed his office as he was very patient with my questions.
He's a good professor but he tought the class I had with him about as slowly as possible. If you really want to learn a lot about the 111A material, I think you're probably better off with another professor. However, the tests are generally very easy and he uses a generous grading style.
Tests are extremely simple, and he grades nicely. Review lecture slides and section worksheets and you will pass no problem. He just reads off the slides during lecture, so you can just read them online.
Prof. Goodearl was great. His lectures are quite straightforward and although the proofs he does may seem difficult, you don't need to worry about them. I got 100% on everything, midterms, homework and final. It wasn't just that they were too easy, he actually did teach the material well and prepared me for following math classes.
Pretty terrible lecturer. Stopped going to his class after week 2 and learned exclusively through clas and homework. Homework was not bad, short assignments each week on pearson lab. Pretty easy midterms and final, but he wasn't much help at all.
Ken is a nice person. His exam is similar to the practice exam and he does have a accent. It is comfortable for me to take his course. And linear algebra is not every difficult. Thank you, Ken.
Explains everything succinctly and open to questions. Overall really easy professor for linear algebra though his final was significantly more challenging than both midterms, so be wary.
Prof Goodearl is not a super great lecturer but he makes nice ppt and honestly if you can do all the problems in his homework you will definitely get a really nice grade. I didnt really work on this class but got 100 for both midterms. (I messed up the final though) REMEMBER TO CHECK ANSWERS BEFORE HANDING IN YOUR TEST!
His lectures are realllly boring, since he just reads through his powerpoint and doesn't offer any written out explanations. However, his tests are very fair as long as you do practice tests, go to CLAS, attend section and look over HW problems. His grading criteria is pretty generous too which helped me get an A in the class.
Ken is a good guy. Though his lectures could be boring at times, his midterms/final were pretty similar to the homework questions, so if you do practice problems online to prepare, you should be fine!
I attended class on the first day and never again. He reads through his lecture slides and posts them online. He uses pearson plus for homework which is way better than wiley or webwork. His midterms and final were fair. The only reason I managed to get As on both midterms were because I did the homework and religiously attended my CLAS (god bless)
Goodearl was overall good. Lectures are entirely powerpoint, which isn't the best for the topic. Not much homework, only a couple problems a week, and overall very easy. Lectures are generally boring because of his relaxing, monotone voice, though.
I skipped most of his lectures, as I had difficulty paying attention and following what he was saying, but still managed to get 100 on both midterms. Don't be afraid to go to CLAS, as it really helped me a lot! The homework is pretty easy as well.
Love him!! Clear explanations on PPTs, and good grader that I got 100 for mid 1.