Professor Weisbart was interesting, to say the least. His lectures were really conceptual (he didn't do alot of computations/examples) but he really does try and explain concepts to you. But if you have a short attention span, lecture will be really boring. He's pretty approachable, and will answer any question you have. His grading scale was 25% each midterm, 10% homework, and a 40% final, but if you get an average of 50% on your total homework grade, your final can be worth 100% of your grade, meaning he'll choose the higher score.

Contrary to what other people say, his practice problems were not exactly verbatim on the midterms, at least this year it wasn't. Instead, the key ideas of each practice problem will be used some way or another on the exams. So don't go trying to just memorize the answers to the practice problems, but try to understand how to do each problem (like formulas, equations, ways to find stuff, etc) because most likely you're going to have to do the same thing on the tests.

All in all, pretty far professor, the 100% final saved my grade (i got a B+) because I did what I just said not to do above, which got me like a 32/80 on the first midterm. It really helps if you have a good TA, as they'll most likely be more readily available to help you figure out some concepts. The only reason I did so well was because of my TA (shout out to Sudesh)

I have to disagree with the evaluations below. He is the nicest professor ever, he really cares about his student and his class is easy, I got an A. I thought his class was super hard, but you can do 100% final, which is actually pretty good because by the end of the quarter you understand the material more. He is a really nice guy, go talk to him during office hours and he will make sure you succeed in the class!

Weisbart is probably one of the best teachers you could ask for for 3c, but the subject matter is so abstract that the class can get pretty difficult regardless. Luckily, he's pretty nice with grading, since his quizzes tend to be grade-boosters (try to keep up as much as possible to do well on them) and he seems to curve scores pretty generously- I got a C on the final and a solid A in the class. He does make his exams pretty difficult, since that's his excuse for the generous curve, but test bank tests will be your best friend since there's only so many question-types he can test.

He tries very, very hard to get you to understand the underlying concepts and methodology of the problems, but that can get very confusing, so #1 piece of advice, LEARN HOW TO DO PROBLEMS. Even if that means going about it the formulaic way.

Grading option 1:
Quizzes 25%
Midterm 25% (only 1, MID-term)
Final 50%

Grading option 2:
Final 100%

David was amazing. He teaches very very effectively compared to other professors. He genuinely wants students to learn, and not just be able to do step-by-step computations. He usually goes over only a couple of problems in one class, but they are always very clear and directly relate to the topic we are on. Even though he does not assign homework, his effective and passionate teaching style made me understand everything in this pretty difficult course. As long as you understand in class, there is not much studying that needs to be done.

Personality wise, he is very funny. He may not be doing it on purpose, but his way of teaching just creates a pleasant atmosphere in the class.

Overall, best math professor I've had here. TAKE HIM WITHOUT SECOND THOUGHTS!!

Professor Weisbart is a very friendly and approachable professor who genuinely seems passionate about math. I didn’t really like his teaching style, however, because he often introduces a new topic with proofs, which confused me and which I didn’t understand at all. I felt pretty lost while taking this class and had to read the textbook a lot to figure out what was going on. It didn’t help that he tries to cram a lot of material into a short amount of time during the beginning of the course, although it was nice to be able to relax a bit when we finished early during the last 2 weeks of the course. I found it pretty stressful, though, because I had to quickly learn the material on my own in time for the quiz. That said, his quizzes are very short and straightforward, just 1 or 2 problems, but if you don’t understand the material it can be difficult to figure it out in the short time given. Sometimes he lectures for too long and runs out of time, so he lets you bring the quiz home to do. He also drops your 2 lowest quiz grades, which is pretty nice of him. He assigns homework problems, but they’re optional. You should try to do some, but it’s okay if you don’t get to all of them because Professor Weisbart gives you a practice midterm/final before the midterm and final. Also, not all of the material in the textbook or in the practice problems will be tested – he will tell you what he thinks is important. He also gives you a packet of lecture notes about all the topics he will test you on for the final, which I found very helpful. The midterm was pretty simple because it was taken during class and he couldn’t put too many hard problems in it when we only had 50 minutes to do them. A lot of the time he asks you to set up integrals but not evaluate them during exams. The final was a bit harder, but it’s not impossible to get a good grade.

Overall, I didn’t really like his teaching style, so I had to teach myself a lot of the material. He’s a friendly guy though, and it’s not too difficult to get a good grade.

First off, Math 32B is probably the most challenging math class of the math series because the concepts and mathematical techniques discussed in the course reach deep into the philosophy of mathematics like algebraic topology. Prospective students sufficient in visualizations of mathematical concepts will particularly find David's class to be entertaining and meaningful.

David does well in visually articulating the concepts which are absolutely helpful in understanding where the theorems stem from and how it should be applied. This will be a different math class than from your past experiences since he doesn't routinely follow the book. He teaches without notes and everything is from his memory so it's easier to absorb paraphrased concepts.

I highly recommend David for any class you are considering on taking as he will do his best to tailor the course to the student's needs.

Tips for a successful experience:
- Homework is optional; treat it as mandatory and direct any questions to your TA or David himself
- Ask questions in class if something is ambiguous. David encourages such questions as it will greatly enhance your learning experience and his!
- Go to office hours. Sometimes David will digress to miscellaneous topics during office hours but they're absolutely interesting and useful at that!

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Study multivariable calculus with David was a pleasant experience.

Unlike other “professors,” David rarely lectured to us. He preferred to do one or two examples made up together with students and demonstrate possible variations. He emphasized his main points repeatedly throughout lectures, and it was really easy for us to learn what were crucial, even though we may not thoroughly understand the concept.

In addition, he cared about his students. He always checked his microphone at the beginning to make sure everyone could hear him; he sent out weekly emails to remind us about quizzes and information will be covered in the following week; He held long office hours before exams, etc.

For 32B, we covered the last three chapters in Rogawski’s Calculus (and the last chapter only had three sections!). David did not have a rigid schedule. For more often times he paused the class and explicated confusing topics in more details and dedicated with extra lecture whenever it was needed. Even pacing that slow, he still left us with 5 to 6 lectures for review.

One thing about 32B is that it can be incredibly hard with all kinds of complicated integrals, but David only expected to grasp the core and the fundamental ideas. He had weekly quizzes to force you to keep up with him, and his homework was not mandatory. Even though you don’t have to hand them in, but I still suggest you to do all of them for practice. He only had one midterm and a final. Students in class got pretty high averages.

I would definitely recommend him.

Winter 2015 grade distribution:
25% midterm
25% quizzes
50% final
OR
100% final

Professor Weisbart:
The professor was very strangely in love with math. It was cool to see he was so passionate about it, but it was still kind of creepy. Haha for me personally, I didn't like his teaching style. He kind of freestyles lecture, and I'd rather a professor who had a set plan for teaching. It was really hard to understand the concepts he was teaching because of how abstract he made things seem.

TA:
My TA was Cassidy Mentus, and he was actually really helpful in going over examples. He basically went over problems by himself on the board, and he went pretty fast. But it was still easy to follow him, and he would answer any questions you had while breezing through a ton of examples. I thought attending discussion was really helpful.

Midterm grade: 39/50 78%
He sent out a practice midterm and solutions for those problems that had more questions (8) than were going to be on the midterm. I think they would have been helpful if I reviewed it more. It was 4 questions with multiple parts.

Quizzes grade: 48/80 60%
There was no homework, only suggested problems (and I suggest you do them). I did really bad on the 8 quizzes he sporadically did. He would let you know at least two days before that there were quizzes. You needed to print out your own quiz form, and in the beginning of class he'd give you a bit of time to do two problems. I hated those quizzes.

Final grade: 62/80 77.5%
He also sent out a practice final with 8 questions and solutions. The actual final was a less than 8 questions though. It was really weird because during the final he made us stop, look up, and he'd take a big camera and take a picture of all of us. And when we turned in our final he'd make us hold them up with our BruinCard and he'd take a picture. He says it protects people in case they lose their exam, but it also helped against cheating. The final was similarly formatted to the midterm.

Overall grade: B
Thank goodness the class was curved. I did so well in 3A that I was really discouraged with this class. I didn't like his teaching style, but if I worked harder at learning on my own, I feel like I would have done better in the class.

I have no idea why so many people praise him.

I have to say he is 100% a nice guy and he is very concerned with his students' learning, but he cannot teach well. That is a fact.

1. His lectures are extremely unorganized. He doesn't have a clear schedule and he never uses notes to have some easy numbers to work with. So many times, the class becomes an over-complicated algebra class s.

2. He does not usually talk about definitions. So the outcome is: after a whole class, you had no idea about what he talked about.

3. He covers materials that are not required and does not cover materials on Math Department's syllabus.

e.g. He skips Chapter 2.2 and the whole Chapter 8, but covers 115A material: vector space and inner products.

So after this class, everyone gets an A, but learns little.

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