Professor
Jan Nienhaus
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Most Helpful Review
Fall 2023 - Given that 115A is a difficult class to begin with, it's hard to rate a professor not off of the curriculum they taught. But Nienhaus did a pretty good job of teaching what was a hell of a class. He was fairly reasonable when it came to rounding one of our midterms because we all did poorly on one of the problems (this was after our finals were graded though), which overall boosted my grade. He does a good job of answering students' questions and giving clear lectures (as clear as it can get for 115A). Though your best bet for understanding this material is using the textbook, watching youtube videos, and relying on office hours. Also, our TA, Matt Kowalski, was hands down the best TA I've ever had. Made such a big difference in my understanding of the class. Had one problem I really couldn't understand, went to his office hours (which he scheduled outside his normal OH times for us), he helped me understand it, and I aced it on the test. If you get the chance to take either Nienhaus or Kowalski, please do! Both are great for the math department!
Fall 2023 - Given that 115A is a difficult class to begin with, it's hard to rate a professor not off of the curriculum they taught. But Nienhaus did a pretty good job of teaching what was a hell of a class. He was fairly reasonable when it came to rounding one of our midterms because we all did poorly on one of the problems (this was after our finals were graded though), which overall boosted my grade. He does a good job of answering students' questions and giving clear lectures (as clear as it can get for 115A). Though your best bet for understanding this material is using the textbook, watching youtube videos, and relying on office hours. Also, our TA, Matt Kowalski, was hands down the best TA I've ever had. Made such a big difference in my understanding of the class. Had one problem I really couldn't understand, went to his office hours (which he scheduled outside his normal OH times for us), he helped me understand it, and I aced it on the test. If you get the chance to take either Nienhaus or Kowalski, please do! Both are great for the math department!
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