Matthew Jacobs
Department of Mathematics
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3.0
Overall Rating
Based on 3 Users
Easiness 2.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.3 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 2.7 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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Quarter: Winter 2019
Grade: B+
Dec. 16, 2018

(EDIT) Argh, I was the same person who wrote this initial positive review on Jacobs' Math 164 class. This time around, I continued with his Math 182 class (Algorithms). I was disappointed to see no practice exams posted, and little review done for the very problem-solving-esque material for each exam. I felt that we were essentially shooting in the dark for the midterm and final. Personally, I thought the final was easier than the midterm, but I didn't do as well as I hoped (I could probably contest for some more points). In the end, I got a decent grade, though I did want that A.

I probably convinced a lot of people to take this class, and judging from how things panned out, it's honestly hit or miss. To everyone who was expecting this to be a more chill experience, I'm so sorry. I never would have expected the vibe to change like this.

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Quarter: Winter 2019
Grade: N/A
Feb. 6, 2019

RIP. HE DOES NOT CURVE THE CLASSS AS IN THIS DISTRIBUTION. STAY AWAY. He is not very good at teaching, but if his class had this distribution, then I would have still voted for him, but he no more does such generous curve for some reason.

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Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A+
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Jan. 3, 2019

I had Professor Jacobs for Math 164 - Optimization. He was an engaging lecturer (he really understood what he was doing, and didn't just copy off notes from a notepad). Lectures were quite theoretical, focusing on concepts and proofs. Homework was from the textbook (so you could just copy the solutions manual). Exams were mostly homework-style problems with some conceptual things. Overall, exams and grading was very fair (there was no rote memorization of proofs), and I highly recommend taking a class with him.

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Quarter: Winter 2019
Grade: B+
Dec. 16, 2018

(EDIT) Argh, I was the same person who wrote this initial positive review on Jacobs' Math 164 class. This time around, I continued with his Math 182 class (Algorithms). I was disappointed to see no practice exams posted, and little review done for the very problem-solving-esque material for each exam. I felt that we were essentially shooting in the dark for the midterm and final. Personally, I thought the final was easier than the midterm, but I didn't do as well as I hoped (I could probably contest for some more points). In the end, I got a decent grade, though I did want that A.

I probably convinced a lot of people to take this class, and judging from how things panned out, it's honestly hit or miss. To everyone who was expecting this to be a more chill experience, I'm so sorry. I never would have expected the vibe to change like this.

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Quarter: Winter 2019
Grade: N/A
Feb. 6, 2019

RIP. HE DOES NOT CURVE THE CLASSS AS IN THIS DISTRIBUTION. STAY AWAY. He is not very good at teaching, but if his class had this distribution, then I would have still voted for him, but he no more does such generous curve for some reason.

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Verified Reviewer This user is a verified UCLA student/alum.
Quarter: Fall 2018
Grade: A+
Jan. 3, 2019

I had Professor Jacobs for Math 164 - Optimization. He was an engaging lecturer (he really understood what he was doing, and didn't just copy off notes from a notepad). Lectures were quite theoretical, focusing on concepts and proofs. Homework was from the textbook (so you could just copy the solutions manual). Exams were mostly homework-style problems with some conceptual things. Overall, exams and grading was very fair (there was no rote memorization of proofs), and I highly recommend taking a class with him.

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3.0
Overall Rating
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Easiness 2.0 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 3.0 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 3.3 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 2.7 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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