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Robert Brown
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Math 31A and Math 31B with him. I got at least 3 or 4 past Brown midterms or finals before each midterm and final in this class and the ones I took with Brown this year (10F 11W) have been much much harder. He does recycle the type of problems but just makes them a lot harder or puts them together somehow. It isnt impossible though, I studied for 3 weeks straight for the final and got a B on it. I rarely went to lecture because he would spend most of the time doing proofs, and would end his lectures halfway through sections and also he would teach you the material with the hardest example of that problem he could come up with instead of showing us easier ones and progressing from there. I used the site patrickjmt to teach me all about series and other info I wasnt sure about and I was familiar with the material from taking AP Calc BC in high school. Also study your ass off for the final because its 50 percent and by far the hardest test. I learned that the hard way by going from a solid A to a C+ from the final in 31A.
Math 31A and Math 31B with him. I got at least 3 or 4 past Brown midterms or finals before each midterm and final in this class and the ones I took with Brown this year (10F 11W) have been much much harder. He does recycle the type of problems but just makes them a lot harder or puts them together somehow. It isnt impossible though, I studied for 3 weeks straight for the final and got a B on it. I rarely went to lecture because he would spend most of the time doing proofs, and would end his lectures halfway through sections and also he would teach you the material with the hardest example of that problem he could come up with instead of showing us easier ones and progressing from there. I used the site patrickjmt to teach me all about series and other info I wasnt sure about and I was familiar with the material from taking AP Calc BC in high school. Also study your ass off for the final because its 50 percent and by far the hardest test. I learned that the hard way by going from a solid A to a C+ from the final in 31A.
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I took Professor Brown's 31B in Winter. About lectures He closely follows the book and does tons of examples in class. However, he goes over definitions very fast, so it would really be helpful to do previews. He will sometimes post challenging problems, some of which may appear in the final, so be sure to understand those challenging problems! About availability Professor Brown is really kind and available. You can not only reach him by email but also additional office hours. He will add extra office hours right before the test, so it may be a good way to boost your exam scores. About homework and quizzes Professor Brown has quizzes every week, but all the quiz problems come from your homework. If you do the homework and check the answers, you will be fine. He does this to make his students keep up with the course. About exams I know people say his tests are hard, but in my opinion his tests are not "hard" but "awkward." His first 31B exam has a problem of 31A concept. If you didn't take his 31A course, you probably won't even think about doing that problem with 31A concept. I have to say all his tests are very, very easy, but the median scores are around 65-75. About grades Professor Brown said he will give the first 50% students a grade B- or better, so we thought he would curve the class as other Professors do: 25% As and 25% Bs. However, to get an A, you have to get 94% or higher for the total score. Keep in mind the median is around 65-75. You can tell from the grade distribution above. About topics Professor Brown does not cover trigonometric substitution, which you will eventually use in 32B. Everything else is fine since he mostly follows the syllabus in department's website.
I took Professor Brown's 31B in Winter. About lectures He closely follows the book and does tons of examples in class. However, he goes over definitions very fast, so it would really be helpful to do previews. He will sometimes post challenging problems, some of which may appear in the final, so be sure to understand those challenging problems! About availability Professor Brown is really kind and available. You can not only reach him by email but also additional office hours. He will add extra office hours right before the test, so it may be a good way to boost your exam scores. About homework and quizzes Professor Brown has quizzes every week, but all the quiz problems come from your homework. If you do the homework and check the answers, you will be fine. He does this to make his students keep up with the course. About exams I know people say his tests are hard, but in my opinion his tests are not "hard" but "awkward." His first 31B exam has a problem of 31A concept. If you didn't take his 31A course, you probably won't even think about doing that problem with 31A concept. I have to say all his tests are very, very easy, but the median scores are around 65-75. About grades Professor Brown said he will give the first 50% students a grade B- or better, so we thought he would curve the class as other Professors do: 25% As and 25% Bs. However, to get an A, you have to get 94% or higher for the total score. Keep in mind the median is around 65-75. You can tell from the grade distribution above. About topics Professor Brown does not cover trigonometric substitution, which you will eventually use in 32B. Everything else is fine since he mostly follows the syllabus in department's website.
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Prof. Brown was one of the best professors I ever had at UCLA. His lectures were crystal clear and explains in details of proofs. Math 131A was almost all about writing rigorous proofs, so he really helps students. Two midterms and a final, no alternating grading schemes like some other professors. Got an A- from him, which, in my opinion, was fair b/c I screwed up 2nd midterm in a very bad way. Recommended for serious learners. If you want easy A, just stay away.
Prof. Brown was one of the best professors I ever had at UCLA. His lectures were crystal clear and explains in details of proofs. Math 131A was almost all about writing rigorous proofs, so he really helps students. Two midterms and a final, no alternating grading schemes like some other professors. Got an A- from him, which, in my opinion, was fair b/c I screwed up 2nd midterm in a very bad way. Recommended for serious learners. If you want easy A, just stay away.
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Brown is an awesome professor! I am taking his math 131A this quarter. I know this is one of the hardest math classes for undergraduates, but he really did very well. Effective lectures, clear hand writing (not like some other professors....). The grading system is: The quizzes count 10 percent, each midterm counts 20 percent and the final counts 50 percent of the grade. usually there are 5Qs each midterm, 2 from book (def,theorem pf,etc.) 2 from HWs (exactly same, and his HW is not very hard, you can always find the solution from the book via internet...) quiz is one of you hw questions, exactly same.. take him! this could be one of your best classes in UCLA
Brown is an awesome professor! I am taking his math 131A this quarter. I know this is one of the hardest math classes for undergraduates, but he really did very well. Effective lectures, clear hand writing (not like some other professors....). The grading system is: The quizzes count 10 percent, each midterm counts 20 percent and the final counts 50 percent of the grade. usually there are 5Qs each midterm, 2 from book (def,theorem pf,etc.) 2 from HWs (exactly same, and his HW is not very hard, you can always find the solution from the book via internet...) quiz is one of you hw questions, exactly same.. take him! this could be one of your best classes in UCLA
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