18.300
Table of contents
- Course Info
- Realistic Prerequisites
- Subject Matter
- Course Staff
- Lectures
- Problem Sets
- Exams
- Resources
- Grading
Course Info
| Class Size | 13. |
| Hours/Week | 9.5 (6 responses) |
| Instructors | Matthew Durey (Lecturer), Nelson, Rebecca H. (UA) |
| # of Responses to Course 18 Underground Questions | 5/13 |
Realistic Prerequisites
- Calculus: 18.01/18.02 necessary
- 18.03 was mostly regarded as necessary.
- Some programming experience may be helpful.
Subject Matter
- Applied: The course was focused on applications.
Course Staff
- Caring and approachable: The professor and UA would respond in a timely manner to emails and Piazza posts.
Lectures
- Lectures were well-paced, and the professor made a lot of effort to make things well-motivated and clear.
Problem Sets
- *The problem sets were long but appropriate in difficulty. They were useful in helping students understand the lecture material. The problem sets were highly related to the lectures.
Exams
- The only exam was a take-home exam with a 2 week window. It was reasonable in difficulty and worth 30 percent of the grade.
Resources
- There were pre-lecture notes and lecture notes posted per lecture that were preferred by the students to online resources.
Grading
- Grading was described as sometimes harsh but fair.