18.821
Table of contents
- Course Info
- Realistic Prerequisites
- Subject Matter
- Course Staff
- Lectures
- Problem Sets
- Exams
- Resources
- Grading
- Advice to Future Students
Course Info
| Class Size | 21. |
| Hours/Week | 8.8 (11 responses) |
| Instructors | Zhiwei Yun (Lecturer), Irving Dai (Lecturer), Chun Hong Lo (Lecturer), Susan Ruff (Lecturer), Malcah Effron (Lecturer) |
| # of Responses to Course 18 Underground Questions | 7/21 |
Realistic Prerequisites
- *Experience: Generally the more experience with upper-level math classes and research the better. It is thus recommended that this class be taken as an upperclassman.
Subject Matter
- In this course you do projects, so you will learn a lot about the topic(s) that you’ve selected.
Course Staff
- Caring and approachable: The staff were great. They were ample with feedback and put in lots of time outside of class to help.
Lectures
- There were no lectures.
Problem Sets
- There were no problem sets.
Exams
- There were no exams.
Resources
- There were no resources outside of presentation notes for some workshops.
Grading
- Students found the grading more harsh than fair.
- The grading was very not transparent. A TA said that 17/20 translates to an A.
Advice to Future Students
- It’s important to get a good group. Try to do the class with friends if possible. Communicate early with your team.
- Make sure you have experience in at least one area of math!