Richard L. Oberlin
Department of Mathematics
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Easiness 2.3 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.6 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 2.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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April 1, 2010

After AP Calc AB, this class was fine. Easy first midterm (basic integration), and then got a little tougher, but most people stayed in the A range. Chill guy, but he knows his stuff

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March 10, 2010

Worst math professor I have ever had. He does not teach, do NOT take him if you do not already know everything in Math 3B. He was simply awful, and Richardson is much better. Oberlin is horrible.

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Feb. 2, 2010

He takes some getting used to. The beginning of the class is easy, if you took AP Calculus, regardless if it was AB or BC. His tests are fair, and the class always does well. He does a lot of proofs, most of which are superfluous, since all you need is the formula. Go to lecture, pay attention in lecture, do the homework. He's really chill, which isn't all that good when he's explaining a concept, but a good TA will clarify it up. He won't screw you with the curve, which is a definite plus.

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Jan. 21, 2010

His classes are very easy. I got an A on the first two midterms and a B on the final and an A in the class overall. His tests are straightforward.

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Jan. 18, 2010

He's a pretty chill professor. The class didn't get difficult until about half way through when you start modeling populations and doing multivariable. His lectures were often confusing, but after doing the homework they usually made sense. Tests weren't terribly difficult, but (besides the first midterm) weren't terribly easy, either.

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Jan. 8, 2010

Pretty easy professor.
Clear, coherent speech.
Just do the homework, attend lectures and understand all the concepts and it should be a fairly easy class.
I really liked professor Oberlin.
Only drawback: He doesn't do the best job explaining some of the more difficult concepts.

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Dec. 26, 2009

1. The 2 midterms were EXACTLY like the homework. Do the homework, and you'll do well on the midterms
2. Lecture could get a little confusing because he moves pretty fast through the material. Ask him a question to slow him down
3. The beginning integration material is what most of the course is, and since it's really easy, it put the class average really high. When we got into multivariable calc, you could tell everyone was getting confused, and this is what might have changed the class average, because half the final was on multivariable calc

That being said, this was the class I was least worried about, because if you do the homework and understand it, you'll do well in the class. Oh, also, my TA(Sherwood) was AMAZING. If you have any questions, ask your TAs during discussion. I also recommend taking a Thursday discussion, because homework is due Fridays, and by Thursday you should have your questions prepared.

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Dec. 18, 2009

He is not the best math professor you're going to have, but then again, it's tough to find good math professors. He spends a lot of his time proving an equation that you're going to use rather than just giving you the equation. You don't necessarily have to go to lecture to get the material; you can read the textbook. Make sure you do all the homework though because that really helps and homework also counts 10%. The class must have been pretty easy for majority of the people because the averages were usually pretty high, especially for the midterms. He gives 2 midterms and one final. Midterms both worth 25% each and the final worth 40%. The final was definitely more difficult than the midterms, but still, the class did pretty damn well. 80-89% range. So my suggestion would be to do the homework and extra homework problems if you need it and you should be fine.

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April 1, 2010

After AP Calc AB, this class was fine. Easy first midterm (basic integration), and then got a little tougher, but most people stayed in the A range. Chill guy, but he knows his stuff

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March 10, 2010

Worst math professor I have ever had. He does not teach, do NOT take him if you do not already know everything in Math 3B. He was simply awful, and Richardson is much better. Oberlin is horrible.

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Feb. 2, 2010

He takes some getting used to. The beginning of the class is easy, if you took AP Calculus, regardless if it was AB or BC. His tests are fair, and the class always does well. He does a lot of proofs, most of which are superfluous, since all you need is the formula. Go to lecture, pay attention in lecture, do the homework. He's really chill, which isn't all that good when he's explaining a concept, but a good TA will clarify it up. He won't screw you with the curve, which is a definite plus.

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Jan. 21, 2010

His classes are very easy. I got an A on the first two midterms and a B on the final and an A in the class overall. His tests are straightforward.

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Jan. 18, 2010

He's a pretty chill professor. The class didn't get difficult until about half way through when you start modeling populations and doing multivariable. His lectures were often confusing, but after doing the homework they usually made sense. Tests weren't terribly difficult, but (besides the first midterm) weren't terribly easy, either.

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Jan. 8, 2010

Pretty easy professor.
Clear, coherent speech.
Just do the homework, attend lectures and understand all the concepts and it should be a fairly easy class.
I really liked professor Oberlin.
Only drawback: He doesn't do the best job explaining some of the more difficult concepts.

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Dec. 26, 2009

1. The 2 midterms were EXACTLY like the homework. Do the homework, and you'll do well on the midterms
2. Lecture could get a little confusing because he moves pretty fast through the material. Ask him a question to slow him down
3. The beginning integration material is what most of the course is, and since it's really easy, it put the class average really high. When we got into multivariable calc, you could tell everyone was getting confused, and this is what might have changed the class average, because half the final was on multivariable calc

That being said, this was the class I was least worried about, because if you do the homework and understand it, you'll do well in the class. Oh, also, my TA(Sherwood) was AMAZING. If you have any questions, ask your TAs during discussion. I also recommend taking a Thursday discussion, because homework is due Fridays, and by Thursday you should have your questions prepared.

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Dec. 18, 2009

He is not the best math professor you're going to have, but then again, it's tough to find good math professors. He spends a lot of his time proving an equation that you're going to use rather than just giving you the equation. You don't necessarily have to go to lecture to get the material; you can read the textbook. Make sure you do all the homework though because that really helps and homework also counts 10%. The class must have been pretty easy for majority of the people because the averages were usually pretty high, especially for the midterms. He gives 2 midterms and one final. Midterms both worth 25% each and the final worth 40%. The final was definitely more difficult than the midterms, but still, the class did pretty damn well. 80-89% range. So my suggestion would be to do the homework and extra homework problems if you need it and you should be fine.

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2.7
Overall Rating
Based on 15 Users
Easiness 2.3 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 2.6 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 2.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 2.4 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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