Sadorra, Maria Luisa

positiveMATH 30.23

(Note: I had him for MATH 30.23) Overall Rating: B+/A-able with effort About his “A-problems” : usually 1 item in exams and long tests that’s significantly more difficult than the other items. They usually entail “thinking outside of the box” with your solutions since it’ll depend more on your understanding of the lesson than actually doing hard math (for us, the solutions were usually short at a glance…but pretty hard to think of). Don’t worry too much about answering these since you can still get a high grade even without getting the correct answer (you can still get an A in his class even without getting full points for any of the A-problems) PROS: -he curves final grade!! -he’s pretty lenient with partial points (especially for his “A-problems”) -he gives a lot of examples during class and in his canvas modules especially before long tests/midterms/finals -there is a chance (only in extreme situations) he’ll give extra credit if the class generally performs poorly on a major assessment (either taken from your problem sets or a separate optional assessment) -he gives take home problem sets which can help raise your grade -he’s pretty clear in his explanations during class + very methodical and clean with his solutions -he replies very quickly to canvas messages or gchat (we mostly used gchat), even if you message at night + open to consultations -very fast at grading assessments CONS: -his pacing can be pretty quick at times but you can ask him to clarify anything you don’t understand -since midterms and finals are departmental, they’re usually more difficult than long tests so study hard for those -he does expect you to remember your previous math lessons but I think you’ll be okay since I believe Math 30.13 is a prerequisite anyway (if that lesson only needs a really quick review, you can also ask him to skim through it to refresh your memory!) Good luck and enjoy his class cuz sir Errol is the GOAT!!!more

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