John Schmitt

The Workload is not easy, if that is what you care about. I mean homework are easy to track and finish and they do not contribute too much to your final grade (about 20-30%). But exams are all in class and seriously designed, that is why this class is never easy. You have to have a solid understanding to everything covered in class to get an A or even any grade close. Reviewing will be a hard time as the whole class is relatively fast-paced like most "middle-higher level" math courses.

The Workload is not easy, if that is what you care about. I mean homework are easy to track and finish and they do not contribute too much to your final grade (about 20-30%). But exams are all in class and seriously designed, that is why this class is never easy. You have to have a solid understanding to everything covered in class t …Read more

This course was very challenging but extremely rewarding. Professor Schmitt made it very digestible and fun with his lectures. The homeworks are always just a few problems, but can take a while to work through as they require a lot of thinking - working in a group and going to office hours is very helpful. The content is applicable to many fields but also contains a lot of beautiful problems and proofs. I'd highly recommend taking this course just to see Schmitt at his most passionate and funny.

This course was very challenging but extremely rewarding. Professor Schmitt made it very digestible and fun with his lectures. The homeworks are always just a few problems, but can take a while to work through as they require a lot of thinking - working in a group and going to office hours is very helpful. The content is applicable t …Read more

I took this course because it was required for my major and honestly it was not that bad. If you take notes in class and study the past exams you will have success in this course. I would say that the exams are a big component in this class as there are three test each worth 30% of your grade.