John Schmitt

John Schmitt is clearly very enthusiastic about math, and that makes you excited for the course as well. He is very good at visualising the concepts and is also very funny; he tries to make class fun. foundational class with a lot of applications

Multivariable Calculus, as you could expect, is no easy material; and because we have shorter semesters, the pace is high from the beginning but as soon as you have the transition (or you know vectors quite well already), the pacing is fine. There are constant problem sets of which the workload is reasonable, I like the textbook used, and the 3 exams (that altogether make up 90% of the grade) do not necessarily challenge you with very difficult problems: if you know the material, you're fine. (And the lowest-scoring problem from each exam is dropped.) Professor Schmitt is really clear in his instruction and is just really chill overall, which might not be the best style to keep you awake for 9AM classes; but since the lecture contents are dense and you really want to take good notes, it's not that easy to feel sleepy anyways.

Multivariable Calculus, as you could expect, is no easy material; and because we have shorter semesters, the pace is high from the beginning but as soon as you have the transition (or you know vectors quite well already), the pacing is fine. There are constant problem sets of which the workload is reasonable, I like the textbook used …Read more

Professor Schmitt made my worst subject just a little bit easier to understand. His lectures are fast paced and his homework can be difficult, but it never felt like i was aimlessly doing more and more problems. The exams were fair and well thought-out to test understanding and not just difficulty or breadth of knowledge. Also, professor schmitt will not bend over backwards to accomodate a student, BUT he comes very very close to that and is great at finding a middle ground and compromise within reason.

Professor Schmitt made my worst subject just a little bit easier to understand. His lectures are fast paced and his homework can be difficult, but it never felt like i was aimlessly doing more and more problems. The exams were fair and well thought-out to test understanding and not just difficulty or breadth of knowledge. Also, profe …Read more