Had a 100% until the final, which fucked me. Ended up with a B+
Math is hard in general for me, but in general, practice makes perfect, so if you put in the time and effort, you should be fine.
If you're good with first-year calculus, this class is a breeze. It helps even more if you've already taken MATH 031 (though some say to take 10A first). Took it with Neal. He was a pretty good professor, but he confused himself at some points in the lecture.
Take Bingyuan Liu, since he takes his time teaching the material and is an easy teacher. Do good on the midterm, complete all the homework, and do good on the quizzes. The final will reflect the structure of the homework, so its an easy A.
Took it with Professor Po-Ning Chen. Provides detailed lecture notes that are in a very easy to read format and follow extremely well in lecture. Midterm and final exam are very close to the study guides. Homework and quizzes are not too difficult. He prepares you well and responds quickly to any questions.
This is honestly easier than 9B. It's basically 9A but you have an extra variable. Just do the homework and practice problems and you'll be set.
Took it with Neal Livesay. Looking back it wasn't so bad, but I made it difficult for myself because I didn't do enough practice problems for the midterm and I got a 50%. That being said do some practice problems every week and you should do fine. Lectures were good and contained all the material for the midterms and finals, much better than the book that has a lot of jargon that makes the material difficult. Homework was overall ok, there was only one long homework assignment(2-4 hours). The midterms and finals and class overall aren't curved, but he does boost everyones midterm and finals by the difference of the highest score and the max score. For example, if the midterm is out of 30 points and the highest score is 28, he gives everyone 2 extra points on their midterm grade. He also tells you whats going to be on the midterm and final the day before.
Took it with Gan Wee, it was suuuuper easy. He allowed a full page front and back of notes during the midterm and final. Had 5 point quizzes that you got full credit for as long as you get 3 or more problems correct. Homework has unlimited chances on webassign (except multiple choice but those didn't show up often). Practice exams are pretty similar to actual exams except the final had a surprise from the first half of the class that seemed to trip a lot of people up since it wasn't on the practice, but it is cumulative so we should've been prepared.
LOOK for professor Vasilakopoulou, Christina! She's a really good professor and the class isn't easy but she teaches well so its sort of easy.
I found it SO much easier than 9C. Prof Lapan was a great prof and I kind of wish I have her again since she explained things relatively well and she's pretty friendly and willing to explain things again to you if needed.
The class is pretty straight forward. Easier than 9C in my opinion. Just study class notes. Take with Vasilopoukou she is a fantastic professor. DO HER WORKSHEETS
I took the class with Costantini, she was honestly so nice and helpful. None of the questions on the midterm and final were curve balls. She gives practice problems for both exams. Overall, pretty easy class.
Took the class with Tucker. He prepares you for exactly what will be on the exams and his practice midterm and finals are very similar to the actual exams.
MATH010A is a very difficult class. I would say it's harder than MATH009C, which I already struggled in. Avoid Kelliher at all costs, and stay on top of the material!
Not as much calc as ppl think
There is a notable amount of material, but most concepts are fairly straightforward. If your professor has open-book exams, it should be an easy A. I had Frederick Wilhelm (Fall 2020). He was a really great teacher, and you could tell he likes what he does. However, the exams were closed-book. Basically, if you understand basic linear algebra and Math 009A, this class is very manageable.
Took it online Fall 2020 pandemic with Prof Fred Wilhelm. He's knows the material well and is often happy to help. Overall the class wasn't too bad. There were weekly quizzes and homework, 1 midterm and 1 final. He uses 3 grading scales so there are many ways to get an A even if you mess up somewhere.
Took it with Vidussi; had some technical difficulties, but did not intrude on learning environment. He records all the lectures so class attendance isn't necessarily mandatory. Homework is 1 online worksheet (usually between 7-25 questions) per lesson. Not a very demanding class. If you regularly attend lectures and discussions, and do your homework, you will be fine. The midterm/final is exactly like the practice ones he gives, so be sure to do them.
I took Professor Vidussi, and all I can say is that he is a nice, wholesome person however he can’t really teach. He spends all lecture on theorems and 1-3 examples which makes it extremely difficult to do the homework as the material is not reflecting off theorems. Most people stop attending lecture and independently studied the textbook. Exams were not bad since he provided a sample midterm(which was super helpful) but don’t expect it to be identical to the exam. Lastly, his exams are timed to be 30minutes so you must rush through each problem.
Unlike 9A, most of this class isn't actually about calculus but rather general problems involving 3D space/matrices. If you autopiloted through 9A this class may be hard for you but if you can think though a problem conceptually you should do fine.
Had this class with Alessandra Costantini, she is an excellent professor and taught the material very well. The class was pretty easy from how she taught the material.
Took it with instructor Jonathan Alcaraz during Summer 2021 (online) and he was the MOST lenient instructor/prof I have ever had in a STEM class. Had weekly quizzes (worth 30% of your grade, not proctored) where there would be three problems and you only needed to solve two (each question was worth 4 points, but total grade of the quiz was out of 6). You can do all three to get partial points to get 8/6. Attendance was mandatory, but it was worth 20% of your grade (your final was worth 20%), simply joining the class via Zoom will give you your attendance credit. He also offers as much extra credit you need to get your attendance grade up (2-3 sentences about the history of any topic covered during the course). Ended up with a 97% in the class, just go to lecture and do not fall behind on the homework.
Took it with Professor Lapidus. The course itself was easy, mainly because the quiz problems were very straightforward, and we had a group project instead of final test. There were a lot of homework. There were many chances for extra credit.
I took the class with Stefano Vidussi in the Winter of 2022. This class is very different from the intro to Calculus series, but if you attend lectures and ask questions during discussion, you’ll be fine. While my professor had a bit of an accent and spent most of the lecture proving equations rather than showing examples, the grading scale was generous and I ended the class with an A.
Way easier than 9C. The kinds of problems you do are more complex but everything makes more sense imo. Whenever I struggled on the hw I just went to my teacher's office hours and usually it was fine after a simple explanation. Unlike 9C. Professor Qi Zhang is super chill.
Prof Zheng -- honestly, the class wasn't as bad as people told me. The first half was easy but the difficulty increases as the quarter goes by. Make sure you understand how each example is solved and you should be good. Had to put in some work, so def not an easy A.
I took this class with Brian Collier in Winter 2023. He is an exceptional instructor and teaches quite well, though the pace might be too quick for some, as it was for me. The content itself wasn't too hard, but I did need to consult the TAs and the textbook some of the time. Topics covered in the course include vector operations, matrices, taking derivatives, calculating extrema, and Taylor theorem in multiple dimensions. His grades are also weighted quite generously, with 40% of the grade on homework. He also gives out a lot of helpful practice material for the midterm and the final. Overall just brush up on derivatives and some precalc stuff and you should be fine going into this course.
Took this with Brian Collier. He’s a decent professor, but the TAs aren’t really as good. A somewhat easier grading system; 30% for HW compared to 40% for Final Exam. Material wasn’t that hard, but it’s a little hard to visualize a 3D plane so you may stumble on some of the concepts at first. Ultimately, you just have to trust the concepts your professor laid out, trust your math, and work with a lot of these problems to get a grasp at exactly what these questions are asking. A lot of this course isn’t even calculus, and there’s barely any integration so being bad at calculus isn’t really a death knell. I got above a 100% mostly because there were several extra credit opportunities on the HW, plus the final exam was graded pretty leniently, but I did know a couple people who struggled with some of the material.
this class was pretty mid. it wasn’t the hardest but it wasn’t easy, the concepts were similar to ap calc bc just introducing a new variable and you just have to learn the new methods of derivatives and limits and stuff. the midterm was easy very similar to the hws he gave, (i had Amir Moradi Fam) . and the final was a bit more difficult but if you got good grades on the hws and midterms you will be able to pass easily
kejia (joe) zhu (spring 24) — pretty free class if you take it with joe. the concepts were fairly easy to understand, imo— just a lot of memorizing formulas and knowing when to apply them. jialin was an amazing TA that went over the homework problems and practice exams. 17 hw assignments, no quizzes, 1 midterm. 1 final. cheat sheets allowed on exams. also, joe's practice exams were almost exactly the actual exam.
Avoid Keija Zhu if you want to learn. His curve is generous but he's not a good professor.
Took in Spring 2025 with Patricio Gallardo Candela. Good professor who cares about accessbility and students. Grading scale is very lenient (midterm and final only 15% each). For our class midterm results were not optimal so he curved the whole class to maintain a 40/50 class average with an additional quiz that replaces our midterm score. Posts the possible quiz/test question(s) beforehand on class Discord. Overall very chill class and hard to fail even if you don't understand a topic. Class uses Achieve for homework and textbook which costs money unlike Webwork.
Took with Wilhelm, who made the class a lot harder than it had to be(try to take another professor if you can). The concepts themselves aren't super hard. 70% of the class is review of calc 1 and 2 concepts but with more variables. Just memorize the formulas and plug in variables. might have to hit up a few youtube videos if it gets difficult.