Skip to main content ‘18.02A: Calculus’
Table of contents
- Course Info
- Realistic Prerequisites
- Subject Matter
- Course Staff
- Lectures
- Problem Sets
- Exams
- Resources
- Grading
- Advice to Future Students
Course Info
Class Size | 140 |
Hours/Week | 10.3 (32 responses) |
Instructors | John Bush |
Overall Rating | 6.0/7.0 |
Realistic Prerequisites
- Students believe the content of 18.01 or 18.01A is a necessary prerequisite.
Subject Matter
- Most thought it was largely applied.
- Students described it as foundational and useful.
Course Staff
- Course staff were very friendly and approachable.
Lectures
- Most students found lectures helpful, and used the notes and recordings to supplement their learning.
- Students found lectures well-paced.
Problem Sets
- Students found the lectures prepared them well for problem sets.
- Students found the psets applicable to other subjects.
- Students took between 5 and 8 hours to complete each pset.
Exams
- Students found that lectures prepared them for exams.
- Students used practice exams.
- Studying took students between 4 and 8 hours.
Resources
- Students used the lecture notes and recordings, as well as MITx.
Grading
- Grading was fair and transparent.
- The cutoffs were 90/77/63 for an A,B,C respectively.
Advice to Future Students
- “GO TO OFFICE HOURS! They are incredibly helpful for the psets!”
- “Practice. Ask questions..”