18.032
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 | 23 |
Hours/Week | 7.9 (8 responses) |
Instructors | Tristan Ozuch-Meersseman (Lecturer), Fedyk, Maria-Sophia (UA), Large, Tim (TA) |
# of Responses to Course 18 Underground Questions | 7/23 |
Realistic Prerequisites
- 18.01/18.02 is necessary
- Mathematical maturity: some prior proof-writing experience is helpful. 18.100 suffices for proof-writing experience.
- 18.06 isn’t necessary but makes the course easier.
Subject Matter
- Theoretical: the course content was very theoretical. There wasn’t much emphasis on solving differential equations.
Course Staff
- Caring and approchable: the staff were always willing to put in the time to explain things.
Lectures
- Mixed opinions about pace: some students found lectures fast, and some found lectures slow.
- Lectures were theoretical whereas recitations were about applying things learned in lecture.
Problem Sets
- Interesting: Students found the problems sets interesting!
- The problem sets were structured with subparts and hints per problem, and the problems were greatly related to lecture content.
Exams
- Practice tests were made avaliable and were useful.
- Challenging: the exams were challenging, but grading was lenient.
Resources
- There was no textbook for the course.
- The instructor published lecture notes for each lecture.
Grading
- It was not clear how other students were doing.
- Students either found grading fair or very lenient.
Advice to Future Students
- If you just want an overview of differential equations then take 18.032. If you are interested in the theory then this class is great.
- Some prior experience with proofs and/or analysis is recomended.