Skip to main content 18.100P: Real Analysis
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 | 30 |
Hours/Week | 10.0 (19 responses) |
Instructors | Qin Deng |
Overall Rating | 6.1/7.0 |
Realistic Prerequisites
- Students recommended knowing 18.01, but had no hard prerequisites.
- Students recommended knowing how to write in LaTeX, but said that it can be learned while in the course.
Subject Matter
- Students felt like the subject matter was theoretical, and gave them the confidence to take higher level analysis courses.
Course Staff
- The professor and the TA were seen as approachable and engaging.
- The TAs made sure to double check students understood the material in office hours.
Lectures
- Lectures were helpful, as students liked doing proofs together in class.
- Students learned the most from lectures and problem sets.
Problem Sets
- Students often worked with others, and spent 5-7 hours on the assignment.
- Lectures prepared students well for the psets.
Exams
- Exams were fair.
- Students prepared for the exams by reviewing the lectures, textbook and going over definitions and proof strategies.
Resources
- The textbook, Lebl’s Basic Analysis, was used often by students.
Grading
- Grading of math was noted as fair and reasonable.
- Grading of writing assignments was confusing to some students.
- Averages on exams were not released.
Advice to Future Students
- ”Go to office hours!”
- ”Do the readings and make sure you review proofs of important ideas that you don’t understand!”