Worst math teacher ever! Stay away from him... He is unclear and is not very good with English. CLAS was very helpful though. Not too hard of a grader though, but just hope you understand it.

stay away! gave 1 a-,2 b+,2b,1 b-, 3c+ and 32 c's d's and f's

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Better at confusing students than helping. DO NOT TAKE!!!!

he tried really hard to go easy on the grading. he ended up curving the class and dropping the midterm grade for those who did well on the final. i got a 75 on the midterm and ended up with an a-. his lectures were really hard to follow and i relied wholly on clas, but it wasn't the worst experience of my life.

His lectures do not prepare you for the test. I recommend that students attend CLAS instead.

His lectures and notes are completely useless. Many students stopped showing up to class and went to CLAS instead. Every quarter, he has a midterm with one question in which he gives most people a zero.

ONE question in the midterm = 0 pts for most of students a LOT of hw nd his lecture notes are helpless for either HW or TEST No curve either. Can't understan d professors that gives theorical based question including proving(it was 1/3 of the midterm grade...) I would take a quarter off of math nd take it with another professor if i had the chance

All around horrible professor. Lectures were unclear and impossible to follow, the HW was often redundant, and the tests were just poor. Most likely aware of his obvious shortcomings, he did institute a ridiculous curve, with 50% being a C-, and HW counting for 40% of your grade. You'll pass, but will have trouble grasping the concepts.

Terrible. Everything that the 5A students said about him is completely true, except that he doesn't have a curve for his ridiculously difficult, not homework related, unstandardized tests. I got 100% on the homework, 90% on the midterm, and ended up with a B- in the class because the final was impossible. DO NOT TAKE HIM. You will regret it.

By FAR the worst professor I ever had. It was impossible to understand him, there was no curve on his exam, and even my TA wasn't able to prepare me for the completely abstract and ridiculously hard final. Do NOT take him under any circumstances, wait for another professor.

I got a 67% on the midterm, a 55% on the final, a 100% on all of the homework (worth 40%)and got a B in the class. Garcia scales the class so that 60% is solid C. Instead of going to lecture, GO TO CALVIN KAO for CLAS...you wont regret it.

He is incapable of teaching. I was not able to understand what he was talking about. I learned nothing in his CCS vector calculous class. I will go out of my way never to take a class from him again. It was a complete waste of effort.

Don't take any class with this professor at all costs. Average on the midterm was 26% and he did not curve. That should say enough.

I love mathematics but this man made me hate it. How can he get away with grading so dang hard? I got a 2 out of 30 points on the midterm when I thought I did okay. He gave me my first ever D in a math class in my whole math education. He created such a bad experience for me that I have never been able to let go of to this day. DO NOT TAKE HIM!

Carlos teaches a really hard class. Avoid him as a professor if possible. Took 118a from him. To do well on exams you need to know the definitions word for word. Also, you need to be able to prove any of the theorems from Rudin's text. The average on the midterm was 56% but he grades with no curve. Two thumbs down.

35% midterm 60% final 5% homework midterm was 5 questions (each 10 points), gave out no partial credit many students dropped after midterms, the average was 55% but he doesn't curve. Overall, he is smart, but he obviously does not know how to teach.

Easily the worst math teacher I have ever had. His lecturing ability is non-existent, his tests and homework are monotonous and very difficult. Homework only worth 5% of grade, rest is final and midterms which are very hard. I got an 800 on the math SAT and have always done well in math but failed his first midterm. Would avoid at all costs.

The worst professor ever. Absolutely no need to go to his lectures. I learned so much more from my CLAS tutor and TA. Can't understand anything he says. I've always been pretty good at math, and I failed his midterm. Avoid him at ALL COSTS. Do NOT take a class with him.

The worst math professor I have ever had. Lecture is useless and he does not curve. Avoid him at all cost. His midterm and homework are really difficult. The average of the midterm is 55%. I will never ever take a class with him.

Horrible... This teacher, if you could call him that, is the worst I have ever had. I am a hard worker and study often. He does not care about his students. I have gone into office hours and he has made me feel like an idiot because I couldn't understand a topic. Awful a disgrace to the University...

Lectures are completely irrelevant to tests & extremely long, fast, and confusing. His homework was hard & worth few points, but do-able (definitely helped me learn the material). Mostly learned the material on my own and through CLAS and TAs. Tests are really tough, but not totally impossible if you 100% master every topic (and are lucky)

Quite possibly the worst professor I've ever had. He told my class that he expects us to be better than him at math and gives no curve at all.

This man should not be teaching.

Ridiculous as to how poorly this class was taught. Consistently jumped around in lecture. Did not follow the book nor help much with homework. Went to office hours even worse. I would bring back the Holocaust if it meant Carlos did not teach this class

Professor Garcia is very intelligent and undoubtedly shows a profound understanding of the material - but neither of the aforementioned traits are nearly as important as the ability to articulate concepts and methods in lecture, fairness (both in grading and making clear what is to be on the test), and a character even slightly above apathetic.

Worst professor on the face of the Earth. He is worth absolutely nothing and grades like a nazi. Shows absolutely no compassion towards any human being whatsoever. He is one of the rudest people I have ever met and without a doubt the worst professor I will ever encounter. If you have to drop out of college to avoid taking this class, do it.

If you're taking this class with Garcia, you MUST take CLAS. Lectures are no help at all, so if you miss a lecture (or all of them) it doesn't matter. The only way to do well on his exams are by doing many many many practice problems and by knowing the material like the back of your hand. Also, GO TO CLAS!!

Let's say math was your business in high school. All A's and no extra studying for tests. And then carlos comes into your life. understanding him is impossible and unless youre a math major you dont need to know the proofs and derivations of these formulas. Lectures are pointless. I'd rather have my limbs cut off than take his class ever again.

Possibly the worst option for a math professor, lectures are not helpful and do not prepare students for the final, outside help is a must

His class note makes me feel like I am in a english class. he is definitely the worst professor you will probably see in your life. if you have another choice, do not take his class. he is intelligent on the things he is teaching, but the problem is that he cant show you what he is talking about. gives questions from different levels in midterm.

I've never had a class so difficult, nothing on the tests were done in homework or lecture. He does not do examples or practice problems and does not answer questions in class.

i did all the homework and i studied my ass off. I know i'm not good at math, but I've usually been able to do well just by giving it my best. The TA i had wasn't clear, and that was just a recipe for failure. Please do not take this class if this guy is the professor. A good professor will be concise, while this professor lacks any teaching skill

He is a terrible lecturer who goes off on mathematical tangents (heh, get it?) that are really irrelevant to what we are doing and unhelpful. He does lots of proofs and shows us how higher math solves problems when all we want to know is how to do calculus so we can get on with our majors that aren't math. 010 210 with rice.

He is a horrible teacher and I survived a B+ by not going to lecture and going to CLAS instead because those people that went to lecture say they got a significantly worst grade. He makes things very confusing and please save yourselves the trouble. I got nothing below an A and Carlos's grade was the lowest. I like math but not when he teaches.

He is 15 year music theory teacher, bass player from Columbia. His accent is the hardest challenge about his style of teaching. he has been teaching in the states for the past 3 years and the accent is here to stay. his accent makes him really think about what he is saying. Best thing is to let him talk and ask questions when he done talking!!!!!!!

This class should have been manageable, but thanks to him it was not. We spent an average of two all-nighters a week just trying to finish the homework. What he taught had nothing to do with the online notes and the homework was based on the online notes. By the 5th lecture, 5 people actually came to class. Take math from a different professor.

This class should have been manageable, but thanks to him it was not. We spent an average of two all-nighters a week just trying to finish the homework. What he taught had nothing to do with the online notes and the homework was based on the online notes. By the 5th lecture, 5 people actually came to class. Take math from a different prof please!

Literally the worst professor you could imagine. Barely speaks English, is impossible to understand, and does not help at all. TA's for 3B also don't help. His homework is ridiculous and good luck on the midterm on final. Avoid at all costs.

lectures are so confusing and he should not be teaching a lower level math class. He is obviously a genius with math but just can't teach this class well at all. The final was so difficult and he doesn't curve the class at all. I even took calculus in high school and knew most of what he taught but still got a b-.

This guy honestly was the worst teacher I've had in my life. He literally made the final to where the average was a D- and I went from an A all quarter to a B- just by getting a D on the final, which he did not curve. I got a 5 in AP calc AB, studied for 30 hours for the final and he made it so ridiculous.

Lectures weren't too confusing, but I would get lost sometimes and he wouldn't be very helpful in his explanations. What he taught and what he tested were completely different things. He would teach you and give you homework on problems with a difficulty of an 3-7 on a scale of 1-10 and on the final would through out a problem that was a 9.

if you see this guy teaching this class, avoid like the plague.

Worst professor I've ever had... I got a 5 on the AP calc test and this guy have midterm questions seem like graduate exams. Failed his class and have gotten straight A's so far in college... Plus side no need to go to class because he can't teach.

Nice guy. Tried really hard to make the class better. I can tell he tried.

His lectures made absolutely no sense. He would present the material but would not connect the dots to make any logical sense. It was difficult to understand.

He is very hard to understand because of his accent, and his lectures are hard to follow. I stopped watching the lecture videos after week one but I did fine. I would not recommend taking his class, but everything including the tests and final was online so it is doable. Youre better off teaching yourself with the textbook.

Honestly just such a difficult professor, his lectures are long and hard to follow and he assigns a ton of homework which makes it hard to actually learn the course content, I recommend just teaching yourself on Khan Academy or avoiding at all cost

Class was asynchronous, and it was the worst mistake I've ever made. Taking this class made me feel like I was taking a graduate level class. Go to CLAS because it is literally the only help you can get. If possible, avoid taking his class, because you WILL regret it. I cannot stress how difficult the homework is and how he overall can't teach.

Tough to understand him and his notes, Had about double the homework compared to other professors and they were very hard problems as well. If you have to take him, find another resource and take CLAS to survive this course.

Horrible professor so learn from the textbook and go to CLAS. Really easy to do well in the class though because it is completely online, even the exams and final. If it is in person, avoid taking this professor.

I would never take him again. He is awful. His homework and midterms do not match the lectures. Professor Garcia makes no sense. You cover limits about the whole time, when in calculus 1 in high school you cover limits for maybe 3 days. He is a terrible professor would not take again. TAKE A DIFFERENT PROFESSOR IF U WANT A GOOD GRADE!

Lectures are awful he does not explain anything clearly and jumps around a lot. Doesn't answer questions. Tests do not match homework or what is learned in CLAS. TAs don't help much either. Take someone else if you can.

i can see he tried i guess. idk man, currently failing the class rn. i wouldnt take him again, he was the only option i had! the tests are really hard and the studyguides dont match the tests at all. do not take him the TAs suck as well trust bro

I would avoid this man in whatever course you take. Even in the simplest course (3A), he still made it extremely harder than a calculus class needs to be. Overwhelming amount of material for very little time we have in a quarter. TA's in this course are just here to answer questions rather than to teach. Avoid this guy at all costs.

I would avoid him unless you are extremely confident in your calculus abilities BEFORE enrolling. his lectures are confusing and all over the place, the homework is extremely difficult, and the study guides provided never match the 3 question midterms. the curve is big because the median score has been failing. go to CLAS if you take this course

The WORST teacher I have ever had. The man does not teach, only talks. He explains nothing and it feels like he's just reading off his course outline the whole time. We were supposed to get all the way to integrals but somehow went over limits every lecture. Homework and study guide have nothing to do with midterms/finals. TAs are useless.

Cannot teacher, you are going to be self learning the whole quater

this class ruined my confidence in math. i can tell he tries to have people learn but he is so confusing and hard to understand (both with speaking and notes):( both midterms were ok, but the final was so bad it brought me from a A+ to a C+. curve was not great even tho many people struggled. study guides don't help at all. pls go to CLAS!

I took calculus in High School and did the mistake of not taking the AP test to avoid this class. While he does provide extra credit on midterms, they're four questions and are graded very harshly. His lectures do not help at all and my grade went from a A- to C on the final.

Professor Garcia was not a very good professor. It was hard to understand him during his lectures. Section was not helpful either, so SELF TEACHING and CLAS is a must. Study Guides had nothing to do with the actual exams. If you have never done calculus before don't take this class you will be lost or at least try and take it with another professor

Don't just don't

I had to teach myself the whole course!!!!!!!

Utterly challenging to learn from. TA zero help. Used advanced notation and taught concepts in the most confusing, unnecessary ways. Study guides nothing like actual tests. I went to CLAS, got a tutor (who laughed when I showed her our study guide/notes), and had to basically teach myself this entire class. Somehow escaped with a C+. Beware.

Horrible teacher, DO NOT TAKE. Retaking 3A right now, absolutely unbelievable how much easier it is with a different teacher. Would assign 40 hw questions a week, lectures didn't help whatsoever, and gave zero examples in class. Please don't take, it's not worth it.

Very bad teacher, hard to understand, would never take a class of his again.

Avoid. Boring lectures and unorganized