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“He is probably one of the best math professors I've had and I've had some great professors”
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He was very good, always willing to answer questions. He is probably one of the best math professors I've had and I've had some great professors . The homework could be a bit time consuming but it REALLY prepares you for the exams. The tests were very fair but you need to know your stuff so make sure you study. They were exactly like the HW.
I did not like Professor Lomeli. Probably one of the worst experiences I have had here at UT. The whole class was extremely stressful in fear of failing because a lack of explanation. I would not recommend Lomeli to any of my friends.
Professor Lomeli is an excellent teacher. His classes are quite entertaining and is always willing to help students. However, he assigns tough problems and I had to spend many hours trying to solve them. The good news is that the midterms are basically taken from these lists of problems. I suppose that it's the only way to learn this material. Thnx
Very confusing lectures. When I went to office hours for help, I was told to ready my notes. No help whatsoever. Would not EVER take again.
This was the 2nd time I took Real Analysis. It was way better than the first professor, that should remain unnamed. So, I can compare and I should say that Porf Lomeli is excellent. During officehours, everytime we had a big crowd of people trying to understand the problems in the HW. Expect hours and hours of study. The grader was also good.
Lomeli was a solid math professor, nothing terrible, nothing too special. He's a really nice guy, and wanted students to do good. I took him for Linear Algebra, which was rather challenging for me, but he gave decent lectures.
I HIGHLY reccomend Lomeli. I took his class for discrete math and he was great! I went to almost every office hour and he was always willing to help. He ussually puts out a sample test/guide before each exam and if you study and understand that you're probably fine for the test! Lomeli is such a cool guy, definitely take his class if you can!
Finally, the semester is over. He made us study a lot, but also laugh once in a while. This was a great semester, and many share my opinion. Thanks, Dr. Lomeli, you are great!
Excellent instructor. He was easy to approach if I had a problem and his exams were fairly straightforward. As long as you do the homework, you'll do well on the exams. The only problem is he tends to give a lot of homework, but it is helpful. He gives a study guide before every exam. I will easily take a class with him again.
I was surprised to get an A at the end. Prof. Lomeli scared us at the beginning of the semester with a lot of difficult homework. Fortunately, he was always willing to help. Sometimes I emailed him my questions when I was doing HW. He invariably answered, with very useful comments. I think it was worth all the effort. Thanks!
The class was hard, so even this professor could not make it that easy. His lectures were decent. He is a very approachable and nice professor.
Legendary. Great man. Go to class. Pay attention. Do the test reviews. You will be in good shape with this man! He does make you work on the reviews though which can be quite challenging. LOVED Lomeli!
Average lecturer, exams are fair to the students. Somewhat cares about the students. There's a lot of homework per week, with what I feel is excessive amounts of busy work. He could easily cut a couple of the busy work problems and still keep the homework at a level where it helps a lot on the exams.
Lomeli is not punctual. One exam he was late and even forgot to print half the test. He uses lots of logic symbols and doesn't always explain why or how he is doing something. He also assigns lots of busy work, easily 20 problems minimum per week, and each question is the same, so you don't get much out of it. I'm in pure math and was still bored.
He is terrific and cares for students. We asked him to assign less homework, and he changed the number of problems.
Professor Lomeli is a great professor that walks you through every detail that you need to succeed in Introduction to Number Theory. If you don't go to class and pay attention (I highly suggest writing down everything he writes on the board), then you will not pass. It is a Proof-heavy class, so be comfortable with them. Highly Recommended.
Lomeli explains things with crystal clarity. Tons of homework, but if you do it, you'll do fine on tests (no "surprise" problems). Responds to emails promptly and is willing to meet outside of office hours with scheduling. As long as you do the work, Lomeli sets you up for success.
Very good in general, not awesome. His lectures are very clear and he makes the difficult stuff look easy. He is a bit though grader but fair. In summary, I recommend Lomeli for Linear Algebra.
Dr. Lomeli is an OK professor. His lectures may get a little boring and the homework he provides are very long. But he does listen to his students and cares about them learning. For tests, he provides guides for midterms and gives you the option of doing 4/6 problems which is less stressful. but he will barely give you any partial credit.
Only issue with class was homework. It's a lot (gets tedious), but the repetition did help with preparation for exams. Exams are more than fair (option to choose 4 out of 6 so u dont have to know everything), and his sample exams are great for preparing. My midterm grades were higher than hw grades (he grades strict on hw, but lenient on tests)
This class was very difficult. The main point about Prof. Lomeli is that he cares. Many people were devastated after the results of the first midterm and it was nice that he allowed us to retake one exam. That saved my semester. My only complaint is that he takes forever to grade. Also, the grader took very long.
He can explain the content clearly and open to answering questions. He gives tons of homework every week but drops three to four lowest grade in the end. The tests are not hard if you do his study guide carefully, all the questions are similar to the study guide or previous homework.
Professor Lomeli is a great lecturer and provides clear explanations. He is very accessible and responsive. His teaching method is a combination of learning by doing and by example. It also builds as you go. So do the homework, ask questions, review the provided solutions, and follow the guides; then tests will follow.
Took Lomeli for Lin Alg and ended up taking him again for Real Analysis. His lectures are on the boring side but very thorough; he gives you all the information you need and goes slowly enough to where you wont fall behind. He grades tough but gives good feedback. He will always help you if you are stuck, just go to his office hours.
Lomeli is definitely a good professor to take for Real Analysis I. Tests are actually really straight forward and easy (since he takes them from the homework) but the homework always took a long time. If you're not a naturally talented at math, definitely expect to attend a lot of his office hours and spend many hours on this class.
He gives great lectures and explains everything clearly. His exam questions are similar to the homework problems and the study guide, plus there are 10 extra points for each exam. He gives a lot of homework every week but all of those questions are pretty useful. By the end, he drops 3 lowest hw grades.
His lectures are pretty boring and he's obsessed with the proofs. Quizzes get progressively harder but he drops 3 of 8. Lots of "assigned" HW problems but ungraded. Tests are also quite difficult. No curves and grade distributions are very spread out. He's a nice guy and all but college calc is tough and he isn't really the best at teaching it.
This was my first course at UT. The class is not difficult, even if you have never had calculus because Lomeli truly cares about his students. The only thing is that material gets harder and harder. Homework was assigned, but not graded. The idea was that homework prepared us for the quizzes and midterms (3 in total). The TA was also good.
If you have a strong calculus background, this prof is definitely for you. The tests are similar to the homework problems, and he even gives bonus points on exams. The exams are structured with multiple choice questions and three free response questions. (You pick two to do) If you don't have any prior knowledge of calc, don't take calc w/ Lomeli.
Dr. Lomeli is a very nice guy, he and the TA answered a lot of my questions during office hours. First understand his lecture example questions before start doing the homework. If you can apply the trick of a problem to another problem, you'll do great.
He's a nice guy, but his teaching skills are kinda wack. The class is usually spent showing us the proofs behind the concepts (which we don't need to know). Going to class makes no difference. 3/8 quizzes are dropped. The difficulty of his tests based on the average grade of the class, expect hard tests. Don't take him if you struggle with math!
Tests are same to the hw problems, make sure you memorize the solutions of hw. 6 problems and you only need to choose 4 to do. As a person, he is being disrespectful in private, not showing his OH on time, sometimes ignores students emails. He also promised me to regrade my exam but he never did it. Impatient when you ask question after the class
Super nice guy. I love his accent too. Though if you smile too much in the front row he'll always look at you and ask you for the answers. HWs took a while to type up but you didn't have to, but they were also on the exams which were leniant (pick 4 of 6). My favorite part was how patient he was in office hours. Not bad but lectures get kinda zzzz
He's not a bad guy, but all his lectures are just going through proofs one at a time without giving the students any time to digest the info. Hard to keep up and learn the material, which was extremely difficult. The homework takes a decent chunk of your week. He tells us this course will be difficult, but his teaching is mediocre at best.
Professor Lomeli is a great option for this course. He seems to have a lot of experience. The course itself is very tough, so if you dont like proofs dont take it. many take 361k instead. I was worried about online instruction, but he did a great job. In some ways online instruction was better then the normal class, he gave us great class notes.
The hw may be tricky. Tests are ok, he will give your study guide. Make sure you understand problems listed in the study guide and dont make any mistake ,he will take at least 5 points off for a minor mistake. He is willing to help you after class. He made a mistake grading my final but not going to fix it, although it does not change my grade.
A solid choice, too much homework. The textbook is not really used.
So much HW! He assigns a few theoretical problems that involve proofs. These were challenging especially since at the beginning of the semester I did not know how to write proofs. I went to his office hours a lot and he was helpful there, but his class took a lot of time. However, if you can successfully complete the homework, the tests are easy.
Professor Lomeli is a very nice guy, I gotta give him that. However, he does not teach at all, when he does lectures it's like he's reading out of a textbook and doesn't explain why we need to know the things he teaches us. The quizzes and tests have nothing to do with what he teaches in class or the optional homework in the textbook. Don't take!!
Worst professor. This man cant teach. I am teaching my self by reading the book. He would not reply to emails.
He's a good professor. His tests are very reasonable. Compare to other classes at UT, this class is not that hard at all
Professor Lomeli seemed to weed out students that did not want to work hard for their grade. During the beginning of the semester, quizzes and exams seemed to have no correlation to lectures. Towards the middle and end of the semester, things eased up and opportunities to receive a max of 105 on exams were given. Overall a great, likeable guy.
Lomelis M408C class should be taken by those who have a decent calculus background from high school or an ability to understand proofs to learn math. Lomeli was extremely accommodating to certain requests like the time tests would be open and even occasional bonus points. If this is your first experience with calc i do not recommend this class.
Prof. Lomeli was nice enough and offered a lot of leniency by adding points to midterms, and was also very receptive to feedback. There were only 2 questions on the quizzes and 7 on the midterm, so very easy to fail. I did not find lectures helpful and mostly used class notes, and the calc lab is the only reason I passed.
Professor Lomeli is great! I wouldn't recommend taking his class without prior calculus knowledge though. His class is based off of 8 quizzes (But 3 are dropped). There are three midterms and one final. The class is pretty fast paced, but is definitely do-able. Also, Lomeli is pretty understanding, and is a nice professor overall.
Prof. Lomeli is a very clear teacher with a great teaching style. Online classes were surprisingly helpful. He is not too difficult to follow, with examples always different from the book. My only complaint is that he took forever to grade and upload the class notes and zoom recordings. But I would definitely take another class with him.
Professor Lomeli is respectable; he structures his lectures with proofs and shows you why some things are the way they are. Most of the course is AB material (iykyk AP Calc material), though the BC part sneaks up on you in a scary way if you stop going to class. Btw, skipping class is possibly, and very easy, but make sure you're up to date.
Mr. Lomeli was a difficult class because, he would go over easy examples in class while, test questions would be confusing. The homework isn't graded but its really useful to do. As a student ATTEND TA Discussions because, you will go over the hardest homework questions that typically end up on the test. If it wasn't for TA's I would have failed.
Take this class only if you have a strong-ish background in calculus. I got a 3 on my AP Calc BC exam and did fine in this class. Lomeli speeds through material. Go to the TA discussion section with your homework already completed so you can ask questions over there. TAs were very kind. Lomeli is slow at responding to emails. Open note midterms.
I thought his class was fine, but a lot of people did find him challenging. He already assumes you have some background knowledge of calc. If you are good at math you will do well. All you need to do is look at his lecture notes and do the homework and you will do fine on the weekly quizzes. He has 8 quizzes, 3 midterms, and a final. he is so sweet
Too many exams. 8 quizzes, 3 midterms, and a final. He is tough, be ready to study.
Lomeli is nice and willing to help, as long as you look for help. Class may be tough and confusing at times, but if you study the guides you will survive. Class is 20% final, 60% 3 midterms, and 20% homework. Grading and workload is hard, but if you study you will pass. Lomeli is a good person and professor tho, so it makes the class a bit better.
The class was interesting, and he explained how to work problems in class, which helped me understand what was expected. Overall, I feel I learned a lot. I wish I had class in person.
Lectures were very helpful and informative. He provided the class notes files (from lecture) to us after he had written them. Summer course so two HWs per week, 10 questions only but each question took an hour (for me). My only complaint is grading took a long time(like six days), so I couldn't review my mistakes before having to submit the next HW
Amazing! One of the top UT professors Ive ever had. Requires about 10 hrs a week for studying/HW plus 3 hrs for lecture. He is very organized yet flexible to student needs (optional lecture, online exams). Lectures were helpful, planned, and covered relevant topics to HW & exams. Weekly HW, 3 midterms, 1 final (most online). Fair grading. Great!!
Lomeli has a pretty carefree attitude toward teaching the class. It can take a long time to receive grades for midterms, but they are often graded out of something more than 100% which is nice. The final was 33% percent of the grade even though it was only 5 questions, but overall the class was decent.
Lomeli is very bad at explaining proof concepts. He doesn't give enough examples and doesn't explain how or why he chose to do specific steps. This makes it harder to come up with our own proofs on homework/exams. Although his grade distribution is good, I'd recommend a different professor where you will learn more.
Do not take this class if you do not already know calculus
Professor Lomeli seems like a pretty nice guy but his teaching style is awful. He does not really teach anything and only does example problems, which he explains poorly to try and teach. If you do not already know some calculus save yourself and don't take this class. Many people have dropped this course mid-semester.
DO NOT take this class if you don't have a previous background in calc. I took stats in high school and this class was very hard-it combines calc A and B into one semester. Graded only on quizzes and exams. His teaching style is just reading out of the textbook; takes too much time proving why stuff works instead of how to do the problems. Not fun.
Lomeli gives huge curves, but the class averages were around 60%. Graded on 3 tests/final/quizzes (which are 15% final grade). Lectures are hard if you don't already know calculus and he often doesn't show work for how he got to an answer. You can make an A if you self teach, but imo he's not a good teacher. Luckily tests are very similar to guides
He teaches the basics of discrete really well but once we get to proofs things get a bit shaky. He does examples instead of explaining the foundations which makes understanding other concepts down the road difficult. Not very accessible, takes a while to respond to emails, but when he is accessible he is good at explaining concepts.
Hector is a really good professor. His lectures could explain those math concepts very well. His class only grades on hws and exams, so all you need to do is to do well on hws and exams. And he really cares about his students' grades. He changed our final to an online version to save our grades! I love him!
If you want a good grade OR learn useful things in this class, don't take Lomeli. Lectures are non-engaging, just reads what he writes down. VERY nitpicky on grading midterms (3 midterms with no drops) and they are worth 50% of your grade. Doesn't curve. Homeworks (16% of grade) take a while. Passive aggressive attitude when answering questions.
I had Lomeli for M427J & he was an awesome professor. He was very organized (well structured lectures with good examples, weekly, & weekly optional homework). Very considerate when it came to exams. I highly recommend him, one of the best math professors EVER. P.S. Getting an A is very doable if you stay on top of your work and takes good notes.
Take someone else. Grade is solely determined by test/quizzes. Lectures are boring.
Pros: he teaches the content well and provides helpful practice. Tests are easy if you do his homework and review guides. He records his lectures and provides great notes. It's a hard class, but getting an A is doable. Cons: His lectures are boring, and he can be a bit aggressive at times. He also shows up to class late way too often.
Dr. Lomeli is a good professor, in my opinion. His lectures are difficult to understand, but he is very predictable on exams and quizzes. He goes too in depth at times with his proofs and theorems, but he makes sure to highlight the important steps to solving the example problems. Do his reviews, as they are similar to the exams. Grading is hard.
Professor Lomeli's course resulted in the worst grade I've received since 2nd grade. I did not find his lecture very effective and learned almost all from YouTube. I did however hear other students say they found his lectures quite effective, he's an acquired taste. Writes a lot of proofs before explaining stuff. Easy tests if you somewhat study.
No homework. Midterms are 1/2 of the grade, final is 1/3 of the grade, and weekly quizzes are the remaining 1/6. Lectures are excellent, but the problems on quizzes/exams are far more advanced than what is covered in class. Working the exercises in the book is necessary to do well.
His grade is determined by quizzes, 3 exams, and a final. He doesn't drop grades, so if you mess up one exam you have to receive perfect scores in order to make up for it. He gives optional HW, but to understand and do well on the quizzes is to do them. It's a very self taught class as the lectures are not the most helpful, but his notes are useful
took lomeli's spring22 discrete math course - such a great decision! never went to class, copied down the notes from the online pdfs he would upload, and his tests were exactly like the homework and/or his class notes. straightforward af and very easy to ace!
Concise lectures, lots of homework questions for practice. Answers all questions in class and is funny. Outside of class my experience was mixed. He may appear terse but I believe hes just efficient. Good prof. for a difficult subject.
Lomeli is a very chill and laid back professor, and is okay at explaining math concepts. But I and a lot of others did well without having to put in much effort. His HWs aren't mandatory, but there are quizzes that are based off the HWs. The tests are pretty easy and tbh scratch of surface of what you learn in lecture.
He lectures alright, sounds like he's reading out of a textbook. But he explains everything very clearly and in a straightforward manner. Homework was not graded. Only things that went toward my grade were weekly quizzes and exams. 3 of the lowest quiz grades were dropped, but no exams were. Felt like a lot of work but getting an A is doable.
Prof Lomeli is a great lecturer, and the tests/quizzes are much easier than the material covered in the lecture.
Lectures are very straightforward and tests are just computations. Very easy exams and quizzes that are easier than the optional homework.
Great professor. Tests are generally easy and passable if you do the homework and go to the discussion sections. Has a great sense of humor as well.
Be sure to go to do all extra homework, exam review sheets, and go to all discussion sections. Exam problems are very similar to problems done on these. As for class, I didn't go past the second week but I did read the textbook the course was based off of. The textbook was pretty good at explaining what we were doing.
3 midterms and a final exam make up 80% of your grade. Luckily, the exams are all super easy to get a max/high score on (mostly MCs and a take-home portion + there's an extra credit question on every exam). Attendance are not required and Zoom recordings are posted so I just watched all lectures at once. He talks really slow so put it on 2x speed.
If you want to succeed teach yourself with the textbook. His lectures are boring and just go over the basic theorems. The class is test heavy with quizzes every week. The TA didn't really know what he was doing but I guess that varies each semester. Not the easiest but possible to pass.
Quizzes every week, attendance helps with those. Idk why but Mr. Lomeli is always smirking at the class like we are dumb. MUST READ THE TEXTBOOK even though it is super dry. 3 midterms and kind of a struggle alongside my engineering classes.
Pretty solid teacher, covers everything you need to know in lecture but expects you to know a lot of stuff already. Very proof-based!
I love papi Lomeli sometimes i would go to his lecture just because it's so funny. he has this sense of humor that makes the class very entertaining and the best part is he is so serious he doesn't even know he is funny. Exams make up most of ur grades but they are doable if you just take every quiz and do homework. he doesn't grade homework btw.
Test are generous, we had a few drop questions for each midterm and 4/9 drops for the final. Questions are predictable and often taken from homework. Lots of partial credit is given for correct solution ideas. Midterms were curved. Lectures are slow but useful. Homework can get challenging, but 3/10 were dropped.
Class was somewhat of a struggle compared to other 427J profs. He spent a lot of time writing out theory than actual example problems which made the class a lot more self-learning than expected and sometimes overcomplicated things a lot. Overall, understanding the types of problems on the HW and going to the TA will help you get by in this class.
Probably one of the best M 427J professors! He spends a lot of time on theory which isn't very helpful, but homeworks are optional and will prepare you for quizzes. Quizzes and exams are easier than the homework. Exams are half multiple choice, then an online free response. He is super caring and is a funny guy. Really enjoyed his class.
this class is soooooooooooo boring, but you can easily get a 100 on like everything if you do the hw. it's just really boring. if you want to do research in this, pls take another prof lol.
Lomeli genuinely cares about students doing well but isn't the best lecturer. His lectures get slow, and he focuses on proofs rather than covering the actual content well. He does Zooms of every class, so you don't have to go. There were 3 exams. Questions on the exams are taken straight from the reviews. Our only assignments are weekly HWs.
Compared to other M427J professor Lomeli is alright. His lectures are useless since he just explains theory so expect to learn everything yourself. Homework is optional but definitely do it because that is the only way to learn. Only grades are weekly quizzes, midterms, and finals. He is not very approachable either and often in a bad mood.
Lomeli was great! I had no problems with the class. I will say that the bulk of what I learned was self-taught and through his homeworks (which are basically his quiz questions), but his lectures and notes did help when it came to learning the content. Very easy quizzes, good amount of drops, simple exams, great class.
Lomeli is an excellent teacher who provides clear notes and lecture recordings, making it easy to learn independently (attendance is not required). TA Aaron Brenda offers helpful explanations in office hours and discussions. Class in only graded on easy weekly quizzes, 3 midterms (partly online with a bonus question), and a final.
Lomeli is very sweet, funny, and clearly cares about his students. Attendance is not mandatory and he provides all lecture notes/recordings that are helpful for the homework and completion of the associated weekly quiz. The TA Aaron Benda was very helpful during discussions and there's no reason to not do well in this class as long as you try.
Dr. Lomeli is a great guy. However, there are only three grades in this class, quizzes, tests, and the final. Compared to other professors who had fully online tests or let students skip the final exam, Lomeli makes you take all three and does not ease up on the difficulty. There is a bonus on each test, but it cannot apply to different sections.
Overall, he taught the class well, and you could get by even if you didn't do all of the homework. The class grade was only based on the quizzes, midterms, and the final exam, making the class more manageable and flexible for the student. One time, however, I failed to read the simple midterm instructions, and the professor got mad. Very mad
Overall Professor Lomeli was great, straight forward quizzes and tests. Some online quizzes and each midterm has an online portion too. Homework not mandatory, but if you do the hw then the quizzes and tests will be easy. The lectures weren't helpful unless they were examples because there are no conceptual questions. If you get Lomeli don't worry!
Doesn't require attendance and his lectures often made me sleepy (still went to them though). Posts all of his lecture notes online so didn't really need to attend them. Homework was in the textbook of the course. Quiz almost every week during discussion, similar to homework problems. Gave review guides for exams so just studied those and did fine.
He's just ok, nothing great about him. He tends to make the class very accessible online to the point you can easily pass just by reading the uploaded lecture notes. However, he is also extremely slow and in the two classes I've had him in he didn't finish the subject material. He also seems out of touch with students and is difficult to talk to.
When the D&A office didn't yet give me a letter of accommodation, he was willing to lend me his office space and take the exam there. For that, I have to give him a 5. The workload is manageable enough if you simply do the optional homework every week. He also provides formula sheets and practice problems before every exam to further help you.
Not a very approachable guy, his lectures were monotonous and a lot of wasted time going over proofs/theory that will never be used. He has good notes/cheat sheets though. Optional homework/weekly quizzes. Not an exciting prof or class, but if you use your resources well its totally doable. (PS, ask prev. students for old tests on gradescope)
The grade is 3 midterms, a final, and the 6 best quiz scores of 6. His lecture notes are detailed and he provides detailed study guides before every exam. On some exams he gives cheat sheets with important equations. I wouldn't say I was particularly studious, but I made 100s on every midterm. Do the homework and the study guides and you'll pass.
Professor Lomeli is an amazing teacher who truly cares about his students' success. He adds extra, easy questions on exams to help everyone get perfect scores. Always approachable, he provides extra resources and explains things clearly, making tough topics easier to understand.
He's nice and he really tries, but his lecturing is so boring, and very hard to follow. The TA was one of the worst I've ever had. Easy A but just boring
The class was okay, homework similar to quiz/exam. He didn't seem to care if we understood concepts, more that we could solve problems. The final counted for so much of the grade that doing well didn't really matter. I have a 98% quiz average, and my midterms grades were 95, 100, 100. I got a 82 in the final and now will not be able to get an A.
Lomeli was always in a bad mood and just copied lecture notes from his computer every class. TAs were not great either and it was difficult to seek help from any of them. Exams were half multiple choice and half free-response with 20% being an online outside-of-class portion, same day, which always felt like an all-day exam to me.
This dude don't know how to teach I had an A in the class so I didn't study for the final which was the biggest mistake ever since I bombed and received a B+.
Lomeli doesn't know how to teach. He regurgitates the textbook without interpreting it in ways that might be useful to the class. His class is often empty. He only grades quizzes and exams, and majority of both have v hard MCQ that can lower resulting grades by an entire letter if you miss one. I had A+ all semester, but the final left me at a B+
Lomeli is a nice person and he does care about his students. However, his lectures are extremely proof heavy and unrelated to a lot of the homework/exam questions. If you study the homework, you can ace the exams, but don't expect him to teach you the textbook teaches a lot better.
I loved this class because it was so well organized. Lomeli was very clear about what we needed to learn and gave relevant study materials for all assessments. You're basically guaranteed an A as long as you show up to class and practice. However, this class was 100% assessment based, so DO NOT take it if you're a bad test taker.
My main 2 problems with this professor were that he was condescending to students who asked if he could re-explain a concept, which made me feel like I could never raise my hand in class, and that the course was so test-heavy that one 70 on a test will ruin your chances at getting an A even if you made a 100 on the final and the other tests.
lots of quizzes and prof doesnt rlly care about his students. you mostly work with the TA. tests arent too bad but quizzes make up a lot of final grade which can rlly hurt your final grade in the end.
Cool teacher that cares about his students. Streams/records lectures and posts lecture notes. Exams were doable if you do all your homework (basically same). Each exam had few questions, so missing 1 MCQ meant dropping 15 exam points. Don't take this class if you want better math intuition because the content is taught in a "it just is" manner.
Lectures notes are good quality, and were also streamed live on Zoom. HW is directly from the textbook, and exams are similar difficulty, relatively straightforward. 2 midterms + final, but no drops. Nice guy and is happy to help. A lot of the material you can logic your way through without explicitly learning. It gets a bit harder towards the end.
Professor Lomeli is very nice and cares about his student's success. Lectures can be boring and very proof-heavy, but exams are simple as they are nearly identical to practice exams and reviews. Homework can be tricky but partial credit makes up for it. He also drops a few hw grades. Do the practice, ask questions, and don't dwell on the proofs.
Optional homework, but it will prepare you for weekly quizzes. Grades only from quizzes, midterms, and final. Each midterm had an extra credit question. He makes a study guide and a cheat sheet for each midterm/final which was very helpful. Lectures can be long because he writes out every single step in sentence form, but I did find it helpful.
A fairly run-of-the-mill professor, he gets the lessons across without much of interest. Do know this is a proof-based course, so be sure you've got discrete mathematics behind you before taking the class, and don't be like me and take three STEM classes alongside it...!
Hector's a chill guy - while he sometimes comes off as a little intimidating, he cares a lot about the students and listens to their needs and tries to make sure you understand the content when you have questions. He's moved deadlines if we needed it, and he makes really helpful guides for the tests. Would definitely take again.
Grades based only off tests and quizzes, but they are easy and straightforward. Lectures are kind of boring, but material is made easily understandable.
80% of the class is tests while the other 20 is from weekly quizzes. No mandatory homework but you will need to do it anyways for practice. Sometimes walks into class with a mood sometimes he is okay.
I didn't attend many lectures, reviewed his notes before weekly quizzes and the 3 midterms: Diffeq is algorithmic, not much critical thinking required. His notes will not interest as they are basically pulled straight from textbook. Lectures don't promote intuitive, deep understanding of Diff eq/lin alg. Easy classes aren't always the best ones.
I attended lectures twice. Lomeli just repeats the textbook content and his tests are pretty easy (they literally come with 15 points of built in extra credit), he posts guides that have the exact same question format on them. The rigor of the quizzes depends on your TA, some grade harsher than others but it's pretty easy to argue for points back.
0/10. do not take, save your sanity. i was happy before i went into this class and now i look like a waterloo engineering student after their first year
I definitely would've avoided this class if I'd known that every midterm + final had three mcqs worth 18 points each and zero partial. A few small mistakes means your semester grade will drop by a couple of letter grades. Getting an A (94+) means you need to pretty much ace all of those MCQs.
do the hw & you're good for the quizzes & exams. exams are 80% in person and 20% online. final was about the same level of difficulty as exams. gives lots of resources (posts a review/cheat sheet for each exam & final), his notes/lecture can be a lot of extra info but he's really thorough. i think i got either an a or a- after the final.
He is awesome generally; however, you need to be dedicated to get an A. He points out the questions to look at before exams so that we can be more prepared. Cheat sheets given on the exams are basically the answers to the exams. He is very lenient with grades. I almost got an A and he bumped it up for me.
Do the homeworks, quizzes, and tests are easy, lecture isn't super helpful so just read the textbook. Try to find past tests, same exact questions he just switches some negatives year on year.
Spring 2025. Lectures are basically the textbook in a different font, and he provides very few examples in class. HW is not taken for a grade (only graded on weekly quizzes and 3 midterms & 1 final). Homework is significantly harder than any graded material (all from textbook), and he provides solutions (no work shown) on HW and study materials.
The lectures are confusing, and he never takes time to go over the reasoning behind the formulas or methods. When it's time for quizzes or exams, he expects us to apply ideas he never explained. It's incredibly discouraging because even students who work hard and study outside of class still end up lost.
The homework and quizzes are barely connected to his lectures, and the exams are a nightmare because we're completely unprepared. I had to learn most of the class from YouTube and my friends instead.
When exams come around, the questions are way more complicated than anything he's ever gone over in class. It honestly feels like we're being tested on material we were never taught.
I felt more confused after every lecture than before. Class is him writing verbatim from the textbook. He finds ways to explain simple concepts incredibly complexly and refuses to explain applications outside the class. I had to teach myself the entire course, and I will need to retake the class to actually understand (even with an A). Terrible.
Mid professor. Take others if you can. Tests are easier than the weekly quizzes which some of them were hard for no reason. Do the HW to study for midterms and use a test bank if you can and you will be fine. Be warned, you probably have to self teach with Lomeli, kind of a terrible lecturer.
The material isn't bad, it's just the way he grades. Your score is entirely dependent on exams and quizzes. His class notes are just him rewriting the textbook. Thankfully, the exams and quizzes are like the guides, so study those. He offers no form of extra credit or drops for the exams, which really ruins your grade if you mess up on one.
You will have to self-teach in this class. He literally just rewrites the textbook. There are weekly quizzes that are graded really differently, like forgetting to do a simple step can either cost you 5-20 points. Tests aren't hard, but even one wrong question can get you an 80. If you are stuck with Lomeli try finding a test bank to practice.
Lomeli is by far the worst calc prof I've had the displeasure of taking. He basically rewrites what is in the textbook, so no need to attend lectures. Be prepared to teach yourself everything and make sure you do all of the homework, even though it's not graded. Tests aren't difficult, but if you don't do well on one, then your grade is ruined.
This differential equations class was very simple. We had weekly homework(not graded) and weekly quizzes. If you did the homework,quizzes=chill. Lectures didn't help, but recitation did! Ben was extremely helpful and clear and made this class so much easier. PreStudy a little bit of linear algebra before/during and go to bens recitations!
Quizzes are 15% of grade and have REALLY inconsistent rubric. I got -15 pts once for not simplifying final matrix(All else correct). A lot of the study guide questions are ridiculously hard, only for the tests to be way easier. Tests are only 1 FR 5 MC questions with one bonus so its easy to get them all right but if you dont your grade drops fast
Very very lazy professor. Didn't make the slightest effort to teach at all. All he did was write verbatim what was in the textbook and you could tell he didn't have a thorough understanding of what he was saying. Miss one or two multiple choice questions and your grade will drop a tier. Mandatory final and no final replacement. Just doesn't care.
Literally everything that is on the test can be solved with the cheat sheets. Lomeli gives out. Weekly quizzes, but the TA‘s go over how to do the problems before the quiz. Very boring lecturer though.
Lectures were okay, but grading system was not good. As he tells you, tests are MCQ + FRQ so if you miss some basic steps on MCQ and get a question wrong its a wrap.
Lomeli is the worst professor I've ever had. His notes are written in near math notation and are insanely hard to follow, and he rarely does any in class problems. His teaching style is so bad I had to rely on the discussion section to learn most of the material. But all of that could be forgiven if he at least showed some enthusiasm, he has none
Lomeli's lectures were incredibly hard to follow and I had to self-teach most of the material. He got irritated when asked clarifying questions. Tests had an online and in-person part, but get 1 or 2 MCQs wrong and your grade would tank quickly. I recommend studying for the tests through a test bank as he kept the format similar to previous years.
I went to his office hours, and he was nice. He gives guides that make studying easier. The course is well organized, and he teaches material not in the textbook. The only problem I had with this course was that at the end, he crammed a lot of stuff. We had a midterm right after Thanksgiving, and the final was more difficult than I expected.
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