have never met him in person since this covid situation, but very reachable and caring for the students not like some of the others. he listens to students and will reach out first, this says a lot. no comments on the course-related work since 242 is just hard in general.

Overall, he was a pretty good instructor. This semester all of his lectures were recorded by another teacher, but he formats the class in a way that sets you up for success. Lots of extra credit opportunities, and plenty of office hours to attend if you have questions. If you use all of the recourses available (lecture videos, TA's) you'll do fine.

In only around three weeks and I can say that Dr. Paul is a very solid choice for a calculus instructor. He gives a plethora of office hours and communication options to the TA's and himself that studying is very easy. Only thing is that the quizzes are short, so if you mess up be prepared to get a B at the very best and a F at the worst.

Stepan is a great math professor, by FAR the best I have encountered at NCSU. It is no surprise to me that he used to teach at Harvard. He has easy to understand lectures, gives fair exams, and is very patient. Coming from someone who dropped calc 3 last semester because of a bad teacher, I highly recommend Dr. Paul.

If you have a chance to take Dr. Paul for any calculus class, do it! He's a good lecturer, and his class has the most forgiving grading structure I've had -- quizzes, no big tests. Also, he cut a lot of the more "in depth" offshoots of topics and stuck with the most important material. People in other classes are having a much harder time it seems.

Great teacher, really in-depth with what's going on "behind the scenes" regarding 3D-functions and multivariate calculus concepts. Pretty tough class, but 100% take Stepan's lecture class if you can.

Dr. Paul is easily the best Calculus teacher I've ever had. He is amazing at engaging his students online, which I had no idea was possible based on my other courses this semester. He is always addressing the students and asking them to respond to his questions. He was super accommodative towards the pandemic and even any problems at home.

Calc 3 was bound to be a very challenging course, but if I had to take it again it'd be with Dr. Paul. Online school made this a lot harder than it probably needed to be but there were a lot of office hour times every week. Instructors expected this class to be hard so you can go to office hours with any question.

Dr. Paul made the content interesting and easy to follow. He was available outside of class time for questions and made an effort to ensure everyone understood the material. He was receptive to feedback and he provided several opportunities so people could succeed. While the class was not easy, if you put in the time and effort, you should do well.

Dr. Paul was great. He taught lectures in a way that was very ordered and easy to learn. Written Homework was a lot harder than the WebAssign or Recitation problems, so you should ask help from other students or office hours. Midterm exams were easier than the Written, so if you can get through the Written, you can do fine on the midterm exams.

10/10 would recommend

Dr. Paul is the best calculus professor I've ever had. He does a great job of making his lectures informative, engaging, and easy to follow. His tests are fair and test you on the actual course content instead of busywork, and the homework is light. I would highly recommend taking calc 3 with him.

Dr. Paul is an excellent teacher. He knows the content he teaches well and translates it to make it easy to understand for his students. He has a decent amount of homework, but they are helpful. His tests are a bit difficult, but going to recitation is super helpful.

Stepan was a pretty chilled out professor. Although it was lecture heavy, it was optional to go in person, all lectures are recorded and posted to moodle the day of which was nice. Decent amount of homework, but if you pay attention to lecture and take notes it's fine. Allows a notes sheet during exams which was also nice, would take again!

This class is time consuming, but if you're able to manage that while mostly understanding the material, it's not too bad. The tests weren't bad, you get a note sheet that you create, but there's a lot of room for mistakes, and very few questions (miss a couple: B-/C). Biggest issue is no solutions/answers to test prep questions, which I despise.

Grade on Moodle doesn't reflect what you actually have. I had a high A all semester on Moodle but received a B at the end. This math literally made no sense like there was a lesson on Kevin Bacon?? Not many questions on tests. Grades homework slow. TA was never available to work with my schedule. Avoid this math if you can.

Stepan normally teaches more advanced math courses, but I took him for MA103, which is taken by humanities majors only. He understands this and caters the course to real-world issues like voting theory. It didn't feel like a math course. His lectures are both interesting and clear, and his exams are fair, with potential for extra credit.

If you are bad at math..TAKE THIS CLASS!! I take it online and he explains everything sooo well. Plus the homework is pretty easy and prepares you for the test. Just make sure you do them..plus he is hot.

Stepan Paul is the best. Calc 3 isn't easy content, but his lectures are AMAZING at explaining concepts in an understandable way. Lots of useful resources available for help. He cares about your learning and it shows

Great lectures, one of the best professors for Calc 3

He was a good professor. Attendance was not mandatory but encouraged. His exams were easier than the homework assignments, and he allows a cheat sheet. He adjusts the weight of different exams in order to help your overall grade the most. I recommend him for calc 3.

I actually really enjoyed taking his class! His lectures are amazing & he explains concepts really well. Lecture/recitation attendance isn't mandatory & everything is recorded but I do recommend going in person. There's the usual WebAssign hw but also written hw every week where you scan your work and turn it in. You get cheat sheets on exams!

The course is difficult like any Calc 3 course should be but Stepan makes its very possible to do very well and learn the material if you go to his lectures. He lets you bring a note page to exams, and WebAssign homework isn't overwhelming. Most importantly, he is an entertaining lecturer.

He is a really good lecturer. He has clear notes and goes through them and writes them during the lecture. He uses a lot of examples in class. His homework consists of written assignments and webassigns, so there is a good amount of work, but it really helps you understand the material. The material is hard, but he allowed cheat sheets for tests.

Dr. Paul was very fair in my opinion for the tests and homework so to speak. The lectures were very in-depth and he didn't assign a lot of homework. You get a review sheet for every test including any formulas which definitely helped. If you can, find a good TA and get help from them to understand the content a bit better.

He explained concepts clearly and gave fair tests. I would definitely recommend his class!

Is easy to understand and follow in lecture but do not get behind. Some topics aren't gone over fully in class so you'll have to figure some things out using the textbook or internet. The Hw's in general just suck because it's webassign. He doesn't drop the lowest test grade out of the four so be prepared for every test by doing the practice exam.

He is good at teaching but I just didn't understand him method. He forgets to complete his thoughts.

The lectures were fine, but the homeworks were brutal. Not getting a good recitation TA sucked, as we were just told the answer without any real explanations. A few if the homeworks were unnecessarily long, but they were good test prep- the tests were on materials that were all covered in the homeworks. FYI he gives out webassign and written hws

Dr. Paul is amazing, but the class is graded by a few amount of things. Be sure to do good on the exams or you are screwed, as this class is graded by few things.

Stepan Paul's lecture are not mandatory, but I would definitely recommend attending his lectures as they are very useful and informative. Do well on the mid-term exams as they take 50 to 60 percent of your grade depending how well you do. His homework are not super hard but I wouldn't say they were easy especially the last homework.

He knows what he is talking about and takes the time to make sure his students understand the material

I had a great experience with Dr. Paul. Just pay attention in class, take good notes, and make good cheat sheets and you'll be fine. He was a little tough with written homework and the tests were difficult, but if you use all your resources, you'll be prepared. It's a hard class in general, but Dr. Paul was organized, prepared, and helpful.

He teaches the class in a very descriptive manner and makes sure everyone asks questions and knows the processes he is going through. Very caring professor. His tests are weighed heavy but are easy to get maximum points on if you show work.

Dr. Paul is a good professor for a hard class. His lectures were useful and recitation gave you a space to practice what you learned with TA feedback. He also lets you bring in an equation sheet to all tests. Overall, I thought he was a good instructor and a kind person

Good professor. Makes a difficult class easier to understand. Pay attention to class, take good notes, and practice recitation problems. Took the final during the next semester, due to an incomplete, so I all but failed the final, dropping my grade significantly, but before I was in good standing in the class. Final is cumulative and difficult.

He has good lectures, very clear and easy to follow. He doesn't teach directly from the Web Assign textbook which I am extremely grateful. There's quite a lot of homework as we have to do both web assign and written, but it's not too terrible. Tests are graded very weirdly, I've lost a few points of very specific things...

Dr. Paul is very good at teaching. Homework can be a bit much, especially near the end of the semester. Tests are fair. One recommendation I would give is to go to recitation as the written homework is based on them. My only complaint would be that he doesn't post full solutions to practice problems and homework. Take him if you can!

Had for Calc III and he was awesome! Lecture and recitation not mandatory but highly recommended to for an easy A and is definitely used effectively for teaching.

Dr. Paul is an amazing professor in Calc 3 and he's super organized with the way he teaches the material. Having forgotten much of calculus since I went over a year without it, his style made it very easy to get back on track. He's able to manipulate calculus in a clever manner that makes it easy to learn and master. Would highly recommend him!

Challenging but very interesting class. Dr Paul really finds math interesting which is nice it makes him a better teacher for it. The way he has class structured is a lot of work but it really does teach you the material. He was also very helpful if you found anything challenging you could always ask him and he give good responses

Ran a great lecture and explained some pretty tough concepts with approachable language, visual aid, and intuitive examples. My only complaint is that practice tests would not come with written solutions or even answer keys at times, which made it difficult to be confident in your abilities before tests. The tests weren't all that hard, though.

I loved Dr. Paul. He was always so helpful and responsive in office hours and outside of class. If you show up to class you will get an easy A. The test came straight from the lectures and recitations. Honestly, I loved his class and would highly recommend.

Stepan Paul is a wonderful professor his tests are not very hard. This is one of those courses where you get what you put in. 100% Recommend

Dr. Paul was an excellent professor for Calc 2. He allowed students to bring one full page of notes to the midterms and final. His course was clearly designed to prioritize learning concepts over focusing on grades, this was clear in his attempt to make it easy to maintain a high grade in his class.

Dr. Paul is a great and very helpful teacher. His grading for Calculus III was also very fair: [15% Online HW, 15% Written HW, 40% Midterms (3), 30% Final Exam] Although they were long and tedious, his written HWs prepare you well for the midterms and final. Dr. Paul is a good professor, the course was only difficult for me because I'm stupid.

Stepan Paul was the best professor I had. He explains his concepts well

He's very good at explaining the concepts and always uses visuals and graphing tools. There was two WebAssigns and a written homework per week both for accuracy, but you are allowed to use whatever you want to get the homework done and its not super difficult. He's very clear with what's on the tests.

Stepan Paul is the goat for calc 3. You can tell he really knows and has fun with what he's talking about. A good amount of homework but it does help prepare you for the tests. Content can be difficult but is made a lot easier if you consistently go to lectures/recitations. Would definitely take again.

Really good professor, explains concepts well. Calc III is a class that requires a lot of practice, and he assigns enough homework to give you that. The homework could be really difficult, but often they prepared you well for the tests which were much easier. Good professor, hard class.

MA425 is hard by its nature, but he does such a good job breaking down complex/abstract concepts. He doesn't want formulaic answers/proofs, so you definitely have to know what you're doing going into exams (defns, logic, and how they work together). HW is more doable if you work with others (on purpose), but he also has weekly HW problem sessions.

Dr. Paul has many failsafes in place to make sure 425 students can't fail. There are easy quizzes every week, in class presentations for which everyone gets 100s, every hw has extra credit, he drops your 2 lowest hw grades, weights your best exam highest and worst lowest. Not to mention his amazing visualizations of real analysis topics.

Take Stepan if you want to understand the material in depth. His lectures are super useful. Super accessible outside class during office hours. Super nice with grading. Take him if you can!

Dr. Paul has an amazing 425 class. If you do all the assignments, you will learn; that's just the nature of how he structures his class. I had him for 225 and he was pretty good but his 425 class really makes you understand why he is a professor. He can teach you an abstract concept in a way you can materialize and grasp.

Dr. Paul was great. he often explains the topic and then work through a few problems and you can ask questions along the way. I wouldn't call this class easy and its not a class you should slack off in but it isn't going to cause unnecessary amounts of stress

Best professor I've ever had. Real analysis is difficult but he made it feel very manageable. He gives a lot of homework and pre class readings but they are tremendously helpful with understanding the content. Great lectures and a low stress environment. Show up to class and engage with the content and you will succeed

I found calculus 3 easier than calc 2, as do most people at NC State. Dr. Paul was amazing - every test was clearly written and contained material we had spent ample time on during class. If you have the option, take him!

I loved this course. Midterms were very representative of what was taught and the final was of average difficulty. More than enough practice material is provided to succeed. Both him and the TA (Chris Cardullo) were very helpful. In my opinion, the homework gets excessively tedious towards the end and sometimes more difficult than the midterms.