I love Braids!! Fun and useful to see how Professor Bigelow thinks about things.

Interesting teacher. He sometimes goes off on tangents. Amusing ideosyncrasies. Test and midterm was extremely easy...but that could be because the course was easy.

he really is a good teacher. Everything is straight from the book and he really wants you to learn the info. it may seem hard at first but he gets you through it. If you take 108a make sure it's with him.

He takes a bit of getting used to, but in the end, if you're OK with proofs, midterms and final are pretty easy. HW is not to bad, either.

Loving his class, although many people complain about understanding him, I find that I you do some reading in the book/looking the material before the lecture it makes it far easier to understand. Personally I'm loving the class and he has a great personality, and is really fun to listen to. It's also pretty clear this guy loves math, and is a pure mathematician at heart. I've never really enjoyed math before his class, and it has turned me into a math lover.

Bigelow (or otherwise known as Sbiggy) is by far my favorite math teacher I've had so far. His explanations can get pretty confusing at times but he knows and loves his stuff very well and if you listen enough you'll understand the material fine. He's such an awesome guy, totally recommend.

this guy is amazing. after just going to his review lectures just before the midterms and final, i literally learned all of calculus. i did not touch the book, as a matter of fact i didn't even own one and i still thought it was ridiculously easy. love this guy

He enjoys calculus, and knows it very well. However, he is not the best lecturer. He lectures entirely in html, which is both good and bad. The html pages are easily accessed outside of the class, but they are of lower quality than chalkboard notes. I suggest you read the book before attending class.

Bigelow's lecture slides are very helpful because the examples he presented in class are there. Sure it's hard to read at first, but you'll get the hang of it! I referred to the textbook when I don't understand a concept. Overall, Bigelow is a funny guy that shows youtube clips time to time in class! Just stay above the curve!!!

Probably one of the best professors at UCSB. For 108A just do the homework and go to class and you'll get an A. He's really fun and really helpful. Notice, all the bad reviews are from lower division math classes. But, most lower division math classes suck anyway, he's amazing but 3A-5C = Boring, and that's not his fault. Take him!

Bigalow cares immensely. Most of what all of lower division content is dictated by the department. He does not choose this. Give him a break, teaching in front of 600 people is intense. At office hours he would spend as much time as needed for you to understand the concept.

Easiest math class I ever took. Most of the concepts covered, especially in the first half of the quarter, were basic algebra most people learned in high school. Even when new concepts appeared, it was just basic derivatives and logarithms. Tests are easy as well, the midterm had only 6 questions and could be finished quickly.

Good prof. You should go to class. Really nice guy. Good at explaining stuff one on one.

make sure you do the homework and go to office hours if you're confused. really helpful and friendly professor!

Awesome prof. I didn't read the book and just went to his lectures. He's very clear in his explanations, and I understood whatever he said the first time he said it. He has reasonable expectations; not too easy, not too hard.

One of the best math profs at the school. Pretty clear. Goes over hw in class and in office hours. Tests are really easy. Good prof and a good class with him.

pretty much need to go to class but tests are easy and so are problem sets.

Lecture was fine, he was clear and easy to understand. IMPOSSIBLE tests, I am normally an A math student and I barely passed this class

He is by far the best prof in math department, super helpful! must went to his OH! i didn't do well on midterms but I worked really hard and went to his OH all the time, eventually got a A+ ;)

Hes really funny and i like going to his class

Very smart and passionate. Go to lecture and pay attention to pass. Tests are easy and mimic the Webwork/iClicker questions. TAs are helpful as well. You should have no problem passing if you put in an ounce of effort.

Professor Bigelow is definitely one of the better math teachers on campus. He's hard to understand sometimes and is usually not clear during his lectures. He's a sweet man, though! Midterms were easy-got As on both. Final was basically the same format as the midterms but x2. Easy A as long as you go to CLAS and attend your sections regularly.

Bigelow's 4A class was an easy A. As long as you attend (and pay attention to) his lectures, they are clear and easy to understand. Both the midterm and the final were very straightforward (you are also allowed a note-card). The WebWork is insanely easy. Bigelow answers questions very clearly and is approachable. Great professor!

Hard class, wonderful professor. Dr. Bigelow is one of the most helpful professors on campus. Make sure to go to his office hours as he will often go above and beyond to help you learn the material. Teaching style is very straight forward, but this is much preferred to some professors that jump all over the place. Happy I took this class with him.

lectures and tests are straight forward, nice professor and helps to go to office hours

I love this professor!

This class is really simple. All the exams were easy and straight to the point. I attend lecture and CLAS but I don't think CLAS was necessary. He is a good teacher in lecture and office hours. Highly recommend you take Bigelow the math wizard of Campbell Hall!!

He is a wizard

Best math teacherprofessor I have ever had. So hilarious and really loves math. Just go to lecture and take good notes and you will be fine. The midterms are fair and there are no tricks- everything is pretty straightforward.

Bigelow puts all his lectures online which really helps. Allows a 3x5 card for 2 midterms and final exam. Clas helps you do well in the Clas. He made his tests pretty straightforward. Gives a little bit of HW, not enough to master topics.

One of the best math professors I've taken thus far. Ended up with an A by doing the following: doing MyMathLab hw (worth the investment, his hw is too short!), allowing myself to miss a couple lectures (slides are posted online), and CLAS (cannot exaggerate how helpful this is). I also felt like the book was pretty useless. Anyways, TAKE HIM!

Bigelow gave great lectures w examples to reinforce the core skills that he expected you to know for the tests. The tests were straight forward and you'll do well as long as you understand examples from the notes. Bigelow held three office hour sessions per week and was more than happy to answer any clarification questions. Awesome teacher!

He's a hilarious guy and is loved by students. His lectures are good but I found his explanations a bit confusing. You get an A as long as you understand the basics of basics of the class. So the tests are really easy. Wish I could have got a bit more out of the class though.

If you attend lecture and do all of the homework, then you should have no problem passing the class. I would also recommend taking CLAS if it is confusing for you at first. Bigelow is a wizard!

Bigelow is clear and makes subject interesting. CLAS helps a lot. HW is too easy and does not prepare you enough. Midterms and final were straightforward except for TF questions.

Lectures are pretty easy to follow and the hw is so easy! You need to go to lecture because of Iclicker. Midterms and final were straightforward except the TF questions were kind of hard. If you get an A on the final you get an A in the class.

Makes this class easy and is very helpful. He's also kind of funny. Go to class and you'll pass.

I can't speak to how Professor Bigelow is for lower divs, but I absolutely loved his Non-Euclidean Geometry class. He is great at teaching the intuition behind what is going on. The homework problems are really cool, and he helps get you started in class. Attending and participating in class will help you greatly to understand the material.

Bigelow has good intentions and tries to teach to the level of understanding of the class. However, the book is very vague and clear answers are never given. The grader is harsh and has different expectations than the teacher. I took this class thinking it would be interesting and on the easy side, but it ended up being much harder than expected.

Professor Bigelow broke down everything very well. Took S16 and the first midterm was very easy. Second was a little more difficult, but still very managable. Book was very clear and helpful. Final was difficult. Be sure to study.

great prof.

He's pretty upfront with what you *likely* should know. Very fair midterms. Doesn't try to trick you. Very reasonable amounts of homework, and if you need any assistance, he is more than happy to help you in office hours. Final was certainly more demanding than midterm, but it was still very much fair. Oh, and he curves a bit, too. Good professor!

Cool guy, tries his best and cares about his students.

verrrrry accessible professor!!! so nice!!!

His homework for this class was exceptionally reasonable, but if you're stuck, his office hours are extremely helpful. Really funny professor, too. He tries to liven up the place with a quirky remark here and there. Exams are very straightforward, and I always felt like he prepares you for them. If you can, I'd recommend taking him.

Lectures are kinda fast but if you pay attention he'll make 4A really easy to understand

Such a funny and good professor. He isn't the greatest at teaching but his lectures are always good and really simplify whatever the textbook is saying. Tests are just like practice tests, maybe a little bit more difficult. He is a typical math nerd knows what he's talking about

Such a funny professor, we always laugh at classes. He really gives clear and simple explanation of 4A, but not so through. Little homework. Midterms are similar with practice problems. If you understand his materials on GauchoSpace and do homework, you wont be worried about exams. Overall, easy to get an A.

Very clear explanation. Very clear voice. Great professor.

Lectures and homework are very good at preparing you for midterms and the final; straightforward class.

Exams are very similar to the practice/old exams he posts. Little homework and it is not necessary to read the textbook since he summarizes the content kind of well in the lectures. Do CLAS or read the textbooks if you want to really get the lessons though since his explanations aren't the best.

He is a great professor with a good sense of humor. His lectures do a good job of explaining course material and he posts all his slides on gaucho space. The midterms and finals are pretty easy as long as you do the homework and go over his previous exams that he posts on gaucho space.

He talks relatively slow and gives good explanations. The exams are very easy. He uses clicker so attendance is mandatory. Overall, He is a great professor!!!

He's cool, made math 4a very straightforward.

Best Math professor to take. Lectures arent too clear, but his slides are very straightforward and indicative of test material. iClicker is worth a lot and he uses some for test questions. Very straightforward tests, so make sure to review lecture, CLAS, and the book. Could've been a hard class but he made it great!!!

Soft spoken so t's hard to understand him in lectures, but iClicker was 10% of our grade so it's essential to attend. Not sure if he does this for every class but he said if we did better on the final than the midterms he would base our grade on the final, which brought my grade from a C to an A+. Tests were pretty similar to his "old exams"

I can tell he is a nice and kind guy, and I get a good grade pretty effortlessly. But I have to say his course may not be that easy for average students to follow. If he had let TAs teach complementary applications and geometric relationships in the sections, the feedback would be significantly better. Exams are not hard, and grading is TOO kind.

Pretty cool guy id have a beer with him

Pf. Bigelow is amazing! This is my first quarter in UCSB and I did not get used to the speed of the over all system and the lecture speed at first. So I did poorly in my first midterm. However, you can use your final to cover everything! The grading system is wonderful, and the professor is super accessible and caring in office hours! Great class!

his presentations are organized and clear but he could have explained the concepts better. there's not much homework and his exams are pretty easy.

He was great for Math 4A. He was funny and kept the 800 kids in my class pretty engaged with the examples on his slides. The homework is easy and the tests are very similar to the practice exams posted.

Good professor. Prepared lecture slides and everything on the test is from his class lecture. I bought the textbook but ended up never using it. The midterms were a little sketch but the final was very easy (I got 100% and I bet the class avg was very high).

bigelow is the perfect noodle of a professor. take his class if you can!!!! he explains concepts clearly and homework/exams are easy

Clear lectures and homework that is helpful. Practice midterms and final were very accurate to the real thing. Makes random jokes in class too and is really nice.

Bigelow is pretty hard to understand verbally, so pay attention to the slides since they have the most content. The midterm and final were both extremely easy, and he obviously wants students to receive an A. If you do the homework and memorize the concepts, you'll get an A.

It was his first time teaching a big class so he was not very accustomed to it. He made the lectures hilarious. Iclicker questions not based on accuracy. But I felt like I was memorizing the content rather than actually learning in the class. Struggled on the midterms but the final was made extremely easy.

I really enjoyed this class even though I hate lin algebra. The only complaint I had was the grading scheme: hw, quizzes, mt1, mt2, final were worth 20% each. I understand he did this to help us out, but for me, I scored high on the exams and low on the hw and quizzes, so I ended with a B. He's very helpful though and never condescending.

Not the best lecturer, but amazing in office hours, one on one. Interesting character who is very funny, but isnt too odd. Very standard and reasonable grading policies - weekly homework thats about 3-5 problems, a midterm and a final. He is a nice guy whos always willing to help and can explain things clear as day when you ask.

Bigelow is the best professor for Math4A!! Take his Math4A!!! tests and homework are very easy!! Easy A!!