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Very helpful during his OH. There is also a voluntary final review section which really gave a hint to the final exam. Exams are somewhat challenging but not too hard.  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He is very passionate about math and care about his students. Homework is very hard (there is a solution manual though). Exams can be as hard as homework. As long as you can do all your homework problems, exams are fine. Another bonus is he allows take-home final!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1126510","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:19:41.991340+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0MTY1ODU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1795962","instructor_name":"Matthew Johnston","course_label":"MATH415","course_id":"MATH 415","course_uid":"course_a0267213f16255cce8332683","review_date":"2014-12-22 02:33:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's very good at explaining the material, and his lecture notes are pretty good. The homework takes forever and will destroy your weekends. The exams are fairly difficult given how squeezed for time you'll feel, but (usually) nothing from out of left field. If you put in the effort, AB is pretty much the worst case scenario.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1795962","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:11:42.627936+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTY1MDUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3101377","instructor_name":"Pouria Behnoudfar","course_label":"MATH415","course_id":"MATH 415","course_uid":"course_a0267213f16255cce8332683","review_date":"2025-11-28 21:21:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"I overall really liked Pouria. He's a really nice guy and he cares most about student success than anything else. His lectures are ok, he uses slides half the time and writes on the board half the time. The homework is easy. The midterm exam was insanely hard, but he graded it super leniently, and gave points based on comprehension not accuracy. 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Also a very kind and understanding guy.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2968678","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:02:15.674849+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDExNzAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2968678","instructor_name":"Thierry Laurens ","course_label":"Math415","course_id":"MATH 415","course_uid":"course_a0267213f16255cce8332683","review_date":"2024-12-22 00:28:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"Thierry knew his stuff for this class. As a mechanical engineering student this was a pretty interesting class. The first 2/3 of the course was very doable and Thierry made it easy to understand. The last 1/3 was much more conceptually challenging but Thierry made the test like the homework's so it wasn't the worst. He is also responsive on piazza.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2968678","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:02:15.674849+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDAwMDkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2968678","instructor_name":"Thierry Laurens ","course_label":"Math415","course_id":"MATH 415","course_uid":"course_a0267213f16255cce8332683","review_date":"2024-12-20 20:52:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Managed to make ODEs fun. Fantastic lecturer, very clear explanations and checks for questions often. Homework load is reasonable and the content on the assignments follows directly from the stuff covered in class. Great hair too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2968678","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0}]