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Great teacher, highly organized, really knew what he was doing. Spent over three hours for office hours. Was always available to meet outside of class. Organized lectures, which he barely had to use notes on. Very difficult homework.Rate My Professors ↗
Awesome professor, easily my favorite. Class was challenging but is to be expected from an honors level class. Worth the extra work!Rate My Professors ↗
Nagel is a great teacher. He is incredibly helpful during office hours and during class. His lectures are engaging and essential to attend. The honors math classes are very difficult, but he grades the homework and the tests very fairly. If you work hard you should get a good grade in the end.Rate My Professors ↗
I couldn't have passed this class without him!Rate My Professors ↗
Exams are not that bad, but the materials are getting tougher as the semester goes on, so do your best on each exam cuz there wont be a nice curve in this class.Rate My Professors ↗
great prof. crystal clear and hilarious whether he means to be or not. do the hw and go to lecture. all exam problems are just like the practice ones, but make sure you know the definitions.Rate My Professors ↗
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