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The professor tailors the course to students who have taken calculus in high school and expects having previous knowledge going into lectures and discussions. It was fast-paced, and the TAs were also not helpful and wouldn't show the work/provide answers to questions on the discussion sheet. There is no curve when exam scores were not high.Rate My Professors ↗
Truly one of the worst professors ever. Rambles during lecture and does not explain anything. He spends most of his time just doing problems. Went to his office hours and was still unable to help me and give me advice on studying for his exams.Rate My Professors ↗
I like doing RMP for good and bad experience, Robert Grizzard is the worst experience I've ever had at UW-Madison. Infuriating is how I felt taking this class. Content is difficult but Robert makes it more difficult. He is super serious some days and other days tries to crack jokes. If he wanted to do stand up, he should go to state street.Rate My Professors ↗
Lectures can be scattered, but the professor's humor helps. Watching recordings at 1.5x and using unstuckstudy for study prep made the class manageable. Textbook is essential - don't expect to learn everything in class.Rate My Professors ↗
Awful, disorganized, and clueless, and lectures will confuse you more than help you. Only reason I didn't get a D was because I stopped going to his lectures and taught myself.Rate My Professors ↗
He seems somewhat disorganized and can ramble. If you have a phobia of filler words during speeches, he's not your man.Rate My Professors ↗
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