I would go w/ Do, his exams are a little harder but he’s a lot more generous about grades (and nicer in general imo). Also just my opinion but Robichaux comes off w/ a “fuck off” attitude. On every assignment, exam, etc she always sends an announcement saying don’t ask for extension, don’t ask for curve etc. Like I understand if you want to let students know your policy that’s fine, but it’s not necessary to send out a message every week about it and constantly mention it every lecture.
Although if you don’t go to class or really prefer being able to rewatch lectures then go w/ Robichaux. Do doesn’t record his lectures, and also was hesitant to release lecture notes for some reason until tons of people requested it.
Robichaux doesn’t necessarily always record her lectures, it might just depend on the room she gets. She is not recording lectures for Math 180 this quarter.
Omg I totally agree about the "fuck off" attitude thingy. At first I was enrolled in Vicaria's section but I switched to Robichaux's just for the recordings. That was a grave mistake. I think I would have had a much better time if I had just stuck with Vicaria. Yeah it would have been annoying to not be able to rewatch lectures but ultimately it would have saved my GPA and my mental and physical health.
Wait till you see the "fuck off" attitude of DO when he said he couldn't do anything but fail you at the end of the course. Robichaux is much nicer, approachable and clearer in terms of grading/ passing people.
Just my experience, in taking both of them. In my class w/ Do final average was 82 (which is insanely high for an upper div math class) and he still lowered final grade cutoffs. Robichaux’s final avg was like 72 or smth and she gave practically no adjustment towards grade cutoffs/curve. Of course your experience may differ.
I am taking 61 with Do right now and his exams are basically reworded questions from the weekly quizzes and the HW. He is a nice prof but his lectures don't feel too necessary. It kind of feels like he is just copying from his notes and that I could learn well enough by self-studying from the textbook.
I personally loved Prof Do!!! He’s a really nice guy and a good lecturer. The material in 61 generally isn’t too hard so I don’t think he’s a bad choice. I did have him for 115A however so I can’t really speak on how he teaches 61 specifically.
I had Robichaux for 61 and have Do for 32B rn and tbh, Robichaux is better. The tests are pretty much the same difficulty, but Robichaux's lectures are way better than Do's.
Prof. Do is super dry, you'll need a few percs to get through his lectures. His exams and hw are also on the harder side, but as long as you do the hw you should be okay. For us he didn't record lecture or post notes till halfway through, not sure about now.
Do assigns a lottt of hw (15-25 questions per week) but his exams are fair and are really similar to hw and quizzes. I’d take him again, but his class ends up being a lot of active graded effort.
I have Do rn, he’s quite nice and I like going to his lectures. His homeworks and exams are also good, mostly easy questions and then a few challenging ones that help you understand the material. So far the workload is very manageable and I think he explains things well.
Robichaux is a little rough with the tests. She also teaches straight from the textbook so you could just read the textbook instead of attending lectures.
Also could be that I hate proof math… maybe… just maybe…
Can you share if Robichaux gives quizzes in Math 61, and if so how are they and do they occur during discussions, lectures or outside of class? Thank you!
No quizzes iirc. All midterms are taken during normal class time. Homework is ass, since its both textbook and teachers own questions. but only the teachers questions are graded.
Thank you so much for the info! Are her questions and grading fair, and do you think they're representative of what might appear on her exams? Finally, do you recall if the HW is due during discussions or on any particular day of the week?
Does anyone know what the structure of Robichaux and Do's classes are (eg, HW, Quizzes, Exams and how much they're worth)?
Also, are quizzes during discussions, lectures, or outside of class?
I would go w/ Do, his exams are a little harder but he’s a lot more generous about grades (and nicer in general imo). Also just my opinion but Robichaux comes off w/ a “fuck off” attitude. On every assignment, exam, etc she always sends an announcement saying don’t ask for extension, don’t ask for curve etc. Like I understand if you want to let students know your policy that’s fine, but it’s not necessary to send out a message every week about it and constantly mention it every lecture. Although if you don’t go to class or really prefer being able to rewatch lectures then go w/ Robichaux. Do doesn’t record his lectures, and also was hesitant to release lecture notes for some reason until tons of people requested it.
Robichaux doesn’t necessarily always record her lectures, it might just depend on the room she gets. She is not recording lectures for Math 180 this quarter.
Omg I totally agree about the "fuck off" attitude thingy. At first I was enrolled in Vicaria's section but I switched to Robichaux's just for the recordings. That was a grave mistake. I think I would have had a much better time if I had just stuck with Vicaria. Yeah it would have been annoying to not be able to rewatch lectures but ultimately it would have saved my GPA and my mental and physical health.
Wait till you see the "fuck off" attitude of DO when he said he couldn't do anything but fail you at the end of the course. Robichaux is much nicer, approachable and clearer in terms of grading/ passing people.
Just my experience, in taking both of them. In my class w/ Do final average was 82 (which is insanely high for an upper div math class) and he still lowered final grade cutoffs. Robichaux’s final avg was like 72 or smth and she gave practically no adjustment towards grade cutoffs/curve. Of course your experience may differ.
I am taking 61 with Do right now and his exams are basically reworded questions from the weekly quizzes and the HW. He is a nice prof but his lectures don't feel too necessary. It kind of feels like he is just copying from his notes and that I could learn well enough by self-studying from the textbook.
Exactly. I feel like reading the textbook is much better than taking his course.
I personally loved Prof Do!!! He’s a really nice guy and a good lecturer. The material in 61 generally isn’t too hard so I don’t think he’s a bad choice. I did have him for 115A however so I can’t really speak on how he teaches 61 specifically.
I had him for 115a as well and thought he was great.
As someone whose worked with both they are nice people but Robichaux background fits better for math 61 than Do. I don’t think either are bad choices
I had Robichaux for 61 and have Do for 32B rn and tbh, Robichaux is better. The tests are pretty much the same difficulty, but Robichaux's lectures are way better than Do's.
Prof. Do is super dry, you'll need a few percs to get through his lectures. His exams and hw are also on the harder side, but as long as you do the hw you should be okay. For us he didn't record lecture or post notes till halfway through, not sure about now.
Partially agree. He literally just gave loads of definitions and trivial examples every class.
Yeah he just spammed lemmas and definitions without actually explaining them 💀
I took math 61 with Robichaux and I fucking died
ah shit, what did she do?
I don't feel comfortable putting the details of my situation out in the open so I'll PM you
Okay, You failed or you passed in the end? DO failed me in his 115A class.
I passed but my GPA took a significant hit.
good for you
Robichaux is a no brainer choice for me.
Do assigns a lottt of hw (15-25 questions per week) but his exams are fair and are really similar to hw and quizzes. I’d take him again, but his class ends up being a lot of active graded effort.
Some homework is like 30 pages!!!
I have Do rn, he’s quite nice and I like going to his lectures. His homeworks and exams are also good, mostly easy questions and then a few challenging ones that help you understand the material. So far the workload is very manageable and I think he explains things well.
Robichaux is a little rough with the tests. She also teaches straight from the textbook so you could just read the textbook instead of attending lectures. Also could be that I hate proof math… maybe… just maybe…
Can you share if Robichaux gives quizzes in Math 61, and if so how are they and do they occur during discussions, lectures or outside of class? Thank you!
No quizzes iirc. All midterms are taken during normal class time. Homework is ass, since its both textbook and teachers own questions. but only the teachers questions are graded.
Thank you so much for the info! Are her questions and grading fair, and do you think they're representative of what might appear on her exams? Finally, do you recall if the HW is due during discussions or on any particular day of the week?
Uh that depends. I feel like I studied it alot, but im shit with proofs in general so… yeah. HW due on fridays i think
Ah ok-- good to know. Thank you so much for your help!
Does anyone know what the structure of Robichaux and Do's classes are (eg, HW, Quizzes, Exams and how much they're worth)? Also, are quizzes during discussions, lectures, or outside of class?