Arka Adhikari
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Arka Adhikari
MATH410 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/19/2024 |
Very organized, especially for a first-time tenure-track professor. The lecture presentation was clear with strong emphasis on building intuition and guiding students through proofs. I think it works especially well for the many students in 410 who are new to proofs and have this as their first proof-based math class. The homeworks are quite constructive as well and not just busywork. The main crux of his class structure is that the exams (2 midterms + final) make up 80% of your grade. The exams are structured so that they are around 4 questions (we only had 5 questions on the final), but with 1-2 questions being very challenging. Exam averages were around the 70% mark for this reason. However, the grading on the exams is quite forgiving, and more importantly, the class is heavily curved from the start. An 85% is an A, an 80% is an A-, a 60-69 is C range, a 70-79 is B range, etc. If you put good effort in to learning how to engineer proofs, you will at worst get a credit-applicable passing grade and at best get a phenomenal grade. For that reason, I find his class quite rewarding. I think Arka has a bright future as an educator at UMD and would love to take a class with him in the future! |
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Arka Adhikari
MATH410 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/20/2024 |
Professor Adhikari is a very nice and organized professor. We have weekly homeworks that are often pretty straight-forward and prepare you for the exams. The exams were pretty straight-forward as well, however the fourth question was always a bit of a harder question. He has made MATH410 feel like a pretty "easy" class (as easy as 410 can be). As someone who was scared to take 410, that feeling has gone away since being in this class. I highly recommend professor Adhikari for any math class. |