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Jaime Paradela
MATH141 Expecting an A Anonymous 08/30/2024 |
Say all you want, this guy is absolutely crazy. I don't say much about grading because if you're good with a class, you're gonna get a good grade. He grades normally. But oh my god are his lectures fun. I've already taken calc 2 and need this course to fulfill a technicality but just sitting around in a lecture is incredibly fun and entertaining. He jumps around the material so you have to pay attention to whats going on. He's sassy about student's incredibly obvious questions and best of all, he's just completely nonchalant. This guy will have a student answer and state a whole ass question just to respond with "yes." Absolutely the goat. He also does no BS and gives everything to you straight up. The average conversation goes as following: "Question" -> "Yes./No./Huh?/eeeeeeh..." -> if you get the rare "eeeeh..." you are given the most BASIC explanation ever to your question. Also don't try to be a smart ass because he will outmatch you every time, some kids were asking some bs and this guy just told them to be patient and explained everything and left them speechless. Phenomenal. Take this class. |
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Jaime Paradela
MATH241H Expecting an A Anonymous 08/27/2024 |
Jaime is a contradiction. He is a wonderful person and understands math at a very high level. Unfortunately his teaching skills need a bit of work. He comes in as a foreign teacher so his notation and vocabulary is different than what I have learned in the past. I second the Pros and Cons review but will say, the HW questions are often nearly the exact same as the quizzes. And the Quizzes often show up on the Exams. So make sure you're doing the practice problems. |
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Jaime Paradela
MATH241H Expecting an A+ Anonymous 07/31/2024 |
Loved him as a person and professor. He was a little hard to understand and he didn't really post his notes on classroom which was a little annoying but I still understood all the class content. He was also always very understanding about personal stuff (he let me reschedule my final because of a family event). I don't know how to describe it, I just liked him as a teacher. I don't recommend him if you teach yourself some concepts because I definitely had to do that sometimes. |
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Jaime Paradela
MATH241H Expecting a B+ Anonymous 05/28/2024 |
He's an okay lecturer but a really, really nice guy. Lectures and exercises are straight out of the book and somewhat dry but he clearly understands the contents of the course very well and explains it well. I wish he'd spend less time on the proofs behind concepts (which aren't applicable in this class) and focus on doing more practice problems, but it is what it is. Quiz and exam questions are mostly modified textbook questions and aren't unfair, and he does do reviews for both if you ask. He's extremely nice and understanding and is always willing to break down course material more if you don't understand it. He's very willing to give extensions on assignments if you have a good reason and responds to emails quickly. |
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Jaime Paradela
MATH241H Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/31/2024 |
I'd rate 3.5 stars. He gives good homework exercises, his exams are fair but can be a bit difficult, and he gives plenty extra credit opportunities plus massive curve in the end. Main critique is his lectures are exactly the same as the textbook, and I wish he would explain certain parts of the course more in depth. |
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Jaime Paradela
Anonymous 01/31/2024 |
jaime!! |
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Jaime Paradela
MATH241H Expecting a C+ Anonymous 01/02/2024 |
Very nice guy, who obviously knows what he's talking about when it comes to the math itself, but when it comes to general teaching skills, he isn't where he should be. Fall of 2023 was his first semester ever teaching, and as a result, simple things like explanations to confusing practice problems or MATLAB were sadly not his forte. Hopefully he is better in future semesters because of more experience, but otherwise, I would say try to take MATH241 with a different professor, as the content is already hard enough on its own. |
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Jaime Paradela
MATH241H Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/15/2023 |
There were three tests, weekly quizzes, and one MATLAB assignment that was really easy and his instructions gave the answers. He also gives out a few extra credit assignments. DO THEM! They will definitely help your grade in the end. Pros: - Curved the class in the end by 2% - Gives out extra credit - Is really funny to talk to - Optional homework, but do it because the quizzes are similar to the homework - Helpful in office hours Cons: - Goes into unnecessary detail with proofs during lecture - Exams are really difficult - Isn't very good at lecturing - Teaching style is literally just writing what the textbook says - No practice exams for the midterms If you take this class with Jaime, you'll have to do a lot of self-studying with Justin's videos and notes but he's a great person to just talk to and super funny and he definitely tries to make sure that you pass the class. |
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Jaime Paradela
Expecting an A Anonymous 12/08/2023 |
If ur coming into ur freshman year, you'll have a great time here. You'll make a ton of friends, have a lot of fun, and still get to enjoy multi variable calc for what it is. If you're a little older and and are just trying to pass a class, then this class is a little lacking in resources. You'll need to do a lot of homework and research on your own to prepare for the final properly. Jamie is a great guy, although sometimes I do get lost in his explanations since they get too conceptual, and are sometimes hard to relate to actually solving problems. Overall, the community in this class combined with the initial rigour it provided leads me to give this class a solid 9/10. Just try not to make any mistakes, he gives really bad partials. |
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Jaime Paradela
MATH241H Anonymous 09/02/2023 |
Great man, really funny! |