Adebisi Agboola - University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Professor: Adebisi Agboola

Department: Mathematics

College: University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Initially his lectures were hard to understand as he really tries to teach conceptually rather than practically, however in the long run it really does help to understand it on the deeper level. The homework was online and occationally ridiculously long, but still doable. His sense of humor absolutely cracked me up but not everyone feels that.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures are only useful if you want to know what's going on in the class. (But even then you can probably ask a friend who's also taking the class or just go to CLAS). I had taken Calc before, so I didn't feel like I was learning anything - it was mostly review. CLAS was incredibly useful for practice. VERY SARCASTIC HUMOR.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I went to most lectures, but learned more from 10 minute YouTube videos than his hour or so long lectures. Midterm and final were nothing like his lectures and the harder parts of the tons of homework he assigns. The class is very much do-able, but if you really want to learn in lecture, he isn't really the go to professor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Agboola is a cool dude (or not; his most redeeming quality is his bucket hat), but not a great lecturer. Don't waste your time going to lectures, just work on the 60 buggy webworks problems he puts out. I never went to section, but CLAS can teach you everything you need to know. The midterm and final were easy compared to the homework.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The only things i remember from his lectures are partial fraction decomposition and arc length, the rest my TA taught me and khan academy, his lectures are confusing and he repeats examples of riemann sums like no other. His hw takes an insane amount of time and effort where the midterm was a joke compared to the hw. Try to get a different prof.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

No one attends his lectures because they are terrible so he assigns a fk ton of homework

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

As others have said, midterm and final extremely easy compared to the difficult homework. Lectures were confusing, and I think I would've done the same without going. Going to section helped a bit on the homework. A little challenging if you are someone like me who hates math.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Tests were far less scary than the homework, but lectures were a joke. Don't expect to learn much. CLAS is mandatory.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH8
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Lots of work. Lecture was painfully slow. Material is actually quite easy, but no room is left for any errors of any kind on homework or tests.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

A lot of homework, which can be very difficult. The midterm and final are very easy by comparison, though.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you haven't taken calculus before, then this subject is pretty tough. I wouldn't say he is the best professor in the world, but in terms of the math department at UCSB, he's alright. His HW is HARD, but his tests are a piece of cake. Go to CLAS, do your HW, and you can do well in his class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I could have probably never gone to class and still passed. All he did in class was go over confusing proofs which never came up on tests anyway. Homework is tedious, long and tough but if you can do the homework, the midterm/final is SO EASY. His midterm/final consisted of the simplest forms of what we learned. CLAS/section helped so much.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don't even bother attending lecture. Most of his lecture is proving the theory and formulas. I learned most of my stuff through CLAS, the textbook, and Khan Academy. His midterm was stupidly easy. His final was ok--I felt like I got 1-2 wrong, but I ended the class with an A. But beware of a LOT of tough hw. Do all of it though, it prepares you wel

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

The midterm and final weren't bad, but the HW was way too hard at times. My TA couldn't figure questions out in the time allotted for section so he had to email the explanation after class. One time the prof couldn't even solve his own example problem and told us to do it on our own later. I learned all of the material from CLAS aka my grade saver.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

When it comes to 3B with Agboola, you kind of become your own teacher. I learned the most from my TA and the book. He is very entertaining and his jokes are terrible but he finds them to hilarious, which in itself is hilarious. If you've taken AP calc AB in high school, you've already seen half of this course's material.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The guys was a god. Though I would see why many wouldn't like to take the class with him, he made calculus seem more amazing that what it is. I hope i have him for my upper division classes

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He spends lectures showing how to come up with equations needed and gives virtually no basis on how to actually solve problems. I took calc BC so it was manageable for me. HW is very tedious, but section saved me. Problems on midterm/final are easier. They assess basic knowledge of concepts, no curveballs. Very fair. HW is essential to passing.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Brilliant mathematician, poor teacher, at least at this level. Also I literally can't remember If I bought a textbook for this class, so don't waste the money.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MA3B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Terrible professor. At times he seems as if he is confused himself on the subject matter and makes many mistakes. I had to teach myself most of the time and to get through the course I've had to rely on CLAS and section which are a must if you have Agboola for lecture. Prepare to teach yourself and don't even bother wasting time going to lecture.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH3B
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If you ask a question, he uses it as an opportunity to make fun of you. He skipstoo many steps and also makes a million mistakes during lecture. Only does proofs in clasHARD TO FOLLOW. TAUGHT MYSELF THROUGH THE TEXTBOOK AND I'M NOT GOOD AT MATH. He assigns a lot of homework and its difficult! But midterm was much easier than homeworks and lecture.