Daryl Cooper - University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA

Professor: Daryl Cooper

Department: Mathematics

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

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: 34A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The level of difficulty of this class really depends on if your good at math or not. I SUCK at it, but i still passed the class! At the end of the quarter he does his best to help you pass the class when it comes to giving you a grade. Work your butt off and you'll pass the class! His tests are way harsher than the practice ones (evil!)

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 34A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Daryl is a great guy, he's super funny and friendly. The class was pretty difficult because Im bad at math but he offers a curve if you participate throughout the quarter. The midterms/final are a lot more complex than the hw and practice midterms.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 34A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Cooper is such a great professor. His teaching can sometimes be difficult to understand if you haven't taken Calc before, if you have then you're set. He wants you all to pass he offers extra credit, his tests can be difficult. Make sure you do the practice exams. I came 1 hour late to the final and let me take it and offered me extra time after.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 34A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Makes a lot of jokes during lectures

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: A34
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Tries to be funny in class and has nice jokes sometimes. If you go to lecture, do your homework, and attend section and do at least decently on the midterms, he'll probably give you a b. Most stuff he covers in class are just simplified versions of what he expects you to know on the midterms and posted on gauchospace.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 34A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I literally failed the final and two midterms, but Daryl has such a generous curve that I got a B in the class. Bless up. If youre like me and math makes you wanna kys, I recommend this class. Will you like math after this class? Definitely not. But will you pass? Most likely, and thats what matters.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH34A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Since the class was taught through only powerpoints, it was difficult to follow his thought processes during problems. But as long as you enroll in CLAS along with this class and you'll pass; Lee DeAnda in particular is the only reason I didn't fail. Textbook was "mandatory," but you can do without. All homework was online.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MAT34A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Cooper is a very funny guy and his jokes made lecture bearable at 9 am. His powerpoints were rather confusing and I used my knowledge of high school calculus to do well in his class, but I recommend doing the midterm practices and you should do fine! His tests are pretty much the practice.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH34A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Daryl is an entertaining and funny guy who likes to tell a lot of jokes during class so it definitely makes lectures interesting however there is a lot of homework that often has nothing to do with the lectures. He gives practice midterms but the real midterms are often harder than the practice ones so you have to go to class and study very hard!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH34A
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He really wants you to pass the class. I literally failed 2/3 midterms and ended with an A- due to his grading system. CLAS really helped.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH34A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's very funny. Tends to overcomplicate the class with ridiculous word problems. Lecture has absolutely no connection to homework and exams but attendance is mandatory so go because he bumps a C- to a B if you attend all lectures and do all homework. Beware, this class isn't as easy as everyone says, and I actually enjoy math. Wish I took 3A...

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH34A
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easily one of the best professors Ive ever had. Keeps the lectures entertaining with his humor. Even though the HWs a little difficult, midterms and final were super fair.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH34A
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Daryl Cooper is such a compassionate professor. In every lecture you can tell how much he cares about his students. He is a brilliant man and I am so glad I got the chance to take his class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MAT34A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He's a fair grader and tries to make lecture entertaining he raises grades at the end of the quarter if you put in effort (go to lecture/section/do homework)

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 34A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

daryl is a quirky and funny guy but wouldn't say he is the best professor because his lectures will seem quite simple then the homework will be difficult. but, it is a pretty easy class if you do the homework and use his practice tests to study. if you're just looking to pass, he'll make sure you do if you put in enough effort.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: 34A
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tests were 80% harder than practice tests and problems done in class. Questions were very unclear on final test which happens to be 50% percent of your grade. THIS IS NOT AN EASY A CLASS!!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MAT34A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Daryl is great! He's super funny and as long as you keep up with the work it is easy to succeed in his class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 34A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great professor! He tells lots of jokes in class. There's homework due every day you have lecture, so I would just go to class and do the homework due the next day. All the tests are exactly like the practice tests so if you do all of those you're set. Make sure to write exactly how you worked out your answers on exams for the quality bonus!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH34A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Cooper is a hilarious professor. He engages students in his lectures and tells a lot of jokes. I do wish that he would have discussed how to do some of the more difficult homework problems in class but most weren't important to his tests anyways. He supplies practice midterms and finals.. Take advantage because they are a huge lifesaver.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MAT34A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had Cooper for 34A in the fall of 2018. I thought it was a great class! The first 2/3rds of the class isn't really calculus, more of applied algebra (lots of word problems). If you enroll in CLAS you will probably do fine. He's a very good lecturer and kept my attention, even for a 9am math class.