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Name of course : Topics in Contemporary Mathematics
Description : Primarily for students in Humanities and Social Sciences. Illustrations of contemporary uses of mathematics, varying from semester to semester, frequently including sets and logic, counting procedures, probability, modular arithmetic, and game theory.
Prerequisites : MA 101 or equivalent completed in high school
Corequisites :
Comments :
Average user rating : 2.78
Average GPA of classes in course : 2.81
Std. dev. of classes in course : 0.32
Percentile within all courses : 24%
Percentile within department courses : 47%
 Spring 2010
Class Instructor Days Time Books Users
MA 103 section 001 Shih MWF 910AM-1000AM 0 0
MA 103 section 002 Abbey MW 600PM-715PM 0 0
MA 103 section 601 Lada ARRANGED 0 0
 Spring 2006
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 % 0
MA 103 section 002 % 0
MA 103 section 003 % 0
MA 103 section 004 % 0
 Fall 2005
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Lada % 0
MA 103 section 002 % 1
MA 103 section 003 % 0
MA 103 section 004 % 0
MA 103 section 005 % 0
MA 103 section 006 % 0
 Sum II 2005
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 % 0
MA 103 section 002 Turner % 0
 Sum I 2005
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Waters % 0
MA 103 section 002 Ding % 0
MA 103 section 051 % 0
 Spring 2005
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Ding % 1
MA 103 section 002 Leider % 0
MA 103 section 003 Beun % 1
MA 103 section 004 Smith % 1
 Fall 2004
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 % 0
MA 103 section 002 Ding % 1
MA 103 section 003 Leider % 0
MA 103 section 004 Lada % 0
MA 103 section 005 Beun % 1
MA 103 section 006 % 0
MA 103Q section 007 % 0
 Sum II 2004
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Ding % 0
MA 103 section 002 Kees % 0
 Sum I 2004
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Ward % 0
MA 103 section 002 Lada % 0
MA 103 section 051 % 0
 Spring 2004
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Beun % 0
MA 103 section 003 Chan % 2
MA 103 section 004 Samuels % 4
MA 103Q section 002 Schecter % 1
 Fall 2003
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Perry 2.72 1.55 42% 1
MA 103 section 002 Lada 2.74 1.17 45% 4
MA 103 section 004 Chan 2.60 1.22 30% 3
MA 103 section 005 Beun 2.80 1.18 50% 3
MA 103 section 006 Samuels 2.47 1.33 20% 1
MA 103Q section 003 % 0
 Sum II 2003
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 % 0
MA 103 section 002 % 0
 Sum I 2003
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 % 0
MA 103 section 002 % 0
MA 103 section 051 % 0
 Spring 2003
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Chan 2.78 1.10 47% 1
MA 103 section 002 Gose 2.63 1.38 32% 5
MA 103 section 003 Nagapradeep 2.27 1.28 5% 2
 Fall 2002
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Lada 3.19 0.85 87% 0
MA 103 section 002 Chan 2.51 1.20 25% 3
MA 103 section 003 % 0
MA 103 section 004 % 0
MA 103 section 005 Schecter 2.95 1.05 60% 6
MA 103 section 006 Ives 2.31 1.29 7% 1
MA 103 section 007 Gose 3.10 1.01 77% 3
 Sum II 2002
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Waters % 0
MA 103 section 002 Jha % 0
 Sum I 2002
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Lada % 0
MA 103 section 002 Kenney % 0
MA 103 section 051 Mawhinney % 0
 Spring 2002
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 % 0
MA 103 section 002 Kulkarni 2.46 1.10 17% 4
MA 103 section 003 Chan 2.13 1.44 2% 2
 Fall 2001
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Schecter 3.33 0.54 100% 1
MA 103 section 002 Lada 3.27 0.96 97% 9
MA 103 section 003 Mehrbakhsh 3.26 1.03 95% 0
MA 103 section 004 Chung 2.94 0.79 57% 2
MA 103 section 005 Morin 3.14 1.15 80% 5
MA 103 section 006 Kolb 2.84 1.19 52% 1
MA 103 section 007 2.85 1.17 55% 2
 Spring 2001
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Morin 2.53 1.25 27% 2
MA 103 section 002 Holmes 2.51 1.32 25% 1
MA 103 section 003 Lada 3.19 0.78 87% 0
 Fall 2000
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Kyrillidis 3.22 0.87 90% 0
MA 103 section 002 Schecter 2.45 1.18 15% 2
MA 103 section 003 Chung 2.71 1.21 40% 0
MA 103 section 004 Chung 3.03 1.14 72% 2
MA 103 section 005 Lada 2.99 1.03 67% 6
MA 103 section 006 Waters 3.09 0.82 75% 1
MA 103 section 007 Miller 2.41 1.37 12% 0
 Spring 2000
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Kyrillidis 2.67 1.36 35% 2
MA 103 section 002 Nealis 2.34 1.33 10% 1
 Fall 1999
Class Instructor GPA Std. Dev. Percentile Users
MA 103 section 001 Chung 3.03 0.96 72% 1
MA 103 section 002 Schecter 2.68 1.19 37% 0
MA 103 section 003 Latch 3.17 1.65 82% 2
MA 103 section 004 Chung 3.26 0.82 95% 0
MA 103 section 005 Matthews 2.97 1.20 65% 3
MA 103 section 006 Schecter 2.97 1.13 65% 0
 User Ratings
saraellen33
All American
4494 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :2 - Average
course comments :
class :Fall 2001 section 002
grade received :B
class rating :3 - Good
class comments :
instructor :Lada
instructor rating :2 - Average
instructor comments :
DancingMutt
All American
581 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :0 - Horrible
course comments :SUPER BORING MATERIAL. ALMOST ALL CHASS MAJORS PUT IN THIS CLASS INSTEAD OF THE SMARTER CALC CLASSES THEY SHOULD BE IN TO LEARN *INTERESTING* INFO
class :Fall 2001 section 002
grade received :A
class rating :2 - Average
class comments :EASY CLASS, DON'T BOTHER TO BUY THE BOOK, ATTEND AND TAKE NOTES B/C THE TESTS ARE OPEN NOTE
instructor :Lada
instructor rating :1 - Bad
instructor comments :TERRIBLE AT COMMUNICATING IDEAS. SIT IN FRONT, HE IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND
tnutz159
Veteran
231 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :4 - Awesome
course comments :
class :Fall 2001 section 005
grade received :A+
class rating :4 - Awesome
class comments :
instructor :Morin
instructor rating :4 - Awesome
instructor comments :
popisforfags
New Recruit
9 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :2 - Average
course comments :yuck...but it was required.
class :Fall 2001 section 005
grade received :B
class rating :3 - Good
class comments :Not hard at all...I barely ever made it to class. Never lets out early though.
instructor :Morin
instructor rating :4 - Awesome
instructor comments :He really likes math, and wants you to like it too.
ZnEcBsRuA
All American
2681 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :3 - Good
course comments :So easy but very boring. Not much reason to go to class, ive done better teaching myself.
class :Spring 2002 section 003
grade received :N/A
class rating :3 - Good
class comments :
instructor :Chan
instructor rating :3 - Good
instructor comments :She tries to be so nice and she really likes what she does, but she really drags things out.
Sonia
All American
14028 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :3 - Good
course comments :Math. :(
class :Fall 2000 section 005
grade received :N/A
class rating :2 - Average
class comments :The class was kind of boring and full of uppity chatterboxes. If you put a minor amount of effort in the class you can pretend to be amused and maybe even learn something.
instructor :Lada
instructor rating :4 - Awesome
instructor comments :Not bad for a crusty old math professor. Cracks lots of stupid jokes.
zenobia0000
All American
677 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :2 - Average
course comments :i mean it's "math and me" what can you expect
class :Fall 2000 section 005
grade received :B
class rating :2 - Average
class comments :just same old, you actually have to stay awake though cause some of this stuff is really obscure, but in essense easy
instructor :Lada
instructor rating :3 - Good
instructor comments :nice guy, good teacher, dry as hell-but it's math, so you know
lovsmimn
New Recruit
37 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :4 - Awesome
course comments :
class :Fall 1999 section 003
grade received :A+
class rating :4 - Awesome
class comments :
instructor :Latch
instructor rating :4 - Awesome
instructor comments :This is the easiest A+ you will ever get!
kable333
All American
5933 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :4 - Awesome
course comments :This class is impossible to fail if you know basic math. The book is used for examples.
class :Fall 2002 section 002
grade received :B+
class rating :3 - Good
class comments :An easy A, no question. However, I was suspicious about my final grade. That's another story. There's not a lot of work. No homework, just good ol' lectures.
instructor :Chan
instructor rating :0 - Horrible
instructor comments :The ABSOLUTE WORST MATH TEACHER I HAVE EVER HAD!!! I know that might sound a little slanted, but she totally didn't know what she was talking about half the time. She tends to be wrong, and when she's wrong, the whole class suffers. I could have taught this class better than she could.
lilwinged1
New Recruit
22 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :2 - Average
course comments :
class :Fall 2002 section 006
grade received :A-
class rating :2 - Average
class comments :
instructor :Ives
instructor rating :1 - Bad
instructor comments :
Wtbrowne32
Veteran
414 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :1 - Bad
course comments :Boring as hell. Materail was very easy though.
class :Spring 2003 section 002
grade received :A
class rating :0 - Horrible
class comments :
instructor :Gose
instructor rating :0 - Horrible
instructor comments :This dude was awful. He never wanted to help anyone and put everybody (at least the few that showed up) to sleep with his lectures. He was probably a huge nerd in school or something and wants to get revenge. Bad teacher.
Em
...
751 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :4 - Awesome
course comments :It was easy and there was not a lot of material.
class :Fall 2003 section 002
grade received :A
class rating :3 - Good
class comments :The class was easy. Open note tests. Notes given in class. But if you take notes out of the book they work just as well. There really wasn't an attendance policy.
instructor :Lada
instructor rating :3 - Good
instructor comments :He was nice and friendly. Grades were given back fairly quickly. He spoke clearly. His notes were good.
mvriley
All American
920 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :4 - Awesome
course comments :GO TO CLASS! The tests are open-book/open-notes. The notes in class were very helpful.
class :Fall 2003 section 002
grade received :A
class rating :4 - Awesome
class comments :Easy, but interesting.
instructor :Lada
instructor rating :4 - Awesome
instructor comments :Great professor.
laurenstate
New Recruit
41 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :2 - Average
course comments :material is halfway interesting, very easy
class :Fall 2003 section 004
grade received :N/A
class rating :3 - Good
class comments :average math class, definitely easy to pass with an A
instructor :Chan
instructor rating :3 - Good
instructor comments :she really tries hard to teach, doesn't have a good command of the classroom
Kelly4NCSt8
All American
1115 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :3 - Good
course comments :A lot of theories and methods-- different and interesting uses for math. The class is designed especially for non-math/science students.
class :Fall 2003 section 005
grade received :B+
class rating :3 - Good
class comments :The class was somewhat easy if you just came to class/took notes. The material was presented clearly with helpful notes and open-note tests.
instructor :Beun
instructor rating :4 - Awesome
instructor comments :She was really receptive to concerns and was always available during office hours to help. She was fair w/ grading (curved if everyone did bad, etc)
HadaDeLaLuna
Veteran
117 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :4 - Awesome
course comments :VERY easy
class :Spring 2004 section 003
grade received :A+
class rating :3 - Good
class comments :This class is a joke! You were allowed to miss 20 days without any penalty! There are 4 tests (all of which you get a study guide for the class before the test and the study guide is exactly like the test only the numbers are changed), about 4 quizzes, and a final (which she spends the entire last week of class reviewing for). You can easily teach yourself from the book and not go to class, or if you intend on going to class, the book's not necessary at all
instructor :Chan
instructor rating :2 - Average
instructor comments :hard to understand (has a very thick accent). enjoys what she's teaching, but has trouble getting her point across and controlling to class.
twoozles
All American
20734 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :3 - Good
course comments :
class :Spring 2004 section 004
grade received :A-
class rating :3 - Good
class comments :
instructor :Samuels
instructor rating :2 - Average
instructor comments :
EZ2Score21
All American
1106 Posts
user info
course :MA 103
course rating :3 - Good
course comments :Boring, but if you need to fill a math requirement and want an easy grade...This is the place to go.
class :Spring 2004 section 004
grade received :A+
class rating :4 - Awesome
class comments :Soooooo easy. You were given a review sheet the class before your test date and the review sheet was basically the test...If you studied that you made AT LEAST a 100. On my tests, I made a 100, 104,100, and 102 with only about 45 minutes os studying before the test.
instructor :Samuels
instructor rating :4 - Awesome
instructor comments :Teacher was someone else named Chain-Fen. Easiest teacher ever. Didn't speak English well but she liked what she was doing and the test were the same as the review sheet. Can't go wrong with her.

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