for eng 1zb3 and 1zc3, i currently have childs and arnold respectively

but i was wondering if i should change childs to arnold (thus having arnold twice) because it would make my schedule a lot nicer and more ideal for me

would this be a good idea? ratemyprofs wasn't too much help for arnold, and i already know childs is good, but is childs significantly better than arnold?

and is it too confusing or too boring to have the same prof for two courses? i would think it might be better to have the same prof for two courses so it would be able to easier adapt to his marking schemes and understand his teaching style better

what do you guys think? :S

thanks for any help or advice

Childs is significantly better than every other first year math prof, and that's nearly unanimous over every year.

I suppose it's good to have Arnold for both in a way, since 1ZB3 and 1ZC3 used to effectively be one course 2 years ago, so the content split is a little awkward. If he's teaching it all, it may be a little more united in that sense. On the other hand, I've never heard of this Arnold, so I assume this is his first year here... if he's terrible, you have him for 6 hours a week, and 6 units worth of marks. "Don't place all your eggs in one basket" kinda deal.

Also, I thought it was McLean + 2 Asian profs teaching 1ZC3 again? It was last I checked anyway. Are you sure you're checking the right course?

Originally Posted by Zimonada

Childs is significantly better than every other first year math prof, and that's nearly unanimous over every year.

I suppose it's good to have Arnold for both in a way, since 1ZB3 and 1ZC3 used to effectively be one course 2 years ago, so the content split is a little awkward. If he's teaching it all, it may be a little more united in that sense. On the other hand, I've never heard of this Arnold, so I assume this is his first year here... if he's terrible, you have him for 6 hours a week, and 6 units worth of marks. "Don't place all your eggs in one basket" kinda deal.

Also, I thought it was McLean + 2 Asian profs teaching 1ZC3 again? It was last I checked anyway. Are you sure you're checking the right course?

Childs is significantly better than McLean too? I heard they're pretty much equal.

McLean is C01, the two asian profs are c02 and c03, and they added a c04 for Arnold, maybe due to the excess of first years this year? It's similar with 1ZB3 too...they added a c04 for Arnold.

On Ratemyprofs, there were 4 reviews and he got like a 4 average... but 4 reviews don't seem very reliable... http://www.ratemyprofessors. com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=1 381528

i had arnold for 1b03. he's a really awkward teacher but he knew what he was doing and was decent at teaching the material. his second midterm for us was brutal, but the exam was very fair. but yes having the same prof for both courses can be good as long as you like him

Originally Posted by ricechrispy

Childs is significantly better than McLean too? I heard they're pretty much equal.

Well, I find them both to be pretty good, as do most people. Thing is, you never hear anyone say they DON'T like Childs, while there's still a fair chunk that don't like McLean. In that sense, Childs just trumps every first year math prof.

As for who is actually a better prof, that's all subjective. But again, nobody seems to dislike Childs. Just don't be so quick to give up that spot; guaranteed as soon as you do there's no way in hell you'll get it back. I'd say stay in Childs' core, go attend one of Arnold's lectures and see how you like him before you decide. It's not like you'll be stealing anyone's spot in one of his cores...

Originally Posted by RankNullity

i had arnold for 1b03. he's a really awkward teacher but he knew what he was doing and was decent at teaching the material. his second midterm for us was brutal, but the exam was very fair. but yes having the same prof for both courses can be good as long as you like him

have you had childs or mclean? how does arnold compare to them? did you like arnold?
do you suggest me getting arnold for both my maths then?

sorry for all the questions :S
and thanks

Originally Posted by Zimonada

Well, I find them both to be pretty good, as do most people. Thing is, you never hear anyone say they DON'T like Childs, while there's still a fair chunk that don't like McLean. In that sense, Childs just trumps every first year math prof.

As for who is actually a better prof, that's all subjective. But again, nobody seems to dislike Childs. Just don't be so quick to give up that spot; guaranteed as soon as you do there's no way in hell you'll get it back. I'd say stay in Childs' core, go attend one of Arnold's lectures and see how you like him before you decide. It's not like you'll be stealing anyone's spot in one of his cores...

ok, the thing is, if i check out arnold and i like him, switching around my maths would cause me to switch around nearly 3/4 of my schedule...would that be a problem?

Possibly, but most people do their second-term switches during the second-term drop/add period anyway, so that is realistically when you'd make your switches no matter whether you wait to check him out or not. As for whether it's a problem or not, that's about half luck, and the other half with how important it is for you to be in that core. In nearly every first year program there's sooooo many cores that you can switch things around to your liking, if you try SOLAR long enough.

But again, the odds of you disliking Childs are slim to begin with. Maybe consider going to one of Childs' lectures first-term as well, so you can get a sense of whether or not you like him before second-term.

Originally Posted by Zimonada

Possibly, but most people do their second-term switches during the second-term drop/add period anyway, so that is realistically when you'd make your switches no matter whether you wait to check him out or not. As for whether it's a problem or not, that's about half luck, and the other half with how important it is for you to be in that core. In nearly every first year program there's sooooo many cores that you can switch things around to your liking, if you try SOLAR long enough.

But again, the odds of you disliking Childs are slim to begin with. Maybe consider going to one of Childs' lectures first-term as well, so you can get a sense of whether or not you like him before second-term.

oh, i actually have childs for first term, so i'll get a good idea of his teaching style

it's just that with double arnold, it'll make my schedule really nice
i'm just trying to figure out if sacrificing childs to get a nice schedule is worth it lol

Originally Posted by ricechrispy

have you had childs or mclean? how does arnold compare to them? did you like arnold?
do you suggest me getting arnold for both my maths then?

sorry for all the questions :S
and thanks

nope never had childs or mclean so i cant help you there. i liked arnold. i mean he wasnt my favourite prof, but i've had some who are FAR worse than he could ever be. but thats just me, and could be entirely different for you