sooo.....

Garbardo and Stelvitella then, LOL

Originally Posted by Mahratta

Well, it's important to remember that engineering is not mathematics. There's no need for engineers to understand mathematical ideas, since one doesn't need to understand an idea to use it.
As an example of this concept, think about calculus. Calculus is actually quite complex in analytical terms, but is not really that difficult to operate within. It's an example of a formal system - something which can be understood (from the inside) by a set of inferential methods, in the case of calculus, the various rules and methods.

While a mathematics student would learn the rules just as an engineering student would, it's not important for the engineering student to learn about the actual nature of the system - or even that it is a system to begin with - because the engineer uses mathematics for its practical utility, while the mathematician justifies and develops mathematics.

Yeah I get that, it made sense to me from the original quote haha.

Originally Posted by CrashPlague

sooo.....

Garbardo and Stelvitella then, LOL

There's a website where you can read prof reviews made by students (ratemyprof)

Gabardo : http://www.ratemyprofessors. com/Sh...sp?tid=2 6955

I wouldn't rely too much on those review tho.

Originally Posted by Parminder S

Yeah I get that, it made sense to me from the original quote haha.

Haha, that second post was a (failed) attempt to convert you to the dark (i.e. mathematical) side. I was hoping that you'd go "WHAT? I'M NOT A COMPUTER" and sign up for math 4L03

Originally Posted by Mahratta

sign up for math 4L03

He's in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, I don't think he can do that.

Wait... I should get ignored for pointing that out.

Originally Posted by CrashPlague

Hey guys, with my course registration opening soon I was just taking a look at my courses and the instructors I could take.

The only courses I really have a choice in are MATH 2Z03 and 2ZZ3.

Based on what my timetable looks like I can pretty much choose freely between Gabardo, Wolkowicz and Atena for 2Z03 and between Garbardo and Stelvitella for 2ZZ3.

So do you guys have any experience with these profs? Anyone I should lean towards/avoid?

All 3 of the 2Z03 cores are at the same time, so if you do end up picking a prof you dont like, stop going to his lecture I guess

Wolkowicz is a nice teacher, but she literally makes a mistake on the board like every 2 minutes, and I'm not even exaggerating. She means well and wants students to learn, but it got pretty annoying that after every few lines/steps, she would be like "oh. wait a second. *finds mistake* now why didn't anybody tell me?!?!?!!?!" I can't recall a single class that wasn't like that.

You're never going to class after the first week anyway so why bother?

better off learning the material yourself... or better yet in a group a people... its not hard, just takes some practice.

Originally Posted by Icecream

EDIT : Funny how you are also using the Ignore list. I did not attack you in away way. Rather I attacked your claim that engineering students make physical objects in math classes. This is not true but you seem to be so arrogant, you don't want to admit your mistake. I am not forcing you to reply a question. You are now using pathetic tactics while you could have just ignored my first post.

Score: +1.

I don't understand why people run away like that.

Choose a prof who teaches at a time you want to take a break from the days work and relax coz you ain't going to class after 1st week. Trust me, you will be fine if you do the practice problems in time. Going to class will only confuse you more.